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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - Alijah Jasper was scheduled to come into the world Jan. 4 through a C-section delivery at Plains Regional Medical Center. He had other plans, and instead arrived at 8:51 a.m. Friday as PRMC's first baby of 2021. Alijah, who weighed 6 pounds, 2.9 ounces and measured 19'3/4" at birth, is the first male child in the family of Andrew and Beverly Jasper of Logan. He joins his 2-year-old sister Azariah and 12-year-old twin sisters Aailyah and April. The couple knew a boy...
New Mexico has received 49,625 vaccines, and administered 41,075 of them over the last two weeks, according to Dr. Tracie Collins, New Mexico Health Secretary-Designate during a press conference on Wednesday. “This vaccine distribution for this pandemic is really a complex, logistical operation so we are ramping up currently. I would say I am positive in the direction we are going and I would hope to see us move along in this direction, moving forward, to get everyone in New Mexico vaccinated,” she said. Collins added that pr...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis finished with its second round of applications for CARES Act small business continuity grants, with $1.136 million awarded to 104 businesses, according to a city release. “I am glad the second round of funding assistance provided much needed help to local businesses,” Mayor Mike Morris said in the release. “As we provided checks to them earlier this week it was very clear that this funding assistance for Clovis’ small businesses was of great benefit.” The two rounds accounted for the disbursemen...
CLOVIS — Clovis High seniors Madison Lynch and Danielle Griego have played soccer together for a while now, and they plan to continue doing just that. Both have signed national letters of intent to compete next fall at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. First, though, they hope to get in an abbreviated, covid-impacted season with CHS this spring. Lady Wildcats coach Traci Sievers noted that Lynch and Griego have been on the varsity since the eighth grade, and have been starters since they were freshmen. “These gir...
SEAGRAVES — The Farwell boys basketball team extended its winning streak to 13 games on Thursday with a 60-26 victory over Seagraves. Senior Jonathan Mora scored 22 points and junior Leo Nunez added 14 for the Steers (14-1), whose only loss came in a 55-51 decision at Slaton in the second game of the season. Sophomore Bradlee Lemon led the Eagles with six points. It was Farwell’s second lopsided road victory of the week. On Tuesday, the Steers won at Sudan 77-19, with Nunez pumping in 15 points, Mora 12 and junior Dustin Side...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Fried chicken legs, scalloped potatoes, fried okra, biscuit w/margarine, pears Tuesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, peas and carrots, dinner roll w/margarine Wednesday: Chicken salad w/cranberries and almonds, crackers, potato salad, cucumber and tomatoes Thursday: Roast pork w/gravy, au gratin potatoes, black eyed peas, cornbread w/margarine Jell-O Friday: Crispy fish or...
Editor's note: We may forever remember 2020 as a year best forgotten. But some of the people who left us this year should never be forgotten. Here's a small sampling of friends and neighbors who passed in 2020, and made our communities better places while they were here. Readers are invited to post their own memories of those lost on our Facebook page. Mikayla Moore, 16, June 20 She played with the manatees, dolphins and kissed a sting ray. She had a wicked sense of humor and cared deeply for others. She often bought meals...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library has reopened to the public, but patrons can continue to visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Socialite” by J'nell Ciesielski. Kat Whitford has a certain set of responsibilities. Chasing her wayward sister, Ellie, to Nazi-occupied Paris was never supposed to be one of them. Now accustomed to the luxurious lifestyle that her Nazi boy...
Information on making dimensional canvases for home décor and using our wardrobe to help improve communication will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Theresa Cifali is a mixed media artist and owner of The Altered Canvas in Valhalla, New York. She will show how to make dimensional canvases using a gel medium and heavy bodied acrylic paint. By adding a quote and/or a picture, it becomes a gorgeous piece of h...
In reflection on the year we just lived through I’ve come to the conclusion that our calendar may just be off by 20 years. We all remember how relieved we were 21 years ago when our society didn’t fall apart as the calendar turned to the year 2000. Of course some of you might not remember that New Year’s Eve. You might have been too young if you are in your 20s now. You might have been too drunk if you really bought into the idea that things were going to come apart at the s...
Editor's note: We asked our Facebook followers to tell us their most optimistic plans for 2021. Here are some of their responses: Janice Hagelgantz Davis: Clean our garage. Hope Pena: Be kind to myself. Lynne Marie: Have a mask bonfire because I believe we won't need them too much longer. God is good. Keep praying. Heather Manson: Honestly I am just going to keep working and push myself. Mary Rose Patterson: Make the most positive difference I can in everything I do. Janie...
Civil rights legislation always has its genesis in humanitarian principles: Protecting the weak, advocating for the voiceless, providing opportunities for the disenfranchised. The Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts were remedies for institutional and generational racism that blocked many minorities, primarily African Americans, from obtaining equal status with their fellow citizens. The Americans with Disabilities Act, which marked its 30th year in 2020, mandated that this co...
As I come to the end of my first year at Clovis Community College, I find myself reflecting on all that has occurred over the past year. As a country, we have faced a pandemic and resulting recession; as a state, we have seen economic challenges. As a community, we have come together #ClovisStrong to face these obstacles head-on. The community of eastern New Mexico has pulled together in support of local businesses. Businesses have come together to support students and families learning to navigate online learning...
What a difference a terrible year makes. Last year at this time, my wife, Colleen the travel agent, and I were getting ready to take 40 of her clients on a 15-day cruise out of Dubai to India and back. This year, thanks to the COVID-19 virus and the strict lockdowns imposed to fight it, the world’s travel industry barely exists and Colleen and I will be spending January under house arrest. Unfortunately, house arrest has become the new normal for 40 million Californians. We’ve...
It’s been a terrible year for the American worker, with a notable bright spot courtesy of one of the tech firms in the crosshairs of regulators and lawmakers. If someone had said early in 2020, “A company is going to hire hundreds of thousands of non-college-educated workers during the pandemic at well above the minimum wage,” you’d think there’d be huzzahs all around. That’s what the online retailer Amazon has done, but it still gets brickbats for how it pays and treats its...
New Mexico small businesses not quite down for the count took another punch in the gut on Friday. That’s when minimum wage jumped to $10.50 an hour. First COVID-19 made thinking people think about staying out of restaurants and retail stores that attract crowds. Then government insisted on it for everyone. And now those businesses that don’t have much business anymore are required by law to pay entry-level employees $3 per hour more than they paid them in 2019. Happy new year, Mom and Pop. To be fair, New Mexico law...
The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Garret Jackson Brewer, 18, and Mackenzie Joan Elmore, 17, both of Saginaw, Texas • Juan M Rubio Prieto, 40, and Maria Soledad Peace, 34, both of Princeton, Missouri • Aron Michael Olivas, 24, and Gabrielle Acuna, 24, both of Clovis • Jeffrey Donnail Smiley, 46, and Destiny Yvette Molina, 32, both of Clovis • Ryan Matthew Czyz, 26, and Vanessa Pacheco, 27, both of Clovis • Adam Robert Conour, 30, of Cressey, California, and Vanessa A...
On this date ... 1961: The Curry County United Fund had received an unexpected boost to its campaign efforts when the Clovis Retail Liquor Dealers Association pledged $1,800 to the drive. The drive had been stalled for two weeks, but would continue until Jan. 31. The liquor dealers' contribution boosted the fund's total to $44,087.47 - 68 percent of the year's goal. 1971: Clovis saw about an inch of snow as the temperature dropped to 2 degrees. Fort Sumner recorded temperatures at 5-below zero with about 1.5 inches of snow....
December saw Curry County fall back to pre-November levels on COVID-19 infections, while Roosevelt County stayed mostly flat according to Department of Health reports in the past week. Curry County recorded 848 new cases in December — just over half the 1,559 recorded in November and about 8% higher than the 782 recorded in October. However, infection rates may be on the rise again. Curry County reported 96 positive COVID cases on Thursday and Friday, after averaging 27 cases per day the first 30 days of December. In total, R...
CLOVIS — The year 2020 was going to be one to remember for Curry County, with excitement about for what officials called the 100th Curry County Fair in August. Nobody will forget 2020 anytime soon, but the fair would have to wait until 2021 thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that touched nearly every aspect of daily life. The county said farewell to its commission chairman and its treasurer, both term limited, and will see new faces in those positions starting this week. Ben McDaniel will be replaced on the commission by James R...
Wednesday • Clovis-Carver Public Library Stitch Addicts stitch — 1:30 p.m., via Google Meet. Contact Sara at [email protected] to RSVP or to obtain Google Meet link. Information: 575-763-9687 Thursday • Virtual story time available — Clovis-Carver Public Library Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ClovisCarverPublicLibrary). Information: 575-769-7840 Jan. 11 • Clovis-Carver Public Library Stitch Addicts stitch — 6:30 p.m., via Google Meet. Contact Sara at [email protected] to RSVP or to obtain Goog...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Tuesday • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., virtual format. For a link to attend, call the Clovis city manager’s office at 575-763-9654. Meeting may also be viewed on Suddenlink channel 10, at www.cityofclovis.org, or on Facebook at City of Clovis, NM (City Government). Information: 575-769-7890 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., auditorium, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Attendance is limited; Covid-19 social distancing and face covering...
CLOVIS — A Clovis attorney is being sued on allegations including malpractice, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty. A civil suit by David Howl against Dan Lindsey was filed Dec. 22 in district cout and announced by Howl’s attorney, Eric Dixon, via a Tuesday press release. The lawsuit demands a jury trial, which has not been scheduled as of Friday according to court records. Howl is seaking sustained and punitive damages with interest, attorney fees and costs and any other relief deemed appropriate by the court. The law...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Finance Authority expended $100 million in Small Business CARES Relief Grants to 6,642 small businesses throughout the state, according to an authority release. The $100 million originated from a $319 million aid package for New Mexico, and was authorized during the New Mexico Legislature’s special session in November. The grants went to businesses and industries in the state experiencing severe economic impact due to the pandemic. A total of 14,125 grant applications, totaling $156 million, wer...
CLOVIS — While COVID-19 may have limited the trials to some extent, there was no shortage of crime in 2020. Many court cases scheduled for 2020 were pushed to 2021 due to a pause on new jury trials as COVID-19 infection worsened around the state. A review of The News coverage of crime in the area includes the following reports: • A jury trial is scheduled in August for two men accused in the slaying of a Muleshoe woman in Roosevelt County. Court records show Jaime Edgmon, 41, was killed in the morning hours of Oct. 13 aft...
