A $25,000 hat? Here’s the story of Milton Johnson, and the stories woven at Montecristi Hat Works in Santa Fe

These Panama hats, however, may not be what you think of when you think of Panama hats.

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These Panama hats, however, may not be what you think of when you think of Panama hats.

Española Goodwill Shuts Doors

Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Another Española business has closed it’s doors, leaving the space it occupied vacant and the building owner searching for a new tenant. Goodwill Industries of New Mexico, next to the...

Fire Cause Revealed

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The Riverside Drive fire on April 24 that resulted in multiple agencies responding and evacuations ordered, was caused by a vehicle that ignited dry grass as it drove through the bosque.Española...

‘Magical realism’ defines decades-long career of iconic New Mexico hatmaker Milton Johnson at Montecristi Hat Works

At 81 years old, Johnson still has the gleam, the spark, despite fighting the exigencies of life.
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Cal ThomasTribune Content Agency In what could be a metaphor for things to come, workers removed President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in Washington. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the rebranding of the Kennedy Center...

Yogi’s Fork, New Mexico

By Jose Garcia As Yogi Berra famously said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it!” At the bottom of the barrel among states, New Mexico’s political system is stuck at Yogi’s fork: lots...

The Educational Querencia New Mexico Cannot Afford to Lose

By Herbert Soriano GarciaGuest Column In New Mexico, the word querencia carries a special kind of weight. It means more than belonging, that word means a deep connection to a place, a feeling that the land, the...

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August 11,1955 - January 11, 2026
Deluvina Geneva Martinez, a lifelong resident of Canjilon, NM, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born September 9, 1962, in Leadville, Colorado, to Aquilino and Dolores Baca.

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A $25,000 hat? Here’s the story of Milton Johnson, and the stories woven at Montecristi Hat Works in Santa Fe

These Panama hats, however, may not be what you think of when you think of Panama hats.

Is Removal of Trump’s Name From Kennedy Center a Metaphor?

Cal ThomasTribune Content Agency In what could be a metaphor for things to come, workers removed President Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in Washington....

Fire Cause Revealed

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN The Riverside Drive fire on April 24 that resulted in multiple agencies responding and evacuations ordered, was caused by...

Española Goodwill Shuts Doors

Miles Barth SUN Staff Writer Another Española business has closed it’s doors, leaving the space it occupied vacant and the building owner searching...

‘Magical realism’ defines decades-long career of iconic New Mexico hatmaker Milton Johnson at Montecristi Hat Works

At 81 years old, Johnson still has the gleam, the spark, despite fighting the exigencies of life.

Los Alamos Co-op Launches $100K Campaign

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From a Press Release Hours before members of the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association met at the Ruidoso Convention Center on Monday, the U.S. Department...

Man Stabbed Over $60 Debt

SUN Staff Report A reported stabbing over a $60 debt ended up in no arrest and no further investigation after the victim refused to cooperate.An...

Jury Acquits Abiquiú Man

By Wheeler CowperthwaiteSpecial to the SUN A Rio Arriba jury acquitted an Abiquiú man following a three-day trial ending on May 28, in a case...