Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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If not tonight, Curry and Roosevelt counties can expect to see snow on the ground Sunday. At least 2 inches are expected to fall by mid-day Sunday with a good chance of receiving more, according to the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. “There is a high probability that eastern New Mexico will receive more than 2 inches. On the higher end, these areas could receive up to 6-8 inches of snowfall, with 3-6 inches seeming more likely. Models are in much better agreement, but there is still some uncertainty regarding the p... Full story
SANTA FE — The state saw a slight drop in COVID-19 infections on Monday compared to prior days, and a statewide trend of falling hospitalizations is reflected locally as well. However, a post-holiday increase is still possible, based on recent history. The state reported 936 new COVID-19 infections Monday, down from totals of 1,033 Sunday and 1,252 on Saturday following New Year’s Day on Friday. The prior week saw a Dec. 28 report of 703 cases three days after Christmas, but a sharp uptick followed the rest of the week, wit...
The Clovis-Portales area can expect a snowstorm this weekend, a reprieve from recent dry weather. Forecasters said the region should see 2 to 5 inches of snow between Saturday and Sunday. The storm is expected to hit northwestern New Mexico on Saturday evening and progress southward toward the eastern part of the state overnight. The National Weather Service reports Sunday morning will see snow and northerly winds for the High Plains. While Clovis and Portales are likely to receive at least 2 inches of snow, NWS estimates...
WASHINGTON - Supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, pounding on the door of the House chamber, as lawmakers huddled inside, and strolling across the Senate floor carrying signs to object to the election of Joe Biden. The invasion of the Capitol building forced the House and Senate to abruptly stop their debate over the formal counting and announcement of electoral votes for Biden, a constitutionally mandated process. CNN reported one woman died... Full story
PORTALES — The spring 2021 semester at Eastern New Mexico University will look much like the spring 2020 semester finished — with a largely empty campus intended to limit the spread of COVID-19. But there is some portion of in-person classes returning this semester when the college begins its new term on Jan. 19. Monday marked the first day for employees to return to campus. “It was wonderful to see people after the holiday,” Chancellor Patrice Caldwell said in response to questions from The News. “Even in virtual meetings,...
Years ago, when my oldest brother and his wife left for almost 20 years of mission work in Malawi, Africa, I was barely a pup. I was too small then to remember now much of the early time of their service there, but I well remember that then and always, whenever our family gathered, we sang. (I know. Tell that to most modern families and you might as well tell them you grew up on Mars.) I learned many good, and even great, songs at church as I was growing up. Many were...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has brought on a new sports information director, according to a release from the athletic department. Nicolle Holcomb, who will start immediately, previously served as the assistant SID at Guifford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. “I want to thank everyone involved on the search committee for this opportunity,” Holcomb said in a school release. “I am excited to start at Eastern New Mexico as the sports information director and look forward to promoting the success of ENMU st...
PANHANDLE, Texas — Facing perhaps its toughest challenge during a lengthy winning streak on Monday, the Farwell boys basketball team came through down the stretch. Senior Jonathan Mora hit a pair of 3-pointers to start the final period, erasing a three-point deficit and giving the Steers the lead for good, and Farwell went on to beat Panhandle 52-45 for its 15th consecutive victory. Mora finished with 14 points for Farwell (16-1), while senior Leefe Actkinson and junior Leo Nunez added 10 apiece. Trailing 23-16, the Steers we...
On this date … 1951: Milk prices were on the rise. Both the College Dairy and Price's Dairy in Portales announced they would raise retail prices by one cent - from 22 to 23 cents for pasteurized milk and from 23 to 24 cents for homogenized. Both businesses also announced they would increase the price they pay producers. Walter Jentgen, manager of Price's Dairy, said the dairy outlook was better than he'd ever seen it. He said the amount of milk being produced locally was 25 percent ahead of a year earlier, but demand was s...
After more than 450 columns, it was bound to happen. A deadline and a blank mind. I went in search of a writing prompt and found this: Write a story about a chicken that runs away from a farm. Hmmmm. Returned to the drawing board. Remembered a fragment of a radio show I heard over the weekend on the importance of gratitude. Decided that was a better direction than musing about an escapee chicken. Here, then, are a few things for which I am grateful as 2021 takes its baby steps: • I am grateful that my morning bowl of o...
Have you ever run into someone who believes the Earth is flat? I was shocked to discover such people exist. Many of them also believe the moon is a hologram, gravity doesn’t exist, and space isn’t real. It’s a bewildering experience listening to them try to make their case while fending off evidence to the contrary. To them, everything is faked. They believe it empowers government somehow to lie about the shape of the Earth. They’ve never been able to explain to me how thi...
I’m writing this on the first day of 2021 but it doesn’t feel that way. It feels more like 2020 because, well, I keep watching the news. It’s not going to feel like a fresh new year until Donald Trump is out of the White House. Hopefully he won’t burn the place down on his way out the door. In my previous column I carved out a quick review of the first three months of 2020, when we went from an impeachment to a pandemic. There was enough news by the end of March to have filled a year’s worth of headlines, but as it turned ou...
All year long in her cell in Texas, Lisa Montgomery crochets angels and Christmas tree ornaments and elaborate nativity scenes overrun with more angels. On Christmas Eve, her attorneys called her to say that a judge in Washington, D.C., had ruled that a new execution date for her couldn’t even be scheduled until Jan. 1 at the earliest. Then, she’d have to be given the legally required 20 days notice of that new date, according to the ruling from D.C. District Judge Randolph Moss. It wasn’t clear how much of this Montg...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission will consider introducing a pair of ordinances in its Thursday meeting, with one laying the groundwork to renew a tax for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. The meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. virtually, with broadcasts on Suddenlink Channel 10, the cityofclovis.org website and the city’s Facebook page. The commission by a 7-1 vote in February 2011 passed Ordinance 1953-2011 to create a 0.25% gross receipts tax “obligated to the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority for t...
CCC holding pair of registration events CLOVIS — Clovis Community College is holding a pair of Super Saturday registration events the next two weekends, according to a school release. The registrations will go from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Jan. 16, with COVID-safe walk-ins welcome. Staff will be available to answer questions about registration, financial aid and other aspects of CCC. Anybody interested is asked to call 575-769-4025 for information. Education Digest is compiled by the staff of The News. Contact Editor K...
Legislature holding virtual kickoff A virtual roundhouse kickoff and a weekly social calendar event will be held virtually during the upcoming New Mexico legislative session, according to a release from the New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. The free virtual sessions will be online at virtualroundhousenm.com. The kickoff will be held 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, with a roundhoues social event 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday from Jan. 19 to March 10. The roundhouse will feature legislative office hours, interaction with cabinet secretaries...
CLOVIS — The Glitter and Glow Light Show, an extension of St. Bernard Farms, was vandalized on Dec. 28, owner Rocky Bernard told The News. The display was set up around the old Eastern New Mexico University football stadium and ran from Nov. 26 through New Year’s Eve. Bernard said that 37 six-foot LED Christmas trees were stolen on the night of Dec. 28. Seven other trees were damaged to the point of not working and other miscellaneous damage was identified and repaired the following day. Bernard is currently working with loc...
CLOVIS — The American Association of Retired Persons Foundation Tax Aide will provide free tax services from Feb. 1 to April 15, according to an AARP Foundation release. All tax help will be offered at Roy Walker Recreation Center, with COVID-19 protocols observed in line with whatever the current health orders are. Help will be offered 9 a.m.-11 a.m. and 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Appointments are required, and can be made: • Jan. 4-28: Call 575-762-3631 between 9 a.m. and noon Monday, Tuesday and Thu...
CLOVIS - Nick Cain is on a mission to honor his "colorful predecessors." His goal is to locate and mark the gravesites of 107 men who served as Arizona Rangers between 1901 and 1909. Maybe he'll write a book; maybe he'll just share the information with others who admire the pioneer lawmen. Either way, he said, it's keeping him active and away from daytime TV. Cain is a retired law officer and insurance investigator from California who now volunteers his time with the Arizona...
