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Grants City Councilors held a contentious meeting where they voted to increase the cost of certain burials in the city, and voted down an increase to the city’s gross receipts tax. Courtesy Photo

Grants City Councilors held a contentious meeting where they voted to increase the cost of certain burials in the city, and voted down an increase to the city’s gross receipts tax. Courtesy Photo

Contentious Issues Take Center Stage

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – All councilors were present at the Regular Grants City Council Meeting at the end of November. This meeting became very contentious as councilors debated an increase to Gross Receipts Tax. All members of the Grants City Council were present for this meeting.

Cleaning Santa Fe Avenue

Craig Gergen, Reporter
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – A drive on Santa Fe Avenue in Grants is a trip through history. Yet, for some buildings, time has not been kind. The old motels on East Santa Fe sit abandoned and in ruins.
Melissa Chavez, Transit Director

Melissa Chavez, Transit Director

Get on the Express

Faith Mosley, Reporter
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
MILAN, N.M. – When David Segovia packed up the family three years ago and left the central coast of California for Grants, NM and a job at Rockin’ 66 Express, he had no idea that driving a small shuttle bus would become one of his all-time favorite jobs. “Every day is a new adventure.

Cibola County COVID-19

News Staff
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Stats as of December 12 8,994 Total cases 375 Active cases 208 Deaths 132% Increase in 14-Day change rate The Cibola Citizen is looking into vaccine data as it is likely incorrect for Cibola County. Once the data is confirmed, it will resume on this page.
COVID-19 in Cibola Through November

COVID-19 in Cibola Through November

COVID-19 in Cibola Through November

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
In a reminder that it is still present and very deadly, COVID-19 was responsible for the deaths of two Cibola residents while increasing active cases to their highest point since early September. As deaths persist, vaccination rates in Cibola County have hit an all-time low.

Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub releases concept paper

Press Release
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
SANTA FE — The Western Interstate Hydrogen Hub (WISHH) released on Nov. 15, 2022 a public version of a concept paper it submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs program. The concept paper outlines the four-state coalition’s preliminary Hydrogen Hub concept.
Locomotive Fire

Locomotive Fire

Locomotive Fire

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
December has started out busy for Grants Fire starting on 12/01/22 at 17:41 Grants Fire received a call of a possible locomotive on fire heading west toward Grants. Grants Fire met up with the train at around the Anzac and Hwy. 124 area.
Hunger Strike at CCCC Suspended

Hunger Strike at CCCC Suspended

Hunger Strike at CCCC Suspended

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
MILAN, N.M. – After several men fainted from their hunger strike at Cibola County Correctional Center, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement – which houses a number of their detainees at the Cibola facility – has agreed to review parole applications of detainees.

Arrests

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
November 21 Monique Gallegos, born in 1992: Warrant- District Courts Richard Jaramillo, born in 1965: Warrant- Magistrate Courts Andre Pat, born in 1980: DUI/DWI November 22 Kevin Rael, born in 1977: Warrant- District Courts November 23 Gregory Santiago, 1993: Municipal Warrant November...