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TUCUMCARI — Producers of the forthcoming “Bands of Enchantment” music-television series have delayed the start of their Tucumcari shoot by one month so more people can be vaccinated for the coronavirus. Vince T. “Tyson” Chavez, executive producer of the show and president and executive producer at Elkhorn Entertainment, said in a conference call Feb. 5 with show creator and executive producer Ken C. Peterson that filming in Tucumcari would begin March 16 through March 25. A small crew is scheduled to arrive in early Mar...
Due to inclement weather concerns, various public entities have altered plans for Tuesday; • Clovis Municipal Schools has closed for today. • Eastern New Mexico University has closed campus and canceled classes for Tuesday due to power outages. • Curry County canceled its Tuesday commission meeting due to power outages, and County Manager Lance Pyle told The News county offices would close at noon. All items on the Tuesday agenda will be handled during the Feb. 25 meeting. • Roosevelt County plans to close its offices... Full story
CLOVIS - Eastern New Mexico was no exception to the smack of winter weather felt across the country over the weekend. Area snowfall totals from the weekend, according to the National Weather Service's Albuquerque office, were between 1.5 and 4 inches, with drifts reported up to four feet. The powder may stick around for the next few days, with a cold start to the week. The Clovis Municipal Airport reported a Monday morning low of minus-11. "The previous low was 0 degrees, we... Full story
Some look to Presidents’ Day as a chance to spend a three-day weekend shopping for a new car or living room set, or just relaxing at home. But given the events over the past month, this year might be a good opportunity to take some time to appreciate the qualities that define true presidential leadership. Celebrated on the third Monday in February, Presidents’ Day was established in 1885 in recognition of George Washington. In 1971, as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, the holiday was moved to create a holiday wee...
Why did the chicken cross Old Santa Fe Trail? To lobby at the Roundhouse in support of legislation that would create a better living environment for egg-laying hens. A bill that prompted a couple of lawmakers to do a double-take and then crack some jokes after it was introduced last week would prohibit large commercial egg producers from selling eggs in New Mexico if they came from caged chickens. Senate Bill 347, dubbed the Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens Act, also would...
SANTA FE — Different Senate, different vote. Two years after voting down a bill that would have repealed a long-dormant New Mexico abortion ban, a new-look state Senate voted 25-17 on Thursday to approve similar legislation. The vote, which occurred after more than three hours of emotional and sometimes testy debate, sets the stage for the Democratic-controlled House to give final approval to the measure as early as this week and send it on to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “We can hold our own moral values about abortion and...
Xcel Energy and area electric co-ops are interrupting power to some electric circuits for up to one hour at a time because of the extreme cold conditions. An Xcel Energy news release stated temperatures below zero have slowed the flow of natural gas to power plants across the central U.S., including Xcel Energy plants in Texas and New Mexico. The power interruptions are "to protect the regional grid and maintain reliability," Xcel stated in the release. The release also stated: More than one service interruption may be... Full story
A winter storm warning remained in effect Sunday morning with blowing snow, single-digit temperatures and icy roads hampering travel. The National Weather Service reported the temperature at 6 a.m. Sunday in Clovis was 6 degrees with blowing snow, fog and mist. NWS reported 20-mph winds had produced a wind-chill factor of 14 degrees below zero. Snowfall totals were not immediately available but 1-3 inches had been forecast overnight and cars and streets were covered in snow before midnight Saturday. Road conditions were... Full story
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial ended Saturday with acquittal on a 57-43 vote, short of the two-thirds needed for conviction. Seven Republicans joined all Democrats in voting that the former president incited insurrection. “None of this would have happened without the president,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., the lead House manager, told senators sitting in judgment in a chamber that was overrun by pro-Trump militants on Jan. 6. But he said, entreating them to bar the ex-president from holding... Full story
