Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis will have two representatives at this year’s New Mexico Spelling Bee taking place on Saturday at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque. Zia Elementary fourth-grader Jaxon Bender and Yucca Middle School eighth-grader Jorge Barraza earned their spots in the statewide competition during the Clovis district spelling bee held on Jan. 19. Jaxon finished second by correctly spelling “panegyric” and Jorge finished first with the word “mizzle.” Saturday’s spelling bee kicks off at 9 a.m., is open to the public and free to... Full story
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Open is by any metric a small track meet, with the Greyhounds getting set to compete Saturday with just three other schools. But the small meet is a big deal for a program that came back from a decades-long hiatus in 2006, but is still somewhat out of sight, out of mind. "You can read about it in the newspaper, things like that, but for the community to come out and see these athletes run it's pretty special," ENMU track coach J...
Most mornings — if the wind isn’t flinging sand and hurling tumbleweeds — I am outside close to sunrise to take a few quiet sips of the sweetness of dawn on the High Plains. That little cup of pure, soul-satisfying nature is even better this time of year because it is also the season when our shyest and most reclusive neighbors, the lesser prairie chickens, set aside their inhibitions and return to the leks — their historic breeding grounds — for a few weeks of loud and reckl...
On this date ... 1973: A public memorial service was scheduled for the following day in Clovis for four Cannon Air Force Base pilots who had been killed when the two jets they were in collided in mid-air during a training exercise in Arizona. Maj. Richard L. Brehm, Maj. William C. Gude, Capt. William T. Halloran, and Capt. David C. Blackledge were all F-111 pilots who lived in Clovis or on base. They were in Arizona on a training mission near the community of Holbrook when the...
CLOVIS — He's made his home in a hole in the ground on Clovis' west side. Sean Heron, 43, said he has been there for over a year not hiding, and not seeking attention. But he has attracted attention in recent days from police and area residents. Police discovered him March 9 after being alerted "that a guy was living in the ground" near a field, according to a Clovis Police Department incident report. The reporting party said that "since a park was very close by, he thought i... Full story
FLOYD — With two performances this year instead of the three that attendees are familiar with, the organizers of the 68th annual Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree are hoping to give audiences the most "bang for their buck." "What our goal is, is to bring as many people as we have been, and have as many people in the two nights as we have had in the three," master of ceremonies Dave Nash said of the country music event that will take place at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at t...
Xcel Energy has crossed a major hurdle in its path to making its 1,230-megawatt wind energy project a reality. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the Sagamore Wind Project, located 20 miles southeast of Portales, as well as the Hale Wind Project in Texas. This result followed close to a month of debate about a mechanism Xcel had proposed in order to recover the cost of the $1.6 billion project. The mechanism involved an undisclosed rate increase to Xcel customers before the...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Jose Guzman, 19, concealing identity • Jesus Anaya, 24, possession of drug paraphernalia • Angela Vallejos, 29, probation violation • Jose Perez-Aguilera, 50, larceny (over $250) • Tina LeClear, 51, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia Portales • Sabrina Martinez, 37, return for court Released The following were released from local jails Tuesday: Clovis* • Joe Gabaldon, 46 • Judas Lopez, 21 • Melanie Ryan, 43 Portales • Sab...
Baseball • Friday: Varsity team will have a double header at Elida, 2 p.m. • Monday: Junior Varsity and Varsity teams play in Roswell, 3 p.m. Track • Friday - High School track team meet in Logan Softball • Thursday through Saturday - Varsity Softball team will play in the Dexter Tournament FFA schedule • Today: Horticulture/Floriculture Practice • Friday: Land, Homesite, Pasture & Range, Livestock, & Horse Practice • Saturday: Roswell Contest • Tuesday-Wednesday: District Contest at ENMU Spring pictures Spring pictures...
Curry, Quay and Roosevelt counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) due to losses and damages stemming from the recent drought, according to a press release from the USDA. Qualified farm operators in the designated areas have eight months from March 15 to apply for the Farm Service Agency’s emergency loans to cover part of their actual losses caused by the drought. Interested farmers are advised to contact their local USDA Service Center for more i...
CLOVIS — The public is asked to seek alternate driving routes through Saturday while crack seal work is done on Curry Roads 9 and K, according to a news release from the county’s road department. The work started Wednesday and is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day through Saturday. Crack sealing will be done on CR9 (Brady Street) from CRL to CRM, and CRK from CR9 to CR8. Officials “ask for minimal usage” of those sections of road until the work is complete. Call Dennis Fury with questions or concerns: 575-762...
Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at the ENMU-Ruidoso campus, 709 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso. Information: 575-562-2121 Tuesday • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 5:30 p.m. at RGH clinic conference room, 42121 U.S. 70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 Wednesday • Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City G...
Today • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Sandia Room of the Campus Union Building at Eastern New Mexico University. Information: 575-625-9743 • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Bath Bombs for Teens — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Spring in Your Step.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Li...
An $80,000 reduction in the City of Portales’ total fund balance for the 2017-2018 fiscal year isn’t cause for alarm, according to Finance Director Marilyn Rapp. In her report of budget adjustments at the council’s Tuesday meeting, Rapp credited the reduction with a $1.3 million loan payment the council had money set aside for but hadn’t budgeted. The transfer, according to Rapp, was for the first loan payment on the city’s wastewater treatment plant, which is due in April. She added that the reduction in the balance doesn’t...
CLOVIS — About 15 people attended Tuesday’s public hearing to discuss potential Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) projects for Curry County and they all seemed to have the same idea in mind. A proposal to pave County Road 11 from Ranchvale Road to CR N received near-universal support from everyone in attendance. “I think the message is going to be received loud and clear,” Eastern Plains Council of Government Executive Director Sandy Chancey said. Curry County Road Superintendent Dennis Fury said if the CR 11 project...
