New McKinley County work hours come March: 7 am to 6 pm Mondays - Thursdays

The McKinley County Board of Commissioners approved a four-day work week venture at its Jan. 3 regular meeting.

The measure was met with some skepticism by newly-elected commissioner Bill Lee who argued that there are people who frequent Gallup specifically on Friday – some of whom do business with the county on that specific day.

The vote to convert to the new work plan was 2-1. Lee dissented and commissioners Genevieve Jackson and Carol Bowman-Muskett said yes.

“There are people who come here to do their business on Friday’s and they come from far away,” Lee said. “They do other shopping as...

SANTA FE – The Department of Veterans Services and the Department of Health proposed streamlining the State Veterans’ Home in Truth or Consequences to improve services for New Mexico’s veterans Jan. 5.

The proposal, if approved by the legislature, will move management of the State Veterans’ Home from DOH to DVS, aligning both state and federal resources to better serve veterans.

“The Department of Health and Department of Veterans Services have had a long-standing working relationship and have developed this plan to serve our veterans and their families in the best way possible,” Governor Susana Martinez said. “This transition takes an important step to improve...

ALBUQUERQUE—The annual New Mexico KIDS COUNT data book—a project of New Mexico Voices for Children—will be released on the first day of the 2017 legislative session. The annual publication presents the latest state and national data on child well-being in New Mexico in the areas of economic security, education, health, and family and community. Data are presented by county, tribal area, school district, race and ethnicity, and other demographics where available.

This year’s essay focuses on how important it is to make public investments in our children despite the state’s precarious financial situation. The release will be part of Celebrating Children and Youth Day and will...

The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office will hold its quarterly oil and gas lease sale using the internet-based auction system EnergyNet Jan. 25.

The sale was  originally scheduled for Jan. 18, but has been rescheduled for Jan. 25.  Beginning at 9 am MST, each parcel will have its own unique open bidding period, with the complete bidding process expected to last a total of 3 hours.

The parcels to be considered are comprised of Federals minerals located in northwest New Mexico.  A total of four parcels will be offered containing 842.66 acres – three parcels in Sandoval County totaling 401.16 acres and one parcel in Rio Arriba County that is 441.5 acres.  The Bureau of...