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CLOVIS — Survivors of the 2017 shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library, and those who still remember the two library workers killed that day, will never forget that dreadful August afternoon or the court hearings that put... — Updated 3/6/2021

On Sunday, I went to Lubbock and visited seven businesses. I felt safe at all of them, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but I got my share of security theater. For those unfamiliar, that’s performing a clear gesture so... — Updated 3/6/2021

CLOVIS — Mayor Mike Morris volunteered to be the city’s potential representative on a steering committee for a land trust, and received a unanimous vote from the Clovis City Commission during an hourlong meeting Thursday... — Updated 3/6/2021

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

CLOVIS — Curry County will have a steering committee to establish a land trust. Who exactly is on that trust is to be determined. County commissioners voted Tuesday to create a five-member board, comprised of two commissioners,... — Updated 3/2/2021

CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission agreed in November to pair with the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority on hiring Colorado attorney Peter Nichols to help set up a land trust. Little has transpired since then, and the... — Updated 2/27/2021

CLOVIS — The Curry Commission took a stand on a pair of bills moving through the New Mexico Legislature Thursday, opposing a civil action measure and approving one on capital outlay. By a 5-0 vote at its Thursday meeting, the... — Updated 2/27/2021

CLOVIS — Following a 90-minute executive session, the Clovis school board on Tuesday night voted to keep Superintendent Renee Russ at the helm through the 2022-23 school year with a one-year contract extension. The extension... — Updated 2/27/2021

CLOVIS — More than seven miles of pipeline, signed, sealed and delivered. That was the report from Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Administrator Orlando Ortega, who reported he signed the certificate of completion... — Updated 2/27/2021

CLOVIS — A series of delays, both man-made and nature-driven, have slowed work for the city’s shooting range at Ned Houk Park. But City Manager Justin Howalt is optimistic the project won’t finish too long after its original... — Updated 2/23/2021

PORTALES — Despite a pandemic-forced change in how it was conducted, Eastern New Mexico University reported a mostly clean audit for the previous fiscal year, as presented to its board of regents Friday morning. Vice President... — Updated 2/23/2021

There was a mixture of confidence and relief across three local school districts Tuesday night, as voters passed bond measures in a series of three all-mail elections. Voters in Curry and Roosevelt counties approved bond or mil... — Updated 2/20/2021