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  • Lawmakers finally make hay in lifting restrictions

    Feb 22, 2012

    Government legislation seldom accomplishes its stated intention. But one bill approved by New Mexico lawmakers this week is certain to make things better for us all — because it relaxes government oversight. Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, and signed by Gov. Susana Martinez, lifts restrictions on hay hauling. Before Tuesday, oversized loads of hay could only be transported on national highways. SB 56 allows permitted vehicles to haul hay on state roads as well. It took drought conditions to spur the relaxed...

  • Vixens turn back Lady Longhorns

    CMI staff|Feb 22, 2012

    FORT SUMNER — Senior guard G. A. Tucker scored 16 points and added six rebounds, five steals and three blocks Tuesday night as Fort Sumner beat Logan 48-38 in the District 8-1A girls tournament. Tucker tied the score 26-26 with a basket midway through the third quarter, then gave the Vixens (18-9) the lead for good with one of her three 3-pointers. LaNay Crenshaw added 13 points and Ashley Landreth 10 for Fort Sumner, which visits top-seeded Melrose in Thursday's 6 p.m. championship game. Whitney Cordova scored 18 points for the Lady L...

  • Vixens turn back Lady Longhorns

    Feb 22, 2012

    CMI staff FORT SUMNER — Senior guard G. A. Tucker scored 16 points and added six rebounds, five steals and three blocks Tuesday night as Fort Sumner beat Logan 48-38 in the District 8-1A girls tournament. Tucker tied the score 26-26 with a basket midway through the third quarter, then gave the Vixens (18-9) the lead for good with one of her three 3-pointers. LaNay Crenshaw added 13 points and Ashley Landreth 10 for Fort Sumner, which visits top-seeded Melrose in Thursday’s 6 p.m. championship game. Whitney Cordova scored 18 points for t...

  • Fishing report- Feb. 22

    Feb 22, 2012

    This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Charette Lakes — Closed for the season and will reopen next spring. Cimarron River — No read on flows due to ice. The Cimarron is unfishable until spring. Clayton Lake — Closed for the season and will reopen next spring. Conchas Lake — Fishing pressure has been sl... Full story

  • Fishing report—

    Feb 22, 2012

    This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities....

  • Lawmakers pleased with budget, less so with other issues

    Robin Fornoff|Feb 22, 2012

    The good: Tax breaks for energy superstation Tres Amigas. The bad: No driver's license or education reform. The ugly: "The leadership (state Legislature) knows how to use procedure to get what they want and once again thwarted the will of the majority of New Mexicans." — Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico. Those are the conclusions of four eastern New Mexico lawmakers fresh from the 30-day budget session of the Legislature that ended Thursday. Roch, Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis, Sen. Clint Harden, R-Clovis, and Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, all said t...

  • Lawmakers pleased with budget, less so with other issues

    Feb 22, 2012

    Robin Fornoff The good: Tax breaks for energy superstation Tres Amigas. The bad: No driver’s license or education reform. The ugly: “The leadership (state Legislature) knows how to use procedure to get what they want and once again thwarted the will of the majority of New Mexicans.” — Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico. Those are the conclusions of four eastern New Mexico lawmakers fresh from the 30-day budget session of the Legislature that ended Thursday. Roch, Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis, Sen. Clint Harden, R-Clovis, and Sen. Stuart Ingle... Full story

  • No excuse for not staying in touch

    Feb 22, 2012

    It's hard to keep up with old friends and former coworkers. They promised me email, Facebook and cell phones would change all that. Eventually we find out that people change email addresses for one reason or another and Facebook is great for reconnecting but not very personal. Cell phones, well they don't keep us any better connected than the old phone on the wall. In the last week, two of those old friends and coworkers met their final deadline. One died suddenly and unexpectedly, the other suffered through a protracted bout with cancer. Both...

  • Sen. Harden announces plans to retire

    Feb 22, 2012

    Kevin Wilson State Senator Clint Harden, R-Clovis, has announced he will not seek a fourth term and plans to retire following 10 years in the state Legislature. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about during the interim, basically since last session,” said Harden, who was appointed to the position in 2002 by then-Gov. Gary Johnson. His predecessor, Patrick Lyons, was elected to become state land commissioner. Harden won two more races for the seat. Harden previously served in Johnson’s administration as secretary of the state Departmen...

  • No excuse for not staying in touch

    Feb 22, 2012

    It’s hard to keep up with old friends and former coworkers. They promised me email, Facebook and cell phones would change all that. Eventually we find out that people change email addresses for one reason or another and Facebook is great for reconnecting but not very personal. Cell phones, well they don’t keep us any better connected than the old phone on the wall. In the last week, two of those old friends and coworkers met their final deadline. One died suddenly and unexpectedly, the other suffered through a protracted bout with cancer. Bot... Full story

  • Sen. Harden announces plans to retire

    Kevin Wilson|Feb 22, 2012

    State Senator Clint Harden, R-Clovis, has announced he will not seek a fourth term and plans to retire following 10 years in the state Legislature. "It's something I've been thinking about during the interim, basically since last session," said Harden, who was appointed to the position in 2002 by then-Gov. Gary Johnson. His predecessor, Patrick Lyons, was elected to become state land commissioner. Harden won two more races for the seat. Harden previously served in Johnson's administration as secretary of the state Department of Labor. District...

  • Rattlers edge Lions

    Feb 22, 2012

    QCS senior writer A last-second turnover by the Santa Rosa Lions clinched a 45-42 win for the Tucumcari Rattlers Tuesday night at the Snake Pit. With less than 10 seconds left in the District 4-2A tournament boys game, Lions forward Jason Sanchez saw Robert Zamora alone at the 3-point line. Zamora had hit two-three pointers in the final period and was positioned to tie the game. Rushing to beat the clock, Sanchez overthrew Zamora. “The turnovers hurt us,” said Lions head coach Joseph Esquibel. Esquibel said good ball control comes down to exp... Full story

  • Lawmakers finally make hay in lifting restrictions

    Feb 22, 2012

    Government legislation seldom accomplishes its stated intention. But one bill approved by New Mexico lawmakers this week is certain to make things better for us all — because it relaxes government oversight. Senate Bill 56, sponsored by Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, and signed by Gov. Susana Martinez, lifts restrictions on hay hauling. Before Tuesday, oversized loads of hay could only be transported on national highways. SB 56 allows permitted vehicles to haul hay on state roads as well. It took drought conditions to spur the relaxed rules, b...