The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

The New Mexico Department of Health is set to host a COVID-19 vaccination event Saturday in Portales. Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton said officials expect to administer 500 doses to those registered on the NMDOH vaccine... — Updated 3/4/2021

The Amarillo Veterans Affairs Health Care System is hosting a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Wednesday in Clovis. The clinic is at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post at 2815 W. Seventh St. in Clovis. To participate,... — Updated 3/2/2021

SANTA FE — The state House adopted legislation Sunday that would require private employers in New Mexico to offer paid sick leave to their workers, sending the measure over to the Senate with 20 days left in the session.... — Updated 3/2/2021

The U.S. Deputy Sheriff’s Association is in fact having a “Clovis, New Mexico, area drive for America’s police and sheriff’s emergency equipment” as its fundraising letter states. That’s according to USDSA Public... — Updated 3/2/2021

CLOVIS — While prep athletics have resumed in New Mexico, they’re not resuming as spectator sports for the time being. Due to public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic, local school districts are reminding fans that... — Updated 3/2/2021

COVID-19 cases continue to drop across the state, with the state reporting 166 new cases on Monday. Between Feb. 23 and Monday, the state has confirmed 2,406 new cases of COVID-19 for an average of 344 new cases per day. That... — Updated 3/2/2021

PORTALES — Roosevelt County Probate Judge Kendall Terry announced Tuesday at the county commission meeting that state entities hosted seminars for the Legal Resources for the Elderly Program in January, and more are scheduled... — Updated 3/2/2021

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ALBUQUERQUE -- The New Mexico Activities Association announced Thursday night that limited amounts of spectators will be permitted at prep sporting events, with capacity levels based on county metrics on COVID-19 spread. The... — Updated 3/4/2021

FARWELL — Farwell senior Jonathan Mora earned District 3-2A defensive MVP honors for the 2020-21 campaign. The Steers’ season came to an end last week at 25-4 with a loss to second-ranked Clarendon in the area round of the... — Updated 3/2/2021

PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico softball coach Kira Zeiter is admittedly all over the place in the days leading up to a season many people weren’t sure would happen, and fewer people thought would happen on Greyhound Softball... — Updated 3/4/2021

PORTALES — Jaime Ramirez and the Portales Rams aren’t dealing with anything other teams aren’t as they try to wind their way through an abbreviated football season. Numbers are down a bit and everybody is trying to do the... — Updated 3/2/2021

CLOVIS — Veteran Clovis High soccer coaches Greg Trujillo and Traci Sievers aren’t sure just what to expect with their teams’ upcoming abbreviated seasons. They figure to learn a lot, though, in a short period of time.... — Updated 3/2/2021

CLOVIS — It had been at least five seasons without a winning record for the proud Clovis High football program before 2019, when the Wildcats posted an 8-4 mark and reached the state Class 5A playoff semifinals. Fourth-year... — Updated 3/2/2021

It was right about eight years ago when I first started working on an idea for a news service for the state’s independently owned newspapers, especially the small-town papers whose local owners must work without a net. After... — Updated 3/2/2021

As I drive to work, past the barricades and the fencing surrounding the New Mexico Roundhouse, I think how it informs public perception about our democratic process and understanding of the “rule of law.” Equally important is... — Updated 3/2/2021

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