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CLOVIS — A person was injured after coming into contact with a power line Tuesday night, according to first responders and Xcel Energy. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen did not identify the minor, but noted he received third-degree burns to his arm,...

PORTALES — A pair of Eastern New Mexico University regents fear Chancellor Jeff Elwell has uncorked a few issues in approving a weekend wine festival on campus. The Queso Vino Festival is scheduled for this weekend at the ENMU baseball field, in...

Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis ∞ Bryan Castillo, 34, aggravated battery on a household member ∞ Loydale Kirven, 48, burglary of a vehicle, larceny, injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle ∞ Eloy...

CLOVIS — When you put skin in the game, you have to anticipate a flesh wound or two. Clovis city commissioners acknowledged that Monday in their roles on the city’s water policy advisory board, which by a 7-0 vote recommended a tax increase to...

PORTALES — You can relax this weekend with a glass of wine and a plate of cheese while listening to some live music and celebrating two big industries in New Mexico. The New Mexico Wine Growers Association has been working to promote the wine...

PORTALES — Even though the record indicates a mismatch, Portales High football coach Jaime Ramirez isn’t about to take the Ruidoso Warriors lightly in Friday’s 7 p.m. Class 4A District 3-4 opener at Greyhound Stadium. After all, three of the...

Longtime rivals figure to be battling for the Class 2A District 6-7 title on Friday night when the Texico Wolverines visit Fort Sumner. Each team opened district play last Friday with impressive road wins, and both head into the contest with some...

PORTALES — Legend has it that a full moon is prime time for werewolves. Greyhounds not so much, at least not Saturday when the nation’s fourth-ranked Division II college football team visited Eastern New Mexico University and took advantage of...

PORTALES — Despite a rough weekend at hands of Tarleton State, one voter thinks Eastern New Mexico University belongs in Division II’s top 25. The Greyhounds received one point, or a 25th-place vote, in the most recent American Football Coaches...

Flames shot an estimated 100 feet in the air. Smoke could be seen 25 miles away. Firefighters had to watch out for falling power lines and for paint cans that “exploded and rocketed out of the main building,” the Clovis News-Journal reported....

In all the noise over impeachment, has anyone pointed out the relationship between the law and majority rule? I think it’s central to the question about whether an impeachment is warranted so close to an election. It seems that some people equate...

When my husband Peter and I met, we each had a dog. Peter had a collie named The Pretty Boy, (Yes, “The” was part of his name) and I had a pound puppy, part golden retriever, part border collie mix named Milo. The Pretty Boy died shortly before...

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