Gallup Sun

Five neighborhoods to receive new sidewalks, curbs

Staff from the City of Gallup and DePauli Engineering and Surveying held a neighborhood meeting Sept. 16 in which they addressed questions and comments about the Whole Block Reconstruction Project.

During the meeting, Gallup Public Works Director Stanley Henderson, said the current project in District 3 is the second part of the overall projection, and indicates five neighborhoods.

The Dist. 3 reconstruction includes Linda Drive and Nizhoni Boulevard, stretching between Sophie Avenue and Red Rock Drive. The project consists of removing soil, concrete, and landscape, and installing new curbs, gutters, and ADA-compliant sidewalks...

RMCHCS golf tourney raises $350K

The Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services raised approximately $350,000 of a $750,000 goal to upgrade and renovate the Dr. Philip Kamps Women’s Health and Birthing Center. The funds were raised at its 23rd Annual Charity Invitational Golf Tournament on September 14 at the Fox Run Golf Course in Gallup.

“Our fund raising efforts set a new record with the highest amount raised in the tournament’s 23-year history,” RMCHCS CEO David Conejo said. “This will go a long way to upgrading the Women’s Health Center by providing a superior level of birthing and overall care for the women of McKinley County. We thank the community for...

Hospital CEO says agreement reached

After spending months negotiating the terms for a special audit, McKinley County appeared to have drawn a line in the sand for Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services.

The county gave a deadline of closing time Sept. 23 for the hospital to turn over financial documents, including the general ledger for 2015 through 2018, bank statements, annual reports on mill levy expenditures, and plans for mill levy funds, according to McKinley County Attorney Doug Decker.

The hospital’s financials are needed for a forensic audit to verify how mill levy funds are being used, according to McKinley County Chairman Bill Lee in a previous...

The McKinley County Board of Commissioners heard a presentation about the new road maintenance and improvement policy during their Sept. 17 regular meeting.

County Manager Anthony Dimas Jr. said the new policy is largely the same as their previous policy, just updated for the future.

McKinley County Roads Superintendent Jeff Irving,  said the new policy is based on what was presented to the Board of Commissioners last November.

“The commission entertained a resolution to cease maintenance on roads we did not have express right-of-way for,” Irving said.

The resolution was not adopted, but the county has continued to work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Navajo Nation on...