Seven candidates have filed for Winslow council and mayor seats. Current mayor, Roberta “Birdie” Wilcox-Cano, has filed for another term, and Heather Pruett, a business owner of Healing Angels Sanctuary has filed. Five candidates filed petitions for the three councilmember positions. Current councilmembers Peter Cake and James “Jim” MacLean are runnning for another term. Other candidates include former Winslow City Councilmember Judy Howell, city of Winslow employee, Melcor Salazar, and High Desert Physical Therapy office manager, Lisa Rubi-Pugh ..read more

Police units escorted Navajo Nation police, K-9 units and firefighters as they ran 10.1 miles from Summit, to the heart of the Navajo Nation’s capital April 11. The annual run is a national effort to raise awareness for Special Olympics. (Photos/OPVP ..read more

EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. — Services to honor Cole Brings Plenty's life took place this weekend and will continue this week at Cheyenne Eagle Butte High School in Eagle Butte and the Brings Plenty family cemetery in Red Scaffold. The 27-year-old actor and Haskell Indian University student was a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. He was a cast member in "1923," a spin-off of the hit television series "Yellowstone." Brings Plenty was found dead in the late morning hours of April 5 near an abandoned vehicle in a wooded area of Johnson Country, Kansas. His discovery concluded a five-day effort to l ..read more

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Museum of Northern Arizona’s new exhibit, “Horse and Rider: A Southwest Story,” celebrates the deep and enduring connection between Indigenous people and horses. Sculptures, silverwork and paintings by artists of more than 10 tribes are showcased, along with audio from Diné, Hopi and Zuni peoples sharing their personal experiences and wisdom. The impetus for the exhibit was groundbreaking new research on the history of horses in North America featured in Science Magazine and more, which suggests Indigenous people have ridden and cared for horses before the Spanish brough ..read more

Puente de Hózhó Elementary School in Flagstaff hosted a Diné prince and princess pageant March 27. Students competed in the pageant by demonstrating their talents and answering questions from the judges. Roselena Fitch, a fourth grader, was named the 2024 Diné princess and Kyler Nelson, a third grader, was named the 2024 Diné prince. Puente de Hózhó is a trilingual school, with classes in English, Spanish and Navajo. Officials from the U.S. Department of Education visited Arizona to observe multilingualism in Arizona as an asset for all students. One of their visits was to Puente de Hózhó Elem ..read more

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Marine Col. Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki tribe of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, shared her unorthodox journey to becoming an astronaut at Estrella Mountain Community College’s Women’s History Month celebration March 26. Mann is the first female Indigenous astronaut and only the second Indigenous person to go to space. Early on as a child, Mann said she knew she wanted to serve in the military but wasn’t sure which path to take. “The idea of being an astronaut hadn’t even entered my mind at this point,” Mann said. “I mean I had never met an astronaut before, I didn ..read more

Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated Snowflake 16-13, April 4. Kyah Wilcox, Angela Salaza, Ara Leonar and Brinleigh Arredondo combined for five home runs. (Josue Barrios/El Big Guy Photography ..read more

WINSLOW, Ariz.— On April 8, an arrest was made for a man suspected of transporting nearly $1 million worth of illegal drugs. The Navajo County Criminal Interdiction Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 at milepost 254, on the vehicle of Jesus Duarte-Perez, 36, of Mexico. K-9 Zolton was utilized to perform a free-air sniff of the vehicle, where he gave a positive alert. A search of the vehicle revealed over 52 pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value exceeding $952,500. Duarte-Perez was booked into Navajo County Jail for transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, poss ..read more

Seven candidates have filed for Winslow council and mayor seats. Current mayor, Roberta “Birdie” Wilcox-Cano, has filed for another term, and Heather Pruett, a business owner of Healing Angels Sanctuary has filed. Five candidates filed petitions for the three councilmember positions. Current councilmembers Peter Cake and James “Jim” MacLean are runnning for another term. Other candidates include former Winslow City Councilmember Judy Howell, city of Winslow employee, Melcor Salazar, and High Desert Physical Therapy office manager, Lisa Rubi-Pugh ..read more

The city of Winslow’s primary election slated for July 30 has been canceled because of a lack of candidates running, according to a city of Winslow public information notice. Instead, mayoral and councilmember candidates will be selected via the general election to be held Nov. 5, 2024. The deadline to register to vote in the city general election is Oct. 7 at midnight. Voter registration forms are available at Winslow City Hall and the library. You can also register online at navajocountyaz.gov/Departments/Elections/Voter-Information ..read more