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New Mexico’s Department of Justice issued an opinion Thursday that Clovis schools are violating the “spirit of the law” with their online meetings policy. Schools Superintendent Renee Russ said Friday the board will change its policy at its next meeting to "align with the guidance" from DOJ. The policy requires those watching school board meetings online keep their cameras on with their face visible to board members throughout the meeting. A letter to school board members from Assistant Attorney General Stephanie Padil... Full story
On this date … 1946: A 21-year-old father of two was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Sadoth Chavez said he killed Felix Bass of Littlefield in self-defense during a game of dice near Melrose. District Judge J. C. Compton declined to accept Chavez’ plea when he said he killed in self-defense, and so his attorney told the court Chavez “realized that he went farther than self-defense in slashing Bass’ throat with a broken neck of a whiskey bottle,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Chavez wa...
Yards are in the Halloween spirit across the region. Here are a couple, as suggested by readers:...
Along with answering questions on the cost of living, energy and immigration policy, Senate candidates Democrat Martin Heinrich and Republican Nella Domenici had a few questions for each other during their only televised debate before the general election in three weeks. The debate aired at 4:30 p.m., earlier in the day than originally planned, because of Monday Night Football airing this week on KOAT, the ABC affiliate. The candidates are scheduled to debate again on Oct. 27...
More than three weeks after fall’s official arrival on Sept. 22, it’s starting to feel like the season. Eastern New Mexico was expected to wake up to temperatures in the low 40s this morning and forecasts show the warmest day for the next week won’t see 80. In addition, rain is expected across eastern New Mexico beginning Thursday night and continuing through the weekend. The National Weather Service predicted a 50% chance of rain for Friday and Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-60s to low-70s. While Clovis and P...
Virginia Montoya, 78, and her husband, Adan Lucero, 84, were sitting in their home Wednesday night in the 1300 block of Traver Street. They were watching television. The doorbell rang. Montoya got up to answer it. “JR, is that you?” she can be heard telling a man dressed in a light gray hoody with a dark mask over his face. “Leave!” Moments later, Lucero tells police, he heard a loud pop. “Virginia sat down on the love seat by the door and told (her husband) she had been shot... Full story
Martin Heinrich, 53, is a Democratic New Mexico candidate for the U.S. Senate. He answered questions from the Albuquerque Journal: Family: Wife Julie; 2 Children Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia Occupation: U.S. Senator City of Residence: Albuquerque Relevant Experience: I grew up the son of an immigrant lineman and a factory worker. My parents taught me the value of hard work and giving back to the community. From the Albuquerque City Council to the U.S. House and U.S....
Nella Domenici, 64, is a Republican New Mexico candidate for the U.S. Senate. She answered questions from the Albuquerque Journal: Family: Husband, Patrick McDonough; 2 Children, 4 Stepchildren Education: BA, English Literature, Georgetown University, 1982 JD, Georgetown University Center, Law Night School, 1987 MBA Harvard Business School, High distinction, George F. Baker Scholar (top 5%) 1993 Occupation: Business executive City of Residence: Santa Fe Relevant Experience: Collaborative, common sense, bipartisan approach to...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Friday): Clovis • Alazhar Lucero, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Keantre Iverson-Ruffins, 27, failure to pay fines • Samantha Calderon, 34, probation violation • Elijiah Lampkin, 20, battery against a household member • Rony Enamorado-Garcia, 42, driving under the influence of liquor, speeding • Jeovani Sevilla, 21, driving on divided highways, driving under the influence of drugs • Sylvester Taylor, 63, aggravated stalking, false imprisonment,...
On this date … 1941: New Mexico’s state game commission had announced the 1941 quail season had been canceled. The decision was made “reluctantly,” wire services reported, because quail populations had suffered from heavy rains and flooding during the nesting season in the spring and again in September. Game Warden Elliott Barker said the birds had been recovering nicely until the September storms “virtually wiped them out.” 1960: David Thompson and Marsha Simms, both 11, were among Parkview Elementary School students pr...
Sharon Clahchischilliage, 75, is the Republican candidate for New Mexico’s Congressional District 3. She answered questions from The Santa Fe New Mexican: Educational background: BSE, Portales; MSW, University of Pennsylvania Occupation: Retired Political Experience: Former state legislator; political appointee with the Navajo Nation in the legislative and executive branches; PEC commissioner Relevant life experience: Special education teacher; counselor; social service work; local grassroots civic service Have you ever b...
Teresa Leger Fernández, 65, is the Democratic candidate for New Mexico’s Congressional District 3. She answered questions from The Santa Fe New Mexican: Educational background: West Las Vegas, Head Start to High School; Yale College, B.A.; Stanford Law School, J.D. with distinction. Occupation: Congresswoman for New Mexico’s 3rd District Political experience: Completing second term in Congress Relevant life experience: My life’s work prepared me to serve the communities I love. A daughter of rural New Mexico, I owned my own...
The General Election, what some term the 2024 presidential election, is scheduled Nov. 5. Early voting began Tuesday at county courthouses. Early voting ends Nov. 2. Here are “Super Ballots” for Curry and Roosevelt counties: President Kamala D. Harris (D) Laura Ebke (Liberal Party) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (None) Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party) Jill Stein (Green Party) Donald J. Trump (R) Claudia De La Cruz (Socialism and Liberation Party) U.S. senator Martin Heinrich (D) Nella Louise Domenici (R) U.S. representative Dis...
Portales City Council members on Tuesday briefly discussed the idea of Portales pivoting from Xcel Energy to Roosevelt County Co-op. Portales Mayor Michael Miller said the idea won’t likely work because, “We’re (Portales) under a franchise agreement with Xcel until 2036.” But Councilman Rustin Self said, “They (Xcel) could be bought out.” Councilman Eldon Merrick told The News after the meeting that a switch in electricity providers could provide benefits for Portales and its residents. “They (the co-op) have a lot of infras...
Monday *Indigenous Peoples’ Day *City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee – 8:30 a.m., Waste Water Treatment Plant, 851 County Road 7, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Clovis Revenue Review Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College,...
The Portales High School trumpet line left the school board meeting room Monday and marched toward the hallway to perform. It was done to ensure that meeting attendees didn’t burst an eardrum, Director Kelli Morrison explained. So, they played. Attendees rejoiced. Then the trumpet line returned and spoke to the room about how band has provided enduring friendships, and an understanding of work ethic and discipline. A couple members — and Morrison even — teared up. In a post-pandemic world, where anxiety and depression are r...
The Eastern Plains Council of Governments has scored a grant for more than $700,000 to help overcome youth homelessness in Curry, Roosevelt, DeBaca and Quay counties. EPCOR Executive Director Sandy Chancey shared the news with those in attendance at EPCOG's annual board meeting Wednesday at the agency's office in Clovis. The Youth Homelessness Demo Grant has EPCOG partnering with the United Way of Eastern New Mexico in the program that targets those age 18 to 25 who have been...
What’s the status on the Clovis Chamber of Commerce building a recording studio? When will it be ready? And did they resolve the issues with Norman Petty Studios? The Clovis Sound Studio project is under development, according to Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos. “The demolition has taken place and we have been in design mode working with our contractor, the City of Clovis and our expert design team,” Kos wrote in an email Tuesday. Kos added construction “will begin soon” and equipment...
Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday will “officially rededicate the newly named Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium,” according to an ENMU news release. “ENMU will welcome back former players from the Jack Scott and Don Carthel era, as well as those who were teammates of Steve Loy under Coach Scott, to a weekend full of activities celebrating the rededication of the ENMU football stadium,” the release states. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 11 a.m. at the football field prior to the football game between ENMU an...
Clovis Assistant City Clerk Vicky Reyes reports the city has some board and committee vacancies. There are two vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for a citizen representative from District 3 and an industry representative (i.e. manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). The Clovis-Carver Public Library Board has an opening for one student representative. The city of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee has one opening for a citizen representative. For the duties and responsibilities of the positions, interested...
Sandra Taylor-Sawyer, longtime director of the Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College, is retiring. A “come-and-go” reception honoring her is set for 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Eula Mae Edwards Museum on the CCC campus. Taylor-Sawyer, also a former Clovis city commissioner, has been director of the SBDC since 1996....
Curry County has been awarded a $25,000 grant to “purchase and install picnic tables and benches created from recycled windmill turbine blades,” according to a county news release. The Outdoor Recreation Trails+ Grant Program was created to support projects that enhance community outdoor recreation opportunities, including trail systems, handicap-accessible outdoor recreation spaces, signage, wildlife viewing areas, and more, the release stated. “This is a unique opportunity to utilize recycled turbine blades and at the s...
Not long ago, when COVID-19 hollowed out hallways across the nation, school administrators and teachers fought to answer one question: What will the future look like? Since restrictions have been lifted, researchers have found a discouraging answer to that question: Test scores are down; mental health challenges are up; chronic absenteeism and teacher burnout are becoming frighteningly common. But step inside Zia Elementary's gym last Thursday, for its Blue Ribbon...
Area residents who want to know more about a planned Regional Crisis Care Center in Clovis are invited to a meeting from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd. Mya Cappellino, director of marketing with Initium Health, said the meeting will include officials from Curry, Roosevelt, De Baca, Quay, and Union counties, as well as officials from Clovis, Portales and Fort Sumner. Cappellino said representatives from Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University will also be there,...
Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet Oct. 22 to consider whether to name the high school football field in honor of former Coach Eric Roanhaus. “We talked about this at the September meeting,” Board President Cindy Osburn told The News on Thursday. “Two of our members, Shawn Hamilton and Paul Cordova, were going to look into the matter (options). “It is a consideration item at our (Oct. 22) meeting,” she said. Social media reports claiming the decision has already been made are inaccurat...
