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Anna Jarvis, who between the years of 1908 and 1914 negotiated the path for making Mother’s Day a national holiday, is frequently recognized as the founder of this holiday. Beginning with an attempt to honor her own mother, the idea spread — and was fueled — by her efforts to have the second Sunday in May designated to honor moms. Prior to this however, Julia Ward Howe, during the mid 1800s, had begun a movement to have June 2 recognized as a day for mothers, as well as a day for peace. Ms. Howe, born in 1819, some may recog...
A 45-year-old Clovis man was arrested Friday on 859 child pornography charges following an investigation that took more than a year, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department. Elijah McClain of 1300A Arcineiga Drive is being held on a $75,000 bond, according to jail officials. The local investigation took more than a year because a forensic data analysis company had to process the evidence, Undersheriff Wesley Waller said. At this point no local children have been identified in conjunction with the images found, b...
Chesnea Fish is one small farming town girl who was not ready for a four-year university atmosphere, and that is what led her to seek and complete a degree at Clovis Community College. “CCC has provided me with the smaller steps I needed in order to prepare me for that scary university atmosphere,” Fish told a packed audience during the Clovis Community College graduation ceremony Friday night at Marshall Junior High School Auditorium in Clovis. Fish was one of more than 100 students awarded associate’s degrees or certi...
A NASA weather balloon the size of a skyscraper crashed Wednesday about 18 miles northeast of San Jon. Launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, the nearly 500-foot-tall balloon made a whistling sound as it moved swiftly through the air and landed with a thump about a mile from his home, according John Winter. “It looked like a giant inverted jellyfish,” said Winter, in his back yard recalling the event. “I’ve been in the military and seen weather balloons — 3- and 6-footers — but I never saw a 60...
District Court Judge Steven Quinn refused to bar the death penalty Friday in the case of a man accused of killing an elderly Portales couple in 2005. Defense attorney Gary Mitchell of Ruidoso argued the constitutionality of the New Mexico death penalty in a broad series of motions heard by the judge on Monday. Mitchell’s client, Stanley Bedford, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and other charges related to the death of Odis and Doris Newman. “I find those arguments very interesting, but I don’t find mysel...
Former Clovis Community College president Beverlee J. McClure has been appointed president and CEO of the Association of Commerce and Industry following a national search, according to a news release from the statewide business group. McClure has served as the first cabinet secretary of higher education since the Higher Education Department was created by Gov. Bill Richardson and the Legislature in 2005. She previously served as CCC president for nearly seven years and chaired the Base Realignment Regional Hearing Committee...
New Mexico State Police officials will not release details about their continuing investigation of the break-in Thursday night of the Fort Sumner Police Department’s evidence room except to say no cases would be compromised. “No cases will be jeopardized based on what was taken,” said state police spokesman Lt. Rick Anglada. Anglada said investigators are questioning “everyone who had a key or who had access” to the evidence room. “We were called in (Thursday) by the (Fort Sumner police) chief to investigate the break-in,...
District Judge Steven Quinn sentenced 20-year-old Richard Baca to 21 years in prison Friday on charges connected with the 2004 death of Amber Robinson of Portales. Baca was convicted March 7 by a jury in a Portales courtroom of second-degree murder and two counts of third-degree evidence tampering. Quinn had the option of sentencing Baca as a juvenile, which could have resulted in his immediate release, or up to a maximum of 21 years as an adult. The judge also stipulated Baca must serve at least 85 percent of his sentence. A... Full story
Freedom Newspapers: Karl Terry Amber Robinson’s mother, Joann Martinez, reads a lengthy statement Friday during the sentencing hearing of Robinson’s killer, Richard Baca, in Roosevelt County District Court. District Judge Steven Quinn sentenced 20-year-old Richard Baca to 21 years in prison Friday on charges connected with the 2004 death of Amber Robinson of Portales. Baca was convicted March 7 by a jury in a Portales courtroom of second-degree murder and two counts of third-degree evidence tampering. Quinn had the option of... Full story
Freedom Newspapers: Chelle Delaney John Winter inspects the snow drift-like remains of a NASA research balloon that descended northeast of San Jon Wednesday. A NASA weather balloon the size of a skyscraper crashed Wednesday about 18 miles northeast of San Jon. Launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, the nearly 500-foot-tall balloon made a whistling sound as it moved swiftly through the air and landed with a thump about a mile from his home, according John Winter. “It looked like a giant inverted...
Freedom Newspapers: Rick White During her speech Friday at Clovis Community College’s graduation ceremony, Chesnea Fish reminds fellow graduates that “All of us have the potential to make a positive contribution.” Chesnea Fish is one small farming town girl who was not ready for a four-year university atmosphere, and that is what led her to seek and complete a degree at Clovis Community College. “CCC has provided me with the smaller steps I needed in order to prepare me for that scary university atmosphere,” Fish told a pa...
Former Clovis Community College president Beverlee J. McClure has been appointed president and CEO of the Association of Commerce and Industry following a national search, according to a news release from the statewide business group. McClure has served as the first cabinet secretary of higher education since the Higher Education Department was created by Gov. Bill Richardson and the Legislature in 2005. She previously served as CCC president for nearly seven years and chaired the Base Realignment Regional Hearing Committee... Full story
A 45-year-old Clovis man was arrested Friday on 859 child pornography charges following an investigation that took more than a year, according to the Curry County Sheriff’s Department. Elijah McClain of 1300A Arcineiga Drive is being held on a $75,000 bond, according to jail officials. The local investigation took more than a year because a forensic data analysis company had to process the evidence, Undersheriff Wesley Waller said. At this point no local children have been identified in conjunction with the images found, b...
New Mexico State Police officials will not release details about their continuing investigation of the break-in Thursday night of the Fort Sumner Police Department’s evidence room except to say no cases would be compromised. “No cases will be jeopardized based on what was taken,” said state police spokesman Lt. Rick Anglada. Anglada said investigators are questioning “everyone who had a key or who had access” to the evidence room. “We were called in (Thursday) by the (Fort Sumner police) chief to investigate the break-in,...
District Court Judge Steven Quinn refused to bar the death penalty Friday in the case of a man accused of killing an elderly Portales couple in 2005. Defense attorney Gary Mitchell of Ruidoso argued the constitutionality of the New Mexico death penalty in a broad series of motions heard by the judge on Monday. Mitchell’s client, Stanley Bedford, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and other charges related to the death of Odis and Doris Newman. “I find those arguments very interesting, but I don’t find mysel...
I read that Joan Baez had been denied a concert at Walter Reed Hospital and couldn’t imagine why it had happened. Maybe she could call Hanoi Jane Fonda and have her explain that there are still a good number of Vietnam vets who remember her well, and really have too much respect for our Iraq/Afghanistan vets to inflict a Joan Baez on them. I think that in the not-too-distant future, we will find that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid will take their place at the side of Fonda and Baez. It seems that we are blessed with good m... Full story
The six men arrested on charges of plotting a terrorist action against the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey may turn out to have been the gang that couldn’t shoot straight, a bunch of wannabes who might never have gotten their destructive act together. Even if that’s the case, however, it might well be better to have them in custody than on the outside still making disjointed plans. Even disjointed plans can be destructive. It is instructive to note that, assuming FBI special agent J.P. Weiss of the Philadelphia office was...
Greig William David Greig, of Clovis, is graduating from Kansas State University with a bachelor of science....
I am a proactive patient. My family tells me I am a bit of a hypochondriac, but I just think I’m being thorough. I also have five young children, any one of whom is sick at any given time, so visits to physicians’ offices have become a part-time job. From office to office, the waiting room wallpaper and chair arrangements may change (though they are usually the same), the posters and the color of uniform nurses wear may vary, but one thing remains constant: the wait. I know. There are many reasons why doctors are late. There...
“I, Ann Choate Smith (born in Clovis) had a date for lunch with my lady friends. Mae, a little old ‘blue haired’ lady, about 80 years old, came along with them. “All in all it was a pleasant bunch,” said Ann. “When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for Mae who said, ‘Ice cream, please. Two scoops, chocolate.’ “I wasn’t sure my ears heard right,” said Ann. “The others were aghast too. ‘Along with heated apple pie,’ Mae added, completely unabashed. “We tried to act quite nonchalant... Full story
