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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis police said Monday they have a suspect in custody for weekend fires at The Hamilton Auto Group’s Auto World car dealership in Clovis and GM Country in Portales. Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney declined to identify the suspect until charges are filed. Whitney said that although the fire department has not confirmed arson, the biggest wait to charging a suspect will be on the time frame of the fire department’s investigation. Clovis Fire Battalion Chief Dale Hand said the fire at Auto World on Saturday night dam... Full story
Staff report Clovis police said Monday they have a suspect in custody for weekend fires at The Hamilton Auto Group’s Auto World car dealership in Clovis and GM Country in Portales. Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney declined to identify the suspect until charges are filed. Whitney said that although the fire department has not confirmed arson, the biggest wait to charging a suspect will be on the time frame of the fire department’s investigation. Clovis Fire Battalion Chief Dale Hand said the fire at Auto World on Sat...
Wednesday Clovis Community College Board of Trustees meeting — 8 a.m., Clovis Community College, room 512 Information: 575-769-4001. Clovis Chamber Ambassador meeting — 11:30 a.m., Dakota’s Steakhouse. Information: 575-763-3435. Thursday Miss & Mr. Children’s Boutique ribbon cutting — 11:30 a.m., 107 E. 6th St. Information: 575-763-3435. UNM/NMSU Cooperative pharmacy program — 5:30 p.m., Clovis High School Lecture Hall. Information: Visit cpp.nmsu.edu or contact Deb Franzoy, 575-642-7100. City Commission meeting — 5:15 p.m.... Full story
Around the region … 1984: Victor Stout of Clovis had been appointed chairman of the New Mexico Farmers Union Advisory Board. He was also president of the Curry County Farmers Union. Stout and his wife Maggie raised wheat and maize on a farm near Clovis. He also operated a ranch near Nara Visa. 1971: A former Tucumcari resident on convalescent leave from the state mental hospital was arrested and charged with murder in the Dec. 1 shooting death of Quay County District Attorney Victor Breen. United Press International r...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations. Friday • 12:23 a.m.: Battery in progress, 2600 block of West Street. • 1:52 a.m.: Criminal damage, 3000 block of horn Avenue. • 2:06 a.m.: Situation check, 3200 block of Wallace Street. • 3:20 a.m.: Criminal damage, 200 block of Gamma Street. • 6:15 a.m.: Criminal damage, 100 block of Maple Street. • 8:50 a.m.: Dispute, 1200 block of South Lea Street. • 9:15 a.m.: Burglary, 1000 block of Mitchell Stre...
Editor’s note: Information is provided by Salvation Army Commander Lt. Kelly Berggren. • Today’s focus: Family D • Household members: 3 • Children: 2 • Special circumstance: This is a woman in her early 40s who works in the health field, but suffered an involuntary cut in hours recently. Her two sons, ages 17 and 15, are not eligible for other Christmas programs because of their age. The mother is pinching pennies the best she can, but she is not sure how she can make ends meet. • Who’s helped: More than 200 families who’ve...
Editor’s Note: All information is provided by Salvation Army Commander Lt. Kelly Berggren. • Today’s Focus: Family D • Household members: 3 • Children: 2 • Special circumstance: This is a woman in her early 40s who works in the health field, but suffered an involuntary cut in hours recently. Her two sons, ages 17 and 15, are not eligible for other Christmas programs because of their age. The mother is pinching pennies the best she can, but she is not sure how she can make ends meet. • Who’s helped: More than 200 families wh... Full story
We find ourselves in the jolliest month for gift-giving. And since I was recently given the sweet gift of a few new words, I pass them along to you. Actually, they’re quite old. Noah Webster included them in his dictionary published in the early 1800s. link Sandy Fields From a wonderful list sent to me by a friend, I’ve selected three favorites. I’m going to see if I can work them into my vocabulary this month. December is a month for keeping secrets. Many of us will go on cl...
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Military Digest A dispute between House and Senate armed services committees over whether to slow growth in military housing allowances and raise off-base pharmacy copayments has put at risk passage of a defense authorization bill. “This is as bad as I’ve ever seen it,” said one armed service committee staffer, describing the impasse between House-Senate negotiators striving to reach a defense policy bill compromise two months into the new fiscal year. If no deal can be struc...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, Roosevelt County Sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 7:45: a.m.: Criminal damage, 400 block South Avenue C • 8:01 a.m.: Hit and run, 100 block Oklahoma Drive • 9:16 a.m.: Criminal damage, 1300 block Cannon Boulevard • 11:09 a.m. Motor vehicle accident (without injuries), 1600 block East Spruce Street Saturday • 4:35 a.m.: Threats in progress, 1300 block North Avenue M • 2:30 p.m.: Suspicious behavior, 1000 block North Avenue M • 3:06 p.m....
Staff writer [email protected] Curry, Roosevelt and Quay county officials will participate in a state recount of votes in the race for public lands commissioner. The recount begins on Monday. A preliminary canvass of votes for the Nov. 4 general election showed candidates Ray Powell and Aubrey Dunn were separated by 14 hundredths of 1 percent of the vote. The unofficial results show Dunn, a Republican, the winner over the Democrat Powell. If the margin is less than one-half of 1 percent, state law requires an automatic... Full story
Local columnist My grandpa and grandma — ages 90 and 86 — spent Thanksgiving alone this year. With the exception of their one daughter, two of their children and all five of their grandchildren have moved away from their home in California. I wonder how this state of family affairs came into existence, one where the two patriarchs are spending the holidays alone. In the 1990s we always had a family gathering. And this wasn’t just for Thanksgiving. We’d get together for Christmas and birthdays throughout the year. The families...
Military update A dispute between House and Senate armed services committees over whether to slow growth in military housing allowances and raise off-base pharmacy copayments has put at risk passage of a defense authorization bill. “This is as bad as I’ve ever seen it,” said one armed service committee staffer, describing the impasse between House-Senate negotiators striving to reach a defense policy bill compromise two months into the new fiscal year. If no deal can be struck, this Congress would be the first in 52 years...
Basketball • Today — Junior high at Melrose, 4 p.m. • Thursday through Saturday — J. P. Stone Tournament at Dora Book fair Audrey Powell has the Scholastic Book Fair set up in the library throughout the school day, through Dec. 11. Buy one, get one free. — Compiled by Janet Wilcher...
Curry County Commissioners meet 9 a.m. today at the Clovis Carver Library’s north annex to consider five items on the action agenda: • A request to approve a resolution providing for the 2015 fiscal year salaries of all county personnel. • A request to move the Feb. 3 commission meeting to Feb. 5 due to a conflict with events at the state Legislature. • A request to approve a supplier agreement with Holland’s Clovis Office Equipment for the road department copier. • A request to approve renewal of a contract with WT Denton M... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] The judge who failed to be retained in the Nov. 4 general election and the former judge he defeated in 2008 are the only candidates for the Tenth Judicial District’s single judicial position. The position became available when the current judge, Albert Mitchell, failed to receive enough votes to be retained in the general election. Mitchell, however, has applied to keep his job despite a request to the state supreme court for a writ that would stop his candidacy. On Monday, Mitchell r...
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Staff writer [email protected] Clovis police said Monday they have located a suspect in connection with weekend fires at The Hamilton Auto Group’s Auto World car dealership in Clovis and GM Country in Portales. Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney declined to identify the suspect because charges have not been filed. Curry County Adult Detention Center jail records show a 40-year-old Clovis woman was booked Sunday for charges of improper handling of fire and receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles. A $1,000 bond a...
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link File photo Clovis’ Christmas Lights Parade is Saturday and the theme is Candy Land Christmas, according to a release from the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce. Staff report Clovis’ Christmas Lights Parade is Saturday and the theme is Candy Land Christmas, according to a release from the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber release was a call for entries in the annual night-time celebration of the holiday. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m...
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