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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — How far can a defense of “I forgot,” go in the case of daycare workers accused of leaving two young children in a hot car? That was one of the questions at hand during a court hearing Tuesday afternoon in Portales, as mother-daughter duo Mary and Sandi Taylor advance toward trial early this fall on charges of reckless abuse of a child. One young girl died and another was seriously injured after being left for 90 minutes in a car outside the Portales home daycare in July, according to court records. The state...
CLOVIS — The sweltering temperatures for Tuesday's full practice at Bell Park were of the you-ain't-seen-nothing-yet variety for the Clovis High baseball team. It was in the 90s Tuesday, but about 220 miles to the west it's expected to push 100 by Thursday at 4 p.m. That's when the fourth-seeded Wildcats play a Class 6A quarterfinal against fifth-seeded Carlsbad, beginning what they hope is a three-game climb toward a state championship on Saturday. More challenging yet, t...
CLOVIS — Going to jail isn't most people's idea of fun, and all the less so if you're coming down or dealing with a health issue at the time. That's not exactly a new challenge, according to Curry County Adult Detention Center Administrator Mark Gallegos, who said last week that many incoming detainees struggle with a combination of substance abuse and mental health disorders, with the symptoms of each often mocking one another. "When people come in off the streets, it's a c...
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales boys golf successfully defended its A-4A state title on Tuesday at Four Hills Country Club. But this year, the Rams got a chance to win it. Portales defeated Hope Christian by a single stroke — 692-693 — a year after the two teams both took home a blue trophy when the second day got rained out. The Rams had three of their golfers finish in the top 10 amongst individual results. "Last year we were co-champions with Hope Christian, so this one is a littl...
Do you value your health? Nurses do, and the entire state is celebrating them this week, according to a press release by the New Mexico Department of Health. New Mexico is celebrating National Nurses Week from May 6 to May 12. This year’s theme is “inspire, innovate, influence,” something all nurses do “to advance the health of New Mexico families and communities,” according to the press release. NMDOH Secretary Lynn Gallagher said in the release that nurses, including the 300 employed by her department, “are one of our grea...
FARMINGTON — Clovis’ boys golf team will take it. The Wildcats certainly worked hard enough to be the state’s second-best 6A team. They ultimately did take second place behind champion Piedra Vista in Tuesday’s final round at Pinon Hills’ par-72 golf course due only to a disqualification of Cleveland. But the ’Cats were a solid third place (673) in the original scoring, and did so on a difficult course. “It was really hard,” Clovis boys coach Dale Fullerton said. “Piedra Vista had a real big advantage. That’s their home...
On this date ... 1973: Lt. Dan Combs, a firearms instructor for the Oklahoma State Highway Patrol, was the featured speaker for a joint meeting of all of the Clovis civic clubs hosted by the Clovis Kiwanis Club at the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena. Combs held "several hundred civic club members and their guests spellbound," according to the Clovis News-Journal. Combs' presentation included a firearms display in which he emptied a full 50-round magazine from a Thompson...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University's men's track team moved up again in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association and now sit 20th in Division II. Eastern is one of five Lone Star Conference teams in the poll, along with Texas A&M-Kingsville (third), Texas A&M-Commerce (fourth), Angelo State (7) and West Texas A&M (11). The Greyhounds finished sixth in the LSC championships last weekend, with Marcus Parker winning both the 100 and 200 and Kenneth L...
PORTALES — After sweeping No. 8 West Las Vegas in the Class 4A baseball tournament first round last weekend, Portales finds itself one step closer to a 4A title repeat. For Coach Dusty Nusser and company, this year's field should provide some interesting challenges. "Honestly, 1 through 8, anybody who gets to that third game (4A title game) is gonna be tough," Nusser said. "Most years, it's not always like that." According to Nusser, the remaining eight teams, including Portal...
How can anyone watch every form of government fail, over 5,000-plus years of history, and still have faith it can work if done right; if the right constitution is enacted; if the right people are given power? Not only do they keep the faith as it fails, but some want to give government even more power over our lives. Enough is enough. Government is powerless to help, but is specially suited to harm. People act surprised when the true nature of politician after politician is...
Michelle Bargas, Christopher Mitchell, Jimmy Parrish and James Southard — all Republicans — are seeking a four-year term as Roosevelt County magistrate judge. The incumbent, Linda Short, is not running for another term. Candidates were given the same questions, and asked to answer them on the spot. Absentee voting begins today and will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until June 1 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 2 at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Early voting will be available at the Memorial Build...
CLOVIS — Local community organizations were still working Tuesday to provide assistance to the nearly 50 residents displaced by Monday’s fire at the Clovis Apartments. United Way of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Erinn Burch said on Tuesday that 46 people from 12 families were still displaced by the fire. Burch said 14 of those people found a place to stay with family or friends on Monday night, with the remaining 32 staying at a local hotel, paid for by the Clovis Apartments’ management company Monarch Prope...
For several Eastern New Mexico University students, tonight will be devoted to a love of film — making, watching and critiquing it. ENMU’s department of theater and digital filmmaking is hosting a free screening of student film projects Wednesday night. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the University Theatre Center Mainstage. The event will include an introduction from Dirk Norris, the executive director of the New Mexico Film Foundation, and will be followed by a reception. As a film student, Kyree Mackey, a j...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Martha Lazaro, 44, probation violation • Jimi Gallegos, 26, probation violation • Eric Rodriguez-Nino, 27, driving under the influence of liquor • Anthony Moore, 31, concealing identity • Deon Cleare, 27, probation violation • Wade Alley, 32, failure to appear on a felony charge • Paul Valles, 28, probation violation • Tyler Allen, 22, failure to pay fines • Christopher Padgett, 34, driving while license suspended or revoked • Amador Alvarado, 47, crimi...
Think of the literary character Fagin in “Oliver Twist” — an adult who forces children to live in squalor, commit crimes for him and take beatings. Now consider the case of a 7-year-old Albuquerque girl who the New Mexico Attorney General’s Office says was being prostituted by relatives, forced to fondle people’s genitals, in exchange for drugs. But this little girl’s nightmare is no Dickensian tale — it is all too graphically real, and right next door. At one point, the AG’s Office says, the child was dropped off at...
Today • Clovis Senior Center Plan and Design Task Force — 11 a.m. at Clovis City Hall, 320 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7908 • Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Elida Village Council — 7 p.m. at Elida City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information: 575-274-6465 • Farwell Board of Education — 7 p.m. (CDT) at the Farwell Independent School District Administration Building, 801 Ave. G, Farwell. Inf...
Today • Free Family Law Clinic — 10 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Information: 575-769-2103 • Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Mother May I.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Free Family Law Clinic — 1:30 p.m. at the Curry County District Courthouse. Information: 575-769-2103 • Tween Program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Xbox One Freeplay. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Crochet lesson: Puff stitch sto...
