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Couple charged with using dead woman's credit cards

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New Mexico State Police officers investigated a fatal car crash on I-40 near Gallup Aug. 29. A woman from California, Raina Lopez, died in the crash. Her vehicle was towed from the scene by a Gallup tow company.

In early September 2016, New Mexico State Police officers received a call from Lopez's family in California. They...

FITNESS CENTER NAME CHANGE

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Fitness buff, FORMER city councilor honored

Friends, city and county officials, and members of the late Cecil Garcia’s family gathered Oct. 14 at the city fitness center at 700 Old Zuni Road — which was renamed the Cecil Garcia Fitness Center last November — to honor the Gallup native and former city councilman with a bronze memorial.

“He was rigorously honest in everything he did,” Joe Milosevich, who, although not in the same class, attended high school with Garcia and was his friend over the years. “If you were ever backed into a corner, he was the best guy to have with you.”

The Gallup City Council approved the renaming of the city fitness center at the...

Gallup hires MainStreet director

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New hire is third in GALLUP’S MainStreet history

A new executive director for MainStreet is onboard.

Jennifer Lazarz — theatre manager at the El Morro Theatre, interim city marketing tourism manager, and secretary of the board of directors at MainStreet — said Liz Hannum was recently hired for the job. Hannum, a Massachusetts native, begins the job Nov. 1.

“We are pleased with the hiring and look forward to introducing Liz to the community” Lazarz said. “The Gallup MainStreet is very excited for her to begin work.”

New Mexico MainStreet is a program of the New Mexico Economic Development Department. MainStreet combines historic preservation with asset-based economic...

Navajo Code Talker Dan Akee dies at age 96

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TUBA CITY, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation lost a great treasure in the passing of Navajo Code Talker Dan Akee Sr. on Oct. 14 at 9:50 am.

“Dan Akee was not just a Navajo Nation treasure. He was an international treasure and icon whose service will stand as a testament to the freedom of all Americans,” Navajo Nation President Begaye said.

Sergeant Major Akee was 96 years old when he died. According to Akee’s son, Dan Akee Jr., his father was born just north of the Coalmine Chapter house on Nov. 11, 1919.

In 1944, Akee joined the Armed Forces when he heard they were recruiting Navajos. He became a member of the Code Talker team attached to the 4th Marine Division of the 25th...

Palacios named Gallup Deputy City Clerk

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After several years working as an administrative assistant in the city clerk’s office, Alicia Palacios is now Gallup’s deputy city clerk.

City Clerk Al Abeita made the announcement at a recent city council meeting. The promotion did not require city council approval.

“[Palacios] is the new deputy city clerk,” Abeita said at the end of the Sept. 27 regular city meeting. “We are very pleased with her in the new job.”

Gallup Human Resources Director Klo Abeita said Palacios officially began the job Sept. 2.

Palacios, still the first face one meets when doing business at the clerk’s office, performs a variety of duties, including the posting and maintenance of meeting...

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