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Community
Naabik’íyáti’ Committee designates Diné Bikéyah as Purple Heart Navajo Nation
The Naabik’íyáti’ Committee on June 11 approved legislation designating the Navajo Nation as a Purple Heart Navajo Nation to honor veterans wounded or killed in military action.
Culture
STAR School students grow food sovereignty effort
The STAR School has turned its student-run garden, livestock and cooking programs into a working food sovereignty effort, according to a two-year impact report released this month.
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Chee’s new album a gift of peace and joy
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People
Grand Canyon fire archaeologist Jason Nez wins state preservation award
Jason M. Nez, the lead fire archaeologist at Grand Canyon National Park, received one of the 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Awards for protecting cultural and historic resources during the 2025 Dragon Bravo Fire.
Health
Equipment problems delay TMC emergency, pharmacy care
Tséhootsooí Medical Center’s emergency department and pharmacy are seeing longer wait times because of separate equipment problems, according to notices issued June 3 and June 6.
Arts
20 sculptures installed in downtown Farmington
Twenty new sculptures have been installed in downtown Farmington as part of the city’s 2026-27 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, a public art program now in its fourth year.
Music
Meet Ryan Blazer, who helps place WNF’s ‘biggest’ headliners
It’s Coachella weekend in 2014, and Ryan Blazer is on Interstate 10 driving to the most notorious music festival on the planet.
Fashion
Fashion takes the stage at the Western Navajo Fair
The Western Navajo Fair’s fashion show is more than a display of clothes and creativity, said Kristen Goldtooth. It’s a moment of pride – one that blends tradition, innovation and the voices of local designers who are finding their way onto a growing stage.
Weather & Road Conditions
Window Rock Weather
Mostly Cloudy
75.9 F (24.4 C)
Dewpoint: 46.9 F (8.3 C)
Humidity: 36%
Wind: Southwest at 13.8 MPH (12 KT)
Pressure: 30.24
Dewpoint: 46.9 F (8.3 C)
Humidity: 36%
Wind: Southwest at 13.8 MPH (12 KT)
Pressure: 30.24
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow