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Tips to help take the stress out of tax season

News Staff

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Every filing season comes with its own set of challenges and 2021 is no different. The IRS wants taxpayers get the information they need as quickly as possible. Taxpayers can keep in mind these tips when they get ready to file.

Hospital updates county commissioners; Summaries of two CGH board meetings

News Staff

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. - Cibola County officials and Cibola General Hospital signed two contracts in 2020. One was the lease agreement for the two properties in Grants on Roosevelt Avenue which are owned by the county the hospital and the Cibola Family Health Center.

Haaland nomination advances; ‘Proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels’

Diego Lopez Reporter

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

LAGUNA PUEBLO, N.M., and WASHINGTON D.C. - Laguna native and US Congresswoman Debra Haaland (D - New Mexico) was chosen by President Joe Biden to lead the United States Department of the Interior.

Veterans Service office reopens in Grants

Kylie Garcia Reporter

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

GRANTS, N.M. - Years ago, there was a Grants veterans services office, but later it was closed. Now, the office is reopening. It will operate at the old county building on High Street.

School board hears reactions to hybrid learning

Rosanne Boyett Reporter

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The Grants/Cibola County School District board listened to reactions about hybrid instruction, the Bluewater Elementary School project update, and financial reports at the March 2 meeting.

Opposing House Bill 4

Kylie Garcia Reporter

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

GRANTS, N.M. - Cibola County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 21-17 Opposing House Bill 4 of The First Session of the 55th Legislature.

Library and vandalism

Rosanne Boyett Reporter

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

GRANTS, N.M. — The Mother Whiteside Memorial Library on High Street in Grants served Cibola County residents for decades. The staff, who are City of Grants employees, repeatedly dealt with unruly patrons, recurring incidents of vandalism, theft, and graffiti.

Petition to recall mayor fails

Cibola Citizen Staff Report

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The petition to recall Grants Mayor, Martin “Modey” Hicks fails after the Cibola County Clerk verfiied the petition and determind the petition would not move forward due to not enough signatures to continue with the recall process. The petition was spearheaded by Grants resident Beverly Michael.

IHS transfers share of power from ACL to Laguna Healthcare Corporation

News Staff

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — While the pandemic was in the full swing, ravaging New Mexico and Cibola County, the federal Indian Health Service announced plans to shift services and responsibilities at the Acoma-Canoncito-Laguna Service Unit in Acoma, N.M.

Dr. Marisa Thompson courtesy photo Snowy neighborhood in Los Lunas. It is too early to tell which plants were damaged by the cold this winter.

Southwest Yard & Garden; Responding to frost bite: A love-wait relationship

Dr. Marisa Thompson Extension Horticulture

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

County Cooperative Extension Service Agents and Specialists across the state are fielding questions about cold injury to landscape plants and orchard trees and what to do about it. The low temperatures in mid-February did not break many records for us in New Mexico.