New Mexico District 6 traffic report

NMDOT asks all motorists to reduce speed, obey all posted traffic signs, use caution, and watch for heavy equipment and construction personnel in all work zones. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones in effect.

Community Calendar

The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website. There is no charge for publishing calendar announcements. Contact the Cibola Citizen at editor@cibolacitizen.com; call 505-287-3840 or 505-604-4347.

June 27th is PTSD Awareness Day and this is one soldiers experience

June 27th is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness around the signs, symptoms, and stigma, associated with PTSD. As a former Infantry Officer with two deployments to Afghanistan this issue is deeply personal to me. The U.S.

Secretary Haaland announces Federal Indian Boarding School initiative

WASHINGTON — In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid-Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Tips for writing an obituary

Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so.

Opening Day

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – After nearly 16 months of COVID-19 lockdowns, New Mexico is finally emerging from the great pause that came over the Land of Enchantment.

Stage II fire restrictions; Protecting the national forest

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – As a heat dome has clamped down across the state in the middle of a severe drought, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands has implemented stricter restrictions to protect the forests from catching fire. The new restrictions took effect on June 18.

A land spout

A land spout was spotted across the Grants/Milan/San Rafael area on June 12. The twister-styled high-wind event appeared to be similar to a small tornado but, according to the National Weather Service, was just a land spout akin to a very large dust devil. Diego Lopez -CC

High-speed chase ends in arrest and prison sentence

PUEBLO OF LAGUNA, N.M. – On March 14, 2019, Laguna police officers were led on a highspeed chase down Interstate 40 before finally arresting Ivan Allen, a 40-year-old man from Moreno Valley, California.