Protecting water in an era of Climate Change

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., were joined by U.S. Representatives Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., Deb Haaland, D-N.M., and Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., on Oct. 28 as they introduced the Western Water Security Act of 2019: legislation to improve water management in the West through investments in water infrastructure, a focus on conservation, efficiency, and environmental restoration, and tailored funding for local communities. The forward-looking legislation will arm communities with the federal funding and research necessary to grapple with the potential of a long-term drying trend in the...

The cremated remains of former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy John Clark were laid to rest at a special unclaimed veterans’ funeral at the Gallup State Veterans Cemetery Nov. 15.






Clark went unclaimed by family members when he passed away at the age of 69 on Sept. 14, 2016 in the Four Corners area. A small gathering of local veterans attended today’s funeral, including State Representative Harry Garcia, D-Bernalillo, Cibola, McKinley, Socorro, San Juan & Valencia, and Medal of Honor Recipient and Gallup native Hiroshi Miyamura.


At the funeral, the Tohatchi Veterans Organization Honor Guard provided a Rifle Volley and a bugle rendition of Taps. New Mexico Department of Veterans...

Unclaimed vet honored in Gallup

GALLUP - The cremated remains of a U.S. Army veteran who was unclaimed by family members after his death will be interred at the Gallup State Veterans Cemetery at 333 National Cemetery Dr. on Nov. 15 at 11 am.

Former Staff Sgt. Timothy John Clark will be laid to rest with military honors – a privilege accorded to all honorably discharged veterans. Mr. Clark, who served from 1965 to 1973, passed away in the Four Corners area of New Mexico in September 2016.

The urn will be provided by woodshop class students of Mr. Geno Perez at Valley High School in Albuquerque – the same class which provided urns used in a Forgotten Heroes Funeral for 22...

Unofficial regular local election results

In the Nov. 5 elections, here are some of the results from the New Mexico Secretary of State for McKinley, Cibola, and partial coverage of Sandoval, Catron and Valencia counties.

MCKINLEY COUNTY

School Board Member Position 1 on the Gallup/McKinley County School Board 1 shows Kevin M. Mitchell with 60.68% of the vote; Olin Kieyoomia with 23.83% of the vote and Rebekah Yvonne Nez with 15.49% of the vote.

School Board Member Position 2 on the Gallup/McKinley County School Board 3 shows Priscilla B. Manuelito with 53.28% of the vote; Mavis V. Price with 24.45% of the vote and Denise Thomas with 22.27% of the vote.

Soil & Water...