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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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On this date ... 1977: The farm strike had come to Clovis as area farmers paraded with 21 tractors and assorted trucks and pickups throughout the city, making 10-minute stops in the parking lots of several grocery stores. Farmers planned the event to call attention to depressed prices of farm products. Signs on some of the participating vehicles read, "100 percent parity," "No profit — no food," and "1977 wheat, $2.40 (per bushel); 1944 wheat, $2.20." 1962: The 25 patients i...
CLOVIS — Even though eastern New Mexico saw some stray snowflakes fall on Friday, meteorologists say don't expect a white Christmas this year. "Unfortunately it looks like it should be drying out here the rest of the weekend and remaining dry next week," Accuweather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert said. National Weather Service Meteorologist Roger Smith said further west there was some snow accumulation of about an inch in the Ruidoso area on Friday, but nothing close to a...
CLOVIS — Anybody planning to do business at the Curry County Administrative Complex next week may want to dress warm. The boiler for the building, located at 417 Gidding, went out of commission Friday morning. "There was a short that burned most of the circulation motors up," Facilities Maintenance Superintendent Ben Roberts said Friday afternoon. Roberts estimated it could take up to a full week to bring heat back to the affected areas — the clerk's, assessor's and treasurer'...
CLOVIS — During a recent city event Clovis City Commissioner Sandra Taylor-Sawyer and Mayor David Lansford were attending, a mention was made of the latest spoils for the award-winning Clovis High School marching band. Taylor-Sawyer motioned to Lansford and said, “We need to honor them.” Thursday they did, issuing a proclamation at the year’s final commission meeting that Friday was designated as Clovis High School Marching Band Day throughout the city. In front of a crowd of about 70 — about two-thirds of which was made...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission is fully staffed again, more than two months after the resignation of its previous commissioner for District 4. Seth Martin, a lifelong Clovis resident, is a sorghum and wheat farmer and runs Martin Farms, a local family-owned small business in the city. The appointment was first announced in a press release Friday afternoon from Governor Susana Martinez. Martin fills the vacancy left Oct. 7 by Ben Smith, who departed to accept a position with the dairy industry in Nebraska. “I felt tha...
Clovis’ swim team, it seems, can perform well under any conditions. Going on long road trips? Check. Practicing and competing when they’re weary? Check. Over the past two weekends, a road-weary Clovis team ventured to Seminole, Texas, then to Albuquerque, and made its presence felt both times. The Clovis girls won both the Seminole Invitational and the APS Invite No. 3 (Albuquerque), posting 569 points in the former event, 605 in the latter. “Yeah, it’s not too bad, not too bad,” Clovis coach Vincent de Maio said. “Because th...
A total of 19 Curry and Roosevelt county football players were recognized Friday with 30 positions on the New Mexico High School Coaches Association all-state teams, released Friday for Eight-Man through 6A. Leading the way was Melrose, which dominated the eight-man selections. Five players - Sterling Sena, Tristan Sena, Carson Fraze, Blake DeVaney and Jordan Jasso - accounted for 14 of the 21 first-team selections and a second-team defensive selection. The Buffaloes have won...
Today’s family in need: This grandfather is raising his 10-year-old granddaughter alone, and needs help giving her a merry Christmas. This grandfather “lights up the room” when he comes to the Salvation Army, according to Lt. Kelly Berggren. Unfortunately, he is on a fixed income and providing for his granddaughter while her parents “straighten out their lives.” He could use “a little assistance this Christmas season,” according to Berggren. About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint venture of the Salvation Arm...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Thursday through Friday: Clovis • Alexandera Zepeda, 21, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Brenton Hager, 33, breaking and entering, out of state fugitive, probation violation • John Orozco, 44, use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, threaten, harass, annoy or offend • Patricio Ortegon, 45, failure to pay fines Portales • Michael Gallegos, 26, probation violation • Adolfo Nunez, 22, bench warrant • Oracio Ornelas, 36, use or possession of drug parap...
Monday • Christmas lunch — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at El Rancho, 101 S. Chicago Ave., Portales. Information: 575-359-0098 Ongoing • Artist of the month — Art from Sarah Bice will be on exhibit all month at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-762-6359 The events calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-356-4481 or e-mail: [email protected]...
CLOVIS — A pair of Clovis seniors have been added to the North roster for the Class 5A/6A North-South All-Star Game. Austin Fuentes and Stevin Lindsey were not included on the roster initially released for the game, scheduled for 7 p.m. June 9 at a site to be determined in Albuquerque. NMHSCA Director Buster Mabrey called the omission a clerical error which was fixed Thursday. Clovis athletes will, for the second straight year, be part of the North team. The designation is based on the overall geography of District 2-6A, a...
