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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Gift certificates to area restaurants, a chair engraved with his name, a Japanese sword — those were a few of the gifts presented to Eastern New Mexico University President Steven Gamble at his retirement reception Thursday. Gamble, however, said he most valued the support from the community and the university over his 16 years at ENMU. Gamble credited the success of the university in his time mostly to others, but he made two exceptions. "I will admit to doing two...
PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital administration reported making strides toward improving the hospital’s quality during its Tuesday board of trustees meeting. Newly appointed CEO Kaye Green proposed to the board a “retreat” at which the board could become more involved in the quality of the hospital. Green said she was recently contacted by a member of the state hospital association who expressed interest in helping the board fund a retreat. “We would love to have an educational session and tap into that money, where the...
Eastern New Mexico’s isolation may be good for something after all. We’ve not had a confirmed case of the human plague since the New Mexico Department of Health began keeping records in 1949. The Health Department reported Monday that two human plague cases had been confirmed in two women in Santa Fe County, bringing the number to three this year in the state. None of the cases have been fatal. While Public Health Veterinarian Dr. Paul Ettestad doesn’t know how the plague was contracted in the last two cases, he said his d...
PORTALES — A gentle, passionate teacher left this world on June 15, but his influence is still felt, according to his father. Michael Kyte, 61, of Tres Piedras, grew up in Portales and graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a master of arts degree in anthropology. He was one of five people killed in a rampage this month in northern New Mexico. Damian Herrera, 21, is accused of killing his stepfather, brother and mother in La Madera. Police said he then drove to Tres Piedras, where Herrera is accused of killing K...
CLOVIS — Saturday's Draggin' Main attracted old-car fans and young-at-heart seniors who reminisced about the days when social media meant friends chatting loud enough to be heard above the car stereos on the main drag. Some came to watch, some came to be watched. They all have a story. Here are a few: Charles Wade would've loved Draggin' Main Clovis' Debbie Bracken, 55, is a believer in tradition — and not just her own. Bracken participated in Draggin' Main on Saturday mor...
PORTALES — Randy Rankin may have been the only applicant to fill Mary Lou Rowley's position on the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education, but board members say he is well qualified. Rankin, executive director of the New Mexico Baptist Children's Home, was sworn in at a special meeting Friday afternoon, where he took part in a short interview with the board. Having worked with Rankin on the Portales Rotary Club, school board President Antonio Sanchez said he already k...
The looming possibility of cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture isn’t what farmers in Eastern New Mexico want to see, but if spending on welfare and food assistance programs share the cuts, they say they are willing to face them. The proposed USDA 2018 budget, unveiled in May, shows plans to cut $4.8 billion from the agency, a 21 percent cut. The USDA funds a wide range of programs from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to subsidies for crop insurance. New restrictions on the subsidies will limit i...
PORTALES — An antiquated chapter of the Portales municipal code will not be long for this world, if all goes according to plan. Portales city councilors approved at their Tuesday night meeting a notice of intent to delete a chapter of the municipal code that includes rules requiring bicyclists to purchase licenses. The code also calls for bicycle owners to report transfers of ownership to the police department. The chapter has likely been in the municipal code since it was established in the 1970s, City Manager Sammy S...
A national study of family and child well-being has found that New Mexico ranks second to last behind Mississippi, and Curry and Roosevelt County are not faring much better than the average. Local health-care and poverty experts say this is nothing new, and the high amount of poverty in the state has been on the increase for several years. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2017 Kids Count Data Book, which used data from 2015, showed 28.6 percent of children ages 0-17 (141,053) living in poverty statewide. In Curry County, t...
PORTALES — Passion brought many of the 120 high school students to the Eastern New Mexico University Choir Camp this week. The camp, which began Monday and culminates in a concert at 2 p.m. today in Buchanan Hall, is an opportunity for singers across New Mexico to improve in vocal performance and prepare for all-state auditions in the fall, said ENMU Director of Choral Activities Jason Paulk. Ryan Boddy, 16, of Farmington acknowledged the camp's role in his placing at a...
PORTALES — Applications for three federal grants serving a large demographic in the Portales Municipal School District received the go-ahead Monday night at the PMS Board of Education meeting. But officials said funding is significantly less than in years past. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Title I Part C, and Every Student Succeeds Act Title II grants all received cuts since a year ago, according to Federal Programs Director Henry Montano. The grants provide assistance to districts with high p...
Summer may be a time of relaxation for some college students, but others just continue pursuit of their career goals. Kaitlin Garrett, a student at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, is interning for the summer at Village Pharmacy in Portales. In the short time she has been shadowing the staff, she has learned about the relationship between pharmacist and patient. "I've learned a lot about how important it is to build a good relationship with patients, and a lot...
With a large roster of activities available this summer, interested children in Clovis and Portales will have difficulty staying bored for long. A wealth of summer programs have already begun, offering children a wide range of activities and parents an opportunity to keep their children occupied. Here’s a sampling: • For young athletes, Eastern New Mexico University is holding two basketball camps in June at Greyhound Arena. The ENMU basketball individual camp, scheduled Monday through Thursday, will see basketball pla...
Funding for higher education in New Mexico has been restored after a brief political battle in Santa Fe, much to the relief of local university administrators. Gov. Susana Martinez on May 26 signed House Bill 1, appropriating $745 million to higher education institutions in the state and easing fears that colleges would not have a budget before the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Clovis Community College President Becky Rowley was elated to hear the appropriation was the same amount as House Bill 2, which was rejected by Martinez in...
PORTALES — Children may have been the target audience of a mobile dairy classroom Thursday, but they weren't the only ones who came away with new knowledge. The class was held Thursday morning at Portales City Park as the kickoff event of the Portales Library's summer program Cody Lightfoot, the instructor for New Mexico and Southwest Texas, taught the crowd of children and parents about the nutritional importance of milk and how it's extracted with the help of Peach the d...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University played host to a pivotal experience for several young men Wednesday as they discovered a new appreciation for politics and, in some cases, began to mold their plans for the future. Boys State, an event designed by the American Legion in 1935 to instill in high school students a greater appreciation for democracy by running participants through simulated elections and senate hearings, came Wednesday to the ENMU Campus Union Building a...
The legacy of veterans and the impacts they leave in their communities will be illustrated Monday at the Clovis and Portales Memorial Day events, according to the speakers. Clovis’ celebration, jointly organized by the city’s Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts, will begin at 10 a.m. at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, according to American Legion Post 25 Second Vice Commander Randy Lopez. The event, which will count Congressman Ben Ray Lujan and State American Legion Commander David Stevens among its guests, wil...
PORTALES — The 168 graduates at the 2017 Portales High School commencement Friday night at Greyhound Arena had much to be grateful for, but the ability to strive for greatness — regardless of the circumstance — neared the top of their lists. The challenges leveled at Angela Mendoza in her time at PHS are what prepared her the most for the nursing program at Clovis Community College in the fall. "I know the nursing program is going to be really challenging, so I'm ready for i...
ELIDA — The federal government has set aside $46.5 million for rural water projects across the country. Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority officials are hoping some of that money will flow their way. Consultant John Ryan said he and others met with federal officials last week in Washington, D.C., to make a pitch for funding. Ryan said at Thursday’s ENMWUA meeting in Elida that any federal allocation would be decided within 20 days from Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Ryan, along with ENMWUA Executive Dir...
PORTALES — The gift of sobriety is in seeing what one can do for others, and participants in the Portales Adult Drug Court Program were able to recognize the value of that gift Wednesday afternoon. May is National Drug Court Month, celebrating the impact made by the program, which seeks a criminal justice alternative for addicted offenders by treating substance abuse and involving participants in volunteer initiatives. Said volunteer work was on full display at the R...
PORTALES — After participating in New Mexico's premier high school musical theater award ceremony, a Portales High School junior has returned with experience he will carry with him for the rest of his life. Liam Hurley participated in the Popejoy Awards, which recognize excellence in high school musical theater, from May 8-14 in Albuquerque after being selected as one of 10 nominees for best actor for his performance in PHS' production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Joseph E...
The Roosevelt County Commission agreed Tuesday morning to tell the state it supports the Sagamore Wind Project. Steve Fogel, assistant general counsel with Xcel Energy, explained to commissioners that an application for the Sagamore Wind Project is scheduled for a hearing with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in August, and asked for their intervention. “Intervention wouldn’t really require a lot on your part,” Fogel said. “You just have to file paper and become a party in the case. After the hearing is over wi...
The field of law enforcement has been through continuous changes in recent years, according to local officers. May 14-20 is recognized as National Police Week to recognize police officers across the nation for their efforts in public safety. And according to Portales Police Department Detective Charlie Smart, something that has undergone frequent changes in his 28 years in law enforcement is the public’s view of police. “For three or four years, we’re looked at as kind of the good guys, and then something may happen in the n...
PORTALES — The future appears bright for 481 Eastern New Mexico University graduates if the comments of the commencement speaker and the now-former students are any indication. Outgoing ENMU President Steven Gamble delivered the commencement remarks Saturday morning at the graduation ceremony in Greyhound Arena, and though he expressed his pride at their accomplishments, he reminded them their journey had just begun. "Paths are made for you for giving you the tools to go o...
PORTALES — Portales native Donavin Sanchez and his wife, Cassie, had no idea what they were getting themselves into when they decided to have a second child. Little did they know, nine months later, their family would grow four times the amount they expected. The couple, who now live in Lovington, became parents to quadruplets Scarlett, Cheyenne, Gunner and Arrow on May 3. "My first time finding out about the quads was very shocking, and I was scared, nervous and confused a...
