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Cibola County COVID-19 stats as of July 13

News Staff
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
2,918 Total cases 139 Active cases 126 Deaths Let us know if you would like to continue seeing the county’s COVID-19 numbers. Reach out to us at Editor@CibolaCitizen.com or News@CibolaCitizen.com
Cibola County lends $200.000 assistance to City of Grants for wastewater facility equipment repairs. Courtesy photo

Cibola County lends $200.000 assistance to City of Grants for wastewater facility equipment repairs. Courtesy photo

“About to go septic”

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CITY OF GRANTS, N.M. – The City of Grants reported at a special meeting on July 12 that the wastewater treatment facility in Grants is about to go septic.

American Rescue Plan

Kylie Garcia Reporter
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The Cibola County Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Tuesday, July 6. The majority of the meeting was used to discuss the American Rescue Plan and how it applies to Cibola County and the individual parts that it encompasses.
Phillip Candelaria

Phillip Candelaria

Independence Day weekend arrests

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – While America was celebrating Independence Day, the law enforcement across Cibola County spent the long holiday weekend bringing down criminals and keeping the roadways safe.
Water flows from a hot spring fountain into a section of the Rio San Jose recently cleaned up by the City of Grants. Kylie Garcia - CC

Water flows from a hot spring fountain into a section of the Rio San Jose recently cleaned up by the City of Grants. Kylie Garcia - CC

Big plans in store for Riverwalk development

Kylie Garcia Reporter
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
GRANTS N.M. — The City of Grants and Councilman Erik Garcia have big plans for the Riverwalk and surrounding areas. Garcia and City of Grants crews already put these plans in motion a few months ago, making what Garcia calls “baby steps” towards growth in Grants.
Grants Fire and Rescue

Grants Fire and Rescue

Grants Fire and Rescue

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Grants Fire and Rescue, Milan Fire Department, and the Cibola County Fire Command arrived at the site of a crash down Mount Taylor in the morning of July 5. No fatalities were reported, alcohol and high speeds are suspected as factors in the crash. Responders arrived on scene around 7:40 a.m.

Torres Small selected by Biden

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Former US Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D – NM), Cibola’s past delegate to Washington D.C., has been tapped by President Joe Biden to serve in in the Department of Agriculture as Under Secretary for Rural Development.
Members of the GHS Pirates football team work together to assist Pizza 9-Grants in holding a fundraiser for the children of the late Charlene Hatten — a faithful supporter of the team over the years. Brian Hernandez Courtesy photo

Members of the GHS Pirates football team work together to assist Pizza 9-Grants in holding a fundraiser for the children of the late Charlene Hatten — a faithful supporter of the team over the years. Brian Hernandez Courtesy photo

Pizza 9 and community support GHS alumnus and sister after loss

News Staff
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – Grants High School alumnus and former Grants Pirates football player, Shane Barron, graduated in May of this year.