Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES - An old adage says life is more about the journey than the destination. PHS graduate Carmen Valadez' immediate destination on Friday was Greyhound Arena to receive her diploma, but her journey - both before and after Friday - is just as vital. At the beginning of her senior year, Valadez' mother was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. Classes and homework were quickly supplanted by taking her mother to doctor's appointments and treatments. "During that process I...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Thursday: Clovis • Patricia Messier, 31, consuming in public places, concealing identity, failure to pay fines • Joseph Castillo, 25, failure to comply with specific requirements • Frank Valero, 36, probation violation • Gerald Martinez, 47, battery against a household member • Israel Leon, 38, driving while license suspended or revoked, expired registration plate, no insurance • Cain Lee, 23, speeding, driving while license suspended or revoked, possession of marijuana,...
On this date ... 1983: The Clovis police auxiliary group, known as the "Five Watt-ers," was gearing up for a Memorial Day tradition: setting up a trailer and meeting incoming motorists at the New Mexico border with free coffee, soft drinks, and doughnuts. Nancy Hamlett was president of the group, and Bob Free was captain. Local merchants donated the drinks and doughnuts. The idea, according to an article in the Clovis News-Journal, was to "give Memorial Day travelers a bit of...
New Mexico’s primary elections are June 5. Absentee and early voting are under way and taking place through June 2. All election-day polling places are Voter Convenience Centers, meaning an aligible voter can vote at any polling place. Here are voting locations and candidates on the ballots in Roosevelt County: Early/absentee voting • Roosevelt County Clerk’s Office, 109 W. First (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 2) • Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh (noon-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6...
CLOVIS — The title of a novel by Thomas Wolfe says, "You can't go home again." That may be generally true. But Thursday night, a group of former Clovis High girls basketball players did indeed return home — specifically, to their basketball home of Rock Staubus Gymnasium - to play on an alumni basketball team that was squaring off against the projected 2018-19 Clovis girls varsity team. There were no stakes, really. The game was for charity, although for the record, the fin...
New Mexico’s primary elections are June 5. Absentee and early voting are under way and taking place through June 2. All election-day polling places are Voter Convenience Centers, meaning an aligible voter can vote at any polling place. Here are voting locations and candidates on the ballots in Curry County: Early/absentee voting • Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding, east entrance (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 2) • North Plains Mall, 2908 N. Prince (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Satur...
It's a bird, it's a butterfly, it's a bat - it's none of the above. It might be an omen of death or portent of good luck, depending on the circumstances. It's a Black Witch Moth. That's the popular name for Ascalaphus odoratus, a seasonal sighting in these parts - and at that one of the largest of its kind, with a wingspan up to six inches. Its size and impressive coloring can stop a person in their tracks, just as it stopped a local last week on a chance encounter with the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The nation's No. 1 200 meter dash sprinter is one step closer to becoming a national champion. Eastern New Mexico's Marcus Parker entered Friday's qualifier at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with the top time in the country, and not surprisingly, he'll enter Saturday as the top qualifier. Parker not only won Heat 2 of the qualifier with a time of 20.55 seconds, but he earned the top time heading into today's final. The sophomore from P...
PORTALES — Skilled European basketball players are becoming more and more of a common sight in professional and collegiate basketball these days. They'll be a common sight at Eastern New Mexico University this winter. That's what the Greyhounds hope the case will be with Spanish forward Antonio Morales, who will join the team as a sophomore in 2018-19. Greyhounds coach Tres Segler announced the signing of the 6-foot-10 forward on Friday. He said the big man from Lorca, S...
CLOVIS - Detainees at the Curry County Detention Center are using their artistic abilities to promote a passion for reading among local children, all while behind bars. Five pieces of art created by detainees will be part of a silent auction to take place during the upcoming New Mexico Association of Counties 82nd Annual Conference to be held in Socorro County June 18-22. All of the money raised by the five artworks will then go to Curry County's Imagination Library program,...
Wednesday • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m. in the assembly room at Clovis City Hall, 320 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7908 Thursday • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Fred Anthony Conference Room at Roosevelt General Hospital, 42121 U.S. 70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 June 2 • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 1 p.m. in the Regents Room of the ENMU Administration Building, 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales. Information: 575-562-2133 The meeting...
Today • Wheatland school reunion — 9 a.m. at the Grady Senior Citizens Senior Center, 104 Main St., Grady. All former attendees of Wheatland schools in Grady, San Jon and Tucumcari are invited. Information: 575-357-2353 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, 1528 S. Main St., Portales. Open to qualified individuals in the Portales area. All new clients must complete an income eligibility form required by The Emergency Food Assistance Program. Information: 575-769-2103 • Cannon Air Force B...
