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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A 48-year-old Clovis man died in a late-night collision Monday at an intersection one mile east of Pleasant Hill, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department. George Lopez died at the scene, according to Curry County Undersheriff Doug Bowman. Bowman said a truck driven by John Folsom, 29, of Milk Transport Services in Portales was traveling south on N.M. 77 when it collided with a Pontiac Grand Am driven by Lopez. Bowman said Lopez was traveling west on N.M. 108. The wreck happened about 11:30 p.m. Folsom received n...
With apologies to the makers of the 1994 film, it’s never been “the madness of King George” that troubled me. No, it was the arrogance, a hubris so awesome and awful you tended to forget George is not, in fact, a king but a president. One might have been forgiven for forgetting, since President George W. Bush has governed pretty much as a King George would have: by fiat and decree. So the Supreme Court’s recent rebuke of the Bush administration and the administration’s chasten...
A federal judge ruled last week that the state of Maryland can’t use health insurance laws to punish Wal-Mart. The state law in question would have required nongovernmental employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes, according to The Associated Press. AP noted that the law was “directly aimed” at Wal-Mart, “which has been under attack by critics who say that its inadequate health care plans are forcing some employees to rely on state-f... Full story
I want to personally thank all the folks at Cannon Air Force Base and the surrounding communities of Clovis and Portales for the first-class hospitality and gracious hosting of our visit. This was a fantastic opportunity for members of the Air Force Special Operations Command family in Florida to experience first-hand the spirit and excitement and genuine warmth of this community. I know that our visit was a whirlwind tour — merely a peek at a great community — but I am genuinely impressed with the housing, schools, chu...
De Baca Hall has long been the first impression of Eastern New Mexico University for people driving west on First Street — that’s not necessarily a good thing, according to ENMU officials. ENMU administrators have included the De Baca renovation in a capital projects list to the New Mexico Higher Education Department so NMHED officials can see what funding requests will be for ENMU in the next five years. Patrice Caldwell, executive director of Planning and Analysis for ENMU, said De Baca Hall, built in 1962, was closed in th...
After hearing concerns from local area fire department chiefs at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Board of Commissioners special meeting, commissioners voted to return back to January’s proclamation of a complete fire ban for the county. The motion was passed 4-1. County Administrator Charlene Hardin said after the stand-by amendment was put into place along with the current fire ban at the county commissioner meeting on July 18, many citizens called her office unsure of what exactly constituted a stand-by. “It created a lot of co...
Melrose is considering imposing a juvenile curfew in response to an overnight vandalism spree that targeted the vehicle of the town’s high school principal and several of the town’s emergency units. Parents could be fined up to $500 if their children are unaccompanied by an adult in a public place after designated hours, according to an ordinance proposed at a July 13 Melrose Village Council. The council will voted on the proposal at its August meeting. The brunt of the $11,500 in damages reported on July 18 was to a whi...
The real winner in a price war between two Clovis gas stations is the consumer. Regular unleaded gasoline at Town and Country and Allsup’s convenience stores on North Prince Street was priced at $2.29 per gallon Tuesday afternoon, which is 52¢ below the city average and more than 70¢ below the rest of the state, according to AAA of New Mexico. In fact, the two stores are selling below wholesale costs, according to AAA of New Mexico. The wholesale price of gas reported by the New York Stock Exchange as of Monday was $2.27 a g...
A 48-year-old Clovis man died in a late-night collision Monday at an intersection one mile east of Pleasant Hill, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department. George Lopez died at the scene, according to Curry County Undersheriff Doug Bowman. Bowman said a truck driven by John Folsom, 29, of Milk Transport Services in Portales was traveling south on N.M. 77 when it collided with a Pontiac Grand Am driven by Lopez. Bowman said Lopez was traveling west on N.M. 108. The wreck happened about 11:30 p.m. Folsom received n...
Editorial A federal judge ruled last week that the state of Maryland can’t use health insurance laws to punish Wal-Mart. The state law in question would have required nongovernmental employers with 10,000 or more workers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll on health care or pay the difference in taxes, according to The Associated Press. AP noted that the law was “directly aimed” at Wal-Mart, “which has been under attack by critics who say that its inadequate health care plans are forcing some employees to rely on state-f... Full story
What you read says a lot about you. Certain magazines indicate a need to be ready for a political debate, with arguments tailored to a particular political ideology. Others keep you up on the world of sports. Still others say that you have unrealistic expectations of the opposite sex. Mine tell me I need more friends. Let me explain (I say this as if I were going to just go on some other tangent without warning). A short time ago, I was doing some magazine shopping. I needed a magazine I hadn’t read in a while. I needed s... Full story
The Roosevelt 9-10 year old All-Star Little League baseball team came out victorious in both of their Sunday and Monday games in the state tournament in Carlsbad. The wins leave the team in the hunt for a state championship despite their first-round loss. Roosevelt’s assistant coach Alan Roberts said the team “played a whole lot better in these last two games. They were hitting the ball much better.” Roosevelt played the White Rock All-Stars Sunday afternoon and won, 11-0. Roberts said Daniel Hernandez pitched in Sunda... Full story
