Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The number of positive coronavirus cases in New Mexico neared 300 on Monday and the virus’ death total reached four in the state, health officials said. No new cases were reported in Curry or Roosevelt counties on Monday. The most recent deaths were a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 70s. Both died Monday in Bernalillo County, officials said. Both had an underlying medical condition. Officials said 281 people have now tested positive for the virus in New Mexico. On March 23, that total was 83. Officials did not release i... Full story
SANTA FE — Two more Curry County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the New Mexico Department of Health announced on Sunday. No additional information was provided. It brings the total number of positive tests in Curry County to three. One Portales resident has tested positive according to state health officials. The state on Sunday announced 29 new positive tests, from nine counties. New Mexico now has 237 positive tests for COVID-19, according to a DOH news release. The number of deaths in the state related to C... Full story
Dear community members of Roosevelt and Curry County: These are challenging times, and above all else, my wife, Edwina, and I hope you and your family are safe and healthy. The past few weeks have been unprecedented for Eastern New Mexico University, and I wanted to give you an update on our efforts to serve our students and our community. First, I wish to acknowledge the work of the ENMU Department of Public Safety. Our officers are working around the clock to help keep our campus and community safe. They have shared...
CLOVIS — Curry County is now an “emergency area” in response to COVID-19 concerns. That means officials have laid groundwork for potential state and federal funding to help with ongoing shutdowns. The Curry County Commission met Friday morning via teleconference for a special meeting at which it made the declaration. County Manager Lance Pyle said he’d been advised to do so by the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security, National Association of Counties and other entities. As of March 20, the county has lost roughly... Full story
“Bullet Bob” Vilandry and his wife were on a cruise of all things when the world turned upside down. Then they returned to Clovis, and the Vilandrys couldn’t believe how things had changed. The coronavirus had turned into a pandemic, people were scared, shoppers were hoard-buying at supermarkets all over town. When he saw the Walmart paper product shelves stripped bare as a turkey on Thanksgiving night, Vilandry was shocked. And then his world turned a little more haywire. Last Monday afternoon, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grish... Full story
CLOVIS — As Clovis Mayor David Lansford spent his final meeting in that position alone on the dais, handling an eight-person phone call, he heard arguments the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic created too much uncertainty to fund a long-term groundwater effort. Lansford responded too little was known about the pandemic and its economic effects to simply dismiss any effort and implored the commission to only look into the issue over the coming months. And with that, the final action of Lansford’s mayor term was passage of a res...
These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “A Single Thread” by Tracy Chevalier: After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet can’t reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving mother and saves enough to move out of her mother’s place and into the town of Winchester. She is drawn into a society of broderers, women who embroider kneelers for th...
When I first heard about the coronavirus, it wasn’t a big deal to anyone at my school. No one was worrying about it. Then time passed and I kept talking about it to my friends and one of them got really scared. But I never worried about it and no one else seemed to worry either. Eventually they closed down the school for the rest of this school year. I have heard kids and teachers say that the coronavirus isn’t real. Students on my bus often joked about it and how it might spread to some teachers so the students won’t have...
Information on the creativity vortex, the power of the peanut, and making a velvet stamped photo book will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Writing coach and author, Annalisa Parent is going to explain how timing is key to finishing a long-term creativity project, such as a novel, and getting the book published. Parent’s book is titled “Storytelling for Pantsers,” and she helps non-outliners work through t...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Hayden Blanton, 23, probation violation • Tevyn Driever, 23, failure to appear on a felony charge, battery upon a peace officer, assault upon a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, probation violation • Samantha Lomaintewa, 28, probation violation, failure to appear on a felony charge, concealing identity • Andronico Roybal, 29, contempt of court • Jahmal Glover, 30, assault, shoplifting • Darien Smolar, 25, aggravated...
CRSMA Senior Diner’s Club 901 West 13th St., Clovis Monday: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, seasoned green beans, dinner roll w/margarine, fruit cocktail. Tuesday: Meatloaf w/gravy, baked potato, blended veggies, dinner roll w/margarine, peaches. Wednesday: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, broccoli, low fat dressing, garlic, lemon pudding. Thursday: Pork fried rice, oriental veggies, spring roll, mandarin oranges. Friday: Fried catfish or chicken strips, roast potatoes, blended veggies, cornbread w/margarine, c...
CLOVIS — The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce and Committee of Fifty are seeking host families for a new “Your New Mexico Home” program in Clovis and Portales. The program targets single airmen living in Cannon dormitories, particularly those with Cannon as their first assignment, and pairs them with area families who will serve as mentors, friends and advisers while they serve at the base. Suggested interactions include holiday meals, grabbing coffee or outdoor activities. While the program was expected to debut in Ma...
CLOVIS — Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen. You’ve probably watched an old movie, maybe in black-and-white, where a prisoner was singing that line, perhaps with some accompaniment on the harmonica. These days, it’s a fitting line for the world as it battles the COVID-19 pandemic. Ironically, though, real-life prisoners may know a bit less trouble lately than those on the outside. Think about it. The coronavirus is spreading through social interaction, especially in large crowds. The best way to contain it is to isolate, isol... Full story
This past week wasn’t the first time by a stretch I’ve attended meetings virtually, but it was the most I’ve ever attended in a week. Heck it might have been more than I attended all last year. Over the last year or so webinars and dial-in meetings have become more and more popular. I will admit it is harder and more expensive to travel for meetings these days but fortunately you can often sign up for them and watch the video later if it’s not live. When I first started employ...
Editor’s note: The Eastern New Mexico News asked Presbyterian Healthcare Services questions about Plains Regional Medical Center regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Presbyterian Communications Director Melanie Mozes supplied the following answers Friday night. How many beds are available at PRMC? How many beds could be added in an emergency situation? Plains Regional has 106 beds. The availability of beds shifts daily. Throughout the Presbyterian system, we would accommodate a surge in patients due to COVID-19 through triage a...
