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New supplemental SNAP increases issuing in November

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SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department announced that New Mexico households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will once again receive the maximum amount for their household size for the month of November.


Beginning in March 2020, SNAP households that were not already receiving...

Attempt to locate issued for Gallup man

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Gallup Police Department asks for the public’s help in locating Jonathan Ray Joe.


Joe, 28, is believed to be in the Gallup area. He is estimated to be about 5’10” tall and weigh 220 pounds. There is no information on where he was last seen or wearing, nor where he may have headed.


He is wanted for questioning in a crime that occurred on the east side of Gallup.


If you have any information about this person’s whereabouts, contact Metro Dispatch at (505)722-2002.

CARES ACT GIVES BUSINESSES A BOOST

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N.M. has the combination

Gallup businesses that are feeling the pinch of the COVID-19 pandemic now have another avenue for relief.

The city announced a number of changes to its Small Business Continuity Grant Program on Oct. 19,  including changes to eligibility requirements and reimbursable expenses. The changes are the result of new information from the State of New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration.

On that same day the cap on the awards for small business grants for Gallup applicants went up by 200 percent to $30,000.

For those businesses that already applied, there will be no need to resubmit. Applicants will receive forms from the city allowing them to...

Help local kids by moving

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Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting its first-ever Move For Kids’ Sake event in the final half of October.

To participate, form a QuaranTeam and fundraise. Teams can sign up at https://www.bbbsmountainregion.org/mfks

Run, walk, hike, bike, jump rope, even click the tv remote.

Keep an eye on Big Brothers Big Sisters social media pages for special challenges and awards for team efforts.

Raise $100 per person/$500 per team. Anyone who raises $100 or more will receive an event T-shirt.

Top fundraisers will be eligible for special prizes.

Remain socially distanced while moving and proving.

Participants can post themselves participating on their social media channels and tag Big...

Navajo man charged in Indian Country stabbing

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ALBUQUERQUE. – Jamieson C. Mason, 28, of Upper Fruitland, N.M., and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, waived his preliminary hearing in federal court Oct. 20 on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Mason will remain in custody pending trial.

According to a criminal complaint, on Oct. 8, Mason allegedly was present at a residence for a birthday party, remaining mostly outside, while others were inside preparing food. Mason allegedly entered the residence, approached the victim, who was sitting on a couch, pushed her torso forward and stabbed her in the back multiple times. Mason then reportedly fled.

The assault took place on...

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