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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — All Clovis Municipal Schools employees will receive a raise next year following the approval of the 2018-19 salary schedule at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. Assistant Superintendent of Finance Shawna Russell said the Public Education Department mandated a $2,000 raise for each teacher level, but Clovis Municipal Schools’ salary structure already meets those benchmarks for Level II and III teachers. Level I teachers will receive a pay raise between $100 and $1,900 to align with the PED guidelines. On average,... Full story
PORTALES - For the second time in four days, Portales softball pulled off a 17-run swing. During Tuesday's doubleheader opener against Clovis, the Rams trailed 7-0 entering the second inning, tied it on a seven-spot and went on to win 18-8. Portales (11-9) took the sweep, pulling a 17-7 win in the nightcap. "It's just believing in ourselves and knowing that we can hit," Rams coach Nathan Dodge said of the first-game rally. "The girls get in there with confidence and start...
LOVINGTON — It just wasn’t the Wildcats’ day. Or so it seemed. Clovis’ boys golf team had a shaky start to Tuesday’s Black Murphy Tournament in Lovington, with a bogey here, a triple bogey there. Christian Fontanilla even quadruple-bogeyed a hole. But Fontanilla and the ’Cats rebounded nicely, found their groove, and by the end of 18 holes, they were tied for first with Artesia at 310. They went to a playoff on the back nine, taking three golfers each. Artesia prevailed, but not after an impressive charge by Clovis. “No...
Why have there been no libertarian countries? It’s a popular question from those skeptical of libertarianism. On the face of it, it seems a reasonable question. Until you understand what they’re asking; then it makes less sense. How can there be geographic, forced collectives based on voluntary associations and unanimous consent? Coercively voluntary? Enslaved freedom? Where one exists, the other can’t. It’s like asking why there are no frozen fires. While liberta...
Filling up your gas tank is never fun, but local consumers have experienced some increased pain at the pump recently as gas prices have risen dramatically, following a nationwide trend. Allsup's in Farwell was charging $2.66 a gallon on Tuesday, a 16-cent hike over the past week and up more than 40 cents from this time last year. Those rates fall in line with the statewide trend of rising prices, according to the AAA New Mexico Gas Watch. AAA reports that the average gas... Full story
CLOVIS — With a jury in place Monday and outstanding motions heard in court Tuesday, a civil lawsuit over three years in the making against Curry County continues to trial today in Clovis. Weston Peasnall seeks over $60,000 in damages, claiming the county violated the Whisteblower Protection Act in 2014 when jail staff allegedly retaliated against him for trying to modify his report concerning the strip search of a detainee, records show. He resigned his position as a corrections officer at the jail in August that year, c... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Tuesday: Clovis • Rogelio Hernandez, 53, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Garren Bass, 21, probation violation • Lance Roach, 38, driving under the influence of liquor • Chauncey Johnson, 38, probation violation • Lyle Case, 33, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Gary Durwin, 41, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Jennelle Mullins, 27,...
CLOVIS — The two people injured in Monday’s crash on East Mabry Drive remained hospitalized Tuesday in Lubbock. A Clovis police news release said Jeffrey Jones, 64, of Diamond Springs, California, was listed in serious condition at University Medical Center. Barbara Jones, 61, also of Diamond Springs, was listed in stable/satisfactory condition at UMC. The police news release said Jeffrey Jones was east bound in a Nissan van when he attempted to turn into the Pilot truck center about 1 p.m. Monday. The van was struck by a w...
On this date ... 1978: Officials from the Eastern New Mexico University-Clovis campus and members of the Clovis school board met to canvas the results of the bond election held the day before in which area voters overwhelmingly supported a $2.4 million bond for a new facility to house the ENMU-C campus. The official tally was 1,973 in favor and 391 opposed for the funds needed for the new facility designed by local architect Randall Kilmer and destined to house several...
Have any unused/unwanted medications lying around? You can take care of that on Saturday, according to the New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division. The initiative encourages citizens to return their unused prescriptions to drop-off locations across the state, and continues to “build on our efforts to fight prescription drug abuse and overdose fatalities,” Gov. Susana Martinez said in an NMBHSD press release. The “Drug Take Back Day” is part of a national effort “to remove opioids and other medicines from homes so...
PORTALES - "Steel Magnolias" is widely viewed as a classic film from the 1980s. Many do not know, however, that it was a play first. The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Theatre and Digital Filmmaking is offering to show audiences what they've been missing starting on Thursday. Set in Louisiana, the play highlights three years in the lives of a group of women at a salon, including mother M'Lynn and her daughter Shelby, who struggles with Type 1 diabetes. The real...
Today • Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Portales Municipal School District Board of Education — Noon at the L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene Ave., Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 Tuesday • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • Shakespeare Day — 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Dallan Sanders Patio of the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building. This event will feature readings of William Shakespeare’s poetry, Shakespearean performances and a renaissance dance class. Information: 575-562-2423 • Lunch and Learn — Noon-1 p.m. at Business Enterprise Center, 105 E. Grand Ave., Clovis. Topic: Why introverts are genius at sales. Cost: $20. RSVP: 575-763-3435...
After two years of belt tightening and difficult austerity measures implemented to plug nine-figure holes and balance the state budget, revenues for New Mexico are once again soaring. Revenue for the current budget year was up by $672 million through January compared to the same period last year, according to the state Taxation and Revenue Department. That’s great news for our state. And while Roundhouse lawmakers will no doubt be tempted to go on a spending spree when they convene in January, they should hold off on that i...
