When does outreach go too far?

Call it a draw: The Door Christian Fellowship Church won’t be holding any more events at small neighborhood parks this summer, and the city council plans to revise the city’s event permit ordinance to clarify the rules for future events.

At issue is how large and loud events at neighborhood parks can be. Most of the city’s 15 parks – Bubany, Father Dunston, Golden Age, Hadden, Henrietta, Indian Hills, Mossman, Sky City, Stagecoach and Viro Circle – are neighborhood parks. Those parks are “designed for neighborhood-scale events, picnics and social events to serve the adjacent neighborhood,” City Manager Maryann Ustick said. Notably, they...

MOTEL DAMAGE

Gallup, Aug. 17

A man broke multiple glass doors at the local Super 8 Motel.

On Aug. 17, around 9:30 am, Gallup Police Officer Cindy Romancito was dispatched to the Super 8 Motel at 1715 W. Hwy. 66 when the motel manager called in to complain that a man had damaged the property.

When Romancito met with the motel manager, she explained that a man, who was later identified as Bryson Nelson, had come in and damaged a door and a window, and used the fire extinguisher.

According to her report, Romancito noticed that a glass door had been shattered near the motel’s pool. The motel manager estimated that it would cost about $500 to fix the door, $200 to fix a side...

Featured DWI

Sharon Peterson

Aug. 22, 3:25 pm

Aggravated DWI w/ minor in vehicle

A brown Chevrolet Suburban covered in mud was the subject of a welfare check by McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, a check which led to the arrest of Sharon Peterson, 37, of Tse Bonito, N.M., for numerous charges including DWI with a child in her vehicle.

Metro Dispatch was advised of the vehicle located on Defiance Draw Road about two miles south of State Highway 264. Deputy Terence Willie traveled westbound to the scene and found a vehicle matching the caller’s description turning onto State Highway 264 west. The vehicle had no license plate and was swerving across the road. Willie...

WINDOW ROCK, ARIZ. – Capitol Operating Group, LLC experienced a release from a corroded pipeline between the salt water tank and an injection well, Navajo 7, located in Red Valley, Ariz. on the Navajo Nation on Aug. 7. The Capitol Group, the responsible party, reported that approximately 60 to 80 barrels of brine water were released. The brine water contained oil, brine, and saltwater. The release traveled over three miles through an unnamed drainage to the Standing Redrock Creek, a tributary to the San Juan River.

The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency and the Navajo Nation Minerals Department responded to the spill under different authorities. The Navajo EPA Underground...