Equal aid no matter your zip code

“The state of New Mexico has attempted to become equalized, or distribute funding to students based off students’ individual needs,” Gallup-McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt said. “The goal is that students are not treated differently based on where they live in New Mexico.”

Hyatt opened the town hall Oct. 22 by reciting Article XII of the State of New Mexico Constitution, which says students with the same needs throughout New Mexico should receive the same funding, facilities, and access.

The battle for Impact Aid is one that rages all year long. Even after school districts in non-property rich areas like Gallup and...

Missy, a Palomino Quarter horse, bronze in color with a blonde platinum tail and mane, was reported stolen out of Gary Langston’s 17-acre property in Gallup in August, where she had been fenced in. Langston suspects someone could have opened the gate, which has no lock.  Missy does not have a brand.  Her tail is offset to the right due to a previous injury.  Photo Credit: Gary Langston

Construction sites have been frequent targets of thieves in McKinley County who want to acquire items they can sell easily.

A good example of this occurred on Oct. 22 as McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Paul Davis Jr. traveled to Carbon Coal Road about 8 am to investigate a report of a break-in of a U-Haul that a construction company had been using to store equipment.

When he got there, he met Jose Danilo and Jeyson Fraticelli, employees of Thompson Pipe Group. They escorted him to a location about a quarter of a mile away where they had left a U-Haul overnight.

Davis said when he got there, he saw the back loading door open and construction equipment scattered all around the vehicle...

JAIL DAMAGE

Gallup, Oct. 20

Three inmates at McKinley County Detention Center likely made their situation worse by causing property damage.

McKinley County Sheriff Deputy Clayton Etsitty was dispatched to the jail and met with Sgt. Adam Berg, who stated a security safety light had been taken and dismantled by Caleb Samm, 27, no address given; Colton Whiteman, 31, no address given; and Jose Estrada, 38, no address given.

According to surveillance footage, the trio had worked together to take one of the light fixtures off the wall and removed components from the light to retrieve a battery.

When the inmates were questioned about the incident, they denied any involvement. No other...