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A well-lived life is a journey to be a better person than the person you were yesterday. Perhaps, In the process, even to leave the world a little better for your having been here. How will you go about it? I suppose it depends on how you define “better person.” You can’t get there without knowing where you want to go. Nor can you get there by going in the opposite direction. To me, being a “better person” means being kind when you can. It means not being a burden on others...
On May 30, comedian Kathy Griffin and photographer Tyler Shields decided they would release a series of pictures with Griffin holding the decapitated head of the president of the United States. By the end of the day, her co-host on CNN’s New Year’s Eve show, Anderson Cooper, had tweeted, “For the record, I am appalled by the photo shoot Kathy Griffin took part in. It is clearly disgusting and completely inappropriate.” On Wednesday, CNN fired Griffin. She feels that Cooper...
On this date ... 1977: Five men were arrested during drug busts in Clovis and Portales. Law officers first raided a home at 1300 Ross St. in Clovis about noon, confiscating six pounds of marijuana, amphetamines and hashish. A farm house just west of Portales was raided about 3 p.m. A small amount of marijuana was found, authorities said. 1977: Clovis' Sertoma Club was gathering used baseball equipment for distribution to area youth teams. Club members were asking residents to...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Detention Center has rearranged the way it houses inmates, according to RCDC Administrator Justin Porter. "What it does is it doesn't rely on current charges; it relies on the type of charge, so you put violent people with violent people and less violent people with less violent people," Porter explained the change to Roosevelt County commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning. "When we did this reclassification, it was a huge project u...
PORTALES — Any hopes for an enjoyable experiment for the children of Eastern New Mexico University's Child Development Center has been literally uprooted as of Monday morning. CDC Director Lara Vaughn was mortified to discover that a garden planted through a United States Department of Agriculture grant before the end of the spring semester — containing green beans, peas and squash seeds — had been destroyed. "I was shocked, because I turned to look to beauty, and I saw nothin...
PORTALES — An April 1 traffic fatality has resulted in a charge of vehicular homicide for a Portales man. Randolph McGee, 65, was arrested Saturday, according to a New Mexico State Police news release. Police said he was driving a vehicle that rolled over near the Curry/Roosevelt County line. Kingston McGee, 39, also of Portales, was ejected from the back seat of the vehicle and killed. A state police report did not address whether the McGees are related. The incident o...
CLOVIS — Four years ago, local officials declared prairie dogs a "public nuisance." You'll get no argument from residents living near the 1500 and 1600 blocks of Grand Avenue. A large lot behind O.G. Potter Memorial Park and The Colonial Inn, which sits between Grand Avenue and Upsilon Street, has become home to an ever-growing village of the critters, possibly numbering in the thousands. "They look like big old rats," said Yolanda Cortez. Cortez is a caregiver for her 92-year...
PORTALES — The town of Elida lost its lawsuit against Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker on Friday. District Judge Fed Van Soelen denied Elida’s request for declaratory judgment regarding the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and Parker interfering with Elida police business. The lawsuit, filed in October 2016, claimed that Parker interfered with Elida police business on at least three occasions with the most recent incident involving former Elida Police Chief Joe Alford, who was enforcing a town ordinance related to dogs...
Jail log The following were booked into Curry County Detention Center: Monday • Gerald Martinez, 23, battery against household member • Daniel Harrison, 36, extreme cruelty to animals • Bryan Waggoner, 33, driving on suspended license • Raul Hernandez, 22, concealing identity, failing to appear • Martin Gallegos, 22, failure to appear, failure to pay fines, concealing identity, no proof of insurance • Tyler Douglas, 20, probation violation • Enrique Trujillo, 44, failure to appear • Debra Gonzalez, 47, failure to appear The f...
Jail log Released Monday-Tuesday As of 7 a.m. Tuesday • Erasmo Eddie Andrade, 45, bond • Dustin Allen Carter, 35, bond • Christopher L. Clubb, 22, bond • Ysidro Gonzales, 36, bond • Ashley Irene Lopez, 33, bond • Fabian Lopez, 26, time served • Nathaniel Julian McClure, 40, time served • Danny Ray Novy, 52, bond • Ever David Rico-Reyes, 33, bond • Johhny Serrano, 30, bond Booked Monday As of 7 a.m. Tuesday • Donna Sue Carter, 55, larceny, battery • Jason A. Ford Jr., 25, five bench warrants • Phillip Martin Ibarra, 33...
CLOVIS — A man convicted in March of sexual assault was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in the Department of Corrections, according to a press release from District Attorney Andrea Reeb. Logan Reavis, 28, of Clovis was found guilty this year of sexually assaulting a woman in her bedroom at the end of a house party she hosted with her husband in November 2014. Judge Fred Van Soelen gave Reavis the maximum prison term permitted by law, following a two-hour sentencing hearing. “I’m exceptionally pleased. It was a long and hard...
CLOVIS — After a year of some parched funds the fountain of state money may soon flow more fully in the pools of Curry County, at least in some departments. Specifically, county leaders are optimistic for the supply of the local Drinking While Intoxicated Grant Program. In Fiscal Year 2017, ending this month, the state withheld over $70,000 normally included to fund the variety of local services — including prevention, enforcement, treatment, alternate sentencing and domestic violence treatment — fulfilled by the DWI progr...
Today • Clovis Community College Board — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: 575-769-4001 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
Today • Little Sprouts storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Story: Down by the Sea. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Blooming Talent — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Andy Mason music concertfor kids and families. Information: 575-356-3940 Friday • Hartley House golf tourney — 5:30 p.m. at Colonial Park Golf Course, Clovis. Information: 575-762-0050 • Clovis Rocks 42 Domino Championship — 7 p.m. at Clovis Chamber of Commerce. Fee: $30 per team. Information: 575-714-3947 ...
Although legislators decided against overhauling our exemption-ridden gross receipts tax system during the recent regular and special sessions, they did earmark $400,000 to study it. “The people of New Mexico will be watching to see if this becomes another government study that gets filed away only to collect dust,” Gov. Susana Martinez said after finally signing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1. “New Mexicans deserve action.” New Mexicans also deserved action on Martinez’s 2011 promise to review th...
