Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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There is a thought that people think about growing up on the farm. They imagine many things, but I suspect that a library isn’t the first image that pops into the brain. Some of you may have gotten there quickly and I’m glad you understand. But for clarity, let me paint you a picture. The room was built with one full wall of bookshelves and a few shelves that weren’t really optimized for the storage of literature — being too deep and neither tall nor short enough. Less than ha...
PORTALES - To meet the pressures of state lawmakers and taxpayers, a university must be reshaped without losing sight of its mission, according to Eastern New Mexico University presidential candidate Jeff Elwell. Elwell was the fourth candidate interviewed this week to succeed Steven Gamble. During Thursday's faculty forum with Elwell, Associate Professor of Physics William Andersen asked for Elwell's potential response to a "growing conviction amongst taxpayers" that higher...
So, tell me, have you read Habakkuk lately? You know, in the Bible. The Old Testament. One of the prophets. The English major part of me has paid attention to this prophet only rarely and then only to try to remember if his name, which sounds vaguely like a variety of something legal in Colorado but federally frowned upon, includes two Bs and two Ks or one B and three Ks. It’s the latter. Like the World War I vintage song I remember singing around the campfire with the Boy S...
What is the significance of a moment? Not much we may think, but what about that moment when Jesus rose from the grave? This moment is more significant than we can imagine when we put the resurrection moment in the framework of his life story. We have a window on the moments and days of Jesus’ life. We read about moments such as these: the glorious moment Jesus was born; his time with family and the home; the moment he was baptized; the moments when he was led into the w...
PORTALES — Greyhound Stadium will host its first track meet today as Portales High is putting on the annual George/Love Invitational. The meet, which will feature Portales and 13 other teams, will use the stadium, a north side practice field and the old track on the corner of University Drive and Avenue O. It will begin at 3:30 p.m. Rams track and field coach Glenn Johnson and his team are glad to put the new facility to use, and he said finding other teams to participate w...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High softball team is still looking for that magic formula. The young Lady Wildcats got through the first inning on Thursday, then ran into big-time problems as Portales ran away to a 17-4 victory, called after five innings on the 10-run rule. Five errors, five hit batsmen and myriad walks made the Lady Rams' job easy. Portales (7-5) added 13 hits to the mix, including at least one from all nine batters in the lineup. The Lady Cats (0-15) just couldn't m...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has added an outside linebacker to its recruiting class. Josh Miller, a two-year starter at Feather River College in Quincy, California, recorded more than 100 career tackles for the Golden Eagles. He had some time on offense, with 66 yards rushing last season. “His strength, speed, and intelligence give Josh tremendous upside, and we feel that he will fit our scheme perfectly,” ENMU coach Kelley Lee said. “We can't wait to see what he can do wearing the green and silver." The Greyhou...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis will host a public information meeting Wednesday to discuss proposed improvements to the Seventh Street Corridor between Main Street and the Ingram Channel south of Marlene Boulevard. The meeting will be 6 p.m. at the Ingram Room of the Clovis-Carver Public Library and will present information on the project need, proposed improvements, environmental impacts, construction phases and the overall schedule. Questions or public comment can be given at the meeting, via email to [email protected] o...
On this date ... 1987: More than 50 police officers and private citizens responded to a report that a 3-year-old boy was missing near Yeso, west of Fort Sumner. State police said the call turned out to be a prank. A woman who identified herself as a resident of Yeso said the child was in a camper when she and her husband left a rest stop north of Floyd, but was gone from the camper when they stopped again at Yeso. Police said it took about two hours before they realized the...
PORTALES — Bringing one of the world's most famous paintings to life is no small task, nor is portraying Jesus and his 12 apostles. But Portales' First United Methodist Church has done both for years. FUMC will present "The Living Last Supper" at 7:30 p.m. on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Good Friday) in the church sanctuary. There is no charge to attend. The full title is "The Living Dramatization of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper." Based on pastor Ernest K. E...
CLOVIS — Ariel Ulibarri was a cheerful mother of two, sister, daughter, aunt and friend who responded to any request with a cheerful, "I'll be there in two-and-a-half." That's according to those she left behind when Matthew Jennings said he killed her in 2014. Jennings, 28, was sentenced to life — 30 years before the possibility of parole — by District Judge Drew Tatum on Thursday afternoon in connection with the stabbing on Nov. 9, 2014. "I struggle finding words for this,...
TUCUMCARI — A New Mexico Department of Public Safety Patrol blocked the road leading to a residence on Quay Road 65 for seven hours Wednesday after a shooting was reported. According to Central Dispatch call logs, at 10:52 a.m., a 911 call was placed to central dispatch reporting a shooting at a residence on the 4200 block of Quay Road 65. According to a New Mexico State Police press release Thursday, NMSP investigators responded and found Joseph T. Burgess, 25, of Tucumcari dead with a gunshot wound. The suspect, John T. C...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday • 7:08 a.m.: Obedience to traffic control device (red), 21st/Martin Luther King Jr • 8:41 a.m.: Burglary (commercial), 400 block of East 1st Street • 10:26 a.m.: Battery, 1500 block of Echols Avenue • 10:37 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash w/property damage, Prince/Wilhite • 11:21 a.m.: Fraudulent use of a credit card up to $50, 2000 block of East 14th Street • 12:04 p.m.: Larceny over $500,...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Wednesday • 11:49 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 600 block Wylie Cox Circle • 12:32 p.m.: Fire/regular response, 1400 block on New Mexico 88 • 12:38 p.m.: Fire/regular response, 400 block West 14th Street • 3:07 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 200 block North Chicago Avenue, report taken • 3:09 p.m.: Breaking and entering, 1600 block South Avenue G • 6:56 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 1000 block West Second Street, report t...
The following were actions taken at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday in the Memorial Building: • Councilors approved a resolution removing unpaid ambulance billing accounts from 2003-2013. The removal of uncollectable accounts has not been done in over 10 years, according to Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols, who added that unpaid balances total $887,444. Uncollectable accounts have averaged $84,518 a year in that period, or about 10 percent of what is billed on a yearly basis, Nuckols said. “Our collection rates rem...
CLOVIS — An incident that led to a lockdown at Clovis High School on Wednesday resulted in a pair of arrests for juvenile offenses, but Clovis police said they found no firearm in connection with the incident. One juvenile was taken into custody for unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds — a knife, Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero said — and another was arrested on an unrelated burglary charge. According to a release Thursday from Romero: • Police responded about 11:50 a.m. to a call for service at the high school....
PORTALES —The trial for a Portales man accused of rape has been moved to the next docket due to forensic evidence delays. During a pre-trial conference for Roy Brown, 29, Thursday afternoon in district court, District Attorney Andrea Reeb requested a continuance of the case due to certain lab results not yet being back from the state lab. Brown is charged with first-degree criminal sexual penetration for an alleged home invasion and rape of a Roosevelt County woman in June 2016. “I strongly oppose it,” Brown’s attorne...
Today • ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ play — 7 p.m. at PHS Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville Street, Portales. Admission: $5. Information: 575-356-7015 • Lil Rob Reloaded concert — 6 p.m. at the Yam Theatre, Portales. Tickets: $20. Information: 505-269-3301 • 41st annual Jack Williamson Lectureship — 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., ENMU Campus Union Building and liberal arts building. Information: 575-562-2315 Saturday • ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ play — 7 p.m. at PHS Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville Street, Portales. Admis...
Saturday Habitat for Humanity — 10 a.m. at Kiva Realty, 620 W. First St., Portales. Home ownership information meeting. Information: 575-359-1344 Tuesday • Relay for Life Committee — 5:15 in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Relay for Life Captains — 6:15 in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Portales MainStreet Board — 5:30 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. Info...
