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On a recent late-night broadcast of ESPN's Sports Center, anchor Neil Everett said, "When it comes to college football coaches, there's Nick Saban and there's everyone else." Muleshoe, Texas might see it a little differently. Not that the folks of Muleshoe don't respect Saban and what he's done for the Alabama Crimson Tide. It's just that they have their own homegrown hero — Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley. For Riley's part, Muleshoe was good to him, providing the s... Full story
Thingamajig. Doohickey. Dillybob. Whatsit. Those are, of course, all words we use to refer to things for which we are unsure of the actual word, if there is one, for the thingamajig in question. There. I’ve written “thingamajig” twice now, and my spell-checker has thus far resisted the impulse (do spell-checkers have impulses?) to squiggle a red line under the word, thereby calling my spelling into question. “Thingamajig” is evidently now a bona fide word for something...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission on Thursday unanimously approved its operating budget for fiscal year 2019 during a special meeting that lasted just over an hour. The only caveat the commission included regarding approval of the budget was that about $55,000 in two of the county's fire funds be reserved for any emergency situations that come up during the fiscal year and then any remaining money should be used to help fund the recently established Ranchvale fire s...
Corrie Ten Boom, the Holocaust survivor that proclaimed her profound faith in God, said: “If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.” She should know. She survived the deaths of most of her family and lived to tell how she looked to God each day to sustain her in her terrible ordeal. So then the question has to be asked: Where is God in the dark events of our lives? When death, sickness and...
CLOVIS — This month, brothers Ray and Albert Cordova were each arrested and charged with petty misdemeanors for allegedly embezzling fuel from the governmental entity that employed one of them at the time. Something similar happened between the two over five years ago, but with their roles reversed. City Manager Justin Howalt said this week that Albert Cordova, 54, and a nephew were no longer employed with the city following accusations that they assisted Ray Cordova, 58, in taking up to $250 in clear diesel June 22 from a t... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Cheryl Gutierrez, 56, aggravated assault (deadly weapon), criminal damage to property • Brandon Brooks, 27, probation violation • Dennis Johnson, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Ricky Morse, 22, negligent arson Portales • Jason McCullough, 33, probation violation • Lorraine Navarro, 44, bench warrant, possession of a controlled substance (felony), use or possession of drug paraphernalia, dangerous drugs, conditions for sale • Erney Salas, 44,...
CLOVIS — Convicted in April of kidnapping and battery, among other charges, Joshua Romero received the maximum sentence Thursday of 46 years in prison. Three months ago a jury found Romero, 30, guilty of first-degree felony kidnapping, intimidation of a witness and two counts of aggravated battery (third-degree felonies) and several misdemeanors. The charges stemmed from July 26, 2016, when officials say he “battered (his estranged girlfriend) for over an hour and choked her to unconsciousness several times using his han... Full story
CLOVIS — A judge Thursday denied the state’s request to transfer to prison a local jail inmate whose monthly medical costs are almost as much as the Curry County medication budget for all its inmates in a year. Medication for Timothy Williams, 21, is costing the county $43,484.70 per month, whereas the county averages $50,000 to $60,000 annually for medication for adult and juvenile detainees yearly, County Manager Lance Pyle told The News. Assistant District Attorney Arwen Gaddis told Judge Fred Van Soelen that Wil... Full story
On this date ... 1968: A Portales man and Carrizozo woman were scheduled to lead 242 candidates for summer graduation at Eastern New Mexico University. School officials said Don Alva Rust and Glenda Lee Ellison were set to graduate summa cum laude (with highest honors) in the ceremony set for the Physical Education Complex on the Portales campus. Rust had majored in economics and was to receive a bachelor of science degree. Ellison had majored in physical education and also...
Monday • Clovis-Carver Library Board — 5:30 p.m. at the library. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Comprehensive Plan Public Meeting — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Each of the elements in the previous Comprehensive Plan (community profile, land use, housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, utilities, hazard mitigation, and implementation) will be updated as part of this planning process. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • CCC Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in room 512 at the college. In...
Today • Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Movie: “Coco.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Nurses pinning — 1 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-769-4954 • Free swim — 1 p.m.-5:45 p.m. for age 18 and under at Portales City Pool. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Portales. Information: 575-359-4805 Saturday • Border Town Days — 10 a.m., Texico-Farwell. Information: 806-481-3681 • Summer wrap-up party — 1 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Child Find screening — 9...
