City manager, city attorney to get raises

The 2021 legislative session led to some big changes for the New Mexico Liquor Control Act. One of those changes was a new type of restaurant license that would allow businesses to sell more than just beer and wine.

During the June 22 city council meeting, Gallup’s city attorney Curtis Hayes explained the different types of licenses available to restaurants.

A restaurant owner can opt to serve beer and wine only. Hayes called that option “Restaurant A.”  This type of license is already allowed in Gallup. “Restaurant B” will allow restaurants to sell spirits such as vodka and whiskey.

Hayes also mentioned a third option, which he...

When the pandemic hit, the Octavia Fellin Public Library was forced to close its doors to the public and was only able to provide curbside pickup and eventually virtual events. But now, as more and more people receive the vaccine, the library is putting a reopening plan in place.

During the June 17 Library Advisory Board meeting, Deputy Director Tammi Moe told the board what the library’s protocol will look like while things aren’t completely back to normal.

Anyone visiting the library will be required to wear a mask. Library staff has been checking temperatures, but in an interview with the Sun, Moe said that would be ending July 1.

The building’s capacity limit is currently...

BAD VACATION SURPRISE
Yatahey, June 13

A couple came back from a vacation and discovered that some of their belongings were missing and other items were scattered about.

They concluded that someone, possibly their landlord, had broken into their house.

On June 13, around 11:12 am, McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Davis Jr. was dispatched to 18 S. La Bah in Yatahey.

When he arrived at the scene, he spoke to the people who lived at the house. The man stated they had been on a week-long vacation out of state and when they returned around 8:00 pm the night before, they had found things out of place and some items gone, such as jewelry and some cash.

The victim said the man who...

Norman Begay
June 16, 3:56 pm
Aggravated DWI

McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Frank Villa Jr. was stationed in the median of U.S. Highway 491 near the 6.5 mile marker when he clocked a vehicle traveling 79 mph in a 55-mph zone. He turned south onto the highway to follow the vehicle, which turned into the parking lot of T&R Market, 667 U.S. Hwy. 491, and stopped.

Villa pulled behind the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. He met the driver, Norman Begay, 30, of Window Rock, Ariz., and noted the smell of alcohol coming from the vehicle once the window was rolled down. Norman said he was not in any rush and had not drunk anything prior to driving. He was told to remove his...