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To get The Gallup Independent, call 505-863-6811 to subscribe, or use the Subscribe link on the paper's website. If you'd rather buy a single copy, open the Newsstand locations page to see where the print edition is sold. The print paper is also where you'll find local sports coverage, which the site promotes as a reason to pick up a copy.

Subscribing by Phone

The site gives a direct phone number for subscriptions: 505-863-6811. The same notice appears in a sports-coverage item that says, "Never miss the Independent, call 505-863-6811 to subscribe or click Newsstand locations to see where the Independent is sold."

• Input: the phone number above.
• Action: call during business hours and ask to start a subscription.
• Expected result: a subscription to the print Independent; the site does not list rates or terms online, so confirm price, delivery area, and start date on the call.

Subscribing Online

The site's navigation includes a Subscribe link. The page evidence shows the link but no pricing table or checkout details, so treat it as the entry point rather than a complete ordering flow. If the link doesn't lead to an online form, fall back to the phone number.

Finding a Newsstand Copy

The Newsstand locations page is the site's own directory of where the Independent is sold. Use it when you want a single issue rather than a subscription — for example, to get a copy of the local sports coverage the paper highlights, such as high school basketball and football reports.

Other Ways to Reach the Paper

The obituary route is separate from subscriptions, but it's the other clearly published contact channel if you need to reach the office.

What to Expect

The Independent is a local Gallup, New Mexico paper covering community news, local sports, and regional features. Recent front-page items include a Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March, the Red Rock Balloon Rally, and the opening of an emergency winter shelter. If you want that coverage in print, the phone number and newsstand page are the two confirmed paths. Pricing and delivery terms aren't published in the available site material, so verify them directly before committing.

The Gallup Independent covers Gallup-area community news, local high school sports, regional events and travel features across the Four Corners region, along with obituaries and reader letters. Its homepage highlights stories such as the opening of an emergency winter shelter, prep basketball games, the Red Rock Balloon Rally and daylong excursions reported from the surrounding area. If you want Gallup-centric reporting rather than broad national coverage, this is the paper's focus.

Gallup-Area Community News

The paper's local reporting centers on the city of Gallup and nearby communities. A clear example from its pages is the December 14, 2022 story "Gallup opens emergency winter shelter," which covered the temporary shelter opening to provide overnight warmth, meals and basic services to guests. The article featured the shelter's lead manager preparing beds ahead of opening.

Community and civic life also appear through event coverage, such as the January 19, 2026 report on Gallupians honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a Freedom March through town.

Local Sports

High school athletics are a recurring feature, often tied to the print edition. Homepage items point readers to the paper for local sports coverage, with photos and short reports on area teams:

• Prep basketball: A January 4, 2025 item covered a girls' prep basketball game between Tohatchi and Gallup at Tohatchi High School.
• Bengal athletics: A photo item showed Gallup Bengal Kelton Edison pushing the ball up the middle.
• Regional events: The 44th Red Rock Balloon Rally, held in early December 2025, was covered with a mass ascension photo.

For full local sports coverage, the paper directs readers to pick up the print edition.

Community Events and Regional Travel

Beyond hard news, the Independent runs features on life in the Four Corners region. Its "Travel Off the Beaten Path" section describes daylong excursions reporters experience in the area, referencing destinations such as Shiprock and Canyon de Chelly near Chinle.

Obituaries and Reader Contributions

Obituaries are a standing part of the paper's community coverage. Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 505-722-5750, and hard copies can be dropped off at the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The paper also publishes letters from readers.

How to Follow the Coverage

The Independent maintains a website with today's news, a mobile newsstand section and photo prints. Readers who want the complete local report, especially sports, are pointed to the print edition; newsstand locations are listed on the site, and subscription inquiries can be made by calling 505-863-6811.

The Gallup Independent is a local newspaper serving Gallup, New Mexico, and the surrounding Four Corners region, published in print and online under the tagline "The Truth Well Told." Its homepage mixes daily local news with sports, obituaries, photo prints, and feature reporting, and it distributes through newsstand locations and subscriptions rather than operating as a free-access site.

What the paper covers

The homepage evidence shows a community paper with a fairly traditional local-news mix:

• Local news — lead stories such as "Gallup opens emergency winter shelter," which reported on a temporary overnight warming shelter providing beds, meals, and basic services to guests.
• Community events — coverage of the Freedom March honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in Gallup, with staff and contributing photography.
• Local sports — prep basketball and other school sports, with the paper directing readers to the print edition for full local sports coverage.
• Obituaries — a standing section with a submission process (email, fax, or in-person drop-off during weekday office hours).
• Features and travel — long-form pieces such as "Travel Off the Beaten Path," describing daylong excursions reporters take in the Four Corners region, including Shiprock and Canyon de Chelly.
• Photo prints — a section suggesting readers can order photographs that appear in the paper.

Print-first, with an online presence

The site functions as a companion to the printed paper rather than a full digital replica. Several homepage items explicitly point readers to the physical edition — "For local sports coverage, pick up the Independent" and "Pick up today's paper for local sports coverage" — which tells you the online front page is a sampling and promotional layer, not the complete product.

Access details visible on the page:

The page includes "subscribe" language but no published rates, so pricing isn't something you can confirm from the homepage alone — call the number above or check the Subscribe page for current terms.

Who it's for

The Independent is most useful if you live in or have ties to Gallup and the Four Corners area and want local government and community news, high school sports, obituaries, and regional feature writing. If you need breaking national or international coverage, this is not that kind of outlet; its value is in the local reporting and photography you won't find elsewhere. Readers outside the region should expect to rely on the subscription or newsstand route rather than open web access to the full paper.

To submit an obituary to The Gallup Independent, email the completed obituary to [email protected], fax it to 505-722-5750, or drop off a hard copy at the office between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The paper's site lists all three routes and notes that faxed photos are handled separately, so plan for how photos travel with the text.

Choose Your Submission Method

The Independent accepts obituaries through three channels. Pick the one that matches how you've prepared the material.

The site's obituary notice points to an "Obituary form" alongside these instructions, so check the Obituaries section for the current form before you finalize your draft.

Step by Step

1. Complete the obituary text first. Write the full notice before choosing a channel — the site's wording is "send completed obituaries," which means the paper expects a finished submission rather than notes to be assembled later.
2. Decide how photos will travel. The notice specifically mentions faxed photos, which suggests photos follow a different handling path than the text. If you're emailing, attach digital images; if you're faxing, include the photo pages with the text.
3. Send by your chosen route. Email to [email protected], fax to 505-722-5750, or bring hard copies to the office.
4. Drop off during office hours if delivering in person. The window is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday — arriving outside it means no one is there to take the copy.
5. Confirm receipt. The page doesn't describe a confirmation process, so if you need assurance the notice arrived, follow up by phone. The paper's subscription line, 505-863-6811, is the contact number listed on the site.

Common Sticking Points

• Faxed photos. The notice calls out faxed photos as their own item, so don't assume a faxed photo is handled identically to a faxed text page. Ask when you send.
• Timing. The office closes at 4:30 p.m. Drop-offs after that wait until the next business day.
• No stated fees or deadlines. The site doesn't publish obituary pricing or a submission deadline. Confirm both with the paper before you rely on a particular publication date.
• Email as the default. For most people, email is the simplest route because it preserves a record of what was sent and when.

What the Site Doesn't Tell You

The obituary instructions cover where and how to send a notice, but not cost, word limits, photo requirements, or how far ahead of publication you need to submit. Those details aren't on the page, so treat them as open questions to settle with the paper directly rather than assumptions.