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Portales' first skyscraper - in my lifetime known as the Plains Hotel and the Portales Inn, but sadly empty since the 1990s - recently received an extensive renovation. It has reopened as the Best Western Plus Portales Inn at 223 W. Second St. We're all invited to a grand opening celebration from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday hosted by the Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation and Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. With all due respect, they'll have trouble...
High school graduations are always a family affair. For seven Clovis families, it’s twice the celebration. The 2019 Clovis High School graduation class includes seven sets of twins. They’ll be among 441 students receiving diplomas from CHS Principal Jay Brady, a twin himself. His brother Ray is retired military and works as a civilian logistics contractor. “It’s a great bunch of kids,” Brady said of the 2019 class. “They worked hard, they were good student leaders.” The ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at the Curry Cou...
On this date ... 1969: New Mexico Speaker of the House David Norvell, D-Clovis, said Clovis residents were “justifiably upset” over a report alleging discrimination in the city. “Substantive statements from a very few disgruntled witnesses were taken ... as the absolute gospel without consideration of checking further,” Norvell said. “The report completely lacks objectivity.” On the other hand, Norvell told the Clovis News-Journal, he was certain that some reports of discrimination in Clovis “have substantial basis in trut...
TEXICO - A 9-year-old Texico girl who went missing Wednesday afternoon has been found and is safe, police said Thursday. Anyone needing additional information can contact Texico police at 575-769-1921.... Full story
I just finished doing a final read of high school seniors’ summaries. That’s something my newspaper compiles from surveys we pass out to the soon-to-be graduates and then publish on the eve of their commencement. It’s uplifting to read about these teenagers’ hope and dreams for the future — and worrisome because of what they’re going to face as adults. They may not realize what they’re facing in the world ahead. These are small-town youths, filled with the optimism that comes from supportive parents, grandparents...
CLOVIS — A four-hour standoff Tuesday in Clovis ended with one man hospitalized with minor injuries and for a mental health evaluation, police said. Clovis police responded around 3 p.m. to a residence on the 1100 block of Calhoun Street following reports that a 35-year old man there had a military-style automatic weapon and was threatening self-harm. More than three hours of negotiation followed, during which police blocked off 11th through 13th streets between Thornton a... Full story
It’s said you can watch 1,000 baseball games and see something you’ve never seen before every time. I’m pretty sure that was true for Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller’s mother, at least on Mother’s Day in 1939. That was the day Mrs. William Feller had to go to the hospital because of something her son started on the field. The day was “one of sadness and joy,” for the Cleveland Indians’ fireballer, according to The Associated Press story published in the Clovis News-Journal. Rapid Robert’s mother was in the ballpark in Chica...
My husband, Peter, and I just spent a couple of days staying with our scientist friends. I’ve honestly never had scientist friends before, so there is a lot to learn. One of our scientist friends, Wolfgang, is responsible for filling the ice cube trays (which is my job at home) but seeing a scientist do it made me feel like a rank amateur. If there was competitive ice cube tray filling, Wolfgang would be in the elite ranking and I would not have made the preliminaries. “What is he doing?” I whispered to Mary, Wolfg...
Korean restaurant opens in Clovis CLOVIS — A new Clovis restaurant is looking to provide airmen and others who have visited Korea with a local taste of Korean comfort food. Owner Paul Park said Bokka — which means stir fry, good luck or blessings in Korean — opened May 3 with six employees. Park told The News that he wanted to open the Korean barbecue restaurant, located at 1708 N. Prince in Clovis, because he thought there was considerable interest, especially among members of the military, for a restaurant that serve...
Some moments in life are golden. And some of the best of all are precious precisely because they must be savored immediately or forever lost. Oh, as long as God is our Father, and that’s forever, beautifully sweet moments, joy surprises and cloud bursts of delight will come again. But never again the same one, for much of their rich sweetness and deep joy sparkles in the diamond — truth that no two of them are exactly alike. None can be bottled to be uncorked and re-...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Road Department has scheduled two road projects next week, according to a release from the county. The department will work Monday and Tuesday on an overlay of chip seal on Curry Road 3 between State Road 348 and Curry Road G. On May 22-23, it will chip seal Rose Road and Grove Road. Roads will be closed for both work periods. Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes, and area residents are asked to minimize use of those roads in the immediate hours following work. Information: Walon Jones, 5...
PORTALES — Work began last week on South Roosevelt Road U between U.S. 70 and South Roosevelt Road 9, and is expected to be completed May 22, weather permitting. The roadway is being upgraded from dirt to caliche as part of a Local Government Road Fund Grant. Motorists are asked to drive slow and watch for equipment and personnel in the work area. Information: 575-356-5942 or 575-356-5307...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County War Memorial Committee is accepting orders for walkway pavers at the county’s war memorial on the town square. Orders of $125 include five lines with up to 20 characters per line, and can be placed before May 22 to be finished for Memorial Day. Information: 575-356-8541...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis may unleash changes to city code that would penalize those who leave their animals unleashed. Up for final vote during Thursday’s City Commission meeting is Ordinance 2120-2019, which would require any dog owner to leash his or her dog with leash no longer than 8 feet while it is not on the owner’s property. The ordinance was introduced during an April meeting, with proponents saying the changes close loopholes that hinder law enforcement. Critics of the measure say responsible pet owners are p...
CANYON, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico track and field team’s regular season ended in style Sunday, thanks largely to junior sprinter Kandice Miles. At the West Texas A&M Last Chance meet in Canyon, Miles won three events to lead Eastern. The Houston product was first to cross the finish line in both the 100- and 200-meter dashes while also leading the ENMU women’s 4x100-meter relay team — including Maijah Mathis, Lateria Slaughter and Danee Bustos — to victory. The Greyhounds relay team opened the meet on a high note, edg...
CLOVIS — A man charged in 2017 with battery and child abuse was sentenced Monday to 19 years in prison through a plea agreement. Jackie Cubit Jr., 32, pleaded guilty to first-degree felony child abuse and admitted to prior felony convictions in Texas during a plea hearing in the court of Judge Matthew Chandler. He was charged in November 2017 with two counts of felony child abuse and one count of misdemeanor battery, for which he previously was scheduled to face a two-day trial this week in Curry County. The lesser child a...
From the middle of the state to the upper left corner of it, Tuesday was a rough day for prep golf teams from eastern New Mexico. The Clovis girls and Portales boys finished out of title contention as the state 5A and 4A golf tournaments concluded. The two-day meets took place at Albuquerque’s Four Hill for Class 5A, while Class 4A’s championship was held at Pinon Hills. Portales coach Matt Hunton said as soon as the Rams finished up and realized they were probably finishing around sixth, they took off with the long trip acr...
PORTALES - Parents of first- and second-grade students at James Elementary will see a considerable change in their child's report cards next school year. That's because the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education on Monday adopted standards-based grading. In a presentation to the board, Principal Deanne McKinney explained that standards-based grading breaks down individual subjects into several different skills rather than a simple letter grade. Students are assessed bas...
ALBUQUERQUE - The Fort Sumner boys track team so dominated the Class 1A field during the NMAA Track and Field Championship, it nearly doubled the number of points scored by the runner-up. The Foxes ended the two-day meet Saturday at the UNM Soccer-Track Complex with 102 points, well ahead of No. 2 finisher Logan's 54 1/2. Melrose finished third with 43 points, and Clovis Christian ended up with seven. What's startling is not everything went well for the Foxes. "We had things...
CLOVIS — You could see it on their faces. Though the Clovis boys track and field athletes had won a green trophy last year, signifying third place in the state, they weren’t happy. They wanted more from their trip to Albuquerque. They wanted it all. Head coach Mark Sena tried to cheer them up, telling them there was no shame in a green, reminding them that most of the teams competing in the 2018 state 6A championship meet came away without hardware. Only three out of 15 earned trophies. A green was something to feel good abo...
CLOVIS — It’s a hectic week for Texico’s baseball team. Monday, there were elementary school players at the Wolverines’ practice, followed by a live intersquad game and then the team dinner at a local restaurant. Tuesday was awards night. Wednesday, the Wolverines head up to the Albuquerque area to prepare for the quarterfinal round of their state 2A baseball tournament. They’ll be working out at Rio Rancho on Wednesday, stretching and hitting at 9 a.m. Thursday. And then Thursday at noon, the top-seeded Wolverines (17-5) pl...
Would you rather live in a world where it’s normal for people to try to convince each other of something, or a world where it’s acceptable to just give an order and shoot anyone who doesn’t immediately comply? I’m firmly in the “convince others” camp. To convince people, you’ve either got to have reasons or ways to play with their emotions. If you convince them with good reasons, the convincing sticks. If you use emotions, someone with stronger appeals to emotion will come alo...
Most rational people could quickly stipulate Alex Jones is a conspiracy nut, Milo Yianopolous is a provocateur who solicited neo-Nazi and white supremacist figures for feedback and story ideas and Louis Farrakhan has a history of anti-Semitism as a minister who heads the religious group Nation of Islam. And rational people could also quickly agree banning them on social media sites really doesn’t damage public discourse one bit. As private entities, Facebook and Twitter can make the case they have the right to decide who c...
Today • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Celebration honoring Becky Rowley — 4-6 p.m., Clovis Community College-Commons, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Hosted by CCC Board of Trustees. Information: 575-769-2811 Thursday • Rural Bookmobile East in House — 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., House Municipal Schools, 309 N. Apple St., House. 11:30 a.m.-12:35 p.m., House Village Community Center, 110 S. Apple St., House. Information: 575-461-182...
Today • City of Clovis Unified Development Ordinance Town Hall — 6 p.m., City Hall Assembly Room, 321 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7829 Thursday • Curry County Health Council — Noon-1 p.m., Commission Room, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m., ENMWUA Offices, Sitterly Professional Center, 801 Pile Street, Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 • Curry County DWI Task Force — 4-5 p.m., Curry County Commissi...
