Donna Melchor

Donna Melchor is the owner and publisher of the Clovis Roundup. Her love and passion for the City of Clovis and its people is the inspiration behind this publication. For her dedication, Donna Melchor has also been honored as the 2012 Business Woman of the Year and as the recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Clovis award held by the Clovis Hall of Fame.

Q&A: Interview with Clovis Mayor Drew Bessinger

The Clovis Roundup’s Publisher Donna Melchor recently sat down with Clovis Mayor Drew Bessinger for a Q&A session on May…

Letter from the Publisher: The Face Mask Face-Off

If you haven’t already noticed, there is a growing divide in our community over the wearing of face masks. Should…

Letter from the Publisher: The New Normal

You hear it everywhere lately.  People referring to the “new normal.”  No thank you, sir! I will take the “old…

Letter from the Publisher: What’s in a Name?

What’s in a name? Quite a bit. In 2010 when my husband Ken Melchor and I were deciding on a…

Letter from the Publisher: Happy 10th Year

If you didn’t notice, on our front-page header, the “O” in the middle of Clovis has been replaced with a…

Letter from the Publisher: Did you Know?

I recently had a gestalt moment! I realized that many of our readers may not be aware that the Clovis…

Lunch on the Fringes (of Old Town Clovis that is) – The Craft House

Just a short walk south of Fifth Street on Pollasky Avenue, you will find The Craft House – one of…

Food Review: Seven Bar and Grill

For lunch, sometimes there is nothing like a good old-fashioned breakfast. On a recent Friday, this was exactly what was…

Lunch with an Old Town attitude

This past Friday, I was in Old Town looking forward to an enjoyable place for myself and an employee to…

Letter from the Publisher: Time for some R&R – Reflection and Resolution that is

Looking back at 2018 my first response is WOW! What haven’t we accomplished? This past year has been the most…

Letter from the Publisher: Celebrating women in business

With October being National Women's Small Business Month, I want to take time to acknowledge all our Clovis businesswomen for…

Good News from the Publisher

Yes, every once in a while it happens – good news. After nine years of operating out of Clovis Storage…

Letter from the Publisher: Does advertising in the Clovis Roundup work?

When I’m out at business events, I often get asked “Does advertising in the Clovis Roundup work?” Yes, it does…

Letter from the Publisher: Celebrating 9 Years of community journalism

As we celebrate nine years, we want to thank Clovis, the business community, our advertisers and of course, our readers…

Letter from the Publisher: Clovis Matters

As a city, Clovis continues to hold true to its traditions, family values and its unique culture. The success of…