Milan prison deal faces potential roadblock
Corrections Corporation of America won a 10 year 230.7 million contract from the Justice Department to operate a federal detention facility near Milan New Mexico the 1100 bed Cibola County Corrections Center. The deal could add guards and staff and expand the local economy but may be hindered by an old residential service agreement with the county and questions about Idaho inmate housing.
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Milan
Corrections Corporation of America
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S
County Corrections Center
Pete Domenici
Cibola County bans most fireworks amid dry conditions
Cibola County commissioners voted to ban sale and use of most fireworks for at least 30 days due to extreme drought. Open fires and burning vegetation are also prohibited. outdoor vendors may sell to out-of-state customers only with valid licenses, though such sales are restricted.
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Cibola County
Commission
Jim Meisner
Sidney Baegers
William Dawson
Navajo leaders seek pay hikes for president and council
The Navajo Government Development Commission proposed a 10,000 annual raise for the Navajo Nation president and vice president, boosting their pay to 65,000 and 55,000 respectively, while council delegates would also gain, starting Oct 1. The plan, 6-1-2, moves to Budget Finance and related committees for action, with funding sources yet to be decided. President Begaye urged chapter participation and alignment with a broader government reform effort.
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Rock
Navajo Government Development Commission
Navajo Nation
Council
Kelsey Begaye
Michelle Brown
20Th Council
Begaye
Commission
Edward T. Begay
Elsie Benally
Native talent takes stage at Sixth Annual Native American Music Festival
Sta Tanya Brazil reporting from TSAILE Arizona describes the Sixth Annual Native American Music Festival at Diné College in Tsaile. About 20 tribes performed a diverse mix of country rock rap bluegrass reggae traditional gospel and more drawing music lovers to the mountainside venue. Headliners included Joanne Shenandoah and Canadian group Wind Spirit with others like Wes Studi Firecat and Keith Secola. The event aims to showcase Native artists and create industry contact opportunities, with scouts attending and some bands later earning recording deals.
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Tsaile
Ariz
Diné College
Arizona
Joanne Shenandoah
Neil Young
Chester Knight
The
Wind
Canada
Wes Studi
Firecat
Discord
Keith
Secola
Tribal Live
Lee
Mystery of 1963 Gallup baby sale remains unsolved
In 1963 Gallup widespread talk centered on a mother who sold her six month old daughter to tourists for four dollars. Sheriff D F Mollica pursued leads across multiple states with little success. the couple driving a Texas car toward California remained untracked as social workers warned about forged papers and cross border adoptions. The case, later described in the Gallup Independent, notes possible Hispanic adoption claims and Mexican papers to validate the adoption.
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Independent
D. F. Mollica
Mollica
Gallup’ Indian Medical ‘Center
Sheriff's Office
Texas
California
Phoenix
Sacramento
Houston
Mexico
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