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  • Pages past - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    On this date ... 1970: Area Rexall drug stores were offering back-to-school “bell ringers” that included: • 12-inch rulers for 6 cents • Tooth brushes for 27 cents • 500 sheets of typewriter paper for 99 cents • Kodachrome Super-8 movie film for $3.29 • 33-pack of pencils for 99 cents Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: [email protected]...

  • Jail log - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Dhysvonne Green, 31, failure to appear on a felony charge • Ashley Bishop-Rickerd, 24, harboring a felon • Joseph Leyva, 25, aggravated assault upon a peace officer, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault upon a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, reckless driving • Justin Steelman, 41, failure to appear on misdeme...

  • Clovis man facing sex charges

    the Staff of The News|Updated Aug 22, 2020

    CLOVIS — A Clovis man is facing a charge of criminal sexual penetration following an alleged altercation with a coworker earlier this month, according to court documents. Richmond Steele, 54, was released from the Curry County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday evening on a recognizance bond about three hours after he was booked there. He is due in front of Magistrate Judge Janemarie Vander Dussen for a Monday morning arraignment. According to the criminal complaint filed in Curry County Magistrate Court: • Officers fro...

  • School menus - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    Editor’s note: New Mexico public schools are not offering in-person instruction until Sept. 8 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All items are for to-go service only, with meal information from school websites. Contact individual schools for specific details. Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, mini pancakes, milk; Lunch, chicken smackers, au gratin potatoes, sliced cucumbers and ranch, fresh cantaloupe, homemade roll, fresh veggies, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, cinnamon roll, milk; Lunch, corn dog, baked French fries, fresh c...

  • Senior calendar - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Salisbury steak, w/mushroom gravy, scalloped potatoes, mixed veggies, dinner roll w/margarine, pears Tuesday: Parmesan chicken, green beans, corn w/peppers, breadstick w/margarine, lemon pudding Wednesday: Baked ham w/pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans & carrots, cornbread w/margarine chocolate chip cookie Thursday: Chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, chips & salsa, fruit...

  • Something to read - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    Title: Verity Rising: A Gods of Deceit Novel, Book One. Author: Phil Scott Mayes, Portales resident. Summary: Ted Verity is part of an ancient race of divine beings, and is tasked to improve his world by eliminating his planet of its most wicked human beings. His work against a corrupt pharmaceutical company attracts the attention of forces that threaten his very existence, and he must deal with unfavorable discoveries about his past, his family and his entire race. Information: www.philscottmayes.com...

  • On the shelves - Aug. 23

    Updated Aug 22, 2020

    The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Deep State” by Chris Hauty. Recently elected President Richard Monroe is at the center of an increasingly polarized Washington, DC. In the midst of contentious political turf wars, the White House chief of staff is found dead in his house. A tenacious intern discovers a single, ominous clue that suggests he died from something other than natural causes, and that a wide-ranging conspiracy is running beneath the surface of everyday events: pow...