From the High Plains

Title: “Llano County Mermaid Club” The Lynn and Lydia Miller Southwest Fiction Series Author: Kathleen M. Ridgers Publisher: University of New Mexico, unmpress. com Published: 2025 ISBN: 978-0-8263-6826-3 Paperback, 251 page“I cannot remember a time when I was not in love with books,” Eudora Welty,...

State of Affairs

There’s a question I’ve been hearing more often lately, first it was from students but lately it has been from the adults in Cibola:“Why even vote if they can just do whatever they want?”It’s a simple question, easy to disregard, but in actuality it strikes at the very heart of our Democracy.

Letters to the Editor . . .

Dear editor, “Quiet.

OP-ED...

New Mexico Hates Uranium!To hear some people say it, you might think that statement is the gospel truth. ‘Of course, New Mexico hates uranium – look at what happened’. And we must acknowledge that sentiment honestly.

Letters to the Editor . . .

The Most Patriotic TownDear editor, The City of Gallup, New Mexico, was named 'The most patriotic small town in America,' by Rand McNally in 2013. I would invite Rand McNally to come to Grants and Milan, New Mexico on Veteran's and Memorial Day and rethink this declaration.

Get Your H.A.T.

“Give me liberty, or give me death!” - Patrick Henry The Revolutionary War, also known as the American Revolution, was an eight year fight for independence.It is estimated that 25,534 Americans lost their lives fighting for independence.

State of Affairs

Democracydoesn’tcollapse with a single dramatic act.

From the High Plains

Title: “small lives” Author: Gary Jackson Published: 2025 Publisher: University of New Mexico, UNMPress. com One of the Mary Burnett Christiansen Poetry Series ISBN: 978-0-8263-6842-3 Paperback, 139 pages“There is no friend as loyal as a book,” Ernest HemingwayPoet Gary Jackson lures readers into a...

Your Voice Matters

GRANTS, N.M. Next year, 2026, is a major election year.Cibola County will be electing two county commissioners, the seat in District 1 currently held by Christine Lowery and the seat in District 3 currently held by RalphLucero.Cibola residents will be voting on their New Mexico House of...

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the 2025 Election in Cibola

GRANTS, N.M. Even in a quiet election year, Cibola County delivered big stories in small numbers. From razor-thin city races to near-unanimous support for local taxes, here’s what the results reveal about how our neighbors voted.1.