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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a tornado warning for southeastern Curry County until 7:30 p.m. A thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located east of Clovis and moving around 35 mph. Residents is the area are advised to take cover immediately. The full alert is below. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CURRY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 730 PM MDT. * AT 642 PM MDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO... Full story
PORTALES — Looking at some “alarming” dips into reserves for the upcoming interim budget, Portales city manager asked the city council to be prepared to look at ways to “cut services or increase revenue streams” in order to keep the books balanced in the coming fiscal year. “We’re really getting into our reserves,” Sammy Standefer told councilors in a presentation on the fiscal year 2019-2020 preliminary interim budget during the regular meeting Tuesday night. “And that will spark some other conversations.” S...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday - Thursday: Clovis • Nathan Bunce-Rupe, 27, driving under the influence, failure to yield • Heather Trujillo, 27, fraud ($100 or less) • Robin Russell, 28, probation violation • Savannah Owen, 33, shoplifting (over $500), failure to pay fines • Wesley Flores, 29, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felony • Victor Sierra, 39, possession of a controlled substance • Steve Lara, 50, probation violation • Isicca Sena, 20, probation violation, forg...
CLOVIS — A pair of street closures are scheduled in June for installation of a reuse water main. The following streets will be closed or partially closed, starting June 3: • The section of 20th Street between Thornton and Mitchell streets. For two weeks, access will only be granted to residents of 20th Street. • Main Street between Purdue Avenue and 21st Street will have one half of the road closed to traffic for four days. Traffic will reduce from two lanes to one lane, but will remain open in both directions. Infor...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will consider the 2019-20 budget, among other items, during its meeting Tuesday evening. The budget for the upcoming year is $65.9 million, an increase of just over $7 million from the 2018-19 budget. The biggest increases come in the form of state-mandated 6% salary increases ($4.33 million), benefits ($1.02 million), staff for the new IAcademy ($778,497), educational retirement board costs ($531,176) and additional social workers. The state is covering all but $...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission has canceled its regular meeting set for June 4, according to a release from the county. The commission still plans to hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday at the commission room of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. That meeting will focus on the preliminary 2019-20 county budget. The next regular meeting of the commission will be 9 a.m. June 25....
PORTALES — A Portales man was booked Friday by a Roosevelt County grand jury on charges in connection to a girl who was reported missing from Texico May 15. Augustin Gallegos, 34, faces charges of first-degree kidnapping, abuse of a child, tampering with evidence and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. According to the release, a 9-year-old girl was reported missing after not returning home from school in Texico. The Texico Police Department ultimately located the child locked in a storage room at a P...
CLOVIS — The Clovis-Carver Public Library will celebrate International Tabletop Day Saturday, with a pair of game blocks at the library’s north annex. The library will hold a family game time for all ages 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and a session for game enthusiasts 18 or older from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both sessions will include food, beverages and games provided by the library’s adult services program, but visitors are welcome to bring their own games to share as well. Door prizes will be provided by the Noonday Kiwanis Club. Infor...
CLOVIS — A Clovis woman was hit by a pair of vehicles Friday night on U.S. 60/84, according to a release from the Curry County Sheriff's Office. Mary Jeffs, 27, was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center and flown to a Lubbock facility with critical injuries, according to the release. According to the release: • Jeffs was walking home from a residence on the 1300 block of 60/84 and laid down in the westbound lanes of traffic. • She was struck by a sport utility vehicle driven by Audrey Respondek, 44, of Lubbock. Respo...
CLOVIS — After last month’s deflating development in the drawn-out racino award selection process, proponents for a horse racetrack and gaming project in Clovis said they were feeling optimistic again after speaking with the new makeup of the New Mexico Racing Commission. “We’re tickled pink. We’re glad, we’re happy, we’re still involved,” said Tom Martin, a spokesperson for the Vision 2020 group advocating Clovis’ racino candidacy since last year. “Obviously, we were disappointed that the last commission did not reach a deci...
ALBUQUERQUE — A complaint filed this month in Albuquerque’s U.S. District Court alleges “deprivation of civil rights” in an incident this year with officers of the Clovis Police Department. A suit filed by Christine Lucero as “the aunt of and Next Friend to Dan Lucero” describes a Feb. 22 incident wherein officers responded to the Hotel Clovis apartments on reports from Dan Lucero’s mother that he was suicidal. Ensuing details in the complaint, filed May 15, allege a “vicious dog attack” that ensued within seconds of office...
A flash storm in eastern New Mexico on Saturday afternoon resulted in “numerous trees uprooted on the north end of town” and “some stranded vehicles,” in Clovis along with minor hail damage to roofs and cars in Portales, officials said. No injuries were reported to the fire departments in either city. “We gave some rides to people, but no other damage noted,” Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen told The News. A severe thunderstorm watch was in effect until Saturday evening for Curry, Roosevelt and Quay counties, according t...
TEXICO — A pair of fox attacks have been reported in Texico, with at least one of the foxes in question testing positive for rabies. “We had a fox attack a dog in Texico (Tuesday),” Texico Police Chief Doug Bowman said. “The owner put the fox down. We secured the fox, had it sent off to the state lab (through a local veterinarian’s office) and it came back positive for rabies.” Bowman said after those initial reports came out in social media, another Texico family had contacted him and said a fox attacked their dog on Wedn...
CLOVIS - About 50 seniors showed up to a forum Wednesday at the Friendship Senior Center, with a hearing slated to hear concerns and get ideas for the next few years of city services to older adults. Speakers ranged from local to federal, with reminders of current services and upcoming events. The hearing, scheduled for two hours at the Friendship Center, ended after about 90 minutes after crowd members had run through their questions. The largest concern among those who...
