WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer announced Feb. 18 that the Navajo Area Indian Health Service has administered 101,332 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on the Navajo Nation, surpassing the administration's goal of administering at least 100,000 doses by the end of February.

“COVID-19 vaccine doses are going into the arms of our people at a very high rate here on the Navajo Nation. The confidence level in the vaccines is very high among our Navajo people and that’s evident by the long lines of people wanting to receive the vaccine that we see at each vaccination site," Nez said. "There is great coordination occurring...

Will work to complete Tommy Nelson’s projects

Genevieve Jackson is back on the McKinley County Board of Commissioners.

The retired educator and administrator who has spent most of her life in the county had already served as one of three commissioners for two terms before she stepped aside for two years, as is required by state statute.

Then, late last year, a vacancy for the seat was created by the death of Commissioner Tommy Nelson. So Jackson said “[I] threw my scarf into the ring” and applied to fill the opening. Then, New Mexico’s governor chose her.

Jackson, a retired educator and administrator both with the Navajo Nation and Gallup-McKinley County Schools District...

GMCS’ Mike Hyatt says the classrooms are ready for students

The governor’s recent announcement to allow all levels of public school to offer hybrid instruction beginning Feb. 8, highlights the divide in Gallup between local district administrators who vouch for in-person learning and parents who say they’re not ready to send their children back to the classroom.

In an interview with The Gallup Sun, Gallup-McKinley County Schools District Superintendent Mike Hyatt said the transition would not be all that significant, given elementary schools have been engaged in hybrid instruction since the start of the year.

He said CARES Act money was used to buy equipment needed for hybrid...

A statewide advocacy organization has released new data showing how children fared during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

New Mexico Voices for Children held a press conference with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Feb. 3 to announce the release of the 2020 New Mexico KIDS COUNT Data Book, a resource meant to help lawmakers understand the needs of families as they start the legislative session.

“We have a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our children this year,” Lujan Grisham said, emphasizing that the Land Grant Permanent Fund and a public education budget are top priorities during the current session.

Education, family and community, health and economic...