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Mary Ann Milbourn IRVINE, Calif. — Freedom Communications Inc. has agreed to sell its television division to Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. It’s a $385 million deal that will leave the company and its newspapers free of debt, Freedom announced Wednesday. Freedom newspapers include the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun. The sale of Freedom’s eight television stations, none of which are in New Mexico, is expected to close in four to six months subject to Freedom shareholder, Fed...
United Nations demographers estimate that the world’s population has reached 7 billion; it hit 6 billion just 12 years ago. Almost all commentators said this milestone was a bad thing. Worried the Center for Biological Diversity, an ecology group, “Overpopulation and overconsumption are the root causes of environmental destruction. They’re driving species extinct, destroying wildlife habitat and undermining the basic needs of all life at an unprecedented rate. It has to stop.” The Scientific American fretted that we could b...
(From Curry County Sheriff’s Department) On November 1, 2011 at approximately 10:40 PM, Curry County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to US 60/84, in the area of mile marker 385, regarding a motor vehicle crash with injuries....
In an Oct. 25 CNJ article on the city charter commission, the CNJ quoted Commissioner Fred Van Soelen as saying that negative referendums cost the taxpayers too much money so it should be harder to have one. However, that is just plain wrong. If you will remember, the referendum this past summer, initiated by the High Plains Patriots, denied the city the ability to spend $1.4 million on the Hotel Clovis and then to give that building to the developer. It was to be a grant plus a loan, but a 40-year loan that didn’t need to b...
Editor’s note: This is Glenda Price’s final column which usually runs on Friday . “Heard Around the Supper Table” is being retired, so in this last column I’ve decided to share my cowboy father’s advice, written to me in my autograph book when I was in third grade: “To love is to trust May we love the living God with all our heart, Doing so takes away our fear. Being pleasant and kind makes friends, Friends make Happiness. My thought for you today.” Your Daddy All these years later when I feel discombobulated... Full story
United Nations demographers estimate that the world’s population has reached 7 billion; it hit 6 billion just 12 years ago. Almost all commentators said this milestone was a bad thing. Worried the Center for Biological Diversity, an ecology group, “Overpopulation and overconsumption are the root causes of environmental destruction. They’re driving species extinct, destroying wildlife habitat and undermining the basic needs of all life at an unprecedented rate. It has to stop.” The Scientific American fretted that we could b... Full story
In an Oct. 25 CNJ article on the city charter commission, the CNJ quoted Commissioner Fred Van Soelen as saying that negative referendums cost the taxpayers too much money so it should be harder to have one. However, that is just plain wrong. If you will remember, the referendum this past summer, initiated by the High Plains Patriots, denied the city the ability to spend $1.4 million on the Hotel Clovis and then to give that building to the developer. It was to be a grant plus a loan, but a 40-year loan that didn’t need to b... Full story
Editor’s note: This is Glenda Price’s final column which usually runs on Friday . “Heard Around the Supper Table” is being retired, so in this last column I’ve decided to share my cowboy father’s advice, written to me in my autograph book when I was in third grade: “To love is to trust May we love the living God with all our heart, Doing so takes away our fear. Being pleasant and kind makes friends, Friends make Happiness. My thought for you today.” Your Daddy All these years later when I feel discombobulated...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Thursday briefing. Free concert Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is hosting a special concert by Irish pianist Peter Mack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. Admission is free. Mack is the winner of the New Orleans, Young Keyboard Artists and Pacific International Piano competitions. Meetings watch Clovis City Commission meets at 5:15 p.m. today in the Clovis-Carver Public Library North Annex. Open to the public. Melrose bash The Melrose...
Today is the 58th year the First United Methodist Church in Portales has offered its annual “Turkey Day” to our area. The numbers are impressive. Last year, 1,855 people lined up to eat 46 turkeys, 84 gallons of green beans, 26 roasters of cornbread dressing and 156 dozen rolls. Volunteers chopped 450 apples and 150 bunches of celery to create the traditional Waldorf salad, and 18 gallons of cranberry sauce provided a tangy touch of color. The meals were topped off with slices cut from 250 pumpkin pies. This may be the lar... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Thursday briefing. Free concert Eastern New Mexico University in Portales is hosting a special concert by Irish pianist Peter Mack at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. Admission is free. Mack is the winner of the New Orleans, Young Keyboard Artists and Pacific International Piano competitions. Meetings watch Clovis City Commission meets at 5:15 p.m. today in the Clovis-Carver Public Library North Annex. Open to the public. Melrose bash The Melrose... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks A Texico woman shot by police in a confrontation similar to one that cost her brother his life has been charged with assaulting a police officer. Robin Fornoff A Texico woman shot by police after calling for help has been charged with assaulting a police officer. Lisa Salguero, 31, is accused of trying to toss bleach into Texico Officer Richard Peterson’s face Aug. 21 during a confrontation at her front door — an incident strikingly similar to one that cost her brother his life four y...
Economic improvement for the U.S. and New Mexico is moving at a slow rate and isn’t expected to pick up any speed in the new year, according to officials from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Three Federal Reserve officials visited Eastern New Mexico University on Wednesday afternoon, each giving a presentation on different aspects of national and state economy. The three officials covered past, present and future economy, saying how the U.S. economic recession began and how recovery is going. “It ultimately stemmed fro...
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.... Full story
Robin Fornoff A Texico woman shot by police after calling for help has been charged with assaulting a police officer. Lisa Salguero, 31, is accused of trying to toss bleach into Texico Officer Richard Peterson’s face Aug. 21 during a confrontation at her front door — an incident strikingly similar to one that cost her brother his life four years ago in El Paso, Texas. Salguero’s attorney said she called police for help because she suspected a burglar might be in her house on Katherine Street. Salguero was shot once in...
A 26-year-old Clovis man died Tuesday night after the vehicle he was riding in was forced off U.S. 60-84 by another vehicle, according to the Curry County Sheriff's Office. Brandon Vann was a passenger in a 1995 green Ford Explorer traveling west on U.S. 60-84 when the vehicle was forced off the road from behind about four miles west of Clovis near Traveler’s World, Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said. Vann was ejected from the front seat when the vehicle left the road and rolled over several times about 10:40 p...
A 26-year-old Clovis man died Tuesday night after the vehicle he was riding in may have been forced off U.S. 60-84 by another vehicle, according to the Curry County Sheriff's Office. Brandon Vann was a passenger in a 1995 green Ford Explorer traveling west on U.S. 60-84 about four miles west of Clovis near Traveler’s World, Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said. Vann was ejected from the front seat when the vehicle left the road and rolled over several times about 10:40 p.m. Witnesses said told police their vehicle w...
According to an official website, “on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect.” It was the following year that Armistice Day, (changed in 1954 to “Veterans Day”) was commemorated for the first time. This year the holiday falls on 11-11-11 and, along with our schools, many individuals, groups and institutions across our nation will be holding celebrations to honor all military personnel who have served in all wars. Many educational institu...
Clovis students selected for choirs Students from the Clovis High School Freshman Academy, Marshall and Yucca Middle Schools, and Mesa Elementary were selected for the 2012 New Mexico Youth and Elementary All-State Honor Choirs, according to a news release from Clovis Municipal Schools. According to the news release, these students will perform with choral students from around the state in Las Cruces on Jan. 26-28.... Full story
Courtesy photo Eastern New Mexico University will be hosting a free New York Polyphony concert 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. Freedom New Mexico Eastern New Mexico University will be hosting a free concert by a New York-based quartet 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. The New York Polyphony has performed throughout the United States and Europe. NYP delivers a dynamic performance from a wide range of styles, such as austere medieval melodies to the cutting edge of...
Freedom New Mexico Eastern New Mexico University will be hosting a free concert by a New York-based quartet 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. The New York Polyphony has performed throughout the United States and Europe. NYP delivers a dynamic performance from a wide range of styles, such as austere medieval melodies to the cutting edge of contemporary works, and balance refined musicianship with a unique modern sense, according to its website (newyorkpolyphony.com). NYP’s current CD, “Tudor Cit... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Thomas Siems, director of economic outreach for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, talks to Eastern New Mexico University faculty and students and community members about economy Wednesday afternoon at the university. Three Federal Reserve Bank officials gave presentations on their economical studies. Economic improvement for the U.S. and New Mexico is moving at a slow rate and isn’t expected to pick up any speed in the new year, according to officials from the Federal Reserve Bank of D...
A Clovis man police say they linked to more than a half dozen burglaries was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, according to a release from District Attorney Matt Chandler. Police said they caught Floyd Pete Gutierrez, 40, in the act of burglarizing the When You Have Everything Nail and Hair Salon in Clovis on Nov. 18, 2010, after he tripped an alarm. During an ensuing investigation, police traced items found in Gutierrez’s truck to six burglaries, according to the release. The release said Gutierrez was found to b...
Texas Tech media relations Clovis' Jaye Crockett averaged five points a game for Texas Tech last season as a freshman. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jaye Crockett has to hear the excruciating reminders every day. The sophomore forward, one of Texas Tech’s three returning players, is the second all-time leading scorer at Clovis High in New Mexico. Who’s ahead of him? That would be longtime Tech assistant Bubba Jennings. The difference between their scoring totals: One point. “Every day he lets me know,” Crockett said at last mo...
Freedom New Mexico LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State took no mercy Wednesday on a short-handed Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team, blowing out the Greyhounds 115-64 Wednesday in an exhibition game. Western Athletic Conference preseason player of the year Wendell McKines had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Aggies, who led 50-24 at halftime. Christian Kabongo led four other Aggies in double figures with 18 points. Senior Stefan Mirabel had six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points for the Hounds, who w...
