First coronavirus-related syndrome affecting children reported in McKinley County
A syndrome associated with the coronavirus that affects children has affected an infant in McKinley County.
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Nez vetoes funds for public safety, police report efforts to get PPEs
Nez stated in his veto memo that with the appropriation of $4 million from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, they negotiated for police officer pay and extra duty pay to support front-line personnel. There is also $1 million allocated for personal protection equipment and supplies to sanitize offices and equipment.
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Positive tests near 4,800; Crownpoint prez frustrated by noncompliance
Tso said they can’t force a patient into the facilities reserved for those who have tested positive to quarantine. It goes back to education and being responsible, she said.
Business
Beauty studio forced to close 2 weeks after opening
In December, LaFrance-Chachere found great success with the opening of the first Native American-owned beauty studio in downtown Gallup. But since the coronavirus has swept through the Navajo Nation and McKinley County, where Gallup is considered a hot zone, this storefront has also been closed down temporarily.
Politics
Prez, Council ponder spending $600M by December
In a rare show of unity, elected officials are actually finding common ground when it comes to spending the $600.5 million in CARES Act funds the Nation has had for nearly a month.
Opinions & Columns
Letters: ‘Starving’ people are abusing donations
Big fancy new trucks and cars wait in mile-long queues at chapter houses/distribution centers, waiting their turn to get a box of food. “Oh, there are freebies, let’s pull over and get in line!”
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50 Years Ago: Trading posts face end of operations
The Indian Trader’s Association, made up of owners of trading posts on and near the Navajo Reservation, issued a report this week, which predicted that the trading post business on the reservation may be coming to an end.
Sports
Promising teen athlete loses life in car wreck
Last Wednesday, the Mexican Springs, New Mexico family experienced a loss that no family should endure as middle child Candace Dean passed away in a tragic car accident, not far from the family’s homestead.
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Health
Nurses on the front line
“I never thought it would come here, not here on the reservation.” She first heard about the coronavirus (COVID-19) on TV in January 2020. “It’s all the way across in China!”
People
Ace’s Wild lead singer passes of COVID
Most of us knew Fred Thompson as the booming baritone fronting the popular rez band Ace’s Wild. But there were many other facets to the man: rodeo announcer, lifelong educator, coach, fitness buff, artist, rancher, promoter of Navajo language and culture, devoted husband and father.
Community
With bleach and a prayer: In a tiny town, a clinic run by women holds the front line
When Roxanna Yazzie gets home after a long workday, she changes her clothes outside the back door, an entryway organized like a hospital undressing area, because she cannot risk contaminating the house.
Culture
Surviving the coronavirus crisis: A Hopi perspective
Standing in his cornfield, Ahkima Honyumptewa said everything about the traditional Hopi lifestyle is meant to strengthen the body, mind and spirit.
Education
School board, command center mum on Wide Ruins exposure
Exasperated parents say their concerns over the situation have been disregarded.
Arts
Indian Market re-envisioned during pandemic
Diné artists Tonya June Rafael, Michael Billie and Wyatt Lee-Anderson are busy building inventory for this year’s Santa Fe Indian Market. Yes! Indian Market is back on – virtually.
Music
Ace’s Wild lead singer passes of COVID
Most of us knew Fred Thompson as the booming baritone fronting the popular rez band Ace’s Wild. But there were many other facets to the man: rodeo announcer, lifelong educator, coach, fitness buff, artist, rancher, promoter of Navajo language and culture, devoted husband and father.
