Lane change: Gallup Street Department employee Simon Long (right) uses his foot to hold a street divider in place Wednesday while John Madrid drills a hole into the asphalt for anchoring the divider down in the middle of Third Street South in Gallup. The new divider and reflective barriers were installed to help cut down on the number of accidents and near accidents as drivers in the right hand lane try to make the left hand turn toward Second Street. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Snow and rain have helped weeds grow in this vacant lot on Coal Avenue in downtown Gallup and throughout the city, giving property owners more work to keep their land in compliance with city codes. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] Full Story

Sweet Creations: Center for Career and Technical Education Culinary Arts students whip up some sweets Wednesday at Central High School as they work on their entries for the Sweet Creations Festival. The festival is tonight at Red Rock Elementary School and features pies, cakes, pastries and other goodies. It is a fundraiser for the McKinley Education Foundation. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

For safety's sake: Jessica Begay, a P.E. Teacher at David Skeet Elementary, directs children onto school buses outside of David Skeet Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon in Vanderwagon. The school was performing a safety drill and evacuation. Navajo Nation Police and the Vanderwagon Volunteer Fire Department participated in the drill that evacuated the entire school to the Chichiltah Chapter House. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]