GRANTS, NM – The first annual New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Field Trip happened at the Grants Riverwalk Park on Friday and included both the fifth and six grades from Mt. Taylor Elementary School. According to one of the organizers, Corporal Matt Lackey, “We want to give kids experience in outdoor conservation education and just being outside.” The Game and Fish Department stocked the pond with over 120 Rainbow trout up to 24 inches long, though no one had caught any of the big ones yet.

APRIL 16 Akon, Singer (50) APRIL 17 Jennifer Garner, Actress (51) APRIL 18 Chloe Bennet, Actress (31) APRIL 19 Hayden Christensen, Actor (42) APRIL 20 Miranda Kerr, Model (40) APRIL 21 James McAvoy, Actor (44) APRIL 22 Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Actor (57).

NMDOT asks all motorists to obey all traffic signs, use caution, and watch for heavy equipment and construction personnel in all work zones. PLEASE NOTE: Conditions are subject to change without notice. Double fines for speeding in work zones in effect.

If you don’t like the police, you haven’t met Officer Nik Candelaria. He’s the latest addition to the Milan Police Department, and at 29, he’s wise beyond his years. “I always tell myself ‘you’re not the judge’. There’s bad people and good people. At the end of the day, we’re all human beings. I don’t forget where I came from.” Candelaria cruised through the streets of Milan completing a circuit he was clearly familiar with. He does his residential checks and his business checks all while “looking for bad guys.” Drug interdiction is a specialty of his. That means keeping drugs off of highways with the intention of preventing them from reaching their destination. Ironically, both of his parents were arrested for drug dealing when he was just a kid.

GRANTS, N.M. – Beginning April 10 through the month of April, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct the Chain of Craters prescribed fire, weather permitting. The Chain of Craters prescribed fire is located south of State Highway 53 and west of County Road 42, approximately 35 miles southwest of Grants, in Cibola County.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the beginning of a Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Five-Year Review of the Former Kirtland Air Force Base Demolition Bombing Range (KDBR) Munitions Response Site (MRS) in Cibola County, New Mexico. The property is now part of the El Malpais National Monument.

GRANTS, NM - According to the New Mexico Environment Department, Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl are substances that do not easily break down in the environment due to their chemical properties and have been manufactured all around the world since the 1940s.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM — The Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of New Mexico will be hosting its annual Ask-a-Lawyer Call-In Program on Saturday, April 29 telephonically from 9 a.m. to noon. On the day of the program, New Mexican residents can get their legal questions answered for free or receive a referral by calling 1-800-876-6227 and speaking with an attorney or State Bar representative.

NAVAJO NATION – After disastrous storms hammered the Navajo Nation earlier this year, US President Joe Biden signed a disaster declaration for the Nation, opening resources for the nation to aide in their recovery. The late-winter storm washed out roads and destroyed some critical infrastructure across the Nation.

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today, the USDA Forest Service is investing more than $1 billion in disadvantaged urban communities by supporting work to increase access to trees and the social, health, and economic benefits they provide. Of the total funding, the Forest Service is allocating $6 million directly to Arizona and $1,875,000 directly to New Mexico to bolster competitive subgrants, support state projects, provide technical assistance, and assist states with other related services. Key partners include the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, Arizona Community Tree Council, New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Forestry Division, and Tree New Mexico.