Curry County News

The New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women is helping Clovis area homemakers head back into the workforce.

Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 10:31 a.m. Read more: Local , State , Health , Curry County , Roosevelt County , Quay County , Infant Death , H1N1 , Free Clinic The state of New Mexico reported that four people died this week from the H1N1 virus.A A 54-year-old Curry County woman and a Quay County infant are among those four deaths.

Visits to healthcare providers for influenza-like illness continues to drop, but is still higher that expected for this time of year.

Monday, November 23, 2009 at 1:57 p.m. Read more: State , Crime , Clovis , Curry County Detention Center , Drugs , Paul Apodaca A Clovis man has been convicted for attempting to sneak drugs into the Curry County Detention Center.

Milk prices are rebounding but dairy owners expect it will take years for them to recover from almost a year of prices so low that they couldn't break even.

A 19-year-old detention officer was fired from the Curry County jail and is charged with battery after police said he started a fight with an inmate.

A quorum of Curry County commissioners discussed Eastern Plains Council of Governments services at a private lunch on Tuesday, according to EPCOG's interim executive director.

A quorum of Curry County commissioners dining with the executive director of Eastern Plains Council of Governments on Tuesday did not violate open government laws, Commissioner Dan Stoddard said.

Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico's Tuesday morning briefing. Pretend there's a campfire Western music has its connoisseurs.

At today's Curry County Commission Meeting, commissioners are expected to: Discuss applying to host the New Mexico High School Rodeo next year.

As far as the Wofford kids are concerned, they chose their parents. When they needed a permanent family, three of the five children decided they wanted Sherill and Alan Wofford of Portales to become their parents.

Friday, November 13, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. Read more: State , Local , Health , Community , H1n1 , New Mexico , Health Department , Flu , H1n1 Deaths T he New Mexico Department of Health says that visits to health care providers in the state for influenza like illness has dropped for the third week in a row.

A trio of local charities stand to benefit from this year's annual Mayor's Ball.

The district attorney won't say if this week's arrest of Noe Torres' brother could bring law enforcement any closer to the fugitive.

Curry County and Roosevelt County Sheriff's deputies teamed up to arrest three people in the last four days, including the brother of accused killer Noe Torres.

On Wednesday, November 04, 2009, Investigators with the Curry County Sheriff's Office arrested Herbert Clinton Miller, 41, who was a fugitive from justice from the State of Florida.

Matthew Chandler, Ninth Judicial District Attorney, announced today that Guadalupe Urquizo, age 29, was found guilty of one count of Attempted Murder, two counts of Aggravated Battery upon a Peace Officer, and one count of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Prisoner.

An inmate at the Curry County jail has been found guilty of the attempted murder of a jail guard with a homemade shank.

Contact Person: Detective Charlie Aguirre, Clovis Police Department Special Operations Unit, 575-763-9470 or Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000 The Clovis Police Department is seeking information on the Criminal Damage that occurred to three homes under construction on Carmel Street near the Clovis Civic Center On East 7th Street between ...

Storms dropped about an inch of rain around Roosevelt and Curry counties and caused lightning-related power outages in the region Tuesday night.