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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — A loan to cover several improvements at Roosevelt General Hospital will depend on approval by its board of trustees at tonight’s meeting. The U.S. Department of Agriculture loan of approximately $618,000 will cover a new parking lot, a video surveillance system, portable office buildings and surgical equipment, according to John Bridges, chief of ancillary and support services at RGH. If approved, Bridges said the hospital should have access to the funds by the middle of July. “We’re hoping within the next six mon...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University bolstered its 2018-19 women's basketball roster on Wednesday, with Division I transfer Treyanna Clay coming aboard. Clay becomes the second Iona transfer in as many weeks, joining Tilasha Okey-Williams, who signed with ENMU last week. "She is a versatile young lady who will be able to step in right away and make a huge impact for our program," ENMU coach Josh Prock said of Clay. "Trey is someone who can score with her back to the b...
PORTALES — Six Greyhound athletes were announced Wednesday as the spring academic athletes of the year, with one for each spring sport offered. The awards went to Lindsey Adcock, Ezra Bagwell, Danee Bustos, Keenan Dodd, Trey Jackson and Lauren Likes. Bagwell is a four-time All-Academic Lone Star Conference track and field selection, and has now earned the student athlete of the year award for a third time. The electronics engineering major opened the outdoor season with a f...
CLOVIS — Curry Road 7 — from Curry Road S to Curry Road Q — and Curry Road S — from Curry Road 7 to US 60/84 — will be closed Monday and Tuesday from 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an overlay of chip seal, according to a press release from Curry County. Residents are asked to seek an alternate route and minimize use of the road for three to four hours after the oil is applied. Contact Curry County Road Superintendent Dennis Fury at 575-762-1501 with any questions....
On this date ... 1988: A torrential overnight storm brought twisters, golf-ball sized hail and up to 6 inches of rain to eastern New Mexico, leaving behind flood waters that drowned a Clovis man in the early morning hours. Macario Lovato, 33, and three companions were in a vehicle that was washed into a drainage canal behind the Allsup's store at 21st and Thornton Streets. The other three made it safely to dry land, but "Lovato's feet were apparently caught in a culvert and...
Would you root for a baseball team called the Sod Poodles? How about the Boot Scooters? You may get that chance starting next year as both names are among the five finalists for the new Amarillo minor league baseball team that will begin play in the Double-A Texas League in 2019. According to the ballclub, over 3,000 team names were submitted for consideration. The other finalists are the Amarillo Bronc Busters, Jerky and Long Haulers. The team name will be selected by fan vote and announced later this fall. Votes can be...
CLOVIS — A member of the Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education was charged last week with two counts of petty misdemeanor battery, accused of inappropriate contact with a concession stand employee over two months ago. Kyle Snider, 46, faces a June 18 arraignment following a criminal complaint and summons filed Friday in magistrate court, according to District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Snider is the school board’s secretary and has represented District 1 since 2013, according to the CMS website. He could not be reached for c...
Roosevelt General Hospital has plans to expand into Clovis, officials confirmed Wednesday. RGH Chief Executive Officer Kaye Green wrote in an email that a billboard advertising the expansion "went up prematurely due to a little miscommunication," but confirmed that the hospital has plans to establish a primary care clinic in Clovis. Green declined to disclose any more information until a space for the clinic has been found. Haylee Spence, director of planning, marketing and...
CLOVIS — For three airmen accused of raping a colleague early this year in Clovis, DNA analysis from the defendants and their alleged victim will play a significant role in the developing case. The results of that analysis came in this month, but they will bear more expert review first, and attorneys disagree so far as to what they mean. “You can try to read through these reports and be a little flummoxed by what they appear to say,” said Craig Acorn, representing 19-year old Isaiah Edley. “I know how to read those things,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Manuel Villalobos-Mendez, 21, failure to pay fines, criminal damage to property (over $1,000) • Corbin Kentner, 20, harassment • Joshua Hutson, 37, residential burglary • Elias Chavez, 41, driving while license suspended or revoked • James Sanchez, 31, littering • Ashley Garcia, 29, disorderly conduct, battery • Roberta Sanchez, 38, trafficking (by possession with intent to distribute), possession of drug paraphernalia, attempt to commit a felony (tampe...
That’s it … another school year under our belts. Summer is here, and kids are excited and eagerly anticipating all the typical summer activities — swimming and playing with friends during the long summer days. Teachers are heaving great sighs of utter exhaustion and taking a brief pause before looking towards their own summer plans. Some will launch into summer jobs, while many will be making plans for summer professional development opportunities. Parents who both work outsi...
CLOVIS — One Clovis resident wants the people of eastern New Mexico to be aware of the recycling options in the area. “I’m a big recycler, I even got people in our church to recycle,” Beulah Mattingly said. “I go through the trash to pull out the plastic bottles and the tin cans.” Mattingly said she makes use of the recycling containers offered by the city, located at Wal-Mart, Albertson’s and the post office on 21st Street. These containers are supposed to offer recycling of cardboard, tin cans and clear plastics, but...
Portales senior Sarah Blaeser has been selected to the South All-Star Tennis Team, with matches set for next weekend in Albuquerque. Blaeser was the only athlete in 1A-4A selected to the team, which is comprised of the state's top seniors in all classifications. She finished second in singles competition at state, falling to Robertson's Brandy Fulgenzi. Four 1A-4A players made the North team — Brandy and Jenese Fulgenzi of Robertson and Kyra Chavez and Kayli Norby of St. M...
PORTALES — The kids are out of school and the weather is sweltering hot, which means camp season is in full swing. Portales girls varsity basketball coach Wade Fraze, along with boys coach Rickie McBroom, are each running camps this week, as they try to develop the next generation of Ram basketball players. Both camps run from Tuesday through this afternoon, with a morning session for the younger grades and an afternoon session for the older grades each day. Fraze’ camp, the...
Today • 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 Regents — 1 p.m. in the Regents Room of the ENMU Administration Building, 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales. Information: 575-562-2133 Tuesday • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport, 459 Curry Road 11.5, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7890 Wednesday • Clovis Commun...
Today • 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. Featuring pastor Ryan Denton from El Paso and music by Glen Wortham. Information: 575-762-4220 Friday • Wild Horse and Burro Event — Noon to 6 p.m. at the Curry County Fairgrounds. The Bureau of L...
When Landry Truex, the recently graduated valedictorian of the Elida High School class of 2018, was just a sophomore, she said she started researching service academies as a possible path for her future. “My dad had jokingly said I should go to one,” she said, “but I took him seriously.” Truex (whose name is pronounced “true” with an “x” added at the end) attended a science / technology / engineering / math camp at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, the s...
