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Missing person case hits a somber milestone

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 11:44 gallupsun

A person going missing is something that can shake a community to its core. That someone can just disappear without a trace can stir a range of emotions from the locals. It also brings questions such as “Why?” and “Who?”

These feelings and questions have plagued long-time residents of Gallup and surrounding...

First case of California COVID variant confirmed on Navajo Nation

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 20:29 gallupsun

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was joined by Navajo Department of Health Executive Director Dr. Jill Jim, Navajo Area IHS officials, and Dr. Laura Hammitt with John Hopkins University, on April 6 as he announced the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 B.1.429 variant on the Navajo Nation, which came from a test sample obtained in the Chinle Service Unit area. The variant was first identified in the state of California and has since been detected across the southwest U.S.

This is the second COVID-19 variant of concern that has been identified on the Navajo Nation. On March 30, the Navajo Department of Health announced the first case of the U.K. variant found...

Gallup swim, recreation facilities to re-open next week

Monday, 05 April 2021 18:53 gallupsun

Gallup's swimming and recreational facilities will reopen next week, but only at half the normal operating capacity due to the pandemic, the city announced in a news release posted on its website.

The Larry Brian Mitchell Recreation Center will open on April 12 and the Gallup Aquatic Center will open the following day.

In the announcement, the city spelled out rules for each facility, bound by the governor's public health order.

The aquatic center will be limited to single lane laps only, with 11 lanes and 11 swimmers at a time. Swim blocks will be scheduled 45 minutes at a time, beginning on the hour. Swimmers are limited to two reservations per week...

Help Gallup Police find a missing girl

Friday, 02 April 2021 09:12 gallupsun

 Please keep an eye out for Celesti Heaven Harrison.
  Celesti is 5'5" tall, and 130 lbs. She was last seen on March 30 wearing a black sweater with blue jeans.
If you know where Celesti is, please call Metro Dispatch at 505-722-2002 and refer to Case # 21-11788.

SADDLE UP

Friday, 02 April 2021 06:57 By Kevin Opsahl Sun Correspondent

Gallup rides into
a post-COVID sunrise

The coronavirus pandemic is not standing in the way of planning for numerous downtown projects and events celebrating the Gallup region’s heritage.

Projects that had been slowed or even postponed because of the pandemic were on the minds of members of the Business Improvement District’s board of directors, who were eager to hear about the Old Route 66 celebration, the Alley Project and Coal Avenue Commons.

ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION

Part of the former Route 66 runs through Gallup. It is a more than 2,000-mile stretch of road that was part of America’s original highway system.

Gallup’s tourism and marketing manager Jennifer Lazarz...