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HOBBS -- Bishop Henderson was 19 when he was arrested for murder in Hobbs in 2019. Now 22, he was pronounced not guilty Monday by a Lea County jury. Henderson faced three murder charges in a case known as “The Hobbs Party Shooting.” Three people died and four were wounded in the shooting that occurred Aug. 25, 2019. The trial lasted 19 days. The jury returned not-guilty verdicts on seven charges in about two hours. Henderson was the party DJ at the event at his grandparents’ home. Portales’ Sandra Gallagher and Clovis...
FOOTBALL Prep summaries Thursday Portales 26, Ruidoso 14 Ruidoso 0 6 0 8 — 14 Portales 6 12 8 0 — 26 Scoring summary First quarter P — Emmanuel Diahn 3 run (kick blocked), 4:43 Second quarter P — Braden Beck 40 pass from Paxton Culpepper (run failed), 10:34 R — Kaden Sago 3 run (run failed), 5:45 P — Diahn 4 run (PAT failed), 1:46 Third quarter P — Diahn 4 run (Zane Mayberry pass from Devin Diaz), :55 Fourth quarter R — Sago 3 run (Cooper Pritchett run), 2:52 Team statistics Rui Por First downs 13 14 Rushes-yards 40...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: French toast bites. Lunch: Popcorn chicken, au gratin potatoes, celery sticks and ranch, chilled fresh fruit, whole wheat roll, or or (grades 6 to 12) spicy chicken or cheeseburger with fries. Tuesday: Breakfast: Muffin. Lunch: Sloppy joe, baked French fries, seasoned green beans, chilled fresh apple, cookie, or (grades 6 to 12) corn dog or cheeseburger and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast bowl. Lunch: Pig in a blanket, aked tater tots, garde salead, ranch dressing, chilled fresh fruit, or...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Chili relleno, cheese sauce, pinto beans, Spanish rice, spiced apples. Tuesday: Beef stroganoff over noodles, green beans, roll with butter, fruit cocktail. Wednesday: Pork tenderloin, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, Italian green beans, biscuit with butter, pudding. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769-7908 Monday: 9 a.m. Exercise class, 1:30 p.m. Nerf wars. Tuesday: 9 a.m. Dance 2 Fitness, 10 a.m. aquatic fitness (must have RSVPed),...
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 cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Patrick Picklebottom and the Penny Book” by Mr. Jay. This book was given in honor of Tyler Lucas. Young Patrick Picklebottom gets the surprise of his life when a kind-hearted store owner sells him his favorite book for only one penny. But will he...
Long-time Clovis and Portales residents are likely to say "you look familiar" to Suzanne West when they encounter her at KENW studios on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University. She has been working in Clovis and Portales since she and her husband John moved to Clovis in 1991 in connection with John's service with the U.S. Air Force. John West passed away in May 2020. Before settling in at KENW 17 years ago, Suzanne West worked in records for the Clovis Police Department...
Believe it or not, Wednesday is the 25th anniversary of the traffic accident that robbed the world of the effervescent Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana was a distant, distant cousin (my great-great grandfather Tyree married Mary Ann Spencer a century before I was born). But even without that connection, I feel compelled to dedicate this column to drawing a few lessons from her too-brief life. The philosophy “Seemed like a good idea at the time” sums up so much of her public career. In retrospect, marrying a much-older hei...
When I first read that the Inflation Reduction Act sent to the president for signature contained 730 pages, I thought that must be a misprint or an outright error. Then it occurred to me that this may be the Cliff Notes version of the legislation. A major bill with less than 1,000 pages? No way. While it is always difficult to ferret out exactly what impact a major fiscal bill will have on the hoi polloi, there is one thing you can count on for sure. The title of the legislati...
The best political news of late for all Americans is that Liz Cheney lost. Big time. Her crushing demise in Wyoming’s Republican primary shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone – and she deserved it. Congresswoman Cheney – despite voting with the Trump administration more than 90 percent of the time – had come down with a politically fatal case of the “I Hate Trump Syndrome.” After she sold her soul to the Democrats running the House’s Jan. 6 show trial, the liberal media ...
There is a life-or-death issue facing New Mexicans. It has been widely reported on in the media and is important to New Mexicans from all walks of life. Voters will have a lot to say about it this November. The issue is our shortage of medical professionals. If you live in rural New Mexico you have likely faced severe challenges in finding specialists for years, but according to one recent report, 32 of New Mexico’s 33 counties (excepting Los Alamos) face a shortage of p...
“It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney apparently has the same attitude after her nearly 40-point wipeout in her primary the other night. In lieu of a traditional concession speech, the Wyoming congresswoman and daughter of the former vice president delivered a picturesque, made-for-TV call to arms invoking Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Cheney had a choice after...
A lot of people think the pinnacle of journalism is working for a publication with national exposure, like The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal or The Chicago Tribune. These are the flashy, high-profile jobs that put you in line for the Pulitzers and get you invitations to pontificate on the cable news networks. While there is a definite cachet in being able to put “of The New York Times” after your name, some of the greatest writers and investigative jou...
Another day, another great wealth transfer. President Joe Biden has delivered on his campaign promise of student loan debt relief with a $300 billion plan that will take money from blue-collar workers and turn it over to white-collar workers. When Democrats look back on why they keep losing the votes of many lower-income communities, they might reflect on the fact that the government just agreed to hand $10,000 in taxpayer-funded debt relief to individuals who earn up to $125,000 a year. The economics of this decision only...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Ricardo Lares, 49, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Woodrow Nease, 26, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Joseph Fernandez, 28, aggravated assault • Christopher Hanks, 43, violation of restraining order prohibiting domestic violence, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Larry Fitzgerald, 57, failure to appear on a felony charge • Martin Caballero, 27, tampering with evidence, first degree murder • Al...
The results have been compiled on the Curry County Fair’s Junior Livestock Sale held Friday, Aug. 19. Mindy Turner is the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent with New Mexico State University’s Curry County extension office. Turner compiled details on the sale and it was a record breaker. Turner said 97 4-H and FFA youth sold animals for a record setting total of over $424,000. “We are accepting add-ons until Sept. 1,” Turner said. For those who aren’t familiar with the term ‘add-ons’ in Junior Livestock Sales, those are “ad...
Thomas Ferguson, 37, of Clovis, was convicted Monday of trafficking methamphetamine, a second degree felony. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Brian Stover reports district judge Drew Tatum presided over the plea hearing and sentenced Ferguson to ten years in the Department of Corrections and a $10,000 fine. In a news release, Stover reports In May 2021, Adult Probation and Parole officers located Ferguson during a search of a home. A search warrant was completed by officers...
The New Mexico State Legislature’s Water and Natural Resources Committee hosted a meeting in Clovis this week at which the Ute Water Pipeline was one of the topics of discussion. New Mexico State Engineer Mike Hamman was one of the speakers. The News interviewed Hamman after his presentation. By way of historical background, Hamman said the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission built, owns and operates Ute Reservoir. The reservoir, created in 1963, was built, in part, for the purpose of providing drinking water to the p...
The Portales City Council voted on Wednesday to deny a request by a developer to change an ordinance that established building standards for Raven Wood Estates Addition, a subdivision that the city annexed in 2010. The city’s Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended the council deny the request to make the change. The ordinance provided that the houses in the subdivision have brick exteriors and cement block fencing, as stated in the ordinance. Removing these requirements in future homes in the development could reduce t...
Curry County commissioners welcomed back Curry County Adult Detention Center administrator Mark Gallegos at Tuesdays regular commission meeting. Gallegos left the post at the end of June but decided to return to the job. He was back at his post Aug. 15. “You’re thinking outside the box,” commission chair Chet Spear said responding to Gallegos’ report to the commission. “Glad to have you back.” Gallegos spoke of his “all hands on deck” policy where 27 correctional personnel are providing service in the CCADC. The Curry Count...
The price of water to the customer varies in Roswell, Portales, Clovis and Lovington, but not widely. The one exception is that the city of Clovis water has a higher rate per gallon charge. Clovis' water is provided by EPCOR, a private company, unlike the other cities. As a private company, EPCOR's rates are set by the state Public Regulation Commission. The other distinction is the city of Portales, which has not raised its water rates in some areas for more than 10 years,...
The Fort Sumner woman who killed her grandfather and left his body in a toolbox in a trash heap was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison. Candy Jo Webb, 28, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the case on July 27 for the August 2020 death of A.J. Harden. The maximum sentence for second-degree murder in New Mexico is 21 years. In addition to the prison sentence, Ninth Judicial District Judge Benjamin Cross added three years of supervised probation. Cross also gave...
PORTALES - Before this summer, Portales High junior Braden Beck never really had an inkling to play football. Then, after hearing from some of his peers, he decided to give it a try. Beck has made quick progress, and is playing a receiver position on offense and cornerback on defense for the Rams. He helped them post a 26-14 victory over Ruidoso on Thursday night at Greyhound Stadium. Beck caught two passes for 82 yards, including a 40-yard TD strike from sophomore...
CLOVIS – Police believe a 27-year-old Clovis man shot and killed his mother on Wednesday and left her body under a pile of clothes. Martin Caballero, 27, is accused of shooting Joann Caballero, 47, in the face at her home, a small backyard house in the 1200 block of North Lea Street. Martin Caballero was in the Curry County Adult Detention Center this weekend, charged with murder and tampering with evidence. An arrest affidavit shows police were called to the residence at 7:05...
The dead man found on the railroad tracks just east of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Clovis Wednesday morning has been identified. According to a news release from the Clovis police department, Ashley Montgomery, 46, of Colorado was identified by fingerprints taken and submitted into records after his body had been taken to the office of the medical investigator in Albuquerque. Law enforcement agencies in Colorado have been notified of his death and will be handling notification of his next of kin. No foul play is...
Eastern New Mexico University announced Tuesday the review process for the new University Chancellor/President has begun. Assistant vice-president for marketing and communications, John Houser, said in a press release 97 people have submitted their names for consideration in the search. The candidates come from over thirty states, with a concentration of applicants from New Mexico and surrounding states. President of the ENMU board of regents, Lance Pyle said, “We know ENMU is a strong system with great potential for g...
