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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Staff report Eastern New Mexico University has issued a second time change for its Lone Star Conference softball seires at Tarleton State. The series will be played as originally planned, with doubleheaders 5 p.m. (CDT) Friday and 1 p.m. (CDT) Saturday. The series was originally delayed a day with concerns over inclement weather....
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Judge Donna Mowrer declined to make a ruling on a bond reduction request made by Jason Ford at his probation violation arraignment on Thursday morning. Ford, who was allegedly involved in the April 11 incident in which Portales Police Officer Nicholas Laurenz was shot with his holstered gun, requested a reduction on his set bond. Ford’s bond for a 2010 bench warrant was set at $5,000 cash only, a bond for a probation bench warrant was set for $2,500 cash only, and a bond for a 2011 bench... Full story
Staff and wire reports Prince Rogers Nelson was known as Prince, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, and back to Prince again. No matter the name, he was regarded as one of his generation’s most important artists. Los Angeles Times photo: Richard Hartog Prince performs "Purple Rain" as the opening act during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards show on Feb. 8, 2004, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Prince died on April 21. He was 57. Nelson, who released 39 studio albums and 17...
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An Eastern New Mexico University student recently represented his school at the 2016 National Conference of Undergraduate Research in Asheville, North Carolina. Aaron Massey, a health and physical education major, said that to his knowledge, he was the only student from New Mexico that was chosen to attend the conference. “There were only 4,000 people attending, and from what I understand, about 500,000 people applied,” he said. Massey What was the purpose of the con...
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The top of a person’s head can tell you a lot about ‘em and what they’re up to that day. A cowboy hat certainly stands out these days, but look closer. Felt hat or straw hat? If it’s jacket-wearing weather, felt is fine, if it ain’t, then something might be up. Is it a nice, stiff, clean hat? Then I’d wager that they’re headed to or coming from a formal occasion. Is it a little soft, have a thick band of sweat-adhered dust around the middle? Does it have an Audra Brown D... Full story
I'm getting to be a little more "I’m not so old" than what I thought I was. Lately, I’ve been thinking back to the good ol’ days, and then a newsflash blinks across my brain. These good ol’ days were not yesteryear. They were in a whole other decade, a whole other millennium. Yes, about one generation ago. So much has happened in a generation. I was remembering recently the Saturday mornings that I would walk across the street from our home on North Avenue B in Portales, and d...
Staff writer [email protected] Locals gathered at a ceremony in Clovis Thursday morning to observe Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties break ground on its latest project, marking the start of a new home for a family of five. But the nonprofit is breaking ground in more ways than one this year. Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties Executive Director Mike Gray lead the Marquez family of Clovis on a tour of their futu...
Today • Teen program — 2 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Activity: Zen coloring. Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • Kiwanis flower sale — 8 a.m.-noon at C&S parking lot. Proceeds to benefit youth activities. Information: 575-749-1840 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Central Christian Church. Information: 575-769-2103 • Relay for Life Survivor/Caregiver brunch — 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-7000 • Relay for Life — 1 p.m.-8 p.m. at city park. Informat...
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I have seen three Presidents in my lifetime. I was at the National Prayer Breakfast some years ago in Washington, DC. and heard George W. Bush speak. Then in the 50s, Dwight Eisenhower made a stop in Clovis at Cannon Air Force Base and we attended. But it was when I was very young that I came face to face with Harry Truman. We were in Kansas City at a hotel in downtown Kansas City. My parents were attending a church convention that was headquartered there. On the second day... Full story
It’s one of the oldest questions in the world. And maybe the hardest: How can a completely good and powerful God allow suffering? The question ranks among the handful that truly matter. As the question asked most often, most poignantly, in the midst of the deepest shock, pain, and perplexity, it defies the easy answers we let leak from our lips when we’re short of answers and our highest wisdom would be silence. Pain is the solvent that melts away glib answers, plastic pla...
For those who are keeping track, here’s a rundown of some recent law enforcement priorities set by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department: If a mom in a low-income area goes into a gym and leaves her 11-year-old in the car with the doors locked, sunroof open and a cellphone to call in case of a problem, handcuff and arrest her for felony child abuse. If a UFC cage fighter drives 75 mph in a 35 mph zone in the Northeast Heights without a driver’s license, registration or proof of insurance, let him know you are givin... Full story
I always try to leave my surroundings a little better than I find them. If I see a problem needing to be fixed, I do my best to fix it. Kent McManigal Sometimes leaving the world better means picking up litter, or hooking a loose seat back on a swing for the kids. Other times there’s not much I can personally do and I have to be content pointing out the mess so others can help. Such as when encouraging people to stop littering the world with laws. I see laws the same way I see...
While surfing around the web recently, I stumbled on a site called Dell Youth Learning. This site informs one that gender refers to whether a word is masculine, feminine or neuter. Rube Render The site further states that nouns and pronouns have genders, whereas other parts of speech do not. To aid young inquiring minds along in the learning process they illustrate with a picture of a man, a woman and a bunch of balloons. Of course all of this was probably put together before...
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. All commissioners and Mayor David Lansford attended. Lansford had to leave at 6 p.m.; Mayor Pro Tem Juan Garza ran the final 20 minutes of the meeting in his absence. All action items passed on 8-0 votes. • A planned discussion on the commission’s process of ballot voting for lower board appointments was delayed to the May 5 meeting. Commissioner Tom Martin noted Lansford had to leave early, and he felt the entire body should be present for the dis... Full story
Staff and wire reports Prince Rogers Nelson was known as Prince, The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, and back to Prince again. No matter the name, he was regarded as one of his generation’s most important artists. Nelson, who released 39 studio albums and 17 others over 38 years, was found dead Thursday in an elevator in his Paisley Park home and studio near Minneapolis. The 57-year-old artist had been suffering from severe flu symptoms, but told fans during a Saturday concert to “wait a few days before you waste any pra...
Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties Executive Director Mike Gray lead the Marquez family of Clovis on a tour of their future home of Gidding Street. The home will be 1,350 square feet, with three bedrooms and two baths. Staff writer [email protected] Locals gathered at a ceremony in Clovis Thursday morning to observe Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties break ground on its latest project, marking the start of a new...
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Staff report A preliminary examination slated Thursday for the man accused in connection with a Clovis shooting earlier this month has been reset. Arthur Ferro, 46, was arrested April 3 for allegedly receiving stolen property in connection with 28 firearms. He was released from jail the following day, after posting a $2,500 bond, jail records show. Officials said hours later Ferro was involved in a shooting at his residence north of Clovis that sent two men to the hospital. Dennis Huggins, 48, of Clovis, suffered a gunshot...
Staff report Clovis Community College will host a college transfer fair 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the college’s commons area. The fair is open to all. It will include representatives from American Public University, Eastern New Mexico University, New Mexico State University, Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Texas Tech University, University of New Mexico, University of the Southwest, Wayland Baptist University (Plainview and Clovis campuses), West Texas A&M University, W... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] The Jewish community may be the minority in the Clovis/Portales area, but that doesn’t stop locals from gathering to observe one of the most significant holidays in Judaism — Passover. According to Cannon Air Force Base Jewish Lay Leader Jeff Greene, besides Jewish services at the base chapel, there are no synagogues within 100 miles of Cannon. “There are not many Jewish people in the local area,” Greene said. “I know of only a couple.” One of these people is Richard Schwartz, a music profe...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday • 4:59 a.m.: Shoplifting up to $500, 2000 block of North Prince Street. • 7:05 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash with property damage, 200 block of Gary Street. • 7:41 a.m.: Criminal damage, 100 block of Torreon Drive. • 9:19 a.m.: Death, unattended. • 9:45 a.m.: Inhalant abuse. • 10:30 a.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release, 200 block of North Pile Street. • 11:18 a.m.: Criminal dama...
Religion columnist It’s one of the oldest questions in the world. And maybe the hardest: How can a completely good and powerful God allow suffering? The question ranks among the handful that truly matter. As the question asked most often, most poignantly, in the midst of the deepest shock, pain, and perplexity, it defies the easy answers we let leak from our lips when we’re short of answers and our highest wisdom would be silence. Pain is the solvent that melts away glib ans... Full story
