Uncle who raised 2026-27 Miss Navajo Nation says prayer carried the family through loss
When rain fell on the day of the sheep butchering competition, Jonathan Francisco told his niece what he believed the rain meant.
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Council rejects fiscal 2027 budget, turns to stopgap
The Navajo Nation Council rejected the $562 million fiscal 2027 comprehensive budget Wednesday, leaving the Nation without a spending plan three weeks before Oct. 1 and shifting attention to a three-month continuing resolution introduced the same day.
Opinions & Columns
Letters | Mountain prayer
I would like to submit my opinion on Mr. Donovan Quintero’s article, “Diné teachers connect Tsoodził quake to traditional teachings” (Sept. 3, 2026).
Politics
Jones selects Ellison, brings reform platform to ticket
Emily Ellison stood Monday before Justin Jones’ family home fire in Rock Point Valley and accepted his selection of her as his running mate after her third campaign for Navajo Nation president ended in the July 21 primary.
Business
Twin Arrows casino team collects 736 pounds of food for northern Arizona families
Team members at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort recently collected 736 pounds of food to distribute to two northern Arizona organizations serving people facing food insecurity.
Sports
Tonalea barrel racer wins all-around, takes home roping box prize
Tonalea, Arizona, cowgirl Kylie Dodson was in the market for a roping chute.
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WEATHER & ROADS
Window Rock Weather
Light Rain
57.9 F (14.4 C)
Dewpoint: 55.9 F (13.3 C)
Humidity: 93%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.34
Dewpoint: 55.9 F (13.3 C)
Humidity: 93%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.34
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Culture
Slideshow | Miss Navajo Nation contestants compete in traditional skills
Three contestants in the 74th Annual Miss Navajo Nation Pageant competed in sheep butchering and traditional foods Monday, Sept. 7, at the Navajo Nation Fairgrounds.
Health
FUSD expands sports medicine support at Flagstaff High School
Flagstaff Unified School District has approved a two-year agreement with Flagstaff Bone and Joint that adds an assistant athletic trainer and expands sports medicine services for student-athletes at Flagstaff High School.
People
Tódinéeshzhee’ sailor serves aboard Navy submarine
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Alcott of Tódinéeshzhee’, a 2023 Monument Valley High School graduate, is serving as a torpedoman’s mate aboard the USS Henry M. Jackson, an Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine.
Education
2026 Chief Manuelito Scholars
The Office of Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance honored 186 graduating high school seniors July 31 at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort after they earned the Chief Manuelito Scholarship, the Navajo Nation’s highest academic award.
Arts
Slideshow | Nihi Na’ach’ąąhí Á’té
Participants turned their attention to local plants Sept. 2 during the Nihi Na’ach’ąąhí Á’té, or We Are Painters, Watercolor Workshop Series at the Navajo Nation Museum Trailhead.
Community
Slideshow | Waiting for the parade
Tents, campers and folding chairs lined State Route 264 Friday evening as paradegoers settled in before the 78th Annual Navajo Nation Fair Parade in Window Rock.
