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TEXICO — The recent past indicates the Texico Wolverines would be a favorite to win the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference boys tournament Saturday, with titles in six of the last eight seasons. So does the present. The Wolverines, now 11-0 after winning their own tournament last week, go in as the top seed for the tournament entering its 61st year of featuring small-school basketball battles. The Texico girls enter as the No. 1 seed in the girls tournament, which runs W...
Editor’s note: Area leaders associated with taxpayer-funded entities were invited to write guest columns summarizing 2017 from their perspectives. Amber Hamilton is Roosevelt County manager. In government, just like in life, there are triumphs and struggles. The real story is the people, who are often referred to as our work family. This work family has chosen a path of service. Roosevelt County started 2017 on a positive note by receiving the Detention Center Accreditation. The detention staff had focused on this goal o...
On this date ... 1983: Toney Anaya, 41, was sworn in as the new governor of New Mexico in Santa Fe, becoming the 23rd governor since statehood in 1912, and the 26th in succession. Anaya pledged that as governor he would "be an activist to provide hope and opportunity for all citizens through a united New Mexico." More than 700 guests filled the New Mexico House of Representatives chamber for the swearing-in ceremony, including former Gov. and Mrs. Bruce King, former Lt. Gov....
There are a lot of reasons bird enthusiasts brave the December cold to count birds every year — to contribute to national understanding of species and populations and to commune with other birders among them — but it's a rare coup when, in doing so, they discover something new. Yet that's exactly what happened in Clovis when a small group of birders set out early one morning a couple of weeks ago. During the 18th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Clovis, participants spe...
It's a new year, and the future is uncertain, so why not make a resolution that makes you happy? That is exactly what Lazbuddie resident Anna Jennings has in mind; her goal in 2018 is to travel to Australia. While the continent may seem like the far-flung reaches of the earth to some, it represents an exotic place full of wonder to Jennings. Her fascination with Australia began over 30 years ago, when she wrote a report about it in the eighth grade. She added that the warm cli...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was arrested early New Year's eve on his 10th charge of driving while intoxicated. Randall Pruit, 54, remained Monday evening without bond in the Curry County Adult Detention Center, according to jail administrator Mark Gallegos. He was brought into custody there around 4 a.m. Sunday, charged with speeding, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, jail records show. Pruit in 2...
CLOVIS — Baby Benjamin held off on his entrance to this world just long enough. Now he's the first newborn of the new year on record in eastern New Mexico. Benjamin Raymond (Teel) Baca arrived 53 minutes after midnight Monday, weighing 7 pounds and 12 ounces. "We're just really happy that he's healthy and he finally came," said his father Daniel Baca, noting Benjamin was expected Dec. 31 but debuted in the first hour of 2018 after almost a full day of labor. The infant j...
Wednesday • Clovis Exercise, Design and Planning Committee — 2:30 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in the north annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • De Baca County Commission — 1:30 p.m. in the De Baca Annex Building, 643B N. Fifth St., Fort Sumner. Information: 575-355-2601 • Fort Sumner City Council — 5:30 p.m. at Fort Sumner City Hall, 173 Av...
Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: “Mug hug.” Information: 575-763-9687 Jan. 9 • Filing — For municipal candidates across New Mexico • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: “Jewelry cinch bag.” Pre-registration required. Information: 575-763-9687 Jan. 11 • 2018 Annual Portales Chamber Banquet — 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. RSVP: [email protected] or 575-356-8541 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Librar...
U.S. no longer model of democracy I thought the United States was a beacon for democracy, a model of fairness for the world to see. But recently, in the United Nations, Nikki Haley threatened other nations and the UN monetarily if they did not vote her way on the issue of Jerusalem as capital of Israel. After the vote did not turn out as she had demanded, the U.S. withdrew a significant amount of its contribution to the United Nations. Threats and removal of funds for not voting as told? I think the United States has lost...
