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Tips for writing an obituary

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Do not feel obliged to include cause of death. While acquaintances who first learn of a person’s death via an obituary may be curious about cause of death, loved ones of the deceased do not have to include such information if they are uncomfortable doing so.

The Municipal Judge

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
CITY OF GRANTS, N.M. – Over the last few weeks, we have been exploring the nuances of the Grants City Charter; we’ve discovered that the charter is a restriction on the powers of the mayor, city council, and city manager.

COVID -19

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The New Mexico Department of Health posts daily updates, https://cv.nmhealth.org/ The New Mexico Department of Health posts daily updates, https://cv.nmhealth.
Small Wonders is celebrating Barbara Kissinger's life

Small Wonders is celebrating Barbara Kissinger's life

Small Wonders is celebrating Barbara Kissinger's life

News Staff
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Small Wonders is celebrating Barbara Kissinger's life and long time service to the Center with a memorial bench placed near the entrance to the building. Barbara was a friend, an employee and later a long standing board member. She is fondly remembered and greatly missed. Scott Ford - CC

Clarifying the facts

Scott Ford Managing Editor
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
MILAN, N.M. - In the story written on April 21, “Homestake abandons $230 million remediation efforts,” three issues were misreported by the Cibola Citizen. The Cibola Citizen regrets these errors.

Nine groups seek lodgers’ tax funding

Rosanne Boyett Reporter
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
GRANTS, N.M. – The City of Grants Lodgers Tax Board allowed each applicant 15 minutes to present their funding request for the Fiscal Year 2021-22. Nine non-profit groups have applied for the upcoming funding cycle, which begins on July 1.
Golden currants (Ribes aureum) in bloom in the Los Lunas bosque on April 7, 2019 (left), March 25, 2020 (middle), and April 5, 2021 (right). M. Thompson courtesy photo

Golden currants (Ribes aureum) in bloom in the Los Lunas bosque on April 7, 2019 (left), March 25, 2020 (middle), and April 5, 2021 (right). M. Thompson courtesy photo

Southwest Yard & Garden; Hummingbirds are back

Dr. Marisa Thompson Extension Horticulture
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
This week, in honor of the golden currant (Ribes aureum) shrubs blooming in the Los Lunas bosque and at the City of Albuquerque BioPark Botanical Garden, I am writing about hummingbirds in the garden. I learned from a local birder (I wish I could remember who it was.

SWA board meets six times per year

Rosanne Boyett Reporter
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. –The Northwest New Mexico Regional Solid Waste Authority board meets six times per year. Three people represent Cibola County: Chair Larry Carver, Village of Milan, Secretary/Treasurer Robert Windhorst, Cibola County, and Martin “Modey” Hicks, City of Grants mayor.