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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Police were called to Marshall Middle School on Wednesday morning in response to a student making verbal threats against the school, Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Jody Balch said. Balch said the incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. or 8:45 a.m. and the student did not have a weapon. Balch said police took the student into custody and the student’s parents were notified. Police did not immediately respond to questions about the incident. District Attorney Andrea Reeb said charges against the juvenile are exp... Full story
The next time you are waiting to see a doctor or nurse practitioner in Clovis or Portales, here’s a name worth remembering: John Sidney Pearce. Better known as Doc Pearce, this Roosevelt County pioneer physician came to eastern New Mexico about 1900, setting up practice in Portales while New Mexico was still a territory. He was a pillar of the medical community for the next 40 years, remembered in numerous local historical accounts. Pearce’s house was one of the first dwe...
Perhaps unique to schools in New Mexico is a special extracurricular activity called, “Ballet (or Baile) Folklorico.” A long tradition at La Casita Elementary, the most recent performance showcased third-fifth grade folklorico dancers, brightly clad in colorful traditional costumes, young ladies and young men alike. Folklorico dancing is essentially a collective description for traditional Latin American dances with some of the characteristics of ballet, such as pointed toe...
ROSWELL — Portales' offense made positive strides in Tuesday's baseball doubleheader, netting 19 hits as the Rams split two games at Roswell. The Rams won Game 1, 3-2, before falling in Game 2, 7-3. "We did a better job of hitting today," Rams coach Dusty Nusser said. "We had 19 hits in the doubleheader (but) we were only able to score six runs. We weren't able to string runs together." Portales (4-6) scored three runs in the fourth inning of Game 1, which proved to be e...
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the UK Music Hall of Fame and ... the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce? Rock star Ozzy Osbourne already conquered the music world and now he appears to have turned his sights on the world of economic development in New Mexico. On Monday the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce posted a photo on Facebook of Osbourne’s visit to the chamber back in February, along with an investor application signed by the Black Sabbath frontman and the hashtag #ozzyisournewestmember. According to the Facebook post, O...
On this date ... 1973: Funeral services were scheduled for Portales Municipal Judge Melvin C. Saunders, 73, who had died at Roosevelt General Hospital several days after suffering an apparent heart attack. Saunders, a longtime resident of Portales, owned and operated a hardware store for many years. He had worked as a sheriff's deputy in the early 1950s. A charter member of the Kiwanis Club of Portales, he was also a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion....
CLOVIS — A man facing more than seven years in prison following a plea agreement Tuesday may have magnified his sentence several times over after returning late from a court-approved furlough and attempting then to bring drugs into the jail, according to District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Brandon Wagner, 33, was due at the Curry County Adult Detention Center by 6 p.m. Tuesday after Judge Drew Tatum approved a five-hour furlough starting that afternoon for him to visit his f... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Dexter Delgado, 21, probation violation, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Donald Barreras, 54, probation violation • Luis Natividad, 31, reckless driving, illegible plates, no seat belts, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer • Ernie Ornelas, 32, battery • Michael Smith, 31, probation violation • Tasha Bell, 21, probation violation • Lorenzo Lopez, 28, driving while license suspended or revoked • Donald Martinez, 47, p...
CLOVIS — Even on an expedited schedule, it will still be more than six months before the trio of Cannon Air Force Base airmen charged with raping a female peer at a Clovis house party in January will face trial. As of this week, however, they won’t have to pass that time in the county jail, following orders from the state’s Court of Appeals. The new orders reversing the 9th Judicial District Court’s detention orders from last month came in succession on Tuesday and Wednesday; first for Rahman Buchanan, 18, then for Thomas...
CLOVIS — The New Mexico Game Commission is scheduled to meet on April 5 in Clovis to discuss potential hunting rule changes for Barbary sheep, Persian ibex, oryx, turkeys and migratory game birds, according to a press release from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Other items on the agenda for the April 5 meeting at the Clovis Civic Center Enchantment Ballroom, 801 Schepps Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. include: • An update on construction of a department office complex in Roswell. • An update on the depar...
PORTALES — A road closure will remain in effect until the latter part of next week while a pipeline is filled in, according to officials. After repairs were completed to a pipeline near Hacienda Trailer Park — located off of U.S. 70 in southwest Portales — a road directly into the park will be closed into next week, according to a press release by the city of Portales. A detour has been provided, but motorists are advised to watch for workers in the area....
PORTALES — Tuesday’s Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees meeting featured a mixed bag of financial information. Chief Financial Officer Bill Boyer told the board of three findings on the hospital’s 2016 audit: Some funds were placed in the wrong accounts, certain purchases over $500 were not approved by the board, and the hospital was late on its audit. Boyer added that RGH should have its 2017 audit completed by the end of the year, meaning the hospital will no longer be behind on its audits. He also reported that...
SANTA FE — Five Clovis Municipal Schools dance teams took home several awards from the Santa Fe Dance Festival on March 10, according to a CMS press release. Clovis High Varsity Wildcadettes coach Kymberly Cordova said the top prize earned at the event was the Wildcadettes’ second-place finish in the Best of the Best competition that included 31 teams. The full list of awards earned by CMS dance teams at the Santa Fe Dance Festival are as follows: CHS Varsity Wildcadettes: • Best of the Best — 2nd place (31 teams) • Best...
Today • Clovis Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Friday • Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing — 9 a.m. at Curry County Commission Chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Community is invited to submit input on community development needs and suggestions for future CDBG projects. Information: 575-763-6016 Monday • Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing — Noon at Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St.,...
Today • Collective Goods Book and Gift Sale — 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Plains Regional Medical Center. Fundraiser event for the PRMC Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. Information: 575-769-2141 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Clovis High School. Information: 575-762-3718 • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Child Find Preschool Screening — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Grady Municipal Schools, 100 Franklin St., Grady. Parents are encouraged to bring their inf...
