The McKinley County Sheriff's Office reports that a man is calling local numbers identifying himself as Robert Mason from MCSO trying to get money from people by telling them there is a citation they need to pay or they will be arrested. The number is disguised as the MCSO telephone number, but it is not a call from the Sheriff’s Office.

MCSO and the courts never call asking for money over the phone.

Also they do not use Zelle, Paypal, Moneygram, Western Union, Venmo, Cash App, Google Pay or any other form of electronic payment.

If you have questions about citations or outstanding warrants contact the local courts directly.

If you have been contacted by this person or anyone...

Steinhaus expected to act to attract teachers, expand broadband in 2022

With the new year comes a new legislative session. The Gallup-McKinley County Schools board meeting focused on the new horizon at its Jan. 10 gathering.

Two lobbyists set forth some of the issues they believe will affect the district.

Lobbyists Jim Smith and Mark Fleisher told the board how the beginning of the Second Session of  New Mexico’s 55th Legislature was proceeding and how the issues discussed could affect the school district. A significant focus of their presentation concerned New Mexico Secretary of Education Dr. Kurt Steinhaus’ priorities for the session and his FY23 public school support...

The possession of marijuana officially became legal in New Mexico on June 29. With that came a new challenge for the Gallup Police Department: figuring out how to continue to keep Gallup citizens safe.

The new law allows people 21 years old and older to use marijuana recreationally, but they can only have up to two ounces of cannabis, 16 grams of cannabis concentrates, and 800 milligrams of infused edibles. It’s illegal to consume marijuana in a vehicle on the roadway or in public.

Anthony Morales is an agent for the Gallup Police Department’s Narcotics Division. In an interview with the Sun, he noted that people can now only be charged with possession or distribution if they have...

According to a CDC report released back in July, drug overdose deaths were at a record high of 93,000 during 2020.

In an effort to address the opioid addiction and overdose crisis in the nation, a group of state attorneys general and several companies came up with a deal in July that would tie lawsuits concerning opioid addiction against wholesale distributors together.

During the Jan. 11 city council meeting, Gallup’s City Attorney Curtis Hayes explained the situation to the council.

“Over the past seven years literally thousands of lawsuits have been filed in state local courts around the country by somewhere between 3,000 and 4,000 state local entities against three categories...