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Sand Springs Fire Update: 80% Contained as Smoke Advisory Covers the State

Sand Springs Fire

Sand Springs Fire Update: 80% Contained as Smoke Advisory Covers the State

Editor's note: As stated on social media (I should have posted that here first before social media but I will chalk that up to a beginner mistake), I have been away from the Mountainair Dispatch office beginning Wednesday, August 5, 2026, for treatment related to kidney stones and

Lightning Sparks Sand Springs Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Smoke Visible From Mountainair

Lightning Sparks Sand Springs Fire in Manzano Mountain Wilderness, Smoke Visible From Mountainair

Cibola National Forest crews respond to a 5-acre blaze west of the Manzano Crest Trail; three smaller lightning fires also reported across the forest MOUNTAINAIR, NM — A familiar sight appeared over the Manzanos this weekend: a thin column of smoke rising over the ridgeline. The US Forest Service confirmed