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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Renovation and additions at the Curry County Adult Detention Center have hit a snag that may make it miss its planned December finish date. Levi Weckar from HB Construction presented an update on the ongoing project during the Tuesday morning county commission meeting. The issue stems from problems tying the existing building’s fire system into those of the new additions. Specifically, the building's newly constructed sally port has not been turned over despite completion since they are unable to tie the two fire systems t...
Feeding, grooming and tending a steer each day for nearly a year is quite the commitment, but Mason Franklin, 13, learned firsthand that hard work can really pay off. For the first time in 36 years, a steer raised in Curry County won the grand championship prize at the State Fair before selling for $30,000 at the junior livestock auction on Friday. The steer was named Dragon and was raised by Mason with the help of his father Clay Franklin since last October. The Franklins...
CLOVIS — For 10 years the Curry County Events Center has hosted community events big and small, whether that be graduations from local schools, horsemanship competitions or live music concerts. To celebrate that decade, the Events Center will be holding its 10th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 5, with games, music, food and more, all free of cost. “We’re trying to give something back to the community, but also remind people we’re here and what a great venue this can be for people,” said Lexie Myers, a member of the 10-year a...
CLOVIS — Predicted issues stemming from the unresolved deficiencies found in Curry County’s 2018 audit have begun to manifest, with the county being disqualified for two requested grants for projects at La Casa Senior Center. The grants in question are for $157,028 for HVAC and roof renovations and $55,650 for the purchase of vehicles for La Casa. The Department of Aging and Long Term Services sent a letter to the county on Aug. 27 informing it the projects were ready to commence, but after review it found the county did not...
CLOVIS — Agriculture is one of the biggest industries in Curry County and the Clovis/Curry Chamber of Commerce has decided it’s high time to get the word out. The Chamber held a meeting Thursday afternoon to re-organize the Ag 50 of Eastern New Mexico Committee by inviting new members and arranging a monthly meeting schedule. Interested agriculture business owners, both big and small, showed up to discuss the committee’s role moving forward. The purpose of Ag 50 is to promote long-term success of agriculture in the count...
PORTALES - No water means restaurants, car washes and even churches have to close, as Portales residents were reminded, again, on Sunday. "We canceled our service because we'd have had no restrooms. We'd usually have coffee too and couldn't, and had to unplug our ice machine," said Delynn Epperson of First United Methodist Church in Portales. "People were disappointed, but if you look at the back story instead of just 'they couldn't come to church,' they couldn't shower or do...
PORTALES — Reading is a lifelong skill and it can be beneficial to start learning as soon as possible, but not everyone might have access to the right reading material for the youngest children. The Eastern New Mexico University Foundation is looking to partner with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to change that and bring free literature for children from birth to 5-years-old to Roosevelt and De Baca County families. Curry County began participating in 2015. The Dolly Parton Foundation runs the Imagination Library nat...
PORTALES — Water is flowing in Portales sinks again this morning after a Saturday night line break left the city with no water or low water pressure for more than 24 hours. City Manager Sammy Standefer said the break occurred between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Commercial Street and North Avenue E. Standefer said the city is under an “optional boil” notice, meaning users may want to boil water for consumption as a safety precaution until air pocke... Full story
PORTALES — After a bustling week of activity on the fairgrounds, the rides have ground to a halt, the smell of greasy fair food has faded and the animals and art projects have all been carted home by their respective owners. The Roosevelt County Fair wrapped up Aug. 31 after a week of carnival rides, live music and other events. The fair was moved back a week this year, running from Aug. 27-31 and leading into Labor Day Weekend. According to Fair Board President Wayne McAlister there were 7,417 tickets sold at the gates. F...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council on Tuesday approved an application for federal funds to reconstruct and improve both runways at the Portales Airport during its regular meeting. The cost of the project would be over $3.6 million, with the Federal Aviation Administration providing the bulk of the funds at $2,896,329. The New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division would contribute $678,994 and Portales would contribute $75,000, officials said. The reconstruction project would provide new runway surfaces f...
Click Here to Download CLOVIS - Members of the local American Veterans (AMVETS) chapter showed up for their usual activities on July 6 to find the locks of their local post building had been changed. AMVETS Post #14 in Clovis has been closed until further notice while it is under investigation by the district branch of AMVETS for misappropriation of funds and violation of state and national bylaws, officials said. According to Rick Young, head trustee for the AMVETS...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority will be required to present future loan requests to the Curry County Board of Commissioners for approval as part of the board’s regularly scheduled meetings. The board passed Resolution #2019-69 during its Tuesday morning meeting, repealing Resolution #2016-34, which previously gave the ENMWUA authority to act on the collective board’s behalf regarding loans instead of seeking approval from each individual member. According to Chairman Chet Spear, this decision is in line wit...
PORTALES — Roosevelt General Hospital was profitable last financial year. But with recent litigation, it’s facing a more complicated tax process moving forward with some added expenses. The RGH Board of Trustees reviewed its 2018-2019 fiscal year, which ended on June 30, during its monthly meeting on Tuesday. RGH had a positive operating cost of $400,000 before receiving its yearly gross receipt tax (GRT) funds and a total net income of $1.9 million after receiving the annual funds, officials said. GRT is collected on mos...
PORTALES - Sometimes you've just got to show everyone what you're capable of, whether that be painting, baking or crocheting. And what better place to do that than the annual county fair. Artists, crafters, hobbyists and more were busy buzzing about the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning as they scrambled to get their projects of choice entered and ready to display for the coming week. "It's an opportunity to show the projects and diverse talents of the people in...
PORTALES - One after another, a menagerie of farm animals took the stage Friday night to be paraded around the show pen, bid on and sold to members of the Portales community. Some were carted off to their new homes while others were returned to the families that raised them. The Roosevelt County Fair held its Junior Livestock Sale Friday night where a total of 60 animals were put on the block, earning $131,550 for young farmers. The Show Arena was packed with bidders,...
PORTALES - What better way to welcome folks to the annual county fair than with a home-style meal of pork chops, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy served up on opening morning? The Portales 4-H Club held its annual Pork Chop Breakfast early Tuesday to raise money for its yearly events while welcoming visitors to the 2019 Roosevelt County Fair. The Portales Future Farmers of America also had a booth set up to sell raffle tickets to help fund their $8,000 trip to national...
PORTALES - The Roosevelt County Fairgrounds were bustling Monday morning as lazy pigs were prodded to washing pens, thirsty goats fought to get watered first and all other manner of barnyard critters were corralled into temporary homes. Exhibitors will be busy all week keeping their animals groomed, fed and healthy for their respective competitions and the Junior Livestock Sale this Friday. "We're going to be busy, but I think there's going to be a pretty big turnout for...
PORTALES — Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a countrywide Census to gather statistical information from the population that affects everything from federal funding to congressional representation. Participation and complete counts during the Census are key, because inaccuracies won’t be corrected for 10 years. Roosevelt County held its Census 2020 discussion meeting on Thursday to raise awareness of the Census and its importance to the county, as well as begin planning efforts to reach out to both the ave...
CLOVIS — About 40 percent of Curry County’s employees have received a raise with the adoption of the 2020 Fiscal Year County Salary Plan that will go in effect Sept. 8. County Manager Lance Pyle said the last salary hike of this scale was in 2014, with smaller raises targeted at the sheriff’s department and detention center in 2015 and 2016. Vincent A. Yermal presented the plan to the commission and said the goal was to get county employees as close as possible to the midpoint of a salary range determined by looking at simil...
PORTALES — Expanding the local cemetery, improving roads and purchasing new city vehicles will be top priority projects in 2021 for the city of Portales. The Portales City Council on Tuesday approved the 2021 to 2025 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan during its regular meeting. The top two priorities for 2021 were once again to make wellfield improvements ($2,200,000) and upgrading the city’s fire protection and water circulation systems ($661,000). The expansion of the Portales cemetery ($199,598) was the nex...
PORTALES - A week later than usual, but no less anticipated, the Roosevelt County Fair kicks off this week with carnival rides, livestock shows, antique tractors, cowboy polo and more. "We're expecting it to be a little bit bigger this year," Fair Board President Wayne McAlister said. "We moved the date a week later than normal and we think it'll mean cooler weather and all the kids will be settled into their school routines by then." McAlister said there are a few...
CLOVIS - As the auctioneer rapidly spat out bid numbers, youngsters wrangled and paraded their animals around the auction pen late into the night. The crowd clapped, hooted and hollered as the bids rose higher and higher, while the exhibitors readied themselves to reap the rewards of months of hard work. The Curry County Fair's Junior Livestock Auction kicked off Friday evening and lasted well into the night as 102 exhibitors showed off the cattle, swine, lamb and other...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission approved its Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan for 2021 to 2025 on Tuesday during its regularly scheduled meeting. Commissioners were asked to rank the top five priorities of the ICIP, for which they kept their previously recommended order as follows: Improvements and renovations to the Curry County Courthouse ($6 million), legislative road projects ($1,234,000), a 4-H/Extension ($1 million), work on Curry Roads P/Q from CR 34 to 288 ($660,000) and improvements to Curry Road 11 f...
CLOVIS - From a building in Farwell to a mobile trailer, and now into a building in Clovis, slow-cooked meats have found their way west. A decade after it started up in Farwell as a Thursday-only establishment, The BBQ Shop has made its way to the 600 block of Pile Street in Clovis, combining a food truck with a former office building renovated for seating. With their main restaurant located in Farwell, Steve and Rita Perry expanded the family business last October with a mobi...
PORTALES - It's not every day you get to watch a great migration of 600 freshman college students unload truckfuls of furniture, clothes and the rest of their personal items into the cramped dormitories they'll be inhabiting over the next year. Saturday morning saw the streets outside the various residence halls of Eastern New Mexico University packed with trucks and cars packed with cargo. Students and families led by councilors walked the campus, getting themselves...
