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  • Obituary: Alfred Lynn McNamara

    Updated Sep 22, 2023

    Alfred Lynn McNamara of Clovis, NM, Age 87, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 21, 2023, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 11:00 AM (12:00 PM CDT), at the Chapel of Angels, 1430 Thornton Street. Alfred was born on December 7, 1935, at home to Charles and Myrtle McNamara in Hartford, Arkansas. He lived there until the age of 17 when he joined the U.S. Army. While in the army he was a helicopter mechanic and...

  • Obituary: JL Wall

    Updated Sep 22, 2023

    JL Wall of Ranchvale, NM died on Thursday, Sept 21, 2023, at the age of 92 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis where his sweet spirit had gained him the love of his caregivers. He was born on April 14, 1931, to Charlie and Willie Mae McGuyer Wall in St. Vrain, NM where he began elementary school. He started driving a school bus to Melrose at age 14 when the schools consolidated. He graduated from Melrose High School in 1948. JL was a farmer at heart, but also worked building houses...

  • Area prep volleyball results

    Updated Sep 21, 2023

    Friday Dora 3, Cimarron 2 Dora 25 19 22 25 15 Cimarron 20 25 25 23 12 Dora individual statistics Kills – Faith Jasso 15. Blocks – Justice Deason 3, Bre’ann Rodriguez 2, Karen Inge 1, Riley Kropf 1. Digs – Ka. Inge 5, Kropf 2, Jasso 1, Rodriguez 1. Aces – Deason 4, Ka. Inge 4, Jasso 3, Rodriguez 3. Assists – Rodriguez 15, Ka. Inge 8. Records – Dora 2-3, Cimarron 3-6. Tuesday Texico 3, Hagerman 0 Hagerman 20 8 10 Texico 25 25 25 Texico individual statistics Kills – Adalyn Autrey 8, Kinzee Crow 8, Aspyn Furrow 8. Blocks – Aut...

  • Obituary: Felix Archuleta

    Updated Sep 21, 2023

    Felix Archuleta of Clovis, passed from this life on September 8, 2023 in Houston Tx at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Felix Archuleta was born March 21, 1956 to the home of Moises and Eloisa Archuleta and passed on September 8, 2023. No services will be held per Felixs' request. Felix worked for Gavilon Grain Elevator for 41 years, he took great pride in his job, his family, and loved traveling. Felix was loved and admired by many people, and he will be greatly missed. Felix is...

  • Obituary: Martha Jane Bell Sumners

    Updated Sep 21, 2023

    Martha Jane Bell Sumners was born on May 28, 1943, to Roger Bell and Naomi Hines Bell in Tahoka, TX. She graduated from Tahoka High School in 1961 and briefly attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. She met Kenneth Anderson Sumners while living in Lubbock, and they were married on February 17, 1968, in Tahoka, TX. Kenneth's railroad career brought the Sumners family to Clovis in 1973. Martha enjoyed her years working as the secretary to the assistant principals at...

  • Pages past - Sept. 20

    David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 19, 2023

    On this date ... 1910: Miller & Luikart, a Portales dry goods store, was selling black derby hats for $3. 1941: The Cash Ramey family hosted a football-themed dinner party at 414 Gidding St. in Clovis. Centering the dining table was the football used in 1933 when Clovis High won an unofficial state championship. Cash Ramey Jr. had been the captain of that team. Guests found their places marked by picture place cards bearing photos of 1933 team members in their uniforms....

  • Supreme Court stresses importance of adequate record

    the Staff of The News|Updated Sep 19, 2023

    The New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday overturned a Clovis woman’s drug possession conviction in a 2013 case because a warrantless search of her purse by police violated constitutional protections against unreasonable searches, a Supreme Court news release stated. In a unanimous opinion, the Court reminded prosecutors and district courts of “their obligations to make a sufficient record when considering the propriety of warrantless searches and when taking judicial notice” of facts in a case, according to the news relea...