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Navy medical team appreciated their time in Farmington fighting the pandemic

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... FARMINGTON — Farmington diners will see a new entry into the local fast-food market later this year when a veteran New Mexico restaurant franchisee brings the Slim Chickens brand to the city. Dennis Ekstrom, who owns 12 restaurants across the state, said he has plans to open a Slim Chickens franchi...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... BLOOMFIELD — You can think Alex Chambers is nuts all you want. But don’t try to talk him out of chasing his dream. Chambers, a Kirtland native and member of the Navajo Nation who spent years in the Phoenix area consulting for various kinds of businesses, was so intent on becoming an entrepreneur ...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... FARMINGTON — Downtown Farmington will lose one of its more prominent businesses later this spring as Wells Fargo officials have announced they plan on closing their branch on East Broadway Avenue. Franchesca Pancham, a communications adviser for Wells Fargo New Mexico, said the company’s main Far...

Third storm in series drops 4 to 6 inches of snow on San Juan County Mike Easterling, Farmington Daily Times FARMINGTON —  The last storm in a series of three disturbances that moved through the Four Corners area over the past several days packed the biggest wallop, dumping 4 to 6 inches of snow in locations across San Juan County overnight. Most residents of the county headed to bed on Feb. 15 having seen only a dusting or an inch or so of snow from the first two storm syste...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... FARMINGTON — While the labor market in San Juan County is far from ideal, Jill Bishop, the director of the San Juan College Center for Student Careers and Employment, has a message for local job seekers who may be letting their frustration get the best of them. “Even if you’re discouraged, even...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... FARMINGTON — The future of an iconic downtown Farmington structure has come into sharper focus with the approval Dec. 15 of two measures by the San Juan County Commission. Commissioners voted to award a construction contract for renovation of the Totah Theater at 315 W. Main St. and to transfer own...