WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Office of the Speaker and 21st Navajo Nation Council are thankful for the much needed moisture the Navajo Nation is receiving, but remain cautionary as seasonal monsoon rain has caused flooding, muddy conditions and power outages in communities across the Navajo Nation. On Aug. 4, the Commission of Emergency Management [...]

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Office of the Speaker and 21st Navajo Nation Council are thankful for the much needed moisture the Navajo Nation is receiving, but remain cautionary as seasonal monsoon rain has caused flooding, muddy conditions and power outages in communities across the Navajo Nation. On Aug. 4, the Commission of Emergency Management [...]

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PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has closed eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 from the Meteor Crater Rest Area (milepost 235) to Winslow (milepost 252) due to high winds and blowing dust.
Public safety is ADOT’s highest priority. The highway will remain closed until visibility improves. Drivers should avoid the area for the [...]

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SANTA FE, N.M. – Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., says if Navajos can remember the lessons of their grandparents, they can avoid many of the problems associated with severe weather emergencies that tend to occur year after year.
 
“Growing up, I don’t remember any talk about emergencies,” he told some 300 participants at the 2010 [...]

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SANTA FE, N.M. – Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., says if Navajos can remember the lessons of their grandparents, they can avoid many of the problems associated with severe weather emergencies that tend to occur year after year.
“Growing up, I don’t remember any talk about emergencies,” he told some 300 participants at the 2010 [...]

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Sign of Distress at Junction MP 20 on Hwy to Navajo Mountain, UT
KAYENTA, AZ – For the Kayenta Police Department, the Operation Winter Storm officially began January 21, 2010, Thursday afternoon when the Navajo Nation declared a state of emergency. As of Thursday, January 28, 2010, the incident command center in Kayenta expects that it [...]

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HOLBROOK, AZ – a scheduled air mission for isolated areas around the Kayenta and Black Mesa area was conducted by the National Guard yesterday delivering emergency food and water supplies to residents in the far remote areas in northern Navajo County.  These residents have been severely affected by the stormthat hit Northeastern Arizona nearly one [...]

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Window Rock, Az, January 26, 2010, 2:00 PM – The Navajo Nation Emergency Operation Center continues to coordinate the work of providing emergency assistance to people on the Navajo Nation and are affected by the recent heavy winter snowfall. Responders began addressing the needs of those persons identified as at risk or medically needy this [...]

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management has declared a state of emergency on the Navajo Nation because of severe winter weather conditions.
 
Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., concurred with the resolution declaring the state of emergency.
 
“ I hereby direct all Navajo Nation divisions, programs and departments to provide support [...]

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KAYENTA, AZ – Listed below are school closures for the day, as well as contact information for inquiring minds.  Please drive safely in the snow!

Shonto Preparatory School
Closed all day (01/21/10) and (01/21/10), 5-6” of snow
Superintendent Richard McClementis
Home (928) 672-2677
Office (928) 675-3525/3526

Kayenta USD #27
NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, February 22, 2010.
No School today (01/21/10) – due to weather [...]

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