Diego Lopez, Editor

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Jobs, Taxes, and Transparency Take Center Stage at February’s Coffee with the Managers

Early Look at the 2026 Ballot

Filing Day is March 10 for Key Cibola County Offices

Jury Finds Guilty Conviction in 2009 Killings of Clyde “Sonny Jim” James and Wayne Johnson

Cibola Fishing Report – February 3 – 10

Cibola Water Monitoring Report – February 3–10

New Mexico Goatheads to Announce NHL Affiliation and Reveal Team Mascot

Grants Day

Gallup Day

Martha Garcia and Her Son

HB 9 Signed Into Law; Cibola Braces for Jobs and Revenue Loss at Cibola County Correctional Center, Closure Not Certain

Gallup Independent Closes, Deepening New Mexico’s Rural News Gap

Grants Energy Pitches “Precision ISR” Uranium Project as Permitting Moves Toward 2026 Filings

Prewitt Woman Faces Federal Charges in Alleged Stabbing During Dispute

Zuni Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison in Stabbing Case

Jury Trial Underway in 2009 San Rafael Double Homicide Case

Cibola Fishing Report – January 28–February 2

Cibola Water Monitoring Report – Jan. 28–Feb. 3

Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

HB 9 on FastTrack as Bill Clears House, Moves to SenateAmid Divide in Cibola County

City of Grants Tightens Lodgers’ Tax Rules

Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

Cibola Drought Monitor – January 2026

Laguna-Acoma Seniors Represent GCCS at Opening Day of 2026 Legislative Session

Grants Cibola County Schools Hosts Annual District Spelling Bee

HB 9 Advances as Cibola Officials Warn of Economic Fallout Tied to Cibola County Corrections Facility

20th Annual MLK Celebration Held at Double Six Gallery in Grants

Ellison Acting Title Ruled Invalid; Federal Prosecutions Continue in Cibola County

United Fortifies Back Line and Goal with Two Key Signings Ahead of 2026 Season

Cibola Fishing Report – Jan. 13 – 20

Protest at Grants City Hall

Fatal Crash Briefly Closes Eastbound I-40 Near Laguna; Traffic Diverted at NM 6 Exit

2026 State of the State

Cubero Man Charged Federally in Fatal Shooting at Laguna Pueblo Cemetery

Cibola Fishing Report – Jan. 6–12

Cibola Water Monitoring Report

Badland Bakery Ribbon Cutting and Opening

Election 2026: Key dates, filing deadlines, and what’s on the ballot in Cibola County

Where Cibola County’s Local Governments Stand in 2026

Fishing Report – January 1–5