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Police believe a Muleshoe woman was killed early Tuesday morning because her assailants feared she would report them for crimes she may have witnessed. Keith Cordova, 22, and Francisco Bustamante, 24, both are charged with murder in connection with her slaying in rural Roosevelt County. Records show Jaime Edgmon, 41, was killed about sunrise Tuesday morning, approximately six hours after she may have witnessed a shooting in the vicinity of 10th and Pile streets in Clovis....
PORTALES — Recent Eastern New Mexico University graduate Paul Terry is getting his first crack at professional football after joining the Generals of The Spring League. The league features six teams, with the Generals playing a four-game schedule in San Antonio, Texas, beginning Oct. 27. The developmental league has seen 141 players signed by National Football League or Canadian Football League teams since 2017. “The NFL is the ultimate goal, and it’s a hands reach away now and that’s all I can ask for.” Terry said in a scho...
PORTALES — For the first time since its inception in 1984, Eastern New Mexico will not induct a Hall of Honors class this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A university release explains that it is unable to host a large gathering on campus, and the athletic department does not believe an online ceremony would be proper recognition. Any nominations being considered for the 2020 class will instead be part of the nominating process for the 2021 class the college anticipates will be larger to cover both years. The university c...
CLOVIS - Riley Rohrbach was ready to go, and so were her Texico teammates. The Wolverines entered the fall as six-time defending volleyball champions, and it appeared not even the COVID-19 pandemic would slow them. The players, Rohrbach said, had the mindset to be adaptable, and felt more optimistic every day when the University of New Mexico football team was cleared to practice and sports workouts went from groups of five to groups of 10. But COVID-19 infections roared...
ROPESVILLE, Texas — Bovina got off to a quick start on Friday, then went a bit stagnant for a time. The Mustangs relied on their defense to get them going again, with fumble recoveries resulting in two touchdowns in a span of 11 seconds of the third quarter, as they pulled away for a 34-7 victory over Ropes in a Class 2A Division II District 2 matchup. The result leaves Bovina (3-4, 2-0 district) well in command of the district race. A win at home this week over Smyer (4-3, 1-0) would lock up the district title. Senior q...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Olivia Quiroz, 20, shoplifting • Ezra Valdivia-Mora, 42, out of state fugitive • Aaron Garcia, 35, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon • Gerald Williams, 64, failure to pay fines • Christopher Shufelberger, 37, probation violation, failure to appear on a felony charge, fraud • Leonard Lucero, 46, aggravated burglary, probation violation • Keith Cordova, 22, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, attempt to commit a felony, to wi...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Chicken nuggets, loaded mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, dinner roll w/margarine, peaches Tuesday: Red chile beef enchiladas, pinto beans, green chile corn, chips and salsa, fruit cocktail Wednesday: Chicken strips w/mashed potatoes and cream gravy, fried okra, breadstick w/margarine, pineapple pudding Thursday: Roast pork w/gravy, sweet potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, cornbr...
Editor’s note: In-person or to-go service varies based on a school’s mode of education as allowed by the Public Education Department on a county-by-county basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal information is provided by school officials or websites. Contact individual schools for specific details. Clovis elementary Monday: No school Tuesday: Breakfast, frudel; Lunch, chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, celery sticks, ranch dressing, fresh orange, fresh veggies, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, sausage biscuit, milk; Lunch, mac...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Promised” by Leah Garriott. Fooled by love once before, Margaret vows never to be played the fool again. To keep her vow, she attends a notorious match-making party intent on securing the perfect marital match: a union of convenience to someone who could never affect her heart. She discovers a man who exceeds all her hopes in the handsome and obliging rake, Mr. Northam. However, his meddling cousin, Lord Williams, won’t leave Margaret alone...
Title: "Graveyards of the Wild West New Mexico." Authors: Heather L. Moulton and Susan Tatterson What it's about: Moulton and Tatterson, professors at Central Arizona College, explore the population boom that occurred after the United States acquired the land that became Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California. The stories can often be told in the many cemeteries that eventually resulted through the population influx....
Information on totebag construction, preventative measures to prevent eye problems, and digital scrapbooking will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Hilarie Dayton is a teacher and owner of Little Stitch Studio in Norfolk, Virginia. She’s going to talk about bag construction which will include flat pattern making with gussets. Besides showing the 3 different shapes of gussets, she’ll show how to insert one and...
What is your worst nightmare? What I’m really asking is when you have a nightmare what is it normally about? Do you have fright movie scenes with characters like Jason and Freddy Krueger? Or are you in a freefall flailing as you drop or are you drowning in an ocean? My nightmares might not make a good Halloween movie but they might make a great Field and Stream story. I don’t get them often, but when I do have a nightmare I wake myself up in the middle of an animal attack. My...
As is the case with many activities this year, local Halloween festivities are looking a bit different in light of the pandemic. But Halloween will not be a total loss for area residents as several Clovis and Portales entities have stepped up to provide some holiday fun for local children. Although the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce's annual downtown safe trick-or-treat event won't be held this year, Executive Director Karl Terry said the chamber is hosting an online...
PORTALES — Portales Municipal Schools laid the groundwork for an election next year to renew $7 million in general obligation bonds during its regular meeting Tuesday. A resolution approved unanimously by the school board calls for a Feb. 16 election to be conducted entirely by mail. The Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office bears the responsibility for running the election, and the district is on the hook for the postage for the ballots — both to and from voters. “Just like with the last bonds,” Superintendent Johnnie Cain said...
It’s time to let youth play again I will not stop reminding of the fact that in March, we were told 14 days to flatten the curve. At that time it was social distance or wear a mask. Not both. Up until COVID-19, quarantine and isolation was for the sick and not for the healthy. I am not discrediting the virus, its impact, or the heart-breaking loss of life. Likewise, I would not discredit mental health issues, car accidents, cancers, disease, plane crashes, freak mass shootings, or any other event or circumstance that wreaks h...
When Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate a couple of months ago, it was historic. Third woman, first “woman of color” as we keep being reminded, first “child born of immigrants,” Harris was impressive if only because of her novelty. And some felt she was impressive because of a lot of other factors, including her intelligence and resume. I DVR’d the vice presidential debate featuring Harris and Vice President Mike Pence so I could give it the attention it deserv...
Maybe you remember this Trump gem from 2016: “I think (Hillary) was out there with classified information. She was giving it to anybody. And the FBI did nothing about it … The top people were scum, absolute scum.” Fooled you! Trump didn’t say that in 2016. He said it on Fox News last weekend. Why? Because he just can’t quit her. While he was convalescing with COVID-19, he phoned into the Fox Business Network and asked, “Why isn’t Hillary Clinton being indicted?” Pe...
Watching the Senate confirmation hearing of Amy Coney Barrett reminded me of the promise my father made to my sister Maureen to put the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. It's a great piece of POTUS-SCOTUS history I haven't told in many years. Democrats and the media said a lot of nice things about the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the liberal icon who in 1993 became the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court. But I don't remember hearing anyone — u...
Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it is right. A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Texas can limit counties to one mail ballot drop-off site. The ruling from a three-judge panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that Gov. Greg Abbott’s order limiting drop-off sites was proper because Texans have other ways to cast their votes. Indeed, Texans have other ways to vote. Eligible voters can early vote in person or by mail, or show up at the polls on Election Day. But in a year when COVID-19, vot...
Amy Coney Barrett has accomplished many things in her career. Becoming an authority or a policy maker on healthcare isn’t one of them. At Notre Dame, she was a professor at the law school, not at the Eck Institute for Global Health. She’s written for the Cornell Law Review, not The New England Journal of Medicine. She’s up to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court, not Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. No one w...
CLOVIS — After some back and forth over a higher contract rate and a budget for monuments, the Clovis City Commission approved a contract for the upcoming year with Clovis MainStreet during its Thursday meeting. The organization, part of New Mexico MainStreet, provides various services to downtown businesses and the city as a whole. Specific items in the contract, which runs through June at a cost of $28,333.33, include managing various capital outlay projects, implementing economic transformation strategies, facade improveme...
Today • Deadline to enter photos for the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce virtual Halloween pumpkin carving contest — 11 p.m. on the Chamber’s Facebook page; cash prizes in five age divisions: $100 first place, $75 second, $25 third, and $300 best overall. Costume contest photos may be submitted until noon on Oct. 30. Information: 575-356-8541 Monday • Clovis-Carver Public Library Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Limited in-person seating, or join online via Google Meet to f...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Monday • City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., auditorium, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Covid-19 social distancing and face covering restrictions will apply. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • City of Clovis Finance Committee — 2 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N...
SANTA FE — New Mexico officials reported three straight daily records of COVID-19 infections in a trend Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday called “alarming” and “untenable” for healthcare providers. The state reported 819 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, topping the short-lived record marks of 672 Thursday and 577 Wednesday. Friday’s count included a local record with 76 new cases in Curry County. Eight new cases were confirmed in Roosevelt County. The count also included six deaths, including a Roosevelt County fema...
PORTALES — A Portales man was indicted by a Roosevelt County grand jury Friday for his alleged role in a fatal shooting last month. Diego Morales, 18, faces a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 11 death of Brady Vallejos, 19, of Dexter. Vallejos died Sept. 29 at University Medical Center in Lubbock. Court records show the shooting happened as the result of a drug deal turned robbery attempt. Vallejos’ family told The News that Brady was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and only drove to Portales a...
