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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Facebook users are constantly asked to join such groups as, “Press ‘Like’ if you think that Obama is the Antichrist,” or “Press ‘Like’ if you think that ‘333 X 2’ should not be taught in public school higher math classes.” Here are some local Facebook groups that I’m inviting you to join. • “Press ‘Like’ if you think that the Portales Rams should be spotted two touchdowns against the Clovis Wildcats.” • “Press ‘Like’ if you think that Portales Animal Control should leave roving bands of cocker spaniels alone.” &b...
A new network of small, rural hospitals Roosevelt General Hospital is participating in should provide cost savings, more information resources and an opportunity for more services, the RGH CEO said. Seven rural hospitals with less than 50 beds received a federal grant to plan the policies and procedures of the network, said RGH CEO Larry Leaming, who has participated in such networks in other states. The $85,000 became available to the network in May. “Small hospitals, we don’t have a whole lot of depth of resources like big...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 5 p.m. July 22 an officer responded to the area of Seventh and Upsilom streets for a report of robbery. The officer made contact with a man pushing an ice cream cart and noted he appeared afraid and anxious, but the man couldn’t speak English. A male juvenile approached and translated for the officer, telling the officer the man had been robbed by two juvenile males. He s...
Region IV housing office closed The Region IV housing office in Clovis, located at 600 Mitchell Street in Clovis, was closed Friday. Chris Herbert, Executive Director of Eastern Regional Housing Authority in Roswell, said the Roswell office took over supervision of the Mitchell Street office in 2009 when the state was consolidated from seven regions into three. “The regions were consolidated in 2009,” Herbert said. “It’s just east, west and a northern region. We inherited that as part of the process. With the federal cuts, w... Full story
Staff and wire reports WASHINGTON — With tens of thousands of jobs and more than $1 billion on the line, Senate Democrats gave way Friday to a power play by House Republicans in order to end a partial two-week shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration. Operations at Clovis Municipal Airport, including a runway extension project, have gone mostly uninterrupted, Manager Steve Summers said. The current runway extension, which Summers expects to be completed in mid-September, was not affected. “That was already u... Full story
Nearly half a century after the idea was conceived, eastern New Mexico entities have planned a Thursday groundbreaking on the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System — also known as the Ute Water Project. An 11:30 a.m. groundbreaking is set for Ute Reservoir, on N.M. 522 about two-and-a-half miles west of Tucumcari. Many city, state and federal officials will be on hand, including Sen. Jeff Bingmana, D-N.M., who authored the 2009 omnibus bill that contained federal authorization for the pipeline project. Construction...
