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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman on MOnday said New Mexico Air Force Bases would receive a total of about $57 million in improvements under the Bush administration’s budget proposal for 2009. All three bases would see upgrades under the plan, which was released by the Bush administration today. “The budget proposal makes an investment in each of our Air Force bases. We must make sure our bases remain in state-of-the-art condition, so that they can meet their missions,” Bingaman said. “As we move forward in writing s...
Clovis fire crews responded Monday night to a fire at an apartment complex. No injuries or deaths were reported in the fire, which caused extensive damage to a bedroom in a duplex apartment on the 1,000 block of Cameo Street. Battalion Chief Ike Burns said the department received the call shortly after 6 p.m. The first was out in about 15 minutes, Burns said, but an investigation team was at the site for another hour. A cause for the fire had not yet been determined....
A mass nutrient balance plan could be more effective than monitoring wells in dairy farms. All New Mexico dairies are required to have a permit from New Mexico Environment Department, which among other things, requires dairy farms to install wells to monitor groundwater nutrient quality. These monitoring wells are unpopular among dairy producers because they are expensive, need maintenance, do not yield clear information, might contribute to groundwater contamination, and might not pinpoint the actual source of...
Ag Expo slated for Feb. 26-27 The 16th annual New Mexico Agricultural Expo is being held Feb. 26-27 at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds in Portales. More than 170 booths with 400 exhibitors are expected at this year’s show, according to a press release from the Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. The show features products, services and the latest in technology in agriculture, the release said. Information: 356-8541 or (800) 635-8036 or e-mail [email protected] Web site: www.nmagexpo.com Covenant to hold job f...
Freedom New Mexico: Karl Terry Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., speaks to a group of students and faculty Monday at Eastern New Mexico University. PORTALES — U.S. Senate candidate Heather Wilson told a crowd of Eastern New Mexico University students and faculty Monday her campaign issues include the defense of the nation, the economy, tax relief and border security. Wilson attended a question-and-answer session sponsored by the student senate that drew a crowd of close to 100 in the Pecos Room at the Campus Union Building. She c...
Name: Scrap N’ Stuff Location: 1204 W. 21st St. What they do: The carry scrapbooking, card-making and paper-craft supplies. They also offer classes and crops. Who’s in charge: Sarah Clayton Employees: One How long in business: Four months Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday. Contact: 762-9447 or www.scrapnstuffnm.com It’s Their Business is compiled by CNJ administrative assistant Dianna Hernandez. Contact her at 763-3431, ext....
Freedom New Mexico During his State of the Union message, President Bush argued that his new tactics in Iraq — sending 30,000 additional troops and having them operate actively in neighborhoods rather than return to secure bases each night — “have achieved results few of us could have imagined just one year ago.” There is more substance to this claim than in previous years, when the president maintained an optimistic posture even when it was clear things were not going well. But there are reasons to be more cautious than th...
CNJ staff photo: Gabriel Monte Melrose school teacher Cheryl Henrichs holds up a banner awarded to students who organized last year’s American Cancer Society Relay For Life in Melrose. The students raised about $10,000, which is equivalent to $133 per student. Their efforts put them i Madeline Wymer sat down with her family Monday for a soup and salad dinner at the Melrose school cafeteria. Later, the 4-year-old and other diners in the cafeteria put on a purple shirt that had “Survivor” printed on it. Like them, Madel...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Kimberly Novak had multiple injuries to her head and neck when she died, according to a forensic pathologist who performed her autopsy. The 20-year-old wife of a Cannon Air Force Base airman charged with her slaying had four subdural hematomas, areas of bleeding under her scalp and internal bleeding on one side of her neck, Dr. Russell Alexander said Monday during his more than five-hour testimony. Coupled with round, fingertip-like bruises on her c...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Kimberly Novak had multiple injuries to her head and neck when she died, according to a forensic pathologist who performed her autopsy. The 20-year-old wife of a Cannon Air Force Base airman charged with her slaying had four subdural hematomas, areas of bleeding under her scalp and internal bleeding on one side of her neck, Dr. Russell Alexander said Monday during his more than five-hour testimony. Coupled with round, fingertip-like bruises on her c...
After discussion Tuesday threatened to revisit Roosevelt County’s fire ban ordinance, county commissioners instead put a ban in place utilizing the provisions within the ordinance adopted last year. Commissioner Gene Creighton said he had concerns that the ordinance wording still wasn’t adequate. He felt that verbage providing for local fire departments to be notified prior to a controlled burn simply placed more responsibility on local departments without addressing the problem. “The way it reads now, all they (resi...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo A couple helps each other with their ballots at the Democratic caucus at the Clovis-Carver Library on Super Tuesday. The chair of the Democratic Party of Curry County said 400 people voted in the first 90 minutes of the caucus....
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 27TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON CANNON AIR FORCE BASE NEW MEXICO Mr. Ronald A. Lancaster Environmental Flight Chief 506 N DL Ingram Blvd Cannon AFB NM 88103-5323 Stephen Connolly Hazardous Waste Bureau - NMED 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-63 13 Mr Stephen Connolly The following serves as the written notification of a fuel release near Cannon AFB that was verbally reported to you on 27 Jan 08. New Mexico Water Quality regulation 20 NMAC 6.2.1203 st...
U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., visited Clovis on Tuesday on her campaign trail for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Pete Domenici. Domenici will retire when his term ends this year. Wilson has served for nearly 10 years as District 1 representative. The district includes Albuquerque, Torrance County and parts of Bernalillo, Sandoval and Santa Fe counties. “I believe New Mexico needs to send a commonsense conservative to the Senate,” Wilson said in an interview. “We need somebody who will stand up and fight for our (mili...
“Beloved” is a word that tends to be thrown around a lot when someone dies. In the case of Mormon church president Gordon Hinckley, the adjective seems to be accurate. The 97-year-old died Jan. 27 in his apartment at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquarters in Salt Lake City, having become its longest-living, most-traveled leader. He was a onetime aspiring journalist who instead took a job with the church’s publicity arm after he returned from a two-year mission to Great Britain. Hinckley maste...
Pete Domenici’s been serving New Mexico for four decades, and I hope one of his greatest acts of service doesn’t go ignored. Domenici, who is leaving the Senate due to health reasons, made an address to what is the final state Legislature of his Senate career. The longtime Republican spoke not of universal health care or fighting terrorism, but of seeking an end to partisan politics. “I don’t regard you as liberals or conservatives, but as fellow leaders trying to do your best,” Domenici said. “We must put aside these simplis...
Editor’s note: Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., stopped in Clovis on Tuesday on his campaign trail through eastern New Mexico. In his sixth year as a representative, Pearce is running for the Senate seat held by Pete Domenici, R-N.M. Domenici will retire at the end of his term this year. Pearce represents District 2, which includes most of southern New Mexico. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-N.M., Pearce said the nation is facing “three great struggles: the War on Terror, an economic struggle and who we are as a nation.” Economic issue...
Staff and wire reports ALBUQUERQUE — Barack Obama held the narrowest of leads Tuesday over rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Mexico’s Democratic caucus. With 69 of 184 precincts reporting, Obama had 48.2 percent of the vote to Clinton’s 47.9 percent, according to preliminary returns. New Mexico’s tight contest was a slice of a coast-to-coast Super Tuesday battle in which the two Democrats were vying to become their party’s nominee. In New Mexico, voters met with long lines after a greater-than-expected turnout surprised par...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Democratic Party of Curry County volunteer Larry Moreno directs Helen Gay toward the voting booths after handing her a ballot during the Democratic caucus Tuesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in s...
Hillary Clinton: 680 Barack Obama: 521 John Edwards: 36 Bill Richardson: 23 Christopher Dodd: 3 Joe Biden: 2 Dennis Kucinich: 2 Provisional: 82 Uncommitted: 16 Undetermined: 5 1,370 voted (15 percent of registered voters)...
We’re beginning to compile content related to the one-year anniversary of the March 23 tornadoes that caused major damage in Curry, Roosevelt and Quay counties. We’d like to hear your stories and publish your photos from before, during and after the big winds. If you’d like to share memories of that scary night: [email protected] us...
New Mexico lawmakers published a questionnaire in Sunday’s newspaper asking constituents a series of questions. One asked “Do you support all the same rights for domestic partners as for husband/wife couples?” Here’s an answer, from Ardyth Elms: “Yes. After many years of caring and loving for someone, you have the rights of any married couple. The only difference between a domestic couple and a married couple is a marriage license and the money paid for blood tests and the license. If the vows made from the heart to God in pr...
The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is gathering memorabilia from the “Clovis Sound” era of the 1950s. The artifacts – which already include musical instruments and an extensive collection of radios -- will be used to dress up the Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum scheduled to open Sept. 3 during the annual Clovis Music Festival. Chamber officials are especially looking for photos of Clovis diners from the 1950s. Anyone with items to donate can call the Chamber at 763-3435 or send an e-mail: liz@clovi...
Argus Hamilton offers high praise for New Mexico guacamole. Check out his humor column under the “More features” link below. • • • The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is gathering memorabilia from the “Clovis Sound” era of the 1950s. The artifacts – which already include musical instruments and an extensive collection of radios -- will be used to dress up the Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum scheduled to open Sept. 3 during the annual Clovis Music Festival. Chamber officials are especially looking for photos...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Police responded to a report of an auto burglary and larceny at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 29 in the 3200 block of Ross Street. The caller said someone broke into his vehicle between 5 p.m. the previous day and the time of the report. Items missing included a car stereo, a wallet, two credit cards and other items. • • • Police responded to a report of burglary and larceny at 8:45 a.m. Jan. 29 in the 1900 block of North Hull Street. A woman...
