Special prosecutor conducts Navajo Nation search warrants
Special Prosecutor Alan Balaran and Navajo Nation Police executed warrants at the Office of the Controller and the Office of Management and Budget in a morning operation tied to an ongoing financial improprieties inquiry. They seized documents and computer hard drives, with officials citing involvement of grand contract funds and ongoing reviews.
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Rock
Alan Balaran
Navajo Nation Police
Office of the Controller
Office of Management and Budget
Navajo Nation
Dominic Beyal
OMB
Cordell Shorty
Beyal
Shorty
Window Rock
Belly dancing gains traction in Gallup classes
Gallup women revive ancient art with belly dancing classes on Coal Ave. Five instructors led by Leaf Ashley demonstrate the traditional Jv dance as a form of exercise and cultural exploration. Participants seek fitness and curiosity as they embrace this exotic trend.
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Adron Gardner
H ‘Leaf Ashley
Shannon Ardaiolo
Gallup
Coal Ave
Leaf Ashtey
Alamosa
Cole
Chinle
Navajo Nation
Ashley
Three Native Americans and Their Arts Careers Noted
Ashley Leaf, 35, a UNM graduate from Chinle Arizona, is described as a belly dance instructor. Eva Prieto, 27, a special education teacher at Juan de Osolete Elementary, is cited as a belly dance student from Southern California. Shannon Ardaido, 29, an optometrist at Defiance Indian Hospital, has years of ballet and yoga training, with Fort Defiance listed as his base.
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I Leaf
Ashley
Chinle
Ariz
Coloorado
Eva Prieto
Juan de Oslate
Southern
California
Shannon ‘Ardaido
Fon ‘Defiance Indian ‘Hospital
Fort ‘Defiance
South ‘Carolina
Gallup Diocese Audit Says In Compliance, Or Not
Independent correspondent analyzes the Diocese of Gallup audit outcome under the U S Catholic Bishops Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The piece notes audits show compliance across many dioceses including Philadelphia amid broader criminal cases and ongoing scrutiny.
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Gallup
Diocese of
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish
Ops
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Gallup McKinley School District lays off 51 staff
The Gallup McKinley School District terminates 51 employees including 14 teachers, 10 counselors, 19 aides, six secretaries and two home school liaisons due to a $7 million funding shortfall and loss of federal stimulus. Some may be recalled if contracts change and enrollment shifts.
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Gallup
Etters
Gallup McKinley
County
Ray ‘Arsenault
Theresa Mariano
Northside Seniors Petition City Over Center Oversight
A group of Northside Senior Center members asks Recreation and Special Projects Director Ben Welch to be relieved of duties over the two senior centers alleging inequitable oversight. City officials decline to act on sporadic employee petitions as a regular meeting proceeds with remarks from Northside member J D Pfannens t iel.
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Gallup
Northside
City Recreation and Special Projects
Ben Welch
Welch
J.D. Pfannenstiel
Northside Senior Center
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Mark Grant
Independent
Shannon
Ardaiolo
Farah, Gabay
Kelly Upshaw
Prieto
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