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Staff report Portales police confirmed Thursday that a Lubbock man remains in intensive care after a vehicle accident which resulted from a Portales police chase. Jerry Nale, 18, the driver of the vehicle, was air lifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock Tuesday along with a 16-year-old female, who later died from injuries sustained in the crash. A 14-year-old male was released to relatives after being treated for minor injuries. At 1 a.m. Tuesday, Portales police officers responded to a cal...
Staff report A Clovis man was killed Thursday afternoon in a motorcycle-car crash, according to a release form the Clovis Police Department. Patrick Smith, 20, died from injuries suffered in the crash on the 1100 block of West Sandia Street. According to the release: • Police were dispatched at 12:38 p.m. for a crash involving a motorcycle and passenger vehicle. Upon arrival, officers found a green 2012 Kawasaki motorcycle on its side and a black Nissan car with impact marks on the driver’s left front and the driver’s side... Full story
Local columnist On the animal intelligence spectrum, cattle fall somewhere above deer and somewhere below horses. Within this range of intelligence, the individual cow can vary from dumb enough to get stuck in a fence to smart enough to always be going the wrong direction when it’s time to gather the herd. In my experience, smarter cows are a little more ornery, harder to catch, but are bottom-line a better investment. What are the properties of a profitable cow? Number one, a live one. Dead cows don’t produce anything but...
Staff photo: Brooke Finch Members of Trinity United Methodist Church gather around Rev. Kirwa Maritim (center) as they prepare for their latest mission project, “Health Hut,” to be delivered to Nandi County, Kenya. Staff writer [email protected] Trinity United Methodist Church in Clovis is impacting the world right from its parking lot. Looking at the exterior of what seems like a green metal box outside the church, one might never guess that this large shipping container w...
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Religion columnist Thought for this week: We should be modeling Jesus’ message. I learned this principle early on when I was just a child. Once I got in trouble for talking during the Sunday morning service. My Daddy was the preacher and I was sitting in the balcony of the old church at 8th and Hinkle in Clovis, New Mexico. The church was packed that day but the Lord and worshipping Him was the last thing on my mind that Sunday morning. I had just gotten braces on my teeth t...
Religion columnist Easter, like Christmas, is not just a day; it is a season. A day is probably enough if you’re just talking about bunnies and eggs. But I like them, too — particularly the chocolate ones — and I hope your bunch enjoyed an Easter egg hunt. We had a good one. (Not, I trust, like the year one Easter egg hidden indoors behind our couch stayed hidden until well after Pentecost when its smell betrayed its presence.) But if our spirits also rise higher, and Easte...
Staff writer [email protected] Eastern New Mexico University is hosting the 17th annual Cynthia Irwin-Williams lectureship tonight, which will focus on the results of missionary work in Peru. The lectureship, entitled “On Unintended Consequences: The Surprising Impact of Missionary Work Among the Awajún of Eastern Peru,” is sponsored by the ENMU Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology and Mu Alpha Nu. Guest lecturer Dr. Michael F. Brown will discuss the “paradoxical effects of Christian conversion among the Ji... Full story
Staff report The Small Business Development Center of Clovis Community College is hosting a seminar Tuesday at the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce. The seminar, “How to Turn Facebook Likes into Customers,” will feature Eric Spellmann, president of Spellmann & Associates and nationally recognized technology conference speaker. Spellmann will discuss tips for growing businesses through online marketing. The workshop will be today from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Business Enterprise Center, 105 E. Grand Ave. An add... Full story
On this date ... 1976: Christmas lights were hung on Clovis’ Main Street, and it wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke. The Christmas Lighting Committee of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce decided to give the city a preview of some of its newly arrived decorations. The committee also took the opportunity to remind residents they needed more money to pay for the decorations. Cost for 16 new decorations had been estimated at $3,760. 1971: A decorated Vietnam veteran and an Eastern New Mexico University student had organized a petit...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday • 7:28 a.m.: Larceny over $500, 2500 block of Mabry Drive. • 7:53 a.m.: Criminal damage, 2400 block Putman Drive. • 8:26 a.m.: Motor vehicle theft-auto, 2100 block of West Grand Avenue. • 8:44 a.m.: Criminal sexual contact of a minor, 2400 block of Putnam Drive. • 9:13 a.m.: Reckless driving, 400 block of West Seventh Street. • 9:48 a.m.: Larceny up to $500, 800 block of West Sixth Street. • 1... Full story
Today United States Team Roping Championships — Noon Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 Saturday United States Team Roping Championships — 8 a.m. Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 2016 Home, Garden and Lifestyle Show — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Boulevard., Clovis. Information: 575-935-5000 Annual Great American Cleanup — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Memorial Building/City Park, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Informa... Full story
