President Biden’s administration temporarily freezes new drilling permits

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - January 21—President Biden has signed an executive order green-lighting a 60-day suspension on new drilling, permits and leases on federal lands. This move will interrupt plans for oil producers who rely on permits to further oil production.

Fulltime school nurses; Proposed legislation affects public and charter schools

SANTA FE, N.M. Representative Debra M. Sariflana (D — Bernalillo), New Mexico State Legislature, introduced House Bill 32. If passed, this amends the Public-School Code to require every charter school and public school in New Mexico to hire a fulltime school nurse.

Prescribed burning act; NMSU management programs for private burning

SANTA FE, N.M. The New Mexico State Legislature is debating House Bill 57 which would change the way that private landowners utilize open burn opening practices on their property.

Clarifying ‘Making a lieutenant’

MILAN, N.M. - Not all the Village of Milan Police Department promotions’ policies were included in the article published in the Cibola Citizen, Jan. 13 edition, “Making a lieutenant; Ongoing questions of impropriety.

School district nixes hybrid plan

GRANTS, N.M. — Grants/Cibola County School District officials considered returning to hybrid instruction at the Jan. 19 board meeting. The lengthy discussion splintered the five-member board.

Lodgers tax board hears Quad update

GRANTS, N.M. — The City of Grants Lodgers Tax Board completed the Jan. 21 agenda in less than 15 minutes. The five-member board unanimously approved the five invoices that had been submitted and heard an update from Terry Fletcher about the 2021 Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon.

Shots fired; Fugitives of the week

Gun fire in Grants, shots fired in area of Washington Avenue and Nimitz Drive GRANTS, N.M. — On January 20, 2021, at around 8:30 p.m. Grants Police responded to a shot fired call in the area of Nimitz Drive and Washington Avenue.