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Cibola Water Monitoring Report – Jan. 28–Feb. 3

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The first week of February opened with a familiar split in Cibola County’s water picture: Bluewater Lake continued its slow winter decline, the Rio San Jose held flat, and snowpack remained well below normal despite a few encouraging gains in late January.Together, the numbers...
Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – With Cibola County still 100 percent in drought and much of the region classified in Severe Drought (D2), federal land managers are preparing to use a tool designed to lower wildfire risk: prescribed fire.The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands announced on Jan. 23...

Scam Alert: New Mexico has No Toll Roads

New Mexico Department Of Transportation
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
SANTA FE —New Mexico has no toll roads, any message claiming you owe toll fees in our state is 100% fraudulent.The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) officials emphasize that New Mexico does not operate any toll roads within state boundaries and will never request toll payments from...

City of Grants Tightens Lodgers’ Tax Rules

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – The City of Grants is rolling out new standard operating procedures for lodgers’tax funding that sharply narrow what the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board will recommend, with a renewed emphasis on marketing and tourism promotion — and a clearer separation between advertising dollars and...
2022 Projected GRT: brown - 2022 YTD Actuals: light blue - 2023 TDD Actuals: dark blue - 2024 TDD Actuals: pink - 2025 TDD Actuals: green - 2026 Projected Budget: yellow - 2026 YTD Actuals: red Courtesy Photo

2022 Projected GRT: brown - 2022 YTD Actuals: light blue - 2023 TDD Actuals: dark blue - 2024 TDD Actuals: pink - 2025 TDD Actuals: green - 2026 Projected Budget: yellow - 2026 YTD Actuals: red Courtesy Photo

County Commission Meeting Discusses Financials and More

Amerika Rougemont, Reporter
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - On January 22, 2026, the Cibola County Commission held a meeting lasting two hours, addressing key financial updates and budgetary matters.Gross Receipts and Financial HeathAn overview of the Gross Receipts Tax (GRT)status, with visuals insinuated the county’s GRT performance...
House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act has passed the New Mexico Senate. It has now passed both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature and goes to the governor for signature.

House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act has passed the New Mexico Senate. It has now passed both chambers of the New Mexico Legislature and goes to the governor for signature.

HB 9 Passes New Mexico Senate After Hours-Long Floor Fight Over Jobs, Detention Oversight, and Amendments

Diego Lopez, Editor
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. — House Bill 9, the Immigrant Safety Act, passed the New Mexico Senate on Tuesday night, Feb. 3, 2026, after an extended floor debate that mixed policy arguments, local economic warnings, and emotional appeals about immigration enforcement and civil detention.
Planned prescribed fire areas on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District include the Monighan, Black Mesa, and McGaffey/McQue Flats projects, which forest officials say may produce visible smoke in communities including Grants, Milan, Bluewater, Ramah, and Gallup as weather conditions allow through winter and into spring. Source: Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands

Planned prescribed fire areas on the Mt. Taylor Ranger District include the Monighan, Black Mesa, and McGaffey/McQue Flats projects, which forest officials say may produce visible smoke in communities including Grants, Milan, Bluewater, Ramah, and Gallup as weather conditions allow through winter and into spring. Source: Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands

Cibola National Forest Planning Prescribed Burns Near Grants as Winter Drought Persists

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – With Cibola County still 100 percent in drought and much of the region classified in Severe Drought (D2), federal land managers are preparing to use a tool designed to lower wildfire risk: prescribed fire.The Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands announced on Jan. 23...