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Church Rock man sentenced to 18 years for child sex abuse conviction

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ALBUQUERQUE – Patrick Begay, 43, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Churchrock, N.M., was sentenced Aug. 8 in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 216 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on an abusive sexual contact charge. Begay will also be required to...

Zuni Pueblo woman pleads guilty to manslaughter charge

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ALBUQUERQUE – Bree Lynn Coonsis, 25, a member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., pled guilty Aug. 9 in federal court in Albuquerque, to a voluntary manslaughter charge. Coonsis entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends that she be sentenced to an eight-year term of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court

Coonsis was arrested on May 10, on a criminal complaint charging her with killing a woman on the Zuni Pueblo on April 29, in McKinley County. According to the criminal complaint, Coonsis killed the victim by hitting the victim with her car while Coonsis was driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or...

Southwest Indian Foundation honors Navy Seabees

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Photos by Knifewing Segura

Sheriff asking for public’s help in finding missing woman

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SAN RAFAEL – The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information related to the disappearance of a San Rafael woman on Sunday.

Alicia Corina Sonneborn was last seen Aug. 6 and reported missing from her home by her sister. No indications of her whereabouts have been found since she was last seen.

Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace said Thursday that the department is still engaged in an acitve search but have found nothing to help locate the missing woman. “We are using K9s, drones, ground troops and luminol. We brought in more K9s,” he said.

Sonneborn is 57 years old, five feet tall and weighs approximately 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing black capri-type pants...

What is ICIP? Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan

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GRANTS – ICIP is a five-year plan that establishes planning priorities for anticipated capital projects. The state-coordinated process encourages local governments to plan for the development of capital improvements to that they do not find themselves in emergency situations, but can plan for, fund, and develop infrastructure at a pace that sustains their activities.

The City of Grants has participated in the ICIP for many years. Last year, the top-five projects approved by the city’s council  included: 1) broadband and fiber optics network; 2) water, sewer, drainage, and streets; 3) First and Second Streets and Roosevelt Avenue road projects and utility; 4) flooding at Washington...

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