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CLOVIS — With an incoming grant for the new fiscal year, Curry County leaders hope to complete the "final phase" of a wildfire prevention education project over five years in the making. Fire & Safety Director David Kube said the $5,000 in federal grant funds would go toward adding three new fire danger signs at key spots in the county, concluding a project that started in 2010. "Those signs are expensive," Kube said. Winning this particular grant money from the U.S. Forest S...
When Sally Yates testified before a Senate judiciary sub-committee, her bombshell was not that National Security Advisor Michael Flynn had lied to his bosses about speaking to Russian officials. Her big news was that the Russians could use this information to blackmail Flynn. Yates’ testimony was backed up by the former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, who told the sub-committee that Moscow could use this type of information as leverage against Flynn and t...
Mark your calendars — the Supreme Court got something right. Amazing, I know. What occurred on this notable occasion? They admitted the First Amendment protects “hate speech.” Of course it does. It’s absurd to think there was ever any question. They didn’t go far enough and still managed to miss the important point, though. It’s not because the Bill of Rights creates any rights — it’s because it recognizes that no government has the authority to violate rights, includi...
On this date ... 1972: Randy Adrian pitched the Eagles to a 14-3 victory over the Bankers in the first game of a Mickey Mantle League baseball doubleheader in Clovis. The Rangers led the league with a 10-3 record. The Indians were in second place at 8-5. 1972: Travis Haynes, 60, a Quay County deputy sheriff shot in the head in May, had been released from the intensive care unit at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Haynes was shot after he'd been abducted by two men. A special...
CLOVIS — A summer program aimed at giving local primary school students a jump start on their education has plenty of funding and a few remaining openings. The “K-3 Plus Summer Education Opportunity” is for students entering kindergarten through third grade, providing an additional 25 days of schooling in advance of the coming academic year. The program is free to all families and runs from July 3 to Aug. 7. Clovis Municipal Schools Deputy Superintendent Joe Strickland told the Board of Education on Wednesday the distr...
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Tuesday morning: Clovis • Catrina Parker, 35, battery against a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Michael Morales, 51, failure to appear • Martha Lazaro, 43, probation violation • Glenn Ramos, 24, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles • Moses Martinez, 24, battery • Randy Robertson, 40, probation violation • Candice Apodaca, 24, probation violation • Jolene Mowrey, 30, tampering with evidence, probation violation • John Crawford...
The city of Clovis is looking for committee volunteers. According to a city news release: • The city is seeking a District 3 representative for the Public Works Committee. The committee meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. and makes recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding infrastructure projects. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 14. • The city is seeking a District 1 and rescue group representatives on the Animal Control Task Force. Applications will be accepted until 5 p...
New Mexico pharmacists on Sunday named Clovis Mayor David Lansford its “Bowl of Hygeia Award” winner. “Established in 1958, the Bowl of Hygeia Award recognizes pharmacists who possess outstanding records of civic leadership in their communities and encourages pharmacists to take active roles in their communities,” according to The American Pharmacists Association website. The award is presented annually by participating state pharmacy associations. Lansford’s civic roles include chairman of the Ute Water Commissio...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — Fishing was good using curly tail grubs, spinners, wooly buggers, tubes, jerk baits, crank baits and night crawlers for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was good for anglers using leeches, s...
Eastern New Mexico’s isolation may be good for something after all. We’ve not had a confirmed case of the human plague since the New Mexico Department of Health began keeping records in 1949. The Health Department reported Monday that two human plague cases had been confirmed in two women in Santa Fe County, bringing the number to three this year in the state. None of the cases have been fatal. While Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Paul Ettestad doesn’t know how the plague was contracted in the last two cases, he said his d...
Today • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 5:30 p.m. at Dora Community Building. Public Town Hall meetings regarding land use plans. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Thursday • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 5 p.m. at Floyd Community Center. Public Town Hall meetings regarding land use plans. Information: 575-356-5307 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, c...
Today • Little Sprouts storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Story: “Digging in the Dirt.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • Steven Gamble retirement reception — 2 p.m. at Campus Union Building, Eastern New Mexico University. Information: 575-562-1011 • Blooming Talent — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Guest: Garden Source Nursery. Information: 575-356-3940 • Childrens’ Storyh...
Given the number of female inmates being held in New Mexico prisons — 753 or 10.4 percent of the state’s total prison population — and the increase in breast-feeding lawsuits in the past decade, it’s surprising the New Mexico Department of Corrections doesn’t have a formal policy on the issue. It needs one. The issue came up in a lawsuit by inmate Monique Hidalgo, who was not allowed to breast-feed during family visits at the state Women’s Correctional Facility in Grants. Hidalgo, who has been in the Grants prison since Septe...
