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Click Here for Public Health Order CCC closing campus through April 5 CLOVIS — Officials with Clovis Community College on Friday announced they will close the campus, including the Health and Fitness Center, to students and the public from Monday through April 5. Beginning Monday, a college news release said, face-to-face classes will be moved to an online format where possible. Students should contact their instructor as soon as possible for directives regarding i... Full story
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the New Mexico Public Education Department and the New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday announced that New Mexico K-12 public schools will close for three weeks beginning Monday in response to the ongoing international novel coronavirus pandemic. The closure will begin at the end of the school day on Friday. Gov. Lujan Grisham and state officials will hold a 10 a.m. Friday news conference to provide more details. The conference can be streamed at www.facebook.com/GovMLG and a n... Full story
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers Friday, declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, which will allow more federal aid to flow to states and municipalities. "I am officially declaring a national emergency," the president said during a news conference in the Rose Garden. "No resources will be spared, nothing whatsoever." The announcement came an hour after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi partially preempted Trump by making a public statement from the Capitol, outlining legislation s... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University, out of concern for the spread of coronavirus, has extended spring break through March 22, and will transition in-person classes to online or alternative formats. Clovis Community College, meanwhile, will continue with instruction but cancel any non-instructional events. Updates are available at http://www.clovis.edu/coronavirus/index.aspx. Also at ENMU: • Employees are instructed to report to work as usual Monday unless otherwise directed by a supervisor, and the college will provide guidance o... Full story
RIO RANCHO — The Melrose Buffaloes are back in the Class 1A boys state championship game, seeking a third consecutive title. This time, the Melrose girls hope to join them with their own blue trophy. Both team advanced in Thursday’s semifinal round at Santa Ana Star Center, the top-seeded boys blowing out Springer 58-27 while the second-seeded girls subdued District 6-1A rival Fort Sumner 48-40. The boys face Maxwell, a 61-52 winner over Tatum on Thursday, in Saturday’s 6 p.m. finale at The Pit on the University of New Mexic...
ALBUQUERQUE — The sophomore-laden Portales Lady Rams will have to wait another year in their bid for a Class 4A girls state basketball championship. Second-seeded Kirtland Central put together a 10-0 run late in the third quarter and PHS, the third seed, couldn’t overcome a double-digit deficit down the stretch as the Lady Panthers posted a 58-48 win in Thursday’s semifinal round at The Pit on the campus of the University of New Mexico. Kirtland (23-6) is slated to take on defending champion and top-seeded Los Lunas in today...
INDIANAPOLIS — March Madness was no match for the coronavirus. The NCAA announced Thursday afternoon it is canceling its basketball tournaments, along with other remaining winter and spring championships. The decision eliminates the South Central Division II regional, which was to feature Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Commerce Friday at Lubbock Christian University, and this weekend's Division II indoor track and field championships in Birmingham, Alabama. The release: "Today, NCAA President Mark Emmert and the Board of G... Full story
