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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FORT SUMNER — The village of Fort Sumner hopes soon to be home to a new senior center. The center is expected to be located at the corner of Avenue A and First Street. The proposed 21,050-square-foot building will feature a fully equipped kitchen, dining area, and handicapped bathrooms. Jaime Wall, the village clerk, said she is optimistic about the center’s usage. She said construction and design are centered around a “plan for the future possibility of expansion, so there could be a phase two of the project.” The estimat...
BRADENTON, Fla. — Eastern New Mexico University’s athletes competing Thursday and Friday in the NCAA Division II championships bowed out in the preliminaries. The meet continues today with just one Greyhound athlete remaining — Alexis Aguirre competing in the javelin. The Greyhounds had four individual events and a relay team competing Friday. Melina Gryschka led ENMU, finishing 14th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. She posted a time of 10:42.45, with the event won by St. Leo’s Collett Rampff at 10:23.91. Augustus Swanson...
On this date ... 1942: Harold Wheeler of Portales had received a scholarship to attend Harvard University. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wheeler was a 1942 graduate of Portales High School. "The scholarship entitles the winner to a cash amount and assured him of an opportunity to work for the remainder of his college expenses," according to "News from Portales," published in the Clovis News-Journal. Wheeler said he would major in science. He was the fourth Portales High grad in...
CLOVIS — A man convicted this week of multiple felony sex crimes last summer faces up to 73 years in prison, following two days of trial and over three hours of jury deliberation. Roy Cavazos, 30, was convicted Thursday night of holding a woman hostage in her Clovis apartment for 18 hours starting the night of July 26, 2016. During that time he gave her methamphetamines and sexually assaulted her multiple times while her infant child was in the home, according to a news releas...
In 2011, Portales Deputy City Clerk Veda Urioste set out to become a certified municipal clerk. Six years and countless trainings later, she has gained an even higher distinction. Urioste was recognized at Tuesday's Portales City Council meeting for having received the master municipal clerk certification, which she earned by attending multiple training sessions a year in which she worked with other city clerks to gain a more intimate knowledge of her position. "It's a learning tool. You go and you learn a lot of what goes...
PORTALES — Different people react differently to stress, but no matter who you are, stress often has physical repercussions as well as emotional. That’s according to Health Educator Debbie Gentry of the New Mexico Department of Health, who spoke Thursday to Roosevelt County seniors gathered at the Community Services Center. “Many studies show a correlation between stress and development of mood disorders, such as anxiety, depression,” Gentry said. “The body reacts with physical and mental and emotional responses ... So if...
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 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning special session — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an ite...
Today • Family Fun Day — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Hillcrest Park. Free food, music and fun. Also free admission to Hillcrest Zoo and Splash Pad. Information: 575-763-0338 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Information: 575-769-2103 • Volunteer opportunity — 8 a.m.-noon Habitat for Humanity home building project. Information: 575-359-1344 Monday • Memorial Day ceremony — 10:30 a.m. at Portales cemetery. Organized by American Legion Post 31. Information: 575-226-0302 Tuesday • Blood...
By the Staff of The News La Casa Family Health Center announced the location list for its summer lunch program this week. La Casa sponsors the free Clovis/Portales Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administered by the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department, Family Nutrition Bureau and the USDA. "The program is designed to fill the gap during the summer months, for children ages 18 and under, who normally receive meals provided by their school," a La Casa press...
SANTA FE — Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez restored funding Friday to all state colleges and universities that she had vetoed earlier by tapping money from suspended infrastructure projects, while rejecting a string of tax increases proposed by the Democratic-led Legislature. The spending bill signed by the governor reinstates $745 million in general fund dollars to institutions of higher education that include university hospitals, medical research facilities, agricultural programs and schools for the blind and d...
