GRANTS, N.M. - According to Superintendent Max Perez, the change in Grants Cibola County Schools moving towards paperless notifications and cashless transactions has been a steady process. The schools made a transition from PowerSchool, the old student information system used across the state, to a new student information program called Synergy. If a parent wishes to log on and get connected, the program allows them access to all of their kids grades and test scores without having to receive it on paper. Perez said that many other districts in the state have also chosen to make the change to Synergy, and he suspects that more will follow. Some of the improved features he noted include it being user friendly, having more options for reports, and granting more access for parents. For parents who don’t have access to the internet, paper copies can still be requested from the school.

MILAN, N.M. – Despite representatives from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and representatives from CoreCivic saying that there is no hunger strike at the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, four of the striking men are said to have recently fainted from lack of food.

SANTA FE – Livestock theft is to be prosecuted for each occurrence of theft rather than a separate charge for each animal allegedly stolen, the state Supreme Court ruled in an opinion released today.

Editor’s Note: The content of this story may be disturbing to some audiences. Reader discretion is advised.

Grants Police Department October 31 Matthew Korris, born in 1999: Obstructing Police November 1 Jill Ganadonegro, born in 1993: Aggravated DWI November 2 Coby Quintana, born in 1999: Warrant – Municipal Court November 3 Elias Atencio, born in 1997: Warrant – District Courts Stephanie Polando, born in 1996: Warrant – Bernalillo County Andrew Kulkowski, born in 1990: Assault and Battery Paul Castillo, born in 1974: Warrant – Magistrate Courts Crystal Flick, born in 1978: Drunk or disorderly Garett Chino, born in 1977: Driving While Revoked Orlando Abeita, born in 1993: Warrant – Municipal Court November 4 Tony Woody, born in 1985: DUI/DWI November 5 Erick Gonzales, born in 1981: Criminal Trespass Jackson Delgarito, born in 1956: DUI/DW Peter Long, born in 1951: Indecent Acts November 6 Jasmine Yawaika, born in 1991: Shoplifting Jonathan Glascock, born in 2003: DUI/DWI Jakkin Argetsinger, born in 1998: Shoplifting Debra-Rose Conwell, born in 1996: Trespassing of Real Property November 7 Dominic Thompson, born in 1992: Disorderly Conduct November 8 Tessa Charlie, born in 2004: Assault and Battery Shamicqua Lackey, born in 1987: Aggravated DWI Wyatt Ramone, born in 1995: Drunk or Disorder November 9 Jimmie Dexter1993: Warrant – District Courts Andrick Carole, born in 1995: Drunk or Disorderly November 10 Monique Largo, born in 1993: Drunk or Disorderly November 11 Randall Willie, born in 1987: Drunk or Disorderly November 12 Earl Chino, born in 2003: Drunk or Disorderly November 13 Amare Livingston, born in 2003 DUI/DWI Carol Martinez, born in 1972: Aggravated DWI DeJay Yazzie, born in 1987: DUI/DWI Kyle Delgarito, born in 1996: Warrant – Magistrate Courts Ivan Maestas, born in 1981: Child Abuse November 14 Albert Errol, born in 1983: Warrant – Other Jurisdictions Milan Police Department November 5 Lisa Marie Sandoval, born in 1970: Disorderly Conduct November 6 Tabitha D. Cornell, born in 1993: Warrant – Magistrate Court November 10 Francisco Gonzales, born in 1991: Warrant – Municipal Court Stevie Rae Yellowhorse, born in 1992: Warrant – Municipal Court.

Drought conditions appear to be improving in Cibola, but the truth is that the conditions are slowly worsening once again. Through the month of October, drought conditions worsened across the county, a worsening that was stalled thanks to significant precipitation across the month.

GRANTS, N.M. – On November 17, the Cibola County Board of Commissioners held two meetings. The first was a special meeting at 4 p.m. to canvass the results of the 2022 general election and appoint a sheriff. They voted to become a Canvassing Board and were given the numbers. It was stated that there are 14,948 registered voters in Cibola County, with 6,889 ballots cast in this election. That is 46.09 percent of registered voters in Cibola County who cast their votes. There were 24 provisional ballots with 23 accepted and one rejected due to having an address in a different county. It was fully approved by the Canvassing Board. They then voted to return to a Commission Board and appointed a new sheriff. Cibola County Manager, Kate Fletcher said she spoke to the winning sheriff candidate and his choice in undersheriff and said that they were willing to move forward with starting their term early, to fill a vacancy left by former Sheriff Tony Mace. She stated that Sheriff Mace’s last day as sheriff would be November 28, and recommended that commissioners appoint Larry Diaz for November 29 to fill the opening. The motion was fully approved.

MILAN, N.M.– The Cibola County Correctional Center is once again in hot water for the alleged mistreatment of immigrant detainees. CCCC is a facility which houses local Cibola County inmates, US Marshal Service inmates, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement inmates.