Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Wednesday 11:06 a.m.: Caller requested to speak to an officer in reference to a civil matter, 1000 block of West 18th Street. - 11:50 a.m.: Caller requested animal control to pick up three stray dogs chasing lady, West 10th. - 12:14 p.m.: Fire alarm was set off, 1500 block of South Avenue K. - 12:33 p.m.: Caller requested a welfare check, 1200 block of West Maple. - 12:41 p.m.: Caller reported someone just broke into their house, South Avenue A. - 1:45 p.m.: Call in...
And now comes the morning after, so to speak. In the history of Portales High baseball, nothing quite matches the wild ride that was the 2012 season as the Rams won the school's first state championship on the diamond. CMI photo: Tony BullocksPortales High senior Zach Blaeser makes contact during Saturday's baseball practice at Ram Field. Blaeser will divide time between shortstop and the mound this season for the defending Class 3A state champion Rams. On three consecutive May days, Portales won three straight games which...
SBA testing Standard based assessment testing begins today. Grades four through six, seventh, eighth, 10th and 11th will be tested. Students need to be in attendance each day, be well-rested and eat breakfast each morning in order to do their best on this required exam. Little Dribbler Tournament The annual Little Dribbler Basketball Tournament is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday at the Dora School gym. Information: Contact Karen Cone, 477-2211 FFA practice schedule - Today — Crops, dairy foods, pasture and l...
Portales firefighter Richard McNally, 46, was found dead Sunday in the Portales fire station, according to City Manager Tom Howell. Howell declined to comment on how McNally died, but said injuries appeared to be self-inflicted. Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols said he'd have more information Tuesday but was undergoing a stress debriefing with his staff Monday in regard to McNally. Portales Police Chief Doug Jones referred questions to Nuckols. He declined to release a police incident report, citing "an ongoing... Full story
Rebecca Lynn Eminger figures it's a David vs. Goliath type fight, but she's not going to give up a parcel of her land without a fight. In a court filing, Southwestern Public Service Company contends they need less than 6 acres of Eminger's land off New Mexico 88 for construction of a transmission line. SPS cites eminent domain as its right to the property. Eminger, 65, says the acreage is part of 42 acres of what was once used to graze cattle but is now in the Conservation Reserve Program that she wants to sell. She said the...
A $112 million increase in the state's public education system means changes in testing, more funds for early childhood education, a 1 percent raise for employees and keeping up with rises in insurance costs, according to Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview. CMI Graphic: Philip Hall Woods, who is a member of the Senate's education committee, said the money wasn't enough to fill the all of the system's needs but they pushed for what they could budge. "Teachers need larger increases tha...
Southwestern Public Service, which provides electricity to eastern New Mexico and West Texas, has already met New Mexico's renewable energy mandate of 15 percent that will go into effect in 2015. Now SPS is seeking proposals for wind energy projects so they can increase the amount of power in the SPS grid. "We generate power, and we purchase power," said Wes Reeves, media relations officer at SPS (Xcel Energy is the parent company). "We're always looking ahead to meet our customers needs 10 to 20 years down the road. We're... Full story
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — After three blowout losses, the struggling Eastern New Mexico University baseball team at least made Tarleton State work on Sunday. ENMU, outscored by TSU 42-9 in the series coming into Sunday, battled the Texans into the sixth inning scoreless before Tarleton plated four runs and went on to a 6-3 win. It was the ninth loss in a row for ENMU (11-10, 0-4 LSC), which takes an 8-1 home record into a 3 p.m. start on Tuesday against New Mexico Highlands at Greyhound Field. Senior right-hander Jas Shergill (1-...
Today Pancake Breakfast — 7:30 a.m., Portales Senior Citizen Center. Tickets are $3. Information: 356-8741. Roosevelt County Commission meeting — 9 a.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse's Commission Room. Information: 356-5307. Books N Babies — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. "Spring is in the Air" will be featured. For ages 0-3. Information: 356-3940. Public Forum — 1 p.m., Community Services Center (Senior Meal Site). Information: 356-8576. Boot Camp — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8...
A dear friend of mine turned 90 this month. What a special treat for me to make the waltz across Texas to the shores of Lake Livingston for the celebration. I've seen pictures of the annual 4th of July Golf Cart Parade there. What I just learned was that my friend Frances was responsible for it. She told me about these three little girls who told her, one rainy, muddy 4th of July morning, they wanted to have a parade. Now, I'm a sensible person. I would have explained to the girls why it wasn't a good idea that day. But not... Full story
