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Fire crews worked diligently to put out the Cerro Bandera Fire. They contained the fire and stopped it from threatening Cibola County. Courtesy Photo

Fire crews worked diligently to put out the Cerro Bandera Fire. They contained the fire and stopped it from threatening Cibola County. Courtesy Photo

The Cerro Bandera Fire

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
ZUNI MOUNTAINS, N.M. – A fire started around 10:40 a.m. on June 9, the fire grew rapidly, destroying structures and creating evacuees out of Cibola residents. At 3:50 p.m. the fire was 100 acres, by 9 p.m. it had ballooned to 300 acres.

Election Night Victories

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Cibola County went to the polls on Tuesday, June 7 to elect the candidates they want to see go head-to-head in the general election. Few local elections in Cibola County were contested.

Massive Marijuana Sales in May

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – City of Grants saw significant sales of marijuana in May. Marijuana is a quickly growing industry in New Mexico, and Grants is seeing a boom in sales since recreational use of the drug was legalized. Through the month of May, the City of Grants saw $165,851.

Funding Local Agencies

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – At a special Grants City Council on May 6, the city decided to fund six local agencies. The agencies funded were the Cibola Arts Council, Cibola Communities Economic Development Foundation, Grants Pantry, Grants MainStreet Project Inc.
Front Page Banner Photo

Front Page Banner Photo

Front Page Banner Photo

News Staff
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
With colors resembling cotton candy, pink clouds blend with a blue sky background above Grants’ East mesas on a Sunday evening. Kylie Garcia - CC
Car Crashed into Power Pole

Car Crashed into Power Pole

Car Crashed into Power Pole

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – In the early hours of June 2, a red truck crashed into a power pole off of Lobo Canyon in Grants, New Mexico. The accident disrupted power for several hours and left the power transformers suspended in the air, held up only by power cables.
Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski (left) and Walmart Front End Coach Jennifer Beard (right) prepare for checkout after MPD partnered with Walmart to update Milan’s youth tee-ball league’s equipment, including helmets, tees, bats, and balls. Kylie Garcia - CC

Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski (left) and Walmart Front End Coach Jennifer Beard (right) prepare for checkout after MPD partnered with Walmart to update Milan’s youth tee-ball league’s equipment, including helmets, tees, bats, and balls. Kylie Garcia - CC

MPD partners with Walmart to update youth tee-ball equipment

Kylie Garcia, Reporter
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
When Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski saw that the local youth teeball’s league was short on equipment for the upcoming season, he jumped on the phone to see what he could do, and a partnership with Walmart came out of it.