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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Thank goodness the snow finally arrived in New Mexico and the Colorado mountains. It was only a matter of time before the lack of snow was blamed on global warming. It seems every natural anomaly now gets blamed on this all-purpose bogeyman. Drought hits the Southeast? It’s related to warming. Wildfires scorch southern California? It’s related to warming. But making such linkages begins to seem more like superstition than science when we consider how far off the alarmists have been on their hurricane forecasts. The Kat...
Rebecca Reid-Carlyle is the owner and operator of the new PrimeSource Mortgage branch office in Clovis, according to a news release. PrimeSource was in Clovis for nearly 10 years, before closing for some time, and now Carlyle will be bringing the customer service concept of PrimeSource Mortgage's “We Walk You Home” spirit back to Curry County. More information is available by contacting Carlyle at 762-7006 or by e-mailing her at: [email protected] Census forms distributed to businesses this week Businesses thr... Full story
Today Free Gift Wrapping — 10 a.m. -1 p.m. and 4 -8 p.m., North Plains Mall. The Matt 25 Hope Center will be offering free gift wrap services at the police sub-station in the mall. All other days, charges for gift wrapping are donated to the Matt 25 Hope Center. Information: 763-4400. Freshman Campus Christmas Concert — 6 p.m., Marshall Auditorium. Marshall Bands Christmas Concert — 7 p.m., Marshall Auditorium. Christmas Light Contest Judging — 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Melrose residents participating in the contest will be judged....
Woodwork Shoppe Name: Woodwork Shoppe Location: 115 Main St. What they do: Wood furniture repair, build furniture to specification and specialize in building and repairing chairs and drawers. Who’s in charge: Chick Taylor Jr., and his wife, Scotty Employees: 2 How long in business: 17 years Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and by appointment on Saturdays Contact: 769-0949 Of note: The business also serves as the Taylors’ home so customers visiting will need to ring the doorbell for assistance. It’s their...
Samplings of recent reports filed by Clovis-area law enforcement officers: About noon Dec. 5 an officer responded to a store in the 1900 block of Prince Street for a report of shoplifting. A store manager said two young males in their late teens came in and took two bottles of liquor. She said they got into a vehicle and left. The officer took suspect descriptions. ****** About 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 an officer responded to a home in the 1200 block of Dale for a report of theft. A... Full story
An eastbound train struck a flatbed trailer at the intersection of U.S. 84 and the New Mexico/Texas state line Friday night, police said. Emily Patterson of the Farwell Police Department said the accident occurred at 10:20 p.m. CST. The driver of a commercial pickup truck pulling a 35- to 40-foot trailer carrying heavy machinery stopped at the tracks because the barrier arms were down. He saw a parked train and decided to try to go around the arms, thinking they were malfunctioning, Patterson said. The driver, who was westbou...
The long and winding road to a new farm bill got a leg up Friday as the Senate passed its own $286 billion version. The bill, passed on a 79-14 vote, expands subsidies for wheat, barley, oats, soybeans and several other crops and creates new grants for vegetable and fruit growers. It also increases loan rates for sugar producers, extends dairy programs and provides more dollars for renewable energy and conservation programs to protect environmentally sensitive farmland over the next five years. The Senate version also...
DavTek vice president Randy Kamradt is scheduled to update county commissioners today on the progress of the special events center. The county hired DavTek to manage the construction of the facility. At the Dec. 4 county commission meeting, County Manager Lance Pyle said the total cost of constructing the 96,100 square-foot, 6,600-seat facility was not set. But Kamradt said the cost of the event center has been in place since construction began on the $7 million facility. Construction of the event center near the fairgrounds... Full story
The Associated Press LAS CRUCES — A state district judge decided Monday that he would not hear a lawsuit over the state Environmental Improvement Board’s recent adoption of more stringent emission standards for new vehicles in New Mexico. In dismissing the case, state District Judge Robert Robles in Las Cruces ruled that the lawsuit should have been filed with the New Mexico Court of Appeals rather than in district court. Victor Marshall, an Albuquerque lawyer who is handling the case for the plaintiffs, said late Monday it’s...
Today’s focus: Ms. G Household members: 10 Children: 8 Special circumstances: “Ms. G” will not be able to afford presents this year because her income is used towards bills. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a nice Christmas. Clothing needs: Girls shirt sizes 14, medium and 3T. Girls pants sizes 1, 5 and 3T. Girls shoe sizes 6 1/2, 12 and 9. Boys shirt sizes medium, 4T and 18 months. Boys pant sizes 10, 4T and 18 months. Boys shoe sizes 4 and 10. Toys list: CD player (for two children), Barbie dolls, trucks, cars,... Full story
More than 30 reports of damage to lawns, outdoor Christmas decorations and vehicles trickled into Clovis police Saturday and Sunday. Dispatcher call logs show residents in several different areas of the community reported broken vehicle windows, punctured, destroyed or stolen decorations, and lawns and landscape damaged by vehicles. Juanita Green lives on Hammond Boulevard on the east side of Clovis. She said she was made aware of damage to her front yard by a police officer...
Texico volunteer firefighter J.R. McIntosh and Clovis Firefighter J.D. Hileman work side-by-side around 1 p.m. Monday to douse the inside of a barn on Florence Street in Texico. Texico Fire Chief Lewis Cooper said the cause of the fire is undetermined. No injuries were reported....
Sharna Johnson, Freedom New Mexico Curry County Fairgrounds Manager Justus Anderson said Monday he’s resigned because he wanted to work under contract instead of as an employee. Anderson, the fairgrounds manager for 14 months, gave notice on Dec. 10 and his last day was Friday. “I just wasn’t enjoying it as much as I used to. I finally decided it was time to do something else,” the retired Air Force chief master sergeant said. “I’m going to relax and enjoy Christmas,...
Today’s focus: Ms. G Household members: 10 Children: 8 Special circumstances: “Ms. G” will not be able to afford presents this year because her income is used towards bills. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a nice Christmas. Clothing needs: Girls shirt sizes 14, medium and 3T. Girls pants sizes 1, 5 and 3T. Girls shoe sizes 6 1/2, 12 and 9. Boys shirt sizes medium, 4T and 18 months. Boys pant sizes 10, 4T and 18 months. Boys shoe sizes 4 and 10. Toys list: CD player (for two children), Barbie dolls, trucks, cars,...
Covenant, Blue Cross sign contract Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico will once again be “in-network” with Covenant Medical Group Physicians and Joe Arrington Cancer Center Physicians in Lubbock after an agreement was reached earlier this month, according to a BCBSNM press release. The agreement came about after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas reached agreement with Covenant officials, opening the door for BCBSNM patients to return as in-network. The agreement was effective Dec. 1, according to the release. Peo...
Freedom New Mexico Businesses throughout the country, including those in Curry and Roosevelt counties, will receive the 2007 Economic Census this week, the U.S. Bureau of the Census announced Friday. “Economic census forms that businesses receive in December will tell us how we are changing as a nation,” said Thomas Mesenbourg Jr., the Census Bureau’s associate director for economic programs. “Important economic indicators, such as gross domestic product, are directly related to the quality of the data we get from busines...
The long and winding road to a new farm bill got a leg up Friday as the Senate passed its own $286 billion version. The bill, passed on a 79-14 vote, expands subsidies for wheat, barley, oats, soybeans and several other crops and creates new grants for vegetable and fruit growers. It also increases loan rates for sugar producers, extends dairy programs and provides more dollars for renewable energy and conservation programs to protect environmentally sensitive farmland over the next five years. The Senate version also...
Leslie Roberts, left, gets to experience Christmas carolers from Steiner Elementary School up close as a portion of the youngsters crowds around her desk at Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative. The students and their teachers were making a tour of downtown businesses Monday afternoon. The first-graders, left to right are: Taylor Creekmore, Kara Young, Tyler Underhill, Tyann Gutierrez, Kaysen Queener, Raigan Beggs, Grace Hooker and Haston Sanchez. The children get out of school early Wednesday to start the holiday... Full story
Freedom New Mexico LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Junior guard Marquis Ruffin scored a season-best 19 points and Eastern New Mexico University overcame a 10-point, first-half deficit to beat New Mexico Highlands 80-65 Monday night in men’s college basketball. ENMU (3-7), which snapped a six-game losing streak, had only seven players in uniform. But all seven scored at least six points and five finished the night in double figures. Kevin Davis had 15 points for the Greyhounds, while guard Justin Redman-Trotter posted a double-double wit... Full story
Freedom New Mexico LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Eastern New Mexico University closed out the first half with a 27-6 surge and the Zias went on to end a five-game losing streak with an 81-58 victory over winless New Mexico Highlands Monday night in women’s college basketball. Freshman guard Samantha Matta scored 14 points and freshman center Kara Bible came off the bench for 12 — both season highs — to lead the Zias (2-7). Both players shot 6-for-7 from the field and cleared six rebounds. Highlands (0-8) stayed close for about 10 minu... Full story
Freedom New Mexico LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Eastern New Mexico University closed out the first half with a 27-6 surge and the Zias went on to end a five-game losing streak with an 81-58 victory over winless New Mexico Highlands Monday night in women’s college basketball. Freshman guard Samantha Matta scored 14 points and freshman center Kara Bible came off the bench for 12 — both season highs — to lead the Zias (2-7). Both players shot 6-for-7 from the field and cleared six rebounds. Highlands (0-8) stayed close for about 10 minu...
Freedom New Mexico LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Junior guard Marquis Ruffin scored a season-best 19 points and Eastern New Mexico University overcame a 10-point, first-half deficit to beat New Mexico Highlands 80-65 Monday night in men’s college basketball. ENMU (3-7), which snapped a six-game losing streak, had only seven players in uniform. But all seven scored at least six points and five finished the night in double figures. Kevin Davis had 15 points for the Greyhounds, while guard Justin Redman-Trotter posted a double-double wit...
