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Grants Rec and PMS Collecting Diapers for Cibola Families at June Diaper Dash

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

GRANTS, N.M. — The Grants Recreation Department has facilitated a number of events over the past few years that have been for good causes but also incorporate fun activities. One specific activity that the department often runs with is the Fun Run/Walk/Bike event.

Election Night Victories

Diego Lopez, Reporter

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Cibola County went to the polls on Tuesday, June 7 to elect the candidates they want to see go head-to-head in the general election. Few local elections in Cibola County were contested.

Massive Marijuana Sales in May

Diego Lopez, Reporter

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

GRANTS, N.M. – City of Grants saw significant sales of marijuana in May. Marijuana is a quickly growing industry in New Mexico, and Grants is seeing a boom in sales since recreational use of the drug was legalized. Through the month of May, the City of Grants saw $165,851.

Funding Local Agencies

Diego Lopez, Reporter

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

GRANTS, N.M. – At a special Grants City Council on May 6, the city decided to fund six local agencies. The agencies funded were the Cibola Arts Council, Cibola Communities Economic Development Foundation, Grants Pantry, Grants MainStreet Project Inc.

Front Page Banner Photo

News Staff

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

With colors resembling cotton candy, pink clouds blend with a blue sky background above Grants’ East mesas on a Sunday evening. Kylie Garcia - CC

Ramah Man Charged with Sexual Abuse

Diego Lopez Reporter

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

RAMAH, N.M. – A 74-year-old man from Ramah, New Mexico, is facing charges of Abusive Sexual Contact of a seven-year-old during a church service in Ramah. Tony Jake, Jr.

New Mexico State Police Participate in the National Click It or Ticket Campaign

Press Release

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

NEW MEXICO - From May 23, 2022, through June 5, 2022, the New Mexico State Police participated in the National Occupant Protection Mobilization, Click it or Ticket (CIOT) Campaign.

Car Crashed into Power Pole

Diego Lopez, Reporter

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

GRANTS, N.M. – In the early hours of June 2, a red truck crashed into a power pole off of Lobo Canyon in Grants, New Mexico. The accident disrupted power for several hours and left the power transformers suspended in the air, held up only by power cables.

Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski (left) and Walmart Front End Coach Jennifer Beard (right) prepare for checkout after MPD partnered with Walmart to update Milan’s youth tee-ball league’s equipment, including helmets, tees, bats, and balls. Kylie Garcia - CC

MPD partners with Walmart to update youth tee-ball equipment

Kylie Garcia, Reporter

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

When Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski saw that the local youth teeball’s league was short on equipment for the upcoming season, he jumped on the phone to see what he could do, and a partnership with Walmart came out of it.

Auto Tour Comes to Grants

C.l. Peterson, Guest Contributor

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Twenty-eight out-of-town members of the Route 66 Motor Club in Albuquerque, New Mexico, visited and ate lunch at the Double Six Art Gallery on Thursday, June 2. The group has been travelling Route 66, The Mother Road.