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The dedicated right turn lane at the intersection of D.L. Ingram Blvd. and Casablanca will be closed for construction starting at 7 a.m. Monday and ending 5 p.m. Wednesday. Drivers who need to turn right onto D.L. Ingram Blvd. can do so during this time from the through lane of the intersection. Drivers can make a right turn on red following a complete stop to help alleviate congestion....
NAEP testing All Dora students in eighth grade will be taking the National Assessment of Educational Progress 10 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Assessments will be conducted in math, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and United States history. NAEP testing is done periodically, in order to provide a picture of academic progress over time for the class, showing what the students know and can do in these subject areas at this point in their education....
The dedicated right turn lane at the intersection of D.L. Ingram Blvd. and Casablanca will be closed for construction starting at 7 a.m. Monday and ending 5 p.m. Wednesday. Drivers who need to turn right onto D.L. Ingram Blvd. can do so during this time from the through lane of the intersection. Drivers can make a right turn on red following a complete stop to help alleviate congestion.... Full story
Schedule February 14: Clovis Christian, T, JH G 7th, JH B, 4 p.m. (make-up game) February 17: San Jon, H, V G&B, 5:30 February 19: Roy, H, 7th G, JH B, V G&B, 1 p.m....
There is a topic that I’ve been nervous to approach but the more I interact with military spouses I have realized just how prevalent the problem is: Depression. It exists. It is out there. It is probably closer to home than most of us like to admit. And more than anything, it is not a sign of weakness. Honestly, the first step is admitting that there is a problem. Initially, this doesn’t have to be to a doctor or even a best friend. The biggest obstacle is facing yourself and saying something isn’t right. We could all be ha... Full story
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 lends strong support to New Mexico’s Air Force Bases. Overall, the budget invests $215 million in construction initiatives that ensure our state has the facilities it needs to carry out its national security mission. “President Obama’s budget proposal makes critical investments in our state’s military installations to keep them strong,” Bingaman said. Congress uses the president’s budget proposal as a blueprint for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 lends strong support to New Mexico’s Air Force Bases. Overall, the budget invests $215 million in construction initiatives that ensure our state has the facilities it needs to carry out its national security mission. “President Obama’s budget proposal makes critical investments in our state’s military installations to keep them strong,” Bingaman said. Congress uses the president’s budget proposal as a blueprint for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 lends strong support to New Mexico’s Air Force Bases. Overall, the budget invests $215 million in construction initiatives that ensure our state has the facilities it needs to carry out its national security mission. “President Obama’s budget proposal makes critical investments in our state’s military installations to keep them strong,” Bingaman said. Congress uses the president’s budget proposal as a blueprint for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 lends strong support to New Mexico’s Air Force Bases. Overall, the budget invests $215 million in construction initiatives that ensure our state has the facilities it needs to carry out its national security mission. “President Obama’s budget proposal makes critical investments in our state’s military installations to keep them strong,” Bingaman said. Congress uses the president’s budget proposal as a blueprint for...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said he is pleased that the Obama administration is making water projects and public lands initiatives in New Mexico a priority in his 2012 budget proposal. Congress will use this budget proposal as a blueprint when it develops the spending bills that will fund the federal government next year....
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today said he is pleased that the Obama administration is making water projects and public lands initiatives in New Mexico a priority in his 2012 budget proposal. Congress will use this budget proposal as a blueprint when it develops the spending bills that will fund the federal government next year.... Full story
Dreiling A confidential settlement has been reached in a discrimination case launched by a former Melrose police chief against the Village of Melrose and former Mayor Lance Pyle. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions confirmed Monday it was notified Friday the parties had reached an agreement, according to spokeswoman Joy Forehand. She said it is not unusual for a human rights case to reach an agreement in advance of formal proceedings. “Any time a complaint is f...
A little more than one week into their efforts, the High Plains Patriots appear roughly two thirds of the way into forcing a special election on a .25 percent gross receipts tax increase. “We have somewhere around 300 (signatures), is what I’ve gotten from people we’ve talked to over the weekend,” High Plains President Kim Runyan said. The group must obtain at least 456 signatures to force an election. The citizen group started the petition Feb. 4, the day after city commissioners adopted an ordinance to increase gross r...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Austin Hale of Clovis One-Stop Feed Inc. said rising feed costs are stretching already tight budgets for consumers who have animals. With steadily rising grain-based feed prices, the future is hard to predict, but the one thing that is certain is costs are stretching budgets, especially for those who keep companion animals. Feed prices are driven by market values for agricultural products such as corn and grains. In the last 12 months, those...
Curry County is hosting a public meeting Feb. 22 so residents can join citizen committee members in hearing a presentation from architects hired to create solutions for issues at the courthouse and jail. Representatives from Rohde May Keller McNamara Architecture of Albuquerque will make a presentation at 1:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Library, according to a press release. The presentation is expected to include all findings and recommendations that were researched and considered in the planning of a...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Eastern New Mexico University student Rebeka Henson, who works at the Administration Building information office, said the Lottery Scholarship makes it affordable for her to attend college. Two bills in the state Senate are trying to keep the scholarship program solvent for a longer period of time. State senators are considering ways to keep the Lottery Scholarship program solvent, and Eastern New Mexico University representatives agree it’s important. The program pays tuition at s...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Video game of the week Fresh from our own Jenna Zamie’s scouting surges into the Internet. Game: Stacking Genre: Puzzle System: 360, PS3 What is it? An enchanting world seamlessly combines with fun gameplay and rewarding puzzles. ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Web site: http://www.thq.com/ A little inspiration Greyhound offensive football line coach Draco Miller is set to give an inspirational speech on how to succeed this year and beyond. "Black Success" 2011 i...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Video game of the week Fresh from our own Jenna Zamie’s scouting surges into the Internet. Game: Stacking Genre: Puzzle System: 360, PS3 What is it? An enchanting world seamlessly combines with fun gameplay and rewarding puzzles. ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Web site: http://www.thq.com/ A little inspiration Greyhound offensive football line coach Draco Miller is set to give an inspirational speech on how to succeed this year and beyond. "Black Success" 2011 i... Full story
If Monday was any indication, 2012 might be a dry year for the Ute Water Project. President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal, unveiled Monday, has no money set aside for the $500 million project, which would pump water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. The budget did include millions in funding for continued construction at Cannon Air Force Base. Congress will use this budget proposal as a blueprint when it develops spending bills to fund the federal g...
The kind of political fight we’ve longed to see finally broke out in Washington last week as Republicans battled other Republicans over whether to cut a lot from the federal budget, or to cut even more than a lot. Democrats, who lost control of the House in November’s election, can be thanked for this rare opportunity. When both houses were controlled by Democrats, Congress was unable to pass a budget for the current 2010-11 fiscal year, which began Oct. 1. Meanwhile, a wave of Republican candidates — whose November vic... Full story
State senators are considering ways to keep the Lottery Scholarship program solvent, and Eastern New Mexico University representatives agree it’s important. The program pays tuition at state-supported New Mexico universities. Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Dist. 27, has introduced a bill that would freeze tuition for students on the scholarship throughout their time in college. “What I’m trying to do is get some stability in the spending of the Lottery Scholarship program,” he said. Ingle said he will probably amend the bill to spec... Full story
If Monday was any indication, 2012 might be a dry year for the Ute Water Project. President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget proposal, unveiled Monday, has no money set aside for the $500 million project, which would pump water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. The budget did include millions in funding for continued construction at Cannon Air Force Base. Congress will use this budget proposal as a blueprint when it develops spending bills to fund the federal g... Full story
