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  • State police: Officer was defending himself in shooting

    Gabriel Monte CMI staff writer

    A state police officer was defending himself when he fatally shot a Clovis man Sunday, a police spokesman said Monday. Capt. Jimmy Glascock of the New Mexico State Police said Benjamin Selgado, 29, was crouching behind a wall in a parking lot at the La Vista Inn on Mabry drive when he pointed a gun at the approaching officer. Selgado was shot three times, Glascock said. He died at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Glascock said state police officer Bryan Conner, a nine-year veteran, clocked Selgado...

  • Farmers seeing crops stunted by weather

    Gabriel Monte CMI staff writer

    Don Wiley hopped onto his shovel, slicing into the dry ground around a garlic bulb, which he plucked and threw behind him. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley holds up bulbs of garlic he grew in his farm. Wiley said harsh weather has stunted his crops. In a good year the garlic bulbs grow to the size of baseballs. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley inspects crop of topsetting onions on his farm. Wiley said the onions will be p... Full story

  • Farmers seeing crops stunted by weather

    Gabriel Monte CMI staff writer

    Don Wiley hopped onto his shovel, slicing into the dry ground around a garlic bulb, which he plucked and threw behind him. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley holds up bulbs of garlic he grew in his farm. Wiley said harsh weather has stunted his crops. In a good year the garlic bulbs grow to the size of baseballs. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley inspects crop of topsetting onions on his farm. Wiley said the onions will be p... Full story