Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has proclaimed May 31st, Memorial Day. Here is her official statement. 

Transportation funding project to help improve Superman Canyon Road

If Rodney Skersick has anything to do with it, pretty soon McKinley County citizens will no longer have to deal with Superman Canyon Road closing any time it rains.

During the May 18 McKinley County Commissioners meeting, Skersick, the county’s road maintenance supervisor, asked commissioners if he could apply for the Transportation Funding project that the New Mexico Department of Transportation provides once a year.

In an interview with the Sun, Skersick said that he hopes to get $2 million from the state, and that the money will go toward improving Superman Canyon Road.

“[… This] is a pretty major road going...

Patients of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services are being notified that some of their private information may have been compromised. Not all patients of the hospital are affected.

In late January former HIPAA officer Dr. Phyllis Miller expressed her concerns about private information from RMCHCS appearing on the dark web.

Only weeks later, on Feb. 16, RMCHCS reported that certain patient information may have been removed from its computer network as a result of potential unauthorized activity it had been investigating.

The hospital said it hired a third-party forensic firm to investigate and help with remediation.

The investigation determined that an unauthorized party...

Event will bring excitement, support IT’S known for

When a city or community event is canceled, the ripple effect can be felt beyond just the people organizing the event or those planning to attend. Sponsors, partners, and beneficiaries can feel the pinch, too. Multiple groups depend on an event to give them a boost during the year.

Many staple Gallup events had to be canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One such event was WildThing Championship Bullriding, usually held in July at Red Rock Park.

But with the COVID numbers improving with the rollouts of vaccines, several events have been given the green light by the Gallup City Council, provided they follow state safety...