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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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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...
The Clovis-Carver Public Library is one of 17 libraries around the state that will participate in Fast Forward New Mexico, a grant-funded computer and Internet training program. The program will bring eight six-hour courses to the library in September and October. Four of the courses cover basic computer and Internet skills, including information on how to buy, install and maintain a computer. There are four more advanced classes for entrepreneurs and small businesses on how to utilize the Internet to increase profitability...
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...
Eastern New Mexico University’s men open the 2011-12 basketball season under third-year coach Andrew Helton with exhibition games at New Mexico State on Nov. 2 and at Texas-El Paso the following night. The Greyhounds, who went 13-14 last season and qualified for the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament for the first time since 2006, open the regular campaign Nov. 11-12 in a four-team classic hosted by Tarleton State at Stephenville, Texas. The home opener is Nov. 15 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The Hounds begin t...
Eastern New Mexico University’s men open the 2011-12 basketball season under third-year coach Andrew Helton with exhibition games at New Mexico State on Nov. 2 and at Texas-El Paso the following night. The Greyhounds, who went 13-14 last season and qualified for the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament for the first time since 2006, open the regular campaign Nov. 11-12 in a four-team classic hosted by Tarleton State at Stephenville, Texas. The home opener is Nov. 15 against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The Hounds begin t...
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
CNJ staff reports The Clovis City Commission will have a special meeting 5:15 p.m. Monday at the city commission chambers of City Hall, 321 Connelly. Agenda items include: • Approval of election workers for the Aug. 2 special election on an ordinance to create an affordable housing plan in Clovis. • A street closure request 7 a.m.-10 a.m. July 4 for the second annual Smoke on the Water 5K Fun Run. Main Street, from First to Purdue Streets, will be closed for the event. Race organizer Kayla Adair can be contacted at...
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
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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
Peanut acreage in the Portales valley is down, but prices are high, a local grower has said. Portales valley stretches from Floyd to Arch. Roosevelt County peanut farmer Wayne Baker said contracts for peanuts are offering $950 per ton for conventional peanuts and $1,400 per ton for organic peanuts, although farmers don’t plant the crop until May. He said he wouldn’t be surprised if the price went a little higher. “This is great,” Baker said. He remembers one or two past years in which farmers received $1,000 per ton for pea...
Portales News-Tribune columnist Wendel Sloan won two first-place awards and one second-place award in the state New Mexico Press Women column competition. Sloan took first in “Humorous Columns” and “General Columns,” and second in “Opinion Columns.” The humorous columns were “Embellishing inherited family trait” and “Let’s give grads real advice.” The general columns were “Mother’s love always unwavering” and “Imagine lyrics updated.” The opinion columns were “Politicians’ sincerity suspect” and “Give Green Tea Party...
A Clovis man was arrested for possession of burglary tools early Tuesday morning in Portales, according to Portales police. Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry said an officer found a Suburban sitting outside a business on U.S. 70 about 2:50 a.m. Tuesday. The officer thought he saw someone get out of the car. When the officer spoke to the driver, the woman said she was trying to get back to Clovis and then drove down the road to Wal-Mart, Berry said. The officer remained at the business and noticed someone lying on the ground behind a...
The Portales Police Department conducted a warrant roundup Saturday morning, serving 13 warrants for failure to appear in court or for drug-related charges, Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry said. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and Eastern New Mexico University Police Department assisted.... Full story
