MCKINLEY COUNTY —Throughout the months of January, February, and March, the McKinley County DWI Task Force, including but not limited to the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Gallup Police, and New Mexico State Police, will be conducting DWI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols along with seatbelt enforcement within...Fasten your seatbelt
MCKINLEY COUNTY —Throughout the months of January, February, and March, the McKinley County DWI Task Force, including but not limited to the McKinley County Sheriff’s Office, Gallup Police, and New Mexico State Police, will be conducting DWI Checkpoints and Saturation Patrols along with seatbelt enforcement within...Sheriff’s Department needs pictures
The McKinley County Sheriff’s Office is looking for photos of five former sheriffs who have served the county during the years beginning in 1901 until 1930, to include them in a memorial plaque.
The following former sheriffs’ pictures are being sought for the honor.
William A. Smith (1901-1902); (1903-1904)
Tom P. Talle (1911-1912); (1909-1910)
R. L. Roberts (1913-1914); (1915-1916); (1917-1918); (1929-1930)
J. H. McCamant (1919-1920); (1921-1922)
Lou Meyers (1923-1924)
Please reach out to either Capt. Christopher Escamilla or Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling at the Sheriffs Office (505) 863-1410 with information.
Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World
Week ending Friday, January 7, 2022Gravity Effect
A new study documents how all living things on the planet appear to be impacted by the effects of gravity wielded on the planet by the sun and moon. Writing in the “Journal of Experimental Botany,” scientists say that beyond the obvious cycles of the tides and their influence on marine life, the rhythms of extraterrestrial gravity “are a perceptible and potent force” in the behaviour of all living organisms. They also point to studies that found how gravity cycles affect seed germination. Humans kept in the dark tend to establish daily sleep and eating cycles lasting 24.4 to 24.8 hours, in sync with lunar...
Environmental Rights coming of age in New Mexico
SANTA FE — A Joint Resolution to amend the New Mexico Constitution in order to add environmental rights was pre-filed on Jan. 5 by Sen. Antoinette Sedillo Lopez, D-Albuquerque and Rep. Joanne Ferrary, D-Las Cruces, with more than twenty other legislators stating an intent to support the proposal.Those supporters include Sen. Harold Pope, Jr., D-Albuquerque, Rep. Tara Lujan, D-Santa Fe, Sen. Bill Soules, D-Las Cruces, Sen. Elizabeth “Liz” Stefanics, D-Cerrillos, Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, Sen. Carrie Hamblen, D-Las Cruces, Sen. Shannon Pinto, D-Tohatchi, Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, Rep. Karen Bash, D-Albuquerque, Rep. Debbie Sariñana, D-Albuquerque, Rep...
Nez-Lizer approve chapters continuing public teleconference meetings
Meetings continue virtually due to COVID-19 case increasesWINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer signed Resolution CJA-01-22 Jan. 19, reauthorizing the Navajo Nation’s 110 chapters to temporarily continue conducting public meetings through teleconference at a reduced quorum requirement to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The temporary provisions were first implemented soon after the Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management, with concurrence of Nez, declared a public health state of emergency on March 11, 2020 – prior to the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the Navajo Nation. The 24th Navajo Nation...
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