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CLOVIS — The city vehicle stolen Friday from Hillcrest Park was recovered early Tuesday evening, according to city officials. A 1995 Ford Ranger belonging to the Parks & Recreation Dept. and reported stolen Friday afternoon from outside the golf course was found unoccupied behind a residence on Almond Tree Lane, according to Clovis Police Chief Doug Ford. Police were still processing the scene at press time. Assistant City Manager Claire Burroughes said she wasn’t aware of a city vehicle being stolen in at least 20 yea...
CLOVIS — The Clovis branch of the Law Office of the Public Defender will read the Declaration of Independence today on the front steps of the Curry County Courthouse. The event begins at 11 a.m., and is in its second year. Information: [email protected]...
CLOVIS — The days leading up to the Independence Day holiday might give eastern New Mexico residents some pause. Will it be a scorcher, like the weekend that preceded it? Will rain get in the way of things, like it did to some extend Monday? The answer might be a little of both, according to National Weather Service predictions. Meteorologist Alyssa Clements of the NWS’ Albuquerque bureau said the chances of precipitation will drop throughout the week, and temperatures will probably top out in the 90s throughout the rem...
July 3, 1979 40 years ago: Gibson's Discount Center - Where you could get motor oil and tank tops. Click Here to Download...
CLOVIS — Former Clovis schools superintendent Jody Balch was appointed to Curry County’s Labor-Management Relations Board in a brief commission meeting Monday morning. “What this does is keep local control,” County Manager Lance Pyle said of the appointment, since otherwise the state would fill the management representative position. Pyle doesn’t expect the role to entail too much work, since the county “has no unions in place or anything related to collective bargaining.” Commissioners were in full attendance at the specia...
CLOVIS — Attorneys agreed Tuesday morning to commit the suspect in last year’s killing at a Texico dairy to the state’s mental institution in Las Vegas, finding he is not competent to stand trial. Juan Flores Espana, 33, was charged June 14, 2018 with an open count of murder for the shooting death of co-worker Mairon Franco Rodriguez, 23, of Texico, that afternoon at the Route 77 Dairy. Flores Espana has been in custody since the incident and spent the past nine months undergoing a competency evaluation at the facility in La...
Healthcare is a right. Raise your hand if you agree. The reality is, America is divided on this question. We’re not talking about emergency care here. I think most people with an ounce of compassion would agree that if someone’s life is in immediate danger, they should be treated before being asked how they’ll pay for their care. No, the debate is over the broader question of whether a person has a right to healthcare if they become sick or disabled, whether they can afford it or not. The irony, of course, is that just about...
America was born in an act of secession. Those future Americans told an overbearing central government — the world’s most powerful empire and military at the time — it was no longer welcome. It had lost the consent of the people. Of course, the overbearing central government didn’t want to let go. They never do. It had to be convinced. Its military had to be defeated and sent away. It’s a precedent that should be continued to this day. Washington, D.C., is much worse, by every...
“Access to public records is one of the fundamental rights afforded to people in a democracy.” This is the first sentence found within the introductory paragraph of the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) compliance guide published by the office of the Attorney General for the state of New Mexico. In an attempt to exercise this right, the Daily Lobo (University of New Mexico student newspaper) has actively requested many of these public documents as a recurring and crucial part of our reporting process. We published a s...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — A court martial for the July 4, 2018 shooting death in Clovis of a Cannon Air Force Base airman ended Monday with an involuntary manslaughter conviction and dishonorable discharge, according to base officials. Airman First Class Sean Harrington was charged Jan. 3 with murder, assault with an unloaded firearm, communicating a threat, and marijuana and cocaine use in connection with the death of A1C Marcus Jimenez at a residence in northeast Clovis. Officials said at the time that an airman called and s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — While it wasn’t included in any military construction projects, Cannon Air Force Base did reap some rewards as the Senate passed the annual defense spending bill in late July. According to a release from Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., the legislation that passed the Senate 86-8 included construction projects at Kirtland and Holloman Air Force Bases and White Sands Missile Range. "I am proud to have authorized funding for military construction projects that will modernize infrastructure at Holloman Air Force...
MELROSE - Who hasn't opened a book and embarked on a journey? Whether it was down a rabbit hole, into outer space, back to a bygone century or into a future one, everybody has been taken on a trip by countless authors, delivered from point A to B through words, just by turning pages. Samantha Odom is taking young readers in Melrose through a similar journey, only she's using her own personal skills to do so through illustration. Odom, who herself came through the Melrose...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools board — 12-1:30 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St.,...
On this date ... 1974: Clovis was preparing to celebrate Independence Day with a “fireworks spectacular” at Leon Williams Stadium. The football field would also host a concert by the Clovis High School Summer Band, beginning at 8 p.m., with the fireworks to follow. The stadium continued to host the fireworks show until 1987, when an insurance provider told organizers it would not allow the aerial show to be held so near housing developments. It moved to Greene Acres Park that year, where it remains. Pages Past is com...
The fireworks are at night, but the cities of Clovis and Portales welcome you to come out early to celebrate Independence Day in eastern New Mexico. Preparation for Clovis' annual "Smoke on the Water" event started Tuesday with portions of Main Street closed off for the fireworks shooter to set up. The show itself is scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday, bringing a "dazzling grand finale" to cap a day of food and live music at Greene Acres Park. "The annual fireworks show brings in...
CLOVIS - Two years ago, the organizers of Draggin' Main and the organizers of the Clovis Music Festival decided to hold their events on the same weekend. Last year, they decided to be one committee. This year, both facets of the weekend proved to be their best editions yet. Organizers were ecstatic in the days following the week of celebrating car culture and the Clovis Sound, between three well-attended concerts, three Saturday parades and a hot rod show that filled up...
CLOVIS — While many this week will celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, for some in Clovis the day marks a more somber and recent event: two years since 12-year-old Gevion Lewis drowned in the pond at the city’s Hillcrest Park. First responders pulled Lewis from the murky waters within minutes, but he never regained consciousness. He turned 13 eight days after the accident and was removed from a respirator at a Texas hospital on July 15, 2017. “It was a horrible, horrible event...
Today • Clovis Summer Reading Program: Tiny Tots Storytime — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Rural Bookmobile East — 1:45-3 p.m., Elida City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information: 575-461-1824 Thursday • Independence Day • Muleshoe, Texas, Fourth of July celebration — hosted by the Muleshoe Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. 10 a...
It was a bad pain day. My usual “peopley” self was amped down a couple of notches. We had parked close to the front of a grocery store, and I made my way from the jeep to the door, wincing with every step. My joints weren’t cooperating; my feet wouldn’t bend, my knees wouldn’t bend. I stumbled along like a rusted penguin soldier. This, it seems, irritated a driver who was trying to get from one side of the parking lot to the other. He felt compelled to not only share his...
Freedom. It is not a gift any government benevolently bestows upon its citizens; freedom is the gift of God to everyone created in his image. It is the responsibility of governments to recognize and protect the freedom that is already the birthright of those given life by their Creator. It’s a blessing to be able to celebrate on July 4 the birthday of a nation “conceived in liberty.” It’s good for us all to think about the nature of freedom. For those of us who bow before...
I started this column one year ago. I am more than a little superstitious when it comes to numbers. When I wrote the first draft of my memoir, “Blue Yarn,” I had an even number of chapters in all three sections. This was probably tidier than necessary, but maybe not terribly unusual. But then I made sure that every chapter had exactly 5,000 words. This pleased me to no end — even as I realized my mania for symmetry was tipping over the edge. When my agent sent notes to me, one of her comments was, “Chapter Eleven is very re...
I collect historical tidbits that interest me from area newspapers. Here are a few from Julys past: • July 1, 1908: A fire wiped out the east half of Portales' business district, causing $30,000 in damage. The blaze began early in the morning. Nearby pool players were first on the scene. • July 1, 1942: Floyd Golden was named the second president of Eastern New Mexico College. • July 1, 1960 — Adult male parakeets, regular $2.49 each, were on sale for $1.19 at Woolworth’s in Clovis. All-metal cages were $3.29 and up. • Jul...
The recent observance of National Dairy Month may have left you thirsty for an icy cold glass of milk. As for me, my appreciation of the good stuff came from a childhood of drinking Starlac. If that name doesn’t send a shiver down your spine, please allow me to explain. Starlac was what passed for “milk” (and the quotation marks are justified) at our house. A product of the Borden Foods Company, it was marketed as “nonfat dry milk solids” or “dry skim milk.” It was a staple of...
RICHARDSON, Texas — On Monday, Eastern New Mexico officially became part of the largest conference in Division II. The Lone Star Conference officially added eight new members, pushing the conference to 19 members with some level of participation in 18 different sports — nine men’s and nine women’s. Added to the fold were Dallas Baptist University, Lubbock Christian University, Oklahoma Christian University, St. Edward’s University, St. Mary’s University, Texas A&M International University, University of Arkansas-Fo...
• The Dream Big Clovis Wildcat volleyball camp is scheduled for Monday and Tuesday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. The camp is separated into two sections. The morning session, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. will be for players entering grades 1-4 at a registration price of $30. The afternoon session is noon to 3 p.m. and will be for players entering grades 5-8 with $50 registration. Registration will be 30 minutes prior to each Monday session. Information: Ruth Chavez, 575-607-6071 or [email protected] • The Jaye Rock Athletics Bask...
