Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Sheila Hays, owner of Sheila's Ladies Apparel in Portales, expects to see the jeans and T-shirts fly off the shelves this weekend during the state's tax-free weekend sales. CMI staff photo: Alisa Boswell Portales Bealls Supervisor Robin Taylor organizes clothing in the juniors department at the store Wednesday afternoon. Taylor and store associate Rose Dominguez said juniors clothes and shoes are what sell the most on tax-free weekend, which will be Friday through Sunday....
Sheila Hays, owner of Sheila's Ladies Apparel in Portales, expects to see the jeans and T-shirts fly off the shelves this weekend during the state's tax-free weekend sales. CMI staff photo: Alisa Boswell Portales Bealls Supervisor Robin Taylor organizes clothing in the juniors department at the store Wednesday afternoon. Taylor and store associate Rose Dominguez said juniors clothes and shoes are what sell the most on tax-free weekend, which will be Friday through Sunday....
Law enforcement officials in Curry and Roosevelt counties say they are now in compliance with a 2009 law requiring them to have policies in place that ban bias-based profiling. But a spokesperson for an immigrant advocacy group said that may not have been the case when a survey was taken last year. Aimee Villareal said a 2011 statewide survey of all law enforcement agencies in New Mexico in collaboration with Somos Un Pueblo Unido found 51 percent of the agencies have a written policy on bias-based policing, but only 25...
Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, says the Public Education Department's new grading system does not reflect the great schools in her district who received failing grades. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Rep. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, asked Public Education Department officials about their new A-F grading system Thursday at Eastern New Mexico University. He suggested the new system does not promote growth especially among low-performing schools. Sen. Stephen Fischman,... Full story
Curry and Roosevelt counties' schools administrators are looking at ways to pull up their underperforming students, as the new state School Grading System shows that they are failing them. The majority of schools in the counties have received grades of C and lower in the category of growth of lowest-performing students, according to grades recently issued by the Public Education Department. "We made an F at our elementary," said Grady schools Superintendent Ted Trice. "We're not getting them to the level that they need to...
The high school students of Elida, Floyd and Grady have been deemed prepared for higher education and future careers by the New Mexico Public Education Department's new grading system. They received A's on their 2011-2012 report card in the area of college and career readiness. Elida Municipal Schools Superintendent Jim Daugherty said in addition to many Elida High School students enrolled in dual credit classes and other training for advancement, students also display strong leadership skills. "We turn out leaders," Daughert... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University student Alesha Jones is grateful that she doesn't have to take a second job while she pursues her degree in communication disorders. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Student worker Alesha Jones, 20, does inventory Monday morning in Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library. She says she'll be able to rest easier knowing the interest rate on her student loans will not increase. Jones, 20, of Willcox, Ariz., who has plans to get a master in...
Eastern New Mexico University student Alesha Jones is grateful that she doesn't have to take a second job while she pursues her degree in communication disorders. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Student worker Alesha Jones, 20, does inventory Monday morning in Eastern New Mexico University's Golden Library. She says she'll be able to rest easier knowing the interest rate on her student loans will not increase. Jones, 20, of Willcox, Ariz., who has plans to get a master in... Full story
Expansion of Roosevelt General Hospital means faster service, more jobs and an increase in the amount of patients seen daily, according to RGH officials. The near $2.1 million renovations will connect the RGH Clinic to RGH through two large corridors, allowing for patients and their families to move about the two facilities with ease, streamlining a patient's access to services. The renovations, which are expected to be complete mid-September, will accommodate more providers. The RGH clinic has also extended their hours from...
The state health department ordered the Portales city swimming pool closed Friday until further notice after it was confirmed a child with an infectious parasitic disease swam in the pool last week, according to city officials. Public Works Director John DeSha said a doctor with the New Mexico Environment Department notified city officials Friday that a child diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis had swam in the pool. Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that affects the intestines of mammals. By law, the city is required to shut the...
Tutoring and other supportive services are just a few improvements being made at Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University as officials work towards improving areas of student success. A recent report from the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued a state-by-state report card on public post-secondary education that showed New Mexico schools receiving low marks. Becky Rowley, President of CCC, said the college is making changes to advance academic success....
Affordable Care Act or not, Roosevelt General Hospital and Plains Regional Medical Center officials say they already serve the uninsured and underprivileged in Roosevelt and Curry counties. If President Barack Obama's health care bill were to be fully enacted in 2014, officials noted the changes they would see wouldn't be in who they serve, but how they serve. According to Hoyt Skabelund, administrator of Plains Regional in Clovis, about 10 percent of their patients do not have any form of insurance and that is not including...
La Casa Family Health Center CEO Seferino Montano declared Thursday a victory in health care reform. Rep. Stuart Ingle, R-New Mexico, said President Barack Obama's health care bill will not help the current health care system. Seferino and Ingle were two of many who expressed mixed reactions to the Supreme Court's historic ruling to uphold Obama's health care bill, which aims to cover more than 30 million uninsured Americans. The decision came to a 5-4 vote with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the court's liberal...
Some Portales and Clovis residents enjoyed cool treats to beat the triple-digit heat Tuesday, others say they're used to the hot temperatures in the summer. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Assistant Zoo Director Mark Yannotti sprays Rek, a young raven, with cold water Tuesday at the Hillcrest Park Zoo to aid in cooling him off. The high in Clovis for Tuesday was 101 degrees and today's high temperature is expected to be 102, according to Accuweather.com. Steve Garcia of...
Two more arrests have been made in Portales connected to what officials are calling a sophisticated driver's license fraud ring. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Wednesday that Victoria Diaz and Jose-Luis Tirado surrendered over the weekend to Portales authorities. Both are being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on $10,000 cash only bonds as of Wednesday evening. In addition to Diaz and Tirado, two others were arrested last week in connection to the ring. In total, nine were charged leaving...
Two more arrests have been made in Portales connected to what officials are calling a sophisticated driver's license fraud ring. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said Wednesday that Victoria Diaz and Jose-Luis Tirado surrendered over the weekend to Portales authorities. Both are being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center on $10,000 cash only bonds as of Wednesday evening. In addition to Diaz and Tirado, two others were arrested last week in connection to the ring. In total, nine were charged leaving...
The suspect charged in last week's shooting death has a violent criminal history, court records show. Clovis police said Jimmy Reagan, 31, shot Shondel D. Lofton, 35, of Clovis in the head last Wednesday inside the victim's home. In addition to an open count of murder, Reagan faces 32 other charges, including aggravated assault, robbery, criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping and larceny. Reagan is held without bond at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. In addition to...
The suspect charged in last week's shooting death has a violent criminal history, court records show. Clovis police said Jimmy Reagan, 31, shot Shondel D. Lofton, 35, of Clovis in the head last Wednesday inside the victim's home. In addition to an open count of murder, Reagan faces 32 other charges, including aggravated assault, robbery, criminal sexual penetration, kidnapping and larceny. Reagan is held without bond at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. In addition to...
Clovis is expected to see an influx of cowboys and cowgirls this week as the city is to host the New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals for the fourth time at the Curry County Event Center. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Levi Molesworth of Logan holds on for a score of 63 during his bareback ride during last year's New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals at the Curry County Event Center. The rodeo returns for a fourth year starting Thursday. More than one hundred cowboys and... Full story
Walter Hughes dipped a tenderized steak in egg and spices and then in flour. He repeated this cycle with about 59 more steaks, passing them through his hands, making sure each steak was coated just right. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Walter Hughes of Farwell with the Watson Brothers chuck wagon team seasons beef Saturday's to make chicken fried steaks for the 5th annual Duke of Dutch Ovens Chuck Wagon Cook-off at the Curry County Fairgrounds. Hughes said the team was making... Full story
Six Portales residents face charges in connection with what state officials are saying is one of the largest driver's license frauds uncovered to date. In all, nine people have been charged with conspiracy, forgery and other felony charges for fraudulently using residential addresses in Portales and Clovis and falsifying other documents to obtain New Mexico driver's licenses for foreign nationals living outside of the state, according to a press release from 9th Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler's office. Hundreds...
Six Portales residents face charges in connection with what state officials are saying is one of the largest driver's license frauds uncovered to date. In all, nine people have been charged with conspiracy, forgery and other felony charges for fraudulently using residential addresses in Portales and Clovis and falsifying other documents to obtain New Mexico driver's licenses for foreign nationals living outside of the state, according to a press release from 9th Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler's office. Hundreds... Full story
Every deal Magen Friend finds in newspaper inserts and online advertisements she clips with her spring action scissors and puts into a well-organized binder. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Magen Friend organizes her coupons in her binder. This bargain shopper says she saved $9,000 last year using coupons. Friend prefers the spring action scissors because they're easier on her wrists for the large amount of coupons she clips. Friend is a bargain shopper. She doesn't want...
Every deal Magen Friend finds in newspaper inserts and online advertisements she clips with her spring action scissors and puts into a well-organized binder. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Magen Friend organizes her coupons in her binder. This bargain shopper says she saved $9,000 last year using coupons. Friend prefers the spring action scissors because they're easier on her wrists for the large amount of coupons she clips. Friend is a bargain shopper. She doesn't want...
Every deal Magen Friend finds in newspaper inserts and online advertisements she clips with her spring action scissors and puts into a well-organized binder. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Magen Friend organizes her coupons in her binder. This bargain shopper says she saved $9,000 last year using coupons. Friend prefers the spring action scissors because they're easier on her wrists for the large amount of coupons she clips. Friend is a bargain shopper. She doesn't want...
