Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — A plan aiming to extend the water supply for Clovis and surrounding communities another half-century saw its first complete public presentation at Tuesday's Water Policy Advisory Committee Meeting. The "City of Clovis Master Water Assurance Plan" recommends a combination of effluent water reuse, conservation and a slight change to some agricultural practices, primarily as an intermediate solution while the Ute pipeline project is completed. The plan represents "a c...
On this date ... 1972: The Old Timers of Melrose had put together their annual celebration. Old Timers' Day kicked off with The Grand Ole Opry, a performance sponsored by the senior citizens of Melrose. It featured the Clovis Senior Citizens band, the Melrose Senior Citizens Band (in their new uniforms) and a host of other Melrose talent. 1972: Clovis school officials decided that reduced-price school meals would be removed from Clovis schools and the price of regular school...
When an innocent person falls victim to a tragic accident, I hurt along with everyone else. Yet I part ways with most others when they start calling for the blood of the person who caused the accident. Or the modern version of calling for blood — punishment imposed by the government’s laws and justice system. This isn’t justice. Accidents are never crimes. It doesn’t matter how much harm was done. It doesn’t matter how they make you feel. Accidents lack a key component...
The James A. Farley Post Office in New York City was opened in 1914 and has the inscription, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." Contrary to what many of us have believed since childhood, this is not the motto of the U.S. Postal Service. The sentence comes from the Greek historian Herodotus and celebrates a system of mounted postal messengers created by the Persians. U.S. Postal policy...
CLOVIS — An airman stationed at Cannon Air Force Base had apparently committed suicide Monday, and left his suicide note on Facebook. A post from a Facebook user named Mateo Walms at 2:25 p.m. Monday begins, “Call 911. Send them to my house. I’ve killed myself. I’m sorry.” Other social media accounts identify the airman as Mateo Walmsley. The Eastern New Mexico News does not routinely cover suicides unless they are public or involve well-known community members. The airman’s Facebook page had nearly 500 comments on the post...
PORTALES — Estimated repairs needed for county roads after storms in Roosevelt County last week exceed $3 million, according to County Manager Amber Hamilton. A series of recent rains, including a large-scale storm Aug. 3, has severely damaged up to 50 miles of road and prompted the county to consider declaring a disaster, said Hamilton. “We met with the officials from the state response and recovery bureau yesterday. There were two individuals on-site with us, and we spent the afternoon touring the area,” she said. “So far,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Frederico Ortiz, 66, probation violation • Onesimus Skywater, 26, probation violation • Toniann Sandoval, 33, probation violation • Amanda Nutt, 42, driving under the influence • Adrian Hernandez, 20, possession of marijuana or synthetic (one ounce or less) • Dixie Griffin, 58, stop or yield intersection, driving on suspended or revoked license • Derek Bryant, 32, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Trevor Burger, 20, aggravated driving while under the...
Today • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Public meeting — 2 p.m. in Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library. The City of Clovis seeks to discus projects/purchases to be included on the city’s Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan. Information: 575-769-7828 • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — 10 a.m. at 418 N. Main Street, Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 Thursday • Commission on Older Adults — 2:30 p.m. in assembly room at city hall, Clovis. Informati...
Today • Back-to-school immunization clinic — 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Clovis Public Health Office, 1216 Cameo. Open to public. No cost. Bring children’s shot records. Information: 575-649-0754 Thursday • Colour Creators — 10 a.m., 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • Back-to-school immunization clinic — 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Clovis Public Health Office, 1216 Cameo. Open to public. No cost. Bring children’s shot records. Information: 575-649-0754 Fr...
Change is hard. It’s really hard when you’re talking about a system that has part of its basic architecture enshrined in the state constitution and all of it ingrained in the social and economic fabric of communities across the state. But change we must, in some way, if New Mexico is going to have a viable, high-quality system of higher education that will survive and prosper in a changing world. So give credit to the administration of Gov. Susana Martinez, leaders of New Mexico’s institutions of higher education and key l...
