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CLOVIS — Four people have applied to fulfill the remaining time for the Clovis Community College District 2 trustee position. The current four board members have scheduled a special meeting for 8 a.m. Wednesday in Room 512 of the college. The trustee appointment is one of three items on the agenda, including approving the agenda and approving minutes from the Oct. 6 regular meeting. The four applicants for the position, listed alphabetically, are Jan Bradburn, Keith Ingram, Yvette Nora and Debbie Spriggs. The applicant s...
FOOTBALL Prep summaries Friday New Mexico Class 6A District 2/5 Sandia 41, Clovis 14 Sandia 7 21 0 13 — 41 Clovis 7 0 7 0 — 14 Scoring summary First quarter C — Milo Acosta 35 run (Ki Cox kick), 6:03 S — Joshua Duron 27 pass from Dalen Moyer (Moyer kick), 4:02 Second quarter S — Sean Johnson 18 run (Moyer kick), 11:04 S — Andrew Hill 23 pass from Dalton Speis (Moyer kick), 7:04 S — Jacob Miranda 9 run (Moyer kick), 1:16 Third quarter C — Manuel Bustillos 15 pass from Acosta (Cox kick), 4:18 Fourth quarter S — Miranda 65 pa...
We will never know much about her life, which ended after just 19 years. We also don't know much about her death, though much has been written about that. What we do know is her memory is forever being reserved by family members who still care about her more than 140 years after her passing. This is the story, as best it can be pieced together, of Juanita Martinez Garrett. She's been in the news lately because the Wild West History Association and family members recently...
CLOVIS - Sandia put a quick end to Clovis High's hopes of a possible second-place finish in Class 6A District 2/5 on Friday night. Shawn Johnson, a 6-foot-6 senior recently recruited off the Matadors' basketball team, scored two touchdowns and used his size to grab six passes for 69 yards while also making a couple of key plays on defense as the Matadors posted a 41-14 victory over the Wildcats at Leon Williams Stadium. Sandia coach Chad Adcox, whose team had to cancel its...
The Biden administration is hesitant to call our competition with China a new Cold War, even though Beijing has zero qualms about making the parallels with our decades-long struggle with the Soviet Union abundantly clear. We are once again discussing a “Sputnik moment,” a nuclear arms race, and a missile gap — all throwbacks to the 1950s-1980s — thanks to China’s aggressive pursuit of military capabilities designed to deter and defeat the United States. Whatever Beijing may sa...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Industrial Development Corporation has begun the search for its executive director position. The application period runs through Nov. 30, with salary dependent on experience in economic development. The successful candidate will succeed Chase Gentry, who died Aug. 31. “As we begin this nationwide search, our goal is to not only find someone with strong qualifications, but the right person to join our Clovis family and move the organization forward,” Ernie Kos, executive director for the Clovis/Curry County...
On this date ... 1956: In news from wire reports: • Vice President Richard Nixon, speaking at a political rally in Niles, Mich., said a child recently asked him for two autographs. Nixon inquired whether the boy wanted the second autograph for a friend. “No,” he replied. “With two of yours, I can get one of Elvis Presley’s.” • Three bandits held a small-town banker and his wife captive while they robbed the state bank of Mullinville, Kan., of about $1,800. Less than an hour later, the robbers were captured because they...
Dora, Portales, Elida, Grady and Melrose school districts are asking the voters to approve a $2 million capital improvements tax to extend to 2027 in the Nov. 2 election. Portales Public Schools Superintendent Johnnie Cain said this tax is $2 per $1,000 of assessed value and is a continuation of an existing tax. If passed the district would use the money to pay for maintenance of the grounds, a new water heater and air conditioner as well as new equipment to do maintenance. “It’s one of the more important tax levies we nee...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health plans to release guidance Monday on COVID-19 booster doses, following CDC approval for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines for certain populations. The Pfizer booster has been available since late September. For New Mexicans who received a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, the following groups are eligible for a booster shot at 6 months or more after completion of their initial series — 65 years and older or anybody 18 and older with underlying medical conditions, residency in...
Democrats in the New Mexico Legislature will soon have to choose between good government and good politics. On the side of good government is the New Mexico Citizen Redistricting Committee, a seven-member board headed by former Supreme Court Justice Edward Chavez, which has been holding public meetings throughout the state to gather input from residents to guide the redrawing of political district maps, as required every 10 years after the Census. According to the group’s website, its mission is to “propose district lin...
Taxes shouldn’t go to private businesses On Nov. 2, voters in Clovis will be asked to vote yes or no on this question. Senate Bill 49, “Shall the City of Clovis allow retail businesses to constitute a qualifying entity for purposes of furthering or implementing economic development plans and provide public support for projects as defined in the Local Economic Development Act.” According to statistics published by the Small Business Administration, about 20% of business startups fail in the first year. About 50% succumb to bu...
I’ve got something to say about “you people.” That, as you may recall, was how I referred, in a recent column, to Mike Pence and others who have apparently sworn an oath to preserve, protect and defend the Florida taco bowl connoisseur who used to be president. It left a handful of readers well and truly irked. As one of them put it: “’You people?’ How dare you lump all Trump voters like that.” Well, dear reader, I cannot tell a lie. That objectifying language was no accide...
It’s easy these days to say that social media is toxic. People act in ways they’d never do in real life, because it isn’t real life. They act like feral wolves, because they can. The Twitter police don’t carry guns, and their badges are imaginary. In fact, social media is one big imaginary world, and we’re all way too wrapped up in things that don’t matter — the opinions expressed by strangers in public. Earlier this month, Jon Gruden’s life exploded because of some private...
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SANTA FE — The state reminded residents Friday that beginning today, 10-digit numbers will be required for all phone calls. Calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed, and a recording may inform the caller the call cannot be completed as dialed. This change is necessary as the Federal Communications Commission has mandated 988 as the new three-digit number to route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Mental Crisis Hotline (1-800-273-TALK). Telephone service providers must have this routing i...
BOVINA — St. Ann’s Catholic Church is holding its annual turkey dinner Nov. 7, according to a release from the church. The dinner will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Central Standard Time in the church’s Parish Hall on Third Street. The meal will include turkey and dressing, creamed potatoes and gravy, green beans, homemade bread, cranberry sauce, a relish plate, desserts and tea and coffee. Donations are $12 for adults and $6 for children under 6, with additional take-out plates offered at no charge. The St. Ann’s...
The Roosevelt County War Memorial Committee is accepting walkway paver orders in advance of Veterans Day, according to a release from the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Pavers ordered before 5 p.m. Wednesday will be included in the walkway by Veterans Day. The pavers are $125 each and include five lines with up to 20 characters for each line. Paver forms are available at portales.com under the “News” table, and can by dropped off or mailed to the chamber at 100 S. Ave. A, Portales, NM 88130. Checks should be made out...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Cannon Air Force Base has started contacting landowners near the base to get permission to perform water and soil samples to determine the extent of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances coming from the installation. In March 2019, the Air Force found three sites near the base that exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s standards for safe drinking water, according to the base release. In March 2021, the base installed Point of Use Filtration Systems. The remedial investigation will determine the...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee is accepting applications until 6 p.m. Wednesday for two vacancies, according to a release from the state’s regulation and licensing department. The positions are primarily for those with expertise in small business development or environmental science. The vacancies were created by the passing of Clovis’ Chase Gentry and the resignation of Taos’ Miguel Santistevan. “We are moving quickly to fill these positions to ensure that the Cannabis Regulatory Advisory...
Monday through Saturday • Early voting for 2021 general election — Curry County: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding Street (in the Clerk's Office - Suite 130), Clovis; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, North Plains Mall Police Substation, 2809 N. Prince St., Clovis. Roosevelt County: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Roosevelt County Courthouse clerk’s office, 109 W. Second St., Portales; Noon-8 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and 10 a....
Today • ENMU Wind Symphony in Concert — 3 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Dustin Seifert and Sidney Shuler, conductors. Information: 575-562-2373 Monday through Friday • Costume contest — Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Come by the library in costume for photographs during regular hours. Competition in four categories: adult, ages 13-18, ages 6-12, and 5 and under. Library patrons will vote for winners Nov. 1-5; winners will be announced Nov. 8. Prizes in all categories. Informa...
As the United States has removed itself from a long conflict in Afghanistan, it is considering how it will handle combat going forward. Air Force Special Operations Command is expected to play a significant role in that direction, with Cannon Air Force Base part of that effort. Col. Terence Taylor has been commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon since June. Taylor, who joined the Air Force in 1997, previously served as commander of the 1st Special Operations...
CLOVIS — A transplanted New Yorker seeking to grow marijuana in Curry County and an Albuquerque-based financial consultant know they are not alone in seeing great business potential for legalized recreational cannabis in eastern New Mexico. The pair are sponsoring a “business-to-business” conference scheduled for Tuesday in Clovis to help prospective eastern New Mexico cannabis entrepreneurs, accountants, lawyers and government officials learn from experts and specialists about business, financial, licensing and legal aspec...
CLOVIS — Police on Friday said they are searching for a man suspected in recent armed robberies. According to the police post on Facebook: Police are searching for Desmond Antuan Smith, 19, who is accused of robbing a Pizza Hut delivery driver on Sept. 23 and a Subway restaurant on Sept. 24. Police are asking anyone who knows Smith’s whereabouts or has information about the robberies to contact Lt. Trevor Thron at 575-763-9481 or call Crime Stoppers at 575-... Full story
