County worker admits embezzling near thousand dollars
Lucy Purdy 32 a former deputy county treasurer faces embezzlement charges July 1 in Magistrate Court after confessing to stealing 952 from the McKinley County Treasurer's office. Purdy of Thoreau was dismissed after cash drawer shortfall prompted police call and led to her admission.
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Gallup
McKinley County
Cof
Fers
Lucy Purdy
Purdy
Thoreau
Theo’ Ortega
Portedly
Se Ee Perce Tek Ate
Sien
Zunis vote not to fire teacher at middleschool
After a nearly three hour closed meeting the Zuni Board of Education rejected 3-0 a recommendation to terminate Zuni Middle School teacher Sue Bennett a social studies veteran. Bennett will be allowed to continue teaching with biannual evaluations per state law. The board approved travel expenditures and cafeteria related purchases while discussing wellness curriculum revisions including gay and lesbian awareness programs set for middle school pending final board approval later this year.
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ZUNI
Zuni Board of Education
Sue Bennett
Zuni Public
Bennett
John Kennedy
Shelly C. Chimoni
Navajo budget shortfall sparks layoff fears
Navajo Nation budget hearings focus on an estimated $84 million shortfall for Fiscal Year 2000. Projections show revenue around $103.1 million, with deductions for the Permanent Trust Fund and land acquisitions leaving about $88.6 million to operate the government. An employee raise adds uncertainty while rumors of October layoffs loom, with figures fluctuating up to 400 or 500.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation Council
Tribe
Permanent
Domenic Reyal
Kayenta eyes record tax take this summer
Kayenta Township officials aim for a record tax haul in 1999 as the D Reservation town marks its third year. The 25 percent levy on prepared foods and tourist purchases raised over $600,000 in 18 months, with tourists and locals initially adapting. Tourism dipped in 1998 amid Utah manhunt coverage, complicating revenue projections.
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Kayenta
D Reservation
Pete Deswood
Commission
Utah
Deswood
Lee Kayenta
Bootlegger problem dominates Chinle police scene
Police Sgt. Marvin Curley reports bootleggers greatly outnumber Navajo officers in Chinle. The Navajo Nation bans alcohol, yet bootlegging flourishes, driving 70 to 80 percent of calls including domestic violence and drunken driving. Chinle's 3,000 to 4,000 residents stretch a force of three to four officers per shift across 2,900 square miles.
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Tion
Marvin Curley
Curley
Navajo Nation
Chinle
Flea market ends in man’s jail stay
In Tuba City Arizona Raymond Johnson, an unemployed heavy equipment operator, argued over a $5 vendor fee at a flea market and was jailed after battery and resisting arrest claims. His son and wife aided as officers impounded a SKS assault rifle and a .22 pistol, with market traffic brisk in excellent weather.
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Tuba City
Ariz
Raymond Johnson
Navajo Nation Western District Police
Ronald Brown
Johnson
Greg Lecatero
Timothy Tohannie
Desta Walker
Tohannie
Sally Tohanie
Etta Bitsinnie
Tohanie
Independent
Bitsinnie
The
Basha's Sells An Ocean Of Spray In Chinle Store
Alison Lebeck reports at Basha's Chinle store shoppers buy Aqua Net hair spray in bulk. A clerk notes shelves are hard to keep stocked as Chinle store moves five to eight cases weekly, with each case holding 12 cans, totaling about 60 cans per week.
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Basha’s
Loraine Podacheenie
Chinle
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