Navajo police arrest man on arson charges
Navajo Law Enforcement officers captured 43 year old Sam Cody of Kayenta after responding to multiple structure fires six miles south of the U S 160 and 163 junction. Cody is suspected of burning a tool shed three corrals and two houses with another house partially burned. No injuries reported motive unclear. Cody was taken for mental evaluation and faces up to six months jail and a $500 fine.
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Kayenta
Ariz
U.S Highway 160
163
Junction
Robert Platero
Sam 5
Cody
Platero
Zuni Teens to Meet AIDS Experts at Tuesday Conference
The Teen Health Center in Zuni hosts an AIDS conference for area teens and parents Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the tribal administration building conference room. Speakers include Victoria Zunie, Randy Granger, and a representative from People Living With AIDS. The program ends with a 6 p.m. Friday concert honoring Freddie Mercury.
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Zuni
Victoria Zunie
All- Indian Pueblo Council
Albuquerque
Randy Granger
ASPD
Zunie
Freddie Mercury
Dawn Sepp
Zuni Headstart
Inside Navajos study education and more
A fragmented OCR page header fragment lists sections and page numbers across a newspaper. It mentions education among Navajos, U.S. workers literacy, sports coverage about the Bulls, and various sections including classifieds, obituaries, opinions, religion, television, and tempo inserts across pages 2 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 16.
Navajo sawmill faces closure after logging halt
About 100 NFPI workers were laid off last week with another 300 to lose岗位 by June 19 after the Bureau of Indian Affairs ordered a logging halt in Ugly Valley Whiskey Creek. NFPI operations manager Norman Birtcher said the mill could shut entirely if the two appeals fail, affecting the town on New Mexico’s western edge.
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Navajo, N.M
Navajo Forest Products Industries
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ugly Valley
Whiskey Creek
Chuska Mountains
Norman Birtcher
NFP
BIA
Birtcher
NFPI
New Mexico
Frank Curley
Curley
Gordon Reid
Townspeople fear layoffs after NFPI logging halt in Navajo NM
Edison Sorrell, owner of a small trucking firm, faces severe hardship after the Bureau of Indian Affairs ordered a stop to logging at Navajo Forest Products Industries. With up to 15 years in Navajo, he must decide whether to sell or repurpose four trucks as workers fear a prolonged mill closure may wipe out jobs and the town’s economy. Public meetings and a rally are planned to press for reopening the mill.
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Tom Adams
Eastern Bureau
Navajo
N.M
Edison Sorrell
Navajo Forest Products Industries
Sorrel
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sorrell
Chuska Mountains
Chicer
NFP
Hopis seek state help to stop Woodruff Butte mining
A Hopi delegation met with Arizona officials in Phoenix to push for stops to mining on Woodruff Butte a sacred site near the Hopi Zuni interface area. They urged action citing damaged shrines and potential violations of antiquities laws while ADOT weighs applicable statutes.
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Kykotsmovi
Ariz
Woodruff Butte
Arizona Department of Transportation
Phoenix
Charles Cowan
ADOT
Butte
Vernon Masayesva
Cowan
Alex Turner
Arizona
Hopi Tribal Council
Former librarian seeks settlement after Gallup firing
Linda Carlsen, former Octavia Fellin Public Library director, plans to sue the city for back pay, retirement losses, and alleged First Amendment and due process violations. Her attorney says a just settlement is preferred, with the city open to talks if demands are reasonable. Carlsen was ousted after a no confidence vote and cites lack of due process.
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Steve Bard
Gallup
Linda Carlsen
Marcia Lubar
Carlsen
Octavia Fellin Public Library
Lubar
Council
Lubhar
David Ruiz
el Paso Public Library System
el Paso
Gallup liquor window closure stirs mixed views
Liquor store owners in Gallup say sales are steady after drive up windows closed but a protective custody van driver reports more drunks lingering around Cowboys Saloon and Paramount Liquors. Police say it’s too early to measure impact with prior winter conditions noted.
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Stephen Weeks
Gallup
Joe Garcia
Cowboys
Garcia
Paramount
Danny Ross
Ross
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Tamara Wiles
Tiffany
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