Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Class 5A Quarterfinals Clovis 21, Onate 13 Class 2A Semifinals Tularosa 7, Texico 6 8-man Championship Melrose 64, Tatum 14...
Friday was Roosevelt County Detention Center Interim Administrator Charles Perez’s last day on the job. County Manager Charlene Hardin said Perez submitted a letter of resignation Nov. 6. She said Perez indicated he wanted to return to law enforcement. “We will have the information about the new administrator on Monday,” Hardin said. Perez was hired as the assistant administrator in January and served for 10 months. Perez directed all inquires about his departure to Hardin....
Freedom New Mexico Friday was Roosevelt County Detention Center Interim Administrator Charles Perez’s last day on the job. County Manager Charlene Hardin said Perez submitted a letter of resignation Nov. 6. She said Perez indicated he wanted to return to law enforcement. “We will have the information about the new administrator on Monday,” Hardin said. Perez was hired as the assistant administrator in January and served for 10 months. Perez directed all inquires about his departure to Hardin....
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today pointed to the many provisions in the health insurance reform legislation that would benefit New Mexicans. In a speech on the Senate floor, Bingaman said the measure that merged the work of two Senate committees would help make health care more affordable for families and small businesses, and extend coverage to uninsured New Mexicans — and it is done in a fiscally responsible manner that actually reduces the deficit by more than $130 billion over the next 10 years....
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Mammograph technician Cheryl Smoot tests Sherri Brewer of Clovis on Friday at Plains Regional Medical Center. Danielle Swopes was 41 years old when her first mammogram turned up the result most women fear: Positive for breast cancer. Because the lump that turned out to be a cancerous tumor was discovered early, the Portales city library employee has continued on with her life. When Swopes thinks about new recommendations for mammogram screenings released from a government-appointed panel...
Danielle Swopes was 41 years old when her first mammogram turned up the result most women fear: Positive for breast cancer. Because the lump that turned out to be a cancerous tumor was discovered early, the Portales city library employee has continued on with her life. When Swopes thinks about new recommendations for mammogram screenings released from a government-appointed panel of experts early in the week, she bristles. According to the United States Preventive Services Task Force, women should begin regular breast cancer...
Dozens of families left Bella Vista Arts Academy Friday afternoon carrying frozen turkeys for their Thanksgiving meals, compliments of the AMVETS. Johnny Ulibarri said his group had 250, 10-to-12 pound turkeys to hand out to community families. Earlier in the day, 30 turkeys were distributed to student’s families at La Casita Elementary School. And 100 were on hand at Bella Vista as parents and family members of students walked in bearing orange vouchers. Jennifer Chavez, m...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson AMVETS Chaplain Manuel Medina hands a turkey to Maria Seniseras Friday at Bella Vista Arts Academy. The AMVETS had 250 turkeys to give away to area families in need. Dozens of families left Bella Vista Arts Academy Friday afternoon carrying frozen turkeys for their Thanksgiving meals, compliments of the AMVETS. Johnny Ulibarri said his group had 250, 10-to-12 pound turkeys to hand out to community families. Earlier in the day, 30 turkeys were...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Lindsey Middle School students had an interview via Internet with former NFL player George Martin on Friday. They raised $1,400 for A Journey for 9/11, Martin’s charity that contributes money for the medical care of first responders injured while responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. For students at Lindsey Middle School in Portales, a talk Friday with a former NFL player topped off a month-long fundraiser that netted $1,400 for a charity. The sixth-graders raised the...
For students at Lindsey Middle School in Portales, a talk Friday with a former NFL player topped off a month-long fundraiser that netted $1,400 for a charity. The sixth-graders raised the money for A Journey for 9/11, the organization former New York Giants defensive end George Martin started to help with medical expenses of first responders who have health problems from service during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As a thank you, the students had an Internet video conference with Martin. Six students asked him...
Freedom New Mexico Senior Kyler Brewer-Hill threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Richie Chavez for the only score of the second half and Clovis beat Onate 21-13 in a Class 5A state quarterfinal game Friday at Leon Williams Stadium. Brewer-Hill also had a 64-yard TD pass to Chavez in the first quarter. Jordan Hill added a 52-yard pass to running back Juan Rivas in the second quarter to help give Clovis a 14-13 halftime lead. Onate scored on David Vargas' 23-yard fumble return and Aaron Sandoval's 5-yard run with eight seconds...
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EMPORIA, Kan. — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team occasionally endures a rough night shooting. Friday’s showing, though, was one for the ages. The Zias shot 24 percent from the field and went 0-for-16 from 3-point range — the first time in 114 games they had not made at least one 3-pointer — in an 82-50 loss to seventh-ranked Emporia State in the ESU Tip-Off Classic. The last time the Zias went an entire game without a 3-pointer was Feb. 14, 2004, when they beat Lone Star Con...
Freedom New Mexico EMPORIA, Kan. — The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team occasionally endures a rough night shooting. Friday’s showing, though, was one for the ages. The Zias shot 24 percent from the field and went 0-for-16 from 3-point range — the first time in 114 games they had not made at least one 3-pointer — in an 82-50 loss to seventh-ranked Emporia State in the ESU Tip-Off Classic. The last time the Zias went an entire game without a 3-pointer was Feb. 14, 2004, when they beat Lon...
Freedom Communications Freedom Communications has received a letter of intent to purchase the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., and keep the Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper and Web site operating, Publisher Julie Moreno said Friday. Freedom, which is operating under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, will seek approval from the bankruptcy judge to complete the sale by the end of this year, she said. The buyer was not identified. Moreno said the buyer has indicated it plans to keep a “substantial” number of Tri...
Freedom Communications Freedom Communications has received a letter of intent to purchase the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Ariz., and keep the Pulitzer-Prize winning newspaper and Web site operating, Publisher Julie Moreno said Friday. Freedom, which is operating under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code, will seek approval from the bankruptcy judge to complete the sale by the end of this year, she said. The buyer was not identified. Moreno said the buyer has indicated it plans to keep a “substantial” number of Tri...
Class 5A Quarterfinals Clovis 21, Onate 13 Class 2A Semifinals Tularosa 7, Texico 6 8-man Championship Melrose 64, Tatum 14 Go to www.emnvarsity.com for game stories and photos...
