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Journalism is a high calling. We’re not too meek to proclaim that. And our profession’s current chapter of disruption and misinformation hasn’t changed that truth. That’s why we’re celebrating journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for the courageous work that brought them a Nobel Peace Prize. Announcing the prize on Oct. 8, Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen praised the journalists “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.” Res...
SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court on Monday, based on a case involving a Clovis middle school student who brought a BB gun to school, clarified what constitutes the “use” of a deadly weapon in committing an assault. In a unanimous opinion, the court concluded a “defendant uses a deadly weapon to commit assault where a defendant makes facilitative use of the deadly weapon.” The court rejected arguments by the juvenile’s attorney that the charge should require “weapons-related conduct” or an “affirmative action with the d...
PORTALES — No one who spoke at a Portales Municipal School board work session Monday had much good to say about the New Mexico Public Education Department’s proposed standards for teaching Social Studies from kindergarten to 12th grade. Wade Fraze, a history teacher at Portales High School and an outspoken advocate for conservatism, believes that word choices and subject matter in the proposed standards demonstrated they are based on Critical Race Theory, which he said is steeped in progressive or liberal ideas. Another per...
SANTA FE — A hearing for the suspended members of the Floyd School Board has been pushed into 2022, according to the Public Education Department. Judy Robinson, a spokesperson for the PED, told The News a hearing was set for Jan. 24-25, with stipulations due Jan. 14 and an exchange of witness and exhibit lists by Jan. 10. The hearing will be held virtually, with parties told to expect the hearing to begin at 9 a.m. and go seven hours each day. The board — comprised of Leon Nall, Jeff Essary, Charlsea Lee, Ryan Bollema and...
ENMU nursing program receives accreditation PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has received accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program and its Master of Science in Nursing Program from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, according to a school release. The accreditation from ACEN is through spring 2029, when the next site visit is scheduled. The university is required to submit annual reports and various updates. “The nursing program faculty and staff have worked dil...
CLOVIS — In what is likely to be its last meeting of 2021, the Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee heard about a variety of items to move the parks and recreation department forward over the next few years. The board, which meets on the third Monday of each month, traditionally skips November and December because park activities somewhat slow down over those months and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays usually create various scheduling conflicts. The November meeting was canceled, and it was p...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Crystal Davis, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Casey King, 49, driving while license suspended or revoked • Christopher Lee, 26, probation violation • Jett Sours, 32, probation violation • Amanda Ruiz-Loflin, 49, probation violation, failure to appear on a felony charge, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Sarah Robles, 25, failure to appear o...
Testing of 57 private wells in Curry and Roosevelt counties conducted in May produced negligible amounts of pollutant chemicals found in and around Cannon Air Force Base in 2018 that caused dairy farm shutdowns, according to a report from the New Mexico Environment Department. The chemicals were associated with firefighting foam sprayed on the ground by trainees at Cannon. In May, amounts of the chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in well tests were many times below the level considered harmful ,...
I wonder what they were fussing about. Before I pondered the possibilities, I began wondering if that first sentence needed to end with a question mark. Come to think of it, same question regarding the one I just wrote. I’d answer, no and no. Both of my questions are technically “indirect questions” which, punctuation-wise, are more akin to statements than to questions. No question marks. As an English major, editor, and sometime copy-editor, I easily fall prey to “anal...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday announced it was menacing Crisis Standards of Care, citing the strain the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on the state health care system. Under CSC, facilities statewide will have flexibility to temporarily suspend procedures that aren’t medically necessary, followed by implementing a standardized and equitable procedure for making treatment decisions. The department will give facilities guidance over the coming days. “Because of COVID, New Mexico hospitals and healt...
I saw a picture of Portales’ old La Hacienda Restaurant recently, and it got me to thinking about some of our family’s favorite eating spots that are long gone. La Hacienda, for those who don’t remember, was originally on North Avenue K in Portales. When we have birthdays in my family, it’s always been tradition for the birthday person to get to pick the menu and/or eating spot for the main meal. I picked La Hacienda for my 15th birthday supper, not only to celebrate my arriva...
The football postseason begins on Friday night with 6-man quarterfinals on tap, and Clovis Christian and Elida will both be on the road. CCS (3-2), seeded fifth, plays at No. 4 Roy/Mosquero (3-1) while eighth-seeded Elida (3-5) takes on District 2 rival and top-seeded Gateway Christian (7-0) at Roswell in 7 p.m. kickoffs. Winners will face each other in next week’s semifinal round. Meantime, Texico (3-4, 1-0 District 6-2A) is coming off back-to-back 53-0 wins over Tucumcari and Clayton. The Wolverines travel to Santa Rosa (...
PORTALES - Whatever hopes Eastern New Mexico University's football team had of making Saturday's "Wagon Wheel" game against rival West Texas A&M a contest pretty much went out the window late in the first half. The Buffaloes punched over two touchdowns - including the first of two interception returns for TDs by junior cornerback Tobias Harris - in the last two minutes of the second period and went on to a dominating 44-24 Lone Star Conference victory at Greyhound Stadium....
HOBBS — It wasn’t too good of a day for Clovis High’s soccer teams on Saturday. First, the Lady Wildcats absorbed their third consecutive District 4-5A setback, falling to Hobbs 2-0. Then the Hobbs boys handed the Wildcats a 5-1 setback in the second half of the twin bill. First-year CHS girls coach Ray Rodriguez has led his squad to an impressive season so far, including a 1-0 double-overtime win over previously unbeaten district leader Carlsbad at Leon Williams Stadium on Sept. 28. But after their mini-losing streak, the La...
PORTALES — Senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon collected her seventh double-double of the campaign and Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team severed an eight-match losing streak with a 25-20, 25-23, 25-18 Lone Star Conference sweep of Oklahoma Christian on Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Arena. The Texico High grad posted match highs of 17 kills and 12 digs as the Greyhounds (2-15, 2-7 LSC) won for the first time since taking their LSC opener in five sets at Texas A&M-Commerce on Sept. 17. Sophomore middle blo...
CLOVIS — What looked like it might be a pretty bleak season a few weeks ago has turned into one of optimism for the Clovis High football team. CHS (3-4, 3-1 Class 6A District 2/5) has put together a three-game winning streak, and on Friday the Wildcats look to keep it going when they host Sandia (3-4, 2-1) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium. “We’re playing better,” Cats coach Cal Fullerton said Monday. “We’re playing with some confidence.” The battle appears to be for second place in the district behind third-...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County road department began work Tuesday on three county roads, and anticipate completing the work Friday, according to a county release. Work to enhance roads to micro-seal from chip seal is ongoing at South Roosevelt Road P, from South Roosevelt Road 4 to South Roosevelt Road 6; South Roosevelt Road 8, From NM 206 to South Roosevelt Road S; and South Roosevelt Road Y, from NM 236 to NM 267. Residents are asked to drive slowly and look out for equipment and personnel in the work areas. I...
Actions have consequences. I can disagree with what someone does, and even believe they should face consequences for their actions, without believing government should hand out those consequences. Government isn’t the proper place to look for solutions. Natural and social consequences are unavoidable; consequences from government are arbitrary. I don’t believe government authority has any legitimacy. It looks to me like any other superstitious belief lots of people share. It’s...
In 2020, the frontline in “the battle for the soul of America” was the election between Joe Biden, who spoke of that battle many times, and Donald Trump, who spoke about how it was all rigged. Now, that battle seems best viewed through the prism of two big and powerful states: Texas and California. On the surface, it looks like Texas is winning. The 2020 Census shows its population grew enough for two additional congressional seats, while California lost a seat for the first time in, well, forever. But politically, Cal...
Clovis police and Roosevelt County sheriff’s deputies on Monday continued their search for James Sneed, Jr., 55, of Clovis, who was reported missing on Oct. 7. Clovis Police Capt. Robert Telles said on Monday, “We are actively following all leads” in Sneed’s disappearance, but there were no new developments or new leads in the case over the weekend. A Silver Alert for Sneed was issued on Oct. 13. A Silver Alert, similar to an Amber Alert for a missing child, is issued when a person over 50 years of age who is in imminen...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department, after holding off last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is bringing back its Cops & Kids Christmas Event. The department has begun accepting donations, and will hold its first fundraising event 6:30 a.m.-8 a.m. Nov. 2 at Daylight Donuts in Clovis. Donations can be dropped off at the CPD records office at 300 N. Connelly in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Cops & Kids 2021.” Checks should be made out to the Fraternal Order of Police. Funds have been used in prior years to take child...
CLOVIS — Clovis Community College’s Cultural Arts Series is kicking off its 20th season with a Saturday celebration in partnership with Clovis MainStreet. The kickoff will run 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Main Street between Grand and Second streets, in front of the Norman and Vi Petty Performing Arts Center, according to a CCC release. Ryan Montano and his Simply Six band are scheduled to perform during the event. Montano, who has Clovis family connections, is a nationally recognized trumpeter, songwriter, bandleader, and rec...
PORTALES — With the exception of death, life’s biggest inevitability remains taxes. That’s the case in Roosevelt County, as well, but the inevitable is being delayed a few weeks. Treasurer Layle Sanchez said at Tuesday’s county commission meeting that county property owners would normally be receiving their tax bills right now. However, that will be delayed for a few weeks because the county is waiting on the Nov. 2 election. On the ballot are six different tax questions — two general obligation bond questions and four capi...
CLOVIS — A pair of arrest warrants were filed Monday in connection with the Oct. 10 homicide of 28-year-old Ivan Luevano. Police are seeking David Valdez, 33, and Victor Quintanilla, 30. The two were last seen in the Lubbock area. Valdez is listed in court records as 5-foot-5, 160 pounds, while Quintanilla is 5-foot-10, 167 pounds. The Clovis Police Department and the district attorney’s office both told The News they didn’t have any information to release beyond what was in the warrants. According to criminal complaints file...
If you’ve never seen the delight of itty-bitty students launched upon a pumpkin patch, then you haven’t lived. Educator extraordinaire Kathi Shaw is now in her 33rd year of teaching early childhood grades and is still all smiles and warm laughter when interacting with her students. While Shaw has spent the majority of her teaching career in pre-K, she also taught kindergarten, second and third grades. Hearing about a field trip to a local pumpkin patch, I contacted Shaw to hea...
