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CLOVIS — Friends and family of the Clovis detention officer arrested Saturday for assisting in the escape of three detainees said they were in disbelief. Sarina Dodson, 28, of Clovis, was jailed early Saturday morning in Lubbock and accused of providing “inside assistance” toward the escape less than 24 hours earlier of Curry County Detention Center inmates Aaron Clark, Victor Apodaca and Ricky Sena, according to Sheriff Wesley Waller. The trio remained at large Satur... Full story
My husband Fred and I have been married 27 years and we have four kids — Ace, Jake, Ella, and Azuma — and a beautiful daughter in love, Hayley. I just celebrated my 20th Wal-Mart anniversary on May 28. My fellow associates are my second family — I love them all so much. Before that, I worked at the Tower Twin theater for 10 years. My favorite food is still popcorn. Back in the '90s, Fred and I were in a band called "Rozz Well and the Aliens." That was one of the best times of...
Three local up-and-coming rodeo stars of tomorrow will compete at this year’s National Junior High Finals Rodeo, representing Team New Mexico. The 14th annual event, which will be held June 24-30 in Huron, South Dakota, features roughly 1,000 contestants from 43 states, five Canadian provinces, Australia and Mexico. Over $80,000 in prizes and more than $200,000 in scholarship money are at stake. The local trio of Jacob Derrer (Portales), John Hisel (Clovis) and Rustin Baldwin (Muleshoe, Texas) will do their best to take h...
Jim Williamson was just a few weeks shy of his 49th birthday when he became a dad in the early 1960s, considerably older than most guys picking up their first diaper pin. Within two and a half years, he and my mom had three of us. I was the “gal baby,” sandwiched between brothers. I have vivid early memories of my brothers and me piling onto the bench seat of the old red pickup, our dad at the steering wheel, the bed filled with burlap sacks of cottonseed meal, off to feed the... Full story
Life has unwritten rules. Always double down on 11. Never cross the streams. You can’t date your friend’s sibling unless you’re considering marriage. When it comes to baseball, I usually think unwritten rules exist because they’re too stupid to write down. Don’t steal signs from the catcher? Maybe there’s a better code out there than, “One finger for fastball.” You can’t bunt to break up a no-hitter. What if it’s 1-0? I’m sure you want your career highlight, but I’d still like to try to win the game. Which brings us to the... Full story
I read a couple of Facebook posts that really set the mood for my Father’s Day. First there was a post of a video showing a young girl starting irrigation siphon tubes. Right underneath that post Editor David Stevens asked us to post a photo of our father. Seeing those irrigation tubes reminded me of watching my dad do the same thing. I didn’t have a photo of him “setting” irrigation tubes but I did have a photo of him driving an old John Deere tractor at New Mexico Ag Expo...
Here is my latest sermon to butter up my flock at The Podcast Church for Couch Potatoes — where I am the Minister of Defense Against Little White Lies and Great Big Whoppers. To avoid interfering with tee-offs, tip-offs, brush-offs and shove-offs, I keep sermons under three minutes — depending on members’ listening speed. I am not trying to poach anyone Don Jr. style, but if you have never heard me preach, I am happy to share today’s sermon with non-member couch potatoe...
When we’re old and sick and poor, we might be forced to keep warm by burning all the government reports that we ignored, warning us that Social Security and Medicare are running out of money; the latest such report was issued this month. According to the Social Security Administration, the Medicare trust fund will run dry in 2026 and Social Security funds in 2034. They will still be supported by payroll taxes, but those taxes will not cover full benefits, and recipients will likely experience severe benefit cuts if the funds...
Information on dealing with lactose intolerance and the mouth’s central role in health will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Sarah Ryan is a registered dietitian nutritionist, and she explains that not all “milks” are created equal. She’ll compare other types of milks to cow’s milk, which is affordable and easy to find. Even if someone in your family has lactose intolerance, they can also...
On this date ... 1968: Clovis was preparing to host "a three-day combination of business and frolic" when newspapermen (and women) arrived for the New Mexico Press Association's summer convention. The convention was set to open with a cocktail party at the Holiday Inn. A dinner and dance were slated to wrap up activities at the hotel, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Gov. David Cargo was among keynote speakers. Others included Amarillo Globe News Publisher Wes Izzard and...
CLOVIS — Celebrated as the rain may be in eastern New Mexico, it put a slight damper on the outdoor programming Saturday in Clovis. But only a slight one. Hundreds still convened for a combined Juneteenth effort in Potter Park, and 22 cars still ran down a section of Sycamore Street for the 17th annual Clovis Soap Box Derby. Both events had to wrap up somewhat sooner than first forecast, but it's hard to be too put off by precipitation in the summer. Portales also hosted a d...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 10 a.m. nursing home visit, 1 p.m. Needle Gang Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise...
Today • Father’s Day Beer and Brats — 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Tickets: $20 adults, $10 ages 5 and older. Information: 575-935-5000 Monday • Movie Monday — 1 p.m. “Frozen,” 6 p.m. “Walk the Line” at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Bring snacks and drinks. Popcorn provided. Information 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Lego Club — 1 p.m. at Clovis Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Clovis High School Wildcat Marching Band History — 6:30 p.m. presentation with Norvil Howell at Clovis-Carver Public Libr...
Tuesday • Friends of the Library — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Curry County Chamber Board — 11:30 a.m. at chamber boardroom. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at North Annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Health Council — Noon at administrative complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis...
