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Independence Day weekend arrests

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GRANTS, N.M. – While America was celebrating Independence Day, the law enforcement across Cibola County spent the long holiday weekend bringing down criminals and keeping the roadways safe.

Big plans in store for Riverwalk development

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GRANTS N.M. — The City of Grants and Councilman Erik Garcia have big plans for the Riverwalk and surrounding areas. Garcia and City of Grants crews already put these plans in motion a few months ago, making what Garcia calls “baby steps” towards growth in Grants.

Grants Fire and Rescue

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Grants Fire and Rescue, Milan Fire Department, and the Cibola County Fire Command arrived at the site of a crash down Mount Taylor in the morning of July 5. No fatalities were reported, alcohol and high speeds are suspected as factors in the crash. Responders arrived on scene around 7:40 a.m. and discovered that the car had gone off the road before it hit a tree and rolled. One of the passengers was airlifted from the scene, another was taken by ambulance to Cibola General Hospital. Courtesy photo

Torres Small selected by Biden

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Former US Representative Xochitl Torres Small (D – NM), Cibola’s past delegate to Washington D.C., has been tapped by President Joe Biden to serve in in the Department of Agriculture as Under Secretary for Rural Development. This move makes Torres Small the second high-profile New Mexican tapped by President Biden to serve in his administration.

Pizza 9 and community support GHS alumnus and sister after loss

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GRANTS, N.M. – Grants High School alumnus and former Grants Pirates football player, Shane Barron, graduated in May of this year. Barron played football for the Pirates all four years of high school, and his mother, Charlene Hatten, was a huge supporter of Barron and the Pirates every single one of those four years, all while also battling stage four breast cancer.

Cibola’s Fentanyl epidemic

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Drug searches and seizures are not an uncommon occurrence throughout Cibola County, which boasts Interstate 40, a road better known as the Drug Corridor. Law enforcement from across the county have been working on drug interdiction and takedowns in an effort to keep the streets clean; in this effort, they have picked up thousands of pounds of different narcotics this year alone. Despite the work done by the police departments, there is still a large quantity of drugs that make their way to the streets; one of these drugs that is ravaging Cibola County and the rest of the country is Fentanyl.

A man with many hats

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Cibola County Emergency Manager Dustin Middleton has lived in Cibola County since October of 2012 and has been the emergency manager since September of 2015. Middleton has an extensive background in emergency service, particularly in the fire service. Before moving to Cibola County, Middleton lived in Arizona and gained 12 years of fire experience there. Overall, Middleton has worked in the fire service for 21 years.