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CAUSEY — A Causey woman died in a single-vehicle rollover Monday night, according to a New Mexico State Police release. Eva Laverne Lee, 85, was pronounced deceased at a local hospital following the crash. No other passengers were referenced in the release. According to the release, Laverne was traveling north on SR 114 in a 2011 Chevy four-door passenger truck. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled. Laverne was ejected from the vehicle. Seatbelts did not appear to be properly used, according to the r...
CLOVIS — A field of nine applicants was released Friday afternoon to fill the seat of recently retired District Judge Matt Chandler, according to a release from the New Mexico Judicial Selection Office. The field includes a former district attorney, a former county commissioner and both prosecutors and public defenders working in the Ninth Judicial District. Chandler’s last day on the bench was Friday, following a legal career that included 10 years as district attorney and his 2015 appointment to the district bench. The nom...
Dell Dickenson, a longtime teacher in the Clovis school system, passed away on July 2 at the age of 90. Dickenson began teaching elementary school in Plainview, Texas and taught for a total of 34 years, more than half of that in Clovis, said her son Keeney Dickenson. She taught third grade at Cameo Elementary School in Clovis. "Last year we made a video for her 90th birthday and we received more than 200 videos for her birthday," Dickenson said. "Some of these had her as...
SANTA FE — The Public Education Commission on Wednesday suspended the five board members for Floyd Municipal Schools for voting to disregard COVID-19 protocols for the upcoming school year. The department also reinstated Superintendent Damon Terry, stating in its release Terry refused to carry out the board’s wishes. The board placed Terry on paid administrative leave Monday night. Board President Leon Nall told The News the board did not have a disagreement with Terry and placed him on leave to protect him. Suspended alo...
If you’ve been around as long as I have you’re probably starting to experience moments with the younger generation that just make you smack your forehead. For instance in conversation with my early-20s office manager the other day I referenced Roy Rogers, a name that was so common in my generation that everyone knew the name. Heck, we could all name his horse Trigger, dog Bullet and wife Dale Evans. But as soon as the name popped out I knew I’d stepped in a pile of Trigg...
Editor's note: As we begin to see COVID-19 in our rear-view mirrors, travelers are cautiously returning to the roads. This series offers destination options for eastern New Mexico-area residents looking to get away for a few days. Usually, a team of people works brick by brick from a blueprint to erect a building. Yet in Colorado, it took only one man to construct a castle. Bishop Castle is a monument that has been under construction for nearly 60 years. It has three full...
PORTALES - If it seems as though the football season is coming on quickly, it's probably because it is - especially after last spring's COVID-abbreviated campaign. New Mexico prep squads donned full pads for the first time on Friday and are gearing up for the start of the regular season on Aug. 20. On the other side of the state line, Texas contingents are set to begin play on Aug. 27. Portales High gets its first look at outside competition on Thursday when the Rams welcome...
PORTALES — First-year Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer coach Abbey Barnum is welcoming nine new members to the squad this fall, including a pair of Clovis High grads, as the Greyhounds prepare to return to action for the first time since 2019, prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Midfielder Danielle Griego and forward Madison Lynch were key players for the Lady Wildcats in recent seasons and both were three-time All-District 4-5A selections. Griego led the district in assists in 2019, while Lynch paced Clovis in...
On this date ... 1991: The village of Melrose was gearing up to welcome home one of its more famous sons, cartoonist William Hanna of the Hanna/Barbera Studios, as guest of honor and grand marshal for the 1991 Old Timers Day parade. Hanna, who had celebrated his 81st birthday the previous month, drew a crowd of more than 1,500 for his appearance at his old hometown, including New Mexico Gov. Bruce King, who signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 10 as “William 'Bill' Hanna D...
CLOVIS — Chase Gentry, executive director of the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation, was announced Friday as one of 17 members for the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee. The committee, established through the Cannabis Regulation Act passed earlier this year, is tasked with advising the state’s Cannabis Control Division with developing rules. “We are moving quickly and judiciously to stand up a thriving adult-use cannabis industry in New Mexico,” Trujillo said. “The naming of the members of the committee t...
CLOVIS — The 2021 Curry County Fair will celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the fair and will be held Tuesday through Saturday. K.C. Messick, general manager of the Curry County Events Center and Fairgrounds, said fair officials would have liked to have this 100th year of the fair be the biggest ever but “unfortunately due to the COVID restrictions they had to cancel the indoor major concert series.” “Our biggest focus of this 100th anniversary of the fair will be all the military aspects such as the GoldStars Tribute...
CLOVIS — Curry County employees, effective today, will receive a 5% cost of living salary increase, the county commission decided Tuesday. County Manager Lance Pyle said the county ended the year in “great financial condition” and that county employees “went above and beyond” in their duties over the year, especially with an ongoing pandemic. “It is becoming increasingly difficult,” Pyle said, “to attract qualified employees.” The increase is for all employees with one continuous year of employment with the county. All emplo...
Funding to expand the wifi network at the Curry County Fairgrounds has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., secured the approval of the U.S. House for a $250,000 appropriation last week to fund the design, purchase, and installation of an expanded WiFi network at the Curry County Fairgrounds. This is part of a group of more than $74 million in community project funding requests in appropriations legislation made by the congresswoman, according to a press release from her office. The...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council approved introduction of an ordinance setting parameters for cannabis manufacture, sale and consumption, but it’s anticipate the final ordinance may be a little less restrictive than what was presented Tuesday night. Councilors will look over the ordinance and determine if any changes are needed prior to a vote for final approval at the Aug. 24 meeting. City officials have stressed the importance of having the ordinance in effect before the state opens up the application process Sept. 1....
In 2019, the New Mexico Senate rejected a bill that would have removed an old, invalid abortion law from the books. One year later, voters had their say. Six Democratic senators who had voted against the bill were removed from office, including powerful veterans such as former President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen and Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith. Clearly, the bill was supported by not only Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the House but also by a majority of voters in New Mexico. But, it was passed against the...
Gunther Hashida killed himself last month. We don’t know why. At this writing, we don’t even know how. What we do know is that Hashida, an 18-year veteran of the D.C. police force, is the fourth cop to die by his own hand after responding to the Jan. 6 insurrection by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol. What we do know, having heard testimony from four of Hashida’s colleagues before a House select committee, is that the cost of defending the Capitol was high, both in physi...
Will Donald Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 Republican primaries be a double-edged sword for the party? Based on the surprising results of last month’s special House runoff election in Texas, they could be. The Republican-only election in a congressional district near Fort Worth was a runoff between Susan Wright, who was endorsed by Trump, and a freshman state representative named Jake Ellzey. According to all the experts, Wright should have won fairly easily. She was the...
The other day, someone reminded me that I had a public Facebook page entitled “Christine Flowers, Columnist and Radio Host.” I rarely post there, which is why I’d almost forgotten about it. My old editor had suggested I create a public page after stalkers and people who didn’t like what I wrote (almost exclusively readers and agitators from the left) had done some very unsavory things. She thought that setting up a “public” space would protect me and my loved ones from the us...
Teddy Roosevelt fervently believed that the president of the United States should be at the center of the political universe, constantly attracting attention to himself. But he’d never met Joe Biden. Biden is the most powerful man in the world and yet makes almost no impression. No one, besides political and media professionals, wonders what Biden is going to say about something or considers him a figure of fascination. In fact, he barely rates. His recent CNN town hall was a...
We know a couple of things about Cole Beasley, the former Dallas Cowboy turned Buffalo Bill. One, he’s terrific at making catches over the middle in tough situations. Two, he is not a doctor or scientist. When it comes to who we get our information from, we should always consider the source. And the best sources of information — the doctors, scientists and institutions we trust with our public health every day — have made it clear that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at preventing the disease. We aren’t trying...
CLOVIS — Curry County Commissioners took nearly two hours Friday looking at ways it could govern the production, sale and consumption of recreational cannabis in the county’s unincorporated areas. And the one thing that was obvious at the end, with the state’s guidelines still pending, is that plenty is still unknown. “It’s going to be a learning process for all of us,” Commissioner Robert Sandoval said. “We’re going to have to grow (our knowledge) as we go.” The News covered the session virtually. County Attorney Steve Do...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health announced 569 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, with hospitalizations at 216 and two Roosevelt County residents among six deaths reported. The case count includes 14 cases in Curry County and seven in Roosevelt County. The Roosevelt County deaths — a male in his 90s and a female in her 80s — were both residents of the Good Life Senior Retirement and Assisted Living Facility in Portales. Both had underlying conditions, and the male was hospitalized. The deaths are the 60th and 6...
Today • Free back-to-school haircuts for ages18 and younger — 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Dye Trying Hair Salon, 103 W. Fourth St., Clovis. First come, first served. Information: 575-219-5894 Monday • Curry County Fair rabbit show, immediately followed by poultry show — 6 p.m., Kevin Roberts Arena, Curry County Fairgrounds, 600 S. Norris St., Clovis. Information: https://www.curryeventscenter.com/fair or call 575-935-7000 Tuesday • Curry County Republican Party breakfast — 9 a.m., K-Bob’s Steakhouse, 1600 Mabry Dr., Clovis. Information: e...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Portales Junior High School Cafeteria, 700 E. Third St., Portales. Live webcast available at https://livestream.com/accounts/25937490 or on the Portales Municipal School District website, http://www.portalesschools.com. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Meeting may also be viewed on Suddenlink Channel 10, www.cityofclovis.org, and on Faceboo...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission on Thursday paved the way to include retail as an eligible category of economic development dollars. The Nov. 2 general election ballot will include a question as to whether Local Economic Development Act dollars, collected as an increment of gross receipts taxes, can be used to recruit and retain retail businesses. Senate Bill 49, which went into effect July 1, allowed communities of 35,000 or more to make that change. City Attorney Jared Morris told the commission voter approval is r...
