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Ask the editors - May 14
Was there ever an underpass under the tracks on south Prince Street where the bridge is now? And when was the bridge built? The Prince Street underpass was replaced by the current overpass in 1989. The overpass officially opened... — Updated 5/13/2023
Museum planned for Curry fairgrounds
While the county extension service will be moving into a new building at the Curry County Fairgrounds by county fair time, the old fairgrounds 4-H extension building is slated to become “The High Plains Historical Museum.... — Updated 5/13/2023
High speed chase ends in death
The vehicle chase that resulted in the death of an Albuquerque man Thursday in Clovis originated in Muleshoe, officials said this week. Manuel Delgado, 33, was driving a 2008 PT Cruiser at speeds up to an estimated 80 mph, being... — Updated 5/10/2023
Area schools among top in state
A website that analyzes high schools and institutes of higher learning nationwide has named three area high schools among New Mexico’s best. The website Niche ranked Texico High School as the 22nd best in the state, Clovis High... — Updated 5/9/2023
Police: Fatal fire 'potential homicide'
Wednesday's fatal fire that left two children dead in Clovis is being investigated as a possible homicide, law officers confirmed on Friday afternoon. "The results of the initial... — Updated 5/6/2023
Ask the editors - May 7
I read in the newspaper that Jorge Cruz is leaving as the Clovis hospital’s chief executive and Presbyterian Healthcare Services is sending an interim administrator. But what is the long-term plan for our hospital and its... — Updated 5/6/2023
Local group files brief with state supreme court
Eastern New Mexico Rising, a group of local progressives opposed to anti-abortion ordinances approved by the city of Clovis and Roosevelt County, has filed an amicus brief with the state supreme court. An amicus brief is from the... — Updated 5/6/2023
Resident defends right to fly flag, post signs
Jack Muse believes "Socialist progressive Democrats" are trying to "cancel" him. Muse lives on Prince Street where, in a tree that juts out towards one of the town's main... — Updated 5/6/2023
Two children die in Wednesday house fire
Two children are dead in a Wednesday house fire in Clovis. Clovis Fire, Rescue and Police personnel were called to 206 Axtell St. at about 9:35 a.m. on report of smoke coming out... — Updated 5/3/2023
Clovis, Portales take part in National Day of Prayer
Sistar Yancy, one of the organizers of Thursday's National Day of Prayer in Clovis, has her thoughts with the United States of America. "I'm praying for our nation," Yancy said.... — Updated 5/2/2023
Art Schaap: Saving the aquifer not helping dairies
Dairyman Art Schaap wants eastern New Mexico to know there is a side-effect to area farmers and ranchers shutting off their wells to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer. "I just... — Updated 4/29/2023
School board settles on redistricting for Marshall
Clovis School Board members voted unanimously Tuesday on a redistricting plan to move Marshall Middle School's seventh and eighth graders to Gattis and Yucca middle schools due to... — Updated 4/29/2023
Fire calls garner attention
People in the Sunrise area on the south side of Clovis were wondering about those explosions they heard Sunday morning. “Those were exploding tires from a vehicle fire,” Clovis Fire Department (CFD) Battalion Chief Chris Elam... — Updated 4/25/2023
Curry county commission tables burn ban
Apparently driven by Curry County Commission Chair Robert Thornton's words, "I don't like to tell people what to do on their private property." On Tuesday, commissioners tabled a... — Updated 4/25/2023
Clovis to ramp up code enforcement
Clovis is about to get serious with those who violate city codes. The news came at Thursday's Clovis City Commission meeting. Building Safety Director Daron Roach, who oversees... — Updated 4/22/2023
Ask the editors - April 23
What is the 60/84 project and when will it start? The 60/84 project is one that Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt believes has been needed for quite some time now. “The roadway and the corridor have been deteriorating for a long... — Updated 4/22/2023
Officials propose pavilion changes
Wash bays for show animals don't belong at the entryway to the proposed Curry County Livestock Pavilion. Moving such wash bays to the back of the proposed building at the Curry... — Updated 4/18/2023
'A wide range of rockers'
In the days after Friday's and Saturday's Clovis Music Festival two people who retained their exuberance about the event are organizers Robyn Snowberger and Ernie Kos. "We had... — Updated 4/18/2023
Aquifer's water level rises near Cannon Air Force Base
An effort to conserve area groundwater may be getting results with a level uptick recorded northwest of Cannon Air Force Base. The news came during a regular session of the Curry County Commission on Tuesday. Ogallala Land and... — Updated 4/15/2023
Ask the editors - April 16
What is under construction next to the Clovis Aquatic Center? The Hillcrest Senior Life Center is set to open by September, according to Clovis city Senior Services Director... — Updated 4/15/2023
School threat leads to early release
A threatening note on a girls bathroom stall Thursday led to the early release of students from Clovis' Freshman Academy. The note read "I will shoot up the school 4/13," according... — Updated 4/15/2023
Musical acts to build up to festival
For Lupe Garcia, "Music is feeling it. The way you feel music is very important." Garcia plays saxophone for Los Huracanes Del Norte, the Norteño band featured this Saturday night... — Updated 4/8/2023
Jail admin adds 'town hall meetings,' instructional courses
When you hear of inmates at the Curry County Adult Detention Center, you may not associate them with "town hall meetings" and instructional courses. But those meetings and the... — Updated 4/8/2023
Ask the editors - April 9
Why isn’t “Clovis Man” used in branding Clovis? “Clovis Man” was so named when archaeologists gathered significant evidence of a population of humans who lived in North America more than 13,000 years ago in the Blackwater... — Updated 4/8/2023
Clovis Police Department to deploy new aides
Their uniforms will be yellow and black, they won't have a firearm or handcuffs and their strongest police power will be writing parking tickets if they need to. That's a brief... — Updated 4/8/2023
