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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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High winds Tuesday resulted in plenty of eastern New Mexico chaos, including an evacuation of a restaurant, downed power poles, uprooted trees, torn roofs, small fires and out-of-order traffic lights. Some good news: Weather forecasters say winds should be calm today, at 5 to 10 mph. No deaths or injuries were reported from Tuesday's storm, which had gusts between 55 and 65 mph in Clovis and Portales. A wind advisory - and a red alert, for conditions that could exacerbate...
PORTALES — The whistle blows, the coach yells, “Bring it in.” The balls are racked and the team meets for one final prayer at center court of Greyhound Arena before packing up for Allen, Texas. It’s not the final time on the Greyhound Arena court for this year’s Eastern New Mexico University women’s team, but it was the final act before heading into the Lone Star Conference tournament. The No. 1 seeded Greyhounds will face No. 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville, who are coming off a Saturday win over Eastern entering the tournament....
(Seeds in parentheses) Boys All games Saturday CLASS 3A (15) Tohatchi at (2) Texico When: 3 p.m. Records: Tohatchi 12-16 (5-3 District 1), Texico 21-7 (5-1 District 5) Tohatchi road record: 2-4 Texico home record: 8-2 Of note: This is a rematch of a first-round game from last season. The Wolverines beat the Cougars 73-61 en route to winning the 3A state championship as guards Dalton Thatcher and Braden Fraze each had three 3-pointers and 16 points. Texico went on to beat Tucumcari in the 3A finals 77-52. CLASS 2A (13)...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 9:56 a.m.: Fraud, location unknown • 10:08 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 300 block East First Street • 11:37 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 1600 block East Spruce Street • 11:39 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 200 block Oklahoma Drive • 12:10 p.m.: Theft report, location unknown • 1:48 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 1600 block East Spruce Street • 1:57 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 500 block West Fifth Street • 2:43...
On this date ... 1997: Clovis officials were in Santa Fe, looking for money to help fund a special events center. Clovis Public Safety Director Harry Boden was asking lawmakers for $300,000 to acquire land and design the center, which was expected to cost $6 million. At least some lawmakers were skeptical. "The cost of construction is one thing, but maintenance is another," said Sen. Billy McKibben, R-Hobbs. "It's been hard to get events to come (to a similar facility in...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education only hires one employee in the district: the superintendent. After an hour of discussion, the board concluded it was satisfied with the one it had, and voted 4-0 to extend Jody Balch’s contract through the 2018-19 school year. Balch will retain his current salary of $150,000 at his request. He has maintained he shouldn’t take a pay raise if teachers can’t receive one. Additionally, he will have 30 vacation days roll over into the following year. “It was good,” Balch sai...
PORTALES — Police are warning Portales businesses to be wary of cashing checks from a Portales construction company that closed more than 10 years ago. Portales Police Department Detective Charlie Smart said several individuals have been writing checks to themselves from Kevin Jones Construction Company in Portales and cashing them at local businesses. Smart said these individuals have gained approximately $8,000 from these transactions. He said he began receiving calls about the incidents in early January and has now i...
The vacancy left open by the sudden passing of Eastern New Mexico University Regent Susan Tatum is now in the hands of New Mexico’s governor, according to ENMU President Steven Gamble. “We have notified the governor’s office about Miss Tatum’s passing, and requested an appointment,” said Gamble, adding that the university stated a preference for a regent from Clovis, where Tatum — who passed away Feb. 7 — lived. “Clovis is so important to Eastern New Mexico University that we would like to have a person on the board from...
Two Roosevelt County departments are in dire need of new vehicles, according to county department heads. While other county departments had minimal needs where vehicles are concerned, the Sheriff's Office and road department are on the verge of being in bad shape where vehicles are concerned, according to Sheriff Malin Parker and Road Superintendent Ricky Lovato. The two department heads gave presentations, sharing their vehicle needs with commissioners at a workshop Tuesday i...
The attorney representing a defendant in the 2014 city park stabbing death of a Clovis woman has until March 8 to give the court direction on how his client wishes to proceed. District Court Judge Drew Tatum issued the order during a status hearing Tuesday for Matthew Jennings. Jennings is charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of Ariel Ulibarri. Ulibarri was found stabbed to death along the Goodwin Lake Walking Trail on Nov. 9, 2014. Police said she was out for a walk with her 6-year-old...
Today • Clovis Chamber Ambassadors — 11:30 a.m. at K-Bob’s Steakhouse, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information...
Today • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teen game day — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Free play. Information: 575-356-3940 • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • Read Across America — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Dr. Seuss’ birthday party. Information: 575-356-3940 • Pre-K story hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Swanee Singers & Jazz Ensemble...
In a troubling case of “we’re from the government and we’re here to help,” Sen. Jacob Candelaria, D-Albuquerque, wants to shield significant portions of police reports for six serious crimes from public view. Considering how too many of New Mexico’s law enforcement, prosecutorial and court systems are struggling to take predators of all kinds off the street — and how concerned residents are with crime — how can eliminating the sunshine of public oversight be a remotely good idea? Especially when it comes to cases of sexual as...
Last Saturday, the Democratic National Committee’s 447 members gathered in Atlanta to elect a new national chairman from a field of seven candidates. It was the first time since 1985 that there was a contested election for the position. Although seven candidates had their names on the ballot, only two of them had any chance of winning. Tom Perez, secretary of labor under President Obama, also has ties to the Clinton organization and had the backing of such political l...
You might be shocked to learn how little regard I have for the law. Or, maybe you wouldn’t. This doesn’t mean I approve of harming others, their property, or their rights; quite the opposite. It just means I recognize the law for what it is. Instead of being protective, the law has become the most common excuse used to violate people. Laws, and the state that imposes them, are the opposite of civilization; they are anti-social. As Lao Tzu observed over 2,500 years ago: “Th...
Northwest Abiquiu Lake — We had no reports from anglers this week. Animas River — Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 563 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. Albuquerque Area Drains — Fishing on the Albuquerque Drain was very good using salmon eggs, wax worms, earth worms and PowerBait for trout. Fishing on the Belen and Peralta Drains was good using worms and salmon eggs for trout. We had no other reports. Bluewater Lake — The lake is now completely free of ice. Both boat ramps are open and the lake le...
