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Services for Amy Louise Butler, 56, are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Fri., Nov. 24, 2023 at Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, 2000 S. Main St., Portales, New Mexico. Amy died on November 18, 2023, at her home in Dora, NM. Pastor Ron Fox and Pastor Jeff Fox will officiate. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery north of Dora with Jeremy Butler, Logan Bilbrey, Jake Johnson, Jerry Butler, David Butler, and Sal Gonzales serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Bert Smith, Paul...
Funeral services for Andy Schaap, 88, of Clovis, will be held at the First Methodist Church, 1501 Sycamore, in Clovis at 11:00 AM, Sat., Nov. 25, 2023 with Rev. Jeb Archey officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Andrew Schaap, Tommy Alger, Steven Schaap, Austin Schaap, Ryan Schaap, Aaron Vaughan, Kyle Bethel, Liam Schaap, Case Schaap, Cole Schaap and Robert Albin serving as pallbearers. The family will receive guests at the funeral home on Friday aft...
James Leroy Cordova, age 70, of Clovis, NM passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Visitation will be on Friday, November 24, 2023, from 12:00 am to 3:00 pm at Chapel of Angels, 1430 Thornton St., Clovis, NM. Rosary will be held on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 108 Davis St., Clovis, NM at 5:00 pm. Mass of the Resurrection will be on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with Father Sotelo Sena officiating....
Saturday At Rio Rancho Events Center (Seeds in parentheses) Class 5A Semifinals (9) Cibola def. (5) Rio Rancho Cleveland 25-21, 25-21, 15-25, 25-14 (1) Las Cruces High def. (2) La Cueva 16-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-19 Championship Las Cruces High def. Cibola 25-19, 30-28, 22-25, 25-21 Class 4A Semifinals (4) Albuquerque Academy def. (2) Roswell Goddard 22-25, 16-25, 25-21, 25-12, 15-10 (3) St. Pius def. (1) Artesia 25-15, 25-19, 24-26, 20-25, 15-8 Championship St. Pius def. Albuquerque Academy 25-10, 25-16, 25-19 Class 3A...
Monday *City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Clovis Great Blocks meeting – 6-8 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public...
On this date … 1899: Evelina Twilla was born in Tennessee. Her family settled in the Field community (west Curry County today) when she was about 8. The pioneer settler wrote about her life’s experiences in 1956, including this tidbit about what teenagers used to do for mischief: “(We) slipped out our mother’s coffee and smoked it,” she wrote. “We smoked cotton leaves, too, after the frost had come.” 1942: With New Mexico and the rest of the nation facing a shortage of f...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday – Friday): Clovis • Ryan Davis, 24, possession of a controlled substance • Patricia Rice, 34, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Aaron Sena, 34, failure to pay fines • David Baker, 66, child not properly restrained, driving while license suspended or revoked • Rosa Arzola, 27, probation violation • Leonard Garcia, 27, failure to pay fines • Alejandro Alvarado, 38, probation violation • Paul Apodaca, 49, probation violati...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is ready for a new focus – the 27.1-mile phase of the Ute water pipeline between the Caprock and Grady. Officials on Thursday discussed specifications, construction bid packages and plans to advertise requests for proposals for the pipeline construction. “It’s the next phase of the project and it’s an exciting one,” Clovis Mayor Mike Morris said. ENMWUA will begin looking for the most financially optimal construction company for the job. “The water authority put this out and req...
The city of Clovis is set to start a sidewalk replacement project Monday on Main Street. The project, estimated at more than $300,00 is expected to take up to 60 days to complete. A city news release states workers will remove existing sidewalks and trees, so that new sidewalks will be paved behind a curb. According to the release the project will include Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, ensuring a more accessible environment at the corners of Grand Avenue and Second Street. Nick Griego and Sons Inc. submitted...
The Clovis City Commission on Thursday unanimously approved the ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of a $2.4 million water project loan/grant agreement from the New Mexico Finance Authority. Mayor Mike Morris and City Manager Justin Howalt presented the agreement to the commission. Morris said the agreement is strictly between the city and the finance authority and is separate from Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority’s mission. He said the agreement is to benefit the city’s reuse system. “The waste...
The Portales Fire Department on Tuesday requested to enter into a contract with Roosevelt County on providing services outside city limits. Fire Chief TJ Cathey presented to the commission on why he believes PFD is the best option for providing these services. “The services we provide are, in my opinion, undeniably important and necessary,” Cathey said. Last fiscal year, Cathey reported PFD responded to 683 calls outside city limits, which is 19.6% of its total run. It costs the city nearly $384,000 to provide those services...
Why are some trees in Ned Houk and Hillcrest parks marked with an “X?” The trees are marked because they have been deemed as “dead, aging and diseased” according to a new release issued Tuesday from Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt. “The City of Clovis Parks and Recreation Department is proactively addressing the health of the park network by initiating an inventory of dead, aging, and diseased trees,” the release states. In recent weeks, Parks and Recreation Department personnel, in collaboration with a marking crew, place...
Art students from the Marshall Sixth Grade Academy recently participated in the Lions International Peace Poster contest, designing posters to meet the contest theme of “Dare to Dream.” Sixth grader Grayson Boerio claimed the top prize of $100 with his poster design showing the globe surrounded by people working ‘Hand-in-Hand’ to achieve peace. Others honored: 2. Brissa Contreras $75; 3. Evelyn Cabbage $50. Others honored were Evalett Salinas, Maddy Pettine and Camille Toscano, each receiving $25. Students worked under t...
The Roosevelt County Road Department will begin work on South Roosevelt 7, from South Roosevelt Road AC to South Roosevelt Road AD on Monday. The work is expected to be completed by Dec. 8, weather permitting, according to a county news release. “This roadway project is being enhanced from dirt to caliche as per the County`s 5-year Road Improvement Plan and as part of the 2023 Local Government Road Fund appropriations,” the release states. “We ask all residents to drive slow and watch for heavy equipment and perso...
The city of Clovis, in collaboration with Clovis MainStreet, is hosting a “community engagement event” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ingram Room at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The focus of the Great Block Meeting is to discuss the proposed Clovis Great Blocks conceptual designs, an initiative aimed at enhancing Main Street’s streetscape and overall aesthetic, according to a city news release. Project team members from Pland Collaborative will be present to share essential information regarding the stree...
Curry County has received a $120,000 grant for planning to improve safety and help prevent deaths and serious injuries on county roads, according to a county news release. Roads include those within the communities of Grady, Melrose, and Texico. The purpose of the grant program is to help communities plan and develop safety action plans, inform improvements along corridors with safety issues, use “quick-build” strategies to test out safety features such as separated bicycle lanes or curb extensions at intersections and mor...
