Snow closes Gallup area roads and schools
The heaviest snowfall of the season blankets Gallup as four inches fall by 7 a.m. and winds gust to 20 mph. Interstate 40 shuts from the Arizona line to Grants, with roadblocks on the east and west ends. Visibility drops to a quarter to half a mile and Senator Clarke Field closes. National TV coverage highlights the storm.
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Karen Moses
Gallup
Arizona State Line
Grants
Gallup Flight Service
Senator Clarke Field
Donna Hover
Today Program
Good Morning America
Anthony Guillen
West Coal Avenue
Mark Lennihan
Gallup weighs detox center options at old jail
Gallup officials consider using the former detention center behind the Zuni Drive-In as a GIACC detoxification site. Utility costs and access hinder the east side option. the old jail site north of the railroad tracks is viewed as a feasible alternative after prompting relocation of city offices. GA/municipal plans discuss Coal Avenue widening and Aztec Avenue bridge bids, plus a potential housing bond resolution.
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Nancy Mueller
Gallup
West Gallup
Gallup Inter-Agency Alcoholism Coordination Committee
GIACC
City Council
Joyce McClanahan
Zuni Drive-In
East U.S. 66
McClanahan
Paul McColluck
Edward Junker
McCollum
Public Safety
Boardman Drive
Junker
Perea
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Council
Coal Avenue
U.S. 66
Second Street
Aztec Avenue
Lewis
Planning Commission
Frank Colaianni
Navajo Council to Meet Coalition Amid Mourning and Protests
Navajo Tribal Council plans talks with Dine Bii Coalition leaders next Tuesday to discuss demands while mourning councilman Randolph Begay who died Monday night. Demonstrators number over 100 outside and inside the chambers, some anti Coalition. Council considers sending the Supreme Judicial Council proposal to local levels for feedback and may permanently appoint two probationary judges. MacDonald urged dialogue and offered a meeting when ready. Coalition organizer Larry Anderson said he would attend next Tuesday. Police monitored the protests with no incidents reported.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Dine Bureau
Navajo Tribal Council
Randolph Begay
Rock Point
Supreme Judicial Council
SJC
Pete Riggs
LeChee
Riggs
Ambrose
Anderson
MacDonald
Coalition
He Sa
Debate Over SJC Role Prompts Council Meeting Push
Navajo leaders demand council action on the Supreme Judicial Council with calls for abolition and resignations. Coalition arrests last week drew injuries. supporters urge a public, thorough discussion and direct engagement with the Coalition to resolve the issue.
Offenders Become FLIP For Gallup Youth Program Change
The Gallup First Offenders program is renamed to Family Learning and Intervention Program FLIP and moved to the Ford Canyon Youth Center. New counselors guide adolescents and their families through a five week weekly two hour session focusing on communication and listening. Follow up will measure repeat offenses and family understanding.
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Gallup
Bob Tanner
Ford Canyon
Carol Grabarek
Sanders, Ariz
Grabarek
Flip
Henrietta Drive
Tanner
Vautier
Crownpoint Seeks Health Director Fast
Crownpoint service unit health board approved a resolution urging the Navajo Area IHS to expedite hiring a permanent service unit director for the hospital, vacant since last spring. Dr. Marlene Haffner noted recruitment is difficult and emphasized finding a qualified candidate, with possible internal detailing as a last resort. New board members were installed and ten members were re-elected, while three chapters have not sent representatives.
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J.W. Schomisch
Crownpoint
Eastern Bureau
Crownpoint Service Unit Health Board
Navajo Area Indian Health Service
IHS
Marlene Haffner
Navajo Area
Health Board
1HS
Frank Chee Willette
Haffner
Crownpoint Service
James Lange
Lange
Jimmy Thompson
Whitehorse Lake
Glen J. Loley
Casemere Lake
Tony Trijillo
Torreon
Cecil Lewis
Baca
Wayne Freeland
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Old Jail
Wayne Lewis
Frank Gonzales
Paul McCollum
Gallup-McKinley County
McGaffey
Thoreau
Associated Press
National Weather Servic
Colorado
Wolf Creek Pass
Arizona
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Texas
Navajo Council Coalition To Talk
By John Orr
Mary Platero
Lorenzo Jones
Grace Garfield
Tribal
Annie Wauneka
Wauneka
Frank Chee Willetto
Pueblo Pintado
Tribe
Detais
Tommy Thompson
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