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  • Obituary: David Jenkins

    Updated Sep 9, 2023

    Graveside service for David Jenkins age 78, is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Stacy Conner of Muleshoe officiating. David died Wednesday, September 6, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. He was born April 9, 1945 in Vernon, Texas to Arthur David Jenkins, Jr. and Ethyl Louise (Pannell) Jenkins. David lived with his mother and grandparents at Doan's Crossing, Texas, while his father was in the Army. When his father...

  • Person of interest sought in Walmart fire

    DavidStevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 8, 2023

    Police on Thursday declared Walmart's property a "crime scene" and said they are looking for a person of interest who was in the area when fire caused significant damage to the store early Sunday morning. Police and court records show a man who identified himself as Jimmy Guillen, 59, of California, was seen near a fire that broke out behind Walmart on Saturday afternoon. Guillen also was seen on video trying to start plants on fire at Lowe's Home Improvement just 21 minutes... Full story

  • Obituary: Alfonso Jesus Ramirez

    Updated Sep 8, 2023

    Alfonso Jesus Ramirez, age 88, of Clovis, NM passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton St., Clovis, NM, with Rosary to follow at 6:00 pm. Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 108 Davis St., Clovis, NM with Father Eli Valadez officiating. Alfonso was born on September 2, 1935, in Huejuquilla El Alto,...

  • Obituary: George Derle Keith

    Updated Sep 8, 2023

    George Derle Keith, age 81, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023. Services will be at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton St., Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 10:00 AM with Pastors Stormy & Shelly Swann officiating. Burial will take place at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, 1601 E. Llano Estacado Blvd., Clovis, NM. Derle was born December 3, 1941, to Lamon and Ellen (Ussery) Keith in Lubbock, TX. Derle came to Curry County in 1963. Derle was a Mason where he served as Master Mason, was...

  • Obituary: James Russell

    Updated Sep 7, 2023

    Dr. James D. Russell entered into his Lord and Savior’s kingdom on August 28 after a short illness. Jim’s first focus was his relationship with the Lord; whether it was through his undergrad degree from Baylor University, PhD in Theology from Southwest Baptist Seminary, or through leadership in churches in New Mexico and Colorado, the first and last words he said to you were about the Lord Jesus Christ. The second son of railroader A.V. Russell and Geneva Russell of Clovis, New Mexico, Jim had one brother, Ronnie, and mar...

  • Reports: Walmart fire second in less than 12 hours

    The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 6, 2023

    Emergency responders were called to the scene of a grass fire on the “backside” of Walmart at 4:13 p.m. Saturday, and police were “looking for a suspect,” Clovis Fire Department records show. The incident, which the fire department described as a “brush fire,” took less than 30 minutes to extinguish, Deputy Fire Chief Fay Craigmile said Wednesday afternoon. She did not know if that fire was related to the significant blaze that collapsed the store’s roof less than 12 hours later on Sunday morning. "There is nothing tying... Full story