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The Grants Community Pantry, located at 916 Sakelares Road in Grants, has grown into a community hub providing food assistance, volunteer opportunities and other resources to residents across Cibola County and surrounding communities. Photo by Donald Jaramillo

The Grants Community Pantry, located at 916 Sakelares Road in Grants, has grown into a community hub providing food assistance, volunteer opportunities and other resources to residents across Cibola County and surrounding communities. Photo by Donald Jaramillo

Grants Community Pantry Grows into Community Hub

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Perez says years of searching, grant funding and volunteer labor transformed former medical facility into a place built for Cibola County GRANTS, N.M. – For years, Alice Perez drove around Grants looking at buildings, seeking a larger space for the Grants Community Pantry.The pantry’s executive...

Grants Cibola County Schools

Amerika Rougemont, Reporter
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Resource Officer, Visa Funding, Attendance System, Enrollment GRANTS, N.M.— The Grants/Cibola County School meeting that took place on August 18 covered topics such as a designated resource officer for Grants schools, residency visa funding, the EDIA attendance monitoring system, and student...
The Therapy Academy Expands Early Intervention Services Across Cibola County

The Therapy Academy Expands Early Intervention Services Across Cibola County

The Therapy Academy Expands Early Intervention Services Across Cibola County

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Free developmental services bring speech, physical and occupational therapy directly to young children and families GRANTS, N.M. – For families raising young children in rural western New Mexico, finding specialized developmental care can mean long drives, limited options and months of...
Grants Community Pantry Executive Director Alice Perez speaks with Deb Haaland during a tour of the pantry’s Community Garden Friday, Aug. 21. Perez discussed food insecurity in the region and told Haaland that people from across the economic spectrum can find themselves needing assistance when circumstances suddenly change.

Grants Community Pantry Executive Director Alice Perez speaks with Deb Haaland during a tour of the pantry’s Community Garden Friday, Aug. 21. Perez discussed food insecurity in the region and told Haaland that people from across the economic spectrum can find themselves needing assistance when circumstances suddenly change.

Haaland visits Grants Community Pantry, Hears Rural New Mexico Concerns Firsthand

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 21, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – A tour through the Grants Community Pantry Friday morning became a broader conversation about what it takes to live – and stay healthy – in rural New Mexico.Former U.S. Interior Secretary, and current Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland visited the pantry Aug. 21, where...

Cibola Drought Monitor – July 2026

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Monsoon rains improve drought map, but Cibola remains fully in drought CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – July finally brought the kind of summer moisture Cibola County had been waiting for, but the month also showed how complicated drought recovery can be in western New Mexico.After months of worsening...