Grants Community Discusses Final Design of $2.7 Million Second Street Loop Trail

GRANTS, NM – On Thursday, June 29 a public meeting was held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the community to hear information regarding the Second Street Shared Loop Trail.

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Open Spaces, Yet Smaller Gender Gaps: How Western States’ Pioneering Spirit Encourages Women to Political Leadership

By Sabrina Shulman, Vote Run Lead Chief Political Officer, and Faith Winter, Colorado State Senator and Vote Run Lead National Trainer & Alumna When thinking of the American West, one might picture Rocky Mountain ranges, the sage-colored foothills of the Great Basin, the Pacific’s long coastal...

Grants MainStreet Design Committee Seeks Committee Members for Beautification Projects

From carrots in Milan to stone etchings in El Morro, petroglyphs and pottery shards to The Mother Road and railroads, the Grants MainStreet Design Committee is on a mission to both commemorate the region’s heritage and beautify the Main Street district around Santa Fe Avenue in Grants.

Navajo Woman Pleads Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter After Fatal DUI Crash

CIBOLA COUNTY, NM – Mariah Chapo, a 26-year-old enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a crash caused by her resulted in the death of her eight-month-old son. Chapo was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Arrests June 19 - June 29 . . .

June 19 Jakob Hawkin, born in 2004: DUI/DWI June 20 Alex Roberts, born in 1996: Shoplifting James Gates, born in 1967: Shooting at Dwelling or Occupied Building June 21 Calviston Delgarito, born in 1994L Driving While Revoked David Waconda, born in 1967: Warrant – District Courts June...

Home Invasion Foiled in Grants: Four Masked Suspects Arrested, Including Alleged Mastermind

GRANTS, NM – Police were dispatched to the Grants Apartments on Cordova Court in Grants, New Mexico, on June 22 after a call came in claiming men with firearms, wearing ski masks, were trying to break into apartment buildings.

Candy Kitchen Homicide

On July 8, 2023, at around 8:30 p.m. Cibola County Sheriff deputies, along with Ramah Navajo Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the Candy Kitchen area. Upon the arrival of law enforcement, a gunshot victim was located and identified as 36-yearold Edward Torres Jr.