WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-NM) has introduced the Securing the Homeland from International Entrants with Life-threatening Diseases (SHIELD) Act, legislation which will preserve America's ability to protect its borders from a surge of COVID-19 cases. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Senate version of the bill.

Press release SANTA FE, NM – On July 4, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was notified of an officer involved shooting in Santa Fe, NM involving the New Mexico State Police (NMSP). All officers were uninjured, and the suspect had been transported to a local area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

MILAN, N.M. – All members were present for the Village of Milan Board of Trustees special meeting held on Monday, July 26 at 4 p.m. Before approving the agenda, Trustee Ellen Baca questioned whether the meeting was advertised enough or even at all. Village Clerk Denise Baca reassured Baca and the board that the meeting was advertised appropriately, and a motion to approve the agenda followed.

So, when I came into the Grants, City Council, there was no really good plan for the City of Grants. I started to look at the resources that the city already has, and discovered that we have many opportunities within our city limits. One of our biggest resources is our Riverwalk. The Riverwalk dumps 10,000,000 gallons of water in the Río San Jose every month, and we waste it. It just goes down south, and we lose it.

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.

GRANTS, N.M. – On Wednesday, July 21, New Mexico State University-Grants faculty, Donn Webb, and many of his companions joined together to commemorate the showcasing of an exhibit dedicated to Webb’s life as an educator and radio host, or as Webb put it, a “disc jockey.”

GRANTS, N.M. – The Northwest New Mexico Correctional Center on Sakalares Boulevard in Grants, New Mexico, will be changing hands. The State of New Mexico and Core- Civic, the company who currently runs and operates the prison, struck a deal to turn the private detention facility into a state-ran detention facility. This transition will be part of NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s plan to slow and eventually end for-profit incarceration in the state.

CIBOLA COUNTY, NM – The Cibola County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on Thursday. July 22 at 5 p.m. The agenda was approved with a minor adjustment of switching item nine “Reports,” with item ten, “Presentation.”

VILLAGE OF MILAN, N.M. – The Village of Milan is in the process of upgrading and refurnishing parks across the village. From baseball fields for the youth to alterations making the parks wheelchair compliant for everyone to enjoy, Milan’s parks are receiving a makeover. Parks aren’t the only major renovations happening in the village either, the village swimming pool and fire department are both undergoing renovations to bring them into twenty first century.