Gallup water demand outstrips supply prompts conservation plea
Gallup utilities director Buck Monday urged residents to conserve as the main water tank, 22 feet deep and holding 4 million gallons, fell about two feet amid peak weekend use. He reported a 20 percent rise in consumption this week and warned the dry, hot conditions hinder rapid refill.
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Fernando del Valie
Gallup
Gallup Utilities
Buck Monday
Explosive conditions raise fears in Gallup McKinley area
Fire Marshal August Martin warns the driest year in 15 years could spark wildfires from fireworks. He cites state officers who call conditions explosive and notes prior Fourth of July brush fires, including a June event near Black Rock that required over 12 hours to control. Authorities urge only legal fireworks.
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Fernando del Valle
Gallup
McKinley County
August Martin
Martin
State Forestry and Fire
State Forestry Division
Black Rock
Zuni
Timberline
Tuba City grant school splits from public system
TUBA CITY Ariz The grant board for Tuba City High School approved a plan described as a new comprehensive educational program ten weeks before students return. The plan replaces the earlier enriched program and omits details on administration or relationships with the public school district. Superintendent Tah noted no notification or joint meetings with the public board. He cited chronic underachievement among dormitory students and high dropout rates as context for the split.
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George Hardeen
Western Bureau
Tuba City
Ariz
Tuba City High School
Grant Board
Andrew Tah
Grant
Tah
Zuni Children Deliver Big Message at WIPP Hearing
Four Zuni Pueblo youngsters from Zuni Elementary testified at a Santa Fe hearing on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant project. They wore kirtles and kilts, danced, and urged safety, citing EPA standards, groundwater risk, and the impact on future generations.
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Kate McGraw
Santa Fe Bureau
Santa FE
New Mexico
Feather Lewis
Carleton Bowekaty
Department of Energy
Sweeney Convention Center
Melanie Banteah
Miranda Belarde- Lewis
Carleton "Bowekaty
Zuni’ Elementary
Santa
WIPP
Citizens For Nuclearity
Craig Haneke
Banteah
Environmental Protection Agency
New ‘Mexico
Belardo Lewis
Gallup
Zuni
Virgies Restaurant Announces Brief Remodel Closure
Virg ies Restaurant at 2720 West 66th announces closure for remodeling. The notice states one day and Tuesday June 20 as the closure, with Burger King locations listed for alternative meals.
Navajo Fair to Welcome Missouri Trick Riders in July
Ben Bennett Navajo Fair manager confirms a husband and wife trick riding team from Missouri will make their first Navajo appearance. Local civic center plans include wagon exhibits and related enticements around the event.
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Bennett
Missouri
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