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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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There’s a ball on the calendar at the Clovis Civic Center. In this case, there is no prince involved, simply three big-hearted women, and the guest list won’t include residents of mythical kingdoms, but instead is open to all adults with special needs in eastern New Mexico. The second annual Special Hearts Prom is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 24, at the Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Boulevard. The organizers want to make sure that every eligible individual in the region hea...
PORTALES - All you need is a chance. That's the unofficial motto that first-year Portales softball coach Nathan Dodge is using for the Rams' 2018 campaign. Dodge, just the second coach in program history after 18 years under Robbie Crowley, has seen his Rams enter the state tournament as a top three seed the last two seasons, only to fall short of a championship game appearance. "Our goal is to make it to the state championship and go from there. We gotta have a chance, we...
CLOVIS - The Clovis City Commission will consider three carriers for federally subsidized flights to and from Clovis Municipal Airport at today's meeting. The commission, in its first meeting since the March 6 municipal election, will look at Essential Air Services packages from current provider Boutique Air, Servant Air and Southern Airways. Boutique has served Clovis with flights between Clovis and Dallas-Fort Worth since June 2014 using Pilatus PC-12 planes. It is...
CLOVIS — When students graduate from high school, they usually have a lot of questions about their future. The United Way of Eastern New Mexico wants to provide some answers. And so United Way is hosting “Life After High School” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Matt 25, where students and their family members are invited to learn about all of the different post-graduation options available. “Basically we just want to let people see what options are out there, what they need to be doing and working towards,” said Constance Williams,...
On this date ... 1978: Eric Roanhaus was celebrating his 31st birthday as the newly named head coach of the Clovis High School Wildcats football team. Roanhaus received the official nod the evening before from the Clovis school board, stepping up to replace Dunny Goode who had left to coach the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds football team. Roanhaus had been the sophomore football coach for CHS. In an article in the Clovis News-Journal, sports writer Jeff Martin...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Michael Lujan, 23, unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia • Jessica Garcia, 33, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on a felony charge • Marco Montiel, 26, failure to pay fines • Geraldo McCain, 30, failure to appear on a felony charge • Andrew Colla, 27, possession of marijuana, dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia • Ethan McDaniel, 28, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Colton Capps, 25,...
New Mexico’s chile pepper crop did not fare as well last year as the state’s chile pepper license plate. While the chile license plate was awarded America’s Best License Plate for 2017 from the Automobile License Collector’s Association, new data from state and federal agriculture officials show about 10 percent fewer chile peppers were produced in New Mexico in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to The Associated Press. The report shows last year 8,100 acres were planted producing 62,700 tons of chile peppers...
PORTALES — The Portales Ag Expo, at least as we’ve known it for the past quarter century, will never come back. At least that’s the view from Roosevelt County Extension Agent Patrick Kircher. The expo, which was typically held in late March, ran for 25 years, providing information on farm and ranch equipment as well as educational seminars for area producers. Officials said in February that the event was suspended indefinitely, citing a changing agriculture business. Kircher said that for the expo to ever return, it would...
TUCUMCARI - A Tucumcari man faces up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to charges of criminal sexual penetration involving two minors. Anthony Groomas, 29, appeared before District Judge Albert J. Mitchell to enter four guilty pleas to felony charges stemming from his arrest last August. Mitchell accepted the guilty plea and ordered Groomas sent to the state's Department of Corrections for a 60-day pre-sentencing evaluation. "Protecting New Mexico's...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team was named the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce’s volunteer of the month for February, according to a release from the school. ENMU coach Sia Poyer said the team tries to give back to the city any way it can, and that any community is better off with volunteer work. "Some of our players had never done community service. It is important for them to be selfless and understand why it's important to serve others and not expect anything in return," Poyer said. "I rea...
PORTALES — The Portales Rams dominated the selections for the District 4-4A All-District Team, and three Ram players were named to the June 6 North-South All-Star Game this week. Six Portales players received spots on the 4-4A team — Zamorye Cox, Lindsay Blakey, Kelly Fraze, Sarah Lovato, Taylee Rippee and Alexis Garcia. Cox was also named the district’s MVP and defensive player of the year. State runnerup Moriarty had four selections, while Hope Christian had three. Selections for the North-South game, with only senio...
Today • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at the Curry County Commission Chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5591 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — 5 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly...
Today • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • StoryCorps Press Conference — 11:30 a.m. at the Eastern New Mexico University Administration Building. Attendees can tour the mobile recording unit, learn more about StoryCorps, and schedule an interview. Information: 1-800-850-4406 • Community Services Center Public Forum — 1:15 p.m. at the Portales Community Services Center, 1100 Community Way, Portales. Portales citizens are invited to relate their needs to CSC staff. Info...
Planners sleeping — Do not disturb The new hospital building at Cannon Air Force Base is really nice, except for the one thing — the handicapped parking area. While it appears to have more handicapped spaces than the old building, they’re also too far from the entrance. When a person applies for a handicapped parking permit, one qualifier is that the applicant cannot walk more than 100 feet at a time. These spaces exceed that distance and if more walking is required inside the building, we could be looking at a coron...
