The city's Water Department will be repairing a water leak and fire hydrants near Highway 66 and the Mentmore area Jan. 17. Water service will need to be turned off temporarily so they can do their work safely.

The outage will affect City of Gallup water customers in the following areas:

3300—3600 West Highway 66
The Mentmore area: (Sanostee Drive, Low Mountain Street, Chee Dodge Boulevard, Klagetoh Street Grey Hill Circle, Box Canyon Avenue, Jeff King Street, Manuelito Avenue)The outage is expected to last from 8 am until 5 pm.
Surrounding areas may experience low water pressure.
For any questions, call Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200 or after hours dispatch at...

UPDATE: Valaria has been located.

Gallup Police are asking for the public's help in finding a woman named Valaria Jessica Pete.

Valaria is 31 years old. She is five feet and four inches tall, and weighs about 175 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.

She was last seen on Jan. 8. in the area of the 500 block of East Logan Avenue. Family last spoke with her over the phone on Jan. 12. She usually checks in with family, but has not contacted them. She is possibly in the Gallup area.

Anyone with information on Valaria's whereabouts is asked to call Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002 or Detective Victor Madrid at (505) 726-5412.

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is excited to announce the 2025 Name a Snowplow contest winners.

The winning names are:

• District 1: Snow Bueno, Snow Way, José!
• District 2: Scoop Dogg, Chips & Que Snow.
• District 3: Alice Scooper, Taylor Drift.
  
• District 4: Blizzard of Oz, Red Chilly Brrrr-ito.
  
• District 5: Clear-o-Pathra, Blizzard Wizard.
  
• District 6: Zia Later, Snow, En-CHILL-ada

The city's Water Department will be fixing a possible water leak on parts of Boyd Avenue and Francis Street on Jan. 15.  Water service will need to be turned off temporarily so they can do their work safely.

The outage will affect City of Gallup water customers in the following areas:

• 2200—2400 Block of Boyd Avenue (this include the public safety building, which will be closed for the day). 
  
• 500 Block of Francis St.