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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Former legislator Hoyt Pattison said depleted water supplies have forced him to switch to dryland farming. Editor’s note: The following are profiles of movers and shakers in the world of water -- from the man who dug the first wells on the Llano Estacado to the high-profile voices in the ongoing debate about the future of our water supply. Although each presents a different solution to the problems the region faces, all have dedicated their time, energy and knowledge to looking for an answer. Hoyt Pattison wants to see New M...
Duncan Axisa believes he can make it rain. Axisa said this power is available to him through cloud seeding, the process of dropping silver iodide crystals into the supercooled upper parts of clouds. The crystals act as a gathering point, attracting and freezing the microscopically small droplets of water that make up a cloud. The droplets must stick together in order to become raindrops. Experiments in cloud seeding first began in the 1940s, when scientists hypothesized that if a seeding agent were dropped into clouds, ice...
Editor’s note: The following are profiles of movers and shakers in the world of water -- from the man who dug the first wells on the Llano Estacado to the high-profile voices in the ongoing debate about the future of our water supply. Although each presents a different solution to the problems the region faces, all have dedicated their time, energy and knowledge to looking for an answer. Hoyt Pattison wants to see New Mexico keep all the water it can — but that’s easier said than done. In the Southwest, water is a use-i... Full story
Duncan Axisa believes he can make it rain. Axisa said this power is available to him through cloud seeding, the process of dropping silver iodide crystals into the supercooled upper parts of clouds. The crystals act as a gathering point, attracting and freezing the microscopically small droplets of water that make up a cloud. The droplets must stick together in order to become raindrops. Experiments in cloud seeding first began in the 1940s, when scientists hypothesized that if a seeding agent were dropped into clouds, ice...
Donald Jones has been farming 29 years, but he has had enough. He loves farming and would continue, but said he’s running out of water on his Farwell farm. And Jones is not the only area resident with water worries. Most experts agree all of eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle will face a serious water shortage by 2040. Some are convinced it won’t be that long. In a presentation last year to the Clovis City Commission, Mayor David Lansford said he thinks it’s possible the region only has enough water to conduct busin... Full story
Donald Jones of Farwell said lack of water and increased costs have driven him out of farming. Donald Jones has been farming 29 years, but he has had enough. He loves farming and would continue, but said he’s running out of water on his Farwell farm. And Jones is not the only area resident with water worries. Most experts agree all of eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle will face a serious water shortage by 2040. Some are convinced it won’t be that long. In a presentation last year to the Clovis City Commission, May...
The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis News Journal and several of its news and photography staff members received a total of 19 awards Saturday night at the New Mexico Associated Press Managing Editors annual banquet. In the smaller-paper division, the Clovis News Journal won best-of-show for the second straight year, taking first place in sports writing, business writing, feature photo and photo essay. CNJ Photographer Eric Kluth received six awards, including first place awards for feature photo and photo essay, s... Full story
