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SANTA FE — State officials did not announce any pending changes to public health orders, but noted concerns with rising COVID-19 rates across the state during a Thursday virtual address. Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase said Bernalillo...

As October begins, many are wondering how the pandemic will impact Halloween and fall festivals. Clovis Mayor Mike Morris has a suggestion: Let the Centers for Disease Control help you decide. “I think that the community should take the CDC...

Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns    Tuesday  • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., teleconference. Information: https://www.currycounty.org/open-government/meeting-portal or 575-763-6016  • Roosevelt County...

Today-Saturday  • Mental Illness Awareness Week Virtual Walk/Run — hosted by Mental Health Resources. Registration $15 per person; register online at http://mhrnewmexico.com/oct5k.php. Participants have from Oct. 4-10 to complete steps via walki...

CLOVIS — After meeting for nearly two hours in executive session, the Curry County Commission took no action on a personnel matter discussed Friday morning. The commissioners voted to enter executive session at 9:05 a.m., then voted to re-enter...

CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission congratulated Ernie Kos Thursday on her 25th anniversary as director of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce. Kos said there was no better way to celebrate than by helping out pandemic-affected businesses...

CLOVIS — Clovis Community College has pushed in-person graduation ceremonies again due to the COVID-19 pandemic, following an announcement Wednesday by President Charles Nwankwo. Graduates from the spring and fall 2020 semesters will be allowed to...

CLOVIS — The Curry County Extension Office is celebrating 4-H Week beginning Monday, with open enrollment beginning Oct. 16 for the upcoming 4-H year. The non-formal education program teaches life skills, environmental education, community...

CLOVIS — Less than a week after it halted to-go service, the Curry Resident Senior Meal Association will resume operations Monday. The association halted operations Monday night, following a positive COVID-19 test for one of its employees....

ALBUQUERQUE — Presbyterian Healthcare Services announced Friday a third-party vendor its foundation used was the subject of a data security incident earlier this year. Blackbaud, a vendor the Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation uses for fundraising...

Signs of trouble are already here I don’t know how this is possible, but a friend of mine says she doesn’t “believe in climate change.” How can that be? She thinks the hurricanes and fires are tricks the media is playing on the naive people...

That’s over, and not a second too soon. Who won? Who cares? If you can find a winner somewhere in that mess, “Ah Salud!” as the Italians say. There was Trump, festooned in his presidential uniform, hair helmet included, and Biden, looking like...

The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “Practical Magic” by Alice Hoffman. For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts to...

Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 Monday: Hot chicken sandwich Tuesday: Sausage and sauerkraut Wednesday: Chili rellenos Thursday: Baked ham w/pineapple sauce, sweet potatoes, green beans and carrots,...

For months, the presidential race has been stubbornly static but on Friday a huge question emerged: Where does it go from here? With President Donald Trump hospitalized with COVID-19 for at least the next few days, it is unclear when or if he will...