Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 42
Local lawmakers are getting into the swing of things as New Mexico's 2021 regular 60-day legislative session rounds the two-week mark. The session, which is operating mostly over Zoom with few in-person meetings in Santa Fe, has 354 bills introduced from the House and Senate. “This session is very different from past sessions. There's no public access allowed so that's very different. We're totally working off of our computers, so we're working off of a Zoom call with a voting app attached,” said Rep. Jack Chatfield, R-M...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “A Woman's Work” by Marian Betancourt uncovers the story of a remarkable woman of the West. Esther Morris (1812-1902) was a unique American woman whose life paralleled the dramatic events of the 19th century: abolition, railroads, Civil War, and suffrage. She...
Information on incorporating ribbon as embellishments when doing needlepoint projects and designs, making Play Clay and totebags will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Sandy Grossman-Morris is going to show how to incorporate ribbon as embellishment when doing needlepoint projects and designs. Her company is Sandy Grossman-Morris Design and she lives in Brentwood, California. Charlene Patton is with the Home B...
The text I got last Sunday was a big shocker. “Notice from DOH to Karl: vaccine is now available at a location near you, and sign up is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign up for an appointment at ...” I had registered the previous week online to get the COVID-19 vaccine but really figured it would be March before I would get a chance to receive it. The words first-come, first-serve got my attention so I immediately signed up for an appointment. I got my first dose Wed...
Like everyone else, local animal shelters are feeling the effects of the worldwide pandemic. The number of animal intakes has increased in the past year while adoptions have decreased, according to officials with Clovis Animal Control. "I think a lot of it has to do with the pandemic," said Lt. James Gurule with the Clovis Police Department, which oversees the city shelter. "A lot of people are out of work and struggling to pay bills. They are struggling to feed themselves,...
CLOVIS — In their first meeting of 2021, the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority had a sense of optimism on many fronts, with Finished Water 2 wrapping up and Finished Water 3 construction possibly beginning in the second quarter. The authority covered a wide amount of topics in its Thursday meeting at the authority offices. The News attended the meeting via telephone. Federal consultant John Ryan said there are plenty of matters to be sorted that impact the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, which would e...
VEGA — The Farwell girls basketball team used some solid free throw shooting late on Tuesday night to pull into a virtual tie with Vega for the District 3-2A lead. The Lady Blue converted 10-of-13 free throws in the final stanza to rally for a 53-44 victory over the Lady Longhorns, avenging a loss earlier in district play at home. Senior Presley Agee finished with 22 points for Farwell (16-9, 6-1 district) while sophomore Deavyn Bradley added a personal-best 11, including a pair of 3-pointers in the opening quarter. Farwell f...
BOVINA - Jose Mata got Bovina's boys off to a good start Friday night, and he helped finish it off at the end as well. The senior scored a personal-best 35 points and also collected a boatload of rebounds as the Mustangs led wire-to-wire before hanging on late for a 61-56 District 3-2A victory over Vega. The win clinches the program's first postseason berth since 2016, and also nails down third place in the district chase. "The boys are pretty resilient," second-year Bovina...
At last, New Mexico may have a high school sports season, albeit abbreviated. Still, during this most unusual time in history, nothing is for certain. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Tuesday that every school district in the state can welcome all ages of students back to in-class learning on Feb. 8, with fall sports and activities starting on Feb. 22. The NMAA’s Board of Directors was to meet Wednesday, but tabled the adoption of a modified sports calendar to give superintendents a chance to seek further c...
SANTA FE — Even before schools reopen, New Mexico lawmakers are mapping out how to help students catch up next year after a lack of in-person learning over the past 10 months. One possibility began moving through the Capitol on Wednesday — a $139 million plan requiring schools to extend the next academic year by either 10 or 25 days, depending on which program they opt into and the age of the students. Teachers would be paid for the extra work, and districts would decide when to add the days. The proposal immediately dre...
Both Curry and Roosevelt counties remain in the red under the state’s county-based reopening program, but decreasing infection rate in Roosevelt County have led to a reopening of county offices. Effective Monday, the county’s clerk, treasurer and assessor offices will be open to the public. County personnel will provide services to the public in person, but will continue to offer service electronically, by phone or by appointment as needed by our residents. “The treasurer’s office understands the frustration that ‘closed...
Find a way to remember this time. It’s historically unusual. In the span of five short years, we’ve witnessed the beginning of a brand new religious movement, its meteoric rise to national prominence, and it’s abrupt flame-out. Of course, I’m talking about the conspiracy theory called QAnon. Despite some protest to the contrary, QAnon is an undeniably religious phenomenon. Embarrassingly, its ranks were swelled with Evangelical Christians, who would never knowingly adopt a different faith, but then did. The “Q-a-no...
What is it going to take? For years, that question has weighed upon the rest of us — and even some of its own members — as we watched the Republican Party slide ever deeper into a morass of political extremism, screwball conspiracies, alternate facts and ambient rage incompatible with responsible governance. Every time Republicans obfuscated, equivocated and rationalized, every time they broke rules they once swore to uphold, every time they folded, spindled and mutilated val...
I am not the pope. I was never a nun. I am barely a good Catholic, even though I do the absolute minimum to keep my club membership current. I am, however, a skilled detector of hypocrisy. Which makes me the perfect person to talk about the second Catholic president. Joe Biden is a Catholic. He was baptized, and goes to church, so it is technically a correct description. So calling Joe Biden a Catholic is as legitimate as calling the pope a Catholic, or Lady Gaga a Catholic,...
Long a stalwart defender of the First Amendment, the American media is now having second thoughts. For decades, it was a commonplace sentiment among journalists that freedom of the press was one of the glories of our system. It helped to make the government accountable and to air diverse points of view -- even unpopular ones -- to be tested in the marketplace of ideas. Media organizations were at the forefront of the fight to vindicate First Amendment rights, with The New...
Joe Biden’s 60-day moratorium on oil and gas leases and permits on federal lands puts him on track to take jobs and money from New Mexico at a time of crisis. There is no gray area in New Mexico for wanting to protect the environment and wanting the benefits of a world with energy. By banning oil and gas leases on federal lands, Biden is not uniting. He is effectively promoting the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars per year if he decides to continue with shutting down the oil and gas industry in New Mexico after his 6...
The forecast for the first session of the 55th Legislature includes some rays of transparency shining through the clouds. A bill that would finally require lawmakers to show their hands on capital outlay projects “Zoomed” through a House committee meeting Monday and is headed for the House floor. House Bill 55 would require the Legislature to publish a list of capital projects approved each year with details on which legislators sponsored what projects, and how much funding they allocated to each one. It’s amazing New Mexic...
Wind gusts in the early hours of Saturday morning until mid-afternoon reached 55 to 60 mph. The High Wind Warning which included “damaging winds” was issued for both Curry and Roosevelt Counties. The National Weather Service anticipated the winds would start to calm down today. Though strong, the wind gusts did not bring much cooler temperatures to the area due to what the NSW called downslope winds. Wind from a western winter storm moving over the state's central mountain ranges accelerated and compressed as it des...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis is seeking a representative for a vacant position on its water policy advisory committee. The committee meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. to make recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding water matters and conservation. Applications are available at cityofclovis.org and the city manager’s office, and will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 12. Information: 575-763-9654....
The Curry and Roosevelt chambers of commerce are sponsoring a virtual legislative breakfast 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Clovis/Curry County Chamber release. The event, held via Zoom, will feature Rep. Phelps Anderson, Rep. Jack Chatfield, Rep. Randy Crowder, Sen. Stuart Ingle, Sen. Pat Woods and Rep. Martin Zamora. Registration is available at clovisnm.org. Registrants will receive event details, including meeting login information, after registering. Information: 575-763-3435 or [email protected]...
PORTALES — The Portales Police Department will see its non-emergency phone lines go out of service Wednesday while it performs network upgrades, according to a PPD release. The work, which could stretch into Thursday, is not anticipated to impact emergency lines. The department will make the following numbers available in the interim: • Dispatch: 575-760-1466 or 575-760-7510. • Records: 575-226-3915. The department’s fax (575-226-3916) and [email protected] will remain active....
CLOVIS — The Department of Health is hosting free flu immunization clinics for children on Wednesdays, according to a DOH release. The clinics will be held 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Curry County Public Health Office at 1216 Cameo St. Children ages 6 months to 18 are eligible. No appointment is necessary, but children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. There is no cost for the vaccines, but the DOH requests bringing insurance and/or Medicaid information....
CLOVIS — A car chase that went throughout Clovis Monday afternoon landed a Clovis man in jail on 11 charges, according to court records. Michael Padilla, 37, was booked Monday into the Curry County Adult Detention Center, where he remains with a pretrial detention motion hearing pending. His charges include false imprisonment, battery upon a peace officer, reckless driving and aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer. The public defender’s office assigned Sandra Gallagher to Padilla’s case, but an attempt by The News...
CLOVIS - The cancellation of the annual Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce banquet due to COVID-19 restrictions meant outgoing Chamber President Greg Southard couldn't go to a celebration of his year at the helm. So chamber officials brought the celebration to him, surprising Southard with a convoy at his workplace Friday morning to mark a president's term unlike any other. Chamber Executive Director Ernie Kos welcomed Southard to the rank of "PP" - past president, but no...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education met on Tuesday, as it generally does near the conclusion of a month. But the timing was of note, with the state announcing earlier that day that in-person learning would soon happen again for all grades for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began last March. Superintendent Renee Russ was admittedly short on details for the Tuesday evening meeting, given that administration received state timelines and expectations only a few hours prior. Hybrid learning can e...
