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Sammy Lopez, longtime New Mexico newspaper publisher and most recently executive director of New Mexico Press Association, died Sunday. "His family was with him at the hospital, after having suffered a stroke the day before," said Barbara Beck, NMPA president, in a letter to the organization's membership. Lopez, former publisher at Fort Sumner and a half-dozen other state newspapers, was named executive director of NMPA in 2019. He was elected to the press association's Hall...
SANTA FE — Former state senator John Arthur Smith, a conservative Democrat who carved out a reputation for bucking governors' spending plans, died early Monday, a caucus spokesman said. Smith, a Deming real estate appraiser, served in the Legislature from 1989 until 2020, when he was ousted by a primary opponent. News of his death prompted a moment of silence at Monday's annual meeting of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, who served with Smith in the Senate, said he felt heartbroken by Smith's p...
I heard the Clovis High School student newspaper wasn’t always called “The Purple Press.” It had some kind of foreign language name? What can you find out about this? Clovis High School Class of ’73 alumnus Jay Parmenter said it was called La Sesalpha. With the proper name in hand, the internet opened up with a few references to the CHS student newspaper. “It’s not Spanish,” CHS Spanish teacher Laura Mondragon said. “It was called that when I was in high school,” said retired Clovis Municipal Schools administrator Lon...
On this date … 1941: One robber was dead and three more in jail after a Grady hardware store owner fought off an attack. R. C. Knowles, operator of the store, told authorities two men entered the store and asked about purchasing bullets for a rifle. When Knowles, 74, reached for the bullets, one man jumped him and the other hit Knowles on the head. Knowles said he fought off his attackers, then opened fire on them with a pistol. A Portales man died on the sidewalk outside the store. Three other Portales men were arrested a d...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of the longtime manager of Allen Theatres in Clovis, filed a lawsuit Monday against the theater group. Abby Parish is alleging Allen Theatres committed age discrimination against him. Parrish, who’d worked at the Clovis movie theater since 1991, alleges Russell Allen, the president of the company, “forced him to retire in September 2020, and refused to return him to work in March 2021 (after pandemic restrictions were lifted) because he was 72 years old,” accor...
Kwesi Felix Boafo, an Eastern New Mexico University graduate student from Ghana, stood over a new polymerase chain reaction machine, wrapped in plastic. He looked at it eagerly, like a kid hovering over a gift on Christmas eve. Over the next several months, Felix Boafo will use the machine – which amplifies and detects DNA – for his upcoming graduate project: Determining liver abscess in cattle. A recent West Texas A&M University report revealed this "can lead to more th...
Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Tuesday. That's also the deadline to register to vote online and by mail, Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland reported in a news release last week. "Same day voter registration is offered at all polling places for early voting and on election day, but we encourage residents to register or update existing voter registrations prior to the (Tuesday) deadline," Hogland wrote. Absentee ballots started going out Sept. 21 for...
On this date … 1944: A Parmerton woman was recovering from an accident involving a pressure cooker. Mrs. G.H. Brock was cut by glass when a jar in the cooker exploded. Several stitches were required to close the wound. Parmerton was in central Parmer County, Texas, and was the county seat for seven months in 1907 before that distinction went to Farwell. 1946: Republican candidates had made “a strong bid for the veteran vote” at a rally in Portales. Gubernatorial candidate Ed Safford “declared flatly that he favored the sam...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Ismael Acy, 29, probation violation, parole violation • Tyler Phillips, 39, failure to pay fines • Richard Orosco, 43, probation violation, parole violation • Marcee Barela, 44, probation violation • Destiny Reiser, 28, failure to pay fines • Tiffany Anderson, 34, probation violation • Jessica Colbert, 42, assault upon a school employee • Steven Hogues, 38, probation violation • Joseph Garcia, 25, child abuse – intentional, driving while under...
A big topic of discussion at a Friday hearing on senior services in the Clovis area: The driveway into the new Hillcrest Senior Life Center is too narrow. “The entryway is kind of narrow. … There’s really only room for one vehicle to come in and out,” said David Briseño, director of Outreach and Corporate Compliance for La Casa Senior Center and La Casa Family Health Center. He moderated the hearing held at the Hillcrest Senior Life Center on East Seventh Street. “The city is aware of the situation and working to alleviate...
Portales and Elida school districts have earned top honors in a statewide Golden Chile Awards Program for buying and serving locally grown food, providing tasting opportunities, supporting student-led gardens, and educating students about the importance of healthy nutrition. That’s according to a news release from Healthy Kids Healthy Communities The awards program recognizes farmers, school districts, senior centers and preschools in a four-tiered recognition program – Seed, Sprout, Blossom and Golden Chile -- designed to...
Xcel Energy’s New Mexico customers will soon see the benefits of an improved, more advanced electric grid as the company begins installing smart electric meters at homes and businesses. According to an Xcel news release, installation begins this week as part of a multiyear project to bring customers “cleaner, safer and more reliable energy through advanced grid technology.” Mike McLeod, an Xcel regional manager, described “smart meters” as “the starting point for a more advanced grid, improving reliability and providing n...
A fire broke out Sunday at Portales’ wastewater treatment plant, according to a news release from City Manager Chris Moyer. “Preliminary investigation reveals that a blower motor caught fire,” Moyer said in the release. “The fire was quickly put out, and at this time the damage looked minimal.” Moyer said investigators had been called in to assess damages, but no additional information was available....
The Curry County Health Council is giving away gun locks and secure boxes, according to a county news release. While they last, the gun locks and boxes are available at the Curry County Administration Office located at 417 Gidding Street, Suite 100, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. More information: Contact Curry County administration at 575-763-6016....
The fight over the New Mexico Public Education Department’s rule requiring 180 instructional days — a plan that has drawn criticism from teachers, administrators and lawmakers for nearly a year — will continue after a judge delayed issuing a ruling in a key lawsuit. In a hearing Monday, 5th Judicial District Judge Dustin Hunter heard arguments from attorneys representing the New Mexico School Superintendents Association and more than 50 school districts across the state, which sued the Public Education Department over the 1...
A Clovis man on Thursday pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Jimmy Whitlock, 45, is accused of killing 16-year-old Jesse Villanes-Lerma at an apartment on Sycamore Street in Clovis on Aug. 14, 2022. District Judge Ben Cross sentenced Whitlock, who will be required to serve 85% of his sentence, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. A second suspect connected to the homicide, Deionte Fannin, 29 at the... Full story
When pandemic-era tenant protections expired, rents immediately soared, and eviction filings surged last year more than 50% over pre-pandemic levels in some U.S. cities. These filings can cast long shadows. Simply being named in an eviction complaint, regardless of the outcome, can severely limit future housing options and prolong housing insecurity, according to a recent University of Michigan study. The situation underscores a growing debate across the country: Should...
Today through Oct. 5 *Eastern New Mexico State Fair – Fairgrounds, 2500 Southeast Main St., Roswell. Information: https://enmsf.com/ Today *Fiesta Car Show – 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 108 Davis St., Clovis. Open to cars, trucks, motorcycles, and bikes. Entry $15 per vehicle. Information: Joe at 575-799-1623 or Juan at 575-749-2651 *Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiestas – 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 108 Davis St., Clovis. Food, carnival games, live music. Information: 575-763-4445 *Fall Tea Party...
I haven't been inside the Mesa theater in downtown Clovis for years. Is the gold chain curtain still there? The gold metal drape still hangs at the Mesa theater, 206 N. Main St., in Clovis. "The drape is still on the stage, although I understand that it might have been modified a little bit from the original installation," Bob Dart said. Dart is vice president of Internet Technology & Operations at Clovis Community College, which owns the theater. Members of the rock 'n' roll...
Monday *City of Portales Finance Committee – 4 p.m., City Hall, 1028 Community Way, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *City of Clovis Revenue Review Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 1 p.m., City Hall, 1028 Community Way, Portales. Informa...
Portales officials decided Tuesday they’d like to continue discussions with EPCOR possibly providing water to the city. “We’d like to know what we need to do and how we move forward with you guys -- if that’s what we choose to do -- so that we’re clear with the community and that we’re not just stringing y’all along,” Councilor Mike Rackler told EPCOR Vice President Jeffrey Stuck at the City Council meeting. Officials agreed to set a work session to continue discussion. “When we schedule this working session, it will be open...
Mike Morris wants peace with Logan and Quay County officials as they address ongoing issues with the Ute Water Pipeline. “It is past time … to move past the contention around this project,” Morris, the chairman of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, told Logan Mayor Barry Bass on Thursday. After the water authority meeting, Morris was seen talking with Bass and Eldon Merrick, an ENMWUA board member from Portales. Asked about that conversation, Morris said, “I think we are going in the direction of a respect...
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials and community leaders. Vick Christian is a board member of cooperative companies Deaf Smith Electric and Golden Spread Electric, which are in the process of seeing if they should back up a data center that would power Artificial Intelligence with 206 megawatts. That’s more than 200 times the amount of electricity Farwell uses. Q: Can you outline this potential deal involving Deaf Smith Electric and Golden Spread Electric and the data cen...
Clovis Municipal Schools Board members on Tuesday discussed honoring longtime Clovis High football coach Eric Roanhaus in some fashion. "Several different times people have reached out to me. All kinds of people," said board member Shawn Hamilton. "It makes sense to honor him. It also honors those who were part of his program. "It's time we honor this legacy." Board member Paul Cordova, like Hamilton, played football at CHS under Roanhaus. "He put (Clovis) on the map. When we...
Curry County Commissioner Seth Martin said Tuesday he’s interested in parting ways with the management group overseeing the Curry County Events Center and Fairgrounds. Martin and other county officials were critical of the management team Oak View Group 360 after hearing a summary of the fiscal year’s performance – a loss to taxpayers of more than $850,000. Events Center Manager K.C. Messick spoke to commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday, summarizing the Event Center’s fiscal year, which ended June 30. Among the num...
