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  • Farmers seeing crops stunted by weather

    Gabriel Monte CMI staff writer

    Don Wiley hopped onto his shovel, slicing into the dry ground around a garlic bulb, which he plucked and threw behind him. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley holds up bulbs of garlic he grew in his farm. Wiley said harsh weather has stunted his crops. In a good year the garlic bulbs grow to the size of baseballs. CMI staff photo: Gabriel Monte Curry County farmer Don Wiley inspects crop of topsetting onions on his farm. Wiley said the onions will be p... Full story

  • Kite Karnival draws about 500

    Gabriel Monte CNJ staff writer

    Maj. Rob Chambers is used to flying. After all, he's been a pilot for 15 years and flies Dornier-328 aircraft with the 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. CNJ photo: Gabriel Monte Rilee Caudel, 6, of Clovis helps get a friend's kite airborne Saturday at the ninth annual Kite Karnival at Doc Stewart Park. And while his 6-year-old son, Elijah Chambers, doesn't have as much experience flying aircraft, he didn't have any trouble performing aerial...

  • Kite Karnival draws about 500

    Gabriel Monte CNJ staff writer

    Maj. Rob Chambers is used to flying. After all, he's been a pilot for 15 years and flies Dornier-328 aircraft with the 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. CNJ photo: Gabriel Monte Rilee Caudel, 6, of Clovis helps get a friend's kite airborne Saturday at the ninth annual Kite Karnival at Doc Stewart Park. And while his 6-year-old son, Elijah Chambers, doesn't have as much experience flying aircraft, he didn't have any trouble performing aerial...

  • Kite Karnival draws about 500

    Gabriel Monte CNJ staff writer

    Maj. Rob Chambers is used to flying. After all, he's been a pilot for 15 years and flies Dornier-328 aircraft with the 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. CNJ photo: Gabriel Monte Rilee Caudel, 6, of Clovis helps get a friend's kite airborne Saturday at the ninth annual Kite Karnival at Doc Stewart Park. And while his 6-year-old son, Elijah Chambers, doesn't have as much experience flying aircraft, he didn't have any trouble performing aerial...

  • Kite Karnival draws about 500

    Gabriel Monte CNJ staff writer

    Maj. Rob Chambers is used to flying. After all, he's been a pilot for 15 years and flies Dornier-328 aircraft with the 551st Special Operations Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base. CNJ photo: Gabriel Monte Rilee Caudel, 6, of Clovis helps get a friend's kite airborne Saturday at the ninth annual Kite Karnival at Doc Stewart Park. And while his 6-year-old son, Elijah Chambers, doesn't have as much experience flying aircraft, he didn't have any trouble performing aerial...

  • 'Pink slime' not welcome in Clovis schools

    Gabriel Monte CNJ staff writer

    "Pink slime" is giving ground beef a bad name. That's why local stores and schools are looking to either eliminate or scale back use of the controversial ground beef additive. Spokespersons for local grocery stores said they either do not carry the product or will phase out ground beef containing the controversial additive made from leftover fatty meat. In recent weeks, pink slime has made headlines after social media exploded with worry. Clovis Municipal Schools Child Nutrition Director Paul Klien said he will reject any...

  • Clovis home sales down from year ago

    Gabriel Monte

    Single-family Clovis home sales were down by 30 percent in the last three months compared to a year ago, according to a national property listing service. The Multiple Listing Service showed 82 homes were sold from Dec. 19 to March 19, compared to 116 in the same span a year ago. Average home prices increased to $162,000 from $141,774 from a year ago. Clovis Realtor Katharine Fly described the current housing market as "buyer friendly." She pointed to lower interest rates and an influx of people from Cannon Air Force Base...

  • Staycation may be cost-effective spring break option

    Gabriel Monte

    With fuel costs inching to $4-a-gallon, long-distance spring break trips may be out of reach for many students and families. But spring break doesn't have to feel like an prison sentence of inactivity. Enjoying spring break in your own backyard may be better than not doing anything. According to AAA, the average national gas price is $3.79 a gallon about 25 cents more than last year. The New Mexico average is $3.65 about 18 cents more than last year. Staycations can lift the doldrums when you can't spring for a spring break...

  • Staycations offer fun for cheap

    Gabriel Monte

    With fuel costs inching to $4-a-gallon, long-distance spring break trips may be out of reach for many students and families. But spring break doesn't have to feel like an prison sentence of inactivity. Enjoying spring break in your own backyard may be better than not doing anything. According to AAA, the average national gas price is $3.79 a gallon about 25 cents more than last year. The New Mexico average is $3.65 about 18 cents more than last year. Staycations can lift the doldrums when you can't spring for a spring break...