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Events calendar - Oct. 16
Updated Oct 19, 2022
Today *49th annual Peanut Valley Music and Craft Festival – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Free admission. Arts, crafts, food, music, games, live music, dance performances. Information: 575-356-8541 *Fourth annual chili cook-off and second annual dessert bake-off –noon-3 p.m., Living Word Church, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Free to enter. Bring your best homemade chili and dessert. Information: Bonetta Hutson at 575-763-6796 or 575-218-1914 Monday *Opening day for the Celebrate Rec...
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate connects with voters 1 mile at a time
Daniel J Chacon The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 17, 2022
Since she hit the campaign trail some 18 months ago, Karen Bedonie has had to replace the tires on her car five times. The Libertarian gubernatorial candidate has logged 183,000 miles — and counting — as she crisscrosses the state to meet with voters in her long shot bid for governor. "I've changed the axle already once because I've hit I don't know how many potholes," she said. "I think I can tell you where all the big potholes are in New Mexico." Bedonie, who is running against incumbent Democrat Gov. Michelle Lujan Gri...
Roosevelt drafts new dispatch center plan
Kathleen Stinson, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 16, 2022
After negotiations between the city of Portales and the Roosevelt County Commission reached a stalemate two weeks ago, the county came up with a new plan as to how to proceed at its Tuesday commission meeting. The city and county have been trying to agree on the terms of a joint powers agreement to co-manage a regional dispatch center. A few weeks ago, the city told the county it did not want to have any more meetings and that the county has its final offer. During the discussion at the meeting, Commissioner Tina Dixon said t...
Meetings calendar - Oct. 16
Updated Oct 15, 2022
Monday *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Portales City Council - 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *City of Clovis Finance Committee – 2 p.m., Clovis City Hall small conference room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday *Curry County Health Council – 12-1 p.m., in-person at Curry County Admin...
Jail log - Oct. 16
Updated Oct 15, 2022
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Gregorio Tefoya, 28, shoplifting • Christopher Ramirez, 42, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Joel Chavarria, 52, failure to pay fines • Christopher Cline, 25, aggravated stalking • Tyler Perez, 28, probation violation • Vanity Garcia, 31, criminal trespass • Chris DeSantiago, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jesse Aldaco, 43, failure to appear on a felony charge, out of state fugitive • Otis Smith, 29, probation violati...
Homicide victim remembered two years later
Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 15, 2022
It’s been two years since a Muleshoe woman was shot and killed hours after she may have witnessed another shooting. Bernadette Vaughn still wants justice for her friend, Jaime Edgmon. “She was a very fun person to be around, a very kind person,” Vaughn said last week on the eve of the anniversary of Edgmon’s death around sunrise on Oct. 13, 2020. Her body was left in an open area near a dairy southwest of Portales off NM 467. Police said Edgmon, 41, had been with Keith Cordova, then 22, and Francisco Bustamante, then 24, tha...
Pages past, Oct. 16: University bomb scares 'poppyco*ck'
David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 15, 2022
On this date ... 1972: Rumors of bomb scares at Eastern New Mexico University had been “greatly exaggerated,” according to the head of the college’s security force. George Reynolds said ENMU had received only one recent bomb threat. That one had been phoned in to one of the women’s dormitories and, after a search, was “proved fruitless.” Jeane Dixon, an American psychic, had made a prediction there would be “mass murder” on a campus in west Texas or eastern New Mexico. Rey...
Portales schools enrollment down
Steve Hansen, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 15, 2022
Enrollment in Portales Municipal Schools in 2022 is down by about 100 from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, Superintendent Johnnie Cain told the district board Tuesday in his monthly report, but the enrollment decline from 2021’s enrollment is only about 40. Cain said small enrollments in sixth and seventh grade are not being compensated by new kindergarten enrollments. “I don’t know why that happened,” Cain said of the drop in kindergarten enrollment. In the past two weeks, he said enrollment had dropped by 15, due to withdra...
Texas campaign donations drawing national spotlight
The Dallas Morning News, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 14, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — What used to be a novelty has now become commonplace in Texas politics – the $1 million check. In the past 16 months, Gov. Greg Abbott’s received six such donations. His Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke, pulled down four $1 million checks in seven months. The rush of seven-figure checks demonstrates the no-limits nature of the state’s campaign finance laws and a growing national spotlight on Texas, experts say. Texas is one of 11 states that don’t limit individuals’ campaign contributions in races for sta...
Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump
Sarah D Wire Los Angeles Times, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 13, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 House select committee unanimously voted Thursday to issue a subpoena to former President Trump, capping off what could be its final hearing by laying out the case that Trump was premeditated in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. “The committee needs to do everything in our power to tell the most complete story possible and present recommendations to help ensure nothing like January 6 ever happens again. We need to be fair and thorough and gain a full context for the evidence we’ve seen but t...
Lujan Grisham, Ronchetti trade barbs in final debate
Daniel J. Chacon The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 13, 2022
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and her Republican rival Mark Ronchetti duked it out during a heated one-hour televised debate Wednesday, clashing on crime, abortion and other key issues while hurling insults at each other. Ronchetti accused the governor of making "a blizzard of excuses" for her failed policies, while Lujan Grisham cast the former television weatherman as an inexperienced "TV personality" whose only real plan is to ban abortion in New Mexico. The governor's race debate, sponsored by KOAT-TV, the...
Clovis shooting complex opens at Ned Houk Park
the Staff of The News|Updated Oct 13, 2022
The Clovis Wing-Shooting Complex and Archery Range at Ned Houk Park opened Thursday. In a news release from the Clovis city manager's office the center is described as a newly constructed multi-faceted facility that will be open Thursdays through Sundays. The complex features four trap/skeet overlay fields, a 12-station sporting clays course, indoor and outdoor archery ranges, an indoor air gun range, and a multipurpose building for hunter education and other activities. The...
Lujan Grisham, Ronchetti make late push with second debate
Robert Nott The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 12, 2022
New Mexico voters will get a second — and likely last — chance to watch the two most prominent gubernatorial candidates square off in a face-to-face debate. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Mark Ronchetti are scheduled to take part in a one-hour debate sponsored by KOAT-TV, the Albuquerque Journal and KKOB-AM Wednesday night. Libertarian Karen Bedonie will not participate. As was the case when they met in KOB-TV's live debate on Sept. 30, voters should expect Ronchetti and Lujan Grisham to again tangle on high-profile issues l...
Pages past, Oct. 10: Camille Vohs named Woman of the Year
David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 12, 2022
On this date … 1957: Camille Vohs had been honored as Woman of the Year by the Clovis Business and Professional Women’s Club. The purpose of the award was to recognize outstanding women in the community who had also been active in business or professional fields, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Vohs “is well known in Clovis and surrounding communities as a woman who gives tirelessly and selflessly to the advancement and progress of the community to which she belon...
Activist 'answered a call'
Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
Mark Lee Dickson is not acting alone in his quest to make Clovis a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn." "All I did was answer a call," the Longview, Texas, man said last week. "All I did was go where the Lord was calling me to go." "I did not go forward thinking I could do this on my own. I went forward saying, 'God help me. God help this city. I can't do this alone. We can't do this alone. We are going to need your help.'" Look up Dickson on the internet and you will learn of...
Great American Cleanup set for Saturday
the Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
Clovis’ bi-annual “Trek for Trash” cleanup is this Saturday. The event is hosted by the city of Clovis Parks and Recreation Department and New Mexico Clean and Beautiful programs. A news release from Clovis city manager’s office says “Trek For Trash” cleanup is “a great opportunity to beautify Clovis.” The news release says the city has been participating in the Trek for Trash program for over 20 years. Trek for Trash headquarters Saturday will be the Parks & Recreation Department at 500 Sycamore Street in Clovis. “Trek for T...
Jail log - Oct. 12
Updated Oct 11, 2022
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Isaiah Torres, 27, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Anthony Zamora, 31, failure to pay fines • Jett Sours, 33, probation violation • Arron Mills, 47, battery • Steve Garcia, 32, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Barry Burch, 47, out of state fugitive • Juan Sierra, 73, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Ashley Kilmer, 39, failure to pay fines • Oscar Trujillo, 28, probation violation • Suzanna Hardin, 39, failure...
PRMC official: Latest COVID-19 booster available
Kathleen Stinson, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
The most recent booster designed to combat the Coronavirus is now available, said Amy Kelley, retail pharmacy supervisor at the Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. The medical center pharmacy started administering the doses of the vaccine three weeks ago, Kelley said. The shot is called the omicron or bivalent booster for the Coronavirus. “We’ve been giving about 60 or 70 (doses) a week at the PRMC Pharmacy,” she said. Once someone has had their primary shots –first and second—in one brand, they can take this booster t...
Wildcat band named 'best in class' at Midland event
the Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
The Clovis Wildcat Marching Band was named the best band in its class and second overall in competition against 26 Texas bands and one from Oklahoma on Saturday. The band won top place in its class for musical performance, visual impact and general effect, Bill Allred, the Wildcat Band’s director, said. The Wildcat band competed in the Bands of America West Texas Regionals Saturday in Midland, Texas, and the competition included band from Fort Worth, and other major Texas cities, Allred said. In the past month or so the W...
Clovis cannabis sales top $1 million
the Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
New Mexico’s Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department released cannabis sales figures for September Friday. Licensed retailers in the state sold over $39 million in adult-use and medical cannabis combined. Total sales have hovered around the $40 million mark for months. The state’s population centers of Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Cruces and Hobbs saw the highest sales numbers, with Sunland Park also posting high numbers, rounding out the top five. Eastern New Mexico sales reports for Sep...
Peanut Valley Festival set for this weekend
the Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
PORTALES -- The 49th Annual Peanut Valley Festival is happening this weekend at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds in Portales. Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karl Terry said, “It’s primarily an arts and crafts show and sale event. We have a variety of different local folks, folks from out of town too.” Terry said the festival will feature a number of Native American artisans. “Some have been coming for years,” he said. R. Diane Martinez is among those artists. “Her work has been featured in the Smithso...
Officials to hold special meeting on ordinance
Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
The Clovis City Commission has scheduled a “special session” for Thursday to consider a “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance. Mayor Mike Morris said District 3 Commissioner David Bryant requested the special session. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:15 p.m. and there is only one item on the agenda: “Request for approval of introduction of an ordinance requiring abortion providers in the city of Clovis to comply with federal law.” Multiple attempts to reach Bryant were unsuccessful. Morris said last week he pla...
'Murder, She Wrote' star dies at 96
New York Daily News, Syndicated content|Updated Oct 11, 2022
Angela Lansbury, the actress and singer who conquered film and theater and solved mysteries in "Murder, She Wrote" on TV, died Tuesday. She was 96. Lansbury died at her home in Los Angeles, her family said in a statement. She was just five days shy of her 97th birthday. Born Oct. 16, 1925, in London to politician father Edgar Lansbury and Irish-born actress Moyna Macgill, Lansbury moved to New York City in her early teens before heading to Hollywood. Noticed by MGM honcho...
Full scale emergency exercise planned in railyard Wednesday
The Staff of The News|Updated Oct 11, 2022
A full scale emergency exercise is scheduled for the Clovis railyard Wednesday. Dan Heerding, Director of Clovis' Office of Emergency Management issued a press release Monday about the event. Heerding spoke at Thursday's city commission meeting about the event set for Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the vicinity of the BNSF railyard near the Hull Street overpass. In his press release Heerding describes the event as involving the BNSF Railroad, Clovis Fire Department, Clovis Police Department and responders from Cannon...
Family band celebrates 50 years and a Hollywood star
Betty Williamson, Local columnist|Updated Oct 9, 2022
Whether you've driven past it once, or a thousand times, you have almost certainly noticed the cream-colored walls and red clay-tiled roof of a Spanish colonial-style villa on the south side of U.S. 70 between Portales and Clovis. If you're a fan of Norteño music, you likely know it's the home base of one of the best known and most enduring Norteño bands, Los Huracanes del Norte. But you may not know that tucked behind the graceful walls, manicured lawns, and lush apple o...