Arrests . . .

Arrests (3/27 – 4/10) Grants Police Department March 27 Travis Brown, born in 1984: Criminal Damage to Property Ethan House, born in 1994: Drunk or disorderly March 28 Latham Saunders, born in 1994: Warrant – Municipal Court Timothy John Louis, born in 1990: Assault on a Household Member...

To’Hajiilee Man Pleads Guilty to Laguna Assaults

LAGUNA, N.M. – Michael Shebala, To’Hajiilee man, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault while in the Pueblo of Laguna. The assaults occurred on February 18, 2021 in front of an unidentified gas station in Laguna.

COVID-19’s Impact on Cibola – March

Cibola managed through March with only two COVID-19 related deaths, both occurring at the end of the month, making March the least deadly month for COVID-19 so far this year.

Health Notes

Elevated triglycerides promote atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Life Extension considers optimal fasting triglyceride levels to be well below 100mg/dL.

Grants Needs a Woman on the Lodger’s Tax Board

Mayor Erik Garcia, the time has come to appoint a woman to the Lodger’s Tax Board. The Lodger’s Tax Board is vital to the overall health of Grants, being that the city is the primary economic engine of Cibola County, this board holds a lot of power.

Celebrating Cibola County, N.M.’s 40th year

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – This is the sixth year Roger and Evelyn Siegmann have organized their “All Fools’ Day Car Cruise,” held the first weekend of April each year. This event brings Fools and cars together after a long winter to enjoy each other’s company and enjoy their ride.

New Mexico Tech Awards Cibola’s Youth

SOCORRO, N.M. – The 22nd century’s environmental, medical, and technical challenges will likely be no match for the latest group of rising stars to emerge from a statewide competition of future scientists and engineers.

NASA MIRO Team Visits NTU

Tour of NTU Center of Advanced Manufacturing, L-R, Scott Halliday, Director, Navajo Tech Center for Advanced Manufacturing; Lisa Wininger, NASA Armstrong Flight Research center; Brady Kimbrel, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Becky Flick, NASA Armstrong Flight Research center; Dr.

XERISCAPE

Edith Iwan, Cibola-McKinley Master Gardener Xeriscape comes from Xeriscape comes from the Greek word “Xeros” that means dry and “scape” refers to landscape – dry landscape. It does not mean a barren rock and gravel landscape.

Prescribed Burn Postponed

SANTA FE, NM – Due to unfavorable weather conditions, a planned one-day broadcast burn on up to 120 acres of private land in McKinley County has been postponed until Fall 2022.