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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A program that provided a laptop computer to every seventh-grader at Portales Junior High School last year was a big success according to teachers and administrators. The school is looking forward to expansion of the program this year. According to principal Steve Harris, returning eighth-graders will be re-issued laptops that were part of a grant received by the school last year. A verbal notification has been received that incoming seventh-graders will also receive laptops courtesy of a grant. “Last year they were very b...
Key Ingredients: America By Food, a traveling Smithsonian exhibit will arrive in Portales in late February for a six-week stay. The exhibit will be hosted by the Eastern New Mexico University Golden Library, Roosevelt County Cooperative Extension Service and the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. The exhibit is also being sponsored by the New Mexico Humanities Council, said Poppy Johnson-Renvall, media services librarian at ENMU. The exhibit will be set up in the Golden Library for the duration of its stay in Portales....
After jumping out to a 2-0 start at a Lubbock 10-and-under girls softball tournament last weekend, the Portales Sun Devils finished the tournament 4-2 to take third place. “We did OK,” head coach Ben Rodriguez said. “We took third. Our girls wanted to go further but that’s an achievement for them. We were playing against the top team in Oklahoma, the top teams in Texas, so we handled ourselves well.” The Sun Devils played The Sluggers, from Clovis, in their third game and won 11-3. “Every team had a different pitcher,” R... Full story
Portales Municipal School District will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. today at the board room at the Administration Building to discuss the release of the Adequate Yearly Progress results, and answer questions about the reports that are required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Superintendent Randy Fowler told board members at their last regular meeting to expect the news to be less than rosy. He even went so far as to predict that some Portales schools would be on corrective measures with the state... Full story
The Portales Sun Devils 10-and-under girls fast-pitch softball team won their first two games in pool play at the Regional softball tournament in Lubbock and earned a bye in the first round of bracket play. The Sun Devils beat the Hobbs Rangers 16-3 late Friday night in the first game of pool play and head coach Ben Rodriguez says his girls came ready to hit the ball. “That was just a hitting game,” head coach Ben Rodriguez said. “Our girls came through with the bats, nearly every girl had a hit and that’s what helped... Full story
Nine and one-half pounds of marijuana were recovered after two Portales residents were arrested on Friday evening during a criminal interdiction patrol that took place in Roosevelt County for the first time, according to a press release issued by the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. Patricia Villanueva, 26, was arrested and charged with driving on revocation and possession with intent to distribute after officials recovered one-half pound of marijuana from her vehicle during a traffic stop on Friday. Her passenger, Issac M...
Clay Stout has been hired to replace Brenda Gomez as the Portales girls basketball head coach. Stout has 30 years experience in coaching high school basketball and was the basketball athletic director at Texico last year, as well as an assistant with the Lady Wolverines basketball team....
A Portales man was killed Saturday in a one-vehicle accident east of Portales, according to Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office officials. Isabel Ornelas, 51 lost control of his vehicle around 1:15 p.m. on N.M. 467 (Airbase Highway) between Milepost 2 and 3. The vehicle overturned, pinning the man underneath, according to Chief Deputy Malin Parker. Parker said the man was transported to Roosevelt General Hospital by ambulance where he died a short time later. Parker said investigation into the accident is co...
Portales Police Department officers responded to a call of shots fired near Lindsey Park at 4 a.m. Sunday and found two victims suffering from injuries received in a beating. According to Lonnie Berry of the PPD, the victims, one male and one female, were transported by ambulance to Roosevelt General Hospital. The female was admitted to RGH and later released. The male victim was transported to a Lubbock hospital in critical but stable condition. Berry said neither victim had been shot but instead had been beaten, possibly...
Roosevelt County overcame a two-run deficit and home run taken away on appeal Thursday to defeat Clovis Zia 5-3 in the 11- and 12-year-old semifinal of the District 3 Little League tournament. The two teams battle again at 7 p.m. Saturday on Zia’s home field. “It took ‘em awhile to get pumped up, but they finally did it,” Roosevelt coach Donny Martinez said of his team. “They didn’t just break out their bats — they broke out their hearts.” When Zia threatened to open things up with two men in scoring position, Ryan... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University has hired Judith Haislett as the new vice president for student affairs. She succeeds Gary Musgrave, who retires Sept. 30. Haislett, who has been the vice president for student affairs at Black Hills State University in South Dakota since 1994, is expected to start at ENMU in mid-August. “We are very happy that Dr. Haislett has accepted our offer,” ENMU President Steven Gamble said. “We know that she will make a strong area of our university even stronger. She has an extensive, proven backg...
The rain, wind and lightning didn’t seem to be an issue for the Roosevelt County 9- and 10-year-old Little League All-Stars Monday evening as the Roosevelt County boys threw a two-hitter in shutting out the Quay County All-Stars 10-0 in four innings. “They all played good,” Roosevelt County All-Stars coach Carleton Casey said. Roosevelt County starting pitcher Payton Casey allowed just one hit in his three innings pitched and Grant Wagner closed it out in the fourth inning. The Roosevelt County boys took a modest 1-0 lead... Full story
Portales Police arrested two Portales residents Wednesday on charges of trafficking cocaine in connection with a seizure made last week, according to a Portales Police Department news release. Adrieanna Queen, 21, is free after posting a $50,000 bond. She was charged with one count of trafficking cocaine. Francisco Eric Ornelas, 20, remains in the Roosevelt County Detention Center with a bond amount of $50,000. He is also charged with one count of trafficking cocaine. Police seized over 9 ounces of cocaine on June 12 at a... Full story
Roosevelt County commissioners discussed office space issues at the Department of Public Health and the county administrator’s office during their regular meeting Tuesday. Public Health Nurse Carol Morgan gave commissioners an update of her office’s activities and said high on her priority list is additional room in the office. The office is located in the La Casa Family Health Center’s building. “We’ve been backed into a corner,” Morgan said. “We would like to serve more people.” Morgan said she doesn’t have space for an add... Full story
Portales Police were seeking an arrest warrant Wednesday night for a man they believed robbed Video World, 505 W. 18th St., Tuesday night, and possibly another video store last week. Police served search warrants at a home on West 17th Lane on Wednesday and recovered items they believe were used in Tuesday’s robbery, including a handgun, according to Capt. Lonnie Berry, spokesperson for Portales Police. No arrests had been made by press time, according to Berry. Berry said based on the similarity in suspect descriptions and i... Full story
Portales Police seized cocaine with a street value of more than $27,000 Tuesday from a city residence. Acting on a search warrant, police found more than nine ounces of cocaine inside a residence at 1213 N. Ave. M. The occupants of the house were not home at the time,, according to a news release. According to Capt. Lonnie Berry, spokesperson for the Portales Police Department, arrests warrants had been issued for suspects in the case and the police department had been in contact with attorneys representing the individuals.... Full story
A Roosevelt County man was indicted by a grand jury Monday on multiple felony charges in connection with the sexual assault of a 17-year-old female on May 23, according to a press release from the District Attorney’s office. Rigoberto Gonzalez, 38, is charged with one count of kidnapping, one count of criminal sexual penetration, three counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, one count of possession of a controlled subsistence (cocaine) and one count of interference with communication, according to the release. A...
Portales Police Department officials responded to an armed robbery that occurred on Friday evening at Landall’s Box Office, located on South Avenue C. According to Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry, the incident occurred at approximately 9:59 p.m. on Friday evening. At the time the robbery occurred, there was only one clerk in the store and no one was injured, he said. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, in his early 20’s, approximately 6 feet tall, with a heavy build and a thin mustache, Berry said. The sus... Full story
Workers at Eastern New Mexico University on Monday discovered that a break in the cooling system pump over the weekend had caused flooding in the Administration Building basement, leaving several buildings without telephone service. “It was pretty minor. We have pumps that cool around campus and one of the pumps developed a crack,” said Scott Smart, the vice-president of Business Affairs at ENMU. He also noted that the basement was the only area that was flooded. Because some telephone equipment is housed in the bas... Full story
The Portales school board will go before a state committee Tuesday with a proposal for assistance in building a new elementary school, and now they have an architect attached to the project. The school board announced in a special meeting Tuesday night that Greer Stafford, an architecture firm from Albuquerque, scored highest with the selection committee. Portales Municipal School’s superintendent Randy Fowler explained that two Portales elementary schools, Steiner and Lindsey, rank very high as schools in need of r...
Jury selection is still on schedule in the death penalty case of a Portales man accused of killing an elderly Portales couple. Stanley Bedford, 43, of Portales is charged with two counts each of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and evidence tampering, and one count of possession of stolen property. So far, District Attorney Matt Chandler said 150 potential jurors have been questioned individually. Of those, 42 have been placed on a panel. By estimates from Chandler and Gary Mitchell of Ruidoso, who is defending Bedf... Full story
A public hearing on a groundwater discharge permit for a Roosevelt County dairy is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at the Memorial Building, according to a press release from the New Mexico Environment Department. The hearing, originally scheduled for May 10, was postponed to allow the public more time to participate, according to NMED officials. Stepping Stone Dairy, operated by Kevin Breshears of Portales, is seeking a permit to operate an expanded sewer lagoon on the property, located south of Portales. According to Marissa... Full story
A Portales man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for sexual assault of a minor and possession of child pornography. William Railing, 37, pleaded guilty to criminal sexual assault of a minor and 100 counts of possession of electronic child pornography, according to a press release from 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler. Railing assaulted a female for about seven years, starting when the girl was about 5, according to the release. Acting on information gained fron an interview with the vicitim in February...
The Portales Rams are just hours from the biggest baseball game in their young careers, but if you believe head coach Arturo Ontiveros, the boys are loose and relaxed. “It’s kind of scary, but they seem kind of relaxed,” Ontiveros said. “I always like to see a little bit of urgency but our kids — they’re kind of a goofy kind of group. They tend to be relaxed and even goof off up until game time when they pull it together and they’re able to get wins.” The fifth-seeded Rams face the top-seeded Cobre Indians in the Class 3A se...
The Floyd Lady Broncos wrapped up their district season Saturday with a second place finish at the district meet in Melrose. Ten girls and two boys from the Floyd Varsity Track team are headed to state. Alexis Benoit, Jessica Christensen, Bree Ann Lancaster, Medeline Love, Elena Mendoza, Christina Tenerio, Tanna Whitecotton, and Kelsi Gray will participate in relays as well as individual events. Cassie Breshears will compete in the 3200, and Tori Tucker will throw the javelin. Floyd’s Chay Chenault and Jesus Davalos are q...
