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Digging at the surgical center site is set to restart on Wednesday. The estimated completion date is May 2006, according to a construction official. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) Construction on a $4 million surgical center will restart Wednesday, according to a project official. City building inspector Pete Wilt said a new permit has been issued and some ground work has begun at the site. The outpatient surgery center will be located at 2421 W. 21st St. According to a City of Clovis Building Safety Department permit, the owner... Full story
A deputy district attorney told a Curry County jury Monday that Steven Robert Duran went to his friend’s trailer home asking for money. When the friend wouldn’t hand it over, the prosecutor said, Duran killed him. He said Duran, 36, a heroin addict, shot his friend six times, including a fatal shot between the eyes. “This case is about a desperate heroin addict (Duran) short on money, so he robbed and murdered his friend,” Drew Tatum said during his opening statement. Defense attorney Gary Mitchell agrees Duran and Ricardo...
Clovis resident Bruce Pollard spoke to parents, school officials and other community members Monday night at Lincoln-Jackson Arts Academy. (Staff photo: Sharna Johnson) Lincoln-Jackson Arts Academy reminds Nick Chavez of the comforts of home. “In my Hispanic family, we gather around the kitchen. It’s the warmest spot in the house. That’s how I see this school — we are familia,” Chavez said. That family atmosphere will be lost if Lincoln-Jackson merges with Bella Vista Elementa...
CNJ Editorial Members of the U.S. Senate got to put a face with a name last week when Susette Kelo came asking for their help. She is the Kelo in Kelo v. City of New London, Conn., a recent Supreme Court decision that freed municipalities to use the power of eminent domain to take property if the private development replacing it generates more tax revenues. It’s an outrageous decision that will surely go down as one of the court’s blunders. However, by infuriating Americans, Kelo has galvanized a broad and bipartisan coa...
When looters took advantage in the wake of Hurricane Katrina — or any other disaster, for that matter — everyone seemed to have in mind only the people ransacking stores and robbing them in plain sight. These were the looters who were widely condemned, against whom the police and military took direct action, and who, if caught, will probably pay for their deeds. Yet in some ways these looters were at least honest and up front. There are many other looters who go about it in more circumspect fashion. They do not admit out... Full story
The women were on the roof of the hotel, calling for help as floodwaters rose. Then a motorboat full of policemen came by. “Can you help us?” the women cried. The policemen replied, “Show us what you’ve got!” and motioned for them to lift their T-shirts. The women said no. The policemen left them there. I figured that story for an urban legend when one of my students wrote about it in a class I teach. Too crazy to be true, I thought. But the tale turns out to be an eyewitnes... Full story
Public invited to attend meeting at City Hall The public is invited to attend a meeting at 7 p.m. today at City Hall to provide input and help shape future projects in the downtown area. The meeting will focus on the Metropolitan Redevelopment Area and the issues, goals and visions the public has regarding downtown’s future role in the community. The designs for the Main Street Streetscape and the Historic Railroad District will also be discussed. For information, contact Julie Charters at 763-3435 or visit d...
Giving up the comforts of home for two weeks, 16 power company workers from eastern New Mexico are on their way to restore power in homes of hurricane victims in southern Texas. Apolonio Santillanes, line superintendent for Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, said he received a notice Friday from the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Association seeking volunteers to help repair electric line damage in southern Texas. Santillanes said he asked workers at the electric cooperative for volunteers, and all 16 who were...
A three-vehicle crash near Lubbock on Tuesday morning claimed the life of an Eastern New Mexico University student and sent a second ENMU student to a Lubbock hospital. ENMU junior Sheena Arnes Ray, 21, of Odessa, Texas, died at the scene. Daquita Mitchell, 22, of Anton, Texas, also an ENMU student, was transported to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock in stable condition. She suffered a broken arm, according to a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety in Lubbock. The ENMU pair was westbound at 8:53 a.m....
Budget concerns and community emotions are heavy on the minds of school board members Monday at the end of the first round of community meetings designed to collect feedback on the proposed consolidation of three Clovis elementary schools. Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm proposed the school board close Ranchvale Elementary; Barry Elementary would then be the “flagship school for the military,” Seidenwurm said at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The superintendent has also asked board members to merge... Full story
Large red letters said “extremely urgent” on the draft letter that pulled Sanders away from his new wife... Editor’s note: World War II officially ended Sept. 2, 1945, when the Japanese signed surrender terms. We’re honoring the war’s area veterans over the next several months with these brief profiles. Elbert Sanders Date of birth: March 5, 1920 Dates of service: 1942 to 1946 Hometown: Portales Lives in: Clovis Theater and location of service: New Caledonia, Okinawa,...
With a food fiesta, United Way of Eastern New Mexico last week began its 2005 fund-raising program to raise over $400,000 for Clovis. During the food fiesta, people were encouraged to visit 20 area restaurants that supported the United Way. Clovis raised $392,000 last year with a donor base of 3,000 to 4,000, said United Way Executive Director Erinn Burch. Eastern New Mexico has been an area of uncertainty with the future of Cannon Air Force Base and with residents feeling compelled to help the recent hurricane’s victims. U...
Steven Duran, left, listens to testimony along with his lawyer Gary Mitchell on Tuesday during Duran’s trial in the killing of Ricardo Gallegos at the Curry County Courthouse in Clovis. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) Police found blood in the vehicle of a man accused of killing Ricardo Gallegos early last year, according to court testimony heard Tuesday. Steven Robert Duran, 36, is accused of killing Gallegos on Jan. 13, 2004. He faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted of murder. Tuesday was the second day of his trial, w... Full story
School board members unanimously approved the implementation of a facilities master and maintenance plan at Tuesday’s school board meeting. Architectural Research Consultants, Inc. will begin assessing schools in the district in the next 2-3 weeks, school officials said. They will look at everything from doorframes to lightbulbs, officials said. The cost of the designing the plan — $133,600 — will be covered by Senate Bill 9 federal funds. The master plan will make applying for state funding a lot easier, said Rhonda Seide...
Jesse Wolfersberger: CNJ staff writer DOWN 13-7 TO EUNICE at halftime and his team in danger of losing its third straight game, Texico coach Mike Prokop said his team pulled together for the second half. “They got tired of losing,” Prokop said. “I told them, ‘at some point you have to make a decision about how you are going to play and how you are going to be remembered.’” Prokop said his seniors were also vocal during halftime. “That is something we have lacked this season,” Prokop said. In the second half, Eddie Segovia s...
