Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — The city of Clovis will soon enough have two new magistrate judges, qualifications for which took center stage during a candidates radio forum held Tuesday evening. “You can always tell when it’s a hotly contested year, because the questions come in fast and furious,” moderator Grant McGee said of the listener-submitted questions that streamed into the KTQM station during the two-hour long forum. “These are some of the liveliest bunch of questions I’ve seen in a very long time, if not ever.” A total of nine candidat...
There is one thing government could do that I will support. One thing I believe it needs to spend more time doing. It’s the one thing government can do best, the one thing government can do that will actually help, and the only thing that can justify taxation. What is this extraordinary government activity? Nothing. I support government doing nothing, and I believe it needs to spend more time doing nothing. Nothing government does is better than what the market can do. G...
Curry and Roosevelt counties experienced slight decreases in population between 2016 and 2017, according to U.S. Census estimates released last week. Clovis’ and Portales’ populations also dropped slightly during the year, the records show. Curry County and Clovis do show higher populations in 2017 than in 2010. Roosevelt County and Portales populations decreased between 2010 and 2017. According to the 2017 Census estimates: • Curry County’s population dipped from 50,168 in 2016 to 49,812 — a decrease of about 0.7 percent....
Warmer weather means more opportunity for fun in the outdoors, but summer fun can take a turn for the worst if you don’t exercise caution. The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday released a list of guidelines to keep you and anything in your picnic basket safe on an outing. June is the peak season for emergency room visits caused by heat stress, according to the press release; to avoid one, drink more water than usual (but avoid alcohol or liquids that are high in sugar), wear lightweight clothing outdoors and wear s...
The NFL always has been averse to off-the-field controversy. But the league came up short last week when it altered its national anthem policy to try to defuse an issue that dogged it last fall. Some players knelt during the anthem as a social protest, following the lead of then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick in 2016 began taking a knee to object to police brutality and racism. When dozens of players did the same last year, President Donald Trump catalyzed a nationwide debate with harsh attacks...
On this date ... 1983: New Mexico State Police officers were test driving a specially equipped Ford Mustang to see if it might open the door to Mustangs taking a regular place in the state squad car lineup. The Associated Press reported that the car, which was marked with state police decals, "hasn't lost its quarry" since it had gone into use in February. But I. B. Pickett, deputy chief of the NMSP, said there had been some complaints. "It's hard to carry prisoners in,"...
CLOVIS — Construction on Clovis' new 63,000-square-foot Parkview Elementary School, which began a year ago, is on schedule. "Obviously we're near the end," CMS Executive Director of Operations John King said. "Substantial completion is to take place the end of June. The inside is wrapping up, moving west to east across the building." Project superintendent Jim Kirtland said work still remains to be done on a parking lot and water retention facility that were approved by the s...
You know the names. If not, you will. Football names. Track and field names. Soccer, basketball. Among the eight area teams that ventured down to Roswell over the Memorial Day weekend for the 21st annual Hike It & Spike It Charity Flag Football Tournament, there were plenty of athletes who have already starred for Clovis, Clovis Christian and Melrose High Schools. Montez Wright, Tristan Sena, Sydni Hill, Kassidy Furrow, Mikyla Harkley and Sofi Garbarino were just some of the p...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Saturday Clovis • Jeremiah Eden, 37, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Brittany Trevino, 27, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Ruben Lopez, 23, failure to pay fines • Claudia Reza, 35, obstructing investigation of child abuse • Samuel Tapia, 46, criminal solicitation to commit aggravated assault, criminal damage to the property of a household member, battery against a household member, harassment, improper handling of fire, resisting, evading o...
Drivers are encouraged to seek alternate routes today due to construction on a road in southeast Roosevelt County. Three miles of chip sealing will begin on South Roosevelt Road F between New Mexico 235 and New Mexico 114, according to a press release by the county. The project should be completed today, the press release said....
PORTALES — A few days after arriving back into New Mexico from Charlotte and the NCAA Division II meet, the Eastern New Mexico University track teams were awarded seven All-American awards between six athletes. Sophomore Marcus Parker led the way by placing second in the 200 and third in the 100 to grab a pair of first-team honors. First-team honors also went to the 400 women's relay team of Lateria Slaughter, Danee Bustos, Maijah Mathis, and Kandice Miles. The team made s...
Today • Clovis Senior Center Plan and Design Committee — 10 a.m. at Clovis City Hall, 320 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7908 • 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 Saturday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Rege...
Today • Tent revival — 6 p.m. at Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 N. Prince St., Clovis. Featuring pastor Ryan Denton from El Paso and music by Glen Wortham. Information: 575-762-4220 Thursday • Curry/Roosevelt Youth Job Fair — 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at New Mexico Workforce Connection, 111 N. Main St., Clovis. Summer employment and long-term employment opportunities will be available for applicants aged 16 to 22. Information: 575-762-4571 • Tent revival — 6 p.m. at Prince Street Baptist Church, 421 N. Prince St., Clovis. Fea...
