Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has authorized a lockdown in Gallup, her office announced Friday. By noon Friday, all roads into the city were closed, and all businesses were to close from 5 p.m. through 8 a.m. While the lockdown remains in effect, no more than two individuals may occupy a vehicle and residents are instructed to stay home except for emergencies or essential trips. “I recognize this request is unusual and constitutes a drastic measure, and the emergency powers set out under the Riot Control Act should be i...
After several weeks of declines in the new unemployment claim totals in New Mexico, the number rose again last week following the rollout of a new program making benefits available to self-employed workers and others. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions received 22,896 new initial unemployment claims through Wednesday, department secretary Bill McCamley said in a video interview with the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday. McCamley said that brings the state total to 141,156 initial unemployment claims since mid-Mar...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis ∞ Jesus Anaya, 26, possession of a controlled substance ∞ Mitchell McEldowney, 35, non-residential burglary, failure to pay fines, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation ∞ Christopher Rodriguez, 34, failure to pay fines, aggravated burglary, larceny, conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, conspiracy to commit larceny, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer ∞ Isaiah Willmot, 18, failure to pay fines, aggravated burglar...
Diane Rowe was expecting to be fined $100 or face possible jail time for keeping her pawn and gun shop open in Grants in defiance of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public health orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, she says she has been charged $5,000 a day by the state. And the fine she’s facing now totals $60,000 over a 12-day period. “I did not expect this for standing up for my rights,” she told the Albuquerque Journal. Rowe said her business — Papa’s Pawn and Gun — had received a cease-and-desist order from...
The library provides a selection of e-books and e-audiobooks available for your convenience. All you need is a library card and access to an e-reader app or browser. The following books can be downloaded through OverDrive & Libby. Please call us at 575-769-7840 for answers to your questions or help logging in. These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Throwaway Nation” by Jeff Dondero takes a look at the pileup of waste in the United States, including the problem of plastic, the industry of ove...
Editor’s note: Meals are for to-go only due to public health orders. Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 Monday: Hot Chicken Sandwich w/lettuce, tomatoes, onions, potato wedges, BBQ beans, fruit salad Tuesday: Sausage w/sauerkraut, black-eye peas, cornbread, fruit cobbler Wednesday: Beef stroganoff w/noodles, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots, breadstick, tropical fruit Thursday: BBQ pork, baked potatoes, blended veggies, dinner roll w/margarine, cake w/fruit Friday: Salmon patties, r...
Information on unique ideas to create thank you messages, doing an exposed zipper application, and using a smart pot for gardening will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Patty Waid is an event planner and marketer and works with numerous businesses and organizations to help them with various projects. She knows the importance of saying thank you to donors, and she’ll show some unique ideas to create thank...
The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Alfredo Bermea Sr., 48, of Farwell, and Blanca Aurora Sanchez, 28, of Juarez, Mexico • Jeremias Adriel Diaz, 27, and Ana G. Candelaria Hernandez, 28, both of Clovis The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Roosevelt County clerk’s office: • John Seymor Fuller, 21, of Gilbert, Arizona, and Emily Loderup, 17, of Georgetown, Texas • Ricky L. Reynolds, 65, and Laura Dale Southard, 62, both of Portales The following d...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will hear a presentation from the Clean Water Partnership when it meets Tuesday morning. The agenda indicates the 9 a.m. meeting could be a short one for commissioners who will hold their fifth meeting in 29 days. The meeting is virtual due to state public health orders limiting mass gatherings, but will be available at currycounty.org and the county Facebook page. Questions or comments can be directed to County Manager Lance Pyle at: [email protected] According to an April letter r...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees will consider its spring graduation list when it meets virtually Wednesday morning. The 8 a.m. meeting can be accessed at clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx The spring commencement ceremony has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. There are 335 graduate candidates — 146 associate degrees, 90 certificates of completion and 99 certificates of achievement. Other items on the Wednesday agenda include: • A review of the college’s Upward Bound program, which i...
