Los Angeles Times, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 6, 2023
LOS ANGELES - Former "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah led viewers through the 2023 Grammys in its star-studded return to Los Angeles on Sunday. After the pandemic upended the previous two ceremonies, and last year's event relocated to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the awards show took over the Crypto.com Arena, its usual home, in front of a full, live audience. The ceremony was packed with historic moments, from Beyoncé's big record-setting moment, to Kim Petras...
Feeling peckish
Silver City Daily Press, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
SILVER CITY - It all started in 2011, when Polly Cook's most handsome rooster got a little... co*cky. "I had this one rooster that was just gorgeous," Cook recalled. "He would be the rooster that you would paint. He strutted around big time, and took care of all the girls. He was used to being the only man around the house, so he crowed whenever my boyfriend came over." One morning, Cook was greeted by a summons to appear in court posted on her front door. When she responded,...
Legislative roundup: Clovis lawmaker aims to reduce DWIs
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
SANTA FE – Members of the House Transportation, Public Works and Capital Projects Committee got their first look at House Bill 158, which would allow police officers to bring in lab analysts to conduct blood draws on motorists suspected of driving under the influence. The idea, said Rep. Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis, is to give officers a chance to test motorists for cannabis, which is now legal under state law. "Obviously, we have issues with drivers under the influence of marijuana or other controlled substances," Reeb told the c...
'Rust' hearings scheduled for Feb. 24
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
SANTA FE -- The first court hearings in the criminal cases against actor Alec Baldwin and two other people involved in the ill-fated production of the Western film Rust are scheduled Feb. 24, the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts announced Wednesday. The First Judicial District Court proceedings will be conducted remotely, with separate hearings for Baldwin and film armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed — both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ...
Tax rebate bill approved in committee hearing
The Santa Fe New Mexican, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
SANTA FE -- Some 875,000 New Mexicans would get a cut of the state's record revenues under a bill that received unanimous approval during its first legislative committee hearing Thursday. Senate Bill 10, a priority of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, would appropriate $1 billion to provide a one-time tax rebate of $750 for single filers and $1,500 for joint filers. "Taxpayers' budgets are stretched thin due to inflation that includes a higher cost of food, heating, gas and other basic necessities," one of the sponsors, Sen....
Identity theft should be looked at like warning and precaution signs - We see the warning but sometimes we decide to disregard it and keep going. You are not the exception of those rules and you’re at risk like everyone else. According to the Federal Trade Commission, for the past 15 years, identity theft has been the number one consumer complaint in the United States. Identity theft might have been underestimated a few years ago but it has recently obligated for everyone’s attention with the latest company data breaches and...
Events calendar - Feb. 5
Updated Feb 4, 2023
Monday *Women United Luncheon — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Program by Maria Taylor, spouse of the Wing Commander of Cannon Air Force Base. Luncheon served at noon. Tickets: $20 for Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) members and their guests, if purchased in advance; $25 for non-members; all tickets will be $25 at the door. RSVP at http://www.unitedwayenm.org/luncheon. Information: 575-769-2103 *Clovis-Carver Public Library Adult Services Programs Read to Reel movie: “Much Ado About Nothi...
Meetings calendar - Feb. 5
Updated Feb 4, 2023
Monday *Friends of Oasis State Park board meeting – 4:30 p.m., Oasis State Park, 1891 Base Line, Portales. Non-profit board welcomes new members; board plans upcoming events, allocates funds, and works with park staff to address park needs. Information: Kelsey Prince at 575-760-0229 *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration...
Texas schools undergo safety audits
Dallas Morning News, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
DALLAS - Most Texas public schools reviewed this fall passed random inspections meant to detect whether an intruder could gain access to campuses, but more than a quarter of them still need to make improvements. Nearly 3,000 campuses underwent the surprise audits and at about 95% of them, inspectors weren't able to get unauthorized access, according to a new report from the Texas School Safety Center. At about 130 campuses, inspectors were able to gain unauthorized access...
Republicans itch to take on Trump
Bloomberg News, Syndicated content|Updated Feb 4, 2023
The field for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is expanding. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is expected to announce her campaign in mid-February, and more contenders will likely follow. Although Donald Trump was the first to kick off the race by announcing his run just after last year’s midterm elections, he’s not dissuading ambitious Republicans. Here’s the slate as it stands now. Donald Trump Is he running? Yes. Trump announced his third bid for the White House in November, and he remains the front-...
First person: Winter best time to prune your fruit trees
Gail Sharpe, Correspondent|Updated Feb 4, 2023
Did you buy a peach tree last spring? Or maybe an apple tree on summer clearance? Well, believe it or not, it’s time to prune those trees. Yes, it is the dead of winter here on the High Plains. That’s the perfect time, while the fruit trees are dormant, or in a deep sleep. Pruning now will stimulate new growth and encourage fruiting. So let’s get started. We need a nice sunny day and a sharp pair of pruning shears. Do not prune if the temperature is below 20 degrees. A bottle of alcohol is recommended to sterilize the shear...
Misaligned time zones linked to highway deaths
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
More people die in auto accidents if they live in the “wrong time zone,” new research finds. Erratically-drawn time zones in the U.S. may be to blame. According to a news release from Jeff Gentry, Professor of Communication at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU), across the United States, death rates are higher where people don’t wake up with the sun. Over twelve years of data, Gentry, the lead author who worked with Jayson Evaniuck, also of ENMU; Thanchira Suriyamongkol of Southern Illinois University, and Ivana Mali of No...
Jail logs - Feb. 5
Updated Feb 4, 2023
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Stacy Fluker, 34, battery • Michelle Chavez-Romero, 30, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, burglary of a vehicle, larceny, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer • Greg Leeder, 61, probation violation • Dustin Gallegos, 30, failure to appear on a felony charge • Fernando Adame, 30, failure to appear on a felony charge • Reynaldo Armijo, 25, failure to pay fines • Leeah Wilkomn, 37, failure to appear on a felony charge • Djordan Hill, 1...
In nearly five decades of teaching at New Mexico State University (NMSU), retired animal science professor Neil Burcham touched the lives of hundreds of students and colleagues, and had a lasting impact on the livestock industry in New Mexico and across the United States. According to a report from NMSU, Burcham, who passed away in December at age 81, was an associate professor of Animal Science in the Animal & Range Sciences Department in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences for 48 years before r...
Police release details in fatal crash
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
Details have been released about the vehicle wreck in Lea County in which Melinda Kay Shaw, 58, of Melrose died. New Mexico State Police Public Information Officer Wilson Silver reports NMSP officers were called at around 6:44 p.m. Jan. 28 to go to the intersection of U.S. Route 82 and Prairieview Road northeast of Lovington. According to Silver’s report, the initial investigation of the three-vehicle wreck indicated that a 2016 Ford truck driven by a 46-year-old female was traveling north on Prairieview Road. The Ford t...
Clovis man sentenced to 10 years in prison
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
CLOVIS – A Clovis man is off to prison for 10 years pleading guilty Monday to a number of charges in an incident that happened in June 2022. Ninth Judicial District Attorney, Quentin Ray, said Fabian Vasquez, 32, pled guilty to two counts of false imprisonment, two counts of aggravated battery-strangulation of a household member and Interference with communications. Ray said Vasquez did not have any prior felony convictions. According to a news release from Ray, it was June 18, 2022 when Clovis Police officers were d...
Pages past, Feb. 5: Air base copters used to drop hay
David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
On this date ... 1929: Ridge Whiteman, 19, of Portales wrote a letter to the Smithsonian Institute reporting he’d found an arrow point with elephant bones at the site now known as Blackwater Draw. Anthropologists and archaeologists soon realized the discovery was proof that man was living in North America 11,000 years ago. 1952: Curry County Sheriff Val Baumgart announced a lie detector would soon be among the crime-fighting tools employed by his office. Baumgart said the p...
Planning office permanently relocating
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
PORTALES - The Roosevelt County Planning/GIS/Emergency Management office will be permanently relocating to 1111 W. Fir St in Portales from their office in the Roosevelt County Courthouse the week of Feb. 13 . During that week, the office will be closed for the transition. According to a news release from County Manager Amber Hamilton, anyone needing to speak with Johnny Montiel during this time can email [emailprotected] or call 575.356.2869 and leave a message. According to the report Montiel said, “By moving, I...
Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
The city of Clovis last week released “thousands” of emails and other electronic correspondence involving local and state officials, as requested under the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act. Clovis pastor Farril Defoor and Portales school teacher Logan Brown made the requests last December. Both men have been active in local efforts to successfully pass ordinances aimed at preventing abortion clinics from opening in eastern New Mexico. Defoor requested from city officials “any and all emails, faxes and any other c...
City officially retains ordinance author's legal services
Grant McGee, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
Clovis City Commission voted Thursday to approve a “Letter of Engagement for Professional Services” with Austin, Texas attorney Jonathan F. Mitchell, the author of the anti-abortion ordinance the city adopted in January. The ordinance is not active at this time as a petition drive for the matter to be put before city voters awaits approval of petitions by Tuesday. City Attorney Jared Morris said Friday the city entered in to the agreement with Mitchell, “to represent us and file a response in the recently filed [New Mexic...
School officials outline Valentine's Day policies
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
Clovis Municipal Schools administration issued a news release with some reminders about Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Deliveries of flowers, balloons and other gifts are not allowed at any Clovis school campus or facility. Policy on Valentine’s cards, snacks and treats for the classroom is determined by each school. If allowed, they must be pre-packaged and individually wrapped. Balloons are not permitted on Clovis school buses. In Portales schools Superintendent Johnnie Cain said no deliveries are allowed at schools in the sys...
Judge allows Tucumcari racino case to proceed
Ron Warnick, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
An Albuquerque district judge last week rejected arguments by the New Mexico Racing Commission to dismiss a lawsuit by Coronado Partners, setting up a legal showdown this spring whether to issue a sixth and final license to build a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari. District Judge Nancy Franchini’s three-page ruling on Jan. 23 to deny a motion to dismiss and allow the lawsuit to proceed was expected. Franchini had signaled during a telephone hearing in December she would allow the appeal by Coronado to contest the c...
Water authority passes two-year update to its financial plan
the Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) board of directors passed a two-year update to its financial plan that leaves existing plans mostly unchanged. The plan outlines how federal, state and local funds will be collected and spent for the construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, the ENMWUA’s $814-million project that is expected to bring water from Ute Lake near Logan, treat it, then pipe it to ENMWUA member communities. The member communities include Clovis, including Cannon Air Force Base,...
New restaurants on way to Clovis
Steve Hansen, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
Three well-known franchise restaurants are under construction in Clovis, a sign of growing confidence in the city's economic base, according to Tina Dziuk, executive director of the Clovis Economic Development Corporation. The largest of the three restaurants is the Texas Roadhouse, located next to Applebee's restaurant in the 500 Block of East Llano Estacado Boulevard. A sign proclaiming "Texas Roadhouse" was spread across the middle of the two-story high front entrance on Th...
Ron Warnick, The Staff of The News|Updated Feb 4, 2023
TUCUMCARI -- A pack of roaming dogs attacked and killed a Tucumcari man as he was walking near Mesalands Community College on Wednesday night, police said. Five mixed-breed dogs attacked Stanley Hartt, 64, as he was walking down 11th Street near Gamble Avenue, according to a news release from New Mexico State Police, which is investigating. Hartt was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of Medical Examiner. NMSP will give its final report to the district attorney’s office for the possible filing of charges. A state p...
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