Navajo Nation Police Chief Appeals Termination
Navajo Nation Police Chief Harry Sombrero has appealed his June 5 termination after a 60 day paid investigatory leave. Tribal officials say he sought a grievance following an April 3 memorandum accusing him of mismanagement misconduct and officious conduct, with details not disclosed as a personnel matter.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Harry Sombrero
Duane Reyal
Navajo Nation Executive Branch
Charles Pahe
Sombrero
Pahe
McKinley County Officials Head to New Mexico Counties Conference
About 30 McKinley County officials attend the 56th annual New Mexico Association of Counties Conference in Albuquerque. The four day event at the Hilton runs Tuesday through Friday with more than 700 county officials expected statewide. Topics include collective bargaining child support enforcement economic development and health care. The McKinley list includes Commissioner Marshall Plummer Commissioner Earnest Becenti Commissioner Sharon Richards County Manager Don Jordan and others.
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Gallup
McKinley County
New Mexico Association of Counties
Albuquerque
Hilton Hotel
Bernalillo County
Marshall Plummer
Earnest Becenti
Sharon Richards
Don Jordan
Pat Holloway
Steve Baumgardt
Lorraine Marsh
Dorothy Gutierrez
Mark Diaz
Keith Gonzales
Gloria Lente
Leila
Chavira
August Martin
Indian Dances at Red Rock State Park
Nightly program features Indian dances at Red Rock State Park starting at 7 30 p m. Visitors observe traditional performances and cultural displays in an outdoor setting under park lights.
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Red Rock State Park
Index Inside Hostages Released in Lebanon
Report notes hostage release in Lebanon index across pages with brief timeline and regional context. No further details provided in readable text. The item appears as a navigational note rather than a full article.
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Lebanon
MacDonald Unable to Return to Navajo Jail
Former Navajo Nation Chairman Peter MacDonald tried to surrender at the Tuba City Tribal District Jail after a May 5 court order required him to report there following his federal trial. Tribal officers refused due to no court order in hand, as the May 5 directive had not been distributed, according to attorney Samuel Pete. The NTI trial concluded May 27 with a conviction on 16 of 30 charges. sentencing is set for August 24 in Prescott.
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Marley Shebala Dine
Bureau
Window Rock
Ariz
Navajo Nation
Peter MacDonald
Samuel Pete
MacDonald
Tuba City
Pete
Allen Sloan
Navajo Technologies Inc
Leupp
NTI
U.S. District Court
Prescott
Robert Platero
Gallup traffic delays at railroad crossings spark safety debate
Gallup residents complain of 30 minute waits at Second and Third streets railroad gates causing missed appointments and pollution. City official Josh Richardson cites interstate rail rules and limited local control while noting safety risks to pedestrians and emergency responders. He argues overpasses are impractical and cites Fort Collins as a costly relocation example.
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Steve Bard
Gallup
Josh Richardson
Public Works
Richardson
South Second Street
66 Avenue
Third Street
Miyamura
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Santa Fe
Fort Collins
Colorado
Manuelito Receives 200000 Grant for Water System Upgrade
Manuelito will gain a new 50 000 gallon water tank and pump funded by a 200000 grant to improve water and waste disposal. About 10000 will install the pump and tank while fluoride will be added. The project targets the north side to relieve long standing shortages and reduce trips to Gallup for water. The plan includes benefiting a new preschool and a proposed senior center as the system expands.
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Stephen Weeks
Manuelito
Alvin Adakal
McKinley County
Don Jordan
Adakai
Group accused of pothunting in El Malpais
Federal charges loom for 24 Denver area residents suspected of treasure hunting in El Malpais south of Grants. Officials from BLM NCA and NPS, with state police and local sheriffs, found the camp as groups searched lava fields with packs, shovels, and a sledge hammer. One man had a prehistoric pot. a guide charged $5000 per group for the trek. One citation issued for possession of a loaded firearm.
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Charlotte Fellers
Bury
New Mexico State Police
New Mexico Fish and Wildlife
U.S. Customs
Cibola County
Fischer
E! Malpais
BLM
NPS
National Park
Governor voices concern over Woodruff Butte shrines
Western Bureau report from KYKOTSMOVI Arizona details Hopi worries over destruction of ancient shrines on Woodruff Butte near Holbrook. Governor Fife Symington met Hopi leaders to seek a non adversarial, workable solution amid private sale and highway department use of the butte for road aggregate since 1990.
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Western Bureau
Kykotsmovi
Ariz
Fife Symington
Woodruff Butte
Holbrook
Black Rock Construction Co
Vernon Masayesva
Symington
Masayesva
Leigh Jenkins
Black Rock
Jenkins
Arizona Department of Transportation
Butte
Highway Department
ADOT
Hopis
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Dine Bureau
APS
Southwest
Sone
Tamara Viles
el Malpais
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