Curry County News

Six months after the drop in milk prices, Roosevelt and Curry county dairy owners are still trying to wait out the slump.

Ten years of being foster parents in Nebraska wasn't enough for the Stacys. Four months ago, the couple became foster parents again in Clovis, filling a need every community deals with, Marti Stacy said.

A 48-year-old Curry County man on Thursday morning was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possession of child pornography.

Election procedures for Curry County's magistrate court judges are about to be changed, leaving some with a bad taste in their mouths.

Renowned musician Charlie Phillips is holding a CD release party 2 p.m. Saturday for his new album "Full Circle, The Last Norman Petty Sessions." It's at the Norman and Vi Petty Rock 'n' Roll Museum, according to the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce.

Closing Curry Road R for the benefit of Cannon Air Force Base is meeting little resistance.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation schedules a regular inspection for the Prince Street bridge over the railroad tracks once every two years.

Recent rains have helped crops in Roosevelt and Curry counties, but farms and ranches still need more, producers said.

This year's Dairy Fest is featuring a No. 1-hit country singer and, for the first time, a mechanical-bull, on top of cheeseburgers, dairy foods, educational booths and games.

The Curry County Commission is expected to vote today to close Curry Road R out of consideration of concerns from Cannon Air Force Base.

A Clovis man was arrested Friday night on charges of sexual exploitation of children, according to a release from the Curry County Sheriff's Office.

If the dogs at the Curry County Special Events Center don't know they're the main attraction immediately, Heather Partain said, they figure it out pretty quick.

He lived in the same town but family rarely heard from him. Maybe it was his mother's death when he was 11, or it might have been something else.

Clovis police are preparing to charge someone for killing 37-year-old Clifford Webber.

This weekend at the Curry County Special Events Center, it's a dog's life. More than 300 canines will be featured Friday, Saturday and Sunday as the Clovis-Portales Kennel Club holds its first American Kennel Club-sanctioned Stars and Stripes dog agility trial.

A story in Sunday's newspaper detailed expense reports for six key government leaders in eastern New Mexico.

A man who escaped from the Curry County Jail last summer has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison.

Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler announced today that Michael England, age 30, was convicted and sentenced for his part in the escape from the Curry County Adult Detention Center and one count of Tampering with Evidence resulting from a separate incident.

Curry County Manager Lance Pyle has spent more than $1,700 dining at local restaurants, while Portales City Manager Debi Lee's travels make up the bulk of $6,178 in expenses she racked up in the past 11 months.

An old underground fuel tank near the Curry County Special Events Center caught fire while being cut into pieces for removal Friday morning.