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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with candidates in the Nov. 7 elections. Rustin Self is challenging incumbent Daniel Boan for the Portales City Council B position. Rustin Self Q: Why do you want this job? A: I do not want another job, I want to make positive change for our city and our people in this community. Q: If elected, what are your top three priorities? A: (A) Analyze the privatization of our water or have another company manage our water and all the infrastructure associated with i...
Trick? Or treat? It’s your choice at the Haunted Fairgrounds. The Curry County Events Center is hosting what it calls family friendly Halloween activities Thursday through Saturday nights this week. Doors are open from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. each night. Events Manager Tyra Barron said three “haunted attractions” are also planned for those who want a good fright. “I’m hoping that from this experience everyone has fun, because that’s our main priority. We want to provide fun and interactive events for our community,” Barron said....
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with candidates in the Nov. 7 elections. Eldon Merrick is challenging incumbent Chadrick Heflin for the Portales City Council C position. Eldon Merrick Q: Why do you want this job? A: I have attended council meetings for the last 1-1/2 years and I have seen things I did not feel like were in the best interest of our city. What we have been doing isn't working. I feel an obligation to our community to try and bring new ideas to help resolve some of the s...
As Portales Animal Shelter reaches a 90% adoption and transfer rate, Portales Community Services Director Kelly McClellan said the city plans to expand further in providing for the local animal community this November. McClellan said one of the biggest causes of concern is the overwhelming stray population within the city. With a recent partnership with Best Friends Animal Society, she said the animal shelter is looking to be more proactive in reducing the numbers by helping low-income families and animals through grants....
Judged from its music performance to its general effect, the Clovis High School Wildcat Band finished in third place in the Bands of America’s regional championship Saturday in Flagstaff, Ariz. The marching band compiled a score of 84.925, only 0.125 from second place, said Clovis High School Band Director Bill Allred. He said the performance was one of the most memorable the CHS band has put together in the 28 years he’s worked with the group. “It was just an emotional performance. They connected with the crowd so wonde...
National Body Language Day is Friday. This recognizes the silent messages friends and families send to one another in your everyday life. From a smile to a tilt of the head, body language is one of the most revealing forms of nonverbal communication between not only people but even to our furry companions. More than 1,000 pets are killed within shelters every day. According to Best Friends Animal Society, understanding a pet’s body language can encourage adoption rates and ultimately tackle the overcrowding crisis within s...
The rock band Gin Blossoms and country music’s Kip Moore will headline the 37th Clovis Music Festival this spring, officials announced on Friday. The festival is scheduled April 19-20 at the Curry County Events Center. “Music is in our roots,” Music Festival Committee Chair Robyn Snowberger said in announcing the lineup. Snowberger said Clovis has people from across the world visit Clovis to celebrate the history of rock ‘n’ roll. Norman Petty’s recording studio on West Seventh Street gave us all of Buddy Holly’s hit...
Christian Cook was fishing on Sept. 6 – but not for what he found. Cook, 25, was near the lake at Dennis Chavez Park when he noticed a suspicious-looking backpack near a dumpster. He went to investigate. Inside the bag, he found a hammer, gloves, rags, broken glass, a pair of shoes, a ring and an earring. The ring had a Zales price tag on it – close to $1,000. Cook said he felt uneasy after looking inside the bag, soon realizing it could be stolen goods. “I couldn’t believe...
• Youth substance use, mental health program earns $1.1 million grant. Curry County’s Substance Use Prevention and Mental Health Project has earned a “big win” – a $1.1 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, officials said. County Grant Administrator and Preventionist Kristian Price presented the news to the Curry County Commission on Tuesday. Price said the county has been applying for this award for nearly three years and recently learned of its success. “This is money really well...
A Clovis animal protection organization is seeking help from residents to donate at the pet food drive to help local animals and households in need. Since the Sept. 3 fire that closed Clovis’ Walmart, High Plains Humane Society has reported local pet families have been in high demand to find affordable means in getting pet food. Linda Cross, president of the organization, said HPHS usually maintains a pet food pantry for emergencies and to assist struggling households so they can continue to feed their pets while they get t...
He was a talker. Fun to be around. He loved life. That's how friends and family described Raymond Atchley Jr., who died Sept. 19 after a career of public service. "He loved his friends, he certainly loved his family and he was a fun person to be around," said Raymond Mondragon, who worked with Atchley in the Clovis Police Department in the 1970s and '80s. "(He) gave his public service, not only to his community but to his state. That is what he enjoyed, was helping people," Mo...
Nearly 3,500 visit Clovis Municipal Airport for Wings 'N' Wheels event Clovis Regional Airport filled its runways with nearly 3,500 people on Saturday for the third Wings 'N' Wheels, said Megan Darrow, the city's marketing and communications coordinator. Guests explored the runways to look at 160 different hot rods and 15 competitive aircraft. "Thank you so much to the community and patrons who came to the airport and had a great time with us. We look forward to growing this...
Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday further pushed for the city of Portales to pay more for holding inmates at the county detention center. County Commissioner Tina Dixon led the discussion in updating the continued public service negotiations. Dixon said she has been discussing the matter of the detention center with the city and the City Council is still “matter of fact” about the facility and will only pay up until the inmates' arraignment. “Detention is one of those places we’re stuck at because as you can see the l...
In the past six weeks, several animal clinics and shelters have reported an increase in distemper cases in the city of Clovis. Retired Veterinarian Dr. David Hudson said the highly contagious and deadly disease has become a full on “outbreak” within the community. “As a veterinarian in this community for over 30 years, we would see cases of distemper but they were rare. I would see it for maybe a two-month period at a time, with only three to four cases. … Now it occurs several times throughout the year,” Hudson said. Dis...
With Clovis’ Walmart shut down by the Sept. 3 fire, competitors have seen an increase in customers and they’ve hired more staff to accommodate them. Bill Bargman, director of Clovis’ Albertson’s grocery, said they’ve hired 49 new staff members, who will be finishing orientation training by the end of the week. “The customers from Walmart pretty much had to go to four to five different stores. … So we’ve seen quite a few customers here,” Bargman said. Bargman said the grocery store has also added additional inventory to its...
A “baby box” at the Portales Fire Station received final approval Tuesday from the Portales City Council. The “baby box” is a safe incubation device in which a baby under 90 days old may be placed, rather than being abandoned. The device would also automatically notify first responders and adoption authorities that a baby has been placed there.baby box, will be protected from criminal child abandonment charges under the New Mexico Safe Haven for Infants Act. At a public hearing before the council approved the ordinance on Tue...
From nursing baby racoons back to health to mending broken wings on small birds, Brittany Page has had a strong passion for animals since she was a child. Now, years later, Page directs that love in fostering kittens in her Portales’ home. With the animal population being very high in both Curry and Roosevelt County, Page urges the community to help local pet shelters by either volunteering or fostering. “We all live in this world, no one is better than one another. So we need to live better as a society to help our...
On Sept. 10, 2001, Tommie Milam sprang out of his bed in the middle of the night with a dream of his son being in the afterlife. Shaken by the dream, Milam said he dismissed it as nothing more than a nightmare. Until the next day. That's when Milam was informed that his son. U.S. Army Maj. Ronald Milam, had died in a terrorist attack on the Pentagon, one of 3,000 victims of 9/11 still remembered after 22 years. Tommie Milam said he sees now that the dream was "a message" from...
With a wide slobbery smile and a wagging tail, military working dog Csubi sat in attention as he got his photo taken in front of the American flag on Aug 30. Like any airmen who's made it through basic, each dog within the unit will have their picture taken to commemorate their achievements, said Cannon Air Force Base Staff Sgt. and Kennel Master Allison Boehler. While most dogs are running around in their backyards or barking at the closest squirrel, Csubi the 3-year-old...
With Labor Day weekend in full swing, New Mexico residents are going all out with one final round of outdoor entertainment before fall. Though the traditional celebration can be a lot of fun for the entire family, it is important for pet owners to keep their furry companions safe during the festivities. Retired Veterinarian Dr. David Hudson provides some tips to keep pets happy, safe and healthy. Guard the grill Hudson said the smell of cooked meat often piques most pets’ interest, causing them to get near hot surfaces and b...
As summer vacation comes to a close, New Mexico residents are returning to the classroom and office. While backpacks and lunches are being prepared for the long hours away from home, it is time to consider how your furry companions will handle the change. New Mexico State University Professor of Companion Animals Gaylene Fasenko said most pets experience some level of separation anxiety, the fear created when an animal is left alone, at some point in their lives. Fasenko said separation anxiety is triggered when there is a...
The crowds clapped and cheered as youth ranging from 9 to 17 led their various livestock into the pen. Rumors of "geese laying golden eggs" and steers being sold as high as $16,000 kept this year's Roosevelt County Junior Livestock Sale lively as ever. The sale raised $220,550 before add-ons between 54 of the 4-H and FFA youth, organizers said. Add-ons are donations made after the sale. Last year, they came to $76,065, according to Joy Levacy, junior livestock sale secretary f...
An estimated 30,000 people attended the Curry County Fair last week, said Curry County Events Center General Manager K.C. Messick. Events Center staff are still tallying revenue from the five-day event, but they have already learned this year's attendance exceeded last year's by 12,000, Messick said. He credited good weather and safety initiatives. Heavy rains mostly shut down the fair on its last night a year ago and another night was ended prematurely with a false report of...
A New Mexico outdoor recreation business alliance seeks to educate Clovis’ business owners, county and city government members about the outdoor recreational opportunities that are being provided in New Mexico at the Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s Tuesday meeting. The meeting was put together by Chamber Executive Director Ernie Kos, she said the goal was to educate locals of the possible opportunities in how the economy within the community can expand. Kos said that the meeting gave the community the idea to expand on...
Kristen Grau fought back tears as the judges assessed her steer for the Junior Livestock show at the Curry County Fair in 2021. She said the overwhelming emotion didn't come from whether she would do well in the show. It marked the last show for her family's 60-year tradition. That's right. No one named Grau showed a steer at the county fair last year or last week. Grau, now 20, said it was a bittersweet feeling when she last competed. She said she wanted to live up to the...
