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Patrick Yazzie, a Page Police Department crime scene specialist and retired detective, was named the City of Page’s Going the Extra Mile employee of the month for June, according to a June 3 city announcement.

Amanda Elshire has been named executive cook at the Page Community Center.

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.

Derrick Watchman, a longtime finance and economic development executive, has been selected as chairman of Native American Bank’s board of directors, succeeding Kent Paul after 22 years in the post.

By 5 a.m., Dwayne Gishie and Madison Hurley were getting ready for school days that began more than 47 miles from home.