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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A 41-year-old man was shot to death Sunday morning in Clovis in what the suspect described as an accident after an argument. The victim, Ruben Mireles, was found with a bullet wound to the chest and his girlfriend, Destiny Padilla, 23, applying pressure on the wound with a t-shirt at Padilla's apartment at 2101 W. Grand Ave. Police received a call about shots being fired about 9:30 a.m. Sunday. When officers arrived they learned the suspect had fled the scene. When emergency...
Personnel from the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were in Curry and Quay counties Thursday and Friday doing preliminary damage assessments, according to a DHSEM news release. “They were doing an assessment to see if the dollar amount of damage would qualify for a federal disaster declaration,” Ruthann Kelly said. Kelly is Clovis/Curry County emergency management specialist. As of Monday, Kelly said, she did not know the amo...
The electric companies that serve Curry and Roosevelt Counties are ready for summer demands on their systems. “From a planning standpoint, we have more than enough generating capacity to meet the expected demand while maintaining a healthy reserve margin,” Wes Reeves said. Reeves is senior media relations representative with Xcel Energy at their Amarillo office. Reeves wrote via news release and email Xcel is well connected with the rest of the Southwest Power Pool and has the ability to import energy beyond what our reg...
When St. Paul stakes with words God’s claim of sovereignty over the circumstances of our lives and proclaims the Almighty’s promise of ever-present and never-failing love, the great apostle does so with his eyes wide open. “What can separate us from the love of Christ?” he asks, and when he lists among the weapons of the enemy, “trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword,” his list is much more than hypothetical. These are the words of a...
The “dog days of summer” has an extra special meaning this year. This July 4 weekend marked an entire year with SassyPants, the great Pyr, patrolling the grounds. While just a pup, she would regularly come down the road to visit. The giant fluffball would saunter down for a cookie and a belly rub, and an occasional hot dog. She also had quite a crush on the senior dog in the front, OtterPup; and just like OtterPup, we fell in love with the fluffer the first time she ventured i...
Eastern New Mexico University football fans will be able to enjoy something new this coming football season: Game Day tailgating tents. Fans may reserve their tents for a single game or season now, according to an ENMU news release. ENMU Athletic Director Paul Weir believes giving fans the opportunity for a tent, tables and chairs of desired sizes waiting for them in a secure location will help fans "embrace our spectacular football game-day experience," according to the news...
The New Mexico Activities Association’s membership recently voted in changes that significantly increase sanctions against unsportsmanlike conduct to the NMAA bylaws. According to the association, NMAA high schools voted nearly 80% in favor of the bylaw, entitled “Crowd Control & Unsportsmanlike Conduct.” The new policy goes into effect at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. The updated bylaws now specify the possibility of suspension of a team or fan, or both, from athletic activities if they engage in unspo...
On this date ... 1937: Dozens were enjoying the swimming pool at Clovis’ Hillcrest Park as temperatures neared triple digits. The Clovis Evening News-Journal reported the pool was being used by “kiddies and many grownups.” 1937: Dr. Clyn Smith was “pleasantly surprised” when a group of friends from the First Methodist Church honored him on his birthday with a “delightful party and lawn supper,” the newspaper reported. Smith lived at 420 Rencher St. in Clovis. 1950: Heavy rains fell across the region but area farmers were...
It’s been hot. But that’s what happens here in the Great American Southwest in the summertime. Every year, big heat, summer. I’ve spent a few summers here in our part of the country. I remember my first New Mexico summer, 1990. About this time now, it wasn’t just hot here, it was blazing hot from west Texas to Phoenix. It was 120 degrees in Tucson where it was reported the airport tarmac was so hot that as the big passenger jets rolled across it, the tires left ruts in the taxiway. I was living in Roswell, where it got pre...
After decades of aggressive and strategic efforts from influential right-wing forces the Supreme Court outlawed race conscious admissions at universities throughout the nation. It dismantled decades of progress and crippled the potential of racial diversity and pluralism at our nation’s institutions of higher education. Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking for the majority, argued that “the student must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual — not on th...
Once again New Mexico is at the bottom of a list. “Kids Count 2023” is compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation with distribution and media handled by New Mexico Voices for Children. While it is not the report Rio Grande Foundation would compile, the 16 variables considered in do highlight issues regarding the well-being of New Mexico children. Sadly, like so many similar reports, the results are not good for our state. What is unique is the positive spin being applied by...
The vermin that vandalized the Portales Islamic Center five times last month are probably not our community's high achievers. Statistics show they are not "focused on long-term goals (or) imbued with grit and determination," according to the Dolan Consulting Group, which provides training for police across the country. The research, according to Dolan, shows that most vandals are thrill-seekers, looking for an "emotional rush of the risk, and to lash out at authority. ......
It has been over three years since COVID-19 shut down the world, and Quay and Roosevelt County health officials believe that while COVID isn’t necessarily gone, positive cases in the area have gone down significantly. “There continue to be cases across the country, and in the Clovis area,” said Jason Mitchell, Chief Medical and Clinical Transformation Officer with Presbyterian Health Services. “We are seeing very few COVID-19 patients hospitalized at this time.” Mitchell said, however, hospital staff are anticipat...
From the vibrant display of sunflowers to a dozen fresh eggs, Clovis residents crowded the North Plains Mall's parking lot for a chance to buy some fresh, home grown produce on the first day of the 2023 Clovis Farmers Market on Saturday. Hosted by the Portales and Clovis Farmers Market, several different farmers pitched tents and sold a wide variety of wares. A farmer at the market for 17 years, Don Wiley said markets like this give the community a chance to be a family. "It...
The warmer weather has arrived in eastern New Mexico. Beware of snakes. Clovis native and wildlife biologist Robert Martin has studied behavior in reptiles and amphibians for 20 years. He said snakes are out anytime between spring and fall, and the most common snake in our city limits is a checkered garter snake. Those are what most people will find in their yards, Martin said. Garter snakes are non-venomous and love wet places like gardens, ponds, or irrigated grass. Clovis'...
New Mexico Higher Education Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez said the U.S. Supreme Court decision in “Biden v. Nebraska” blocking, which blocks President Biden’s student loan relief program, will negatively affect almost a quarter-million New Mexicans, according to a news release from Rodriguez. Rodriguez wrote Friday’s Supreme Court decision to block Biden’s federal student loan relief plan “will negatively impact the more than 200,000 New Mexicans who owe a collective $7.8 billion to private out-of-state loan servicers b...
