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McKinley County Commissioners decided to table some of the issues on the Nov. 16 agenda because they felt like they were lacking some information.

One of those issues was the approval of the proposed district maps.

McKinley County Bureau of Elections Manager Marlene Custer presented the commissioners with three possible options for district boundaries. But ultimately, the commissioners decided they weren’t ready to approve the district maps.

Part of the reason they didn’t make a final decision was because Commissioner Genevieve Jackson, Dist. 2, was not present. The commissioners also said the districts’ boundaries were not clear enough and asked...

WASHINGTON, D. C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., and U.S. Rep.Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M. are welcoming $25 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation for a U.S. Highway 64 corridor improvement and repair project running through Shiprock, N.M.

This project will reconstruct approximately 21 miles of U.S. Highway 64 in northwestern New Mexico. The expansive corridor project includes: approximately four complete bridge replacements; widening and pavement rehabilitation of the entire 21-mile- highway corridor; major drainage improvements; safety and lighting improvements, and installation of fiber optic cable to connect...

Two semi trucks traveling east bound on Interstate 40 in the right hand lane collided just after 7 am on Nov. 16 when the truck in front slowed due to the glare of the sun. The truck traveling behind it did not slow and hit the back of the first semi.

The collision started a fire which completely engulfed the cab of the second semi. The driver of that truck was killed. No identity has been released.

The driver of the first truck was taken to the hospital after complaining of injuries. The severity of the injuries has not been reported.

On her way past the courthouse 41-year-old Regina Vee of Gallup managed to capture the attention of McKinley County Undersheriff James Maiorano and Sergeant Tammy Houghtaling Nov. 16.

Vee was driving the wrong way on Third Street which only allows traffic to travel in one direction.

Maiorano and Houghtaling turned on lights and sirens, but the driver fled for a few blocks before stopping. She refused to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests or the breath test. Vee was arrested and charged with her second DWI, open containers, going the wrong way, careless driving, and no insurance.