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District 1 voters will choose between three contenders this November: Zach Gutierrez, Bob Tenequer, and Dolores Vallejos. The district covers the city’s northeast neighborhoods around Roosevelt Avenue, Sakelares Boulevard and North Hills Drive. Each elected councilor will serve a fouryear term on the five-member Grants City Council. Courtesy Photo

District 1 voters will choose between three contenders this November: Zach Gutierrez, Bob Tenequer, and Dolores Vallejos. The district covers the city’s northeast neighborhoods around Roosevelt Avenue, Sakelares Boulevard and North Hills Drive. Each elected councilor will serve a fouryear term on the five-member Grants City Council. Courtesy Photo

City of Grants Council Races Highlight District Divides, Charter Debate

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
GRANTS, N.M. — The 2025 Regular Local Election will decide who represents Districts 1 and 3 on the Grants City Council — two of the four geographic districts that divide the city’s local government.
From right to left is Roslynd Archuleta, Kayla Lopez, Seth Torres, Minuet Whitney (all Forensic Scientists in the DNA Unit) discuss findings in the laboratory. Photo by DPS Media Relations Unit – Curtis Althaus and Payton Santillanes.

From right to left is Roslynd Archuleta, Kayla Lopez, Seth Torres, Minuet Whitney (all Forensic Scientists in the DNA Unit) discuss findings in the laboratory. Photo by DPS Media Relations Unit – Curtis Althaus and Payton Santillanes.

New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory – Providing “State-of-the Art” Scientific Analysis Every Day

News Staff
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
NEW MEXICO - The New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory stands as a “model of scientific precision and integrity, where expert analysts, rigorous training, cutting-edge technology, and state-of-theart facilities” unite in pursuit of justice.

From the Code Talkers to the Skies of Today

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — As Veterans Day approaches, the story of Fort Wingate stands as both a testament to sacrifice and a reflection of how New Mexico continues to serve the nation.For more than 160 years, Fort Wingate has been a crossroads of American history.
Fall Peak Now, Past-Peak at Highest Elevations

Fall Peak Now, Past-Peak at Highest Elevations

Fall Peak Now, Past-Peak at Highest Elevations

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — The autumnal show is hitting its crescendo.As of Oct. 20, mapping shows peak color across much of western Cibola County, with some pastpeak patches on the highest ridges of the Zuni Mountains and in exposed high country southwest of Grants.Around Mt.