Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents had something to address before the end of the school year: The glaring absence of regent Susan Tatum. Board president Dan Patterson reminded the board that Tatum had “departed earlier this year (February) to her home in heaven,” and presented her husband Ed Tatum and daughter-in-law Christina Tatum with the medallion she wore at ENMU’s commencement ceremonies. “This medallion is symbolic of her contributions to higher education and academia, and it’s worn with pri...
PORTALES — Over 40 years as the host of a nationally syndicated television host and producer and myriad accomplishments for KENW TV are all part of the job for Sheryl Borden — the relationships she has developed in that time are the real reward. Borden, who conceived the idea of "Creative Living with Sheryl Borden" in 1976 when it was called "Creative Woman," and has also served as director of marketing for the television station since 1988, may be retiring, but she will con...
PORTALES — Europe will soon be getting a taste of eastern New Mexico, along with a choral performance or five. Eastern New Mexico University's choir will be taking its repertoire across the Atlantic May 16-25 to the United Kingdom and France, with concerts to be performed at historic cathedrals including St. Paul's, Chartres, Notre Dame, as well as the St. Thomas and St. Edmund churches. Several choir members have never been to Europe, including junior Dalia Melendez, who s...
PORTALES — The Portales school board recognized its cheerleading team for its continued program success at Monday’s meeting for being named state runner-up in the Class 4A all-girl division. The team placed second to Taos High School out of 10 Class 4A teams at the March State Spirit Competition in Albuquerque. Head Cheerleading Coach Amy Green said it has finished there for the last three years. Though it was not the first time the team claimed second place, Green said it was no simple feat for her 18 students, who exc...
PORTALES — Within the Roosevelt County Detention Center community, correctional officers play multiple roles — from desk clerk to emergency medical providers. This week will mark National Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and facility auditor Shayla Ramsey said the work the RCDC staff does is worthy of recognition. “I think that what I do is important, because I help train these guys to know the policy, to know what they’re supposed to be doing, to be knowledgeable in all aspects while they’re back there,” s...
PORTALES — Fun and sun weren't the only reasons to celebrate Saturday. Many of those who came out for Portales' Cinco de Mayo celebration felt pride in their Hispanic culture. The City Park gathering featured food and music and made Orlando Acosta's sense of cultural unity swell. "The community comes together ... I think that's nice. I came to take my little brother," said Acosta. "We're celebrating our culture. We get to feel like we do have a hope." Ruben Rodriguez, A...
With organizers stressing the need for unity and glorifying God's name, community members attended National Day of Prayer events Friday at the Curry and Roosevelt county courthouses. "It turned out to be so beautiful," said Sistar Yancy, founder of Christian Believers Education, of the Clovis event. "I thank God for that." In both events, Christians of all denominations came together to pray for both the government and its leaders. Leon Nall, a member of a prayer group called...
PORTALES — In the 379 combined years of service represented Wednesday afternoon at the Eastern New Mexico University retiree reception, the people who served them had their fondest memories of the people around them. The 2017 event included 21 retirements, the most President Steven Gamble had ever seen in a single year. "It's a bitter occasion, because we are losing 21 friends and colleagues," said Gamble, who is leaving himself at the end of the month. "We are genuinely s...
PORTALES — A request for release of a Portales man charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, and vehicular homicide was denied Tuesday by a district court judge. Judge Donna Mowrer told Portales public defender Evan Arendell, who was representing 23-year-old Eduardo Lopez on behalf of public defender Chris Christensen, that she was concerned Lopez had picked up new charges of aggravated battery in his time spent a...
PORTALES — Though they mentioned the health of the country and the integrity of its leadership, the organizers of the National Day of Prayer in Clovis and Portales found it difficult to specify what they will be praying about this year. The event, originally instituted in the spring by former U.S. President Harry Truman, will take place at noon Thursday on the steps of both the Curry and the Roosevelt county courthouses. The country's continued success as a stabilizing f...
PORTALES — After James Elementary School students spent the last few weeks running the equivalent of a marathon, their work paid off with a splash Friday morning. First and second graders — 468 of them — ran six laps around the school's activity field during their first color run, passing through stations where teachers and volunteers splashed them with various colors of paint. The event was enjoyment for the students, but the idea behind it — helping children to be more ph...
PORTALES — Emotions weighed heavily on a crowd gathered in the Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School gym Friday afternoon. But happiness and admiration for a special young lady were two of the most prominent as teachers for 15-year-old Ashley Lopez shared memories about her love for dancing, hugging and Sponge Bob Square Pants. The school held a special graduation ceremony for the sixth-grader, who is in the end stages of congestive heart failure. Lopez was born with Deletion S...
PORTALES — A defense attorney fought tooth and nail Thursday to dismiss a grand jury indictment in the case of a Roosevelt County man arrested in April in a drug sting. Evan Arendell, the attorney for 38-year-old Armando Pena, told Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Donna Mowrer his client’s due process was violated because an inaccurate statement by Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker aided in the formulation of arrest warrant for Pena and others. Arendell brought former Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputy Sonny Wilco...
PORTALES — An informant’s credibility was front and center during a Tuesday morning hearing to suppress evidence in the case of a Roosevelt County man. Judge Donna Mowrer told the court she would inform council of her decision by Monday at the latest on Cody Banister. Banister, 36, was arrested with several other Roosevelt County residents in an April 2016 drug sting. Attorney John McCall questioned the validity of a confidential informant working for the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. McCall said Banister’s arrest...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University's police force, safety education courses and stable community are the keys to the campus being the safest in New Mexico, according to its president. Protect Your Home — a partner of ADT Security Services — announced the safest college campuses in the nation earlier this month, with ENMU listed as the safest college in New Mexico. ADT credited ENMU with employing "both certified experienced police officers and student security offic...
PORTALES — Tension hung thick in the air Monday morning in the Roosevelt County Courthouse as attorneys argued for and against the dismissal of the grand jury indictment of a Roosevelt County man. Judge Donna Mowrer told the court she would take the matter under advisement and craft a letter stating her decision within 30 days. Chance Plummer, 30, was arrested with several other Roosevelt County residents in an April 2016 drug sting. His attorney James Klipstine pointed out on Monday what he viewed as “repeated ina...
As the New Mexico Legislature and Gov. Susana Martinez battle over the state budget, and funding for higher education is currently at zero, there's no doubt uncertainty — and local college presidents are concerned. "We're not going to not fund higher education," Martinez said at a Monday news conference, a week-and-a-half after vetoing the state budget. "That is extremely important to the Legislature and to me. We set (higher ed funding) aside because I didn't have a b...
PORTALES — With full knowledge it was only a placeholder, administration at Eastern New Mexico University introduced a $63.4 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget, a 1 percent reduction from this year, will assuredly change, as Business Affairs Vice President Scott Smart noted the figure was based on the House Bill 2 that was vetoed by Gov. Susana Martinez. “None of us have crystal balls,” Smart told ENMU regents Friday morning, “but I believe it’s probably likely that that number’s going to increa...
PORTALES — After debating the ethics of charging land owners to build structures on county roads, Roosevelt County commissioners only approved half of a county road policy during a Tuesday morning workshop. The workshop was held to gain input from commissioners on how to fine-tune and streamline the county’s county road policy. “There’s just numerous forms that have become very cumbersome for both planning and the road department, as well as administration, so this would streamline the entire process,” County Manager A...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton warned the county commission Monday the Roosevelt County Magistrate Court may not have enough funding to pay its lease in May and June. In a meeting at the commission room in the Roosevelt County Courthouse, Hamilton told commissioners that she had received a letter from the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts detailing a $1.3 million shortfall in the magistrate court division. "Due to the most recent legislative s...
PORTALES — The Relay for Life will soon be returning to fight cancer through fun and fellowship in Eastern New Mexico. The event is held to raise money for the American Cancer Society for cancer research, and separate events are coming together in Portales and Clovis. Roosevelt County’s relay is from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. April 29 at the Portales Softball Complex, and Curry County’s relay is from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 10 at Ned Houk Park. Roosevelt County Relay for Life Leadership Chair Mark Clark said the event’s new locatio...
DORA — Prize money, prestige and a greater appreciation of science were some of the spoils reaped by five Dora High School juniors in a national competition this month. Kirsten Tapia, Megan Stacy, Samuel Blaney, Lance Fletcher and Aaron Jasso achieved first place in the final challenge of the Lexus Eco Challenge, a national scholarship competition designed to empower students in grades 6-12 to learn about and improve the environment through science projects. The team, c...
PORTALES — Organizers of a May event hope to find veterans assistance they need, even if the veterans aren’t sure if they’re eligible for it. The Veteran Resource Day event will take place 10 a.m. May 2 in the Campus Union Building Ballroom on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University, and is open to all veterans, according to coordinator Gretchen Leigh. Leigh said veterans in rural areas such as Portales are not always aware of the services at their disposal. “I worked at one point for the Texas Veteran’s Commissio...
PORTALES — At Monday evening’s Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Johnnie Cain announced the appointment of Henry Montano as the new assistant superintendent of instruction, effective in the 2017-2018 school year. Montano, the current director of federal programs, will replace David Van Wettering, who will retire from PMS effective June 30. “He’ll be working with David from now until the end of the year to make sure he’s able to step right in there,” Cain said. The change has a domino effe...
Children from both Clovis and Portales will be flooding the local softball complexes Saturday to embark on a search for candy. Guy Leeder Softball Complex on East 14th Street will host Clovis children ages 0-11 at 9 a.m. with an egg hunt, giveaways, including bikes and gift baskets, and even a special appearance from the Easter Bunny, according to Clovis Assistant City Clerk Vicki Reyes. "We have him there, and the parents can take pictures with them if they want to," Reyes...
