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Fire crews worked diligently to put out the Cerro Bandera Fire. They contained the fire and stopped it from threatening Cibola County. Courtesy Photo

Fire crews worked diligently to put out the Cerro Bandera Fire. They contained the fire and stopped it from threatening Cibola County. Courtesy Photo

The Cerro Bandera Fire

ZUNI MOUNTAINS, N.M. – A fire started around 10:40 a.m. on June 9, the fire grew rapidly, destroying structures and creating evacuees out of Cibola residents. At 3:50 p.m. the fire was 100 acres, by 9 p.m. it had ballooned to 300 acres.

Election Night Victories

Cibola County went to the polls on Tuesday, June 7 to elect the candidates they want to see go head-to-head in the general election. Few local elections in Cibola County were contested.

Massive Marijuana Sales in May

GRANTS, N.M. – City of Grants saw significant sales of marijuana in May. Marijuana is a quickly growing industry in New Mexico, and Grants is seeing a boom in sales since recreational use of the drug was legalized.
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With colors resembling cotton candy, pink clouds blend with a blue sky background above Grants’ East mesas on a Sunday evening. Kylie Garcia - CC
Car Crashed into Power Pole

Car Crashed into Power Pole

Car Crashed into Power Pole

GRANTS, N.M. – In the early hours of June 2, a red truck crashed into a power pole off of Lobo Canyon in Grants, New Mexico. The accident disrupted power for several hours and left the power transformers suspended in the air, held up only by power cables.