The Northwest New Mexico Council of Governments (NWNMCOG) is seeking public input on the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway by tabling at three different locations on the weekend of April 13-14, 2024. The CMP is a threecounty economic development and transportation plan which will support the ongoing maintenance, protection, and development of different parts of the Trail of the Ancients Scenic Byway corridor. The corridor runs almost 600 miles through San Juan, McKinley, and Cibola counties and Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Zuni in Northwest New Mexico.

GRANTS, NM - Our small town has been nominated by USAToday as one of twenty best small towns in the west, according to an announcement sent by the Grants New Mexico Chamber of Commerce! For the next two weeks voting is open to select the best one of the twenty. Voters may vote once every day until polls close on April 1 at noon EST.

SANTA FE, NM – In a landmark decision on January 16, 2024, the New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Ramon Lorenzo, vacating one of his convictions on grounds of double jeopardy. The case, stemming from a 2013-armed robbery and shooting at the WOW Diner in Milan, New Mexico, determined that convicting Lorenzo for both armed robbery and aggravated battery violated his constitutional rights against double jeopardy.

SANTA FE – The state Supreme Court today reversed the reckless child abuse convictions of a mother and daughter who provided daycare in Portales and left two children unattended in a hot car in July 2017. One girl died and another survived her injuries.

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — As Cibola County grapples with ongoing drought conditions, the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources (EMNRD) Forestry Division is stepping up its wildfire prevention efforts ahead of the critical fire season. Despite February marking the 56th wettest month on record, the drought situation has remained relatively unchanged since January, prompting heightened concerns over fire risks in the region.

CIBOLA COUNTY, NM – Poll workers, who start their day at the crack of dawn and remain until the late hours, are not just employees; they are the backbone of the voting process, assisting voters with ballots and guiding them through the voting machines. The motivation behind becoming a poll worker extends beyond the financial incentive.

Diego Lopez, Reporter Editor’s Note: This story is being re-run to correct the record from the March 20 edition which failed to include a candidate for County Commissioner in District IV. The Cibola Citizen regrets this error.

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) is pleased to announce that New Mexico has been selected, along with three other states, to participate in the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) Health and Housing Institute (HHI), an initiative to develop, implement, and align health and housing programs.

Feeding the Economy, an economic impact study commissioned by 32 food and agriculture groups, reveals new data on jobs, wages, economic output at district, state, national levels LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Thirty-two food and agriculture groups released the eighth annual Feeding the Economy report March 19, a historic farm-to-fork economic impact study that helps to estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food and agriculture industries on jobs, wages, economic output and business taxes.