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The biggest financial backer of a proposed on-campus football stadium at Eastern New Mexico University is on board. ENMU student Senate President Justin Aguilar told the school's board of regents Tuesday that the senate passed a resolution supporting the project, which would use student fees to pay for half of the projected $8 million cost. The other half would come from state and private funding. "Thanks a lot for letting the students have a say in this," Aguilar said. ENMU...
The opportunity to hear a 55-piece orchestra, a 175-person choir comprised of students and faculty from two rivalry schools and a classical sound that dates back to the 1700s does not come to Portales often and it's free, says Eastern New Mexico University Associate Professor of Music Jason Paulk. Paulk told ENMU choir members to give the piece "Praise His Holy Name" soul, a more upbeat song of their Mozart's Requiem program when they rehearsed Thursday. Paulk says the concert is a big deal because not only are the ENMU... Full story
Residents and local business owners were relieved to know that the U.S. 70 reconstruction project is scheduled to be completed by early November, before downtown businesses experience the holiday shopping rush. "We're trying to have the least amount of impact on businesses," said Constructors Inc., Project Manager John Guldemann to residents Thursday night at a city town hall meeting. The U.S. 70 project was one of three topics discussed at Thursday's meeting. The Ute Water Pipeline Project and a proposed panhandling ordinanc...
The Portales City Council tabled a vote on an ordinance that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in the city and limit all other forms of panhandling through a permit process. The council felt it still had a few kinks to work out and language to change Tuesday night before going into a public hearing to discuss the ordinance. Portales Mayor Sharon King said she wanted the wording be made clear that panhandling would not be legal in Portales unless you have a permit to do so. "Make it pop out so it stands out that everyone... Full story
Portales High School Senior Haley Madden used her hobby of video-making to apply for a scholarship opportunity. One of her videos has earned her a finalist position in the Go Go Geo Scholarship Video Challenge, a challenge sponsored by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to promote geothermal energy. The contest was open to high school students in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Madden said she didn't know much about geothermal energy, which is generated and stored within the earth, prior to the contest, but feels confident that now she...
Jaelyn Jimenez will walk to be a leader Friday, Mary McWilliams will walk in May to honor a personal hero and with them will be thousands of others who are walking to find a cure for cancer. Jimenez, 10, has been dealt a large responsibility, a job her mom says she assumes now that her age as reached the double digits. She will lead the survivor walk at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Portales event at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena. The event will help raise money in the fight against cancer...
Courtesy: New Mexico State Police Christopher Sharp A man who said he led police on a 100-mile car chase Sunday claims he was hoping the pursuit would stop when he left Texas and entered New Mexico. Police said the chase, which started in Amarillo, Texas, early Sunday morning reached speeds of 120 mph. Christopher Sharp, 24, of Lubbock said at least 20 police vehicles chased his 1999 Nissan Maxima into Roosevelt County. The incident ended without injury about 2 a.m. Sunday...
Portales city councilors are demanding that action be taken by the New Mexico Department of Transportation to make sure U.S. 70 reconstruction project contractor Constructors, Inc. is held accountable for not being on schedule. City officials feel powerless in the progress of the $8.3 million project that has reduced the highway to one-lane roads since May, causing traffic burdens at several intersections. Councilors expressed their concerns, especially as the project nears the Portales downtown area in the next few months,...
Amelia Christensen says the purchase of one tile can help support the Portales community. Christensen, HomeSpot director of property management in Portales, said HomeSpot bought its 8-by-8-inch tile, which is featured above the lobby of the Yam Theatre, to do just that. The purchasing of tiles, available to local businesses and organizations, is a fundraising effort by the Portales MainStreet program to purchase new technology for the Yam Theatre. Christensen sits on MainStreet's board as well as the Roosevelt County Chamber...
Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Malin Parker told county commissioners Tuesday his office has linked 24 burglaries to stolen property recovered a few weeks ago in a residence east of Portales. Two people have been arrested in connection with the burglaries, said Parker, who has declined to identify those taken into custody, citing an ongoing investigation. "We anticipate at least two more arrests," Parker reported during the commission meeting. Hundreds of stolen items discovered at South Roosevelt Road 6 are...
The Portales mayor, three city councilors and one local business owner were selected to be on the search committee for a new city manager. City Manager Tom Howell plans to step down in December. According to city officials, there are nearly 20 applicants for the position. Portales Mayor Sharon King said the search will remain open until the position is filled. King announced the committee picks Tuesday night at the Portales City Council's meeting. "I was hoping to find a way to have the entire council on the committee," King...
Amanda Jimenez of Portales is overwhelmed by the community's response to her daughter's needs. Her 9-year-old daughter Jaelyn Jimenez has been battling leukemia since she was 5, and the costs for her care have added up. Thursday's blood drive at Eastern New Mexico University, dedicated to Jaelyn, will help a great deal says Jaelyn's mother. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune ENMU freshman Mariah Ward, center, squeezes her boyfriend Andrew Rich's hand as phlebotomist David Belding draws her blood. "It's great, being tha... Full story
Portales DWI Program and Teen Court Coordinator Riki Seat says teen court offenders need a push in the right direction and she's hoping mandatory classes provided by Mental Health Resources, Inc. will help. Seat says since she became coordinator in July, she's looked for resources that would help Teen Court offenders. She applied for an $8,000 grant to contract Mental Health Resources, Inc. of Portales for group education sessions on topics such as truancy and anger management, something that has been on her dream list since...
Next week Chantel McConnell will think twice before chasing the wrong guys down an alley, a mistake she made last year when her competitive nature got the best of her. During a Derby Days event, a week of fundraising for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals organized by Eastern New Mexico University's Sigma Chi chapter, McConnell and other participants had to hunt down Sigma Chi members and steal their derby hats before they reached their fraternity home on East Second Street. "During the 'Hunt a Sig,' we all crammed in a... Full story
The Roosevelt County Sheriff is asking for help from burglary victims in identifying stolen items discovered Wednesday in a home on Portales' east side. Chief Deputy Malin Parker said the home on South Roosevelt Road 6 is filled with hundreds of stolen items from a string of burglaries. Parker said some of the burglaries date back to 2012. "We're trying to locate victims of every burglary" Parker said. Two people have been arrested in connection to the burglaries. Parker declined to release their names because the burglaries... Full story
You might have heard the harmony of string instruments, the humming of a town's dedicated citizens and the foot-tapping that matches the heartbeat of Floyd's community if you were driving on N.M. 267 Thursday night. The Floyd Lions Club's 63rd Annual Country Jamboree's opening night proved to be an exciting one for veteran musicians and new talent alike. The time-honored tradition brings Floyd and surrounding communities out for three nights of country and bluegrass music and fun. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune...
Retired U.S. marine Col. Joe Long says looking to start a successful business should be like a walk-off home run; an idea for a business can be a guaranteed winner but you still have to circle all of the bases to get there. Long used baseball analogies, an Elvis Presley impersonation, and a patriotic song to deliver his keynote speech Thursday during the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce quarterly luncheon at the Yam Theatre. Long is director of the New Mexico Veterans... Full story
Students performing in this year's Eastern New Mexico University Jazz Fest describe the music as "fun, loud brass." At least that's what they hope it sounds like to the audience tonight and Friday night in the ENMU's Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. PNT photo: Christina Calloway Eastern New Mexico University students, from left, Jeremy Urban, Christopher Gonzales and Kami Schmidt. rehearse Wednesday for ENMU Jazz Fest in the Music Building's Buchanan Hall. Organizers label this event as a recruitment tool for prospective... Full story
The Portales City Council will hold a public hearing April 16 prior to voting on adopting a city ordinance that would prohibit panhandling within city limits without a permit. City Ordinance 703, if adopted, will prohibit aggressive panhandling and require organizations that solicit money without providing a service or product to obtain a permit. Disobeying this city ordinance would be equal to committing a petty misdemeanor, according to city officials. The council approved the notice of intent for the ordinance and the... Full story
The closing of the Portales New Mexico Workforce Connection office will put the unemployed in the area at a disadvantage because the nearest office will be in Clovis, according to Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Director Karl Terry. "I see that it's going to really hurt the population that is least able to make that trip to Clovis to get back into the workforce," Terry said. The office, which is housed inside the chamber of commerce, will close March 29, according to John Hemphill, New Mexico Workforce Connection directo...
A $112 million increase in the state's public education system means changes in testing, more funds for early childhood education, a 1 percent raise for employees and keeping up with rises in insurance costs, according to Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview. CMI Graphic: Philip Hall Woods, who is a member of the Senate's education committee, said the money wasn't enough to fill the all of the system's needs but they pushed for what they could budge. "Teachers need larger increases tha...
Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, described Saturday's Senate floor as being as quiet as a funeral parlor, quite a change from the usual hustle and bustle to get legislation passed. As Senate minority leader, Ingle wrapped up the 60-day legislative session saying lawmakers got things done, such as the state budget, that needed to be done and other issues that they didn't get to address on the floor will be returned to next session. "Overall, I think we accomplished quite a bit this session," Ingle said. "On the driver's license... Full story
Civilian personnel from Cannon Air Force Base could receive a 20 percent pay cut between the end of April and September to combat upcoming fiscal constraints forced by automatic government spending cuts, also known as sequestration, according to a base press release. Approximately 430 employees may be impacted by an impending administrative furlough, which will require them to take a maximum of 16 hours of unpaid time per 10-day pay period. A civilian hiring freeze may also... Full story
With all the daily tasks women have to do to keep their lives and their families together, it may be hard to find the time to enjoy what they want to do, but Portales Woman's Club members say on April 6, that will change. Portales Woman's Club members will be holding their ninth annual Women's Seminar at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena, a seminar that will feature more than 21 workshops and 40 vendors for the empowerment and enjoyment of women. Gaynelle Thomas, one of the event organizers, said this revamp to... Full story
Janet Herbert of Kenneth Herbert Lumber is ready to bring back the spirit of the old West to Portales through her store on Main Avenue. Herbert has plans to reconstruct the signage outside of her store to be reminiscent of American frontier-style storefronts and is using local grant money to make the transition. Herbert is one of six local small business owners to receive grant money from Portales MainStreet's Facade Grant Improvement Program, a program that provides local businesses funding to make building improvements...
