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Pine Meadows Homicide

Craig Gergen, Reporter
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The first weekend of March turned out to be busy for the Cibola County Sheriff’s Department (CCSO). On Friday, March 3, the CCSO was dispatched to the Pine Meadows area near El Morrow after a body was discovered on an easement of a rural road.
This statue adorns the entranceway to the Double Six Art Gallery in Grants, New Mexico. It is only one of many magnificent pieces in and around the gallery. The piece survives because of the dedicated staff, both paid and volunteer, at the Cibola Arts Council, a group which is currently seeking a director to keep up the community work of Double Six Art Gallery. Faith Mosley - CC

This statue adorns the entranceway to the Double Six Art Gallery in Grants, New Mexico. It is only one of many magnificent pieces in and around the gallery. The piece survives because of the dedicated staff, both paid and volunteer, at the Cibola Arts Council, a group which is currently seeking a director to keep up the community work of Double Six Art Gallery. Faith Mosley - CC

Cibola Arts Council Continues Director Search

Faith Mosley, Reporter
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
GRANTS, NM – The Cibola Arts Council, headquartered in the Double Six Gallery, has been searching for an executive director since last September when Robert Gallegos left the job due to illness.

Arrests . . .

News Staff
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Grants Police Department February 6 Andrew Lucario, born in 1987: Drunk or disorderly Michael Donald.

Guilty Plea Entered in Police Assault Case

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
NEW LAGUNA, N.M. – Lynette Chavez, a 26-year-old from New Laguna has pleaded guilty to assaulting a Laguna Police officer, who has the legal distinction of a federal police officer, in 2018. Chavez had been arraigned in a federal court for assaulting a federal police officer in 2021.

Homicide at Pine Meadows

Lieutenant Robert Turney, Ccso
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
On Friday March 3, Cibola County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Pine Meadows Ranch community in reference to an unattended death. The dispatch included that a body had been found outside in a wooded area.

Father-Son Duo Charged with Zuni Assault

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
ZUNI PUEBLO – Two Zuni men have been charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury in the Zuni Pueblo. Both Christopher Hannaweekee Sr., 48, and his son Christopher Hannaweekee Jr., 29, were charged for a January 27 assault that allegedly took place in Zuni Pueblo. Both Hannaweekee Sr.