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U.S. Republican Congressman Devin Nunes is chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Nunes is also a member of President Trump’s transition team. This latter point is of some importance to Nunes because he had received information that, “The intelligence community incidentally collected information about U.S. citizens involved in the Trump transition.” Nunes announced that information at a press conference and then left to brief the president on these...
The New Mexico Department of Tourism is on the move, not just promoting the state’s natural beauty and many attractions, but also highlighting the potential for entrepreneurs to consider the state as a great place to locate a business. In partnership with the city of Albuquerque this year, the agency debuted new videos featuring New Mexico companies at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, earlier this month. The conference has become a magnet for innovators, entrepreneurs and investors to network and check o...
Almost everyone seems to have opinions about what you and I should or should not do. Most are willing to impose their opinions through laws, which they are willing to have enforced with violence. Their opinions run the gamut: You should be patriotic. You should be compassionate to the underprivileged. You should be responsible. You should leave risky jobs to the professionals. You should pay any tax a government claims you owe. You shouldn’t own dangerous things. You should o...
On this date ... 1987: Diane Johnson Leland, a graduate student at Eastern New Mexico University, was scheduled to present a violin recital on the ENMU campus. She'd been playing the violin since she was 8. 1982: Wind gusts up to 55 mph annoyed much of the region. An insurance adjuster returned from a call to find his car had been hit by a large tree limb. Clovis High Plains Hospital had tumbleweeds piled as tall as a car parked near its west wall. Pages Past is compiled by...
CLOVIS — That elusive first victory is still to come for the young Clovis High softball team. The Lady Wildcats hung with Roswell High for a couple of innings on Tuesday at Lady Wildcat Field before the roof fell in and the Lady Coyotes ran away to a 12-1 victory, shortened to six innings by the 10-run rule. The second game didn't go any better. Roswell High scored seven runs in the first two innings and went on to another six-inning win by a 14-0 count, dropping the Lady Cats...
PORTALES — The Portales Lady Rams had to sweat one out on Tuesday, but in the end it was worth it. Freshman Kinsey Bilberry rallied for a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win over Artesia senior Nicole Marquez at No. 2 singles in the final match of the day, giving PHS a 5-4 win over the Lady Bulldogs in the dual at the Eastern New Mexico University courts. Artesia won the boys matchup 7-2. Portales squads are preparing for a weekend District 4/1-4A matchup at Albuquerque Academy in which they w...
PORTALES — The Portales High baseball team continued its winning ways on Tuesday, carrying the success the Rams had over the weekend on to a 3-2, eight-inning win over Roswell High in the opener of a doubleheader at Ram Field. Joel Legarda hit a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to give the Rams (8-2) the victory. They also won the nightcap, 6-4. Joe Ortega threw five innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out four. Ortega also had a good g...
PORTALES — Although the Portales Industrial Park has been placed on the back burner for the time being, it has by no means been forgotten, according to local economic development officials. After completing an engineering study and master plan for the park in 2012, there has been silence from Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation officials on further developing the land, which lies southwest of Portales. "One of the problems we had was we didn't know what land w...
CLOVIS — An Albuquerque vacuum cleaner salesman accused of criminal sexual penetration is due in magistrate court at 9 a.m. Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Brandon Barron, 27, is accused of assaulting a 51-year-old Clovis woman on March 15 after demonstrating the vacuum. He remained in Curry County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday with a $20,000 cash bond. The victim, treated for rectal bleeding at Plains Regional Medical Center after she reported she was raped, said she allowed the man into her home to demonstrate the v...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has named juniors Andre Hughes and Mikaehla Connor the men’s and women’s academic athletes of the year for the 2016-17 season. “Both Mikaehla and Andre are fine representatives of this honor,” ENMU athletic director Greg Waggoner said. “Their leadership, reliability, consistency, resiliency and skills on the court, in the classroom and in the community represent what Greyhound athletics is about.” Hughes, a physical education major from Killeen, Texas, started all 27 games for the...
LOVINGTON — Clovis High’s baseball team is ready to step into District 2-6A play. The Wildcats played their final non-district contest on Tuesday and improved to 11-5 for the season with a 10-0 win over Lovington. Junior Jace Piepkorn pitched three innings for the win in his first mound action of the spring, with junior Sebastian Nunez finishing up the three-hitter. The Cats scored twice in the first inning, then made it 8-0 with a six-run fourth highlighted by a two-run single from senior Chris Encinias. “We came in today...
CLOVIS — High Plains Motor Speedway organizers say the needs at the facility are lapping available funding. The city’s parks, recreation and beautification committee discussed how to meet the speedway’s needs during its Monday evening meeting. Brad Harris, general manager of the facility, said the track is in a precarious position with lighting and seating, and petitioned the committee to consider putting money toward the purchase of new equipment. “The current lights are pretty much obsolete, and we’re out of replaceme...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 1:57 p.m.: Breaking and entering, 1000 block West 18th Street • 2:48 p.m.: Public affray in progress, 500 block South Main Street • 4:15 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident blocking roadway, location unknown, report taken • 4:32 p.m.: Harassment in progress, 800 block East Danube Street • 5:16 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 600 block South Roosevelt Road Q 1/2 • 5:33 p.m.: Remove subject, 100 block West Fourth Street • 5:39 p.m.: Criminal damage, 1400...
New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance and drivers' license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of April, according to a press release. “This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into our friends and families,” the release said....
PORTALES — The next Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce is offering its quarterly luncheon for free Thursday, according to a chamber announcement. The event will be held at noon in the Sandia Room of Eastern New Mexico University’s Campus Union Building. ENMU's College of Business will host the luncheon with topics including utilizing student internships and other ways in which COB and local businesses can work together. To register, visit http://portales.chambermaster.com/events/details/chamber-luncheon-...
CLOVIS — Reconstruction of Curry Road I will begin today with the project expected to last two weeks, according to a release from the city of Clovis. The stretch of Curry Road I — the north extension of Norris Street — falls between Curry Raods 15 and 17. The city took ownership of the road in the 1990s, with the road acting as a connecting point for the annexation of Ned Houk Park. Information: K. Barnett and Sons, 575-762-4407....
CLOVIS — Curry County will work on a stretch of Curry Road N over the next few weeks, and advise motorists seek alternate routes, according to a release from the county. From now till April 21, the stretch down Curry Road N between State Road 245 and Curry Road 11 will be busy with motor graders and trucks. The work will consist of building the road bed and the hauling and laying of caliche. The final step, tiling it together, should take place May 9 or 10. Information: Dennis Fury, 575-762-1501....
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about local graduating high school seniors. Aaron Goodwin plans on attending Clovis Community College for welding. He participated in Future Farmers of America in high school. What makes you excited to graduate and what makes you nervous? That I don’t have to be here again. What was the toughest lesson you had to learn in high school? I guess turning homework in. McCray Clark will also attend CCC’s welding program after high school. He was involved in FFA and Business Profe...
CLOVIS — Tuesday marked the 4-year anniversary of a bank robbery in Clovis that remains unresolved. The FBI offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. The suspect wore a green hooded sweatshirt, mask, and gloves while robbing the New Mexico Bank and Trust location at 2200 North Main Street on March 28, 2013, around 11 a.m. He is described as a slender, 5-foot-6 male in his 20s with a light complexion. Anyone with more information on the incident is encouraged to contact the l...
Eastern New Mexico legislators said the 2017 legislative session was a fairly productive one, though some noted the state's fiscal year 2018 budget will likely be rejected by Governor Susana Martinez. Senator Pat Woods, R-Broadview, said difficult decisions are ahead for the state if the Legislature has to meet in special session to pass another budget. "We put some stuff before the governor we hoped she would go with, and she didn't. We'll just try it again if she wants us...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — We had no reports from anglers this week. Animas River — Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 1,230 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. Albuquerque Area Drains — Fishing on the Al...
Today • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Roosevelt County Road Viewer Committee — 1 p.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse, Commission Room. Roads slated for viewing are SRR O and SRR 16 1/2. Information: 575-356-5307 Thursday • High Plains Patriots — 7 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-749-2955 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: mmontgomery...
Today • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: ABCs and 123s. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Game day: Xbox One free play. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool story hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Theme: C is for Crayon. Information: 575-769-7840 • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Activit...
