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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Nothing is as offensive to democracy as an abuse of political power for which there appears to be no remedy, even under the Constitution. That’s the indefensible situation in Florida today under a federal appeals court ruling in favor of Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet — and their massive denial of voting rights to people convicted of felonies who have paid their debts to society. By a 2-1 vote, the court blocked a district judge’s order calling for a fairer deal for some 1.6 million Floridians who can’t vote because of a pr...
How can anyone ever be disappointed in a president? It shows unrealistic expectations. Don’t people realize that getting to the top of the political heap takes a certain kind of person, and it’s not a particularly good kind? Some presidential actions irritate me more than others. It is the same with anyone, president or not, who believes he has some mystical authority to tell others how to live and backs his opinions with the threat of violence. I won’t tolerate such behav...
RUIDOSO — Portales' 40-run explosion made for an easy day in Tuesday's District 4-4A softball doubleheader win at Ruidoso. The Rams won both games by a score of 20-0, as they collected 35 hits to extend their winning streak to 12 games. Portales (15-9, 10-0) scored four runs in the first and third innings of Game 1, and then added eight more in the fifth inning to take the 20-0 win. Seven Rams collected a hit, with five collecting multiple hits. Nicole Laurenz went 3-for-5 w...
PORTALES — Following a strong performance at the Abilene Christian Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet, the Eastern New Mexico University men's track team has moved back into the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's top 25 poll. The Greyhounds, ranked 22nd, are led by Marcus Parker and Kenneth Lloyd. Parker leads the nation in the 200-meter and is second in the 100. Lloyd is tied for 13th in the country in the high jump....
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission voted Tuesday to approve the first increase in elected officials' salaries since 2012. The increase will in 2019 raise the salary of the county sheriff to $65,000 and the salary of the county assessor to $60,125, according to county records; in 2021, the county clerk and county treasurer's salaries will increase to $60,125. County Manager Amber Hamilton assured the commission that Roosevelt County would still maintain a positive o...
PORTALES — It turns out flint knapping isn’t just a fun phrase to say; it’s the art of making arrowheads, and it will be on display at the Portales Public Library at noon on Thursday. Portales flint knapper Tommy Heflin will present his program “The Art of Flint Knapping” at the Friends of the Portales Public Library meeting after the group has finished conducting business, according to member Betty Williamson. With any luck, there won’t be a demonstration on how to use the arrowheads once they’ve been made. For more info...
On this date ... 1983: Toney Anaya made his first official visit to Clovis since being sworn in as governor of New Mexico on Jan. 1. Anaya was in town to serve as guest speaker of the spring meeting of the Clovis Chamber of Commerce, but also used the visit as an opportunity to announce the appointment of Clovis resident Bob Lydick to serve on the state board of educational finance. "I had no idea he was going to make the appointment," Lydick said. "It was a surprise." Anaya...
CLOVIS — Award-winning teachers and degree-earning students will be recognized at today's Clovis Community College Board of Trustees meeting. Beverly Aragon, administrative assistant to CCC President Becky Rowley, said the board will honor four CCC teachers who earned awards from the National Institute of Staff and Organization Development. Aragon said CCC is a member of NISOD, which honors outstanding faculty and staff at community and technical colleges with Excellence A...
PORTALES — With over 300 years of combined experience, the 20 honorees at Eastern New Mexico University's 2017-2018 retirement ceremony define the college, according to ENMU President Jeff Elwell. For many of the outgoing veterans, however, their careers were defined by the students and faculty they worked with in their careers. Art Professor Maureen Muhlbauer is leaving ENMU with 27 years under her belt, and said she will value her students the most. "When you get right d...
CLOVIS — Curry County commissioners on Tuesday declined a proposed agreement with the city of Clovis to share services. The vote was 3-2. Commissioners Robert Thornton and Chet Spear, who negotiated the agreement with Clovis City Commissioners Ladona Clayton and Sandra Taylor-Sawyer, voted in favor of adopting the agreement while Commissioners Ben McDaniel, Angelina Baca and Seth Martin opposed the motion. The previous agreement between the city and the county expired in 2...
CLOVIS — Off Louisiana Boulevard and Interstate 40 in Albuquerque is the Jerry Cline Tennis Center, a shining 18-court facility. It will be the Clovis boys tennis team's destination on Friday for an 8 a.m. state-tournament match against Cleveland. But just a few days ago, the Wildcats weren't sure if they'd have any more tennis destinations this spring. On Sunday, the 'Cats anxiously awaited the state tournament seedings, awaited to see if they'd even be part of them. F...
PORTALES — Confidence. If the Portales girls and boys tennis players who are competing at this week's NMAA A-4A State Tennis Tournament in Albuquerque can possess plenty of that, and leave their fears at the door, the Rams should have plenty of strong results by week's end, according to Coach Ann-Marie Bucksath. Day 1 of the tournament will start today with singles and doubles matches at the Sierra Vista West Tennis Complex and the Jerry Cline Tennis Center, with the semifinal...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Jesse Martinez, 31, sexual exploitation of children (possession) • Kelly Carter, 39, driving while license suspended or revoked • Bud McCasland, 54, probation violation • Darryl Turner, 30, first degree murder • Francine Aguirre, 23, driving while licenses suspended or revoked • Justin Tipton, 37, possession of a controlled substance • Brittany Barrows, 26, probation violation • Myrtis Hart, 32, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Jere...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man faces two trial dates this month for his 10th and 11th DWI charges, pending judges’ rulings on motions discussed Tuesday to have those charges dismissed. Randall Pruit, 54, is scheduled for a daylong trial May 9 on an aggravated DWI (eighth or subsequent) charge from October, pending Judge Drew Tatum’s ruling on a motion from his attorney Dan Lindsey to suppress based on claims of Fourth Amendment right violations. Pruit was also represented Tuesday morning by Jeremiah Hall in a separate motion hearing t...
CLOVIS — Hours after a city-county shared services agreement was voted down by the Curry County Commission, Clovis city commissioners also decided to return to the drawing board. The artists, so to speak, weren’t happy about it. By a 7-1 vote, city commissioners decided to table the agreement so county objections could be addressed. That came after a pair of votes failed to accept the agreement — which came through the negotiation of Clovis Commissioners Ladona Clayton and Sandra Taylor-Sawyer and Curry Commissioners Chet Spe...
Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512, 417 Schepps Blvd. Information: 575-769-4001 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Thursday • Friends of the Portales Public Library — Noon at Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 May 9 • Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 57...
Today • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Clovis Community College Health and Fitness Center. Information: 575-769-4154 • Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Little Birdies.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween Program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Xbox One freeplay. Information: 575-356-3940 • Carson and Barnes Circus — 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave. Admission is $20 for adults and $12 for children at the doo...
