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The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Rodney Taylor MacClain, 37, and Ashley Lynn Klinger, 26, both of Taiban • Aaron David Rowe, 27, and Alyssa Kay Chmielowiec, 30, both of Canyon • Sean...

Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis ∞ Amber Vargas, 23, child abuse - intentional ∞ Joshua Chavez, 20, child abuse - intentional ∞ Jacqueline Ford, 33, concealing identity, driving while license suspende...

On this date ... 1975: He was a self-described workaholic. The Portales News-Tribune also reported he was a hang glider, chain smoker, avid golfer and Portales’ new city manager. “At this point, I’m largely listening and observing,” Basil B....

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled the governor is authorized to impose stiff fines for violations of the state’s public health order during the coronavirus pandemic. The decision from the bench arrived after about an hour...

A New Mexico native with Clovis ties is a selection to become a brigadier general in the U.S. Air Force. Col. Neil Richardson recently began his new position as chief of the Air Force Senate Liaison Division in Washington, D.C. He relinquished his...

CLOVIS — Curry County is seeking public input for its five-year plan on roads. The county prioritizes future projects and improvements for county roads, and uses the plan as a guide when applying for grants and legislative appropriations. The plan...

The pandemic has resulted in halting one of the fastest growing parts of New Mexico’s economy — the outdoor recreation industry. A New Mexico senator is asking Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to amend some restrictions in her public health order and...

Expo to be held as drive-through event Pattern Energy will hold its third annual back to school expo as a drive-through event Friday. The event will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., or until the 1,000-bag supply is exhausted, at the Clovis Civic Center....

CLOVIS — With four meetings in July, the Curry County Commission had already knocked out most of the business it otherwise would have tackled in its first August meeting on Tuesday morning. With a light agenda, commissioners spent most of the...

SANTA FE — Three local municipalities received a total of $26,270 in New Mexico Clean and Beautiful grants for the 2020-21 fiscal year. New Mexico Arts, the state’s arts agency, announced the funding as part of $1.5 million in state and federal...

On this date ... 1970: Bill Southard, a native New Mexican who had edited the newspaper in Pratt, Kansas, the past three years, had been named managing editor of the Clovis News- Journal. News-Journal Publisher Charles Fischer said Southard would...

Clovis City Commission Regular Meeting: 5:15 p.m. Thursday, North Annex, Clovis-Carver Library, Clovis Agenda: ∞ RECEIPTS OF PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS Clovis Board of Realtor's Housing Update, President Gayla Brumfield, Vicki Reyes ∞ CONSENT...

Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis ∞ Jerry Ingram, 24, child abuse - intentional, criminal sexual penetration in the fourth degree ∞ Michael Morales, 54, driving while license suspended or revoked ...

SANTA FE — A partial relaxation will begin next week for family visits at New Mexico long-term care facilities. The changes were announced during a Thursday update on the COVID-19 pandemic from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office. The goal is... Full story

New Mexico’s business restrictions and face-covering mandate are set to remain in place until Aug. 28, as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday it’s still not safe to downshift amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Also Thursday, a second...

CLOVIS — The company that purchased the Allsup’s Convenience Stores chain last year is beginning plans to close its corporate office in Clovis, with the first phase to include eliminating 18 positions in late September. Yesway, which acquired the...

Curry and Roosevelt county jails on Thursday announced employees have tested positive for COVID-19. An officer in the Roosevelt County Detention Center was tested on July 16, but results were not provided until Tuesday, according to a county news rel...

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday concerning the state’s authority to enforce public health emergency orders by imposing civil administrative penalties during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lujan Grisham v. Reeb was first...

PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital will on Monday begin rerouting emergency room visits by individuals and ambulances due to construction. The hospital anticipates construction of its new emergency department will require the rerouting until at...

Monday  • Community Prayers with No Walls — 6-7 p.m., City Park, East Ninth Street, Portales. Non-denominational gathering in support of first responders and businesses. Information: Deborah Hahn at 575-810-5055    Tuesday  • “Deliberate...