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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PNT staff writer [email protected] Kids say the darndest things. But sometimes, children are the most honest people in the room. Students from Lindsey Steiner Elementary and Valencia Elementary offered their thoughts on what they are thankful for: link ERIC NORWORD JR.: Portales New-Tribune Original submissions from students at Valencia and Lindsey Steiner Elementary Schools. “I am thankful for my mom, because she provides and cares for me. My dad because he takes me t...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 11:03 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 1100 block of Leo. • 1:45 p.m.: Warrant service, 100 block of West Second Street. • 3:04 p.m.: Traffic hazard, 100 block of West Second Street. • 3:32 p.m.: Burglary, 1500 block of South Main. • 3:43 p.m.: Shots fired, 300 block of East Rose. • 4:11 p.m.: Burglary, 300 block of South Main. • 4:25 p.m.: Requested deputy, 100 block of Mesilla Park. • 4:38 p.m.: Suicide threat, 1200 block of South Globe. • 4:42 p...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 8:43 a.m.: Alarm activation, 300 block of West Second. • 9:43 a.m.: Traffic hazard, U.S. 70. • 9:44 a.m.: Requested deputy, Portales. • 10:11 a.m.: Animal complaint, 200 block of East 11th Street. • 10:14 a.m.: Animal complaint, 300 block of South Avenue A. • 10:16 a.m.: Animal complaint, 700 block of West 17th Lane. • 11:06 a.m.: Requested deputy, South Roosevelt Road U. • 11:24 a.m.: Welfare check, 100 block of North Indio. • 12:53 p.m.: Animal comp...
PNT staff writer [email protected] For the past decade, Joe Parie has served meals to the public from the Memorial Building on Thanksgiving. He then makes a trip to Mexico, and serves food and gives coats to the needy, sometimes in churches or on the street, and other times in jails or prisons. Parie is a reason for many smiles each holiday season, and the street department employee wouldn’t have it any other way. 1. What was a memorable Thanksgiving moment in your life? The memories that stick out to me the most are in... Full story
The 16th annual Holiday Happening sponsored by Altrusa International Inc. of Portales will take place on Dec. 7, in Eastern New Mexico University’s Campus Union Ballroom, according to an Altrusa press release. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at 11:45 a.m. The event includes 50 decorated tables, a silent auction, luncheon, door prizes and a holiday fashion show sponsored by Dilliard’s. Tickets are $30 each. Money raised by the event will be used for community projects. Tickets are available from Dan...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday: • 8:43 a.m.: Animal complaint, 900 block of East Danube. • 8:50 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1500 block of West Fir. • 9:16 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1500 block of West Fir. • 10:09 a.m.: Requested officer, 200 block of East Seventh Street. • 10:46 a.m.: Abandoned vehicle, 100 block of South Chicago. • 10:47 a.m.: Ambulance requested, North Avenue I. • 11:21 a.m.: Criminal damage, 400 block of West Fir. • 11:26 a.m.: Animal complaint, 300 block of West 1... Full story
PNT staff writer [email protected] Former Sunland employees continue to feel the community love as the holiday season rolls around. The Ministerial Alliance, a group made up of community churches, has teamed up with multiple clubs from Eastern New Mexico University to provide Thanksgiving food baskets to former employees and their families of the defunct peanut plant, which filed for bankruptcy last month. “We’ve been sorting the food into 50 piles for the 50 fam...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 10:54 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, North Avenue O. • 11:09 a.m.: Requested deputy, 500 block of South Roosevelt Road V. • 11:14 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 600 block of East Lime. • 11:49 a.m.: Requested deputy 100 block of Airport. • 12:21 p.m.: Civil matter, 1300 block of South Avenue H. • 1:26 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block of South Roosevelt Road 8. • 2:27 p.m.: Animal complaint, 800 block of East Brazos. • 3:14 p.m.: Traffic hazard, Ab...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Get the tour bus ready, because the band is hitting the road. Or in the case of the Portales High School Band, get the school bus ready. The Ram Band is gearing up for its Elementary Tour, to take place Tuesday. The PHS band will visit all four elementary schools in the city to perform and introduce future Rams to the band. link by Eric Norwood Jr.: Portales News-Tribune Ariel Lutnesky, left, and Kaitlyn Grubbs, both junior flutists in...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 8:55 a.m.: Battery, Portales. • 9:11 a.m.: Burglary, 500 block of North Avenue I. • 9:25 a.m.: Animal complaint, 700 block of West 17th Street. • 9:36 a.m.: Requested officer, 700 block of East Third Street. • 10:55 a.m.: Warrant service, 1500 block of South Globe. • 10:56 a.m.: Requested deputy, 100 block of Airport. • 11:10 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1500 block of West 17th Lane. • 11:51 a.m.: Requested deputy, 200 block of South Knoxville. • 12... Full story
PNT staff writer [email protected] Roosevelt County commissioners approved a plan Tuesday to add additional security at the Roosevelt County Detention Center that has been the scene of a pair of inmate escapes this summer. Razor wire will be installed along the lining of its roof to prevent a repeat of escapes in June and September in which inmates broke through the ceiling of their cells to gain access to the facility’s roof. The $57,000 project will be paid for by jail funds accumulated from the housing of inmates f...
The following took place at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commissioner’s Meeting. • Commissioners approved a proclamation recognizing Nov. 25 as Adoption Day. • Sheriff Darren Hooker reported spending $1,600 on Individual Patrol Officer Kits, which is essentially a hemorrhage control kit. • Roosevelt County Detention Center Administrator David Casanova reported 103 inmates being housed in the jail, including 21 female inmates; seven from Curry County and 14 from Eddy County. • Approved a letter to BNSF Railways to request the... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Friday Caller reported: • 8:55 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block of West Cherry. • 9:15 a.m.: Missing person, 300 block of North Abilene. • 9:34 a.m.: Requested officer, 1600 block of South Avenue B. • 10:19 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block of South Globe. • 10:31 a.m.: Fraud, 800 block of West 16th Street. • 12:05 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 800 block of South Main. • 12:09 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, no injuries, 500 block of West Second Street. • 2:13 p.m.: Drunken s...
A Portales man is being medically evaluated as of Monday after being involved in a shooting incident Saturday, according to Portales police. No injuries were reported. Acting Portales Police Chief Pat Gallegos said the man, who is believed to be in his 60s, was suicidal and was only a threat to himself Saturday evening. He said no one has been charged in the incident. The incident took place between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. at a home on West 17th Street. Gallegos said the man shot a gun into the ground before officers...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Paul Benoit will be tackling new challenges as a newly elected Roosevelt General Hospital Board member. The superintendent of Floyd Schools is venturing into an unfamiliar territory for the lifetime educator.. I understand that the hospital board seat is a volunteer position. Why did you want to run? link Courtesy Photo Paul Benoit, superintendent of Floyd schools, was recently elected to the Roosevelt General Hospital Board. Our...
Portales police said no one was injured and an arrest was made Saturday by officers responding to reports of shots fired at a home between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on West 17th Street. Police declined to provide details about the suspect, citing a pending an investigation. According to witnesses, the street was blocked off by police, and the fire department, an ambulance, and New Mexico State Police were also present on the scene.... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Thursday: • 9:57 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 600 block of East Amazon. • 10:05 a.m.: Warrant service, Portales. • 10:30 a.m.: Animal complaint, 400 block of South Avenue G. • 10:40 a.m.: Articles lost or stolen, 1900 block of South Avenue I. • 11:42 a.m.: Vehicle theft report, 42000 block of U.S. 70. • 11:48 a.m.: Warrant service, Portales. • 11:54 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block of South Avenue G. • 1:00 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 42000 block of U.S. 70. • 2:50... Full story
PNT staff writer [email protected] Arrows were flying both on and off target Saturday morning at the Portales Recreation Center. The Portales Bowhunters put on a workshop for any and all interested in the historical craft of bowhunting. Archery enthusiasts and youthful beginners were both present to take lessons from members of the Portales Bowhunters from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. link Eric Norwood Jr.: Portales News-Tribune Mike Hilburn, president of the Portales Bowhunters,... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Wednesday: Caller reported: • 9:10 a.m.: Follow-up request, 1500 block of N.M. 267. • 9:12 a.m.: Animal complaint, 800 block of North Avenue M. • 9:44 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1100 block of West Fir. • 10:02 a.m.: Follow-up request, 100 block of Airport. • 11:42 a.m.: Animal complaint, Lime and North Avenue M. • 12:50 p.m.: Warrant service, 100 block of Airport Road. • 12:54 p.m.: Warrant service, 1700 block of North Boston. • 1:59 p.m.: Traffic hazard, 600 block of South... Full story
PNT staff writer [email protected] With more than 150 games spread across six consoles, Thomas Elswick fits the profile of a true gamer. After receiving his first console at age 10, (a Nintendo Gamecube he still owns), a lifelong hobby was formed that may lead into a career. “I want to create games. I’ve already made a Whack-A-Mole game and a card game for Android,” said Elswick, a sophomore at Eastern New Mexico University who majors in information systems while minoring in computer science. Elswick has a shelf in hi...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Tuesday Caller reported: • 1:08 a.m.: Follow-up request, Second Street and University. • 8:18 a.m.: Subject removal, 1700 block of North Boston. • 9:05 a.m.: Battery, Portales. • 10:25 a.m.: Ambulance requested, Second Street and Boulder. • 10:53 a.m.: Missing person, 1300 block of West Ivy. • 1:49 p.m.: Requested officer, 1700 block of North Boston. • 2:09 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, no injuries, U.S. 70. • 2:16 p.m.: Probation violation, 42000 block of U.S. 70. • 2:28 p.m.: Mo...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Ed and Amy Brown recently began monitoring their four children in the Portales school system through a program called Powerschool that allows parents access to grades, homework assignments, attendance and more. “It’s cool, I like it,” Ed Brown said. “If we get a progress report that concerns us, we have discussions with our kids about what’s going on in the class. It helps us keep them in line.” The Browns, whose children range from elementary to high school, said they got acquainted...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Friday Caller reported: • 12:45 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block of South Main. • 2:30 p.m.: Animal complaint, 1400 block of South Avenue G. • 2:48 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block of South Globe. • 2:58 p.m.: Alarm activation, 700 block of South Main. • 3:32 p.m.: Vehicle theft, 200 block of Spruce. • 3:45 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1200 block of West Nogal. • 4:25 p.m.: Larceny, Portales. • 5:54 p.m.: Suspicious activity, 1300 block of South Avenue D. • 6:01 p.m.: We...
PNT staff writer [email protected] link by Eric Norwood Jr.: Portales News-Tribune Eastern New Mexico University junior Debra Thompson takes Tory the Greyhound on her daily walk on Monday. Thompson is employed as a Hound Handler, and spends 7-10 hours with both Vic and Tory a week. Debra Thompson, a junior at Eastern New Mexico University, serves as one of the Hound Handlers, students hired to tend to ENMU mascots Vic and Tory during the day. Thompson works with the dogs...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Thursday • 2:08 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1100 block of South Abilene. • 6:12 a.m.: Trespassing, 1000 block of East Elbe. • 8:06 a.m.: Threats, Portales. • 8:12 a.m.: Animal complaint, 600 block of East Canadian. • 8:13 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1000 block of North Avenue J. • 8:49 a.m.: Burglary, 1700 block of West 17th Street. • 9:59 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1600 block of South Avenue B. • 10:42 a.m.: Battery, 200 block of South Knoxville. • 11:01 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1500 b...
