Thoreau Hawks edge Tohatchi in district semifinal
Thoreau High School rallied to beat Tohatchi 53 to 51 in a District 6AAA semifinal at Gallup High. Kerry Dodge hit a clutch late jumper with three seconds left after Venson Tyler’s big play for Tohatchi. Thoreau advances to face Wingate in tonight’s district championship. tickets sold out at Wingate High.
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Gallup
Venson Tyler
Tohatchi Cougars
Thoreau Hawk
Kerry Dodge
Dodge
Thoreau
Tohatchi
Gallup High School
Hawks
Wingate Bears
Wingate High School
Thoreau‘ High School
Mike
Christie
Smkking
Lee Thoreau
Murder decline on Navajo reservation prompts crackdown
Navajo police report fewer murders on the reservation with crime shifts toward drugs and alcohol. Leonard Butler cites 32 murders last year, down from 1998 and far below 1996 and 1997 levels. Bootlegging arrests rise, with 70 so far this year and an expected 300 by year end.
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Window Rock
Ariz. (Ap
Leonard Butler
Butler
Police chief Ross s daughter blamed in Mentmore crimes
In Gallup New Mexico residents discuss a growing crime problem in Mentmore Subdivision and name Tracey Ross police chief’s daughter as a scapegoat. Officials say no evidence ties her to breakins and vandalism. Neighbors blame the chief for possible bias while deputies note community anger. Investigations by state police found no arrests.
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Andrea Egger-Rider
Gallup
Mentmore
Tracey. Ross
Danny Ross
Tracey Ross
John Gonzales
Ross
Tracey
Gonzales
John Allen
New Mexico
Allén
Five die in four Navajo traffic accidents
Five people died in four separate Navajo Reservation crashes on Thursday and Friday. The incidents include a woman who ran in front of a Navajo police vehicle in Shiprock, a fatal ejection near Tuba City after a rollover, an icy road van crash near Apache Corner, and an alleged alcohol related one vehicle crash near Window Rock. Authorities identified Roxanne Jim, 42 of Waterflow, and Cornelius Yellowhair, 18 of Tuba City, among the deceased. The crash near Shiprock involved Officer Jame Joe’s patrol vehicle. See five die on page 2 for full details.
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Window Rock
Shiprock
Roxanne Jim
Indian Health Service
Jame Joe
Joe
US. 64
Mile
Jim
Tubacity
Cornelius Yellowhair
Yellowhair
Bia
Tuba City
Amelia Yel
Crownpoint
Apache Corner
Edna “H. Castillo
Dorothy Bultsuie
Navajo Navajo
N.M
Department of Law
Here
Window Rack Law Enforcement
Mile Post
Ground broken for Shiprock BIA office
Ground was broken at a Shiprock site for a new 34 500 square foot BIA Navajo Nation facility to house programs now located across the San Juan River. Dignitaries from the Navajo Nation Council and BIA attended along with two U.S. lawmakers. Construction to begin within the month with a target completion in November.
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Shiprock
Navajo Bureau of Indian Affairs
Navajo Nation Council
BIA
U.S
Tom Udall
D-N.m
Jeff Bingaman
Navajo Nation
San Juan River
Diné College
Charley
Elouise Chicharello
Navajo Bia
Life after high school explored by educators
Gallup educators and state officials gathered at the University of New Mexico Gallup to discuss teaching life after high school. The roundtable examined K 16 partnerships and a continuous education process from kindergarten through college to better prepare students for college and beyond.
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Gallup
University of New Mexico-Gallup
State Board of Education
Pat Stall
Stall
UNMG
Edward T.begay
Navajo Nation Council
Bruce.Hamlett
State Commission On Higher Education
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Alan Arthur
Ce Osagers
Michael Fagans
Venson Lee
Jonathan Nelson
The
Hawk
Jim Maniaci
Diné
Navajo Department of Criminal Investigations
Lowhair
Castillo
Buitsuie
Farmington
Shiprock Bia
S.J. Ludescher
Coyote Canyon
Pershing
Lin
Leona
E.O.E
San Juan
Wallace Charley
Zarana Sanghani
Selina Paradise
Jenny Krzymowski
Geo
Danielle’ Johnson
Angela Chavez
Patrick Estes
Mexico
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