Plans to utilize the Gallup Municipal Airport more often as a transport hub came up during the Gallup City Council’s Nov. 10 meeting.

The Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation worked with the City of Gallup to submit an application for an Economic Development Administration grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce on behalf of the city to develop an airport master plan for the Gallup Municipal Airport and to develop an self-governing vehicle plan.

The city and GGEDC were awarded the grant for $600,000. Along with the city’s match of $150,000, GGEDC has $750,000 to devote to the project.

CB Strain, planning and development director for the City of Gallup, said during...

One hurdle that many businesses and governments have had to face during the COVID-19 pandemic is deciding how best to utilize CARES Act funding. While the funds have a deadline to be used by the end of the year, some of those groups continue to debate how and where they should allocate the funds.

The McKinley County Board of Commissioners thinks they have found one means to spend the funds: set up wifi hotspots with Sacred Wind Communications Telesolutions, Inc. at fire stations across the county.

“This is a bid we’re working with CARES funds for, to get internet access for public safety, the community, children who need internet for schools,” McKinley County Manager Anthony...

List includes New Mexico businesses with two or more rapid responses within the last 14 days

 

The New Mexico Environment Department has updated its daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist, which includes New Mexico places of employment that have had two or more rapid responses in the last 14 days. There are currently 160 establishments on the Watchlist.

Two locations in Gallup made the list on Nov. 11: City of Gallup (110 W. Aztec Ave.) and Applebee’s (1560 W. Maloney Ave.). On Nov. 8, Gallup had one location on the list: O’Reilly Auto Parts (1630 E. Hwy. 66).

A rapid response is initiated when the state learns of a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace. NMED or the state...

GMCS gets community feedback on future textbooks

Gallup McKinley County Schools calls its annual event to get community feedback about textbooks — book adoption.

They do it every year, but this year, it will be done virtually.

Ashley Ryan, the director of curriculum and assessment, who is originally from Gallup, and has been with GMCS since 2016, said it’s not a program per se.

“I guess you could call it parent-community feedback and review,” she told the Gallup Sun, Nov. 10.

Ryan said this is required by the state and is designed to get all the stakeholders involved in the process of choosing the textbooks that will be used. It calls for the Public Education Department...