The federal kidnapping charge against the man accused of killing two women, shooting a toddler and taking a baby in Ned Houk Park in May 2024 have been dismissed without prejudice. A federal court order issued Oct. 30 shows the kidnapping indictment was dismissed “following civil commitment.” Alek Collins, 26

After completing a perfect 6-0 run through District 4-5A play, Clovis High's volleyball team learned its fate on Sunday for this week's Class 5A state tournament at Rio Rancho. While it's pretty clear the Lady Wildcats are much-improved over recent seasons, they were relegated to the No. 10 seed in

Clovis police are investigating reports of a Nov. 8 armed robbery. Police said they were dispatched to the Allsup’s Convenience Store at 1220 W. Seventh St. at 12:06 a.m. Officers were told a man in a ski mask, Carhart jacket and camouflage pants was armed with a pistol and stole

A Curry County investigative report concludes three jail policies were not followed during the time Michael Lujan was detained in the facility Oct. 3-5. Lujan, 31, died Oct. 5. Records show he stopped breathing about 30 minutes before staff entered his isolated cell and began life-saving efforts. The investigative report

Employees at Clovis Community College are getting a bonus. The college board on Nov. 4 approved a one-time payment of $550 to all full-time employees. The vote was unanimous. Board Chair Lora Harlan said she spoke for the board in whole-heartedly supporting the bonus as a way of showing faculty

SANTA FE -- The New Mexico Supreme Court last week upheld the conviction of first-degree willful and deliberate murder involving a Tucumcari man who shot his stepson’s father at a graduation party in 2022. In a unanimous decision on Nov. 5, the court rejected arguments by Tyje Garrett that there

LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University’s cross country teams came in 12th in both men’s and women’s competition during Saturday’s Lone Star Conference championships, hosted by Lubbock Christian. ENMU finished with 332 points on the men’s side and an even 300 for the women in Saturday’s event, which featured 14

TUCUMCARI – The Lodgers Tax Advisory Board during its Nov. 4 meeting talked about investing motel-tax funds into the city's softball and Little League fields, including possibly hiring a manager or entity to bring tournaments here. Organizers from the Quay County Little League and adult softball leagues will be invited

On this date … 1941: Several members of the Tucumcari community "started the ball rolling" to develop a golf course. They planned to raise money for a facility near Metropolitan Park on the city's west side. Memberships would be sold for $18 a year through the First National Bank of

TUCUMCARI – Quay County commissioners on Nov. 9 gave their verbal blessing to the sheriff and emergency manager to begin looking for new sites for their operations. Sheriff Dennis Garcia and Emergency Manager Bill Kardokus told commissioners during their Nov. 9 meeting that they are running out of room at

SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University’s losing streak reached a record 12 games on Nov. 7 as the Hounds fell 20-7 to Angelo State. There was some good news: The 20 points allowed was the least allowed by ENMU in a single game this year. The defense

TUCUMCARI – The City Commission on Nov. 5 approved an organizational flow chart from new City Manager Jon Kirksey and partially lifted a spending freeze so he could hire one of four new positions he proposed. Kirksey's chart lists four new positions: office manager, tourism director, parks and recreation director

Eastern New Mexico remained red on Nov. 3, despite the "blue tsunami" that swept the nation. Incumbent Republicans won all five locally contested races, for Congress, the state Legislature and county magistrate courts. As traditionally Republican areas nationwide flipped to Democratic during the midterm election, Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties

Clovis is on schedule to have a new data center ordinance. City commissioners placed a new law affecting data centers on first reading at their Nov. 5 meeting. The ordinance is scheduled for final adoption in 30 days. Mayor Mike Morris called the measure a reasonable assurance to the community

Most of us who have been around the block a few times have a story about some disaster or near-disaster centered on a Thanksgiving feast. Maybe it was that year your dog nearly made off with the turkey. Or that time the cat was caught lapping gravy on the buffet

TUCUMCARI – The three hand grenades removed from a home here last month were armed, after all. Mel Lolmaugh, Tucumcari’s interim police chief, said he was informed Nov. 4 by an officer from New Mexico State Police’s explosive and ordnance division that the grenades previously were disarmed but had been

For the first time in state history, New Mexico lawmakers will soon collect an annual salary. The amendment overwhelmingly approved by voters on Nov. 3 allows legislators beginning in 2029 to collect a salary limited to the median household income in New Mexico — which is currently about $68,000. New

MELROSE - When asked to describe his night, Melrose junior football player Aiden Aucutt was elated to say the least. "I never thought this would happen," Aucutt said. Aucutt combined for 365 yards of total offense and a career-high six touchdowns as No. 2 Melrose defeated No. 7 Gateway Christian,

LOGAN --- After the defending-champion Longhorns took an 8-7 lead, top-seeded and unbeaten Grady erupted for 30 unanswered points during a 70-16 victory on Nov. 6 in the six-man football semifinals. Senior halfback Noah Stanfield ran for 105 yards and four touchdowns on six carries and returned a punt 40

TUCUMCARI – The Rattlers' defense forced six turnovers to help give them cruise past Tularosa, 40-20, on Nov. 7 in the first round of the Class 2A playoffs. It was Tucumcari's first football playoff win since 2012. The seventh-seeded Rattlers (8-3) will play at second-seeded Estancia (9-1) at 7 p.m.

BOVINA – Obviously, whoever won Friday’s District 1-2A and regular-season finale pitting Vega against Bovina figured to be up against it in this week’s first-round playoff matchup against top-ranked Ropes. The visiting Longhorns earned the opportunity, though, with a 49-34 victory and will take their crack at the Eagles (10-0),

PORTALES — The Portales Lady Rams volleyball team came into their regular season finale against No. 3 ranked Goddard with nothing to lose and everything to gain. What Portales gained was confidence. Portales became the lone team in the district to take a set off reigning 4A District 4 champion

ALBUQUERQUE – At the time, Clovis High junior Rosie Morales admitted she may have left a bit on the course in the District 4-5A cross country meet at Ned Houk Park on Oct. 30. Morales, who cruised to a second-place finish in that meet in 19 minutes, 27.62 seconds behind

Clovis has always been a community that comes together when our neighbors need help. Today, we are asking everyone to join us in helping local families recover from the devastating flooding that occurred Sept. 25–29 in Clovis and Curry County. More than 82 homes were impacted by the flooding, leaving

PORTALES — If the city of Portales nearly doubles the mill levies that determine property taxes, it will come close to bridging what the city manager described as a long-running budget gap. City Manager Scott Mitten told city councilors Nov. 3 that raising the city’s operating property tax rate to

TUCUMCARI – A subcontractor hired to untangle the city’s snarled finances has voiced concerns about the possibility of overlooked grant reimbursements totaling millions of dollars that might be unrecoverable. Michael Steininger, a former member of the New Mexico Department of Finance & Administration’s local government division and subcontractor for the

Curry County Booked The following people were booked into and released from the Curry County Detention Center, according to the jail’s daily reports. — Anthony Ray Romo, 35 — probation violation, two parole violations — Danieli Adrian White, 32 — two probation violations — Marcos Loredo Gallegos, 26 — failure

State Rep. Andrea Reeb, R-Clovis, said last week she will return to the New Mexico Legislature in January. Reeb resigned her House District 64 seat last month after a federal court ruled that her lawmaking duties conflicted with her work as a special assistant district attorney. She was re-elected to

Two horses in Roosevelt County may have died after eating pellets containing cyanide, officials said last week. And Sheriff Javier Sanchez said the deaths appear to have been accidental, though the case remains under investigation. Sanchez said family members of the property owner, who also own the horses, reported the

The Melrose girls volleyball team earned the No. 1 seed in a Class 1A tournament bracket crowded with other area perennial contenders such as Elida and Logan, along with Clovis Christian. In Class 2A, Tucumcari earned the No. 7 seed, as did Portales in Class 4A. Clovis earned the No.