Navajo Cops Quiet Week Before Halloween
Navajo Nation Police report a quiet lead up to Halloween with two incidents of note. Gary Small Canyon, 43, was injured when struck crossing Highway 163 near Kayenta by a driver who later tested clean for alcohol. A separate case in Indian Wells involved Benny Morris Thomas, 59, found unresponsive with beer and wine at his home. investigators suspect prescription drug and alcohol mix but await results. Wilson Gray, 68, was revived after collapse in the Dillon District police lot and hospitalized.
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Toadlena
Ariz
Thomas Bradley
Chilchinbeto
U.S. Highway 163
U.S. 160
Kayenta
Gary Smallcanyon
Toadiena
Smallcanyon
Kayenta Indian Health Services Hospital
Bradley
Small Canyon
Indian Wells
Dillon
Benny Morris Thomas
Thomas
Winslow Memorial Hospital
Mortis
Wauneka
Dillon District
Wilson Gray
Gray
Winston
Promises, promises Navajo hopefuls debate
At a Navajo presidential forum in Window Rock the three candidates pledged to hire the most qualified people for division director posts, moving away from political appointments. Joe Shirley Jr voiced emphasis on qualified professionals and teamwork, while Kelsey Begaye urged using normal hiring procedures and permanence for positions. Milton Bluehouse criticized the current system and called for statute changes to allow merit based appointments and continuity in programs such as social services and community development.
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Window Rock
Independent
Joe Shirley Jr
Kelsey Begaye
Milton Bluehouse
Bluehouse
Candidates discuss First Lady elders and graduates at NAU forum
At Northern Arizona University a forum featured Kelsey Begaye Joe Shirley Jr and Franklin Willeto representing Milton Bluehouse. The candidates proposed a funded first lady office to advocate for elders and students while emphasizing language preservation and medicine men involvement. Shirley proposed bonds to fund jobs for college graduates with tax breaks for manufacturers and other firms.
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Ant
Flagstaff
Ariz
Northern Arizona University
Kelsey Begaye
Joe Shirley Jr
Milton Bluehouse
Franklin Willeto
Bluehouse
Shiprock
Shirley
Begaye
IHS
Willeto
Navajo Council On Aging
Window Rock
Peter MacDonald
State of emergency over Navajo roads muddy roads prompt action
Navajo Nation President Milton Bluehouse Sr declares a state of emergency as storms leave rural roads muddy and travel impossible. He directs chiefs of staff to assess the impact on residents workers students and patients and to pursue local state and federal aid and supplemental funding from the Budget and Finance Committee.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation
Milton Bluehouse Sr
Bluehouse
Loren Tapahe
Council
Absentee Ballots Cast as Navajo Voters Prepare Election
More than 300 voters had already cast absentee ballots and 1,380 requested mail-out ballots as of October 20. Early voting runs at Navajo election offices until Friday at 5 p.m. The deadline for mail-out ballots has passed. Voters go to chapter houses on November 3 if not voting early. About 97,066 are registered. Three presidential candidates certified with running mates, while write-in Milton Bluehouse and Frank Chee Villette do not appear on ballots. All 88 Council seats up, with about 180 candidates and roughly 60 incumbents seeking reelection plus board seats.
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Villette
Shirley
Window Rock
Taylor McKenzie
Joe Shirley Jr
Samuel Harrison
Navajo Nation
Milton Bluehouse, Sr
Frank Chee Villette
Navajo Board of Election Supervisors
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Jeff Jones
Steven Howe
Malcolm Brenner
Ronnie Wauneka
Manin Salazar
Dine’ Bureau
City of
Gallup
SM At
Seureouon Dept
Montoya Blvd
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