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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Responsibility seems to be in short supply these days. It’s an endangered species; unpopular and under-valued. It doesn’t have to be this way. Being responsible isn’t hard. Don’t hurt anyone on purpose, and be accountable if you hurt someone by accident. Clean up after yourself. When you finish with something, put it back where you got it. Do what you say you’ll do. Do you live responsibly, or do you leave a trail of disgusted victims in your wake? If a person drives da...
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was fond of saying there are known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. It’s time to review some known knowns about the 2016 presidential election and its aftermath. The Democrat Party chose to nominate a candidate who was under FBI investigation for committing a federal crime, mishandling of classified information. The major news media chose to accept the candidate’s claim that she was not under criminal investigation but...
On this date ... 1937: Santa Fe Railway train carloads through Clovis for the previous week totaled 24,097. That was up from 20,195 from the previous year, Santa Fe officials said. A Santa Fe freight agent told the Clovis Evening News-Journal that 22 cars of livestock were shipped out of the city during the week. 1910: J.D. Osborn, Portales' new city marshal, was cracking down on violators of city ordinances. He was focusing on "speed of drivers of horses," and "hitching...
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday it is abandoning a test meant to determine whether nuclear waste can be buried far underground. That’s because of changes in budget priorities, the agency said. But the plan’s critics and supporters, at least in Quay County, all say the battle is far from over. The Trump administration sent Congress a federal spending plan that seeks $120 million to revive the mothballed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The repository was closed in 2012 after heavy opposition by for...
CLOVIS — The bicyclist who shot a Clovis police officer during a traffic stop last summer was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison, following a day-long jury trial. Anthony Baca, 34, was found guilty on three charges: assault with intent to commit a violent felony on a peace officer, aggravated battery upon a peace officer and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. "We see every day officers getting shot just for doing their job," said District Attorney Andrea R...
CLOVIS — City Hall is getting a new look, and expanding. Renovations for Clovis' city administration buildings have been ongoing since January, beginning with a location at 1221 Mitchell Street, which now houses the city's Training and Safety Department. "It makes it easier for us to do our jobs," said Claire Burroughes, assistant city manager, "and it provides a good face to the city." The City Commission approved the renovations early last year, Burroughes said. "The f...
PORTALES — A structure fire claimed a cabinet-making business south of Portales on Friday night, according to Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols. Nuckols said firefighters were called to South Roosevelt Road 6 1/2 and New Mexico 206 at 9:30 p.m. Friday for the fire. “It was a loss, about half of the building burned,” Nuckols said, adding that no one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Nuckols also said there were some small lightning fires on Monday in the county, but the rural fire departments handl...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales fire, police and sheriff: Sunday • 1:02 a.m.: Vehicle theft report, 1500 block South Roosevelt Road 4 • 2:13 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 900 block West 15th Street • 9:42 a.m.: Shoplifting in progress, 1000 block West Second Street • 9:47 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 1900 block West 18th St. • 10:52 a.m.: Theft report, 1400 block South Avenue J • 11:05 a.m.: Battery report, 1600 block East Spruce Street • 11:50 a.m.: Ambulance req...
The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 6:51 a.m.: Criminal damage, 1200 block of Mitchell Street • 7:01 a.m.: Remove subject, 200 block of Tucker Circle Jail log The following were booked into the Curry County detention center: Monday • Omar Sanchez, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Kenneth Provost, 45, probation violation • Justin Williams, 29, driving while license is suspended or revoked • Pedro Ybarra, 48,...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has named its top student athletes in its spring sports programs. Selected were Ezra Bagwell and Alexis Aguirre from the track and field teams, Susannah Chandler from the softball team, Scott Klein from the baseball team, Tierra Gray from women’s rodeo, Wesley Gudgell from men’s rodeo. Bagwell and Aguirre both won the award in 2016 as well, and Chandler has earned the honor for the third time in her four seasons at ENMU. “These student-athletes each represent the very best among t...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education met Tuesday with hopes to decrease student fees for extracurricular activities coming out of the pockets of parents. “All kids ought to have a right to (these activities),” said CMS Superintendent Jody Balch after the financial report at Tuesday’s meeting. Balch said students receive a free and appropriate education and should not have to pay elective fees out of pocket for courses like art. Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, said Balch, the district will use its...
National Emergency Medical Services Week might be a time for the Clovis and Portales communities to recognize those in the life-saving business, but for local fire departments, it's a time to get in some extra training. "This is basically a week where we review our training as much as possible," said Clovis Fire Chief Michael Nolen, adding that his department will be holding testing dates for new hires June 1-3. Nolen said the emergency medical flight company AeroCare will be...
Thursday • Towel Day — 6 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Bring a towel for fun and games. Snacks welcome. Information: 575-763-9687 • Movie night — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” Admission free. Information: 575-769-7840 • Portales High School Maypole — 7 p.m. at Ram Athletic Center. Information: 575-356-7000 • Red Nose Day — 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Hillcrest Park. Information: 575-769-2103 Friday • Portales High School graduation — 7 p.m. at Greyhound Arena....
Today • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. in assembly room at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. in Elida. Information: 575-935-4264 Tuesday • Relay for Life Committee — 5:15 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Relay for Life Captains — 6:15 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar...
Some sanity was injected into the political hysteria engulfing Washington, D.C., last week when Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein selected former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead an investigation into whether the Trump campaign collaborated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election. Mueller, a career lawman who has wide bipartisan respect, has the knowledge, legal authority and temperament needed to determine exactly what the Russians did, if anything, to seek to sway the 2016 elections or...
