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FARMINGTON — Tribal parks will reopen to Navajo Nation residents under a new public health emergency order, tribal President Jonathan Nez announced at a virtual town hall on April 21. The new order will also see the tribe advance from orange status to yellow status under its reopening plan. The order by the Navajo Department of Health was not released as of the afternoon on April 21, but Nez said it will go into effect on April 26. Jill Jim, the tribe's health department director, said the order will have operational guidelines for the parks and recreation areas. Last March, the tribe's D...

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute Medical Oncologist Paresh Patel, MD Named 2021 FLASCO “Advocate of the Year” April 20, 2021 13:20 ET | Source: Florida Cancer Specialists Florida Cancer Specialists Sarasota, Fort Myers, Fla., April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pareshkumar Patel, MD, medical oncologist with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS), is the recipient of the Florida Society of Clinical Oncology (FLASCO) 2021 Advocate of the Year Award. The recognition was announced at the FLASCO Business of Oncology S...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty and Tommy Tsosie, legislative staff assistant with the Office of the Speaker, walk Monday in Window Rock, Ariz., to raise awareness for the prevention of sexual assault on the Navajo Nation. (Daily Times Photo/Noel Lyn Smith) WINDOW ROCK, Arizona – Leaders on the Navajo Nation took time prior to the start of the tribal council’s Spring Session on Monday to focus o...

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona — Leaders on the Navajo Nation took time prior to the start of the tribal council’s Spring Session on April 19 to focus on awareness and prevention of sexual assault. To further conversation, Delegate Amber Kanazbah Crotty led an awareness walk with the purpose to honor victims of violence on the Navajo Nation and to advocate for survivor resources, to encourage dialogue, and to shed light on a topic that is often hidden in tribal communities. "You have to be courageous to have these conversations because that's what healing takes," Crotty said. She added that t...

Spring pot fundraiser for the Dighton Historical Society The Dighton Historical Society, sponsored by Araujo Farms at 1522 Williams St. in Dighton, is offering a Take-and-Make-at-Home Pot Kit, which will be picked up at Araujo's on Saturday, May 8, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. You will receive your pot, soil and a variety of plants with instructions to make a beautiful arrangement. You have a choice of a variety of pink or purple flowers. Registration and pre-payment are required. Call Araujo Farms at 508-669-6988 to place your order. The cost is $40. Pot sample can be seen on Araujo's or the Digh...