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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS -- Mayor Mike Morris expressed frustration on Monday – frustration with the governor’s health orders that close and restrict most businesses, but also frustration with a virus that is surging across the region and state. “I’m frustrated to hear the reports from the hospital that people in Clovis and our area are sick and sick enough to need hospitalization,” Morris said in a live-streamed press conference. “I’m also frustrated that businesses once again are being made to close or drastically limit their operations.... Full story
On this date ... 1950: Drake's shoe store in Portales was preparing for its “big, popular semi-annual” 5-cent shoe sale. Customers could choose from more than 1,500 pair of shoes - buy one pair at regular price, get a second pair “at the unheard of low price of only 5 cents,” according to a newspaper ad in the Portales Daily News. 1960: Brents Davis, 22, had been named news editor of The Muleshoe Journal. “He has had a thorough college grounding in photography and he's ready t...
PORTALES — A former employee in the Eastern New Mexico University business office is alleged to have made personal use of the office’s cash boxes and a checking account with an unrelated rodeo association. Heather Thomas, 37, of Portales, is charged with two counts of embezzlement and one count of forgery, each between $2,500 and $20,000. University officials said Thomas resigned her position, and declined further comment. Thomas was booked into the Roosevelt County Detention Center Tuesday night and released on a rec...
Editor’s note: The News could not cover this meeting as of press time for the Nov. 11 edition due to issues in the meeting livestream. PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission approved a declaration designating extreme drought at its Monday meeting. An inquiry into changing the county’s drought and fire danger level came after Commissioner Shane Lee was approached by board members of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCCS) and other members of the agriculture community, who said they were unable to file for financ...
Editor’s note: In-person or to-go service varies based on a school’s mode of education as allowed by the Public Education Department on a county-by-county basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal information is provided by school officials or websites. Contact individual schools for specific details. Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, mini bagel and cream cheese; Lunch, BBQ pulled pork sandwich, carrots/celetery, ranch dressing, sidekicks, fresh veggies Tuesday: Breakfast, fruit-filled churros; Lunch, turkey, dressing, mas...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk Monday: Cheeseburger, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, baked beans, potato chips, peaches Tuesday: Chicken strips, broccoli and rice casserole, dinner roll, mandarin oranges Wednesday: Tater tot casserole, green beans, salad, dinner roll, Jell-O Thursday: Chicken salad and crackers, potato salad, cucumber and tomatoes, chocolate chip cookie Friday: Roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cornbread dressing, green beans,...
The following books are available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library: “The Crossed-Out Notebook” by Nicolas Giacobone reverberates with intrigue and suspense when a novelist turned screenwriter is kidnapped by a world-famous director and ordered to compose a masterpiece. Every night, after finishing work on the script, Pablo writes in his notebook and every morning crosses out what he wrote the night before. In his basement prison Pablo faces threats with a gun and vociferous arguments with the director abo...
Information on choosing foods for flavor and nutrition without “breaking the bank,” and bread shaping will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Michelle Dudash is a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the California Raisin Marketing Board, and she’s going to explain how to economize your kitchen by choosing foods that add flavor and nutrition without breaking the bank. Cindy Falk is with the Kansas Wh...
We’re half through No-shave November or what I like to refer to as Mountain Man Month. That’s right, pilgrim, I’ve been letting the whiskers grow. They’re just getting past the itchy stage good. I may take my facemask off and let folks see the beard — on Zoom that is (just in case the governor’s reading). I’ve only ever grown it out a couple of other times in my whole life. I think the longest was maybe for two months. The mask and social distancing did make it weird this ti...
PORTALES - Trying to give people the opportunity to still experience art in a world of social distancing hasn't been an easy task, according to Bryan Hahn, coordinator of creative services and director of the Runnels Gallery at Eastern New Mexico University. The university took all of its classes online at the end of March when New Mexico and other states issued mandates to shut down non-essential businesses. "All of this has brought a lot more to the forefront as far as knowl...
FARWELL — It was a tough fight, but the Farwell Lady Blue managed to nail down their first win of the season on Saturday. Senior guard Presley Agee scored 27 points and Farwell (1-1) pulled away in the second half for a 46-41 win over Happy. Sophomore Charlie Trimble added nine points for the Lady Blue. The Cowgirls (2-2) managed to lead through much of the first half, and were up 18-15 at halftime. Farwell, though, got its offense going after that and led by a point before outscoring Happy 14-10 in the final stanza. On Tuesd...
SHALLOWATER, Texas - Were it not for untimely turnovers, Bovina might have cruised through its Class 2A Division II playoff opener on Friday night. As it was, the Mustangs managed to turn back Plains 19-7 in the bidistrict round, and advance to a 7 p.m. (CST) area round game against Vega (9-2) on Friday at Kimbrough Stadium in Canyon. "If the turnover bug doesn't hit us last night, we win a whole lot easier," Bovina coach Coby Emery said on Saturday. "They didn't stop us, we...
