Elida News

A 71-year-old Elida man has won $1.1 million in the New Mexico Lottery. Aurbra King had the nation's only ticket matching the winning numbers in the Nov.

A 71-year-old man from Elida, N.M. came forward Monday with the winning ticket for a recent Hot Lotto drawing worth up to $1.1 million.

When the American Cancer Society's annual Great American Smokeout takes place on Thursday, much attention will be paid to helping people with a bad habit try to quit.

Clovis at Artesia , 7 p.m. Class 3A Roswell High at Portales , 7 p.m. Class 2A Santa Rosa at Texico , 7 p.m. Tucumcari at Estancia , 7 p.m. Class 1A Fort Sumner at Carrizozo , 7 p.m. 8-man Clovis Christian 20 at Melrose 28, 2nd quarter 6-man House 62, Dora 45 Elida at Lake Arthur , 7 p.m. Texas Muleshow over Tulia, forfeit Farwell at Sudan , 7:30 ...

Clovis at La Cueva , 7 p.m. Class 3A Raton at Portales , 7 p.m. Class 2A Capitan at Tucumcari, 7 p.m. Class 1A McCurdy at Fort Sumner , 7 p.m. 8-man Gateway Christian at Melrose , 7 p.m. Logan at Bataan Military Academy, 7 p.m. 6-man Elida at Walatowa Charter , 4 p.m. Vaughn at House, 4 p.m. San Jon at Hondo Valley, 5 p.m. Texas Dimmitt at Bovina , ...

The Roosevelt County Commission voted on parking, taxes and other issues at their meeting Tuesday morning in the county courthouse.

Elida Fire Chief Adam Anthony is remembered as many things. But perhaps most of all, as a man who cared about others and the community he called home.

The rodeo program at Eastern New Mexico University got a $10,000 boost from a local wind generating company for a covered practice facility.

Local buyers had a chance to pick up extra heifers for their dairies or a hog for their freezer on Friday at the Roosevelt County Fair Junior Livestock Sale.

The July 18 CNJ article "What's in a name?" was fun reading, but some of its sources lacked factual data.

The July 18 CNJ article "What's in a name?" was fun reading, but some of its sources lacked factual data.

SATELLITE PRECIPITATION AND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA.

Lightning kept area firefighters busy on Thursday. A bolt ignited a 400-acre grass fire 20 miles south of Elida, according to Elida Fire Chief Adam Anthony.

The following will be closed in observance of July 4th holiday. Trash will be picked up as normal on Friday.

Col. Stephen Clark salutes Herman Wallace following the presentation of a Bronze Star Medal June 21 in Portales, N.M. In the center is Mr.

The 2009-10 state FFA officers are, from left, Haley Montes, District VI president, state vice president; Cady Mathews, District II president, state vice president; Lane Harris, District III president, state vice president; Ryan Best, state president; Tell Runyan, District IV president, state vice president; Joseph Ogden, District V president, ...

Roosevelt County fire crews helped fight a grassfire 45 miles south of Elida on Thursday afternoon, said Portales Fire Chief John Bridges.

High school rodeo contestants will be converging on Clovis this week for the New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals.

Fred and Molly Anthony of Elida will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 14 at Elida School's cafeteria.

Twelve women and men became nationally certified site coordinators for the Christian Women's Job Corps and Christian Men's Job Corps during a training event held May 4-7 at the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home in Portales.