Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 51
Sports writer [email protected] It’ll be like old times today when the Clovis High girls soccer team plays at former district rival Carlsbad in a 2 p.m. Class 6A first-round match. link Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis High sophomore midfielder Annie Stone, left, and senior midfielder Mariah Griego battle for possession with a Santa Fe High opponent near midfield in their Sept. 27 District 2-6A match at Leon Williams Stadium.The Lady Wildcats, seeded 10th in the 1...
Managing editor [email protected] A Portales man entered a plea of not guilty to charges of first-degree criminal sexual penetration Friday morning during a district court arraignment. Roy Brown, 28, was charged with second-degree criminal sexual penetration in June in connection to an alleged home invasion and rape of a Roosevelt County woman. His case was brought before the grand jury again earlier this month with the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office requesting the charges be increased to first-degree. The g... Full story
Managing editor [email protected] A Portales man entered a plea of not guilty to charges of first-degree criminal sexual penetration Friday morning during a district court arraignment. Roy Brown, 28, was charged with second-degree criminal sexual penetration in June in connection to an alleged home invasion and rape of a Roosevelt County woman. His case was brought before the grand jury again earlier this month with the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office requesting the charges be increased to first-degree. The g...
The next couple of days will be transformative for many folks as they put the final touches on their soon-to-be new and fun identities and turn their yards and homes into displays of creepy or terrifying imagination. In search of ponies If lucky, costumes will survive the weekend and make it to Monday, durability tested by the exuberance of children anxious to show off the frilly glittered skirts and studded tiara of their favorite princess or cape and mask of the best...
The next couple of days will be transformative for many folks as they put the final touches on their soon-to-be new and fun identities and turn their yards and homes into displays of creepy or terrifying imagination. If lucky, costumes will survive the weekend and make it to Monday, durability tested by the exuberance of children anxious to show off the frilly glittered skirts and studded tiara of their favorite princess or cape and mask of the best superhero of all time. In...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Longhorns from Muleshoe walked away with the championship at the end of the Little League flag football season. Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper Longhorns player Davian Sital, 7, looks to get by a defender at the Little League flag football semi-finals Thursday afternoon. Four teams competed Thursday evening: The Spartans, the Longhorns, the Wolverines and the Red Raiders. The Longhorns won 28 to nothing against the Spartans and 25-12...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Longhorns from Muleshoe walked away with the championship at the end of the Little League flag football season. Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper Longhorns player Davian Sital, 7, looks to get by a defender at the Little League flag football semi-finals Thursday afternoon. Four teams competed Thursday evening: The Spartans, the Longhorns, the Wolverines and the Red Raiders. The Longhorns won 28 to nothing against the Spartans and 25-12... Full story
On this date ... 1951: A Clovis restaurant owner was killed in a single-vehicle crash west of Fort Sumner. Stan E. Durkee, owner of The Aristocrat at 521 W. Seventh, was alone in his 1947 model car, apparently going too fast and failed to make a turn, police said. News accounts did not explain how Durkee died; officials said he was alive when placed in a Julian Mortuary ambulance, but dead on arrival at the Fort Sumner hospital. He was 49. 1946: A Taiban package store clerk...
On this date ... 1951: A Clovis restaurant owner was killed in a single-vehicle crash west of Fort Sumner. Stan E. Durkee, owner of The Aristocrat at 521 W. Seventh, was alone in his 1947 model car, apparently going too fast and failed to make a turn, police said. News accounts did not explain how Durkee died; officials said he was alive when placed in a Julian Mortuary ambulance, but dead on arrival at the Fort Sumner hospital. He was 49. 1946: A Taiban package store clerk...
Michael Vigil is the chief judge for the New Mexico Court of Appeals, and is running for the New Mexico Supreme Court. Vigil, running as a Democrat, has been on the court of appeals since his appointment by then-Gov. Bill Richardson. He began his law career as a staff attorney for the court of appeals, and was in private practice until his appointment. He was a finalist for the Supreme Court position created by Richard Bosson’s retirement. He is running against Judith N...
Michael Vigil is the chief judge for the New Mexico Court of Appeals, and is running for the New Mexico Supreme Court. Vigil, running as a Democrat, has been on the court of appeals since his appointment by then-Gov. Bill Richardson. He began his law career as a staff attorney for the court of appeals, and was in private practice until his appointment. He was a finalist for the Supreme Court position created by Richard Bosson’s retirement. He is running against Judith Nakamura, the eventual appointment to the position. V... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] Students, parents and educators gathered at the Gattis Middle School gymnasium Thursday evening to learn how one of the victims of a mass school shooting in Colorado 17 years ago is continuing to inject positive change into the lives of others. Rachel Joy Scott was the first of 13 killed — 12 students and one teacher — in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Her father, Darrell Scott, established Rachel’s Challenge, a non-profit organ...
Staff Writer [email protected] Students, parents and educators gathered at the Gattis Middle School gymnasium Thursday evening to learn how one of the victims of a mass school shooting in Colorado 17 years ago is continuing to inject positive change into the lives of others. Rachel Joy Scott was the first of 13 killed — 12 students and one teacher — in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999. Her father, Darrell Scott, established Rachel’s Challenge, a non-profit organ...
Managing Editor [email protected] Two attorneys from the Portales Law Office of the Public Defender are asking charges be dismissed against their clients on their claim Roosevelt County’s sheriff made a false statement. Public defender Evan Arendell filed a motion to dismiss charges of trafficking controlled substances against Armando Pena on Oct. 5, with public defender Chris Christensen filing a motion the next day to dismiss the same charges against Antonio Salguero. Pena and Salguero were two of 11 arrests by the R... Full story
Managing Editor [email protected] Two attorneys from the Portales Law Office of the Public Defender are asking charges be dismissed against their clients on their claim Roosevelt County’s sheriff made a false statement. Public defender Evan Arendell filed a motion to dismiss charges of trafficking controlled substances against Armando Pena on Oct. 5, with public defender Chris Christensen filing a motion the next day to dismiss the same charges against Antonio Salguero. Pena and Salguero were two of 11 arrests by the R... Full story
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. jewelry paws; 1 p.m. line dance; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool; Noon pinochle; 5 p.m. social night hobo hoagies Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. exercise equipment; Noon pinochle; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool; 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class; 10 a.m. sew days; 1 p.m. crafts; 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. 8 ball pool Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure; 8 a.m. egg, gravy and biscuits $4; 8:45 a.m. board meeting; 1 p.m. bingo; 6...
