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On Sunday, March 10th, 2024, surrounded by his adoring family in his Midland, Texas home, Joe Saiz was called to his final and heavenly home. Born September 25, 1950, to Lorenza and Florencio Saiz in Encino, New Mexico, Joe's path was one filled with resilience and strength through adversity with love and laughter woven throughout. Joe's childhood in Portales, New Mexico, was marked by a spirit of adventure and a heart full of curiosity. His youth was a whirlwind of antics...
Gwenlyn Kaye Benford, age 68, of Clovis, NM passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. Family will gather on Friday, March 15, 2024, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton St., Clovis, NM. Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 12:00 pm at First Church of God in Christ, 3400 Vinton St., Clovis, NM with Pastor Raymond L. Beachum Sr officiating. Gwenlyn was born on November 19, 1955, to John Benford and Juanita Alexander in Clovis, NM. Gwenlyn...
On this date ... 1941: The region was recovering from “the worst duster since the Black blizzard days of January 1935,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. A teenage Clovis newspaper delivery boy rode his bicycle into the side of a moving freight train, but was not seriously injured. Billy Martin had his head down, trying to avoid the sand blowing in a 50-mph wind when the accident occurred. Skid marks on the road suggested Billy heard the train just before impact. His bike, dem...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Jana Fisher, 50, criminal trespass • Brandon Romero, 26, failure to appear on a felony charge • Brittany Lopez, 32, battery against a household member • David Losolla, 28, battery against a household member • Eric Rubio, 24, aggravated battery against a household member, criminal damage to the property of a household member • Alicia Rippetoe, 35, probation violation • Michael Chacon, 45, aggravated battery on a household member, resisting, ev...
Today Daylight Saving Time begins – turn clocks ahead one hour *Clovis Evenings Lions Club Gun, Knife, and Coin Show – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Admission: $5 general admission; $4 military (including retired, spouses, dependents); $4 NRA cardholders. Onsite concessions and security. Information: Joel Edwards at 575-749-2855 *Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Legacy Church Portales, 820 W. 18th St., Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments str...
Today *Daylight saving time begins – turn clocks ahead one hour Monday *City of Portales Planning and Zoning meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *City of Clovis Lodgers...
The site for the planned Regional Behavioral Health facility will be on West 21st Street south of Plains Regional Medical Center. The site was revealed when Clovis City Commissioners voted unanimously Thursday at a regular commission meeting to buy 16 acres of land and an adjacent smaller parcel at 2521 and 2521 1/2 W. 21st St. The cost, $361,942 plus closing costs, will come from $10 million in capital outlay money from the New Mexico Legislature for the facility. Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt told commissioners the prop...
New Mexico’s Public Education Department will be adopting a new public schools funding formula revolving around a ratio of used and unused school buildings and student population. Nothing has been revealed yet regarding the possible closure of any of the school system’s facilities according to Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Renee Russ. “At present, I can share with you that the Facility Master Planning committee is continuing to finalize committee recommendations that will be shared at the March 19 Board of Education...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Curry County Association of Educational Retirees held their program on Tuesday at K-Bob’s Restaurant. The program was presented by local legislators Andrea Reeb and Martin Zamora, who spoke about the recently concluded legislative session that ended Feb. 15. Reeb said the session focused on finance and budget and how Clovis was affected. Clovis received about $1 million to help finance projects around the city. Some bills passed included a seven-day waiting period for gun p...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Roll w/Butter & Cake. Tuesday: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Okra, Roll w/Margarine & Cobbler. Wednesday: BBQ Chicken Leg, Potato Salad, Green Bean, Roll w/Butter & Fruit Cocktail. Thursday: Salisbury Steak w/Gravy, Fried Potatoes, Mixed Veggies, Roll w/Butter & Diced Pears. Friday: Green Chile Cheese Enchiladas, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Spanish Rice, Pinto Beans & Jell-O. Portales Community Services...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Blueberry Dunkers. Lunch: Homestyle Chicken Patty, Au-Gratin Potatoes, Mini Carrots & Dressing, Chilled Peaches & WW Roll or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Stuffwich & fries or Chef Salad. Tuesday: Breakfast: French Toast Bites. Lunch: Chicken Quesadilla, Seasoned Corn, Garden Salad w/Dressing & Chilled Applesauce or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Spicy Chicken Sandwich or Chef Salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast Bread. Lunch: Steak Fingers, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Seasoned Green Beans, Fresh Orange, WW Roll &...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Osborns” by Joe Osborn. This book was given in Honor of Joe Osborn. This genealogy book takes us through six generations of the Osborn family. From Alexander Osborne (1705-1755) to Edgar Monroe Osborn (1870-1960) and five generations of Edg...
I sit at home in my office with “my box” at my feet wondering what awaits me in my next chapter. I put the words “my box” in quotes because it was the term a good friend always used anytime business got tough at the car dealership where we worked and he feared some of us might get fired. “Well, I’ve got my box ready,” he would say, referring to the box he would use to load the stuff in his office if his employment ended. Truth is, he didn’t have much of a box because he didn...
When you walk into the office at Westgate Self Storage in Clovis you might notice something about most of the pictures on the wall. They're of the South Korean "boy band" BTS. "I go fangirl over them," Beth Delavega said, laughing. Delavega is receptionist at the business. She spent some time with the News on Monday afternoon talking about her life. Q: Where were you born? A: I was born in El Paso, Texas. When I was two months old we moved to California. We moved around a lot...
FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University senior guard Greg Johnson earned men’s first-team All-Lone Star Conference recognition in a banquet on Wednesday night prior to the start of the LSC tournament. Johnson, from Little Rock, Ark., helped the Greyhounds win 19 regular-season games, averaging 17.8 ppg and 2.7 assists per contests. He has scored 30 or more points four times. Named LSC offensive player of the week twice during the campaign, Johnson shot 51 percent from 3-point range (60-of-118) and also posted 99 reb...
ARTESIA – Artesia’s boys swept the three doubles divisions and the Bulldogs edged Clovis High 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon. Artesia also won the girls clash by a 6-3 count. Artesia’s boys posted a pair of third-set super-tiebreaker wins in the boys dual, including a 3-6, 6-3, (10-5) decision at No. 1 doubles with sophomores Cutter Summers and Damian Lopez outlasting the Wildcats’ Landon Wolf and Cooper Harriman, and a 5-7, 6-2, (10-8) verdict for senior Ethan Bunt over Cats eighth-grader Ryan Case at No. 6 singles. In doubles...
