Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Portales Police Department is searching for a suspect in a home invasion Sunday that left one Portales resident injured. The crime was reported between 12:30 and 1 a.m. Sunday morning, at a residence in the 1600 block of South Main Street, said Capt. Lonnie Berry of the Portales Police department. The suspect did not use a weapon, but one resident was injured during the crime and property was taken from the residence, Berry said. “The injured resident was transported to the Roosevelt General Hospital and was later t...
The first public meeting from the New Mexico Department of Health and Health Policy Commission for public input on the state’s strategic health plan will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building in Portales. The strategic health plan will guide New Mexico’s health-care priorities and goals. The public is encouraged to attend.... Full story
Officers from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and the Region V Drug Task Force executed a search warrant Wednesday that ended in the arrest of a Portales man for drug charges, according to a RCSO news release. Officers served the warrant at 1413 S. Ave. I in Portales where they seized 15 ounces of marijuana and drug-related paraphernalia. Adam Gutierrez, 44, of Portales, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Gutierrez was booked into the Roosevelt C...
Roosevelt County resident and fourth generation New Mexican, Matt Rush,... Full story
The annual Women’s History program will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the meeting room of the Portales Public Library. According to a press release, there will be an art display by the La Escalera Art Guild and quilt works displayed by several local quilting organizations including Dora Soars and Red Barn Quilters. At noon there will be a performance by Margaret Watters, sponsored by The Portales Public Library and the New Mexico Humanities Council....
Once a year, the small eastern New Mexico community of Milnesand hosts the annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival, drawing spectators from near and far, to watch the mating dance of the lesser prairie chicken. Registration is now being taken for the seventh annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival which is slated for April 11-13. The three-day event centers around the lesser prairie chicken, an icon of the Southern Great Plains, as it congregates on traditional breeding grounds called “leks.,” according to a New Mex...
Police officers arrested a Portales man Wednesday on a variety of drug-related charges while they were conducting a probation and parole operation in Portales, according to a Portales Police Department news release. Kyle Lopez, 19, was arrested and charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the release. He was booked into the Roosevelt County Detention Center. He was released Thursday on a $51,500 bond. According to the release,...
Early voting concluded Friday for today’s municipal election, said Portales City Clerk Joan Martinez-Terry. She said 83 people voted early in-person and 16 people requested ballots by mail. The new voting machines will be used for the municipal election, she said. Four city council seats are up for election. Alfredo Bachica Jr., incumbent in Ward A, and Donald K. Shafer, incumbent in Ward C, are running unopposed. In Ward B, incumbent Gary Watkins faces challenger Michael Martinez. Incumbent Michael Miller faces Keith Thomas... Full story
Three people were arrested Sunday and charged with drug trafficking after Portales police received a report of a possible break-in in progress, according to a department press release. Ashley Lemier, 26, of Portales, Stephen Stites, 28, of Roswell and Diego Montes, 28, of Roswell were charged with trafficking a controlled substance. Using a search warrant, officers seized 31.3 grams methamphetamine from a residence at 1002 W. 18th St., according to the release. Officers also seized suspected drug paraphernalia, including a...
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish issued an emergency order Monday to allow people to salvage fish from the man-made pond at Oasis State Park after a leak was discovered in its liner, according to a news release. The order will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. March 3, the release said. Oasis State Park manager Jim Whary said he and his staff were disappointed the liner had failed so soon after the pond had reopened to fishing Feb. 5. “We had a 10-month renovation project and it’s obviously not holding up,” Whary... Full story
Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two Portales men Friday in connection with the theft of scrap metal from a rural Roosevelt County residence, according to a RCSO press release. Sanford Long, 28, and Steven Long, 51, both of Portales were arrested at a scrap metal recycling center in Clovis after a witness provided information about a vehicle that was possibly involved in a theft of scrap metal from a residence on South Roosevelt Road 4. Deputies, along with Clovis Police Department officers located the v...
New Mexicans are reminded of unity and friendship when reciting the salute to the flag of the state of New Mexico. The salute was created by Portales women of the Ellen W. Jones Chapter, No. 1022, United Daughters of the Confederacy and adopted by the legislature in 1963. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, a community reception will be held at the Memorial Building in Portales honoring original UDC members: Jan Compton-Ross, Jane Mauk Hilliard, Margaret Smith and Willie Vale Quade for their contribution to the creation and adoption of the...
The city of Portales and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce will hold a Candidate Forum on Monday to give residents of the city the opportunity to get to know the candidates prior to the election, according to a news release. The forum will begin with refreshments at 5:30 p.m. and the panel presentation at 6 p.m. It will be held in the Memorial Building at 200 E. 7th St. in Portales. The election will take place on Tuesday, March 4, with four city council positions on the ballot. Only two positions are contested but... Full story
The state fire marshal's office says a natural gas explosion in a Portales home that killed a 91-year-old woman was accidental. Clytie Calton died at a Lubbock, Texas, hospital Jan. 26 — three days after she was injured in the blast at her home on South Avenue I Place. The office says a slow-leaking waste water line from a washing machine in the laundry room ran over a natural gas line. The office says the waste water line appeared to have been leaking for a long time, causing the gas line to corrode and fail. The agency a... Full story
Veteran state senator Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, announced he will seek re-election to his District 27 Senate seat, according to a press release. “It is very rewarding to serve the rural character of the people of Chaves, Curry, Roosevelt and DeBaca counties. It is a tremendous honor and privilege,” Ingle said. “I hope our fine folks believe I have made a difference for our district as I have fought in Santa Fe against more government intrusion in our lives; and for the freedom and independence we cherish and enjoy here on th... Full story
An account has been set up to benefit the family of Jezika Shumate, of Portales, who was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident on Thursday, according to bank representatives. The account has been set up at First Financial Credit Union in Portales under the name Brett Shumate Family, Jezika Shumate’s father. According to Forest Griffin, a spokesperson for the family, the funds will go to help pay for medical costs. According to Griffin, Jezika Shumate remained in critical condition Monday at Covenant Medical Center i...
Portales Kiwanis Club members are looking to heat things up at their annual chili supper from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C in Portales. The club is offering traditional beef chili as well as vegetarian varieties, along with a variety of choices of drink and dessert. Tickets, available at the door or from members, are $6 for adults and $4 for children under 12. This year’s chili supper is dedicated to the memory of George and Clytie Calton, who owned Calton’s Fur... Full story
According to a Yucca Telecom official, last week’s problem with phone service in Portales originated at the Qwest switch in Clovis. “What happened is Qwest turned off a valuable piece of information going into our system,” said Scott Arnold, Yucca Telecom general manager. Qwest public relations representative Gary Younger told the PNT Monday that he couldn’t confirm that information because the person involved with the problem from his company was off sick. Younger hadn’t responded at press time Tuesday. Arnold said the...
A county spelling bee is coming back to Roosevelt County and spellers are busy studying their Paideas in anticipation. Winners and runners-up from school spelling competitions will meet on Saturday at Eastern New Mexico University’s Becky Sharp Auditorium to compete in the Roosevelt County Spelling Bee. Betty Williamson, county bee director, said this is the first time a county-level spelling bee has been held here in 10 years. “This all represents a change for our local schools,” Williamson explained. “Since 1999, our Roosev...
People in Portales began experiencing problems with phone service Thursday afternoon. The PNT didn’t receive followup calls from Qwest or Yucca Telecom late Thursday seeking more information. Numbers the PNT had dialed earlier that weren’t working were back in service by press time, however. Residents were reporting problems dialing some local numbers but not others. Long distance and calls placed from cell phones to local numbers seemed to be unaffected, according residents the PNT talked with. “We’ve found out that Yucca i...
The Portales Police Department arrested 10 subjects and confiscated 5.3 grams of cocaine and 8.78 ounces of marijuana Tuesday during a warrant and narcotic sweep, according to a PPD press release. The charges ranged from a bench warrant to possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance, according to the release. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the operation....
The Selective Service System has an opening for a volunteer to serve with its Roosevelt County local board. Local board members are citizen volunteers appointed by the director of the Selective Service System, on recommendations made by their respective state governors or an equivalent public official. Local board members go through an initial training session followed by annual training in Selective Service regulations and procedures. Anyone interested in this position must be a U.S. citizen, a Roosevelt County resident, at...
Two of the four Portales City Council races in the March 4 municipal election will be contested. In Ward B, incumbent Gary Watkins is being challenged by Michael Martinez. The race for the Ward D council seat is a little more crowded, with incumbent Michael Miller along with Keith Thomas and Eddie Hiner declared as candidates. Incumbent Alfredo Bachicha Jr., in Ward A, and incumbent Donald K. Shafer, in Ward C, will be running unopposed. Miller is seeking his second full term. He was appointed to fill Mayor Orlando Ortega...
Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, announced Monday her intention to run for re-election in District 42. Kernan has represented District 42 for five years. The district consists of Lea County and also parts Curry, Roosevelt, Chaves and Eddy counties. Kernan’s legislative priorities include improving education, providing fair and balanced funding to the schools and improving access to health care, she said. “I look forward to continuing my work for the residents of District 42 by responding to their needs and concerns,” Kernan said.... Full story
