Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - Jimmy Mondragon was well known around his South Lea Street neighborhood for construction projects and checking on his elderly neighbors. But he also battled depression and schizophrenia, family members said, and they believe a police standoff that ended with Mondragon's suicide could have and should have been prevented. "There were a lot of things that could have been prevented," said Tiffanie Mondragon, a sister-in-law. "By the late night, things had escalated to a...
PORTALES -- The public library in Portales is closed until further notice following "potential close contact exposures" to COVID-19, City Manager Sammy Standefer said on Monday night. Standefer said he's not sure how long the library might be closed, but estimated about 14 days. The library announced on its Facebook page that materials checked out will "automatically be renewed" and no late fees will be charged. Also, free wifi is available in the library parking lot until midnight each evening....
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Booked Clovis • Tommy Johnson, 56, out of state fugitive • Daryan Haynes, 27, failure to appear • Fernando Avila, 43, driving while license suspended, open container • Adrian Guevara, 20, failure to appear • Juan Velasquez, 27, probation violation • Fernando Adame, 28, child abuse (two charges), aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, driving while license suspended or revoked, probation violation • Cynthia Pena, 43, driving while license suspended or...
On this date ... 1965: Actor Karl Malden was in the Clovis-Portales area where he would be conducting a two-week drama workshop at Eastern New Mexico University. Malden was invited by his longtime friend Lyle Hagan, who was ENMU's director of speech and drama. Both men studied at Goodman Theatre of Arts Institute in Chicago in the 1930s and had remained friends. 1980: Fire caused extensive damage to B&J Drug on Portales' downtown square. Officials said no one was injured in the blaze. The worst damage was between the ceiling...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a prohibition against court testimony about private conversations between spouses, more than a year after it abolished the prohibition when upholding a Clovis man’s murder conviction. In a 4-1 decision, the court reinstated the privilege for all cases pending or filed as of June 26, and directed its Rules of Evidence Committee to study the spousal privilege as outlined in Rule 11-505 NMRA. The court said Gutierrez’ 2017 conviction for the shooting death of Jose Va...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court issued its opinion Thursday on its August decision that upheld the authority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday and other state officials to impose civil administrative penalties to enforce public health emergency orders restricting business operations. The unanimous written opinion provided the legal reasoning for its decision on Grisham v. Reeb. The Court concluded that the Legislature empowered the governor and other state officials to enforce public health order r...
SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said the state is behind the virus as COVID-19 infection counts, hospitalizations and deaths continue to rise. Lujan Grisham asked New Mexicans to not spend time with non-household members, wear a mask whenever outside of the home and keeping at least six feet of distance from others regardless of mask wearing. No changes were announced to current public health orders. The state announced 862 new cases Thursday, with Lujan Grisham noting a record 23 deaths made it the t...
CLOVIS - Those who knew him in and out of the medical industry called Dr. Bruce Cross a man of exceptional intellect with a great capacity for care. Cross died Oct. 11 following a battle with cancer. Born Feb. 16, 1954, in Chicago, Cross and his family soon settled in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he grew up with four siblings, Tim, Mark, Cindy, and Julie. Son Ben Cross said his dad had a gifted mind with a photographic memory, which promoted a lifelong love of learning. In 1972,...
CLOVIS — Clovis Community College President Charles Nwankwo announced at Wednesday’s board of trustees meeting the college would act as an additional site for COVID-19 testing. “With the recent spike of COVID-19 incidents in our region, state, the New Mexico Health Department and New Mexico Higher Education Department requested the use of our facility to conduct some testing for the public. So we offered up our parking lots to do the testing, and the National Guard is handling all of the testing,” Nwankwo said. Other news in...
CLOVIS — In what must feel like a lifetime ago, Louis Gordon came to a place he had never heard of called Clovis because Cannon Air Force Base was the only stateside base that house F-111 aircraft. Gordon was honored for his second retirement at Thursday’s Clovis City Commission meeting, following just over 22 years with the city. Tuesday is his final day as a building safety administrator. After Mayor Mike Morris said somebody like Gordon simply isn’t replaced, the commission and city administrators expressed their appre...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk Monday: Sloppy joe, potato wedges, mixed vegetables, pineapple upside down cake Tuesday: Pinto beans with ham, potatoes with onions and peppers, cornbread, spiced baked apples Wednesday: Closed, hoilday Thursday: Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, fried okra and bread stick, peanut butter cookie Friday: Crispy fish or chicken nuggets, baked potato, Brussels srpouts, biscuit, butterscotch pudding Community...
Beta Phi Members of Beta Phi and one guest had their November ESA meeting Tuesday at the home of Christy Madrid, who hosted the meeting. Everyone enjoyed sandwiches, chips and homemade salsa. Before the meeting got started Madrid was sworn in as a new pledge. The meeting continued with the open ritual by President Jeannette Bass. Chaplin Patsy Lorenz had a program on warriors of the Bible, and read a poem by Helen Steiner Rey. As educational director Lorenz spoke about veterans. Members also discussed different projects to...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Florence Adler Swims Forever” by Rachel Beanland. Every summer, Esther and Joseph Adler rent their house out and move into the small apartment above their bakery. Despite the cramped quarters, this is the apartment where they raised their two daughters, Fannie and Florence, and it always feels like home. After they take in a mysterious young woman the apartment is bursting at the seams, and Esther finds some matters are beyond her con...
I would like to begin today's missive with some choice verbiage from one of my favorite comedic animations. Translated: “Let me start this story off by quotin' the funny papers. From “Pickles” Aug. 2, the dialogue between Grandpa and a buddy sitting on a park bench goes like this: Grandpa says, “Does this bench feel hard to you?” “No, I went numb about an hour ago.” “Have you read any good books lately?” “Yes, a plethora.” “A Plethora? Oh, yeah, I've been meaning to read th...
Information on preparing Korean style barbecue, teaching kids to help in the kitchen, and making a barn quilt will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Chef John Csukor is a culinary consultant to the California Fig Advisory Board, and he’s going to talk about and demonstrate how to prepare savory and flavorful California figs. He’ll prepare simple and trendy Korean style barbeque full of bold flavors and use it over a variety of grilled proteins. Csukor...
There's a new club in town, and they're on a mission to give back to the community. After just being founded in September, Notorious Performance Car Club has already hosted one community event and is planning another. "That was pretty much all we ever did was played little league baseball, football, and basketball, and now that we're older, we understand that no one really gets paid to do those things," said one of the club's founders, Alex Galvan. "(We want) to be able to do...
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 schools Monday: Breakfast, French toast; Lunch, orange chicken, steamed rice, seasoned green beans, chilled fruit, whole wheat roll, fresh veggies Tuesday: Breakfast, banana bread; Lunch, pepperoni pizza, garden sal...
PORTALES - Things are hardly going full-bore yet, but it's a start. Eastern New Mexico University fall sports teams began workouts in pods this week for the athletes who are on campus, with many restrictions still in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. As with New Mexico Activities Association sports, all activities in the Lone Star Conference are not likely to pick up until at least late December with the start of basketball. Football, volleyball and men's and women's...
MULESHOE - Looking to mount a last-ditch bid at a postseason berth, Muleshoe came up a bit flat on Friday. Meantime, rival Littlefield played perhaps one of its best games of the season, dominating the Mules from start to finish in a 26-0 Class 3A Division I District 2 clash. The Wildcats (3-6, 2-2 district) hardly looked like a struggling team, pounding out 318 rushing yards with numerous sustained drives. They posted a 21-5 edge in first downs and held Muleshoe to 59 total...
In a world with few sure things, and even fewer during a pandemic, general obligation bond passage in New Mexico is one of them, as it’s rare to see any such question not meet at least 60% support. Still, you never know until the votes are counted, and local leaders are happy state voters approved bond issues that will translate into nearly $14 million for area entities. “It’s been a tough year,” Eastern New Mexico University Chancellor Patrice Caldwell said following news of a Bond C approval that netted more than $10 mil...
SANTA FE — A surge in Republican turnout throughout southern New Mexico helped carry Yvette Herrell to a solid victory over U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in Tuesday’s election — a reversal from their matchup just two years ago. But strong voter participation also buoyed Democrats, who rode huge margins in Albuquerque and Santa Fe to hefty wins in the statewide race for an open U.S. Senate seat and in the other two congressional districts. For Democrats and Republicans alike, New Mexico’s historically high turnout shaped thei...
