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The New Mexico Economic Development Department's mission is to improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive. Courtesy photo

The New Mexico Economic Development Department's mission is to improve the lives of New Mexico families by increasing economic opportunities and providing a place for businesses to thrive. Courtesy photo

Economic assistance boosts McKinley Paper Mill

Press Release
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
McKINLEY COUNTY, N.M. – Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced today that a long-time paper factory in McKinley County will receive economic assistance from the state so it can install new equipment and remain in business for the next decade, retaining at least 125 well-paying jobs.

Bonds on 2020 ballot

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Bond A Text of the bond The 2020 Capital Projects General Obligation Bond Act authorizes the issuance and sale of senior citizen facility improvement, construction, and equipment acquisition bonds.

NM Constitutional Amendments on 2020 ballot

News Staff
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
By Diego Lopez Reporter Constitutional Amendment 1 Text of the amendment PROPOSING TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NEW MEXICO TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION CONSIST OF THREE MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM A LIST OF PROFESSIONALLY QUALIFIED NOMINEES SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR...
Brett Wesner Cibola Citizen publisher

Brett Wesner Cibola Citizen publisher

Cibola Citizen publisher named NNA president

Special To The Cibola Citizen
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
PENSACOLA, Florida — Brett Wesner, president of Wesner Publications in Cordell, Oklahoma, and publisher of the Cibola Citizen was elected chair of the National Newspaper Association during the association’s 134th annual meeting. He had been treasurer.

Dire warnings

Rosanne Boyett Reporter
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The state is tracking data from each of its seven “hub hospitals” in response to the pandemic. Healthcare officials expressed concern about hospitals’ ability to respond to patients’ needs.
Courtesy photo Cibola County Sheriff’s Deputies, working with Homeland Security Investigations, manage to take firearms and drugs off the streets by arresting at least one suspect.

Courtesy photo Cibola County Sheriff’s Deputies, working with Homeland Security Investigations, manage to take firearms and drugs off the streets by arresting at least one suspect.

Seizing 22.58 pounds of marijuana

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – On Oct. 19 the Cibola County Sheriff’s Office, working with federal Homeland Security Investigations, discovered 22.58 pounds of marijuana, and more than 73,000 grams of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana that alters a person’s thinking, according towww.healthline.

Officer involved shooting

Diego Lopez Reporter
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
LAGUNA, N.M. – On October 23, there was an officer involved shooting on Interstate 40 near Laguna, New Mexico. The incident brought freeway traffic to a standstill for several hours. This was the third such event in the past two months.