Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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What: Last Comic Standing Where: NBC When: 7:30 p.m. What it's about: A star search for the world's funniest comic kicks off in the stand-up contest's Season 6 opener. Here, celeb scouts Richard Belzer and Steve Schirripa audition comedians in New York, while Fred Willard and Kathy Najimy search for talent in Tempe, Ariz.... Full story
More people are showing an interest in bicycles as a primary form of transportation with gas approaching $4 a gallon, according to the owner of the local bike shop. Roger Rehder, owner of Bicycles Sales and Service, said the bicycle business is seasonal, usually running from March through September. Last year and even more so this year as gas prices soar, Rehder said he’s seen more interest in bikes. The most popular is what he calls a hybrid bike, made by Sun. It’s a cross between a mountain bike and a cruiser. “Pe...
An Elida High School graduate was recently awarded two commendations from the U.S. Army for his actions while serving in Iraq. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Robert S. Turner of Albuquerque was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Army Combat Action Badge, according to an Army press release. Turner is serving with the 1179th Deployment Support Brigade, Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Balad, Iraq. While in Iraq, Turner also served as the supervisor of the 840th Deployment Distribution Support Team. He played a valuable role in...
WASHINGTON — The New Mexico congressional delegation Wednesday urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer not to take any action related to bovine tuberculosis testing that would harm the entire state’s livestock industry. In a letter to Schafer, Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Sen. Pete Domenici, along with Representatives Heather Wilson, Tom Udall and Steve Pearce, objected to a possible plan by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to force all New Mexico ranchers and dairies to test their cattle for bovine TB. In 2003, b... Full story
Today Roosevelt County Chapter of the AARP meeting — 1 p.m., Community Services Center MS Self-Help Group meeting — 6:30 p.m. Caduceus Room, Plains Regional Medical Center, 2100 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., Clovis Saturday Garage sale benefiting Los Abuelitos — 8 a.m., West Fir Storage Floyd High School graduation — 1:45 p.m. Floyd High School gym Sunday Dora High School graduation — 3 p.m., Guy Luscombe Gymnasium Thursday Africanized bee seminar — 9 a.m. first-responders training, 7 p.m....
An adult deer trapped overnight in a Clovis wrecking yard escaped Wednesday afternoon while the city’s animal control officer was brainstorming about how to safely remove the animal. The approximately 100-pound doe traversed the city and was last spotted near the BNSF Railway yard, according to Clovis Animal Control Officer Dennis Weist. Animal control was called around noon Wednesday to the West Seventh Street yard, but were unsure what to do. “We don’t know if we should let her out and hope she goes home or have the game... Full story
PNT Staff Reports Bank to close ENMU branch Portales National Bank will close its Eastern New Mexico University Branch around the end of July, said David Stone, bank president. “It was a painful decision to make,” Stone said. “My dad liked it, I liked it.” When the branch opened, parents would give their children money to open a local bank account, he said. Now parents give college students debit cards. “The need has passed,” Stone said. “It costs a lot of money to maintain a branch,” he said. “It’s not paying for itself....
Freedom New Mexico One might expect a crowd of cattle at the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds in Waterloo, Iowa. Instead, today’s visitor to the cattle grounds would see hundreds of mostly Hispanic workers, herded into the fairgrounds cattle-style to live as prisoners in a modern American internment camp. And why are they here? They’re herded together to protect us all from identity theft, of course. And nobody, but nobody, favors identity theft. Federal immigration agents raided the world’s largest kosher meat packi... Full story
Courtesy photo Stephen Cochran is veteran who, along with band Confederate Railroad, will perform a concert at Ute Lake on Friday. Freedom New Mexico Featured artist Stephen Cochran is a former Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He writes many of his own songs with his life experiences as inspiration. Featured band Confederate Railroad was named the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group in 1993 and was nominated for a Grammy, according to their Web site. According to organizers, the event is a fundraiser s...
CCC student honored for performance Clovis Community College student Chris Cummins received a commendation for “Special Achievement in Acting” at the Region IV American College Theater Festival in Huntsville, Texas, according to a school press release. Cummins was honored during an award ceremony on March 30. Cummins played the role of Dodge in CCC’s production of Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize winning play “Buried Child,” the release said. CCC was one of eight educational institutions and the only community college inv...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Student’s finished products from the Raku pottery class offered at Clovis Community College are exhibited in a window display after the class is over. Clovis Community College students can get core classes out of the way this summer or venture into new territory by taking a Broadway-style singing or Raku pottery class. David Caffey, vice president for institutional effectiveness, said offering unusual classes is part of what a community college should be. “It’s just part of being a ful...
Fort Sumner seniors Chase Longo and Jacob West protested the rising gas prices Monday by abandoning their pick up trucks and traveling to school atop their trusty steeds, Ding-A-Ling and Duh. According to West and Longo, the idea for the protest started quite some time ago. Longo had been discussing the idea for a school-wide gas protest with his English teacher Pamela Richards, but there was not enough time to get everyone involved. West’s inspiration for the ride originated from rebellious reasons. “My dad said that I shoul... Full story
Clovis-Carver Public Library was awarded a $5,000 grant last week by the American Library Association to add or increase their literacy services to adult English language learners. The grant was funded by the Dollar General Foundation, and was awarded to 34 public libraries across the United States, according to an ALA press release. According to Marilyn Belcher, Clovis-Carver Public Library director, the money will be spent to help the Hispanic community to improve their English comprehension and fluency and to aid in...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 2 p.m. May 15 an officer on duty at a school in the 1500 block of Sycamore was contacted by staff regarding drugs in school. The principal said he received information a student had marijuana in school and when confronted, the 13-year-old turned over a baggy of marijuana. The officer confiscated the marijuana and noted his intent to refer the case to juvenile probation.... Full story
Freedom New Mexico WASHINGTON — The New Mexico congressional delegation Wednesday urged U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer not to take any action related to bovine tuberculosis testing that would harm the entire state’s livestock industry. In a letter to Schafer, Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Pete Domenici, along with Reps. Heather Wilson, Tom Udall and Steve Pearce, objected to a possible plan by the Department of Agriculture to force all New Mexico ranchers and dairies to test their cattle for bovine TB. In 2003, b...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Curry County Extension Agent Stan Jones his year’s harvests would be a complete opposite of last year when dryland wheat crops received enough moisture to produce 1.5 million bushels of winter wheat compared to the 453,300 bushels a year before. Most area farmers will be unable to take advantage of this year’s record wheat prices as their dryland crops withered away this winter and spring from lack of moisture. Most dryland farmers had to abandon their dryland wheat crop and collected c... Full story
A deer spent Tuesday night inside a salvage yard on West Seventh Street in Clovis. The Clovis Animal Control Office was called but the deer escaped Wednesday afternoon. An adult deer trapped overnight in a Clovis wreckage yard escaped Wednesday afternoon while the city’s animal control officer was brainstorming about how to safely remove the animal. The approximately 100-pound doe traversed the city and was last spotted near the BNSF Railway yard, according to Clovis Animal Control Officer Dennis Weist. Animal control was c...
Curry County Road Department Superintendent Danny Davis resigned from his position Friday, according to County Manager Lance Pyle. Davis, 45, has worked for the county for 14 years, Pyle said. Davis said it was time for a change. “I’m ready to be Danny Davis, not the road superintendent all the time. Everywhere I go I’m the road superintendent and I’d like to be me for a while,” Davis said Road Department Foreman Dennis Fury was named the interim superintendent, Pyle said. The county will accept applications for the posit...
The Portales Rams baseball team came back from an early 4-run deficit to defeat Sandia Prep 16-9 Wednesday. The win propels them into a semifinal game against the winner of Hope Christian and St. Michaels on Thursday. Ram senior Tom Sullivan hit, not one, but two homeruns in the seventh inning to spark an 8-run rally that assured the win. Watch for a complete story later this afternoon.... Full story
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Danielle Martin Col. Valentino Bagnani III, right, 27th Special Operations Wing vice commander, unfurls the 318th Special Operations Squadron colors as Col. Timothy Leahy, 27th SOW commander, left, looks on during activation ceremonies May 16. Col. Bagnani unfurled the CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The addition of a second operational flying squadron to the 27th Special Operations Wing was marked by a squadron activation ceremony of the 318th Special Operations Squadron here May 16. Taking command...
Glenda Price Well-trained cow dogs are probably the most valuable "hands" on a ranch. When I was young, our family had a black English Shepherd called Oso (bear in Spanish).... Full story
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Danielle Martin Col. Valentino Bagnani III, right, 27th Special Operations Wing vice commander, unfurls the 318th Special Operations Squadron colors as Col. Timothy Leahy, 27th SOW commander, left, looks on during activation ceremonies May 16. Col. Bagnani unfurled the CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The addition of a second operational flying squadron to the 27th Special Operations Wing was marked by a squadron activation ceremony of the 318th Special Operations Squadron here May 16. Taking command... Full story
USAF photo: Airman Maynelinne De La Cruz New sliding exit doors arrived at the commisary this month for installation. The doors were just part of an overall upgrade made to the Cannon Air Force Base facility, which included new shelving and plumbing. The thunderous roar of fighter aircraft overhead is a significant part of Cannon’s history. But since the base’s transition to Air Force Special Operations Command on Oct. 1, 2007, we now play a much different but equally important role defending America. As “quiet profe... Full story
USAF photo: Airman Maynelinne De La Cruz New sliding exit doors arrived at the commisary this month for installation. The doors were just part of an overall upgrade made to the Cannon Air Force Base facility, which included new shelving and plumbing. The thunderous roar of fighter aircraft overhead is a significant part of Cannon’s history. But since the base’s transition to Air Force Special Operations Command on Oct. 1, 2007, we now play a much different but equally important role defending America. As “quiet profe...
USAF photo: Beth Merchant Simulated "convicts" sit in jail after being "arrested" during the “Jail and Bail” at the Cannon Air Force Base Exchange May 15, one of the events held as part of National Police Week. CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The 27th Special Operations Wing celebrated National Police Week the week of May 15 to honor all law enforcement, both military and civilian, for the struggles they face every day and the losses they occasionally find themselves facing. The majority of the week was an...
