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CLOVIS — Former Mayor David Lansford joined Thursday’s City Commission meeting by phone and said state-mandated mask-wearing during the pandemic should be the “line in the sand” for Clovis citizens. Lansford, a pharmacist, said wearing...

SANTA FE — A Clovis business owner is one of about a dozen challenging the authority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to issue daily fines for health order violations during the COVID-19 pandemic. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in the 9th Judicial... Full story

The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Victor Garcia, 57, and Maria Montoya, 53, both of Clovis • Wade Dillon Roberts, 22, and Kayleigh Jo Fury, 22, both of Canyon • Jess Luis Gallegos,...

Roosevelt County officials on Wednesday charged a Portales man with arson, alleging he started four fires in rural areas. Jaylin Brown, 31, told authorities he was “being ornery” and started the fires on Tuesday, court records show. Brown...

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says the state expects to allow dine-in restaurants, salons, gyms, malls and other businesses to reopen by June 1 as COVID-19 numbers continue to improve. New Mexico is now meeting the majority of its...

Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis ∞ Sergio Briones-Rodriguez, 33, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ Lily Zamora, 23, failure to pay fines ∞ John Crawford, 31, probation violation, parole...

These books are available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “50 Things to See in the Sky” by Sarah Barker teaches the science behind blue skies, sun dogs, and the solar eclipse, showing how to observe nocturnal wonders such as lunar halos,...

Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 Monday: Closed. Tuesday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, cream gravy, broccoli, dinner roll w/margarine, peaches Wednesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/brown gravy,...

Editor’s note: Andy F. Nazario is vice commander of American Legion Post 31, Portales, and chaplain for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9515, Portales. Following is a portion of the remarks he was scheduled to make at the Portales Memorial Day...

The most remarkable impact coronavirus has on America is the sight of pastors waiting, like dogs anticipating a treat, until Caesar gives them permission to start rendering unto God. You couldn’t have convinced me in March that Baptist preachers...

With Election Day scheduled June 2, it’s time to ask candidates a favorite question: What’s the purpose of government? Many are stumped and need a little time to think about it, apparently having never before considered the issue. The correct...

Railroad crossing repairs leave much to be desired Memory tells me that the Texico/Farwell railroad crossing on U.S. 84 has had two major repair jobs done in the past 25 years. If the work was done correctly, letters like this would not be...

Set aside the rhetoric on global warming, we are going to have to open the throttle on oil, natural gas and coal production to power our economic recovery. Together they account for 80% of America’s energy supplies. To get our economy back on...

Stacey Abrams has another distinction to add to her resume — she’s among the most preposterous potential vice-presidential candidates ever. Her attempt to leverage a failed Georgia gubernatorial bid into a spot on the Democratic ticket is so...

Don’t tell the people in charge, but my friend’s wife is a member of the L.A. resistance. She’s been regularly going out into the underground economy to get her hair done. She’s been meeting with her hairdresser at an undisclosed location...

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