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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS - The Clovis baseball team had a memorable season. 23 victories to tie a school record. Hosting a home series in the first round of state tournament play. A trip to Albuquerque for the state 6A quarterfinals. And with accomplishments usually come rewards. Clovis' arrived this week with two first-team, two-second team and one honorable mention to the 6A all-state baseball team. The Wildcat selections add up to five; only La Cueva (7) and Centennial (6) had more in 6A....
CIMARRON - A wildfire raced across a swath of tinder-dry forest in northeastern New Mexico on Friday, sending up a thick plume of smoke that forced residents to flee their homes as heat and wind threatened to drive the flames. The blaze destroyed about a dozen empty buildings on the Boy Scouts' storied Philmont Ranch and threatened nearly 300 homes, officials say. The flames were first reported Thursday and ballooned quickly in a part of New Mexico hardest hit by a severe... Full story
CLOVIS - Wild horses are in town. Don't let this slide through your hands. Starting Friday and continuing till noon today, the Bureau of Land Management has wild horses and burros available for adoption at the Curry County Events Center, part of its ongoing effort to manage wild herd populations across the west. "I think everybody should come out here and see these horses," said Melanie Ratliff, who was contemplating taking on her first horse since childhood. "This is the... Full story
CLOVIS - While it's not particularly easy for anyone to find a job these days, it can be especially challenging for people in their teens and early 20s to find work for several reasons, including age and lack of experience. That's why the New Mexico Workforce Connection office in Clovis hosted a youth job fair for the first time on Thursday. The job fair was designed specifically to meet the needs of people ages 16 to 22. "We all have job fairs in our communities that are... Full story
Booked The following were booked Thursday-Friday into the Curry County Detention Center: • Hubert Spillman, 40, child abuse - negligently caused (no death or great bodily harm), false imprisonment, battery against a household member • Donte Robinson, 20, probation violation • Amanda Cordova, 35, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana • Mary Gutierrez, 51, driving while license suspended or revoked • Jessup Parsons, 41, probation violation • Robert Baker, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • St...
Give a person a fish, teach a person to fish — you probably know how it goes. But that’s a proverb from old times, before regulations and fees kicked in. What happens when you simply cut some of the red tape? Today anglers can fish for free at any public fishing waters throughout New Mexico as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week, part of a nationwide event. Bag limits and “all other rules and regulations” are still in effect, but the event is intended as a “great opportunity for the public to come out...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents will consider at its meeting today a resolution aimed at making hiring at the college’s police department more competitive. Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart said ENMU’s current pay scale for officers is lower than other local agencies, and raising it will attract candidates that have certification to work in law enforcement. The pay increase, if approved, would be less than 10 percent, Smart said. “When we hire a police officer that’s not certified .....
On this date ... 1983: Hillcrest Zoo in Clovis was holding a naming contest for its newest resident, a tiny male black bear cub that had been rescued from the Gila National Forest and given to the zoo by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Zookeeper Mike Rodriguez said the cub tipped the scale at 20 pounds and was estimated to be about 2 weeks old. The hope was he would grow up to be a mate for Maxine, the zoo's 3-year-old bear. Tina Faulkner won the Zoological...
Today • 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 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in the Curry County Commission chambers, 417 Gidding St. Information: 575-763-6016 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in CCC Room 512, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis....
Today • Wild Horse and Burro Event — 8 a.m. to noon at the Curry County Fairgrounds. The Bureau of Land Management will have wild horses and burros available for adoption. Information: http://blm.gov/whb • Baby Expo 2018 — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Curry County Administrative Complex parking lot. For expectant and new parents, families and grandparents. Information: 575-763-6009 • Zoo Music Concert — 4 p.m. at Hillcrest Park. The Clovis Community Band will perform. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. I...
PORTALES — An accused child sex offender was arrested Friday after investigators located a 13-year old Portales girl who had been reported missing early in the week, according to a news release from the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. Jimmy Kit Fields, 37, of Littlefield, is charged with four counts each of criminal sexual penetration, child solicitation by electronic device and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, as well as one count of supplying alcohol to a minor, said the release. Fields remained Friday aft...
