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Seizing 22.58 pounds of marijuana

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CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – On Oct. 19 the Cibola County Sheriff’s Office, working with federal Homeland Security Investigations, discovered 22.58 pounds of marijuana, and more than 73,000 grams of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that alters a person’s thinking, according towww.healthline.com/health/cbd-vsthc CCSO deputies pulled over a sedan on Interstate 40, near mile marker 98. After officers identified potential illegal activity inside of the vehicle, permission was granted for a search of the vehicle, according to CCSO.

Officer involved shooting

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LAGUNA, N.M. – On October 23, there was an officer involved shooting on Interstate 40 near Laguna, New Mexico. The incident brought freeway traffic to a standstill for several hours. This was the third such event in the past two months.

Southwest Yard & Garden; Pain in the grass: Protecting cold-sensitive plants over winter

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Question: We have a lovely purple fountain grass (planted in the spring), and I keep hearing that it will die in the winter and we would have to plant a new one each year. Others say to dig it up, pot it, cut it back, put it in the house near a window, and replant it in spring. Another view is it will be fine in winter; just cut it back in spring and it will flourish. So we are confused. I also considered purchasing a small pop-up greenhouse and putting it around the plant to fight off frost and allow it to get sun. Any help you could give would be most appreciated. Les Bender, Northeast Rio Rancho (6,000 ft)

Community Calendar

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The Cibola Citizen welcomes announcements about community events. Please include contact information: phone number, email address or website. There is no charge for publishing calendar announcements. Contact the Cibola Citizen at editor@cibolacitizen.com, call 505-287-3840 or 505-604-4347, or stop by 200 W. Santa Fe Ave., Grants, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Grants Public Library initiative helps community

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GRANTS, N.M. – The “Community Needs Pantry” is what the top of a digital flyer advertising the Sharing Closet reads. With places that typically provide pantry services being either shut down or limited in their abilities to operate during this time, the Grants Public Library decided that the Sharing Closet was something that they needed to set into motion in order to continue meeting the community’s pantry needs.

Community Halloween contests and scavenger hunt

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GRANTS, N.M. - There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the upcoming holidays this year and the normal traditions that pertain to them. There have not been any official rules set in regard to these traditions [as of press time], but families are being encouraged to either stay home and create new traditions or participate in events that will allow for social distancing and minimal contact.

Bonds on 2020 ballot

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Bond A Text of the bond The 2020 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction, and equipment acquisition bonds. Shall the state be authorized to issue general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed thirty-three million two hundred ninety-two thousand one hundred forty-one dollars ($33,292,141) to make capital expenditures for certain senior citizen facility improvement, construction and equipment acquisition projects and provide for a general property tax imposition and levy for the payment of principal of, interest on and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the bonds and the collection of the tax as permitted by law? Understanding the bond All bonds are public debt that will have to be paid back by New Mexico taxpayers through statewide property tax.

NM Constitutional Amendments on 2020 ballot

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Constitutional Amendment 1 Text of the amendment PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM A LIST OF PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED NOMINEES SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT THE COMMISSION IS REQUIRED TO REGULATE PUBLIC UTILITIES AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO REGULATE OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES. Understanding the amendment The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission is currently made up of five people who serve various sections of the state.

NMRC awarded 88K from UDSA

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NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Recycling Coalition was awarded $88,000 from USDA as part of a competitive grant process through the Rural Utilities Services. The funding supports efforts to divert material from landfills within the state’s smallest communities, populations of10,000 residents or less. This will be accomplished through the establishment of reuse centers, backyard compost trainings, repair clinics, and zero waste activities.