The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

CLOVIS — A Clovis CARES Act Grant was a major topic of discussion at the Eastern Plains Council of Governments Board of Directors meeting Wednesday. Government Affairs Director Raymond Mondragon updated members on the $240,000 grant, for mortgage,...

Parmer County in Texas accounts for 11 percent of the region’s population, but it has recorded 42 percent of the local deaths related to COVID-19. Health officials say 15 deaths have been attributed to the virus in the county that includes the...

The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Diana Walker, 36, to Christie Fitzgerald, 45, both of Clovis • Harlan Moore, 60, to Sandra Kiggins, 54, both of Amarillo • Kourtland Johnson, 22, to...

CLOVIS — Optimism during a pandemic always hinges on the next round of testing results, and detention facilities are the rule rather than the exception. The Curry County Adult Detention Center staff was hopeful it would mostly have a COVID-19...

Independent business owner Steve Jones, Republican Yvette Herrell and Democratic incumbent Xochitl Torres-Small are candidates for the Second Congressional District of the U.S. House of Representatives.  Interviews were conducted by phone, with...

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science has been a resource for New Mexicans for more than 30 years. For nearly six months, staff has been working on taking its collections online. It has opened the door to more than 110,000 fossil and...

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office has asked New Mexico’s Supreme Court to rule on whether state government can be held liable for economic losses incurred by businesses and individuals during the coronavirus pandemic. In recent...

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Tuesday she will add stricter measures to the state’s public health order in response to rising COVID-19 cases. The new order, which goes into effect Friday, will: • Reduce the definition of mass gatherings to...

Department to host workshop SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department will host a small business resiliency workshop Oct. 27 to help tourism-related businesses develope strategies going forward. The workshop, done in partnership with the New Mex...

PED offering scholarships SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department for the first time is offering scholarships to help public school educators offset the costs of National Board Certification. The New Mexico Legislature appropriated...

Five school districts in Curry and Roosevelt counties received more than $25,000 from a Public Education Department grant to expand programs that purchase from local farmers, food hubs or cooperatives and distributors. The money was part of $332,000...

A fuel vendor’s mistake at the Yesway convenience store in San Jon led to fouled engines for numerous residents and other customers who filled up their diesel vehicles for about a four-day period. A company spokeswoman said the Iowa-based company...

CLOVIS — The Clovis Senior Services Department has closed until further notice due to positive testing for COVID-19, according to a city release. The release noted the Curry Resident Senior Meals Association, which is housed at the Friendship...

ROSWELL — The New Mexico Department of Transportation is reminding New Mexicans it will remove any political signs posted on state road right-of-ways. Under New Mexico Criminal and Traffic Law 66-7-108, political sign postings are not allowed on...

PORTALES — The Roosevelt County War Memorial Committee is accepting walkway paver orders for Veteran’s Day. Orders placed before 5 p.m. Nov. 3 will be included. The walkway portion honors all veterans, while the monument stones honor the...

Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Reynaldo Armijo, 23, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation, failure to pay fines • Angellica Vega, 25, failure to appear on a felony charge ...

The 2020 Census deadline is in flux, with the Supreme Court on Tuesday suspending a lower court order that allowed the count to be extended to Oct. 31. Meanwhile, recent numbers show that some local municipalities are reporting some numbers better...

Law enforcement agencies are searching for a missing Muleshoe woman, and asking for public assistance in their search. According to a release from the Muleshoe Police Department, the department received a report Tuesday that Jaime Edgmon was...

SANTA FE — New Mexico officials reported the second straight daily record of COVID-19 infections Thursday in a trend Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called “alarming” and “untenable” for health care providers. The state reported 672 new cases...