Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Raymond Mondragon, governmental specialist for the Eastern Plains Council of Governments, spoke Wednesday at the board meeting about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently passed by Congress. “Based on formula funding,” Mondragon said, “New Mexico is expected to receive $2.5 billion in funding.” Some of that, Mondragon said, will be towards the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Mondragon said during a conversation with Clovis Mayor Mike Morris, he was informed the legislation would fund the feder...
ALBUQUERQUE — On Friday — the third day of the school year — students at Washington Middle School took their lunch break a little after noon, many gathering outside. Amari Asbury, 13, was playing basketball when he heard the sound of gunfire. “I heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom five times,” said Asbury, speaking with the Journal as he was picked up from school by his mother. “Me and my friend, we thought it came from the park ... Then his best friend came over crying and everything. What happened? He just got shot.” Poli...
LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Marines dispatched Zak Lara to Afghanistan a decade ago, stationing him in Helmand province, where he guarded against Taliban advances and trained Afghan soldiers in Sangin, a community of 20,000. He left seven months later at age 20, proud of having helped build wells and housing and thankful to have dodged death. Seventeen Marines from his unit were killed in action. Dozens survived with lost limbs. More later died by suicide. He got an honorable...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Juan Garza, 40, interference with communications, battery against a household member • Ricky Hall, 51, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to pay fines • Crystal Davis, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jayson Clement, 43, failure to pay fines • Ashlee Montoya, 30, failure to pay fines • Travis Gaines, 37, battery against a household member, criminal damage to property • Kendra Payton, 45, failure to appear on misdemeanor c...
CLOVIS — Clovis Community College trustees signed off Thursday on the latest step of an Enterprise Resource Planning and Student Information System between five New Mexico colleges CCC President Charles Nwankwo characterized as the future of higher education. Following a lengthy description from various partners and the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services (CHESS) nonprofit set up for the process, trustees unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding between CCC, Central New Mexico Community College, S...
Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, breakfast pizza; lunch, breaded drumstick, mashed potatoes & gravy, seasoned green beans, fresh orange, whole wheat roll Tuesday: Breakfast, French toast; lunch, soft beef taco, salsa, lettuce & tomato, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, chilled mixed fruit Wednesday: Breakfast, homemade breakfast burrito; lunch, hamburger on a bun, baked oven fries, veggie cup, ranch dressing, chilled pears Thursday: Breakfast, chicken biscuit; lunch, baked ravoli, marinara sauce, garden salad, mini...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. 575-762-9405 Monday: Sloppy Joe on a bun, potato wedges, mixed vegetables, fruit salad Tuesday: Pork roast w/gravy, mashed potatoes, black-eyed peas, cornbread, oatmeal cookie Wednesday: Beef and noodles, green beans, salad, dinner roll, spiced apples Thursday: Red chili beef enchiladas, beans, rice, salad, ice cream Friday: Chili cheese dogs, coleslaw, baked beans, pears Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St. 575-769-7908 Monday: 1:30 p.m. Instant Pot 101 (call to...
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. “In Her Tracks” by Robert Dugoni. Returning from an extended leave in her hometown of Cedar Grove, Detective Tracy Crosswhite finds herself reassigned to the Seattle PD's cold case unit. Tracy is immediately drawn to her first file: the abduction of a fiv...
Information on how diet can lead to better eyesight and how to roast and peel green chilies to make Chili Rellenos will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Edward Kondrot is the world’s leading ophthalmologist and a board-certified homeopathic physician, and he says that a nutritious diet can lead to better eyesight. He’ll discuss the five essential foods to incorporate into your diet. He is an author and fou...
We built it and they came. The South Avenue A All Stars spent a summer building a ball field and the attendance at pick-up games in the neighborhood increased greatly. The vacant lot we decided to locate our field on didn’t actually belong to any of the local kids’ parents but that didn’t matter. It was vacant, no one was using it and it was across the street, therefore it was the perfect spot for a baseball diamond. We descended on the field with mowers, racks, hoes, shove...
