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Commissioners to vote on two resolutions regarding telecommunications

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:45 By Molly Ann Howell Sun Correspondent

Where to place the cell towers, what to charge

The McKinley County Commission meeting took up the topic of cell towers at its Oct. 19 meeting.

County Attorney Doug Decker gave a presentation about siting and permitting county facilities for wireless telecommunication.

Decker told the Sun that 2003 was the first time the county ever adopted a cell tower ordinance. A local government is required to comply with Federal Communications Commissions rules and the New Mexico law regarding cell tower regulations.

Decker said one of those rules says a cell tower must have the engineering strength to withstand the pressures put upon it, such as weather conditions. Neighborhoods also have to be...

Navajo Nation Council holds annual ‘Break the Silence’ March

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:39 Staff Reports

Honors Indigenous women

The annual Break the Silence domestic violence awareness march was held Oct. 18 before the start of the 24th Navajo Nation Council’s 2021 Fall Session in Window Rock, Ariz.

The walk was held from the Navajo Nation Museum to the Navajo Nation Council Chambers.

“Our Navajo women are plagued by domestic violence and in response, there continues to be a lack of support from the Navajo government to meet the growing needs of our families,” Council Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty (Cove, Toadlena/Two Grey Hills, Red Valley, Tsé’ałnáoozt’i’í, Sheepsprings, Beclabito, Gad’ii’áhí/Tó Kǫ’í), said. ).“Our women are powerful beings and our...

Navajo leader Samuel Yazzie dies

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:38 Staff Reports

Flags to be flown at half-staff

WIINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer issued a proclamation on Oct. 20, in honor of former Navajo Nation lawmaker, chapter official, and school board official Samuel Yazzie, who passed away at the age of 75. He was born in Keams Canyon, Ariz., and resided with his family in Lukachukai, Ariz., all his life.

“His teachings and contributions to the Navajo Nation will forever be remembered and cherished,” Nez said

Yazzie was Tó’aheedlíinii (Water Flows Together) and born for Ta’neeszahnii (Tangle Clan). He served four terms as a Council Delegate with the 16th Navajo Nation Council from...

Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:38 Gallupsun Staff

Week ending Friday, October 15, 2021

A Very Close Call

A Canadian woman says she is lucky to be alive after a meteor crashed through her roof and wound up on a pillow next to her head. Ruth Hamilton of Golden, British Columbia, said she was sound asleep the night of Oct. 4 when a loud crash and the feeling of debris falling on her face caused her to leap from her bed. A large stone and smaller bits were scattered on her bed. “Everything about the story was consistent with a meteorite fall, and the fact that this bright fireball had occurred basically right at the same time made it a pretty overwhelming case,” astronomer Peter Brown said.

Earthquakes

A magnitude 6.1 quake after...

Forest Service schedules prescribed burn

Friday, 29 October 2021 05:37 Staff Reports

Fire managers on the Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands may implement a Copperton prescribed fire on the Mount Taylor Ranger District.

The Copperton prescribed fire is part of the Redondo RX project. Crews are looking to burn the following units in the project: 1,907 acres on the Copperton unit three miles west of Post Office Flats in the Zuni Mountains. The Cibola NF & NGs manages all prescribed fires in compliance with New Mexico state regulations on air quality and smoke management.

The decision to proceed depends on multiple factors, including resource availability, fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecast weather. Prescribed burns are designed to meet specific...