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🌱 Will your health concerns make the hospital’s priority list next week?

Farmington, New Mexico Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Farmington! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Will your health concerns make the hospital’s priority list next week?
  • Why a Farmington restaurateur thinks he can speed Navajo Nation growth
  • Meet the Farmington artist turning human hair into powerful protest art

Also on today's calendar: SKÁLD in Farmington, NM and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 95 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 93, low: 63.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 90 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• San Juan Regional Medical Center to address community's top health needs (tricityrecordnm.com) — San Juan Regional Medical Center is inviting Farmington-area residents to a June 17 workshop at the Farmington Civic Center to review its 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment and help set top health priorities. Your feedback will guide which issues the hospital tackles first and shape a new task force focused on improving care close to home.
   

• Alexander Chambers calls for faster business growth in Navajo presidential bid (navajotimes.com) — A Farmington restaurant owner, Alexander Chambers, is running for Navajo Nation president on a platform of faster economic development using powers tribal leaders already have. His campaign emphasizes business growth, water and energy control, and cutting government delays—issues that could affect many Farmington-area Diné residents and businesses if he’s elected.
   

• The Stories that Hair Can Tell: Rosemary Meza-DesPlas at the Martin Museum of Art (artsandculturetx.com) — A nationally recognized hair-based artist, Rosemary Meza-DesPlas, maintains her studio right here in Farmington while exhibiting major works at Baylor University’s Martin Museum of Art. Her latest show explores identity, feminism, and resistance through human hair, connecting Latina activism and family history to pieces created in her local studio.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We're just 5 days away from discovering what it means to trust Jesus in a wild world.
    There's still room for you children, so please register at https://forms.gle/YGaZYg6LkGiAGSoM8. Looking forward to seeing you soon! (Nextdoor Cherry Hills)
  • If you have any intentions of going out of town for a nice vacation, please direct message me if you need a house sitter, a pet sitter, or someone to occasionally drop by and check on everything while you're out of town!
    Direct message me about what services are offered and we can get started. Also, i'm an open book for all questions service related, we can for sure… (Nextdoor Central Farmington)
  • Sam's Club posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Farmington. Apply here.
  • HKA Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Water/Wastewater Operator (Lead) in Farmington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Farmington here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Farmington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Farmington

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Farmington

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.