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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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(From Clovis Police Department) Clovis – June 11, 2012 – On Friday, June 8, 2012 investigators filed additional criminal charges against 31-year-old homicide suspect Jimmy J. Reagan resulting from the investigation conducted by the 9th Judicial District Major Crimes Unit, after consultation with the 9th Judicial District Attorney Office in Clovis. Jimmy J. Reagan has been charged with the following charges: One count of Murder, One count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Ten counts of Aggravated Assault, One count of Rob...
Tri-County tournaments Double elimination Major League June 4 Game 1 — American Rangers 13, Pirates 0 Game 2 — Portales Rangers 9, Zia Rangers 4 Game 3 — Zia Orioles 5, Portales Braves 4 June 5 Game 4 — American Braves 13, Zia White Sox 3 Game 5 — American Red Sox 15, Portales Red Sox 3 Game 6 — Portales Yankees over Zia Angels by forfeit Game 7 — Zia Cubs 29, American Yankees 2 Wednesday Winners bracket Game 8 — Portales Cardinals 9, American Rangers 1 CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Zia Orioles basernner Braiden Romero slides s...
Tri-County tournaments Double elimination Major League June 4 Game 1 — American Rangers 13, Pirates 0 Game 2 — Portales Rangers 9, Zia Rangers 4 Game 3 — Zia Orioles 5, Portales Braves 4 June 5 Game 4 — American Braves 13, Zia White Sox 3 Game 5 — American Red Sox 15, Portales Red Sox 3 Game 6 — Portales Yankees over Zia Angels by forfeit Game 7 — Zia Cubs 29, American Yankees 2 Wednesday Winners bracket Game 8 — Portales Cardinals 9, American Rangers 1 CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Zia Orioles basernner Braiden Romero slides s... Full story
Nearly 100 Portales elementary students start their day by building their reading skills and putting these skills to practice at James Elementary School. According to James Elementary Principal Mark Gormley, the Portales Municipal Schools month-long reading program aims to provide extra help to students lagging behind in reading. "From the time school gets out in May till the time it starts back in August, some students always fall back a little bit," Gormley said. "So what we're trying to do is give students an extra month....
Americans won't vote for president for almost five months, but we already seem to be in the thick of the presidential campaign. Attack ads denigrating Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are rolling out on television and the web, fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars in "super PAC" money unleashed by the 2010 Citizens United decision. With Michigan again expected to be a "battleground" state, we may be in for the ugliest presidential campaign of our lifetimes. Most of these ads will generate far more heat than light. Many of...
CASPER, Wyo. — Junior Trey Southern of Las Cruces and senior Clinton Hiett of El Paso competed with partners from other schools on Monday in the first go of team roping at the College National Finals Rodeo. Southern and Tyler Rees of Odessa College were 11th with a time of 7.3 seconds, while Hiett and West Texas College's Chase Johnson were among a number of tandems which didn't acquire a score. The second go, third go and short round are slated over the next three days....
CASPER, Wyo. — Junior Trey Southern of Las Cruces and senior Clinton Hiett of El Paso competed with partners from other schools on Monday in the first go of team roping at the College National Finals Rodeo. Southern and Tyler Rees of Odessa College were 11th with a time of 7.3 seconds, while Hiett and West Texas College's Chase Johnson were among a number of tandems which didn't acquire a score. The second go, third go and short round are slated over the next three days.... Full story
At a Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting Monday in the L.C. Cozzens Administration Building, board members: - Heard a presentation from Portales Junior High School Principal Steve Harris. Harris reported that student proficiency in math and reading has increased. He said the school's Trio program facilitated academic counseling, organizational skills and study skills for 120 students in the last school year. He said the junior high band won district and state awards in the school year and the school did...
Clovis is expected to see an influx of cowboys and cowgirls this week as the city is to host the New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals for the fourth time at the Curry County Event Center. CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Levi Molesworth of Logan holds on for a score of 63 during his bareback ride during last year's New Mexico High School Rodeo Finals at the Curry County Event Center. The rodeo returns for a fourth year starting Thursday. More than one hundred cowboys and... Full story
New Mexico's state forester placed statewide fire restrictions Monday because of the state's dry weather conditions. Smoking, fireworks, campfires, open burning and open fires have been prohibited in New Mexico with few exceptions, according to a State Forestry Division press release. The press release cited abnormally warm temperatures, low humidity, high winds as reasons for the restrictions because those fire activities pose fire danger throughout central and western New Mexico. The following exceptions will be allowed: -...
New Mexico's state forester placed statewide fire restrictions Monday because of the state's dry weather conditions. Smoking, fireworks, campfires, open burning and open fires have been prohibited in New Mexico with few exceptions, according to a State Forestry Division press release. The press release cited abnormally warm temperatures, low humidity, high winds as reasons for the restrictions because those fire activities pose fire danger throughout central and western New Mexico. The following exceptions will be allowed: -... Full story
The new Eastern New Mexico University freshman dormitory building, Guadalupe Hall, is right on schedule for completion, according to the project superintendent. Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune Jose Barron of Beaty Construction changes out bags for a cement mixture used for brick laying for the construction of Eastern New Mexico University's new dormitory, Guadalupe Hall, which will include 308 beds set up in two- bedroom suites. Construction for the $12 million dorm began in February and is scheduled to be completed in...
A Muleshoe man involved in an exchange of gunfire with a Muleshoe police officer is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in district court. Juan Mendoza Quezada, 44, is charged with attempted murder on a peace officer and aggravated assault on a peace officer. Quezada, who has been held at the Bailey County jail since May 25, was indicted Friday by a grand jury. His bond was denied after the grand jury indictment. District Attorney Kathryn Gurley said the case was not presented to the grand jury earlier because of the...
LOS ANGELES — Freedom Communications Inc., the former owner of the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun, is being sold to an investment group that had earlier tried to purchase The Boston Globe. The sale to 2100 Trust LLC represents the last of six pieces of Freedom that have been sold since it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2010. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In April, Freedom sold eight TV stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for $385 million. This year, it a...
LOS ANGELES — Freedom Communications Inc., the former owner of the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun, is being sold to an investment group that had earlier tried to purchase The Boston Globe. The sale to 2100 Trust LLC represents the last of six pieces of Freedom that have been sold since it emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2010. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In April, Freedom sold eight TV stations to Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. for $385 million. This year, it a... Full story
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Friday - 8:59 a.m.: Caller reported being approached by a drunk male in a parking lot, 1200 block of North Sycamore Street. - 11:37 a.m.: Caller reported someone dumped an aggressive turkey at her house, 2100 block of Carolina Street. - 4:17 p.m.: Caller reported someone passed out in their vehicle at an intersection, 300 block of North Hull Street. - 4:32 p.m.: Caller reported theft of his prescription narcotics, 100 block of North Thornton Street. - 6:48 p.m.:...
The sole proprietorship has many benefits in addition to being the easiest legal form of business to start. However, unlike partnerships, LLCs, and corporations; a sole proprietorship might cease to exist if something suddenly and unexpectedly happens to the owner. If the owner's family members are not active in the business and the business is a key component of family wealth, the owner should plan ahead to ensure the continuity of the business or closure in a suitable manner. Passing the business through an orderly...
VistaCare hires new executive director Annette Olson is the new executive director of VistaCare in Clovis. She moved from the Seattle area in May. VistaCare is a hospice care services provider. Her background includes end-of-life medical social work, education, and hospice administration, with a bachelor degree in psychology and a master's in management. Business Digest is compiled by CNJ staff. Content Editor Robin Fornoff may be contacted at 763-6991, or by e-mail: [email protected]...
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Friday - 10:59 a.m.: Call in reference to a bench warrant, 1400 block of Avenue G. - 11:17 a.m.: Call in reference to suspicious activity, 100 block of East First Street. - 11:33 a.m.: Caller reported an argument in progress, 500 block of North Avenue B. - 12:04 p.m.: Caller requested a close watch on home, 200 block of West Ivy. - 12:21 p.m.: Walk-up for a hit-and-run, police station. - 12:33 p.m.: Caller reported a seizure victim, 200 block of South Fargo. - 1:14 p.m.: Caller rep...
At a special meeting for the Roosevelt County Commission Tuesday, commissioners approved a resolution limiting the sale and use of fireworks within the county. Portales Fire Department Chief Gary Nuckols said according to state statute, counties and municipalities have the authority to ban all aerial devices and ground-audible devices. He said such devices are also banned by the city of Portales. Aerial devices banned by the city and the county include the following: - Aerial shell kit-reloadable tubes - Aerial spinners -...
My grandmother's yard was a fantasy land to me when I was little girl. My sister and I played there for hours and hours while Nana went about her happy task of fighting off dandelions and tending the flowers. We baked the greatest variety of mud pies on the back patio. We bravely jumped from island to island in the rock garden, squealing with terror if we didn't quite make it. There were fierce, imaginary alligators lurking everywhere. We ate strawberries from the shady beds, and we did it all with the soft scent of roses...
Homicide suspect Jimmy Reagan left a trail of terror in a crime spree Wednesday that included fatally shooting a Clovis man, according to court records released Monday. Jimmy Reagan, 31, is being held without bond at the Curry County jail. Riding in the van of two women he kidnapped, they stopped at five residences trying to locate another vehicle while fleeing from the home where he shot Shondel Lofton, 35, in the head, the records show. He sexually assaulted three women,...
