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AG issues a 'risk advisory' on illegal coyote-killing contests

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 ALBUQUERQUE – Attorney General Hector Balderas issued an risk advisory to New Mexicans Friday in response to a tip about an ​illegal coyote-killing contest scheduled for the holiday weekend.
The AG's office said the coyote-killing contest “Dogzilla Best of the Best” was posted in a closed Facebook group and scheduled to take place in Grady, N.M. Saturday.
Baldaras warns New Mexicans that coyote-killing contests are prohibited under New Mexico law, NMSA 1978, Section 30-18-16.
"Any event such as this violates the law and will be investigated and appropriate action will be taken," the AG's office stated in a press release.
The law prohibiting coyote-killing contests went into...

DEMS COME TO TALK

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Candidates for Congress address McKinley County issues

The McKinley County Democratic Party hosted the 2019 Democratic Congressional forum at the Gallup-McKinley County Schools board room Nov. 14. The public was invited to hear congressional candidates’ positions on the issues.

In attendance were candidates Teresa Leger Fernandez, Santa Fe District Attorney Marco Serna, Kyle Tisdel, Valerie Plame, Laura Montoya, Joseph Louis Sanchez. Each candidate is hoping to win the seat in Congress. Also present were Mary Ann Armijo, Democratic chairman, and current Senator George Munoz, D-Gallup. The walls displayed rally posters.  The boardroom was filled with community members.

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We are all our brothers’ keepers

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Gallup invites community to participate in ending death by exposure

One freezing death is too many during the cold season in Gallup. As the winter season takes hold, Juliana Dooley describes the weather as cold and wet.  Dooley is the behavioral health collaborative coordinator for Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services.

Dooley grew up in Gallup. She started working at RMCHCS in 2016, the year the Freezing Campaign began. The campaign was launched to prevent deaths from exposure in Gallup and McKinley County. Fueled by volunteers and hospital staff, it sends  WellSpring Recovery Center and Community Work Service Program members across Gallup to distribute posters to...

County unable to accept repair funds from state

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Issue in the agreement contract


The McKinley County Board of Commissioners discussed two resolutions relating to the office building for the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial at 206 W. Coal Ave. W. Coal Ave. during their Nov. 19 meeting.

The two resolutions included budgeted revenue and expenses of $50,000 for repairs to the building, received from the State of New Mexico, as well as $50,000 for a capital outlay project for the building.

However, County Attorney Doug Decker said accepting the grant as it is written would be troublesome for the county.

A paragraph in the grant agreement stuck out to Decker because it indicates the county could be responsible for the building’s...

GMCS students recognized with Board Scholar Awards

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National Rodeo Qualifier riders also recognized


The Board Room of the Student Support Center, 640 Boardman Ave., was filled to the brim Nov. 18 for the Gallup-McKinley County Schools Board of Education meeting.

Students from 15 different schools across the district were present to receive Board Scholar Awards from the Board of Education.

GMCS Superintendent Mike Hyatt voiced his appreciation to the parents and families of students.

“They could not get where they are with their achievements without your support,” Hyatt said.





 

TEST SCORES

Hyatt said the students who were recognized scored an “Advanced” rank during last spring’s state test.

“This is not an...

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