Cibola County Cockfighters Push To Legalize San Rafael Pit
A Grants based group led by Steve Hayden urged the Cibola County Board of Commissioners to legalize cockfighting at a San Rafael pit. The board tabled a vague ordinance clarifying the ban, with Hiles insisting further professional input and language fixes. The measure remains illegal but under review, as officials seek a clear, compliant ordinance.
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Cibola County, Board of Commissioners
Steve Hayden
Hayden
San Rafael
Augus
Mark Hiles
Cibola County
Sherry Thompson
Scott, Hiles
Bill Dawson
Meisner
Cibola
San Lee
Woman leads fight against English only
Marjorie Thomais, a Chinle Arizona educator active in Navajo language revival, leads a protest against Proposition 203 English Only. She boards a Chinle bus Thursday and will join marches in Phoenix Friday to defend bilingual education and minority languages among students and families.
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Phoenix
S.J. Ludescher Statt
Chinle
Ariz
Marjorie Thomias
Romance Channel
Arizona
Thomas
Window
Seventh
Washington
IHS nurse makes pitch for sex education in Gallup high schools
IHS nurses run weekly high school clinics at Gallup-McKinley schools offering exams vaccines and counseling while screening for mood issues drug use and sexual health. The district may limit services. a board meeting was tabled to gather parent support. Parents praised access with concerns over restrictions and confidentiality for teens. The clinic reports declining teen pregnancies from 220 to 142 over six years while emphasizing abstinence alongside guidance on sexual health and early treatment.
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Thoreau and Crownpoint High School
Indian Health
IHS
Jill Hunter
Hunter
Gallup-McKinley County
J. R. Thompson
THS
Navajo Leader Annie Wauneka Inducted in Hall of Fame
Navajo leader Annie Wauneka was honored with induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Saratoga New York. Her daughter Irma Bluehouse represented the family at the ceremony as longtime friends and Navajo officials shared reflections and proclamations from Arizona and beyond.
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Jim Maniaci
Bureau
Window Rock
Irma Bluehouse
Annie Dodge Wauneka
National
Women’s Hall of Fame
Sereees N.Y
Annie Dodge
George Wauneka
Albuquerque
Bluehouse
Wauneka
Arizona
Jane Hull
Scottsdale
Mary Manross
Tucson
Robert Walkup
University of Arizona
U.S
Sam Steiger
Annie
Steiger
Congress
County adopts pre trial release plan to cut inmate count
McKinley County will pilot pre trial services to release non-violent, awaiting-trial inmates under home detention with electronic bracelets. If successful, beds at the jail will be capped at 120, potentially saving money and funding the program. Sheriff will oversee compliance and good time can reduce sentences.
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Zarana Sanghan
Gallup
McKinley County
Doug Decker
Judie Krauklis
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Tom Purdom
Hiles
Fred Scott
James Meisner
Michael Fagans
Independen
Marjorie Thomas
IHS Nurse
Zarana Sanghani
Nicole Goodhue
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Nascitti Livestock Association
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