Former council president compares pandemic fears to uranium experiences

SHIPROCK - The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee convened at Diné College South Campus in Shiprock March 5 for the start of the uranium public hearing series. Legislation No. 0380-19, for approval of the uranium cleanup position statement, was originally debated during the Navajo Nation Council 2020 Winter Session.

The legislation was subsequently withdrawn by the sponsor, Council Delegate Kee Allen Begay Jr., after several members of Council requested adding their communities to the listing of areas impacted by uranium to make the position statement more comprehensive.

“This (public hearing) will become a...

Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission

“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth.”  Those are the words of Pres. John F. Kennedy, 1961.

The Apollo 11 Mission took these words and made them real.

From Feb. 11, through March 11 the Children’s Library presented a special exhibition to bring that mission to space enthusiasts in Gallup.

Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission was a poster exhibit of this extraordinary 953,054-mile voyage to the moon and back which met Pres. John F. Kennedy’s 1961 challenge of “landing a man on the moon and returning...

To prevent the possible spread of Covid-19

A public health order suspending mass gatherings in New Mexico was issued March 12. The following city facilities will be closed until further notice, effective March 13.

El Morro Theatre and Events Center

Red Rock Park Convention Center

Aquatic Center

Gallup Senior Center

Cecil Garcia Fitness Center

Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center

Harold Runnels Athletic Complex

Octavia Fellin Public Library and Children’s Library

Gallup Veteran’s Center

Boys and Girls Club

Ford Canyon Fields – organized events and league play postponed

Sports Complex – organized events and league play postponed

Tony Dorsett Football Field-...

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced seven additional positive tests for COVID-19 on March 18.

 

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:​Four people in Bernalillo County​One person in San Miguel County​Two people in Santa Fe County

Including the above newly reported cases, New Mexico has now had a total of 35 positive tests for COVID-19:​Bernalillo County: 20​Sandoval County: 4​San Miguel County: 1​Santa Fe County: 7​​​Socorro County: 2​Taos County: 1

 

The Department of Health has detected community spread. The agency reports that given the infectious nature of the virus, it is likely other residents are infected...