If you surrendered to the beauty of ROSES last year and bought a bush, they need pruning to continue producing well. Or if you already grow roses, this will be a reminder to get your pruners out and get your roses ready for spring.

COVID-19 remains a public health threat in Cibola County. It is not, however, effecting people the way it did when the disease first broke loose and ran wild across the world.

Public officials and employees love transparency in the abstract. In reality: not so much.

GRANTS, NM – Friday, March 10, was the unveiling of the new Peter Pan play – the non-flying version. If you were unable to attend the packed performance that ran March 10 and 11 at the Grants High Performing Arts Center, you missed a real treat. The adapted version was written by Jon Jory and includes a female Captain Hook and a nonflying Peter Pan and Wendy though the two were able to rise above the ground thanks to movable ladders and a strong stage crew dressed in black.

SANTA FE, NM – Legislation designed to help New Mexico veterans and their families unanimously passed the House and will face the Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee Tuesday. Representative Eliseo “Lee” Alcon (D-District 6) sponsored House Joint Resolution 5 and House Joint Resolution 6 for the fourth year.

March 6 Jerry Chavez, born 1994: Burglary March 8 Bernell Nez, born in 1988: Battery of a Household Member March 10 Peter Long, born in 1951: Drunk or Disorderly Vanessa Perez, born in 1989: Drunk or Disorderly March 11 Alexander Spencer, born in 1997: Drunk or Disorderly Tedmund Apachito, born in 1992: Warrant – Other Jurisdiction Milan Police Department March 9 Tondra Wengert, born in 1966: Warrant Magistrate.

Pay Raise for the Grants Police Department and Roosevelt Avenue Pavement Project GRANTS, NM – On March 8, the Grants City Council held a special meeting. The main topics involved raises for Grants Police Department, and repaving and updating Roosevelt Avenue from the intersection of Lobo Canyon Road to Sakelares Boulevard.

THOREAU, NM – Thoreau man Gerrick Mariano made an initial appearance in federal court after a criminal complaint was levied against him. The complaint charges Mariano with assault resulting in serious bodily injury on the Navajo Nation for an assault that allegedly took place in August 2022.

MILAN, NM – The Village of Milan Fire Department received an anonymous thank you in the mail. In a Facebook post, MFD wanted to say thank you. The post reads: “We received the best gift ever this morning in Station 1’s mail box! It was delivered anonymously, so we would like to say ‘thank you’ for thinking of us! The thought, gift and the saying on the sign made our firefighters’ day! If you zoom in on the sign, it says, ‘Firefighters Because Even Cops Need Heroes’”

MILAN, NM – On March 9, Milan Police Department and Grants Police Department joined hands to show students at Milan Elementary about the importance of police and public safety in their community. In a Facebook message the school wrote: Thanks to Chief Maxine Monte-Spidle from Grants Police Department, Chief Carl Ustupski, Sergeant Vallejos and Officer Candelaria from Milan Police Department for coming in to talk to our Pre-K classes. They taught them about stranger danger, car safety, personal space and obeying the law. They then got to look at the different units and turn on the sirens. We had a great morning!