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Justice Found Four Years Later

PUEBLO OF LAGUNA – Florida Man Alexis Riego was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison, and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for involuntary manslaughter on Interstate 40 in the Laguna Pueblo.
Semi-Truck Accident Outside of Grants

Semi-Truck Accident Outside of Grants

Semi-Truck Accident Outside of Grants

Grants Fire was dispatched to the 85 MM for a motor vehicle accident involving semis that went head on. Upon arrival personnel found three Semis and one Car involved in the accident. Grants Fire did extrication on one patient from the car involved.
Courtesy Photos

Courtesy Photos

Fire on Lobo Canyon

GRANTS, N.M. – Grants Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a small fire burning outside the Lobo Canyon Fire Department on February 19. The blaze was quickly extinguished by firefighting crews. A small shed caught fire behind the volunteer fire department which had no volunteers at the time.
Cibola Drought Monitor – January Update

Cibola Drought Monitor – January Update

Cibola Drought Monitor – January Update

Drought conditions in Cibola County are back on the rise after several months of decline. Even when conditions were improving, the United States Department of Agriculture still had Cibola County officially declared as being “in drought.” This designation has not gone away.
Cibola Jobs Report

Cibola Jobs Report

Cibola Jobs Report

Q2 Tracking and recording economic data for Cibola County is very difficult. The data is not centralized, and the New Mexico Department of Workforce Connection makes access to data for unemployment very difficult.
Taking first place in the 2023 Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon was athlete Brent Herring of Durango, Colorado. He came in with an impressive time of 4:04:24. Courtesy Photo

Taking first place in the 2023 Mt. Taylor Winter Quadrathlon was athlete Brent Herring of Durango, Colorado. He came in with an impressive time of 4:04:24. Courtesy Photo

The Quad Turns 40

GRANTS, N.M. – With the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day checked off…What to do on a cold February day? Well, if you are Brett Herring and have 4 hours 14 minutes and 24 seconds you would have competed in the 40th Annual Mt.

2023 Registered Quad Participants

Alancheril, Joe age 56 Male N Richland Hills, TX Alunday,Rob age 40 Male Albuquerque, NM Alvarez, Bianca age 33 Female Albuquerque, NM Arnell, Kirsten age 29 Female Socorro,NM Arnold, Travis age 46 Male Spokane,WA Baca-Radler, Therese age 45 Female Albuquerque, NM Bagley, Justin age 51 Male...
Kids Quad

Kids Quad

Kids Quad

2023 was a special year for the Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon. Not only was it the 40th anniversary of the Mt. Taylor Quadrathlon, it was also the 10th anniversary of the return of the Kids Quad.

Cibola County Adopts New Salary Plan

GRANTS, N.M. – The Cibola County Board of Commissioners Chamber was filled for the February 7 meeting. A majority of the seats were filled by the Sheriff’s Department. All commissioners were present for the meeting and the vote to approve the agenda was a unanimous “yes.