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Leffler-Guhrke Melissa Ann Leffler of Clovis and Austin Edward Guhrke of Clovis were joined in marriage June 1, 2013, in Clovis. The Rev. Tonjia Rolan performed the wedding ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Tonjia and Loyd Rolan of Clovis. The bridegroom is the son of Kiki and Bill Guhrke of Clovis. Maid/matron of honor was Seka Guhrke. Bestman was Billy Guhrke. Ring bearer was Zolan Guhrke. The couple will reside in Clovis. The bride is employed at Farmers Insurance in Clovis. The groom is employed at BNSF Railway.... Full story
Drought and fire have destroyed crops and vegetation in eastern New Mexico, leaving the dry and barren soil vulnerable to wind erosion and leading the governor to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. CNJ staff photo: Tonjia Rolan Sand dunes accumulating along fencelines southwest of Clovis on N.M. 467 are signs of rapidly eroding farm and grassland. Curry County Road Supervisor Steve Reed said the blowing sand and resulting drifts the last two years are the worst...
Drought and fire have destroyed crops and vegetation in eastern New Mexico, leaving the dry and barren soil vulnerable to wind erosion and leading the governor to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. CNJ staff photo: Tonjia Rolan Sand dunes accumulating along fencelines southwest of Clovis on N.M. 467 are signs of rapidly eroding farm and grassland. Curry County Road Supervisor Steve Reed said the blowing sand and resulting drifts the last two years are the worst... Full story
A 1935 dollar bill, signed by the deceased brother of a Clovis man in 1943, turned up at Daphne's restaurant in Lincoln Ill., earlier this month. Courtesy photo: Amy Baker A short snorter bill signed by Lt. Curtis Chapman, brother of William Chapman of Clovis. The lieutenants signature can be seen over the pyramid on the back of the dollar bill. Retired Clovis resident William Chapman, 82, said he and his wife were having breakfast the morning of May 8 when they received a...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education on Tuesday heard from two men and accepted a petition asking for reinstatement of the school's former athletic director and baseball coach. But board members took no action on the issue. "We can't. It's board policy. These matters need to be addressed with the administrators," Board President Max Best told the crowd of about 70, most of whom left after Best's response. Best said state law gives the board a limited role in personnel matters. Todd Kuykendall submitted the...
The defense attorney for a Clovis police officer involved in a fatal vehicle accident while on duty asked a judge to dismiss charges against him Monday on grounds the district attorney interfered with the grand jury deliberations. A grand jury indicted Officer Stephen Gallegos in January 2011 on vehicular homicide and causing great bodily injury. The charges stemmed from an accident in November 2010 in which investigators say Gallegos ran a stop sign in his Clovis police car and crashed into a vehicle, killing passenger Mary...
Editor's note: This is part of a continuing series of profiles on graduating Clovis High seniors. Sabrina Avila, who said her biggest concern during Saturday's graduation ceremony was trying not to fall, is enrolled at The Art Institute in Tucson Ariz. Sabrina Avila She wants to get a bachelor's degree in fashion design, which comes as no surprise to her mother, Candy Avila. "I have so many dresses with lipstick stains on them," Sabrina's mom said. "She used to dress up in my...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will meet 5:30 p.m. today at 1009 Main St. The big item on the Clovis School Board agenda will be the 2012-2013 budget, according to Jelayne Curtis, executive assistant to the superintendent. A waiver request, that would allow students who don't pass all portions of the New Mexico High School Competency Exam to take an alternative exam, is also on the agenda for consideration. Other items on the agenda include: - Phase one Clovis High School fence installation - Yucca Middle...
The man Clovis police shot on Wednesday spent a week threatening his ex-girlfriend before breaking into her house and sexually assaulting her, court records show. Paul Villanueva, 23, of Clovis, was shot after he tried to run out the back door of the woman's house and collided with police. Officer Kevin Littlejohn shot Villanueva in the abdomen after a hand-to-hand struggle in which Villanueva pointed a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol at the officer's head, District...
The man Clovis police shot on Wednesday spent a week threatening his ex-girlfriend before breaking into her house and sexually assaulting her, court records show. Paul Villanueva, 23, of Clovis, was shot after he tried to run out the back door of the woman's house and collided with police. Officer Kevin Littlejohn shot Villanueva in the abdomen after a hand-to-hand struggle in which Villanueva pointed a .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol at the officer's head, District... Full story
Clovis native Lauren Sackman is determined to make something positive out of the drowning death of her 7-year-old daughter last month in Georgia. Courtesy photo Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from her family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home. She was discovered the next day at the bottom of a neighborhood lake. Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from the family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home.... Full story
Clovis native Lauren Sackman is determined to make something positive out of the drowning death of her 7-year-old daughter last month in Georgia. Courtesy photo Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from her family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home. She was discovered the next day at the bottom of a neighborhood lake. Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from the family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home.... Full story
Within weeks of her birth, Kye Skelton was bouncing across wheat fields in the family tractor with her mom and dad. Ky Skelton Amy Campbell, Skelton's mother, said by the time she was 2, "she was riding in a box on the floor of the tractor with her crayons and coloring books". Skelton, who is enrolled in the agriculture education program at West Texas A&M said, "Agriculture is a way of life to me. It symbolizes my family and the people I love." Skelton works part-time for a la...
Editor's note: This is part of a continuing series of profiles on graduating Clovis High seniors. Graduation is 10 a.m. Saturday at the Curry County Events Center. Trevaun Sanders Trevaun Sanders has managed to excel despite his rough start in life. The oldest of three brothers, Sanders was born three and a half months premature, according to his mother, Kim Tipton. But by the time he was in fourth grade, Sanders was reading high school classics such "20,000 Leagues Under the... Full story
Clovis native Lauren Sackman is determined to make something positive out of the drowning death of her 7-year-old daughter last month in Georgia. Courtesy photo Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from her family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home. She was discovered the next day at the bottom of a neighborhood lake. Hannah Ross, who was diagnosed with autism at 18 months old, went missing April 29 from the family's Fort Gordon, Ga., home....
An interactive online crime reporting program used by the Clovis Police Department has been viewed 4,103 times since it was launched March 19, according to police Capt. Patrick Whitney. Whitney said data indicates use of the anonymous tip line has increased 24 percent since CrimeReports was launched. There were 161 calls in April, compared to an average of 129 calls per month in the first three months of 2012. Whitney said the April tips generated 10 confirmed criminal acts, w... Full story
CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Community College student speaker Courtney Rose Kyle addresses the graduating class Friday night at the Clovis Civic Center during the 26th Commencement Convocation. Nervous, excited, beaming Clovis Community College graduates marched down the aisle of the Civic Center Friday evening, with tassels bobbing to the beat of "Pomp and Circumstance." More than 500 proud parents, relatives and friends packed the house to honor and celebrate the...
CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Community College student speaker Courtney Rose Kyle addresses the graduating class Friday night at the Clovis Civic Center during the 26th Commencement Convocation. Nervous, excited, beaming Clovis Community College graduates marched down the aisle of the Civic Center Friday evening, with tassels bobbing to the beat of "Pomp and Circumstance." More than 500 proud parents, relatives and friends packed the house to honor and celebrate the...
Area officials said they were aware of Eastern Plains Council of Governments' failure to comply with federal- and state-mandated annual audits, but believed the benefits of the agency outweighed the problems. The EPCOG board reviewed and approved the first of seven delinquent annual audit reports Wednesday that date back to 2005. The 2005 report concluded that virtually no accurate financial records were kept by EPCOG that year. EPCOG helps county and municipal governments in seven in eastern New Mexico counties with planning...
Area officials said they were aware of Eastern Plains Council of Governments' failure to comply with federal- and state-mandated annual audits, but believed the benefits of agency outweighed the problems. The EPCOG board reviewed and approved the first of seven delinquent annual audit reports Wednesday that date bask to 2005. The 2005 report concluded that virtually no accurate financial records were kept by EPCOG that year. EPCOG helps county and municipal governments in seven in eastern New Mexico counties with planning...
Chuck Tipton, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, will be attending Clovis Relay for Life for the first time this year. In fact, he'll be singing at the event. File photo Cancer survivors line up for the first lap at Ned Houk Park during a previous relay. "I'm working on a song called 'Prognosis Life,'" Tipton said Thursday from his car. The 51-year-old retired Clovis music teacher was returning Thursday from Lubbock, where he had stitches removed from his head. Tipton...
The first of seven government-mandated audits of the Eastern Plains Council of Government dating back to 2005 painted a picture of financial mismanagement and ineptitude that is likely to be repeated in consecutive audits, according to Sandy Chancey, executive director of EPCOG. EPCOG board members reviewed and approved the 2005 audit, which the accounting firm Woodard, Cowen and Co., concluded did not provide enough information to express an opinion on the financial statements. Mary Gray, EPCOG executive assistant to the...
The first of seven government-mandated audits of the Eastern Plains Council of Government dating back to 2005 painted a picture of financial mismanagement and ineptitude that is likely to be repeated in consecutive audits, according to Sandy Chancey, executive director of EPCOG. EPCOG board members reviewed and approved the 2005 audit, which the accounting firm Woodard, Cowen and Co., concluded did not provide enough information to express an opinion on the financial statements. Mary Gray, EPCOG executive assistant to the...
Clovis resident Len Santi was drafted by the New York Giants baseball team in 1940, but Uncle Sam had other plans. Santi, who was raised in New York, came to Clovis with the Air Force and helped build what is now Cannon Air Force Base. Tony Bullocks: Clovis Media Inc. photo On April 10, 2012, Len Santi threw out the first pitch at a Clovis High School baseball game against Roswell. Tell me about your baseball career. I grew up in New York. When I was 12 years old, I used to...
Clovis resident Len Santi was drafted by the New York Giants baseball team in 1940, but Uncle Sam had other plans. Santi, who was raised in New York, came to Clovis with the Air Force and helped build what is now Cannon Air Force Base. Tony Bullocks: Clovis Media Inc. photo On April 10, 2012, Len Santi threw out the first pitch at a Clovis High School baseball game against Roswell. Tell me about your baseball career. I grew up in New York. When I was 12 years old, I used to...
