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Local musicians provide peaceful, enjoyable music for parkgoers at the Grants Farmers Market. The market is held every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Diego Lopez - CC

Wind, Music & Handcrafted Magic at the July 12 Farmers Market

Diego Lopez, Editor

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

GRANTS, N.M. — Despite a steady breeze sweeping through City Hall Park, the July 12 Farmers Market was full of energy, color, and creativity.

Peacefully under an Interstate 40 underpass in rural Cibola County, this deer, affectionately known as Bridgette, rests and enjoys the summer shade. Diego Lopez - CC

Keep Summer Fun & Safe for Pets With These Tips from the TurfMutt Foundation

Turfmutt Foundation Press Release

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As temperatures rise and summer adventures call, the TurfMutt Foundation, which champions healthy outdoor spaces for people and pets, encourages pet parents to keep safety in mind to ensure happy tails all summer long.

Title: “Dawn - A Fresh Perspective on Life, Death, and the Other Side Author: Dorie Burdett Pickle Paperback: 216 pages; color photographs and black-and-white illustrations Published 2024 Publisher: integ, Austin, Texas ISBN: 979-8-218-34481-8

Book review - From the High Plains

Rosanne Boyett

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Dorie B. Pickle poses two questions in this book: What is the purpose of life? And what happens after it ends?The author describes her personal journey following the death of her mother, Carlie Sue Hunter Burdett. Her daughter shares how the grieving process has altered her spiritual beliefs.

Buddy’s Trails

June 13 – A Treat Worth Wading For

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The lake was quiet that day, the water lapping gently at the shore like it had nowhere else to be. It was Buddy’s first visit— his first real introduction to the idea of swimming.He wasn’t a fan. Shade, his person, coaxed him in slowly. Not with logic. Not with enthusiasm.

Flowering Chives Courtesy Photo

Chives

Edith Iwan, Cibola-mckinley County Master Gardener

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

I have always had a small patch of chives close to my kitchen so I could grab a few leaves for whatever I was fixing for dinner. When my youngest grandson was 8 years old, I had a request from my daughter for another pot of chives. My curiosity was peaked.

Beets, a Delicious Vegetable from Your Garden

Edith Iwan, Cibola/mckinley County Master Gardner

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

My memories of beets go back to my childhood. I grew up in the Platte River Valley that runs through Nebraska. It was great sandy soil for a vegetable garden and we had an acre of sweet corn and other vegetables that provided much of the food we ate.

“The Indians Won”

Rosanne Boyett

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Title: “The Indians Won” Author: Martin Cruz Smith Published: Belmont Productions, 1970; UNM Press, 2024 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, unmpress.

Honoring the Fallen, Remembering Their Sacrifice

News Staff

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Diego Lopez, EditorAcross Cibola County this weekend, hearts are heavy with remembrance and pride. At Fire and Ice Park, rows of simple white crosses were staked in the ground, each one a silent tribute to the brave men and women who gave everything in service to our country.

May is the perfect time to celebrate New Mexico’s nurses

Nmdoh

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

SANTA FE — Nurses contribute to health in multifaceted ways as educators, innovators and caregivers, and are an essential part of our healthcare system.The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) recognizes May as National Nurses Month and May 6-12 as National Nurses Week.

Sister Elaine Burke Courtesy Photo

Congratulations Sister Elaine Burke

Ursuline Sisters

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Cibola County, An Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph (Maple Mount, Ky.) who ministered in Grants is one of 12 Sisters celebrating major anniversaries of religious profession in 2025.Sister Elaine Burke is celebrating her 75th year of religious life.