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Herrell request for field hearing on border

Press Release
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Yvette Herrell (R-NM) has sent a letter to Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) of the Committee on Oversight and Reform requesting a field hearing on the New Mexico southern border to address security, public health, and illegal immigration issues.
Cibola County Manager Kate Fletcher (left) and City of Grants Manager Vanessa Chavez (right) make themselves available to the public during a ‘Coffee with the Managers’ meeting on August 5 at the Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course clubhouse. Fletcher and Chavez provided county and city updates, answered questions, and heard from citizens at the 8 a.m. gathering. Kylie Garcia - CC

Cibola County Manager Kate Fletcher (left) and City of Grants Manager Vanessa Chavez (right) make themselves available to the public during a ‘Coffee with the Managers’ meeting on August 5 at the Coyote Del Malpais Golf Course clubhouse. Fletcher and Chavez provided county and city updates, answered questions, and heard from citizens at the 8 a.m. gathering. Kylie Garcia - CC

Managers discuss wastewater treatment plant, flooding, and local issues

Kylie Garcia Reporter
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – Cibola County Manager Kate Fletcher and City of Grants Manager Vanessa Chavez made themselves available to the public during their second official ‘Coffee with the Managers’ meeting on Thursday, August 5 at 8 a.m.
Alejandro Balderrama

Alejandro Balderrama

Federal arrest warrant

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
SAN RAFAEL, N.M. – After being in custody for murder, Alejandro Balderrama was mistakenly released thanks to confusion as Balderrama was also being held on charges from the US Marshal’s Service, he was arrested by the Cibola County Sheriff’s Office and returned to prison three years ago.

Unemployment crisis

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – As the United States emerges from the COVID-19 lockdown, refilling the lost jobs of pre-pandemic life is proving to be a challenge. Across Cibola County “Help wanted” and “Urgently hiring” signs are hard to miss as the county grapples with a 10.4 percent unemployment rate.
Water rushes over a county road in Cubero during a flooding event that took place last week. Two county roads, CR 7 and 8 were both washed out during the flood. Cibola County Emergency Manager Dustin Middleton said no individuals were injured and no homes were damaged. Courtesy photo

Water rushes over a county road in Cubero during a flooding event that took place last week. Two county roads, CR 7 and 8 were both washed out during the flood. Cibola County Emergency Manager Dustin Middleton said no individuals were injured and no homes were damaged. Courtesy photo

Flooding in Cubero

Scott Ford Managing Editor
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
With all the recent rain Cibola County has been receiving during this monsoon, the village of Cubero suffered some serious flooding that washed out a couple of county roads this past week.
Brenda Curtwright

Brenda Curtwright

The return

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The Grants/Cibola County Chamber of Commerce and New Mexico Mining Museum have hired a new director amid a flurry of political heat from Grants City Hall. A return for the director, Brenda Curtwright, means a return to business as both the G/CCCC and NMMM had known.
‘Prairie Red’ plums ripening at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas on July 29, 2021. Marisa Thompson courtesy photo

‘Prairie Red’ plums ripening at the NMSU Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas on July 29, 2021. Marisa Thompson courtesy photo

Southwest Yard & Garden; Honeydew drizzles and cherry pit tips

News Staff
Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Partial reprints from July 2001 (https://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/yard/2001/071401.html), written by Dr. Curtis Smith Question: I have a willow tree that seems to be "raining" down what feels like moisture in hot weather. Is this common? What is the tree doing?