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National Recovery Month

Press Release
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
During National Recovery Month, the State of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration remains dedicated to creating accessible and high-quality behavioral health care, driving behavioral health initiatives, such as the Crisis Now System to ensure all New Mexicans have the...

BLM Set to Issue New Grazing Regulations

Press Release
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is apparently set to issue new livestock grazing regulations, according to Don L. (Bebo) Lee, president of the New Mexico Federal Lands Council, Alamogordo.
A recent string of robberies in Cibola County, centered in Grants, have begun targeting the Double Six Art Gallery. The gallery was robbed twice in 10 days. Grants Police Department is actively investigating the robberies. Courtesy Photo

A recent string of robberies in Cibola County, centered in Grants, have begun targeting the Double Six Art Gallery. The gallery was robbed twice in 10 days. Grants Police Department is actively investigating the robberies. Courtesy Photo

Double Six Art Gallery Robbed Twice

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
GRANTS, N.M. – A string of robberies is hampering the City of Grants. For months, Grants residents have been dealing with petty burglaries, lawbreakers going into residential yards and stealing lawn ornaments and the like.

MPD Discovers Missing Texas Woman

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
MILAN, N.M. – The Village of Milan Police Department recently discovered a missing Texas woman in Cibola County. After speaking with the woman, they determined that she had left Texas on her volition due to family arguments, and was not in danger.

Drugs Delivered by Mail

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
MILAN, N.M. – Albuquerque, New Mexico, woman Lupe Sanchez has been arrested after allegedly sending a handwritten letter with drugs inside to the Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, N.M. On September 8, staff at CCCC were sorting through mail and noticed a strange smell coming from one of...
Cibola County’s drought conditions have improved. Thanks to significant rainfall, the dangerous effects of Cibola’s drought are lowering. As of September 19, only 41.31 percent of Cibola is in moderate drought and 11.52 percent is in severe drought, other parts of the county are not in drought conditions but are abnormally dry. Courtesy

Cibola County’s drought conditions have improved. Thanks to significant rainfall, the dangerous effects of Cibola’s drought are lowering. As of September 19, only 41.31 percent of Cibola is in moderate drought and 11.52 percent is in severe drought, other parts of the county are not in drought conditions but are abnormally dry. Courtesy

Cibola’s Drought Conditions Continue to Improve

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Drought conditions in Cibola continue to improve through August thanks to significant rainfall across the county. August saw an increase in rainfall, with 1.01 inches more than average. August 2022 was the 17th wettest August in the history of drought tracking in the area, going back 128 years.
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Firewood for Sale

Diego Lopez, Reporter
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
As the cold air approaches, the Cibola National Forest staff remind Cibola County residents that firewood is for sale. While collecting firewood in the Cibola National Forest, remember to be courteous of the forest and be safe when harvesting wood.