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Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Visiting Mount Taylor? Collect a Cibola National Forest Digital Badge

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 28, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Visitors heading into the Cibola National Forest can now collect a digital badge for the trip through a new nationwide Forest Service passport program.The U.S. Forest Service and National Forest Foundation launched the National Forests and Grasslands Passport this week, giving...
Brinnen Carter has been selected as the new superintendent of El Malpais and El Morro national monuments. Carter, who has 28 years of National Park Service experience, will begin the position Oct. 4.

Brinnen Carter has been selected as the new superintendent of El Malpais and El Morro national monuments. Carter, who has 28 years of National Park Service experience, will begin the position Oct. 4.

New Superintendent Selected for El Malpais, El Morro National Monuments

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 28, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. — El Malpais and El Morro national monuments will soon have new leadership, with the National Park Service announcing Friday that Brinnen Carter has been selected as superintendent of the two western New Mexico monuments.Carter will begin the position Oct. 4, overseeing two of the...

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
September 24 - 26 of 2027.What? Class of ‘77, 50th class reunion SAVE THE DATE!When? September 24th, 25th, 26th of 2027.Where? For more information, call Danny @ 505-287-3450 or Angela @ 505-285-7838 Follow us on Facebook @ GHS Class Reunion 76-77-78August 28 What?

NMSU’s September Movie - Friday, the 11th at 1pm

Cibola Movie-goers
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. - Part IRecently, news journalists have notified the public about a ship that’s been at – sea over seven months with one port-call. Negative reports are being received by relatives by the servicepeople: “The tour is too long.” “Morale is suffering.” “Fresh food is in short supply.”
Picasso Babies Joins Tot and Me at Grants Public Library

Picasso Babies Joins Tot and Me at Grants Public Library

Picasso Babies Joins Tot and Me at Grants Public Library

Diego Lopez, Editor
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – Young children and their families combined reading and art at the Grants Public Library on August 13 as Picasso Babies joined the library’s Tot and Me program.Participants listened to Kitten’s First Full Moon, a children’s story by Kevin Henkes that follows a kitten who mistakes the...
The first 29 Navajo recruits selected for the U.S. Marine Corps Code Talker program are sworn in at Fort Wingate on May 4, 1942. The Marines went on to develop a Navajo-based military code used to transmit vital battlefield communications during World War II. Navajo Code Talkers Day is observed Aug. 14. Courtesy of National Archives

The first 29 Navajo recruits selected for the U.S. Marine Corps Code Talker program are sworn in at Fort Wingate on May 4, 1942. The Marines went on to develop a Navajo-based military code used to transmit vital battlefield communications during World War II. Navajo Code Talkers Day is observed Aug. 14. Courtesy of National Archives

Navajo Code Talkers Day 2026

Cibola County Historical Society
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. – August 14 is Navajo Code Talkers Day declared by President Ronald Reagan on August 14, 1982 by proclamation 4954.