May 17 Bear Trap Fire Update

Acres: 15,215 acres Containment: 28% Cause: Undetermined Total Personnel: 629 Start Date: May 1, 2022 Location: San Mateo Mountains, Magdalena Ranger District, Socorro County, NM Fuels: Pine, Pinyon-Juniper and Grass Highlights: A weather system moved in from the west yesterday causing smoke...

Candidate Spotlight: Christine Lowery

Dr. Christine Lowery currently fills the seat of District One County Commissioner. Lowery, a democrat, was elected in 2018 and is serving the term of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2022.

Candidate Spotlight: Robert Armijo

There are two Commissioner seats that will be up for grabs this year. The process begins with the primary elections, where each political party will vote for and send forward a single candidate from their party to face off with the other.

Kidnapping Disturbs Milan Neighborhood

MILAN, N.M. – The Cibola County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the scene of what was believed to be a domestic violence situation, what they would find began an hours-long investigation that resulted in a raid on a house in the Village of Milan, New Mexico.

Grants Man in Court for Threatening FBI Agent

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Claiming that he had information about Albuquerque’s West Mesa Murders, Matthew James Cerno – a Grants, New Mexico resident – began contacting the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Justice for a Wronged Resident

GRANTS, N.M. – In 2017, Cibola County local Bruce Lynn had the hunting opportunity of a lifetime. Lynn lawfully shot and killed a bear in the Zuni Mountains with a bow and arrow, proud of his hunt, he went to have the animal taxidermized so he could display the animal hide in his cabin.

Grants Man Arrested for Allegedly Taking Narcotics into Jail

MILAN, N.M. – Milan Police Departments alleges that 43- year-old Marvin Padilla of Grants, New Mexico, threw a ball full of drugs and paraphernalia over the guarded fence to Cibola County Correctional Center on May 9.

Grants Police Department

May 9 Nathaniel Gutierrez, born in 1993: Aggravated DUI May 10 Shannon Charley, born in 1992: Private Property Destruction Michaela Marshall, born in 1984: Drunk or Disorderly May 11 Angelo Eylicio, born in 2002: Warrant – Municipal Court Joseph Huddleston, born in 2002: Obstructing...

MPD’s Newest Truck

MILAN, N.M. – The Village of Milan Police Department received a police equipped Dodge Ram from the Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office on May 11.

Cibola National Forest to implement Forest Closure for Stage 3 Fire Restrictions effective Thursday, May 19 Mt. Taylor, Mountainair, and Sandia Ranger Districts

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – May 17, 2022 – Based on extreme fire danger, the Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands (NF& NGs) will implement Stage 3 Forest Closure on all National Forest System lands, roads, and trails within the boundary of the Mt. Taylor, Mountainair and Sandia Ranger Districts.