SANTA FE -  Retired New Mexico Air National Guard Brigadier General Judy M. Griego was unanimously confirmed by the New Mexico Senate Feb. 6 as Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services.

The native of Carnuel in eastern Bernalillo County was appointed to the position by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Dec. 27. The confirmation makes the appointment permanent.

“I am thrilled that the Senate agreed with me that General Griego has the management experience and leadership skills necessary to lead the Department of Veterans Services,” said Governor Lujan Grisham after being informed of  Secretary Griego’s confirmation. “She has a passion for helping the...

February is American Heart Month

DILKON, Ariz. - The Dilkon Wellness Center staff with Navajo Nation Special Diabetes Program would like you to know that the adult human heart is about the size of a fist. You would think that the heart, not so big in size, is very limited in work.

This is not true.

Did you know that the adult human heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood every day and beats about 115,000 times each day? The daily work the heart performs is pretty amazing.

It is very important to keep our “ticker” in good condition. Some simple ways we can do this is eating a well-balanced diet, exercising, and not smoking.

Although our hearts are a major organ in our circulatory...

SANTA FE –  The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico has scheduled its quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale for March 28.  The BLM proposes to offer 55 parcel,s totaling about 15,491 acres in an online auction on www.energynet.com.

The sale notice and environmental documents will be posted online Feb. 11, kicking off a 10-day protest period, which will conclude at 4 pm on Feb. 20. The lease sale will include 46 parcels in New Mexico and nine parcels in Oklahoma.

The parcels in New Mexico include 17 in Sandoval County, 14 in San Juan County, seven in McKinley County, one in Rio Arriba County, four in Lea County, and three in Eddy County. The parcels in Oklahoma include five...

Shawna Yellowhair, a sophomore at The University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus, was recently named as a semi-finalist for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship.

The competitive scholarship program supports highly accomplished community college students as they transfer to four-year institutions to complete bachelor’s degrees.

Yellowhair was selected as a semi-finalist from nearly 1,500 students representing 369 two-year colleges in 45 states.

A graduate of Window Rock High School, Yellowhair will earn an associate of arts degree in business administration from UNM-Gallup in May, 2019. She plans to transfer to a four-year institution...