The City of Gallup plans to replace a utility pole in the Indian Hills Housing Area on April 28 and expects to cut electricity to:

#3606 Chaco Dr.; #500 Sands Ct.; # 502 Sands Ct.; and #504 Sands Ct.

from 9 am - 3 pm

Please address questions to Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200

 

 

Area leaders, vendors, police sound off on new cannabis law

This week, cannabis advocates felt a sense of jubilation after New Mexico became only the fifth state in the nation to legalize recreational use of the drug.

But ask some people in Gallup and McKinley County for their thoughts and they either haven’t read the bill or are skeptical about whether the impact will be positive.

The reaction comes after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this week signed HB2 into law, which allows anyone 21 or older to obtain a license to grow cannabis come Jan. 1, 2022 and make it available for commercial sale by April 1. Sales to minors, however, are still prohibited. The bill also adds...

The Gallup City Council dealt with a host of issues April 13, from annual summer events to stray cats — all of which have been impacted in one way or another by the coronavirus pandemic.

Following up on their earlier promise to act, council members decided the Best of the Best Rodeo could go forward, but only at a later date than in the past. They also approved a promoter’s contract and budget for the event.

WildThing Championship Bullriding was discussed by the event’s coordinator, council, city manager and top tourism official. The council will table a decision on holding it until the next meeting, while the city inquires about event logistics.

Another issue taken up by the...

Thanks Rep. Lundstrom, House Speaker Egolf

The Gallup-McKinley Community School District is finally getting a chance to provide its students with a chance at a great future, or at least that’s what the school’s board members and New Mexico Rep. Patricia Lundstrom, D-Gallup, and New Mexico’s Speaker of the House Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, believe, now that House Bill 6 has passed.

House Bill 6 will eliminate the State Equalization Guarantee. In a previous interview with the Sun, Lundstrom explained how the guarantee had been put in place over 50 years ago and said that it negatively impacted Gallup. The guarantee was a formula that gave the 81 public school districts in New...