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The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) is now accepting applications through Feb. 28 from agricultural producers in lesser prairie chicken range willing to implement conservation practices to benefit the species, according to a WAFWA press release. Practices include activities such as mechanical brush removal, prescribed grazing, and establishment and management of planted native grass stands, the press release said. Only producers not currently enrolled in federal farm bill programs will be eligible...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 12:36 a.m.: Premise check, 1300 block of East Brazos Street. • 12:59 a.m.: Traffic stop, 400 block of North Main Avenue. • 1:52 a.m.: Public assist, 600 block of East 18th Street. • 3:06 a.m.: Traffic stop, West Third Street and South Avenue B. • 5:54 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of South Main Street. • 5:56 a.m.: Traffic stop, South Avenue D and University Drive. • 7:35 a.m.: Prisoner transport, 100 block of Airport Road. • 8:08 a.m.: Animal co... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Friday • 1:38 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block of South Avenue G. • 2:40 a.m.: Alarm activation, 400 block of North Main Avenue. • 3:42 a.m.: Premise check, 100 block of East 17th Street. • 3:52 a.m.: Premise check, 1000 block of East Branzos Street. • 3:53 a.m.: Premise check, 1600 block of East Elbe Street. • 6:13 a.m.: Traffic stop, South Avenue D and University Drive. • 6:51 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1300 block of West Second Street. • 7:31 a.m.: Animal com...
Elida Mayor Duward Dixon was sentenced to 12 months of probation Wednesday related to a domestic dispute that took place in June 2011. Deputy 9th Judicial District Attorney Brian Stover said Wednesday was a continuation of a plea and disposition hearing for Dixon, 47, who was charged with false imprisonment, aggravated assault, and use of a telephone to intimidate. Stover said Dixon entered an Alford plea, meaning he did not admit guilt but acknowledged the state had enough evidence to convict him, for the charge of using a... Full story
A Roosevelt County inmate briefly escaped Wednesday morning during a hearing at Magistrate Court, according to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office official. Fabian Romero, 22, made it about 30 yards before being captured, according to Chief Deputy Malin Parker. Parker said Romero broke from a transport guard’s restraint inside of the court area and ran to the outside of the building before being captured. Romero, who was charged with battery on a peace officer, will also be now charged with an escape attempt, according to... Full story
A Roosevelt County inmate briefly escaped Wednesday morning during a hearing at Magistrate Court, according to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office offial. The inmate made it about 30 yards before being captured, according to Chief Deputy Malin Parker. His charges will now include an escape attempt, according to Parker....
link LILLIAN BOWE: Portales News-Tribune Riley Lujan receives the first place plaque and $500 scholarship from Eastern New Mexico University from bee director Carol Erwin on Friday as part of winning the Roosevelt County spelling bee. Lujan will be going to the New Mexico State spelling bee March 22. PNT staff writer [email protected] As the winner of last week’s Roosevelt County spelling bee, Riley Lujan won a plaque, a $500 scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University a...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 12:06 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block of West 18th Street. • 12:30 a.m.: Traffic stop, Avenue B. • 12:48 a.m.: Drunk person, 1000 block of West Second Street. • 12:53 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, location unknown. • 1:09 a.m.: Traffic stop, 15th Street and Avenue E. • 2:24 a.m.: Harassment, 600 block of South Avenue D. • 2:27 a.m.: Alarm activation, 400 block of North Main Avenue. • 6:04 a.m.: Traffic stop, Cherry Street and Avenue L. • 7:3... Full story
Roosevelt County students are set to compete for the title of champion speller in the annual Roosevelt County spelling bee scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday at Eastern New Mexico University’s Buchanan Hall in the Music Building, according to a press release. The junior competition, open to students in grades 5 and lower, will be held first. It will be followed by the senior bee, open to students in grades 6-8, as well as the winner and runner-up of the junior bee, should they opt to compete. Friday’s senior division champion will r...
Editor’s note: The “Meet the” series profiles the people behind groups, organizations and businesses in the community. PNT staff writer [email protected] Driving all over Portales can be stressful for Sally Good some days, but she always manages to keep a smile. “I have this one regular passenger that every time she get on the bus, she has the biggest smile and she is so happy. Certain people make my job worth it,” said Good, who has worked for the Portales Area Transit for more than six years. Good’s clients include the...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 12:18 a.m.: Harassment, N.M. 88. • 12:43 a.m.: Premise check, U.S. 70. • 5:19 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 600 block of South Avenue D. • 6:48 a.m.: Traffic stop, University Drive and U.S. 70. • 7 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of Wylie Cox Circle. • 7 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block of West 18th Street. • 8:15 a.m.: Animal complaint, 700 block of South Elgin Avenue. • 11:33 a.m.: Domestic, call-in. • 12:03 p.m.: Suspicious circum... Full story
PNT staff writer [email protected] The equation on the projection screen — (56 ÷ 7 + 4 x 2 ) — drew sighs of frustration from more than one student attending last week’s fifth-grade math night at Lindsey-Steiner Elementary Once they solved the equation, they would check to see if they had the answer on their bingo card. Order of operation bingo was one of the games featured that night. Kristi Victor, fifth-grade teacher at Lindsey-Steiner, said math night has be going on for four years, with different games each year t... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Friday • 12:28 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1000 block of West 18th Street. • 1:01 a.m.: Traffic stop, Boston and Lime streets. • 1:05 a.m.: Domestic in progress, 700 block of South Main Street. • 3:05 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of South Roosevelt Road S. • 3:16 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1300 block of South Avenue F. • 4:03 a.m.: Noise disturbance, 300 block of East Lime Street. • 5:52 a.m.: Traffic stop, 1100 block of West First Street. • 7:08 a.m.: Welf...
Roosevelt County Commission The following took place at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting: • Approval of a 2-mile closure of North Roosevelt Road. North Roosevelt Road 14 will continue to be open to the public for access for neighbors and Franklin Road will remain open to allow access to state lands. A Roosevelt County road viewers committee recommended the closure. Forrest Brockman requested closure of these roads. • Roosevelt County Detention Center Administrator David Casanova reported 128 inmates in RCDC, incl...
link Lillian Bowe: Portales News-Tribune Ryan Craig looks over a 4-H shooting sports manual at his desk at the Roosevelt County Extension office. Craig will be implementing a shooting sports program this year in hopes to bring more involvement in 4-H from the county. PNT staff writer [email protected] As Roosevelt County’s 4-H agent, Ryan Craig oversees the clubs involvement in showing livestock, 4-H event in county, state and nationally, and also tries to bring more a...
PNT staff writer [email protected] This year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Portales Cultural Affairs Committee and Eastern New Mexico University will be working together to celebrate the day. Draco Miller, director of campus life, said this year is the first time the program will be held on ENMU campus as the program has previously been held at Portales High School and the Memorial building. Another change of the celebration is the time of the program, which is previously been held in the morning and now be in the...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Thursday • 1:21 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 200 block of East Quince Street. • 2:52 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, Roosevelt County. • 4:41 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 100 block of North Boulder Avenue. • 6:08 a.m.: Animal complaint, NM 267. • 6:44 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 500 block of South Roosevelt Road V. • 9:02 a.m.: Fraud, walk-in. • 9:22 a.m.: Fraud, walk-in. • 9:42 a.m.: Traffic stop, location unknown. • 9:51 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident...
Editor’s note: The “Meet the” series profiles the people behind groups, organizations and businesses in the community. PNT staff writer [email protected] Jo Rackler said she always remembers loving to sing. Starting at 10 years old, Rackler solos to do specials at church. Her church did not have a choir, but when her family moved and started to go to Emmanuel Baptist Church when she was 16, she immediately joined the choir. For the past 54 years, Racker’s joy for singing...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 12:23 a.m.: Officer requested, Eighth and Main streets. • 1:55 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 600 block of Wylie Cox Circle. • 6:53 a.m.: Deputy requested, 200 block of East 11th Street. • 8:20 a.m.: Officer requested, walk-in. • 8:53 a.m.: Traffic stop, South Avenue C and West 8th Street. • 9:01 a.m.: Standby, 100 block of West First Street. • 9:03 a.m.: Traffic stop, 10th and Main streets. • 9:46 a.m.: Traffic stop, 1000 block of West First Street. ... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Friday • 12:10 a.m.: Alarm activation, 600 block of East 18th Street. • 2:49 a.m.: Premise check, 500 block of North Globe Avenue. • 2:50 a.m.: Premise check, 500 block of Indian Hills Apache Trail. • 2:50 a.m.: Premise check, 900 block of East Canadian Street. • 3:02 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1200 block of Libra Drive. • 4:24 a.m.: Larceny, walk-in. • 5:02 a.m.: Premise check, 300 block of South Avenue A. • 5:04 a.m.: Premise check, 400 block of South Avenue B....
PNT staff writer [email protected] The Girl Scouts of the Eastern Plains region used a Cookie Rally on Saturday to fire up scouts for the annual cookie sale. The annual pre-sale get together was held at the Matt 25 Hope Center in Clovis. link Lillian Bowe: Portales News-Tribune Anissa Corrales, left, and Subrina Motley, right, from Girl Scout Troop 3224 learn how to make change Saturday as Roberta Waggoner gives them play money to practice at the Cookie Rally. It was one of...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Eastern New Mexico University has received a grant that will bring together formal and informal education to teach the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to students of all ages and the public. The grant is a $50,000 Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) project from the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. It will bring together a group of New Mexico science educators...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Thursday • 12:19 a.m.: Domestic in progress, 1000 block of West 18th Street. • 12:24 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 900 block of East First Street. • 5:07 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1000 block of West Second Street. • 8:20 a.m.: Warrant service, walk-in. • 9:13 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of West 17th Lane. • 9:25 a.m.: Standby all other, South Avenue A and West Third Drive. • 10:28 a.m.: Harassment in progress, 900 block of East Canadian Street. • 11:03 a.m.:...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 12:37 a.m.: Burglary in progress, 400 block of North Avenue B. • 5:21 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, Third Street. • 6:17 a.m.: Traffic stop, 300 block of East First Street. • 7:26 a.m.: Escort, 500 block of East Third Street. • 7:40 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1300 block of South Roosevelt Road U. • 7:45 a.m.: Traffic hazard, South Roosevelt Road. • 8:08 a.m.: Domestic in progress, 1000 block of West 18th Street. • 8:13 a.m.: Fire, 100 block of East S... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 12:11 a.m.: Traffic stop, Avenue C and Commercial Street. • 1:15 a.m.: Traffic stop, First and Houston streets. • 3:52 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 400 block of South Avenue B. • 4:06 a.m.: Traffic stop, Chicago and Danube streets. • 6:43 a.m.: Traffic stop, 1200 block of West First Street. • 8:20 a.m.: Vehicle theft, 200 block of West Second Street. • 8:29 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1000 block of South Chicago Avenue. • 9:24 a.m.: Officer requested, walk-in.... Full story
