Village of Milan Overcomes Severe Weather Challenges Milan Elementary School Dismissed Early After Power and Water Issues

MILAN, N.M. — The Village of Milan and Milan Elementary School recently navigated a series of infrastructure challenges following severe weather, resulting in an early dismissal of elementary students.The sequence of events began on the evening of September 22, when a severe storm accompanied by...

Prescribed Burns Planned as Fire Restrictions Ease Across Western N.M.

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Recent rainfall is bringing a shift in fire conditions across western New Mexico, with state fire restrictions being lifted and the Cibola National Forest preparing several prescribed burns for the fall and winter.The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands announced...

Cibola Water Monitor – September 13 – 29

Late-September rains lift Bluewater Lake, send Rio San Jose sharply higher CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Weeks of late-monsoon rainfall are beginning to show more clearly in Cibola County's surface-water measurements.Bluewater Lake rose slightly during the past week, while the Rio San Jose at Acoma Pueblo...

“Nosferatu” is NMSU’s October Film - Fridays, October 9 and October 23 at 1 pm

GRANTS, N.M. - Part IIf you like hideous, gruesome or grisly movie characters, you’ll want to see “Nosferatu.” Attend October 9’s German movie at the NMSU Library at 1 pm. This is the first movie to feature a Dracula vampire. He’s described as the “ugliest” in film history.

Grants Public Library Adds STEM Fun and New Materials

GRANTS, N.M. – The Grants Public Library continued its fall programming last week with a hands-on STEM activity, Tot and Me storytime and a large batch of new books, DVDs and other materials for local readers.Wildflower Circle visited the library Sept. 23 for a STEM day focused on straw rockets.

As Homestake Winds Down, Calls for Removing the Tailings Pile Remain

GRANTS, NM – It's been more than a decade since Ron Curry, then-Region 6 administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, visited the home of Milan residents Milton and Jonnie Head after a day of touring legacy uranium mine sites on the Navajo Nation and in the Grants area.Curry sank...

Monte Closes Career Where It Began, Leaving Plans for GPD’s Future

GRANTS, N.M. – Maxine Monte did not enter the Grants Police Department’s reserve program expecting to make law enforcement her career.

Iran War Update: U.S. Holds Off on Houthi Strikes as Iran Expands Red Sea Support

GRANTS, N.M. – The Iran war remains centered on control of vital shipping routes, but the immediate pressure has shifted toward the Red Sea, where Iran is reportedly helping the Houthis strengthen positions near the Bab al Mandeb Strait while the United States weighs how directly to...

The Cibola County Commission’s Uranium Mining Decision

Divided Votes to Support IN-SITU Mining Recovery CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - GRANTS, N.M. – The Cibola County Board of Commissioners faces a divided house during their September 24 meeting regarding Resolution 0.654, a measure that recognized the strategic importance of the Grants Mineral Belt and...

Grants/Cibola County Schools Safety Report

GRANTS, N.M. - The GCCS district has implemented a monthly data review process with its safety committee to track and compare safety incidents reported at the Grants/Cibola County School board Meetings.According to Amanda Gallegos-Ortiz, HR quality assurance, security, Title IX, between August 10,...