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  • Obituary: Bradley Duffield

    Updated Oct 3, 2023

    Bradley Duffield, age 60, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. Service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 2:00 PM at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton Street. Bradley was born on June 2, 1963, to Myles Duffield and Patricia Duffield (Essex) in Sherman, TX. Brad was the youngest son of eight children born to Myles and Pat. Brad was the prankster of his family and often made goofy faces in pictures. Survivors include his parents, Myles and Pat; wife, Rebeccah Duffield of...

  • Obituary: Jerry Dow Johnson

    Updated Oct 3, 2023

    Jerry Dow "Butch" Johnson, age 81, of Clovis, NM, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Chapel of Angels, 1430 Thornton St., Clovis, NM. Memorial service will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 11:00 at First Christian Church, 1700 N Main St., Clovis, NM with Jon Forrest officiating. C. Lockmiller, Aaron Lockmiller, Brendon Lockmiller, Tristan Lockmiller, Jaden White, and Brent Cavanaugh will...

  • Clovis man receives 15 years in 2021 slaying

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 2, 2023

    A Clovis man on Monday pleaded guilty to accessory to second-degree murder in connection with the 2021 shooting death of Ivan Luevano at his Clovis home. District Judge Benjamin Cross sentenced Victor Quintanilla, 32, to 17 years in the Department of Corrections. He will have to serve at least 15 years before he is eligible for parole, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. Court records show Clovis police on Oct. 10, 2021, responded to 125 El Camino...

  • Auction features chicken feed, a marriage license

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Oct. 1 On this date ... 1878: Billy the Kid and his gang were in Texas — at least sometime this month — to sell horses they had stolen from the Fritz ranch in Lincoln, according to the website aboutbillythekid.com. In Tascosa, Texas, the Kid met and became good friends with a young doctor named Henry Hoyt. The Kid gave him a fine sorrel horse once belonging to Lincoln County Sheriff William Brady and, in return, Hoyt gave Billy the Kid a watch, the website tells us. 1942: Prizes were still pouring in for a huge war bond sale...

  • Booked

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis - Mariana Jimenez, 32, harassment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor - Jose Navarro-Espinoza, 35, battery against a household member - Jared Wooley, 50, failure to pay fines - Cecil Cooper, 43, forgery, theft of identity, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: fraud, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer - Ja’Quavious Ransom, 20, failure to pay fines - Shenoa Garcia, 32, residential burglary, conspiracy to commit residential burglary - Sanoa M...

  • Area Events

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Today *Fall Bazaar – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Hydration Station, 523 W. University Drive, Portales. Vendors and food trucks. Information: 575-749-2024 Monday *Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday *Books and Babies: “Wiggles and Giggles” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940 *Green & Silver Classic Marching Band Festival – noon, Greyhound Stadium, ENMU, Portales. Festival fo...

  • Holiday Party at the VA 2023

    Freddy Groves|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Have you given thought to how you're going to step up this holiday season and give a hand to other veterans? If you're in a veterans group such as American Legion or Veterans of Foreign Wars, you're in a perfect position to pull off a holiday party at the closest Department of Veterans Affairs medical center. Your first step (after getting group consensus) will be to contact Volunary Services and let them know you'd like to host a party on one of the wards. (Suggestion:...

  • Medical Support Summit brings senior leaders to Cannon

    Senior Airman Alexcia Givens|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs The Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, hosted a Medical Support Summit at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 25-26. The event brought a significant number of key stakeholders to the installation to discuss medical support for Air Commandos and their families. Participants included: • Secretary Patrick Allen, New Mexico Department of Health • Mr. Troy McIntosh, Deputy Assistant Secretary of...

  • Senior calendar

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Chicken Alfredo, spinach, bread stik, banana pudding. Tuesday: Fish sticks and chicken bites, French fries, baked beans, carrot-raisin salad, cornbread, cake with strawberries. Wednesday: Beef lasagna, vegetable blend, garlic toast sherbet. Thursday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, roll with butter. peaches and cream. Friday: Sliced Turkey with gravy, scalloped potatoes, sliced carrots, roll w/butter, oatmeal cookie....

  • School menus

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Dunkin’ Stik. Lunch: Chicken smackers, au-gratin potatoes, seasoned corn, cinnamon applesauce, whole wheat roll (or grades 6-12) pizza or Stuffwich and fries or chef salad. Tuesday: Breakfast: Fruit filled churro. Lunch: Corn dog, baked French fries, mini carrots, dressing, chilled mixed fruit or (grades 6-12) pizza or spicy chicken sandwich or chef salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: Mini bagel and cream cheese. Lunch: Oriental veggies, chilled pears, pizza or (grades 6-12) bacon cheeseburger and fries o...

  • On the shelves

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    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. “The Woman from Lydia” by Angela Hunt. Widowed Euodia seeks to make a fresh start by moving to the foreign city of Philippi. She finds new purpose after meeting Paulos, who opens her eyes to helping those in need, particularly women and those who...

  • Pastor works to meet people's needs

    Grant McGee|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    - Favorite food: That would be skillet-fried chicken. Delmus Gillis is senior pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Calhoun Street in Clovis. Among the things he tends to is his work on his Doctorate of Ministry degree from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Gillis spent time with The News on Thursday morning sharing bits about his life. Q: What brought you to Clovis? A: The United States Air Force. I was stationed here in 2011 and retired from the Air Force in 2014. The...

  • Don't give up on your crazy ideas

    Karl Terry|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    Food trucks are a hot thing these days but the idea of making your business mobile has been around for a while — take for instance, the first business in Portales. According to the book “Roosevelt County History and Heritage,” sometime prior to 1898, Josh Morrison operated a really small general store in the Big Salt Lake area just west of the Texas state line in east-central New Mexico. It was nearby what was known as Portales Springs, where ranches, including the DZ Ranch, r...

  • Hounds drop LSC home opener

    The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 1, 2023

    TYLER, Texas – Texas-Tyler outplayed Eastern New Mexico University late in all three sets and posted a 25-22, 25-20, 25-21 win in the Greyhounds’ Lone Star Conference volleyball home opener on Friday night at Greyhound Arena. The Patriots used late runs in all three games for the victory. UTT (8-6, 2-1 LSC) broke away from a 17-17 tie in Game 1 with a 5-1 surge, then opened a 20-14 lead by outscoring ENMU 7-2 in Game 2 and then erased an 18-17 deficit with five consecutive points in the third set. Senior middle blocker Mai...