Couple Buried Alive 20 Hours in Snow Drift Rescue
Jimmy and Betty Anderson survived a 20 hour ordeal after their Ford Fusion became trapped in a 12 foot snowdrift near Clovis. Rescuers located them two miles southeast of Clovis on Curry Road 6 amid white out conditions and heavy winds. Betty was hospitalized with chest pains but expects release. Jimmy was uninjured. They credited two men from Clovis public works and Ray Lee Equipment with freeing them.
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Clovis
Curry Road 6
Jimmy
Betty Anderson
Public Works
Bill Kshir
Ty Gonser
Ray Lee Equipment
Plains Regional Medical Center
Clovis News Journal
Cindy Cole
Andersons
Roger Dial
New Year Shopper Helps Tucumcari Students With Receipts
New Year theme prompts residents to help Tucumcari Elementary collect Lowe's receipts for school supplies. Save receipts and drop them at the South A office on 1600 South Ninth Street while shopping.
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Tgarcia
Tucumcari
Lowe's
South Ninth Street
Snow Forecast Poll Sparks Mixed Readiness
Last week's web poll asks if readers are ready for the forecast snow. About 50 percent say yes, 40 percent want more preparation, and 5 percent prefer to keep the snow.
Tucumcari Shelters Open After 8-10 Inch Snowstorm Goliath
Residents and motorists stranded by winter storm Goliath were aided by two emergency shelters at the First Baptist Church and Tucumcari Convention Center as I-40 closed east to Texas and west to Albuquerque. NM DOT worked to reopen roads amid slick conditions. volunteers provided meals and hospitality to travelers like Paul Rozak and the Frick family.
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Thomas Garcia
Tucumcari
New Mexico Department of Transportation
Interstate 40
Goliath
National Weather Service
Texas State Line
Albuquerque
Yvonne Aragon
Nmudot
Aragon
Quay County Sheriff's Office
Jan Klinger
Matt Klinger
Jared Langenegger
Ron Wilmont
Tucumcari Convention Center
First Baptist Church
Paul Rozak
Stratford
Wisconsin
Rozak
Lake Havasu
Arizona
Scottsdale
Roger Frick
Eden Prairie
Minnesota
Frick
Karen
Robyn Ruggles
Karen Frick
Farwell police chief helps birth during blizzard
Farwell's police chief Larry Kelsay helped deliver a baby at a Seventh Street home after a winter blizzard closed roads and forced the family to stay home. Paramedics Weldon Kube and Craig Giesbrecht assisted as the baby arrived around 3 30 a.m. Everything went smoothly and mother and child were reported well.
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Larry Kelsay
Farwell
First Baptist
Clovis
Kelsay
Weldon Kube
Craig Giesbrecht
Seventh Street
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Betty
Boston
Jimmy Anderson
QCS
Qcsunonline
Aeeneee Eoconne
S. 3Rd St
Sunrise Medical Group
Poe
3Rd Street
Snow
David Stevens
Pntoniine
Phottesy Police
Arwell
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