CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Every year thousands of elderly people are taken advantage of, from credit card scams to romance scams, thieves will go to extreme lengths to get the most out of the elderly. In 2020 alone scammers managed to steal over $7 million from New Mexico’s elderly, more than half of that money was lost in what are called “confidence” or “romance” scams.

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.

The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website.

June 27th is National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Injury Awareness Day. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness around the signs, symptoms, and stigma, associated with PTSD. As a former Infantry Officer with two deployments to Afghanistan this issue is deeply personal to me. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reported that somewhere between 10-15 percent of Veterans have a clinical diagnosis for post-traumatic stress. That number is likely far greater. A recent survey suggests at over a quarter of our population believes PTSD is incurable and those who have it are dangerous and mentally unstable – it is for this reason that so many Veterans refuse to seek help. 22 Veterans will take their own life today, two thirds of them will have never stepped foot inside a VA facility – 15 Veterans will die today without ever asking for help

WASHINGTON — In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid-Year Conference today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a comprehensive review of the troubled legacy of federal boarding school policies.

Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so.

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – After nearly 16 months of COVID-19 lockdowns, New Mexico is finally emerging from the great pause that came over the Land of Enchantment. Thanks to the vaccines and the hard work of public officials to get those shots into the arms of New Mexicans, the state will reopen on July 1.

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – As a heat dome has clamped down across the state in the middle of a severe drought, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands has implemented stricter restrictions to protect the forests from catching fire. The new restrictions took effect on June 18.

A land spout was spotted across the Grants/Milan/San Rafael area on June 12. The twister-styled high-wind event appeared to be similar to a small tornado but, according to the National Weather Service, was just a land spout akin to a very large dust devil. Diego Lopez -CC