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Shirley Gonzales (left) picked up her Grab-and-Go meal from the Cibola County Senior Citizens Center in Grants, N.M., on July 28. Genie Chavez (right) helped deliver the meal at the front of the center. The Grab-and-Go meals are an initiative by the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services department to address the critical food insecurity needs of the Cibola County community. Diego Lopez -CC

Shirley Gonzales (left) picked up her Grab-and-Go meal from the Cibola County Senior Citizens Center in Grants, N.M., on July 28. Genie Chavez (right) helped deliver the meal at the front of the center. The Grab-and-Go meals are an initiative by the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services department to address the critical food insecurity needs of the Cibola County community. Diego Lopez -CC

Grab-and-Go; The Cibola County Senior Center fights food insecurity

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – The Cibola County Senior Center has managed their way through the COVID-19 pandemic and is ready to start reintegrating regular services, but some COVID-safe practices will remain for the future, along with some services which were added during the highpoints of the pandemic.
The City of Grants is no stranger to water issues, with pipes bursting across the city on an almost daily basis, new City Manager Vanessa Chavez has already begun the process of fixing the water issues that have plagued the City of Grants like this water main break on Santa Fe Avenue at the close of business on July 29. Diego Lopez -CC

The City of Grants is no stranger to water issues, with pipes bursting across the city on an almost daily basis, new City Manager Vanessa Chavez has already begun the process of fixing the water issues that have plagued the City of Grants like this water main break on Santa Fe Avenue at the close of business on July 29. Diego Lopez -CC

Water issues

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
CITY OF GRANTS, N.M. – Mayor Martin “Modey” Hicks declared a state of emergency for the City of Grants on July 16. This order mandated that citizens cut back on watering their grass but was implemented because Ramah declared a state of emergency of their own due to their water table lowering.

“It’s a morale booster”

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
MILAN, N.M. – The Village of Milan Police Department had been undergoing a period of dysfunction, with internal strife causing a work environment that many officers at MPD have remarked as uncomfortable.

Text My Gov coming soon in Cibola County

Kylie Garcia Reporter
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The American Rescue Plan is setting many plans into motion in communities across the United States, including Cibola County. Due to the way in which the ARP funding will be released, some plans and projects may begin before others.
This tomato plant is suspected to be infected with the curly top virus and will likely never grow large enough to fill its cage. Note the stunted size, yellowing stems, and curled leaves with purple venation. Marisa Thompson courtesy photo

This tomato plant is suspected to be infected with the curly top virus and will likely never grow large enough to fill its cage. Note the stunted size, yellowing stems, and curled leaves with purple venation. Marisa Thompson courtesy photo

Southwest Yard & Garden; Straight answers to curly questions

Dr. Marisa Thompson Extension Horticulture
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Last week, I attended an online conference with a few dozen researchers who all had one thing in common: they all study the curly top virus. Some of them were virologists who work on all kinds of viral pathogens.

Herrell's SHIELD Act protects borders from COVID

Press Release
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-NM) has introduced the Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases (SHIELD) Act, legislation which will preserve America's ability to protect its borders from a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Officer-involved shooting in Santa Fe

News Staff
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Press release SANTA FE, NM – On July 4, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was notified of an officer involved shooting in Santa Fe, NM involving the New Mexico State Police (NMSP).
Josiah Alan Smith

Josiah Alan Smith

FBI seeks man charged with Navajo Nation murder

Press Release
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The FBI is looking for Josiah Alan Smith, 27, of Smith Lake, New Mexico, who is wanted on a federal murder charge. Smith is accused of a fatal shooting on the Navajo Nation earlier this year. No specific details of the crime can be provided at this time due to the ongoing investigation.
The Grants BioPark recently had its feasibility study completed, showing that the city will be able to have a biopark. Councilor Erik Garcia says that economic development is possible within the city. Courtesy photo

The Grants BioPark recently had its feasibility study completed, showing that the city will be able to have a biopark. Councilor Erik Garcia says that economic development is possible within the city. Courtesy photo

Investing in outdoor recreation in Grants

Councilor Erik Garcia
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
So, when I came into the Grants, City Council, there was no really good plan for the City of Grants. I started to look at the resources that the city already has, and discovered that we have many opportunities within our city limits. One of our biggest resources is our Riverwalk.