Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — A retrial for a Clovis man accused of first-degree sexual penetration remains in place for May 11-12. Daniel Bayless, 53, appeared before Ninth Judicial District Judge Fred Van Soelen Tuesday morning with his attorney, Virginia Burrows. District Attorney Andrea Reeb represented the state. Bayless was found guilty of the charge in Nov. 2014, and sentenced to 19 years in prison — including a one-year enhancement due to a prior drug trafficking conviction. The New Mexico Court of Appeals determined the case had res...
PORTALES — County Manager Amber Hamilton told commissioners Tuesday the best-case scenario for the 2017-18 fiscal year is no capital outlay and lowered gross receipts and oil and gas taxes. After hearing the last of the county needs for the upcoming fiscal year from Hamilton and other department heads and organizations at a Tuesday budget workshop, commissioners faced a budget where expenses outweighed revenue by $1 million. Total expenses were $8.5 million, a $500,891 i...
PORTALES — The Portales Lady Rams began a busy final week of the regular season on Tuesday with a big doubleheader sweep. PHS handed Ruidoso 10-0 and 12-2 losses at Wheeler Park in a battle for the District 4-4A lead. Both teams have three twin bills this week due to postponements from Saturday’s snow and rain. Freshman Wendy Baeza, coming back from a shoulder injury which forced her to miss several games, went the distance in the circle for the Lady Rams (14-7, 7-1 district) in both games. Each was called in the fifth inn...
CLOVIS — Texico and Portales have earned top-two seeds in their respective classes of the upcoming state baseball tournaments. The Wolverines (22-3) were accorded the top seed in the Class 3A field for the second year in a row after winning last year’s title with a 6-2 win in the finals over Pecos. They host former district rival and 16th-seeded Loving (3-19) in a 5 p.m. start today. All eight 3A games are slated to be played today, with winners moving on to Rio Rancho and Albuquerque for the quarterfinals, semifinals and fin...
There are many “open letters to Donald Trump” written from such notables as Bill Nye (The Science Guy), consumer advocate and political activist Ralph Nader and astronaut Ron Garan to name a few. However, the open letter I commend to you today is, “An open letter to Trump from the US press corps” by Kyle Pope in the Columbia Journalism Review. Pope writes, “We, not you, decide how best to serve our readers, listeners, and viewers. So think of what follows as a backgroun...
I love libraries, parks and zoos. However, I'm not selfish enough to believe other people should subsidize things I enjoy. For me to force someone to hand over their hard-earned money to pay for something they don't want and won't use would be wrong. Every dollar I take is a dollar someone can't use for things such as food, the electric bill, toys for their child, or medicine. My wishes don't change theft into something moral. To have government do the taking on my behalf,...
PORTALES — A request for release of a Portales man charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, and vehicular homicide was denied Tuesday by a district court judge. Judge Donna Mowrer told Portales public defender Evan Arendell, who was representing 23-year-old Eduardo Lopez on behalf of public defender Chris Christensen, that she was concerned Lopez had picked up new charges of aggravated battery in his time spent a...
May 3 1962: Zeta Tau Alpha national fraternity had initiated 75 new members into Delta Pi chapter at Eastern New Mexico University. Officers installed by the new fraternity were Sandra Ozment, Roswell, as president; Sandra Booker, Birmingham, Alabama, vice-president; Loretta King, Clovis, secretary; Beth Lemons, Hereford, treasurer; Pat Gardner, Causey, historian-reporter; and Katie Medlin, Hobbs, ritual chairman. 1937: About 50 area residents attended the quarterly meeting of the Eastern New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Speak...
PORTALES — Though they mentioned the health of the country and the integrity of its leadership, the organizers of the National Day of Prayer in Clovis and Portales found it difficult to specify what they will be praying about this year. The event, originally instituted in the spring by former U.S. President Harry Truman, will take place at noon Thursday on the steps of both the Curry and the Roosevelt county courthouses. The country's continued success as a stabilizing f...
AMARILLO — An ambulance aircraft heading for Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis Saturday crashed according to the Amarillo Police Department. Rico Air crew members, pilot Robin Nash and flight nurses Misty Nicholson and Scott Riola all died in the crash, according to Officer Jeb Hilton of the Amarillo Police Department. APD had no further information regarding the crew members’ ages. The crew was en route to pick up a patient from Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis to receive urgent medical care elsewhere, acc...
If they aren’t already in the process, the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and U.S. Marshals Service should give the McDonald’s worker — who identified the man wanted for gunning down a 74-year-old retiree and posting the murder on Facebook — the $50,000 reward they offered for Steve Stephens’ capture. Stephens killed himself after a brief chase. The unnamed worker recognized Stephens last week as the wanted killer went through the fast-food restaurant’s drive-thru in Erie, Pennsylvania, after order...
The following is a sampling of calls by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 7:25 a.m.: Failure to appear, 900 block of Mitchell Street • 9:42 a.m.: Contempt of court, 800 block of Mitchell Street • 1:14 p.m.: Lost property, 1400 block of Piedmont Drive • 2:44 p.m.: Breaking and entering, 1000 block of North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard • 4:26 p.m.: Criminal damage, 2200 block of North Whippoorwill Way • 4:40 p.m.: Driving on suspension/revocation, Gidding/10t...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 1:39 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block Wiley Cox Circle • 1:51 p.m.: Theft report, 100 block Airport Road • 2:21 p.m.: Theft report, 200 block South Main Avenue, assistance given • 2:24 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 600 block Wylie Cox Circle, report taken • 5:33 p.m.: Harassment report, 400 block South Abilene Avenue • 6:36 p.m.: Verbal domestic, 16th Street/Avenue E Tuesday • 12:10 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident with...
Today • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Cinco de Mayo. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 9-12. Activity: Xbox One free play. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Activity: Block out poetry. Information: 575-356-3940 • Preschool storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Cinco de Mayo. Information: 575-356-3940 • Carson & Barnes Circus — 4:30 p.m...
Today • Roosevelt County Commission workshop — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Community College Board — 8 a.m. in room 512 at CCC. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday • Community Awareness Subcommittee — Noon at Emergency Management conference room at City Hall. Information: 575-763-9485 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9654 Monday • Curry County Commission — 1:30 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carve...
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 — Fishing was good using grubs, swim baits, crank baits and tubes for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was slow to fair using minnows, swim baits and grubs. We had no other reports. Animas R...
