Gallup Herald publisher and editor Joe Kolb stands behind a trash can and the yellow crime scene tape at the recent Mother Goose Learning Center fire. His presence at the scene in firefighting gear was questioned by police [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent]

Changing seasons: Two baseball teams square off at the Veterans Memorial Park in Gallup on Tuesday evening. Baseball season is right around the corner so get your gloves and bats ready. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Gallup Police dispatcher Tabitha Payne answers calls and inputs the information into a computer at Metro Dispatch in Gallup on Tuesday afternoon. The lane closures and detours accompanying the reconstruction of Munoz overpass are adding minutes to the response times of emergency responders. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]