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New Mexico – and Curry County -- reported single-day records for COVID-19 related deaths on Friday. The state reported 35 deaths, all adults, ranging in age from their 40s to their 90s. The previous single-day high for deaths reported was 33, set Sunday. Curry County on Friday recorded three deaths – a woman in her 80s, a man in his 90s and a woman in her 90s, according to Health Department officials. All three Curry County victims had been residents at Retirement Ranch. It's the first time since the pandemic began Curry Coun... Full story
SANTA FE — The state will relax many of its public health restrictions on Wednesday, but details of a county-based COVID-19 risk system show reopening will be a slow process. The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced its first phase of reopening following a two-week period that closed non-essential business and severely limited the capacity for businesses that were open. Beginning Wednesday, counties will enter one of three zones for COVID-19 risk levels. Green, yellow and red levels depend on whether a county has r... Full story
When Charlie Overton's grandfather first arrived in De Baca County in the 1920s, he marveled at the fertile, tall grasslands that extended for hundreds of miles in each direction. Almost immediately, he knew he wanted to establish his own ranch on the land. "He wrote home his parents in Tennessee and said, 'I found my promised land,'" Overton said. Through the years, Overton's grandfather, his father and eventually he would see the ranch through decades of cattle seasons. And...
CLOVIS — Though businesses deemed nonessential by the state's health and safety orders are only allowed to operate under curbside pick-up, they are making the most of it for the upcoming Black Friday and Small Business Saturday weekend. Many local businesses are utilizing social media to keep their businesses going during the shutdown. Some have opened online Etsy shops to continue selling their products, others have regularly scheduled livestreams where they show what is available in their shop to buy and pickup curbside. T...
CLOVIS — Mayor Mike Morris said on Monday the city of Clovis will offer a second round of CARES Act applications and cap the first round’s grants at $100,000. The decision was made in hopes of helping businesses whose situation may have changed after the state’s “shelter in place” public health order was issued on Nov. 13, Morris said. But some area business owners are not happy with the decisions, complaining the city changed its own rules after applications had been submitted and processed. “It’s hard to compare busin...
“O most gracious God,” wrote the eloquent sufferer, “on this sickbed I feel under your correction, and I taste of humiliation, but let me taste of consolation, too.” John Donne, poet and priest, so wrote in one of his “devotions” in 1623. In “Christianity Today” over twenty years ago, Philip Yancey shared a brief edited, somewhat modernized, excerpt of Donne’s “Devotions.” As Yancey explains, Donne had fallen seriously ill. Not unreasonably, he assumed he had contracted the...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Edward Alonzo, 24, probation violation • Isaiah Martinez, 19, failure to pay fines • Zachary Martinez, 22, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Ariel Branch, 31, assault against a household member • Akheem Mathis, 29, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Hunter Mote, 26, probation violation • Kasey King, 30, probation violation, driving while license suspended or revoked • Brandon Garcia, 21, failure to appear on a felony charge, failure...
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise in the state, the New Mexico Activities Association is looking at another delay of what is already a packed spring sports season. The NMAA, the state’s organizing body for athletics and activities, continues to be optimistic all sports will have some season. In a Monday release from the association, Executive Director Sally Marquez said it is unlikely the first sports in the queue, basketball and swimming and diving, will happen as scheduled. “Is it realistic,” Marquez asked, “we’r...
FARWELL — Senior Presley Agee scored a season-high 33 points on Monday night, and the Farwell girls basketball team moved above the .500 mark for the first time this year with an 80-27 rout of the Amarillo Flames. The game was a late addition for the Lady Blue after a scheduled home game on Monday against Smyer was canceled due to coronavirus concerns at that school. The Lady Blue (3-2) outscored the Flames 26-2 in the second quarter to extend a nine-point lead to 46-13 at the intermission. Sophomores Charlie May Trimble a...
On this date ... 1930: Clovis-area residents prepared for "Helldorado," a "miniature wild and wooly Western show" presented in the Main Street Building over four days. Officials said 21 acts of "high class vaudeville" would be part of the program along with multiple musical entertainers, Bingo games and a presentation by "The Man of Mystery," who claimed he could answer any and all questions put before him. On the last night of the affair, a little American-Austin automobile...
Clovis native picked for nomination WASHINGTON — A Clovis native was selected for nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy by Sen. Tom Udall, according to a release from Udall’s office. Maxwell Aiello was one of 10 nominations to the Air Force academy and one of 45 total nominations to four service academies. The other three are the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Merchant Marine Category. Students receiving Udall’s nomination completed a competitive application process, which included inter...
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a shame it’s being canceled this year. But of course, it isn’t. Sure, the big family gatherings are being called off, but that’s not altogether the reason for the season. It’s better as a time to count our blessings, which might just be the most important thing we can do at this moment. Presently, we are a divided people, all the way down to our families. If we were to gather for that big family feast, we’d try our best not to talk about politics but we would anyway, and somebody wo...
If there is one message I’d most like to share with you during these times — and for this Thanksgiving — it’s that your rights don’t depend on the opinions of politicians. Whatever mandates are issued, whatever legislation is imposed, your natural human rights remain completely unchanged. Having a right simply means no one can have a right to stop you. Did you have the right to earn money last year? You still do. Did you have the right to run your business last year? You...
Because of the pandemic, this Thanksgiving will be different than most, but it will still include many familial and national traditions. The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of the Thanksgiving holiday in American history and culture. 1. What was the primary food that the Wampanoag, the Native American tribe that participated in the first Thanksgiving, contributed to the feast? A. Turkey B. Ham C. Venison D. Lobster 2. Writer and editor Sarah...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department’s 2019 crime report included fewer calls for service, incident reports, citations and arrests from 2018. However, it did report more incidents of motor vehicle theft, larceny/shoplifting/auto burglary and felony arrests. The department reported the following crime numbers for 2019, with comparisons to 2018. • Murder: 2 (up from 1 in 2018) • CSP (Rape)/CSP of a Minor: 45 (33 in 2018) • Robbery: 29 (23 in 2018) • Aggravated Assault: 82 (67 in 2018) • Burglary: 342 (331 in 2018) • Larce...
CLOVIS — Curry County saw its second day of triple-digit COVID-19 case confirmations Monday, and Clovis' 88101 ZIP code had the state's third-highest count according to data provided by the New Mexico Department of Health. The county confirmed 100 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, part of a day that saw the state confirm 2,259 cases for a total of 84,148 since the pandemic began in March. Curry confirmed a record 104 cases Friday, along with 85 on Saturday and 45 on Sunday. Plains Regional Medical Center confirmed 28 total p...
If you’re tackling a turkey today, or having it out with a ham, imagine roasting up a small herd of cattle in preparation for several thousand guests. That was exactly what happened in 1933 in Portales for what may have been the largest Thanksgiving gathering that ever took place in eastern New Mexico. Franklin Roosevelt was in the White House and the United States was smack dab in the middle of both the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Thanksgiving was still celebrated o...
Plains Regional Medical Center Interim Administrator Jorge Cruz spoke with The News on Tuesday morning regarding operations at the hospital as the COVID-19 pandemic entered its 38th week since its March 11 declaration by the World Health Organization. How many COVID-19 patients are at PRMC as of Tuesday morning? How many of those are in the ICU? 28 total, 8 in ICU. When was the last time there were this many ICU patients at PRMC, and what were the circumstances? I have been...
