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Party Central on Route 66
For more than 50 years, the Pow Wow Room played host to good times. KNOWN TO MANY as “Mrs. Tucumcari,” Bettie Ditto owned the Best Western Pow Wow Inn for more than 50 years. Her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Helen Lins, opened the adjacent Pow Wow Room that became one of Route 66’s liveliest watering holes. After Ditto passed away in 2008, the inn has had several owners, but her legacy of hospitality still resonates on the Mother Road.
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Clovis Zoo loses Bengal tiger due to kidney failure
CLOVIS, N.M. – A beloved Bengal tiger at the Clovis zoo died after staff euthanized him when an exam found chronic kidney failure. The zoo shared the update and said the tiger, named Sooner, would have turned 16 next week. A physical exam showed chronic kidney failure, which led...
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Hillcrest Park Zoo mourns the passing of beloved tiger
CLOVIS, N.M. (KFDA) - Hillcrest Park Zoo is mourning the loss of Sooner, a beloved Bengal tiger who was humanely euthanized on May 14. Zoo officials say a recent physical exam showed Sooner was experiencing chronic kidney failure. The decision was made to euthanize him peacefully to preserve his quality of life.
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Skunk found on 14th St. in Clovis tests positive for rabies
CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) — A skunk found in Clovis has tested positive for rabies, according to city officials. Clovis Animal Control Officers initially responded to the report of an animal behaving abnormally in the 2300 block of East 14th Street on Friday, May 1. This is the first confirmed case of rabies within the City of Clovis […]
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Skunk found on 14th St. in Clovis tests positive for rabies
CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) — A skunk found in Clovis has tested positive for rabies, according to city officials. Clovis Animal Control Officers initially responded to the report of an animal behaving abnormally in the 2300 block of East 14th Street on Friday, May 1. This is the first confirmed...
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A Photo Tour of the Black Water Draw Site in Portales, New Mexico
The Black Water Draw Site, located in Portales New Mexico, is named after the blackwater draw that used to exist at this site thousands of years ago. It is an Archeological site and the National Historic Landmark of the Clovis people. The Clovis people are one of the oldest groups of peoples that existed in North America.
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Blackwater Draw: The Making of Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a notorious outlaw, but history had covered up the fact that he started out as a “lawman” — just one with a serious temper. Director Dugan Bridges and screenwriter Clint Ross tell the Kid’s origin story in Blackwater Draw: The Making of Billy the Kid.
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Get Set for the Tucumcari Film Festival
Rachel Barrett returns to Tucumcari for the Route 66 town’s intimate film festival. FOR FILMMAKER RACHEL BARRETT, the Tucumcari Film Festival is like an old-school double feature. She gets to show her movies at the Historic Odeon Theatre and the Tucumcari Railroad Depot alongside more than 20 others. Plus, the Blaine, Washington, resident gets to do it where she has family. She first participated in 2025 and returns this year with three films—The Legacy, a Western period drama; If Anybody Finds This, a Western horror flick; and Curse of Goat Creek, a Western comedy—for the festival, which runs May 1–2. The intimate showing features emerging and established filmmakers from around the world. We talked with Barrett to get a glimpse into her work and this year’s festival.