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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is quietly preparing to run to be New Mexico’s next governor, according to news reports last week, fueling speculation about a potential high-profile Democratic primary matchup between her and the state’s senior U.S. senator. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s political future has been the subject of speculation amid talk for the last year that he is also mulling a run for governor in 2026. Neither Heinrich, who was reelected to the Senate in November, nor Haaland, who will leave her post as inter...
The long-planned sale of a helium storage reservoir, enrichment plant and pipeline system near Amarillo, Texas, to a private firm was finalized early this month, finally allowing a federal agency to hand off responsibility for the entity after nearly a century of management. The Bureau of Land Management's New Mexico office announced in a Dec. 12 news release it had transferred $460 million in proceeds from the sale of the Federal Helium System to the U.S. Treasury. The state BLM office long had served as the manager of the...
The Ute Water Pipeline Project has a fresh infusion of $20 million in a loan/grant agreement from the state of New Mexico. The news came at the December meeting in Clovis Thursday of the board of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, the agency that is overseeing the construction of the pipeline from Ute Reservoir to various municipalities in the area as well as Cannon Air Force Base. In other business, the board approved plans, specifications and construction bid packaging for the part of the pipeline called Raw...
Curry County commissioners on Tuesday tentatively approved naming the county's Events Center after a long-established Clovis bank. The Citizens Bank of Clovis Curry County Events Center will be the facility's new name following completion of negotiations by center General Manager K. C. Messick, bank President Kent Carruthers and bank management staff member Richard Hadley. Terms of the agreement were not released. Messick said he would not reveal the amount Citizens Bank will...
Luncheon at Hillcrest Senior Life Center 1704 E 7th St. Clovis Monday: Beef and cheese quesadilla, pinto beans, zucchini and diced tomatoes, tropical fruit salad. Tuesday: Tuna salad, lettuce and tomato, wheat bun, carrot raisin salad, cucumber and tomato, pineapple tidbits, sugar-free nonfat strawberry/banana yogurt. Wednesday: Closed. Thursday, Closed. Friday: Chicken stir fry, Emperor blend vegetables, brown rice, tossed salad w/light ranch dressing, Mandarin oranges. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis...
What is being built in the 800 block of Schepps Boulevard, across from the Civic Center? Is Clovis finally getting a Target? No, it’s not quite big enough for that kind of retail space. “It’s a barndominium. You’ve heard of a condominium? This is a barndominium,” City Clerk Leighann Melancon said Wednesday. Melancon said the construction combines elements of a home and a barn. According to an article on barndominiums on the company website for TruLog Siding, the structures are cheaper to build than traditional residence...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “How to Kiss a Movie Star” by Jenny Proctor. I’m a wildlife biologist in a tiny mountain town, not some kind of law-breaking celebrity stalker. At least not on purpose. It was an accident when I wandered onto the property of one of Hollywood’s hotte...
Jennifer Bussey believes in Santa Claus. "He is real. It's the idea of giving not receiving. It's the spirit of Christmas. Better to give than receive," she said. She shared more about her life in an interview with The News last week. Q: Where did you grow up? A: Petersburg, Texas. Petersburg is 15 miles off I-27 between Lubbock and Plainview. I graduated from Petersburg High School, I attended South Plains College in Levelland then transferred to Texas Tech. I have two degree...
It probably was a silent night over 2,000 years ago when Baby Jesus was born — at least until the heavenly host struck up the chorus. Last week, I went caroling with my church and even though we had a book of about 34 carols I made sure we sang “Silent Night” at each of our stops. We also sang “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” at each place but only did the “Figgy Pudding” verse once. In my mind there is no doubt that “Silent Night” is far and away the most popular Christmas...
Thursday Basketball Boys Portales, Farwell in Wildcat Classic at Littlefield Girls Portales in Wildcat Classic at Littlefield Farwell in Saginaw tournament Friday Basketball Boys Lubbock Cooper at Clovis, 3:30 p.m. Portales, Farwell in Wildcat Classic at Littlefield Girls Clovis at Santa Fe High, 3:30 p.m. Portales in Wildcat Classic at Littlefield Farwell in Saginaw tournament Saturday Basketball Boys Portales in Wildcat Classic at Littlefield Girls Amarillo Caprock at Clovis, 4:30 p.m. Portales in Wildcat Classic at...
Portales City Manager Chris Moyer on Tuesday outlined his hopes for the city in the upcoming year. The presentation came in a routine regular session of the Council, the last session of 2024. Moyer said he hopes to see Portales increase training and personnel budgets. “Taking care of our people and making sure we have a highly qualified workforce,” Moyer said to council members. Moyer’s second point is working the continuing process of finding new water sources and the funding to secure them. Moyer wants to put artif...
Eastern New Mexico University has named Karli Bustos its next head volleyball coach. Athletics Director Kevin Fite made the announcement in a news release last week. "She has head coaching experience that includes turning a program around and reaching postseason competition," Fite said in the release. "From our first conversation it was clear to me that Karli and I shared a philosophy on how to build a successful program; with high character student-athletes, a commitment to...
New Mexico’s most explosive rusher has found a new home. Former University of New Mexico running back Eli Sanders announced his commitment to the University of Southern California on Wednesday via a post on social media. The 5-foot-11 Iowa State transfer rushed for 1,063 yards and nine touchdowns in his lone season with the Lobos, earning an All-Mountain West honorable mention selection in the process. He joins quarterback Devon Dampier (Utah) and wide receiver Luke Wysong (Arizona) in a group of highly prolific players l...
Clovis Municipal Schools has been awarded a $20,000 grant through New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund. The money will be used to “provide transformative outdoor experiences” for students in grades 3-12 for the next 12 to 18 months, according to a school news release. Activities will include fishing, animal identification and wildlife photography, the release stated. “Investing in these programs provides immediate benefits to youth and communities and also builds long-term economic opportunities in the outdoor recreation sector,...
Clovis police are investigating a fight among a crowd of juvenile girls that took place at Dennis Chavez Park around noon on Tuesday. Video posted on social media shows more than a dozen girls running around with some hitting and pushing each other while a Clovis police officer attempts to break them up. A police incident report shows the officer happened to be in the area when someone reported a “public affray” in the park. A female juvenile provided police with video she said she took when she “just happened to walk up wh...
Later this month, the Consensus Revenue Estimate will be released, providing the basis for the state’s budget when lawmakers meet next month in Santa Fe. And the expectation is a continuation of the oil-fueled revenue boom, leading to another record budget. The estimate is prepared twice a year. The August report predicted lawmakers will have $659.6 million in “new money” to add to the record $13.4 billion budget for the current fiscal year. It’s a dramatic reversal from the days of the Richardson administration, when la...
The torrential downpour greeting WNBA star Caitlin Clark over comments made during an interview at a Time magazine event have been both amusing and disturbing. Clark, the Indiana Fever star who was recently named Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year, expressed her admiration and respect for Black women who have paved the way in female basketball and the importance of promoting diversity as well as diverse voices in the sport. She also expressed hope to utilize her platform t...
Immigration is, and will continue to be, a controversial topic. The least controversial aspect, however, is naturalization. Becoming a U.S. citizen is the pinnacle of my practice, and it is the pinnacle of the immigration process. Last week, I was honored to be asked to be the keynote speaker for the swearing-in of 30 new citizens at a courthouse in the suburbs of Philadelphia. These were my remarks: Most people, when asked to give an address before an audience say that “it i...
It’s the night before Christmas, on the High Plains of Texas, And I ain’t getting a Porsche or even a Lexus. But under the tree in a neatly wrapped box, Is my usual present, skivvies and sox. That’s what I got in my days as a child, Gifts were more useful, not rad and not wild. But that’s what we got, usually something essential, Maybe something from Santa, with some help, providential. With a wee stroke of luck, we all got a toy, Girls prayed for dolls, cap guns for the boy...
Have you unhitched your wagon from the dying mule of government? If not, why not? It’s not helping you, in spite of the claims of its public relations team, but is holding you back. You could be better without it getting in your way and siphoning off the labor of your hands to benefit itself. More liberty, more wealth, more health, more self-respect. For many people, talk of the end of political government is crazy. Their ancestors thought any talk of ending slavery -- excuse...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board on Tuesday began the process of liquidating some system properties in a sealed bid process that must be approved by the state. CMS Deputy Superintendent of Operations, Technology and Athletics Jay Brady outlined the process for board members, noting each property for sale must first have a resolution passed by the board for a sale. The downsizing is part of the system's master plan introduced earlier this year. "Downsizing, selling...
A few weeks after the recent election, New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and said New Mexico has gone from 50th to 17th on child poverty in the nation. This is simply untrue. The governor is conflating the U.S. Census Bureau’s traditional poverty measure in which we remain 50th and its supplemental measure, which includes several federal and state government programs and New Mexico performs better on. To be completely clear, these are very different m...
Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday said farewell to two members who have reached their term limits. The terms of District 1 Commissioner Dennis Lopez and District 2 Commissioner Rodney Savage expire Dec. 31. Replacing the two are Fabian Muñoz in District 1 and former County Sheriff Malin Parker in District 2. Their terms officially begin Jan. 1. Remaining members - Commission Chair Tina Dixon and Commissioners Paul Grider and Roy Lee Criswell paid compliments and asides with Lopez and Savage. Lopez and Savage...
Clovis cannabis consumers may soon be allowed to shop later for the product. Clovis City Commission on Thursday tentatively approved a plan for extended hours cannabis businesses can stay open – from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The retailers can continue to open at 9 a.m. and they can still operate daily, assuming the change introduced Thursday is formally adopted at the city’s next meeting in January. Commissioners approved the new hours by a 7-1 vote with Debbie Zamora opposed and Helen Casaus absent. Alex Stalker, manager of Clo...
For at least four years beginning in 1950, when Santa rolled into Portales after Thanksgiving, it was in a sleigh pulled by four real, honest-to-goodness reindeer. According to newspaper accounts at the time, locals turned out in droves to see them. The man behind bringing those real-life versions of Dancer, Prancer, Donner, and Blitzen to the courthouse square in Portales was a Texas rancher named Grady Carothers. Originally from Goldthwaite, in the heart of Mills County,...
