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The coronavirus has claimed the life of a Roosevelt County woman in her 50s, marking the fourth virus-related death reported in eastern New Mexico this week. New Mexico health officials reported the death on Friday. She had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. She was the second virus-related death this week from Roosevelt County. Two Curry County residents also died this week, bringing the region’s total COVID-19 fatalities to 23. Area deaths attributed to COVID-19: Parmer County: 8 Bailey County: 5 Curry County: 5... Full story
SANTA FE — A revised public health order, issued Thursday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and effective Friday, includes some relaxation of the requirement for a 14-day quarantine when arriving to New Mexico from other states. However, restrictions still in place under the health order only slightly relax quarantine requirements on travel from border states Texas and Arizona. According to the public health order, individuals arriving from a state with either a 5% test positivity rate or greater or a new case rate of 80 per m... Full story
SANTA FE -- The New Mexico Public Education Department gave a review of criteria required for a phased reintroduction to in-person public education Thursday. Most local schools, however, will remain in online-only mode through at least next week. Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart had a media availability Thursday, where he and Human Services Secretary David Scrase addressed some of the key components as schools look to go back to in-person classes for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of the... Full story
PORTALES - The Roosevelt County Republican Party has selected Mandi Park as its nominee for county clerk in the November general election. The party was tasked to find a successor following the sudden death of Stephanie Hicks McMath, who was found deceased at her home Aug. 23. Park, who has been with the clerk's office since January 2018, told The News she filed her declaration of candidacy Monday morning. Hicks McMath, 52, had served as county clerk since appointment in late...
Curry County on Tuesday reported its second coronavirus-related death in two days, while Roosevelt County, also Tuesday, reported its second virus-related death since the pandemic began. The three deaths were among 17 reported Monday and Tuesday, pushing the state's total number of fatalities to 787. The victims, as reported by the state, were: • A Curry County man in his 50s reported Monday, hospitalized with underlying conditions. • A Curry County woman in her 70s reported Tuesday, with underlying conditions. • A Roose...
My dad’s birthday slipped by quietly this week. He would have been 83. I spent the day before his birthday doing the same thing I’ve done for decades. I baked him a cake. There’s a family spice cake recipe that was Dad’s favorite. In reality, he loved any baked goods that found their way to him. Minus the tofu cheesecake (epic fail). Any time I’m in the kitchen with the family cookbooks, I feel the presence of all the bakers who’ve gone before me. I’ve always thought those...
When my first grandchild, a beautiful little girl, was born, I was surprised to learn that grandchildren are born with an integrated GPS. All of mine have come thus equipped. The Grandpa Positioning System can be initiated with a simple smile aimed at the old guy, a pudgy little finger pointing PawPaw in a specific direction, or a cute giggle triggering Granddaddy Gymnastics (which — let grandpas beware — may lead to lumbar consequences). At one point a few years into my gra...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Peter Ramon, 53, probation violation, parole violation • Michael Perez, 28, criminal damage to the property of a household member, failure to pay fines, battery against a household member • Tywayne Hampton, 41, false imprisonment, battery against a household member • Jesus Mondragon, 18, possession of a controlled substance, no proof of insurance, failure to yield, no drivers license • Jesus Madrid, 20, failure to appear at time and place stated in...
FARWELL — For the first time in a while, the Farwell-Bovina football rivalry won’t help determine whether either team makes the postseason. Playing in separate districts this season, the traditional late-season clash between the Parmer County schools has been moved up to Week 2. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CDT) on Friday. Both teams are looking to build off opening-week road wins, with Farwell edging Ralls 7-0 and Bovina taking a 36-13 verdict over Boys Ranch. The teams haven’t played a non-district game against each other...
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico prep cross country season, under normal circumstances, would have begun by now. But this is far from a normal season thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the season will be marked by a delayed start and meets specifically designed to limit gatherings. New Mexico Activities Executive Director Sally Marquez, via an interview released by the association on Monday, said the state cross country meet would be extended to two days and four races, double the normal amount. Marquez said that change, and o...
CLOVIS — The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce is accepting video submissions from area residents for a promotional project they are working on. “Life in Clovis” will be a series of videos that feature short clips of different people, places, and lifestyles in the area. The project is based loosely off of the “Life in a Day” documentary that came out in 2011 and can be found on YouTube. Originally the Chamber was hoping to capture footage during events around Clovis. However, due to the pandemic and its effects o...
On this date ... 1910: C. S. Hart of Portales was shot in the arm, face and leg in a dispute over $14 in pasture rent. The injuries sustained from shotgun pellets did not appear life-threatening, but were described as painful. The shooter was described as a "mad man" from Bovina, the Roosevelt County Herald reported. Hart had tried to escape the shooter by jumping on his frightened horse and riding away, but that proved difficult as the horse "retreated as speedy as...
CLOVIS - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and state restrictions on mass gatherings, the Curry County Events Center has essentially been closed since mid-March. The Curry County Commission made the closure official on Tuesday, declaring the events center and the fairgrounds closed through February in their virtually held regular meeting. County Manager Lance Pyle said he had good discussions with Spectra, which has managed the facilities for more than 11 years, and came up with...
For at least two decades worth of students who were in the Future Farmers of America program in the 1980s and 1990s at Portales High School, a small but feisty woman they called "Ma Cone" was their secret to success. Her real name was Joyce Cone. She died Monday after dealing with ongoing strokes and post-polio syndrome. A woman who spent most of her life in service to others, Joyce Cone relished the relationships she had with her FFA kids. As a volunteer coach at PHS, she...
We need some comic relief. It’s hard to find humor in the year we’re in. Hardly anyone’s laughing, except inside their own little political and cultural echo chambers. I guess you have to turn to the Disney channel or Nickelodeon to find innocent and noncontroversial humor anymore. My early years started with “innocent” entertainment. Bill Cosby may be known as a lowdown sexual predator now, but as a young comedian he was clean and hilarious, with albums like, “To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With” to keep us laughing....
If you go looking for trouble, you’ll probably find it. If you’ve seen any national news recently you’ve watched it happen. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, intentionally went to Kenosha, Wisconsin, a place he knew was experiencing trouble, just to participate. He found trouble. So did the people who went there to riot and chose to attack the wrong person. Some people believe Rittenhouse ended up committing murders. Others — such as myself — believe it is clear he acted in self-defe...
In politics, what looks like sordid intrigue often turns out to be garden-variety incompetence. Case in point: After much testimony and investigation, it seems likely that the U.S. Postal Service was not engaged in a plot to derail November’s election by slowing down the mail, as many of President Donald Trump’s critics have alleged in recent weeks. The truth about the service’s recent decline is, in all probability, mundanely disheartening rather than sinister. Anecdotal reports — some quite grim — of foul-ups and delays in...
Governor’s office wants applications SANTA FE — The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she is requesting applications for positions on these boards of regents: • Eastern New Mexico University • New Mexico Highlands • New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired • New Mexico Military Institute • Northern New Mexico College • University of New Mexico • Western New Mexico University At ENMU, terms are expiring for Ed Tatum, Terry Othick and Student Regent Joseph Gergel. Applicants for the positions must be...
Program reports completions SANTA FE — The New Mexico Safe Certified program, since its June 15 launch, has reported more than 1,800 businesses have begun the program, with more than 600 having completed it so far. As of Monday, the New Mexico Tourism Department reported 607 businesses in the state had completed the program, which provides free on-demand virtual COVID-Safe Practices training modules designed to help businesses create a safe and responsible environment for employees and customers. That’s out of 1,893 bus...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt Democratic Party has established an office in Portales, party officials reported. The office, located at 421 S. Ave. C, opened Saturday and will be open 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The office can be reached at 575-825-1583. The party has funding to keep the office through November, but is hoping to keep it open beyond that. Roosevelt County’s Republican Party office is located at 113 S. Main, and residents can contact Tina Dziuk at 404-918-0411 or Larry Smith at 575...
CLOVIS — There are 20 additional students at the Clovis Christian Schools this semester, an increase — to 235 — that Superintendent Jim Haley attributes to in-person instruction. “In trying to come up with plans for returning to school I was needing to know if we fall under the (Public Education Department) guidelines for the public schools because we're a private Christian school,” Haley said. “And the governor actually said in one of her addresses that private schools are considered a business, so we follow the same guidel...
SANTA FE — New Mexico officials on Tuesday announced $150 million in federal CARES Act grants to local governments across New Mexico. The grants are intended to cover the cost of “necessary expenditures” incurred due to the public health emergency, according to a news release from the governor's office. “The pandemic has been devastating for all of us, not least local governments and small businesses across our state,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a news release. “My administration will continue to deliver whatever re...
