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...

Milo, Carver, Veda, Jemi teach special skills

Gallup-McKinley County Schools are moving into a high-tech future with robotic teaching.

The district is tackling issues that affect students with Autism Spectrum Disorder using the advancements of Robokind.

Robokind is a Dallas, Texas-based company that was founded in 2011. The education technology and robotics company developed an evidence-based, social-emotional instructional curriculum for  ASD students. This curriculum comes in the form of robots that can show facial expressions to help ASD students learn facial cues. Their names are Milo, Carver, Veda, and Jemi.

According to a 2020 report by the Center for Disease Control...

SEEKING MAN WITH SHOPPING BASKET
Thoreau, April 3

A shoplifter is still at large after stealing items from a local Dollar General.

On April 3 around 12:24 pm, Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai Jr. with the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Thoreau Dollar General at 88 Hwy. 371 because a caller had reported a shoplifting incident.

The store manager Rena Williams told Tsethlikai that an unknown man came into the store, picked up a basket, and started shopping. He asked to see a Samsung Galaxy A01 prepaid cellphone and put it into his basket along with other store items.

When Williams went to another aisle the man walked out of the store with the basket. Williams stated...