Confessed killer receives ten year Gallup sentence
Marissa Yazzie was sentenced to 10 years for involvement in the Dec 23, 2010 killing of Colleen Lincoln, 19. She tearfully apologized to Lincoln’s family, noting she pondered death by her own hand after fleeing the crime. Yazzie admitted aiding a robbery and violent killing alongside Pamela Davis and Larita Smith, who lured Lincoln from a home during a drinking party and beat her. Lincoln’s mother Emma Lincoln expressed deep grief over the death and the sight of her daughter's skull after the body was found.
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Cibola McKinley Bi County Fair Opens At Prewitt Grounds
The 2011 Bi-County Fair runs Thursday through Monday at Prewitt Fair Grounds. Admission is free. Travel via Interstate 40 exit 63 then U.S. Route 66 east about 11.5 miles to the fairgrounds on the right. For details call 287-5594.
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4-H Livestock Check-In and Indoor Exhibit Schedule
Thursday noon to 7 pm all 4-H market and breed livestock check-in rabbits and poultry check-in noon to 5 pm indoor exhibits dairy pygmy goat 6 pm fades to 4-H and open showcases
Bus Drivers Rally Over District Changes at Red Hill Office
More than 40 Gallup McKinley County School District bus drivers protested outside the Red Hill Trailer Park office over recent changes in the transportation department. They cited new inspection protocols and post trip duties, arguing 30 minutes for inspections is insufficient and that duties expanded beyond driver responsibilities.
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Noah Grant Jr Arrested in Phoenix in Sex Assault Case
Noah Grant Jr. was arrested in Phoenix after a criminal complaint alleged he and Nathan Scott approached a Piston school teacher’s residence in the early hours of Aug 29. Grant reportedly pulled a knife, assaulted, kidnapped her a quarter mile away, then raped her and warned her not to tell anyone.
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Tribe auditor urges sanctions on Anselm Morgan
Nearly a year after five Lyanbite Chapter officials were convicted of stealing close to 100000 from two chapters, the Navajo Nation Auditor General reviews find Anselm Morgan head of the Eastern Agency’s Local Governance Support Center failing to implement corrective actions. Sanctions may include withholding 2.
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Grassroots hail dismissal of BHP Navajo Coal appeal
WINDOW ROCK The 10th Circuit Court dismissed BHP Navajo Coal Co. appeal as premature. Local grassroots groups praised the ruling after challenging the company’s mine expansion. The case traces to a 2010 district court decision by Judge John L. Kane voiding an Office of Surface Mining and Enforcement action.
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