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SANTA FE — State officials provided an update on COVID-19 vaccinations and promising numbers on reduced spread of the virus, but encouraged continued adherence to public health orders and common-sense COVID-safe protocols. During a virtual update Thursday afternoon by the governor’s office, the state reported 1,791 new cases of COVID-19, including 24 in Curry County and eight in Roosevelt County. The state also reported 23 new deaths, including a male in his 70s from Curry County and a male in his 80s from Roosevelt County. B...
CLOVIS — The second round of the Clovis CARES Act grants for small businesses ended last Friday, with Mayor Mike Morris reporting that around 120 applications had been submitted by the deadline. “The number of businesses expressing need and applying in the second round makes it all that more clear just how important it was to have a second round of business grants. And Clovis is going to be better off because of this effort to ensure we didn’t leave any local businesses out,” Morris said. Also on Friday, Morris was handing...
CLOVIS - On Nov. 29, in a small bedroom of a Clovis apartment complex, Tchicaya Williams' life suddenly ended. On Saturday in that same room, she was celebrated as a mother, daughter, cousin, niece and friend like no other. A crowd that swelled to 40-plus at times gathered in and out of the apartment of Franzes Williams, the mother of Tchicaya, with sadness and helplessness. But the overwhelming feeling was happiness to be with each other and remember the 38-plus years "Caya"...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Anthony Romo, 29, aggravated battery against a household member, false imprisonment, aggravated assault against a household member • Miguel Medina, 24, criminal damage to property, larceny • Lucario Balboa, 28, out of state fugitive • Jerry Ingram, 24, failure to appear on a felony charge • Abraham Viera, 19, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Floyd Gutierrez, 49, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Carlos Bojorquez, 40...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on Monday to consider the resolution and proclamation of a special all-mail election to be held in February. On the ballot for election, for which results will be announced Feb. 16, be the renewal of $10 million in general obligation bonds, as well as the new addition of a public school capital improvements act tax. “The reason for the special meeting is that it has become apparent to us that there is a huge benefit if we can hold a $2 mil...
Not even a worldwide pandemic could stop Christmas parades in Clovis and Portales over the weekend. Organizers reported mixed results - long lines on the downside - but thousands turned out to see both communities' "stationary parades," which featured floats parked for cars full of area residents to drive past. In downtown Portales, the Friday night theme was "Don't Let the Lights Go Out on Portales." "I went to bed (Thursday night) worried that nobody would come, then the...
CLOVIS — So far during the COVID-19 pandemic, Curry County is 10th in the state with 3,441 total, while Roosevelt County is ranked 16th with 1,115. That’s following Monday’s report from the Department of Health, which detailed 22 new cases and one death in Curry County and eight cases Monday in Roosevelt County. The death reported in Curry County was a female in her 50s, who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. In Clovis, the Plains Regional Medical Center reported that they had 27 patients hospitalized for COVID...
On this date … 1950: A “barrel full” of starlings lay dead on the Roosevelt County Courthouse lawn, the result of an organized attempt to discourage them from roosting in trees around the courthouse, The Portales Daily News reported. “Deputy Melvin Saunders had a squad of men equipped with shotguns out at dark Friday night. They turned 10 salvoes of about a dozen guns each loose into the trees,” the newspaper reported. Courthouse Janitor Tom Cavaner later said he filled a...
CLOVIS - It's Red Kettle time again in Clovis, as the Salvation Army has again started its annual fundraiser at high-traffic locations and online. Lt. Miguel Ibarra of the Clovis Salvation Army said the fundraising effort, like just about everything, is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on mass gatherings. "We are kind of at standby," Ibarra said. "We have restrictions, and we've put it on hold a couple of weeks (from our normal start)." Ibarra began setting...
Those crafty and civic-minded women in the Altrusa Club of Portales have come up with a clever way to brighten our community as well as provide a socially distanced activity for those of us who may be suffering from an ongoing case of cabin fever. If you have been out and about in Portales, you've likely seen the festive Christmas chairs in front of many local businesses. How many are there and where all can they be found? That, said Club President Beverly Bennett, is where...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s 2020-21 sports schedule got a lot smaller on Monday. The school announced that it would be unable to meet guidelines for intercollegiate sports set by the state, and as a result the school will not compete in fall sports scheduled by the Lone Star Conference for the spring — football, volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer. The decision also affects indoor track, whose season runs from January to March. Earlier this fall, the school canceled its basketball seasons for similar r...
ARLINGTON, Texas - Halfway through the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, the runs have been tough ones for Clovis native Shad Mayfield. Mayfield, after finishing second in the opening round Thursday night, finished out of the money in the next four rounds at Globe Life Field. Mayfield on Sunday roped his calf, but took a disqualification when the calf flipped over backwards. On Monday, Mayfield was unable to rope his calf. The rodeo consists of consists of 10 rounds - one round...
HALE CENTER — Farwell’s girls completed a weekend sweep on Saturday, cruising to 79-16 victory over Hale Center. All 13 Lady Blue players reached the scoring column. Sophomore Charlie May Trimble posted a team-high 14 points for Farwell (6-3), while senior Presley Agee added 10. Farwell led 24-4 at the quarter and continued to roll after that. Freshman Chloe Baca had a team-best six points for the Lady Owls (1-6), who dropped their sixth consecutive contest. On Friday night, Farwell posted a 54-39 victory at Tulia as Agee pou...
PORTALES — It’s going to be a long time between games for Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball programs — about 20 months — but the Greyhounds are trying to make the best of it. For men’s coach Brent Owen, it’s a more-than-challenging way to begin his first stint as a head coach. “I’m trying to stay positive,” said Owen, who was hired May 19 after spending nine seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Southern Indiana University in Evansville. “It’s going to be a very difficult year. We didn’t have a lot of ti...
Bill Clinton didn’t even come close to winning a majority vote in his first run for president. He got only 43% of the vote in a three-man race — but he won with a heavily lopsided 370 electoral votes. His successor, George W. Bush, didn’t even win a plurality of the votes as Clinton did. Instead, he fell about a half-million votes short of the vote for Al Gore. But he won in electoral votes, despite the majority of votes going against him. And Donald Trump was a good 2 million votes short of a popular vote win in 2016, but he...
Like it or not, everyone has the responsibility to make their own decisions. If they decide to wear a mask because they believe it will keep them (or others) safe, they are free to do so. They are violating their responsibility when they threaten to use government violence to force others to wear a mask. People have the responsibility to run their business without intentionally causing harm. Customers have the responsibility to choose which businesses to use. Anyone who...
After the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist last month, President-elect Joe Biden is coming under renewed pressure to quickly resume negotiations with the regime. He should slow down and proceed with caution. Biden has long since telegraphed his desire to resuscitate the nuclear deal that Iran agreed to with the U.S. and other world powers in 2015. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as it was known, was designed to pause Tehran’s nuclear-development program well short of the weaponization stage. Since Pre...
Clovis native gets nominations WASHINGTON — A Clovis native received nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy by U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, according to a release from Luján’s office. Maxwell Aiello of Clovis was one of 10 nominations to each service academy, and one of 14 receiving at least one nomination. Aiello was nominated for the Air Force Academy by Sen. Tom Udall in November. Nominated students will compete for admission to their service academy over the coming month...
CLOVIS — A man arrested Monday on unrelated warrants is a “person of interest” in the Nov. 29 slaying of a Clovis woman, according to Assistant District Attorney Brian Stover. Clovis police arrested the man, 22, on Monday in the 1200 block of Ash Street. He was wanted on charges that included aggravated assault and possession of a firearm by a felon, court records show. A criminal complaint filed last week shows the charges against him originated the same day, in the same apartment complex, in which Tchicaya Williams was shot...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE - Thursday morning will see Alaxey Germanovich honored with the Air Force Cross, the second highest honor Air Force personnel can receive, and there will no doubt be talk of the staff sergeant rising to the occasion in a 2017 conflict in Afghanistan. But that's not what happens, Germanovich said during a Monday press briefing arranged by the Air Force. "Nobody rises to the occasion," Germanovich told a Zoom meeting of media. "You fall back to your...
Roel Munoz had been at Muleshoe's schools on Friday morning, visiting with the cafeteria staff he supervised. That afternoon he went to Lubbock to pick up some fruit and then to Walmart to purchase additional items. Munoz was killed in the Walmart about 3:15 p.m. Friday in what police have said appears to be a random shooting. "I got the call Friday night at a ballgame and I just couldn't believe it," said Muleshoe schools Superintendent R.L. Richards. "He was so gentle and...
