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CLOVIS - The former operator of a walk-in clinic in Clovis, charged in 2016 with hundreds of felony counts for writing fraudulent prescriptions, will lose her nursing license and serve five years supervised probation with a suspended jail sentence following a plea agreement this week. Annette Ternes, 58, pleaded no contest Wednesday to three counts of forgery and one count of practicing medicine without a license, all fourth-degree felonies. She will not face jail time unless...
A member of Eastern New Mexico University’s football signing class is facing accusations of rape from an April incident. Andrew Gaines, 18, of North Pole, Alaska, is facing four felony charges of sexual assault. Greg Waggoner, athletic director for ENMU, said Thursday night Gaines’ scholarship offer has been rescinded. According to an indictment filed May 24 by Alaska’s Fourth Judicial District, the charges stem from three alleged incidents of sexual penetration and another of sexual contact against a female he knew to be in...
Taking away rec center will hinder, not help Regarding city of Portales’ plans to create an “entertainment venue” in the Portales Recreation Center: Why would you change something “great” that will hinder the lives of our residents? The Rec Center has been a place that kids love to go and be with their friends — from freedom after school to fun in the sun to field trips. The workers have made a relationship with the young lives of our youth. These relationships will impact these kids the rest of their lives. Do you know ho...
PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital officials hope to be operating a primary care clinic in Clovis in the next six months, though they've not yet secured a building. Chief Executive Officer Kaye Green said during Thursday's board of trustees meeting that a billboard announcing the move was put up early due to miscommunication, though it is true the hospital is pursing a Clovis location. "It's accurate, it was just a little premature," Green said. Clinic Administrator Tina Hill said RGH is looking at multiple buildings in C...
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records through Wednesday at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Charles Blake Bradley, 33, of Texico, to Kelly Anne Cresswell, 41, of Clovis • Lazer Chase Mitchell, 21, to Brayden Lynn Johnson, both of Los Angeles • Jesus Arredondo III, 26, to Desiree Dolores Parrez, 26, both of Clovis • Evan Coy Hults, 28, to Brandi Simone Arenas, 29, both of Clovis • Ronald Lee Smith, 71, to Betsy Ann McKenna Jones, 65, both of Clovis • Javier Isaias Moreno, 20, to Ember Michell...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Seika Richeson, 19, failure to pay fines • Jesus Cardenas, 50, probation violation • Daniel Herrera, 62, probation violation • Guy Whitesides, 58, failure to register as a sex offender • Donald Lopez, 51, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Matthew Gallegos, 28, battery against a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Sergio Soliz, 32, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Isaiah Ulibarri...
On this date ... 1988: Water was cascading over the spillway at Lake Clovis in Ned Houk Park following heavy weekend rains. The dam creating Lake Clovis was built in 1975 by the Soil Conservation Service, and intended to prevent flooding in Plainview, according to the Clovis News-Journal. Funds had not been procured to seal the bottom of the lake, but Ash Grandy, director of parks and recreation, said "short of spending $500,000, the lake will eventually acquire enough silt...
CLOVIS — About 240,000 wild horses and burros have been given the chance at a new life since 1971, and a few more may get that chance today and Saturday. The Bureau of Land Management is holding two adoption days — today from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon — at the Curry County Fairgrounds. According to the BLM’s website, potential adopters must meet a few basic requirements: They must be at least 18 years old, have no prior convictions of inhumane treatment of animals and must have a minimum of 400 square...
PORTALES — An uncertain future for Portales’ after-school and summer programs has made one parent uneasy. She’s inviting others to join her in voicing concern at the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday. Cristin Stewart referenced a letter dated May 23 from City Manager Sammy Standefer, which informs users of the Portales Recreation Center that the city is “researching avenues to transform the City’s current recreation center into an entertainment venue for our community.” “With that being said, this letter is intended to not...
CLOVIS — Raising a family doesn’t come with an instruction manual, but there are resources available to help parents along the way. The Curry County Health Council will bring many of those resources together in one place on Saturday for the county’s first Baby Expo. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Curry County Administrative Complex parking lot, 417 Gidding St., exhibitors including the Clovis Fire Department and their fire house, the Imagination Library program and several local health care and child services providers will...
Saturday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 1 p.m. in the Regents Room of the ENMU Administration Building, 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales. Information: 575-562-2133 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in the Curry County Commission chambers, 417 Gidding St. Information: 575-763-6016 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in CCC Room 512, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis....
Today • Wild Horse and Burro Event — Noon to 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds. The Bureau of Land Management will have wild horses and burros available for adoption. Information: http://blm.gov/whb • Tent revival — 6 p.m. at Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 N. Prince St., Clovis. Featuring pastor Ryan Denton from El Paso and music by Glen Wortham. Information: 575-762-4220 Saturday • Wild Horse and Burro Event — 8 a.m. to noon at the Curry County Fairgrounds. The Bureau of Land Management will have wild horses and...
You never know when something is gonna come in handy — and when it is something that you find useful over and over again and in new and never before seen contexts. That’s when you know that something is handy. Handy is a modifier that can be applied to objects. There are handy tools that just outpace their competitors with versatility and range of use. Some are so bold as to claim the title of handy right in the name. Say, for example, the Handyman Jack. A daring choice, but...
For many of us, one of the hardest things we ever do is doing nothing. Incredibly difficult, disciplining ourselves to find some regular time to do nothing is the best way to make the doings that we do, when the time is right for doing, worth something once the doing’s done. When we never really rest, we just end up done in, and much of the doing becomes dry dust bereft of real meaning. If you found it difficult to make your way out of that last first paragraph, it’s bec...
One of the most beautiful portions of Scripture in the Bible is the sermon that Jesus delivered sitting on the side of a mountain near Capernaum. Thus it is called the Sermon on the Mount. That sermon contains three well known sections: The Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer and The Golden Rule. Interspaced through all of these are the beautiful teachings of Jesus through story and parable. he had a way of helping people to understand by relating his teachings to real life s...
