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Potential for fireworks ban increases due to drought

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Even as people stay inside during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the imminent summer season means people are going to want to buy fireworks. But Gallup Deputy Fire Chief Richard Austin says the weather conditions around McKinley County may put a damper on those plans.

“Based on the most recent U.S. drought monitor data...

City Council votes to move forward on Coal Avenue Commons

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Don’t let the pandemic make the decisions

The future of the Coal Avenue Commons Construction Project was the subject of a special meeting for the Gallup City Council May 18.

The city reopened bids for the construction project award on May 12. The apparent low bid was just over $4,475,539, which includes the bid on a downtown walkway while a bid that does not include a downtown walkway was made for $3,393,618. The bidder in both cases was the Gallup-based firm Murphy Builders.

The project covers the reconstruction of Coal Avenue through downtown Gallup from Fourth Street to Second Street.

Public Works Director Stan Henderson presented three decisions to the city council. The first...

More staff for Rehoboth Christian Hospital

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Rehoboth Christian Hospital’s urgent request for clinical staff has resulted in additional healthcare professionals bringing much needed relief to nurses and patient care technicians who are providing care for patients battling COVID-19.  On May 11, four nurses and five medical technicians from the N.M. Medical Reserve Corps began working at RMCH. Another group of eight volunteer healthcare professionals arrived May 14 and began caring for patients one day later.

The volunteer medical workers are from COVID Care Force, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization out of Olathe, Kans. Dr. Gary Morsch, an emergency medicine physician, saw the need for emergency medical workers within a few...

Don’t get fooled

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FBI talks COVID-19 scams, cons

In a Twitter chat May 15, the FBI focused attention on ways scammers operate in the era of COVID-19 and how members of the public can avoid being deceived.

Here are some things to watch out for to keep from being victimized by fraud.

- Ignore offers or advertisements for COVID-19 related vaccines, home test kits, protection, or treatments.

Unfortunately, there is currently no cure, approved treatment, or vaccine for COVID-19. While medical professionals and scientists throughout the U.S. are working hard to change that, scammers are working hard to sell bogus products that claim to prevent, treat, cure, and diagnose the disease. Some are selling fake...

WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Teddy Nez

Feb. 23, 8:25 pm

Aggravated DWI

Gallup Police Officer Clarissa Morgan said she was traveling westbound on Interstate 49 when she noticed a brown pickup in her lane driving in the middle of two lanes.

The vehicle then went back to the inner lane before drifting back, causing problems for cars trying to pass him. The truck then started to speed up and then go slow, repeating this sequence a couple of times.

Morgan decided to do a traffic stop. She talked to Teddy Nez, 74, of Gallup, and found he was coming from Fire Rock Casino. He admitted he had a bit to drink at the casino. Morgan said she could smell alcohol from inside the vehicle.

Nez agreed to take the standard...

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