PAGE — In an 11th hour reprieve, managers of the local detox center have come to an agreement with the Navajo Nation allowing the center to remain open and continue providing a place for intoxicated individuals to spend the night and get help with their drinking.The center was set to close its doors on April 11 due to a cutoff in aid from the tribe, which indicated that it needed to shift funds from the Page detox center to a new facility being built in New Mexico. That aid amounted to $139,000 annually, and helped the local center provide a place for intoxicated individuals to spend the night rather than risk exposure to the elements.

The center has been credited with saving many lives as well as helping steer people with alcohol problems into treatment.

Lake Powell Chronicle