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  • Fire victims identified

    The Staff of The News|Updated Mar 1, 2021

    CLOVIS — Investigators have found no criminal intent related to the house fire that killed three people Tuesday on South Wheaton Street. Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller said Friday the fire appears to have originated inside a bedroom. All three victims succumbed to the effects of fire and smoke, preliminary autopsy results show. The sheriff also on Friday said the Office of the Medical Investigator positively identified Johnie Lee Brewer, 77, and Leona Drake, 95, as victims. Both resided at the residence at 420 S....

  • News release: Muleshoe bull rider named to Team USA Eagles

    Updated Jan 8, 2020

    Here is a Jan. 8, 2020, news release from PBR.com/GlobalCup: PUEBLO, Colo. – Ahead of the 2020 WinStar World Casino and Resort PBR Global Cup USA, presented by Monster Energy, the final riders set to defend home soil as members of Team USA Eagles and Wolves at the event akin to the "Olympics of bull riding" have been announced. The fourth edition of the PBR Global Cup, the only nation vs. nation bull riding competition, will make its second stop at AT&T Stadium in...

  • GOP hosting 'anti-impeachment protest' Saturday in Clovis

    Updated Dec 12, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 12, 2019, news release from Republican Party of New Mexico: CLOVIS — On Saturday, December 14, Trump Victory and the Republican Party of New Mexico will host an anti-impeachment protest calling on House Democrats, like Reps. Xochitl Torres Small, Ben Ray Lujan, and Debra Haaland to “Stop the Madness” and vote against this politically motivated impeachment scam. With Democrats set to put impeachment to a vote in the House, Reps. Torres Small, Lujan, and Haaland have continued to ignore their constituents...

  • Roosevelt General Hospital: Blue Cross letters erroneous

    Updated Dec 11, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 11, 2019, news release from Roosevelt General Hospital: Beginning yesterday, many of Roosevelt General Hospital and Clinics (RGH) patients began receiving letter(s) from Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBS) declaring that their RGH provider is terminating in December and that he/she will no longer be in the BCBS network. Once RGH was made aware of the letters by concerned patients, a chief administrator reached out immediately to BCBS and spoke to a Senior Provider Relations Representative. The BCBS...

  • Friday night for meteor shower

    Updated Dec 11, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 11, 2019, news release from AccuWeather News: As the year nears its close, many people are already looking ahead to 2020, but stargazers remain focused on 2019 as one of the year’s top meteor showers is about to put on a dazzling display in the night sky. “Arguably the best meteor shower of the entire year peaks on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning,” AccuWeather Astronomy Blogger Dave Samuhel said. “The Geminids shower is just as or slightly more active than the Perseids meteor...

  • ENMU announces Christmas break ticket special

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 10, 2019, news release from Eastern New Mexico University: PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico Athletics will be offering free admission to any spectator who brings two canned food items to the next three Eastern New Mexico home basketball games on Dec. 19th, Dec. 21st and Jan. 4th. The athletic department will donate the canned food items to local food drives across the High Plains region in an effort to promote attendance to the games over the course of the holiday break. The Hounds will welcome UAFS and Oklahoma...

  • Wreath-laying ceremony set for Saturday

    Updated Dec 10, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 10, 2019, news release from Clovis Municipal Schools: The Clovis High School AFJROTC will lay 1,531 wreaths on the graves of local veterans Saturday, in an effort to assist the Gold Star Mothers with their Wreaths Across America campaign. The community is invited to join the Clovis High School AFJROTC at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec 14 for the wreath laying ceremony at Lawnhaven Cemetery. Please come and show support for our veterans who have sacrificed for our nation. You can still sponsor a wreath for next year's...

  • News Release: ENMU running back, kicker honored

    Updated Dec 6, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 6, 2019, news release from Eastern New Mexico University’s athletics department: PORTALES, N.M. - Eastern New Mexico seniors Paul Terry and Tyler Vargas have been named 2019 D2CCA All-Super Region Four Second Team selections. Terry and Vargas add this year's honor to a long list of accolades for both seniors as Terry was named a two-time All-LSC First Team selection in 2018 and 2019 and Vargas has now been named to an all-region team three different occasions throughout his career. Terry and Vargas are two...

  • News release: NMAA announces realignment

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 4, 2019, news release from the New Mexico Activities Association: CLASSIFICATION & ALIGNMENT: 2020-2022 BLOCK Summary of Changes: 1. In all sports but football, 3 schools moved up in classification – Los Lunas, Newcomb, and Tatum. 2. In the sport of football, Santa Fe High School and Newcomb moved up in classification. 3. Hope Christian (4A) and Mesa Vista (2A) requested to play up. 4. In all sports but football, 9 schools are moving down in classification - Tularosa, Laguna Acoma, Shiprock Northwest, Ramah,...

  • News release: Xcel warns of scammers

    Updated Dec 5, 2019

    Here is a Dec. 4, 2019, news release from Xcel Energy: We’ve has several reports from our New Mexico service area of customers receiving calls from scammers representing themselves as Xcel Energy customer agents. The scammers are threatening disconnection of service if the customer doesn’t provide a credit or debit card payment over the phone. We want to remind customers that if they are behind on payments, they will receive a disconnect notice in the mail first and that we provide several options for making payments....

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