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A Clovis grand jury on Friday will be asked to decide if three juveniles accused of murder should stand trial as adults. A fourth juvenile charged with murder in the Nov. 14 slaying of Marcos Ramirez, 26, may also face adult sanctions, but he remains under medical care and in the custody of his guardians, Assistant District Attorney Jake Boazman said. “We had 10 days to file notice of attempt to seek adult sanctions … now we have 10 more days to get in front of a grand jury,” Boazman said. “Because it’s a first-deg...
Clovis police on Tuesday announced they’re investigating the death of a toddler that occurred last week. A police news release stated officials were notified Nov. 27 that a 12-month-old boy had been transported to Plains Regional Medical Center by ambulance. On arrival, Calian Skywater “was not breathing and live-saving measures were unsuccessful,” the release stated. Police said the child had bruising to his forehead and face. “When asked about the injuries, the mother explained that Calian had fallen three days prior,...
A mobile home in the 1300 block of Hickory Street was lost to fire late Monday night, Clovis Deputy Fire Chief Terrance Lizardo said. One woman lived alone in the home with several pets. The woman was not at home when the fire started, but “a dog and some cats” died in the blaze, Lizardo said. A few other pets were able to escape without injury, he said. The Red Cross was on the scene early this morning to help the woman with temporary accommodations. Lizardo said officials were able to determine the cause of the fire was...
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On this date … 1948: Paul and Dizzy Dean became owners of the Clovis Pioneers baseball team. Paul, whose nine-year Major League career had ended in 1943, would be player-manager for the Class C West Texas-New Mexico League team. Dizzy Dean, who would be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1953, said he would be active in the team behind the scenes. 1954: High winds and dirt turned regional skies reddish brown. Winds whipped up to 64 mph and visibility was reported at less than two miles in Fort Sumner. 1960: An exhibit from the S...
An angler, a biologist and a farmer walk into a commission meeting. It might sound like the start to a bad joke. But that could be the makeup of a future New Mexico Game Commission, as some legislators and nonprofits push for changes to the seven-member committee. A draft of a bill that would create specific "job descriptions" for commissioners, as well as raising hunting and fishing fees for the first time in decades, was presented last month at a meeting of the Water and Natural Resources Committee. Under the proposal,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Damian Bargas, 28, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Roman Delgado, 34, failure to pay fines • Ronald Orner, 18, breaking and entering • Tiffany Anderson, 34, probation violation • Adrianna Cordova, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Monique Sierra-Simmons, 35, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Gary Cain, 55, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle • Tyler Phillips, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Christ...
New Mexico's oil and gas industry is holding strong. It's difficult to predict the booms and busts of the oil and gas industry, but academic expert Jim Peach points to rig counts as a measure to judge how the industry is doing. If the number of drilling rigs falls below 100 in New Mexico, that could indicate a bust on the horizon, he said. New Mexico's rig count stood at 102 as of Nov. 22, the same as the week prior, according to energy company Baker Hughes. That's four fewer rigs than the year before. Nonetheless, New...
ROSWELL - Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce will step down as the state party's leader this month, touching off a crowded race to succeed him. Ash Soular, communications director for the party, confirmed in an email Nov. 26 that Pearce, a former congressman, will not be running for a fourth two-year term. "Chairman Pearce is not seeking another term but will remain involved with the Party," Soular said. She was unable to provide a statement from Pearce...
Four teachers from Clovis Municipal Schools were recipients of scholarships from the Sonic Foundation, a branch of Sonic Restaurants of which there are four in the Clovis/Portales area. According to a Sonic news release, the Clovis teachers were four of 175 teachers nationwide who received scholarships in November to attend the Ron Clark Academy Experience, “a world-class, two-day educator training that occurred in Atlanta” in early November. The teachers are Brittney Sutherland and Stephanie Ramirez from Barry Ele...
'Tis the season for parades. Clovis, Farwell, Melrose and Portales all have planned to light up the night. First up: The Portales Christmas Light Parade is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The lineup begins at the Eastern New Mexico University Theatre before traveling down Second Street to Main Street, and then wrapping up in the parking lot at C&S, Inc., 300 W. First St. More information is available by calling 575-356-8541. Clovis' Christmas Light Parade is set for 7...
Quay County, the village of Logan and more than a dozen landowners on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the Ute Water Pipeline project. The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is building the 130-mile pipeline to bring water from Ute lake near Logan to Clovis, Portales, Texico and Elida. The lawsuit alleges the authority has only “a small portion” of the money it needs to complete the project and asks the 10th Judicial District Court to stop construction until it’s fully funded. ENMWUA offic...
Tuesday *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 9 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *14th Annual Prairie Partners Meeting – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Quay County Fair Barn, Tucumcari. Sponsored by El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Development Council. Registration $15 payable at the door (cash only) includes catered lunch with advan...
On this date … 1915: The Clovis Woman’s Club appointed a sanitation committee to ensure the city’s livery stable was cleaned out twice a week. Club minutes also tell us, “Mrs. Anna Janes reported that the box supper will be December 8, proceeds of which will be used for the library fund. Be sure to bring your husband and remind him that his bids are to be very generous.” 1969: A black airman at Cannon Air Force was being court-martialed for refusing to cut his hair. Airman First Class August Doyle said he believed the order...
Tuesday *14th Annual Prairie Partners Meeting – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Quay County Fair Barn, Tucumcari. Sponsored by El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Development Council. Registration $15 payable at the door (cash only) includes catered lunch with advance RSVP. Information: [email protected] *Books and Babies: “Winter Wonderland” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open ages 0-3. Information: 575-356-3940 *Afterschool S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, m...
It certainly wasn't what Corey Pickett was looking for in his debut as the Clovis High boys basketball coach. Senior guard Latavious Morris scored 26 points and Atrisco Heritage took control from the start in a season-opening 72-46 victory over the Wildcats on Tuesday night at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. "They've got good players," Pickett said. "I think we had some first-game jitters, and our inexperience kind of got us." Morris tallied nine first-quarter points, including a...
Where can I get free flu and coronavirus vaccines? If they’re not free, how much are they? What may be “free” shots to insured individuals are not “free” to the uninsured. “(Flu and covid shots) are typically covered 100% by insurance providers,” Amanda Schoenberg said. She is director of Communications and Content Strategy for Presbyterian Healthcare Services, operator of Clovis’ Plains Regional Medical Center Pharmacy. In an email, Schoenberg wrote PRMC Chief Executive Bill Priest “confirmed that the PRMC Retail Pharmacy i...
Fire destroyed most of his roof, but Richard Mares is still in business. The longtime car repair shop at 14th and Thornton in Clovis – Richard's Auto Service -- caught fire early Wednesday morning, but Mares said the roof took the brunt of the damage. The building is without power, but he's still able to do some work inside and the rest he's continuing at home. "I'm not giving up," he said Friday morning. "Just like Trump: Fight, fight, fight." Clovis Fire Department Deputy C...
Clovis City commissioners on Tuesday funded staffing for a new food program at the city’s Hillcrest Senior Life Center. The action is in the wake of the New Mexico Agency on Aging’s termination of the existing contract with the Curry Resident Senior Meals Association for meal services in October. With the city taking over the Hillcrest Senior Life Center’s meal program, effective Monday, the first action commissioners took was the funding and authorizing hiring of part-time drivers for home delivery meals from the Hillc...
The office of the State Auditor in Santa Fe is spreading the word federal money is available to some New Mexico counties. The money came to the state in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 as “state and local fiscal recovery funds,” according to a news release from the auditor’s office. New Mexico received $701.7 million in SLFRF federal commitment. Of that sum, $530 million was obligated around the state. The auditor’s report shows $171 million remains to be committed. “With the deadline to obligate these funds by...
Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Renee Russ has told lawmakers she has "grave concern" regarding practical implications of changes the state Legislature made in 2023 to the New Mexico Human Rights Act. Russ said she emailed her concerns last month to all state legislators, asking they "revisit this matter and amend the New Mexico Human Rights Act in a way that allows schools to protect all students while restoring unity and trust within our communities." House Bill 207...
Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series of questions/answers related to the Ute Water Pipeline, a project intended to provide a sustainable municipal and industrial water supply for several eastern New Mexico communities and Cannon Air Force Base. The water will come from Ute lake reservoir in Quay County. Editor David Stevens is submitting the questions to Mike Morris and Orlando Ortega, chairman and director, respectively, of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. Readers may suggest questions by e...
You don't see this Christmas tree every day. It's decorated with ornaments representing each squadron on Cannon Air Force Base. The base has a tree skirt made of 30mm casings from a United States Air Force gunship. It stole the show at the Hartley House Festival of Trees auction on Saturday, bringing in the top prize of $22,000. Nurstead Consulting, a behavioral health consulting and training firm, made the winning bid. "The Cannon Spouses tree is always one of the more...
A Sunday night fire destroyed an empty trailer and empty recreational vehicle in the 300 block of Dawn Loop in Clovis, said Deputy Fire Chief Terrance Lizardo. No one was injured in the blaze officials said appeared to have been caused intentionally. Lizardo said security footage in the neighborhood showed someone throwing a Molotov cocktail, or a hand-thrown incendiary device, into one of the structures. The fire was reported at 9:34 p.m., Lizardo said. Firefighters left the scene at 1:30 a.m. Monday....
When Rebecca Holt first heard the news, it brought back a lifetime of memories. "When I saw his obituary I thought, 'Oh no, B-Bop passed away,'" she said. "I didn't even know his real name. It is an emotional loss. Our family knew him for years. We have lost an amazing clown. One of our town's own. He shared a lot of love with our community. His wife used to be our kids' music teacher at Zia Elementary." B-Bop was Jerry Shade. He died Nov. 19 at age 82. As B-Bop, he was a fixt...
