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CLOVIS — Family members of a man found shot to death Tuesday morning in Clovis say the matter is being investigated as suspicious. Clovis police said officers responded at 10:42 a.m. Tuesday to the 1100 block of North Prince Street and encountered a 26-year-old male with a gunshot wound. The man was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center where he died. Family members identified him as Adam Vallejos-Landers, and said he was discovered in a storage shed outside of the house. Police initially said the shooting did not a...
These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: In conjunction with the city of Clovis Floodplain Management Program, the library maintains a collection of materials on National Flood Insurance programs including manuals for designing or retrofitting structures, handbooks on residential repair, guidelines for erosion control, and similar topics. Librarians will assist users in locating these materials. “The Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny” by Daisy Dunn: When Pliny the Elder perished at Stabiae during the...
The most substantively outrageous presidential campaign in American history has some serious chance of success. Bernie Sanders is leading or near the top of most polls in the first two Democratic nominating states of Iowa and New Hampshire. He could plausibly win both, which would instantly transform the race into a desperate effort to Stop Bernie. Sanders doesn’t exactly get good press. A lot of the punditry (understandably) wrote him off when Elizabeth Warren eclipsed him i...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, deserves to be commended for taking on the growing keep-it-in-the-ground sentiment that’s hampering mining on public lands. As head of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Murkowski decided to address a problem that most members of Congress would rather not think about: a slow, steady erosion of mining in the United States and our nation’s increasing reliance on imports of minerals and metals, even though they’re needed in the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently released her budget to be considered by the Legislature in the upcoming 30-day session. As expected, there is a lot of new spending thanks to the continued growth of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin. After a 12 percent boost in General Fund spending last year, the governor is requesting yet another big increase. This year she’s asking for 8.4 percent. According to news reports, the nearly $7.7 billion spending plan includes a p...
You’re excused if you didn’t hear about the latest impeachment “bombshell” that exploded in the media on Wednesday. Wednesday, after all, was a really crowded big-news day. It was the super-duper historic day when Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s House Democrats finally got their act together and solemnly paraded over to the Senate to present their articles of impeachment against the president. It was also the day President Trump signed Phase 1 of the long-awaited and hard-foug...
I tried to make a wager with my friend for the 2020 Major League Baseball season and failed spectacularly. Turns out there’s no money to be won when your friend agrees with you. More on that non-wager later. Right now, everybody’s talking about baseball, and it’s not because pitchers and catchers report in about four weeks. The first domino fell Monday, when Major League Baseball released a report of a cheating scandal that included the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros and the 2018 World Series champion Boston Red So...
PORTALES — NBCUniversal continues to give back to New Mexico, and Eastern New Mexico University is the latest beneficiary. The company purchased a studio in Albuquerque in 2019 and got involved in the state's Give Back program, a workforce development initiative supported by film productions around the state, said Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes. A check for $17,014 was presented Tuesday to the ENMU Department of Theater and Digital Filmmaking. The check from NBCUniversal was part of the F...
Occasionally, it’s hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys. Recent allegations about local law enforcement officers stealing cash from criminal suspects is a good example. But as troubling as those incidents are, it’s encouraging to learn Clovis police have a system in place to prevent such atrocities. And that system allows us to have confidence that police really are the good guys most of the time. Last month, a New Mexico State Police investigation showed $8,254 is missing from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Depar...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission is considering a tax cut. “It’s a rare opportunity,” said Commission Vice Chairman Seth Martin. “More times than not they end up re-allocating funds to another program or use and I think this gives us the opportunity to show how serious we are about promoting business and growth in the county for all residents. “It may not be a huge reduction, but it will save our residents an extra bit of their hard-earned money.” The 0.1250 percent Environmental Services Gross Receipts Tax was put in pl...
Wednesday • City of Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday • Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 10 a.m., main conference room, Hilton Santa Fe, 100 Sandoval St., Santa Fe. Information: 575-562-2121 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 3 p.m., ENMWUA Offices, Sitterly Professional Center, 801 Pile Street, Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 • Clovis city commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver P...
The following marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Daniel Ray Prucey, 27, and Courtney Michelle Schmitt, 30, both of Clovis • Darnell Lashawn Lewis-Sayles, 25, of Clovis and Amber Danyell Cunningham, 24, of Pinson, Alabama • Thomas Matthew Lee Gonzales, 31, and Shelby Lee Lanphere, 28, both of Clovis • Raul Salas Arcos, 39, and Margarita Perez Loarca, 24, both of Muleshoe • Landon Nicholas Heller, 23, and Mariah Danielle Griego, 20, both of Clovis • Christopher Ryan Brown, 31, and Fasha...
FARWELL — The Farwell Lady Blue put four players in double figures and posted a season scoring high on Tuesday in rolling past Bovina 86-55 in a District 3-2A girls matchup. Farwell (18-7, 2-0 district) built a 27-14 lead at the quarter and extended it throughout the rest of the contest. Seniors Paulina Rodriguez and Karson Barnes and freshman Charlie Trimble each added 11 points for the Lady Blue. In other girls contests on Tuesday: Clovis Christian 55, Floyd 50 — The Lady Eagles got all they wanted, but pulled away aft...
On this date ... 1967: Eastern New Mexico University President Charles Meister was feuding with Gov. David Cargo over the proposed use of Walker Air Force Base facilities in Roswell. The base was scheduled to close and ENMU was making plans to open a branch campus on its grounds. Cargo said Eastern had presented no feasibility report and that had to happen before “we have any clear idea at all on how to proceed.” Meister said a 500-page feasibility report had been prepared that went “beyond the line of duty.” Their differe...
BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS FARWELL — The Farwell Lady Blue held Sudan to 12 first-half points and went on to a 43-37 District 3-2A victory over the Hornettes on Friday night. Senior Karson Barnes led a balanced attack for Farwell (19-7, 3-0 district) with 11 points, followed by junior Presley Agee and freshman Charlie Trimble with 10 apiece. Agee converted a 3-point play with about three minutes left to give the Lady Blue control again after the Hornettes (15-4, 1-1) had cut a 12-point halftime deficit to four. Freshman S...
Due to new rail installations, there will be various closures at BNSF rail crossings over the next three weeks, according to a release from RoadSafe Traffic Systems. Work began on Thursday and will run through Feb. 5. Signs will indicate detour routes. Motorists are asked to be aware of road and rail crews in the areas and to plan for travel delays. The following closures are scheduled: • Portales, NM 480 — Has begun, will run 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Thursday. • Portales, West 18th St. — 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday,...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County is planning four hearings for public input on potential Community Block Development Grant projects. The hearings are scheduled for noon and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 13 at the commission room on the first floor of the Roosevelt County Courthouse at 109 W. First St. Projects are limited to $500,000 without certified cost estimates and $750,000 with certified cost estimates that benefit persons of low and moderate incomes. Anybody unable to attend the hearings can send written comments to Carol F...
ALBUQUERQUE — An independent film about Billy the Kid has made its way to living rooms across the world. “In Their Own Words, Billy the Kid and the Lincoln County War” has been released on Amazon Prime Video, according to a release from Mankind Productions. The unscripted film brings Billy the Kid and 16 friends and enemies back from the grave for one final interview to tell their sides of the story, filmmakers said. The movie, created on a $6,000 budget, was filmed in New Mexico and Texas. Actors include Daniel Cruz as Bi...
CLOVIS - Using their backgrounds in classical music to take a string-instrument spin on hit songs old and new, the musical trio Take3 will bring their unique sound to Clovis this week. It's part of the Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series. "Their reviews are dynamite and they've been opening their sets with a Pitbull song of all things," said Cultural Arts Series Director Christy Mendoza. "I asked them to start with that for our audience and I'm sure the kids here...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University placed 143 athletes on the Lone Star Conference’s Commissioners Honor Roll for the fall semester, according to a release from the school. The list is announced by the LSC at the conclusion of each semester with student-athletes who maintained a grade point average of 3.3 or higher. A total of 33 Greyhounds earned a 4.0 for the semester. The conference list included 2,099 student-athletes in all, with 588 scoring 4.0 GPAs. ENMU was fifth in overall selections, with West Texas A&M lea...
Yucca seventh-grade boys split pair on road Yucca’s seventh-grade boys basketball team, thanks to a big third quarter, defeated Marshall 40-27 Monday night on the road. Johnny Saiz led a balanced effort with nine points, while Brayden Eldridge added eight and Maddox Keith seven for the Chaps. The Chaps lost only the fourth quarter by an 8-6 count, and outscored the Kittens 11-2 in the third. The team was coming off of a loss Jan. 11 at Gattis, 40-30. The Cubs took control with a 20-4 fourth quarter. Cameron Millow led the C...
LUBBOCK — They never trailed all night, but things nonetheless came down to the wire on Tuesday for Portales High’s girls. PHS built a 12-point lead in the third quarter, but needed two free throws each from sophomores Teagan Faust and Kylyie Paden in the final 24 seconds to secure a 54-51 victory over Lubbock Trinity Christian. The Lady Rams (9-6) managed only two field goals in the fourth quarter, but went 10-for-12 from the free throw line. Faust hit two charity shots to make it 52-49, then Paden added two more before the...
Winning championships, even just having a chance to compete for them, is the ultimate reward for a team’s season and offseason of hard work. So are the all-star games that come during that offseason. Announced recently, local programs big and small were honored with numerous selections to the 2020 North-South All-Star Games, which will be held this June. The large- and small-school football games are scheduled for the weekend of June 5-6, with the large-school game slated for Friday June 5 at Las Cruces’ Field of Dreams, the...
CLOVIS - Students from all grades in Clovis spent weeks putting together art projects, essays and speeches in honor of one of the nation's most influential civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. Those projects were put on display Saturday morning at the annual Clovis MLK Scholarship Breakfast at Clovis High School alongside music and speeches highlighting the importance of King's vision. The event opened with students from the Arts Academy at Bella Vista and La Casita...
The New Mexico Legislature opens at noon Tuesday, but area lawmakers are already busy in the days leading up to the 30-day session. We queried area lawmakers on their concerns entering the session, which runs to noon Feb. 20. Phelps Anderson (R-Roswell), District 66 Committees: House appropriation and finance; House energy, environment and natural resources; House enrolling and engrossing. Prefiled legislation: House Bill 141 (doubling income tax exemption for low-income persons who are 65 and older or blind). Concerns enteri...
