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The patient is a San Juan County man in his 50s. He was diagnosed with the neuroinvasive form of the disease, which has required hospitalization, and he is now recovering.

The CCSD Board of Education has placed Dr. Dave Goldtooth on administrative leave effective immediately and designated Amanda D. Sutherland as Acting Superintendent of the Central Consolidated School District during their regular meeting held on May 19, 2020, in Shiprock.

The initial investigation indicated a 1990 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, driven by Ronald Martinez (59) of Farmington, NM, was traveling north in the left lane on U.S. Route 550 when his motorcycle struck a deer that had ran across the roadway.

The arrest stemmed from an incident in which Samuel Gooch made arrangements via a telephone call to take possession of a firearm which Mark Gooch had given to a 3rd party. Samuel flew from Wisconsin to Phoenix with another family member for this meeting. Detectives, working with AFOSI Agents, facilitated the meeting in which Samuel took possession of the firearm he believed to be the one belonging to Mark.

Vijil has been charged with Assault on a Federal Officer and Discharging a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence.  On May 3, 2020 at approximately 7pm, a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer arrested Cecil Vijil. Vijil was walking along Highway 160, south of Towaoc, Colorado, which is located south of Cortez, on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. He was arrested without incident.

The suspects have been identified as; •Mark Lindsey, a 43-year-old Bloomfield resident, is charged with Capital 1st Degree Murder and Conspiracy to Commit Murder, a 2nd-degree felony. •Eric Crosby, a 33-year-old man from Durango, CO, is charged with Capital 1st Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and Tampering with Evidence. •Michael Greer, a 28-year-old man from Durango, CO, is charged with Capital 1st Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and Tampering with Evidence.

The Department of Health on Tuesday also reported 26 new cases and two additional deaths in San Juan County, New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The total number of deaths has reached 158 as of Tuesday. Preliminary reports from nine health care facilities indicate that approximately 1,585 individuals have recovered from COVID-19, with more reports still pending. The total number of positive COVID-19 cases for the Navajo Nation has reached 4,842.

The New Mexico Department of Health will provide free COVID-19 Testing at San Juan College, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 26 through June 18, beginning at 7 a.m. Testing will also be provided Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Judy Nelson Elementary School in Kirtland, NM.

Due to privacy laws, no more information about the infected individual will be released. Montezuma County Public Health Department is conducting contact tracing according to CDC protocols.

Beginning May 22, 2020 all persons shall wear a Face Covering when entering, waiting in line to enter and while in the following locations within the City of Durango:

San Juan College has extended the stay-at-home order for non-essential employees until further notice. Kids Kollege, which was scheduled to begin June 22 is now canceled through the end of June. 

The three counties – McKinley, San Juan and Cibola – in the state’s northwestern public health region that remains a COVID-19 hotspot are exempt from the new order but will be allowed to move into the preparation phase that began two weeks ago for the rest of the state. That means that in those counties, non-essential retailers may provide curbside pickup or delivery; golf courses, pet and veterinary services may open; and gun stores may operate by appointment. However, the order to stay home except for essential outings remains in place.

More info can be found via the data dashboard on SJBPH’s Coronavirus page: https://sjbpublichealth.org/coronavirus/

Municipal Elections were held on Tuesday, March 3, 20202 in Aztec, Bloomfield, and Kirtland. Posted here are the unofficial results.

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