A Curry County sheriff’s deputy found Jon Quezada walking east toward Clovis on U.S. 60/84 about 1 p.m. on Oct. 9. The deputy gave Quezada a ride into town, court records show. Three hours later, Quezada told police he’d found his wife, Anna Ulibarri, dead in a field about five

Editor’s note: Democrat U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández is running for her fourth term representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. Her opponent, Martin Zamora of Clovis, is finishing his fourth term as a state House representative. The News asked both candidates questions via email. Their answers were not edited. Q:

Editor’s note: Democratic incumbent Ben Ray Lujan is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate against Larry Marker. The News asked both candidates the same questions via email. Their answers were not edited. Q: Rural and eastern New Mexicans often feel overshadowed by Albuquerque and Las Cruces. How would you

When my late uncle Jack Williamson wrote his autobiography, he called it, "Wonder's Child." If he was Wonder's Child, that would make me Wonder's Great-Niece, and there is no better time for claiming that title than during the annual migration of those fluttering orange and black miracles: monarch butterflies. If

Clovis Community College will use a $3 million federal grant to help renovate the Gentry Building, according to college President Jonathan Fuentes. Fuentes detailed specifics of the grant at the Oct. 7 regular meeting of the college board. The board is also planning a special virtual or online only meeting

PORTALES - New firefighters will make almost 19% more than their predecessors, thanks to the Portales Fire Department's updated strategic staffing plan. It includes raising starting pay for firefighters from $14.29 to $17 an hour. The Portales City Council unanimously approved the plan during its Oct. 6 regular meeting. "It's

TUCUMCARI – Mesalands Community College sophomore Trace Fulwiler captured the bareback bronc riding title for a second straight year during the college's annual Grand Canyon Region rodeo on Oct. 10. Fulwiler, from Washington state, won the Oct. 9 program of the two-day rodeo, and his score of a 71 also

MELROSE – Melrose was nothing if not efficient on Friday night. Senior Brayden Eldridge returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, and the Buffaloes scored on all eight possessions after that – needing just 23 plays to do so – en route to a 58-8 drubbing of Gateway

LAS CRUCES — The Clovis Wildcats football team was able to avoid the New Mexico mercy rule. That was one of few highlights for Clovis, which fell to No. 4 ranked Las Cruces, 49-0, in a 6A District 2 game on Thursday night. Clovis, like Las Cruces, came into the

As I sat there on the porch of the lodge in the cool autumn air, I decided this must be what retirement feels like. They held a retirement party for me way back in early 2004. It was a nice party and more folks than I dreamed came by to

The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “John of John” by Douglas Stuart. Out of

Today *Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bloodmobile, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Advance appointments recommended. Information or to make an appointment: visit https://www.vitalant.org/support-us/vitalelite or call 575-625-9743 *Tiny Tots storytime – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Preschool storytime: Firehouse Fun —...

A Clovis preschool, five eastern New Mexico school districts and four producers have been named 2026 Golden Chile Award winners. Clovis, Elida, Floyd, Melrose and Portales school districts were selected for buying and serving locally grown food, providing tasting opportunities, supporting student-led gardens, and educating students about the importance of

On this date … 1930: P-F Grocery in Portales sold one-pound glasses of peanut butter for 25 cents. A 5-pound can of peanut butter was 89 cents. Mother's China Oats cost 33 cents and 4 pounds of raisins were 32 cents. 1936: The Federal Communications Commission denied Lawrence Martin a

TUCUMCARI -- The Quay County Commission during its Oct. 12 meeting approved a construction management contract of almost $661,000 with Weil Construction Management of Albuquerque for the Dr. Daniel C. Trigg Memorial Hospital project. Company CEO Chris Weil submitted a revised contract after withdrawing a previous proposal of nearly $710,000

TUCUMCARI – The City Commission on Oct. 9 offered the city manager position to Jonathan A. Kirksey of the Dallas suburb of Lancaster, Texas, which he accepted. The commission will convene a special meeting on Friday to decide on Kirksey’s proposed two-year contract that would pay him $95,000 annually. He

TUCUMCARI – The fire chief, interim police chief, district attorney and others voiced opposition to privatizing the city's ambulance service during an Oct. 6 town hall at the Odeon Theatre. Mayor Marcy Willis called for the town hall in early September after the City Commission voiced willingness to talk to

A 2025 poll by Research & Polling, Inc. for the Albuquerque-based Garrity Group found that only 19% of New Mexico residents trust state government officials, a record low and down from 31% just five years earlier. The good news is that there are commonsense ethics reforms that can help restore

Assume liberty. Most people have been trained to automatically ask what government allows; what the rules say. They assume they don’t have liberty; otherwise they wouldn’t wait to see what someone says they are allowed to do. They assume someone else owns them and controls their choices. This isn’t healthy

Egyptian diplomat Tahseen Bashir was both a confidant and spokesman for Egyptian presidents, including Gamal Nasser and Anwar Sadat. Bashir was appointed Egypt’s ambassador to the Arab League, and later he served as ambassador to Canada. Bashir is widely credited with expressing the somewhat jaundiced opinion that, “Egypt is the

Green chile will always be part of New Mexico My New Mexico story stretches through Moriarty, Santa Fe, Vaughn, Encino, and Tapia, and today, I call Portales home. No matter which part of the state I have found myself connected to, one thing has remained constant: green chile is never

Today *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees special meeting – 8 a.m., virtual format. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 *Eastern Plains Council of Governments – 10 a.m., EPCOG office, 418 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 *Friends of Clovis-Carver Public Library meeting – 11:30 a.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701

TUCUMCARI – The City Commission during its Oct. 8 meeting approved two change orders for downtown street projects. The first change was to replace 21 meter cans on Main Street as part of a Tucumcari MainStreet project. The cans had been overlooked by Stantec, the engineer. The additional cost is

GRADY – The Bronchos, ranked No. 1 in New Mexico six-man football by MaxPreps.com, looked as good as advertised during a 63-8 throttling of No. 3-ranked and defending state champion Logan in a key District 1 matchup on Oct. 9. The game ended late in the third quarter by the

PORTALES - When the Portales Rams football team needed a spark, junior Joseph Keita got the team going. Keita returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown and it fired up the Rams like a bottle rocket. "That's all we needed because after that we didn't look back," Portales coach

TUCUMCARI – After being closed for much of the year, the Art City sculpture park and campground north of the city recently reopened with new owners. The husband-and-wife team of Dennis Rendon and Mandi Newton, formerly of Leadville, Colo., closed on their purchase of the 40-acre property at 10134 Highway

PORTALES – Eastern New Mexico University's volleyball team last won three matches in a row in September 2024. After beating New Mexico Highlands and Sul Ross State earlier in the week, the Greyhounds were geared for it in Saturday's Lone Star Conference tilt against rival Western New Mexico. But they'll

Clovis junior Roselia Morales finished in second place and led the Ladycats to a second place finish at the Coach Mo & Marquise Weast Twilight Event on Oct. 9. Morales finished with a time of 18 minutes, 16 seconds and runner-up to Hobbs’ Emme Simon who finished in 18:04. Clovis

MELROSE - It didn't take long for the Melrose Lady Buffaloes volleyball team to take control against visiting Santa Rosa. The Lady Buffaloes built big leads early in all three sets and cruised to a straight set victory on Oct. 6. Braylan Morgan had a match high 13 kills with

MAGDALENA – Grady’s volleyball team was in control most of the way, and the Lady Bronchos claimed a 25-13, 25-18, 25-21 non-district triumph at Alamo Navajo on Saturday. Sophomore Olivia Romero combined 11 digs and five aces to help lift Grady (8-6) to victory over the Lady Cougars (7-8). Freshman