Gallup Sun

Week ending Friday, August 6, 2021


Wild COVID

A U.S. survey of wild deer in four states found that many of the animals showed signs of being infected with the COVID-19 virus.

The finding suggests that even if the virus is brought under control in the human population, wild animals could act as reservoirs for the virus in the future. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the percentage of deer with antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 ranged from a low of 7 percent in the samples from Illinois to a high of 60 percent in Michigan’s deer. In total, a third of the deer tested positive. None of the infected animals appeared to be ill, and it is not certain how they were exposed. Experts say...

In accordance with the New Mexico Department of Health’s guidelines, Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services' College Clinic is offering a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for certain immunocompromised populations.

The approved guidelines applies only to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and individuals should receive the same type of vaccine they received for their initial two shots. The third dose should be administered at least 28 days after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. RMCHCS has been administering the Pfizer vaccine.

Individuals with the following conditions qualify for the third dose:Those on cancer treatmentsThose receiving medication for organ...

Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's assistance in locating Carl L. Montoya-Franklin.

Franklin is a 36-year-old Hispanic male, 5’8” tall, weighing 240 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on July 5, 2015, in the Church Rock, NM area. Franklin was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt, gray sweatpants, a blue “NY Yankees” baseball hat, and a pair of white tennis shoes. Franklin does have a goatee and mustache. He also has tattoos on both arms, on both legs, and tattoos of “Game Over” on both eyelids. His whereabouts are unknown.



Anyone with any information or the whereabouts regarding this Missing Person Advisory is asked to...

The Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's assistance in locating Daniel C. White. White is a 43-year-old Hispanic male who is 5’7” tall, 185 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen on October 2, 2017, leaving Tohlakai to go look for work in a navy blue 2008 Toyota Corolla with a Michigan license plate of DPP-4998. White did not return. His whereabouts and destination are not known.

Anyone with any information or the whereabouts regarding this Missing Person Advisory is asked to call the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety at (505) 786-2050.