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Good morning and welcome to the Monday briefing. Candidate debate Don't forget the Portales municipal candidate forum 6 p.m. Monday at the Yam Theatre. Candidates will give opening statements on their interest in their positions then be presented questions. Information: 763-6991. Party politics The Democratic Party County Convention is 6 p.m. Tuesday at Clovis-Carver Public Library. State central committee members and delegates elected at the convention will attend state pre-primary convention in Albuquerque on March 10. Info...
On March 3rd, 9th, 16th, 17th, and 28th...
Good morning and welcome to the Tuesday briefing. Give blood There’s a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Anyone donating will be registered to win a Kindle Fire. Information or to make an appointment: www.bloodher.com or 800-333-6920. High achiever Bailie Phillips has been awarded special recognition for the 2012 Future Educators of America National Leadership Award. Bailie is now recognized on the national level as a leader in her community, school, and church. She is the f...
Good morning and welcome to the Tuesday briefing. Give blood There’s a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Anyone donating will be registered to win a Kindle Fire. Information or to make an appointment: www.bloodher.com or 800-333-6920. High achiever Bailie Phillips has been awarded special recognition for the 2012 Future Educators of America National Leadership Award. Bailie is now recognized on the national level as a leader in her community, school, and church. She is the f...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked about the Senate's agenda for the week and addressed budget concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Bingaman's remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman022712m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman says the Senate will continue to debate a transportation bill that funds the country's highway, transit and safety programs. 02:28 – Bingaman talks about the lack of federal funding in the fiscal year...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked about the Senate’s agenda for the week and addressed budget concerns at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman022712m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman says the Senate will continue to debate a transportation bill that funds the country’s highway, transit and safety programs. 02:28 – Bingaman talks about the lack of federal fundi...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: • Around 8:30 a.m. Feb. 20 an officer responded to a call in reference to criminal damage in the 3100 block of Mandell Circle. The officer observed one vehicle tagged with orange spray paint and another with spray paint on the driver’s side and on the back. No suspect information was obtained. • Around 6:45 p.m. Feb. 21 a two-vehicle traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Llano Estacado and Prince streets. O...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: - Around 8:30 a.m. Feb. 20 an officer responded to a call in reference to criminal damage in the 3100 block of Mandell Circle. The officer observed one vehicle tagged with orange spray paint and another with spray paint on the driver's side and on the back. No suspect information was obtained. - Around 6:45 p.m. Feb. 21 a two-vehicle traffic accident occurred at the intersection of Llano Estacado and Prince streets. One vehicle s...
I love social networking … knowing that my neighbors are baking bread, my friends are celebrating birthdays, or my cousins are off to the zoo. When I was a child, Mrs. Frances Christo provided Portales with just such snippets of information in her News-Tribune column. She kept an eye out for all the goings-on, and I remember giggling with my sister if she phoned our grandparents' house during a gathering. She'd see all the cars lining the street, and we might be sure to get a call from "Christo," as she called herself, to i...
Good morning and welcome to the Monday briefing. Candidate debate Don't forget the Portales municipal candidate forum 6 p.m. Monday at the Yam Theatre. Candidates will give opening statements on their interest in their positions then be presented questions. Information: 763-6991. Party politics The Democratic Party County Convention is 6 p.m. Tuesday at Clovis-Carver Public Library. State central committee members and delegates elected at the convention will attend state pre-primary convention in Albuquerque on March 10. Info... Full story
I love social networking … knowing that my neighbors are baking bread, my friends are celebrating birthdays, or my cousins are off to the zoo. When I was a child, Mrs. Frances Christo provided Portales with just such snippets of information in her News-Tribune column....
Students qualify for nationals Nineteen Dora High School Business Professional Association members and sponsor, Colleen Tollett, attended the State Leadership Conference in Albuquerque Feb. 16-18. Participants came back with top awards and 14 students qualified for the National Leadership Conference. Daniella Montanez was elected as the 2012-2013 state secretary/treasurer and will represent New Mexico at the national conference at all state meetings and national caucuses. Gowan Hays received the Wanda Harriman Scholarship of...
Students qualify for nationals Nineteen Dora High School Business Professional Association members and sponsor, Colleen Tollett, attended the State Leadership Conference in Albuquerque Feb. 16-18. Participants came back with top awards and 14 students qualified for the National Leadership Conference. Daniella Montanez was elected as the 2012-2013 state secretary/treasurer and will represent New Mexico at the national conference at all state meetings and national caucuses. Gowan Hays received the Wanda Harriman Scholarship of...
On March 3rd, 9th, 16th, 17th, and 28th Officers of the Clovis Police Department will be conducting DWI Saturation Patrols within the City of Clovis. There will also be a DWI Checkpoint for Friday, March 23rd from 10:30 PM to 2:30 AM within the City of Clovis. Officers will be specifically targeting drunk and drug impaired drivers. We ask that people please remember that it is also illegal to drive under the influence prescription drugs that may impair their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. The ODWI Grant makes...
Matt 25 Hope Center Director Steve Reshetar helps load donated furniture to be delivered to families displaced by the Feb. 1 Clovis Apartments fire. Over the weekend, Matt 25 Hope Center's Director Steve Reshetar and staff delivered donated beds, dressers, sofas and tables to storage units of three families who lost their homes Feb. 1 in the Clovis Apartment fire. "Community response has been fantastic," Reshetar said Monday. "But it's what I've come to expect from Clovis. After the (2007) tornado they responded with such...
CNJ staff photo: Tonjia Rolan Matt 25 Hope Center Director Steve Reshetar helps load donated furniture to be delivered to families displaced by the Feb. 1 Clovis Apartments fire. Over the weekend, Matt 25 Hope Center’s Director Steve Reshetar and staff delivered donated beds, dressers, sofas and tables to storage units of three families who lost their homes Feb. 1 in the Clovis Apartment fire. “Community response has been fantastic,” Reshetar said Monday. “But it’s what I’ve come to expect from Clovis. After the (2007) torn...
CMI staff An off-duty Tucumcari police officer charged with breaking and entering and criminal damage to property surrendered Monday to New Mexico State Police in Tucumcari, said State Police Lt. Lance Bateman. Bateman said Pete Vargas, 32, was taken into custody at 1:30 p.m. at the Quay County Magistrate Court. Bateman said Vargas was processed at the State Police Office and released on a $10,000 appearance bond. Tucumcari Chief Jason Braziel said Vargas has worked for the department for 3 1/2 years. He said the department...
An off-duty Tucumcari police officer charged with breaking and entering and criminal damage to property surrendered Monday to New Mexico State Police in Tucumcari, said State Police Lt. Lance Bateman. Bateman said Pete Vargas, 32, was taken into custody at 1:30 p.m. at the Quay County Magistrate Court. Bateman said Vargas was processed at the State Police Office and released on a $10,000 appearance bond. Tucumcari Chief Jason Braziel said Vargas has worked for the department for 3 1/2 years. He said the department is determin... Full story
Cody Chandler A Roosevelt County Detention Center inmate who tried to escape whille seeking medical treatment will most likely face additional charges, according to Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Malin Parker. Cody Chandler, 22, of Washington, attempted to escape Saturday from custody while being treated for illness at Roosevelt General Hospital. Parker said he expects an investigation into the incident will lead to charges of attempted escape from custody and criminal damage. Chandler, who was wanted in...
A Roosevelt County Detention Center inmate who tried to escape whille seeking medical treatment will most likely face additional charges, according to Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Malin Parker. Cody Chandler, 22, of Washington, attempted to escape Saturday from custody while being treated for illness at Roosevelt General Hospital. Parker said he expects an investigation into the incident will lead to charges of attempted escape from custody and criminal damage. Chandler, who was wanted in Washington for v...
While classmates may be intimidated with working on a cadaver, two Eastern New Mexico University students are eager to put on scrubs and seize the rare opportunity. Junior Meghan Howard is among the students in the science department that gets to work with the school’s first cadaver, which was donated to the science department and arrived in December. “It’s kind of exciting to go from cats and pigs to working on a human,” said Howard, who added she’s one of only a handful of students in her class who wants to work with the... Full story
ENMU professor Matthew Barlow, right, works with students, Trace Schwerman, front, and Meghan Howard, on the science department's newly acquired cadaver. Barlow's classes are studying the cardiovascular system. While classmates may be intimidated with working on a cadaver, two Eastern New Mexico University students are eager to put on scrubs and seize the rare opportunity. Junior Meghan Howard is among the students in the science department that gets to work with the school's first cadaver, which was donated to the science de... Full story
KTQM candidate forum moderator Grant McGee, right, goes over ground rules Monday evening at the KTQM studio south of Clovis. McGee has moderated the forums, held for city, county and state elections, since 2000. Debate from the Monday night KTQM candidate forum ranged on roles — the role of personal politics in elected office, of a member in dual commissions, and of the roles of city government and families in a city's betterment. The two-hour forum, which drew all nine candidates for five city races, is the first in a b... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson KTQM candidate forum moderator Grant McGee, right, goes over ground rules Monday evening at the KTQM studio south of Clovis. McGee has moderated the forums, held for city, county and state elections, since 2000. Debate from the Monday night KTQM candidate forum ranged on roles — the role of personal politics in elected office, of a member in dual commissions, and of the roles of city government and families in a city’s betterment. The two-hour forum, which drew all nine candidates for f...
PORTALES —Eastern New Mexico University athletic director and member of the Hall of Honors committee Jeff Geiser has announced that the committee has finalized the list of 2012 inductees into the ENMU Athletic Hall of Honors. This year's honorees include: Heather Brown (women's basketball), Kenneth Cunningham (rodeo), Mike Llewelyn Dillard (football), and Tracy Jordan (softball). The ENMU Hall of Honors was instituted in 1984 and includes 168 (including this year's inductees) former athletes, coaches and support staff from t...
