1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (280+ words) GRANTS, N.M. — More than $4 million in roadway rehabilitation work is scheduled this month on two key routes in the Grants and Milan area, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation. NMDOT District Six announced a more than $2.2 million roadway rehabilitation…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (144+ words) MILAN, N.M. - A more than $2.2 million roadway rehabilitation project begins today on NM 605 in Milan, bringing new pavement work to a roughly 13-mile stretch of the highway. The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Six and contractor Brasier Asphalt, Inc. will…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (543+ words) GRANTS, N.M.— On August 4, Grants Cibola County Schools held a meeting lasting over three hours. During this meeting, they discussed strategic plan discussion and data, a donation to Grants High School, and legislative committee meeting priorities. They also held an executive…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (361+ words) GRANTS, N.M. – August 14 is Navajo Code Talkers Day declared by President Ronald Reagan on August 14, 1982 by proclamation 4954. It should be a national holiday. “Imagine being a high school Navajo boy in a boarding school in Tuba City, Arizona, being approached for…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (401+ words) Cibola Citizen New Mexico Credit Union Foundation Announces New Board Member and 2026-2027 Board Leadership ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (August 5, 2026) — The Credit Union Foundation of New Mexico is pleased to announce the election of a new member to its Board of Directors and the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (165+ words) was born on July 7, 1952, to Claudio & Maggie Baca in San Mateo, New Mexico. He passed away quietly on August 1, 2026 of natural causes at his home in San Mateo. Rudy is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, two wives and…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (320+ words) CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – When Americans recognize Navajo Code Talkers Day on Aug. 14, western New Mexico has a particularly close connection to the story being remembered. On May 4, 1942, the first 29 Navajo recruits selected for the U.S. Marine Corps' Code Talker program were…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (212+ words) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A fossil discovered in northwest New Mexico more than 20 years ago has helped scientists identify a new species of bird-like dinosaur that lived in the state about 73 million years ago. Researchers with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (270+ words) GRANTS, N.M. - Milan Police Chief Carl Ustupski recently led a comprehensive, two-day training program: Drug Impairment Training for Educational Professionals (DITEP). The training was divided into two distinct, specialized days to maximize its impact across different school departments. Day 1 was open…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (328+ words) Bluewater Lake becomes tool against wildfire, fishing slows BLUEWATER LAKE, N.M. – Bluewater Lake played more than one role in Cibola County this week. While fishing reports were quiet, the lake became part of the emergency response to the Four Mile Fire…...