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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Shaun Burns won a tightly contested race for magistrate judge in Division 2 in Clovis, but a Curry County Commission seat remained up for grabs with just four votes separating incumbent Seth Martin from challenger Dillon Lewis on Tuesday. In Roosevelt County, Malin Parker was re-elected sheriff. Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland said "a small amount" of votes must still be counted by hand, but that won't happen until Curry County commissioners canvas the election on Friday. Hogland said the total of uncounted votes n... Full story
Politics might be an amusing hobby, but it is a horrible basis for a society. One should never confuse government with society. Society grows naturally from the voluntary interactions of people, while government is anti-social; imposed by those who imagine themselves at the “top” onto everyone they see as beneath them. Unanimous consent is the way to get things done without coercion or theft. Let those who agree work together without forcing anyone else to go along. If you...
PORTALES — Some say that seven is the luckiest number, but for Eastern New Mexico rodeo, that number is actually three. The Greyhounds will send three rodeo team members to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyoming starting Sunday, and running through next June 16. Coincidentally, the trio — Lindsey Adcock, Celie Vick and Landon "Ed" Beardsworth — are all ranked, you guessed it, third in the Southwest Region in their respective events. "It was this year,...
CLOVIS — Curry County will not submit a Community Development Block Grant application this year, the Curry County Commission unanimously decided on Tuesday. The commission previously approved the paving of Curry Road 11 between Curry Road N and State Road 311 as the county's CDBG application this year. But Curry County Administrative Services Coordinator Doria Rey said cost estimates for the project came in nearly triple what the county was expecting. CDBG grants provide up to...
In the melee that is the debate over mass shootings, we can’t help but return to a singular thought: There are a great many reforms that could make a meaningful difference and win broad support, if only they could get a fair hearing. So we were encouraged to see Texas Gov. Greg Abbott respond to the shooting at Santa Fe High School by holding a series of roundtable discussions with important stakeholders. With the governor now announcing proposals out of those discussions, we are both heartened by what we are hearing and c...
Unofficial vote totals were as follows with all precincts reporting: Curry County Contested races Democratic Party Magistrate Judge, Division 1 • Terry Martin 171 • Nicole Roybal 275 Republican Party Magistrate Judge, Division 1 • Janemarie A. Vander Dussen 300 • Keith A. Farkas 200 Magistrate Judge, Division 2 • Shaun Burns 665 • Stephen R. Whittington 622 • Sean N. Martinez 250 • Donald T. Sawyer Jr. 361 Commission, District 4 • Dillon R. Lewis 154 • Seth H. Martin 158 Roosevelt County Republican Party Magistrate Judge ...
CLOVIS — A milk truck driver was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday afternoon after crashing into a train southwest of Clovis. The cause of the collision was still under investigation on Tuesday. Jack Brittain, 41, of Clovis, was flown by AeroCare to a hospital in Lubbock after Clovis firefighters pulled him from the semi-truck and trailer owned by Ruan Transportation, according to a news release Tuesday from Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller. Officials said B...
SANTA FE — New Mexico Democrats on Tuesday chose three-term Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham as their gubernatorial nominee in hopes of reclaiming the state's top office after two terms of Republican control. U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce ran unopposed for the Republican nomination and moved on to November's general election. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez cannot run for a consecutive third term. Democrats accounted for about two-thirds of Election Day voting as voters decided competitive primary races for two wide-open c... Full story
CLOVIS — The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees is slated to handle a slew of routine annual items at today’s meeting. Items include the board’s open meetings notice resolution, the board meeting calendar for the upcoming school year and the reappointment of the members of CCC’s labor management relations board. The board will also vote on three separate contracts in the amount of $214,579 for custodial services, $326,341 for insurance and $207,260 for Banner, the college’s student system. Also on the agenda fo...
The area non-profit serving domestic violence survivors got a big paycheck recently from funds raised during National Crime Victim’s Week, according to a news release Tuesday from District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Organizers from that office brought in over $8,100 for Hartley House at its April 14 run/walk fundraiser, Reeb said, more than doubling last year’s haul. That’s in addition to heaps of paper goods brought in during a drive supported by the Clovis Freshman Academy, Clovis Nazarene School and Zia Elementary. The Hartley...
On this date ... 1968: Hubby & Son was the "Biggest little store in New Mexico." And Roden-Smith Rexall Drug was promoting "Price Busters!" Hubby's, located at 1320 Wallace in Clovis, offered free delivery and S&H Green Stamps, which were doubled on Wednesdays. The day's specials included Wilson's certified all-meat skinless franks for 45 cents per package. Folger's coffee was 69 cents per pound. Vienna sausages were 19 cents per can. Roden-Smith was at 400 Main in Clovis. It...
PORTALES — The public input portion of Tuesday's Portales City Council meeting turned contentious as citizens sought answers from the council regarding Portales' interest in turning the city's recreation center into an entertainment venue, leaving the future of the rec center's current programs in limbo. More than 10 people addressed the council on the subject, wondering why the after-school and summer programs currently offered at the rec center could potentially be discontinued and what other options the city is p... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday-Tuesday: Clovis • Eric Montano-Romero, 21, failure to appear, failure to pay fines • Shiniah Brown, 18, failure to appear • Allen Pinner, 22, criminal damage to the property of a household member • Phillip Vigil, 42, failure to pay fines • Jamar Rainey, 29, aggravated assault against a household member, aggravated battery on a household member, probation violation • Andrea Ewing-Pepin, 54, driving while under the influence • Herman Eylicio, 42, larceny, criminal tres...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will tackle five action items at a special meeting scheduled for noon today at the administration building at 1009 Main St. The board will vote on a lease-purchase agreement with Apple, Inc. in the amount of $3,653,745 for multiple products including computers and tablets. The board will reconsider the instructional calendar for the 2018-19 school year after voting to make the last day of the 2019-20 school year a half day at the previous board meting. The board will c...
Today • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in CCC Room 512, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4001 • Clovis Board of Education Special Meeting — Noon at the Clovis Municipal Schools administration office, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4320 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9654 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-8562 The meetings calend...
Today • Theatre Arts and Drama Academy — 9 a.m. to noon for students in grades four through six and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for students in grades seven through nine at the Eastern New Mexico University Theatre Center. Tuition is $75 per student for one week. Information: 575-562-2711 • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m. program for ages 6 months to 3 years at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Rock-n-Rollers — 10:30 a.m. program for preschoolers at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts — 6:3...
