Chama Valley & Abiquiú Daily Digest Saturday, July 04, 2026
Ty's Take
There's something worth paying attention to when a mobile clinic schedules a stop up here in July—it means somebody finally noticed that getting to a doctor's office in Española or Santa Fe isn't so simple when you're running cattle in the Brazos, or living up a canyon road in Coyote, or just getting older and slower like the rest of us. Healthcare in Rio Arriba County has always been a matter of distance and will, and mostly it's the locals who pay the price for that distance. A rolling clinic won't fix everything, but it says the right people are at least asking the right question about who gets left behind when services stay clustered down south.
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Rio Grande SUN
Culinary ConfidentialA 250-Year-Old Dessert Worth Celebrating
As America marks 250 years of history, a Rio Grande food writer explores the colonial-era desserts that shaped early American cooking traditions. Simple butter cakes, dried fruits, and warm spices formed the foundation of recipes that families carefully preserved and passed down through generations.
The Española Public Library is offering Gino's Creative Writing Workshop on three dates in early July with limited seats available. Interested participants should call 747-6087 to register in advance.
Do Sagging Pants Count as Indecent Exposure?
Local law enforcement agencies in the Española Valley regularly document criminal activity through police blotter reports that reflect the range of cases officers handle daily. The blotter serves as a community record of what local police departments must address.
Mobile Clinic Coming to Rio Arriba in July
Rio Arriba residents will gain improved access to healthcare when La Clínica del Pueblo de Río Arriba launches a mobile medical clinic this July. The traveling clinic was selected through a competitive bid process with Rio Arriba County's Health and Human Services Department.
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