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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES - Dozens of pink and blue balloons took flight Tuesday from outside the Roosevelt County courthouse, one of the first light moments for anyone involved in the emotional trial that had played out in the five days before. It was a moment of relief for many, a feeling that justice had been served on behalf of two young girls left in a hot car for almost three hours the afternoon of July 25, 2017. Yet for the former daycare pair convicted of felony child abuse charges, an...
CLOVIS — As both the state and the county speak out for action from the Air Force regarding the chemical contamination to groundwater supplies from firefighting activities on base, an aggrieved dairy owner is seeking redress through civil action against the manufacturer of the foam used in those firefighting activities. Art Schaap, who's spoken previously at commission meetings in Curry and Roosevelt counties as to the impacts of the PFOS/PFOA contamination to his dairy and residence, told The News he'd sent out a tort c...
CLOVIS - A lengthy court process ensuing from the deadly shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library is almost at its end, with a five-day sentencing hearing starting Monday in Curry County. Nathaniel Jouett, now 18, pleaded guilty last year to 33 felony counts resulting from the Aug. 28, 2017, violence, when he killed library employees Wanda Walters and Krissie Carter and sent four other people to the hospital. His sentence ranges from probation to multiple life sentences...
On this date ... 1994: About 75 people had gathered at the Memorial Building in Portales to express concerns about required reading content in classes at Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU senior Shane Neergaard told those gathered that he and others in an English 102 class had been required to read and discuss an article titled "What Indians Think About." The article addressed American Indian culture and said some tribes were "as homophobic as Baptists," while some...
PORTALES — Mike Cone, chairman of the Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District, provided an update on the organization’s efforts during Tuesday’s Portales City Council meeting. Cone detailed the state entity’s shade balls project, small weighted plastic balls placed in livestock water tanks to counteract evaporation. He said measurements show that over a three-year span, 40,000 gallons of water could be saved on a 20-foot livestock tank by utilizing shade balls. Besides saving water, Cone said the shade balls also li...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday - Thursday: Clovis • Ray Cordova, 59, larceny • Ryan Hernandez, 19, contributing to the delinquency of a minor • Deon Cleare, 27, probation violation • Christopher Lee, 24, probation violation • Perry Whitley, 42, probation violation • Cheressa Neumann, 29, probation violation • Jose Arenivar, 30, failure to pay fines, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Marcelo Arguijo, 45, driving while license suspended or revoked, probation violation • Juan Mart...
Conservatives don’t balk at helping rich Conservatives get a tad uptight when a proposal is made that benefits someone other than the rich and corporations. Remember the conservative uproar over Trump’s tax plan that benefited the rich and corporations and vastly increased the deficit? There wasn’t one, but there was wailing and gnashing of teeth over Obama’s plan to address the recession because “It will increase the deficit!” The economic inequality is greater in the U.S. than any other advanced country and the reason is g...
President Donald Trump may have come to his senses about government shutdowns and his coveted wall. Last month, the mainstream media, however, called Trump’s conciliatory statements on the matter a “stinging defeat” and a blow to his presidency. They were crowing. They shouldn’t crow in the first place, at least not in news stories. Further, they crowed prematurely. Trump has not been defeated. In fact, by coming to the table, Trump is likely to get more of what he wants. He wants security and he can get it. If, that is, he...
All statewide officials in the Commonwealth of Virginia should resign if Democrats are held to their own standards. Even if Gov. Ralph Northam didn’t appear in blackface in an image in his medical-school yearbook, he confessed to once darkening his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume. Attorney General Mark Herring, who called Northam’s conduct indefensible, also used blackface once. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has been accused of sexual assault. If ever wea...
Not everyone who finds themselves drawn to UFO-related subjects believes, unequivocally, that extraterrestrial life exists. For one’s interest to be piqued, all that’s really required is an interest in the unknown. A belief in at least the possibility that extraterrestrial life exists, an open mind — well, that doesn’t hurt either. Of course there are many true believers out there. Either because of a personal encounter or experience or an inability to ignore the math, for them no leap of faith is required. But unless...
CLOVIS — For the second time in three meetings, the Curry County Commission on Friday took action on a resolution related to bills being considered by the Legislature. The most recent act opposes several bills that would increase regulation on private gun transactions. While there have been several firearm-related measures taken up by the Legislature this session, the unanimously approved resolution 2019-15 specifically mentions the identical House Bill 8 and Senate Bill 8, which would establish a misdemeanor offense for n...
PORTALES — A trio of travel requests are among the items on the agenda for Monday’s Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. in the board room at the L. C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene. The requests include a Portales Junior High and High School choir and band to attend the Greater Southwest Music Festival in Amarillo the first week of May, a special education trip to the Science Center in Lubbock on April 10 and the PJHS track team to participate in the Muleshoe Jun...
CLOVIS — The Cummins plant in Clovis is known for big engines. Officials revealed to the Clovis City Commission just how big its newest engines were Thursday night. As part of the parent company’s 100th anniversary celebration, representatives of the plant that has been part of Clovis for more than 40 years reported their foray into engine remanufacturing is going as planned. “We hired all of the people we said we were going to hire (10), and we’re training them now,” said plant controller John Ellis. The engines they’re r...
CLOVIS — Soon after Valentine’s Day, things will still be coming up roses in Clovis. Or rather, they’ll be coming up with “rose colored glasses,” a concession item harkening to the signature song of Grand Ole Opry regular and celebrated country musician John Conlee. With the release last year of the third disc of a greatest hits collection spanning four years of charting music, Nashville-based Conlee performs at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Clovis Civic Center. He spoke with The News last week to share his excitement at being bac...
TEXICO — Both funding questions on the Texico Municipal Schools special election conducted via mail ballot were approved by Curry and Roosevelt County voters on Tuesday by more than a 2-to-1 margin. Officials said 1,036 ballots were sent out across both counties, with a final tally of 262 ballots cast, or 25.3 percent, which is considerably higher than the previous Texico Schools tax election in 2013 when just 3.8 percent of eligible voters cast a ballot. The $2 million in general obligation bonds were approved 194-59 and the...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 757-846-7509 Wednesday • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — 10 a.m., EPCOG office, 418 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 Feb. 19 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration...
The following marriage licenses were filed through Thursday at the Curry County Clerk’s Office: • Aaron Wesley Deans, 52, of Los Lunas, and Karen Marie Crowe, 51, of Clovis • Dustin D. Rush, 29, and Heather D. Cox, 37, both of Melrose • Charles Rogers Schupp, 50, and Carmody Michelle Meeks, 47, both of Clovis • Jamie Earl Fulkerson, 28, and Leanne Mae Pelayo Alibin, 23, both of Clovis • Justin Adrian Hovious, 20, and Cassandra Isabel Crowe, 20, both of Clovis • Trent Wayne Autrey, 20, and Shelbie Lynn Bowden, 23, both of C...
Monday • Produce to People — 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Free in-season fruits and vegetables; no proof of income necessary; bring your own bags. Information: 575-763-6130 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 6:30 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • MakerSpace free event hosted by Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails — 4:30-5:30 p.m., Rooms 143/145, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. STEM (science, technology,...
The following are available for checkout at: Clovis-Carver Public Library “The Sunflower Girl” by Rosanna Chiofalo tells the story of Signora Maria Ferraro, who carries bitter memories from World War II, when the Germans overran Florence. In the aftermath of loss and grief she finds salvation through cultivating roses on her farm, nurturing them with as much care as she guards her past. Yet to Maria’s daughter, who longs for more, the rose farm has become little more than a pretty prison. “NightZone” by Steven F. Havill as...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Our program featured a presentation by guest speaker Dr. Edgard Cheng for Presbyterian Physical Therapy at Plains Regional Healthplex. Using a slide presentation, Dr. Cheng explained that physical therapists are skilled, licensed professionals who are considered doctors of movement who see a variety of patients in varied settings for which there are a many benefits. Patients can be in-patient or outpatient recipients seeking care for injuries, strengthening, rehabilitation,...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. business meeting, 6 p.m. bunco night Tuesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, 1 p.m. pinochle, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. needle gang Thursday: 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6 p.m. line dance Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m....
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast pizza. Lunch — Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes w/gravy, mini carrots w/ranch, chilled fruit. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, baked fries, veggie cup w/ranch, sidekicks. Wednesday: Breakfast — French toast. Lunch — Soft taco w/salsa, seasoned pinto beans, seasoned corn. Thursday: Breakfast — Grape crescent. Lunch — Pig in a blanket, garden salad w/ranch, seasoned green beans, chilled fruit, cookie. Friday: Breakfast — Breakfast frudel. Lunch — P...
Information on growing succulents, working with iron-on rhinestones and making a custom upholstered headboard will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and at noon on Thursday. Curt Jaynes will show a variety of succulents that make good choices for both indoor and outdoor planting. Succulents can be used alone or in a container with other plants, and they require very little maintenance. Jaynes lives in Portales. Designer Ann Butler is going to show how to use templates and iron-on rhi...
It was a simpler time. I didn’t know I was going to quit growing at 5-foot, 6 inches. And I was pretty sure I would play basketball for the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds. The time was late 1968 into early 1969. I hadn’t yet celebrated my 10th birthday and I still lived out in the country west of Portales. After I got off the school bus each day my little brother and I played basketball on the driveway out front until time to feed. Then back to the driveway in the...
My name is Bruce Pollard. I am retired from American Water Company after 31 years of service. I was born to Joe and Myrtle Pollard along with four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. I have been married to Joyce Brown Pollard for 57 years. We have two adult children, Bridgett and Andre' Pollard, five grandchildren Andrea, Andre, Chrishana, Bryce and Jailen, two great grandchildren Julian Velasquez and Jayce Williams and a pet dog named Bubbi. I love to play golf, go to cla...
