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One local fifth grader got to showcase her real-world skills at a global competition in Atlanta. Amilia Sloan, a fifth grader at the Arts Academy at Bella Vista, competed at the Ron Clark Academy Global Amazing Shake recently, and it was an experience she said she'll never forget. According to the RCA, the Amazing Shake places an emphasis on teaching students manners, discipline, respect, and professional conduct. "It kind of puts kids in professional situations as well as...
Bill Walton, a two-time NBA champion and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, passed away on Monday at the age of 71, after a battle with cancer. “Bill Walton was truly one of a kind. As a Hall of Fame player, he redefined the center position. His unique all-around skills made him a dominant force at UCLA and led to an NBA regular-season and Finals MVP, two NBA championships and a spot on the NBA’s 50th and 75th Anniversary Teams," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a league statement. "Bill then translated his...
Jon Forrest, lead pastor with First Christian Church of Clovis, wasn't asked to enter a preaching contest when he was in high school -- he was told to enter by the headmaster of the school he was attending. He entered and the rest is one of the stories of his life he shared with The News recently. Q: Where were you born? A: Oklahoma City, Okla., at Deaconess Hospital. It's still there. Q: What do you remember about your early life? A: We moved to Tulsa when I was 6 months...
On this date ... 1937: A "brief but brisk downpour" increased Clovis' rainfall total to 2.43 inches for the year, the Clovis Evening News-Journal reported. Rainfall to date was "near average" for the previous 25 years of record keeping, the newspaper reported. While Clovis measured .15 inches of rain this evening, other communities fared better. Grady recorded an inch of rain, while the Melrose area saw a half inch. 1946: A nationwide railroad strike had ended after about 48...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Heriberto Torres, 64, criminal trespass • Angelo Lopez, 23, battery, probation violation • Dustin Martin, 24, battery against a household member • Osmaro Sierra-Zaldivar, 24, reckless driving, no insurance • Lisa Martinez, 32, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Tiffany Cady, 46, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Rogers Myers, 58, failure to pay fines • Monica Quick, 59, failure to appear on a felony charge, driving while license...
Today *Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival – 5-10 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Armbands (good for unlimited rides) $35. Individual tickets are $2 each; or $1.50 each when purchased in a pack of 20. Children’s rides require three tickets per person; adult rides require four (five for El Loco). Information: https://www.facebook.com/mooresgreatershows/ Monday *Memorial Day *Memorial Day observance – 10 a.m., Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 1601 E. Llano Estacado, Clovis. Sponsored by the Joint Veteran...
Monday *Memorial Day Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Melrose Village Hall, 105 E. Ave. B, Melrose. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Einstein’s Bagels, Golden Student Success Center, ENMU, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administr...
What’s going on at Norris and Mabry Drive with the flashing red lights? It’s been a four-way stop for a few weeks now. Is this going to be a permanent situation? Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt reports the traffic lights were knocked out in a vehicle accident and officials are going to fix the lights … but it might take awhile. “We are working with a contractor to replace the mast arm, which was taken out by a semi,” he said. “They should be starting (this) week and it will take approximately a month.” Do you have a questi...
Planting produce began as a hobby six years ago for Baldemar Ortegon. To his surprise, he said, it turned out to be a talent. Now, growing 15 different types of spicy peppers, Ortegon said his ultimate goal as a producer is to make the best salsa. But he’s always been hesitant to put his precious produce into Clovis’ soil. “I’m not from New Mexico. I’m from an area where water and soil are abundant. So here I was told that things don’t grow due to the red sand and compact soil. … I have everything in pots. I was too afrai...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Closed Memorial Day Tuesday: Sloppy Joe on a Bun, Fried Potatoes, Baked Beans & Pudding. Wednesday: Hot Dog on a Bun, Chili Saice w/Cheese, French Fries & Ice Cream. Thursday: Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas, Pinto Beans, Spanish Rice, Chips & Salsa & Sopapilla w/Honey. Friday: Meatloaf w/Brown Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll w/Butter & Pudding. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769-7908 Monday: Closed Memorial Day. Tuesday:...
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. “Losing Spring” by V.C. Andrews. Caroline Bryer is the daughter of a very conservative TSA agent, Morgan Bryer. Her mother, Linsey Bryer, is a descendant of the Sutherland real estate family. Their organized, suburban life in Colonie, New York is...
Dreams — mostly I haven’t given them much thought because I don’t usually remember my own dreams. When I do remember them, the memories are choppy and not plain or they’re startling enough to be nightmares. Such was the case recently that got me thinking about dreams on the conscious side of my 24-hour day. I was startled awake about 5 a.m. the other morning after a dream produced a terrifying enough image in my brain to wake me quickly and completely enough to leave fragmen...
New Mexico’s Environment Department is getting $18.9 million in federal dollars to help the state deal with PFAS and other emerging contamination in public water systems, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. New Mexico is the first state in the region to receive this funding, said EPA Region 6 Administrator Earthea Nance. The funds can be used for studying PFAS contamination, cleaning up contamination and investing in new technologies, said New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney. “These forever che...
Six individuals are set to be inducted at this year’s Hall of Honor luncheon for Clovis Municipal Schools on Saturday at the Clovis Civic Center. The purpose of the Hall of Honor is to recognize and honor alumni of Clovis High School whose professional achievements, character, and contributions serve as models to inspire and challenge today’s students, organizers said. Top Cats are community members who have shown extensive, long-term support for Clovis Municipal Schools. The recipients this year are Jamiah Hargins (cl...
SANTA FE -- Hundreds came out Wednesday to honor three fallen law enforcement officers during a ceremony in the courtyard of New Mexico’s Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Fe. Those honored were: • Curry County Sheriff Mike Reeves • Anthony Dale Ferguson, an officer with the Alamogordo Police Department • and former Alamogordo Officer James Sides All three died in 2023. Their names were added to a memorial wall that now includes 220 officers who have died on duty in New Mexico going back more than 100 years. Reeves died in...
I’ve written before about the strange perception Europeans have when it comes to their relationship to the NATO alliance. Consider the following conceptualization. The secretary general of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has repeatedly stated that Ukraine is not at war with Russia. All 32 member states of NATO are, however, members of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) that is sometime referred to as the Ramstein group. The UDCG is a coalition of about 50 countries that i...
If a police officer has the right to do something – anything -- so do you. If you don’t have the right to do it, then no one does. Not police officers, CIA agents, bureaucrats, or presidents. A job or a position can’t create extra rights; there’s no such thing as an extra right. This is hard for many people to accept because those who benefit from the fantasy of extra rights work hard to brainwash the public into believing it. The only reason those jobs exist is to hire so...
Come Monday morning, the Portales Cemetery will be dotted with American flags and at 10:30 a.m. the American Legion will be sponsoring a Memorial Day observance. But it's Thursday. And Portales' Randy Dunson is making sure each footstone or headstone has its proper veteran marker while other volunteers are hammering free-flowing flags into the ground. "You get a lot of walking back and forth," he said, mid-trek. For Dunson, a veteran himself, his motivation for the tireless...
The toxic smoke choking swathes of the Midwestern U.S. of late is a helpful reminder to Americans that Canada exists, and its wildfire season has come early. But Americans shouldn’t forget their own season starts much earlier these days, too. In fact, it’s getting to the point that wildfire season is all year long. A new study by the non-profit group Climate Central finds the flame-conducive combination of hot, dry air and strong winds has become more common as the planet gets warmer. In some parts of the Southwestern U.S...
As I poke around in the dusty corners of local history, it's not uncommon to come across someone I wish had met. Such is the case with Lillie Mae Wright. Lillie Mae Wright was born in Comanche, Texas, but she spent most of her hundred years of life in Portales after she and her husband, Robert Durward Wright, moved there sometime in the 1920s. It was in her role as a mother that she is most remembered in Roosevelt County, because Lillie Mae may have been the only double Gold...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority on Thursday unanimously approved its five-year plan for infrastructure development. Water Authority Administrator Orlando Ortega along with Chief Procurement Officer Jacquelynn Bowens presented the resolution. “The (plan) is an important planning document that details the ENMWUA’s project priorities over the next five years and the funding needed to accomplish those projects,” Ortega said. Ortega said the A presentation went before the ENMWUA Finance Committee before going to th...
