An unscheduled water outage that is affecting parts of Highway 66 and Coal Avenue started at 12 am on Aug. 23 and is expected to last until 5 pm.

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

• 100-200 block of East Highway 66
• 100-200 block of East Coal Avenue

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — By a vote of 4-0, the Navajo Nation Council Resource Development Committee voted in favor of Legislation Number 0202-04 “Approving the Navajo Nation Clean Air Act Minor Source Program Regulations" on Sept. 19.

Over the last five years, the Protect Dinétah Coalition has worked with Navajo Nation Council Delegates, Chapter House officials, regulators, and impacted communities to reduce oil and gas waste and pollution. Coalition members Diné C.A.R.E., Naeva, Western Leaders Network, and Environmental Defense Fund released the following joint statement following the Navajo Nation Council Resource Development Committee’s unanimous approval of Navajo EPA’s...

City of Gallup residents will experience a brief phone outage on Sept. 23 from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. The city will be transitioning to a new telephone communications system.

911 service will be fully operational during emergencies. For non-emergency issues, contact Metro Dispatch at (505) 722-2002.

To report a utility outage in your area, call the After-Hours Dispatch line at 1-833-863-1212.

For further information about this announcement, please contact the City of Gallup Technology Services Department at (505) 863-1301.

SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen announced he has named LeAnn Behrens to the position of Deputy Secretary on Sept. 18.

Behrens started at NMHealth in April as the department’s Director of Operations. In this role, she has been deeply engaged in the implementation of the enterprise performance management system focusing on hiring processes, operational performance and the development of health programs to drive improved health among New Mexicans.

In addition, she has worked on the preparation of the DOH budget proposal for Fiscal Year 26, the procurement of consulting services to streamline financial operations within the agencies and partnerships...