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  • Man convicted in killing faces additional arson, tampering charges

    The Staff of The News|Updated Aug 7, 2021

    PORTALES -- A Portales man serving a sentence for a 2018 killing has been indicted on charges connected to a 2016 double homicide in Portales. Gerardo Marquez, 37, was indicted by a Roosevelt County jury on arson, conspiracy to commit arson and two counts of tampering with evidence. According to the indictment filed Friday in district court, Marquez set fire to a house at 917 Ave. J in Portales in March 2016 to hide the bodies of 31-year-old Christina Winters-Griffin and 39-year-old John “JJ” Bustamante. According to cou...

  • Jail log - Aug. 8

    Updated Aug 7, 2021

    Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Ho Hoa, 47, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Keith Cordova, 23, first degree murder, conspiracy to commit first degree murder, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: armed robbery, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, fraudulent use of a credit card without consent of cardholder, theft of identity, aggravated burglary, larceny, unauthorized graffiti • Louren Lopez, 27, failure to appear on a felon...

  • Senior calendar - Aug. 8

    Updated Aug 7, 2021

    Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. 575-762-9405 Monday: Meatballs w/gravy, scalloped potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, spiced apples Tuesday: Salisbury steak w/mushroom gravy, scalloped potatoes, mixed vegetables, dinner roll, pears Wednesday: Baked ham w/pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, dinner roll, pudding Thursday: Beef tacos, pinto beans, Spanish rice, cake Friday: Baked tilapia or chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, mixed vegetables, cornbread, peaches Friendship Senior...

  • On the shelves - Aug. 8

    Updated Aug 7, 2021

    The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at clovis.polarislibrary.com or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “A Dog's Courage” by W. Bruce Cameron. Bella was once a lost dog, but now she lives happily with her people, Lucas and Olivia, only occasionally recalling the hardships in her past. A raging inferno separates Bella from her people and she is lost once mor...

  • School menus - Aug. 8

    Updated Aug 7, 2021

    Dora schools Monday: Breakfast, biscuit and sausage or cereal, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch, chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed broccoli, roll, salad, fruit, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, sausage breakfast pizza or cereal, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch, tacos (tostada chips, high school), pinto beans, salad, fruit, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, French toast stics or cereal, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch, hamburgers, tater tots, salad, fruit, milk Thursday: Breakfast, pancake and sausage on stick or cereal, fruit, juice, milk;...

  • Border punched projects ahead on show

    Sheryl Borden, Local columnist|Updated Aug 7, 2021

    Information on making border punched projects, a program called Eat Smart, Play Safe, and doing machine embroidery will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Megan Thome, formerly the spokesperson for EK Success Brands, is going to show a variety of border punched projects from scrapbook layouts to cards to home décor. She’s from Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Julian Bailes is co-director of the NorthShore Neurologica...