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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Samplings of recent calls made to Portales law enforcement, according to police reports:...
Entries are being sought for the Prairie Chicken Festival poster contest. The deadline for original artwork submissions to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is March 1.The grand prize winning entry will be reproduced on the annual festival poster, and the artist will receive $300. Top winners in three age categories: adult, grades 7-12, and grades K-6, will receive $50. For information about the contest, call 505-476-8004. The contest is among several events that will celebrate the 11th annual festival in and around... Full story
Entries are being sought for the Prairie Chicken Festival poster contest. The deadline for original artwork submissions to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is March 1.The grand prize winning entry will be reproduced on the annual festival poster, and the artist will receive $300. Top winners in three age categories: adult, grades 7-12, and grades K-6, will receive $50. For information about the contest, call 505-476-8004. The contest is among several events that will celebrate the 11th annual festival in and around... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University will be hosting the Roosevelt County Bee on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. in Buchanan Hall. The winner and runner-up for all schools participating in the bee this year are: • Dora Schools: Senior Division winner — Charlyn Simpson; Senior Division runner-up — Jaedin Paxton • Floyd Schools: Junior Division winner — Eric Terry; Junior Division runner-up — Adalee Alvarez; Senior Division winner — Tyler Richerson; Senior Division runner-up — Adalee Alvarez...
Eastern New Mexico University will be hosting the Roosevelt County Bee on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. in Buchanan Hall. The winner and runner-up for all schools participating in the bee this year are: - Dora Schools: Senior Division winner — Charlyn Simpson; Senior Division runner-up — Jaedin Paxton - Floyd Schools: Junior Division winner — Eric Terry; Junior Division runner-up — Adalee Alvarez; Senior Division winner — Tyler Richerson; Senior Division runner-up — Adalee Alvarez - Lindsey-Steiner: Junior Division winner — Re...
President William Howard Taft signed the declaration of New Mexico's statehood at 1:35 p.m. on Jan. 6, 1912. New Mexico was the 47th state. The state of New Mexico turns 100 today and statewide celebrations will be going on all weekend in commemoration of this historical centennial. In Portales, the history class at Portales Junior High plans to throw New Mexico a grand birthday party next week with cake and ice cream and the students will play New Mexico state bingo. In addition to the many events that Santa Fe will have,...
The state of New Mexico turns 100 today and statewide celebrations will be going on all weekend in commemoration of this historical centennial. In Portales, the history class at Portales Junior High plans to throw New Mexico a grand birthday party next week with cake and ice cream and the students will play New Mexico state bingo. In addition to the many events that Santa Fe will have, the New Mexico History Museum will feature hand-written letters from legendary outlaw Billy the Kid to Gov. Lew Wallace asking for a pardon.... Full story
Early voting for Portales Sunday alcohol sales sped up dramatically the last two days, according to Joan Martinez-Terry Portales city clerk. “We got 38 voters on Thursday and that’s good because initially we were averaging 20 voters a day at the beginning,” Martinez-Terry said. Martinez-Terry said 248 residents have voted so far in the election, jumping extensively from the count of 105 voters on Tuesday. She said two young voters who came to vote Friday, the last day for early voting, said they were not going to vote in th...
KENW-TV will host Scam Alert, a Consumer Protection Special, on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. The one hour-long special will be a live call-in program, which will allow viewers the opportunity to call the studio with direct questions to a panel of experts on the subject of scams. Panel members will consist of a New Mexico Attorney General’s Office representative, a district attorney prosecutor, a bank representative and a local police deputy chief. Scam Alert addresses identity theft, investment scams, telephone solicitors, computer e...
Eastern New Mexico University will honor five educators during its fourth annual Educators Hall of Honors Gala, scheduled for Oct. 8 in the Campus Union Ballroom. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m. There will also be musical entertainment. Educators scheduled to be honored are Don Wilson, Richard Walsh, Derry Moore, JoAnn Willoughby Hays and Barbara George. Advance tickets for $15 can be ordered by calling the ENMU Foundation at 888-291-5524 or the College of Education and Technology at...
Repairs to a ruptured natural gas line in Portales were completed as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to a New Mexico Gas Company official. The pipe was broken at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on Boston Avenue, which led Portales police to evacuate four homes and a daycare center as a precautionary measure. Monica Hussey of New Mexico Gas Company said Wednesday workers replaced the damaged section of the pipe. She said repairs to the road should be completed by Friday....
The Roosevelt County Commission met in a work session Wednesday in the county courthouse to discuss the possibility of building a new Magistrate Court complex. Judge Linda Short and Ruth Dygert of Magistrate Court were present at the meeting. County Clerk Janet Collins said the county would pay for the building and lease it to the courts. She said the discussion included the need for more room and security in the Magistrate Court building. Collins said the hope is that a new facility will ensure a safer work environment for...
PNT staff reports Members of the public can audition for Eastern New Mexico University’s fall musical production of “Into the Woods,” according to a news release from ENMU. Auditions are set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 30 in Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. All roles are open, including several non-singing roles. Participants need to prepare 32 measures of a song, preferably from the musical theatre genre, and a one-minute monologue, according to the release. An accompanist will be provided, so candidates should bring...
A 28-year-old Portales man is charged with beating a household member and preventing her from calling for help or leaving their house. Damon Griffith is charged with false imprisonment, a fourth-degree felony, and battery on a household member and interference with communications, both misdemeanors. According to Portales Police reports: • About 11:30 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the 300 block of West University Drive. • As the first officer approached the residence, she...
A 37-year-old Roosevelt County man has been arrested on accusations that he was driving while intoxicated with an unrestrained toddler in the back seat. Manuel Gallegos is charged with child abuse and altering vehicle registration, both felonies, as well as a third offense of aggravated DWI, not maintaining lanes, driving on a suspended or revoked license, not having insurance and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, all misdemeanors, said State Police Lt. Cleo Baker. According to Baker: • Gallegos was stopped a... Full story
PNT staff reports The New Mexico Department of Health is warning pet and livestock owners in Roosevelt County and the surrounding area to make sure their dogs, cats, horses and other valuable livestock get vaccinated against rabies after an unvaccinated pet dog from near Portales was attacked by an aggressive acting skunk in early July. The dog began showing signs of rabies last week and died at a veterinary hospital two days later. The New Mexico Department of Health’s Scientific Laboratory Division in Albuquerque c...
PNT staff reports A 14-year-old Roosevelt County boy was arrested Sunday in connection with an auto burglary consistent with 12 other auto burglaries that occurred in the last few days, according to Portales Police. The boy was charged with one count of auto burglary, a fourth-degree felony, and resisting and evading an officer, a misdemeanor. He was released to his parents. Charges are pending against another juvenile, said Police Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry. The burglaries were reported between 7 a.m. Saturday and 4 p.m.... Full story
James Buchanan, 70, of Lubbock was in serious but stable condition at a Lubbock hospital Saturday after his three-wheeled motorcycle left the road and crashed through a fence in Roosevelt County, according to Sheriff Darren Hooker. The crash happened about 5:30 p.m. Friday on New Mexico 202 near Portales. Buchanan was the only person riding the vehicle. Hooker said the cause of the accident is unknown but an investigation is pending. He said officers hope to speak to the victim next week....
PNT staff reports A 20-year-old Portales man has been arrested on charges of copying, distributing and downloading child pornography, according to police and court records. Jason Torres is charged with six counts of manufacturing child pornography, a second-degree felony; eight counts of distributing child pornography, a third-degree felony; and 14 counts of possessing child pornography, a fourth-degree felony, according to Ninth Judicial District Court documents. Torres was arrested Wednesday and released on a $30,000 cash... Full story
Fire burned an estimated 2,596 acres Sunday afternoon at Roosevelt Road 35 and Highway 206 near Milnesand, but was contained on Roosevelt Road 35 within half a mile of Roosevelt Road M. “Our main concern was keeping it from Road 33 because there were two structures over there,” said Milnesand Fire Chief John Mohon. According to Mohon, the initial call was received by the Milnesand Fire Department at 1:04 p.m. with firefighters arriving on the scene at 1:15 p.m. Mohon said winds, ranging from 20 to 44 mph, fanned the fla...
Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico, has been appointed to the New Mexico Effective Teaching Task Force, according to a release from Gov. Susana Martinez. Roch, the assistant superintendent at Texico Schools, serves on the House Education Committee. The 12-member task force was created through an executive order by Martinez to develop and propose policies to identify, recruit, reward and retain outstanding teachers and educators....
PNT Staff Reports A Tucumcari woman has been arrested on charges of auto burglary, after two men said they caught her in the act. Beth Olguin-Romero, 19, of Tucumcari is charged with burglary, a fourth-degree felony. According to police reports: • Officers were sent to the 700 block of West 18th Street about 3:40 a.m. Saturday in reference to a report of an auto burglary in progress. •Upon arriving, one officer spoke with a 43-year-old man who was standing with Olguin-Romero, who he said he saw in his red Camaro....
The National Weather Service has a fire weather watch in effect this afternoon through this evening and Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday evening. A transmission from the service advises of sustained winds of 20 miles per hour with gusts exceeding 35 mph, with relative humidity in the single digits Tuesday and 10-15 percent Wednesday.... Full story
The 16th Special Operations Squadron has its first female commander in Lt. Col. Tracy Onufer, according to an announcement on the Cannon Air Force Base website. Onufer is only the second woman to command an operational flying squadron in Air Force Special Operations Command. She was promoted to the Cannon position in February. Onufer was born and raised in Michigan. Onufer has served in a myriad of squadron, wing and AFSOC positions during her nearly 15 years of service....
KENW-TV is gearing up for its 35th annual online fundraising auction with more than 1,500 items to choose from. The goal for this year’s auction is to raise $60,000, and all proceeds go to station programming, according to a news release from KENW. The auction runs June 1-10, with items valued at $50-$100 closing at 8 p.m. June 5 and items worth $101-$249 closing at 8 p.m. June 8. The other items close at 8 p.m. June 10. This year, broadcast center Director of Marketing Sheryl Borden said those without Internet access can g... Full story
