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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The idea of a regional behavioral health facility for Curry, Roosevelt, Quay and De Baca counties seemed to have wide support among the public officials, public safety first-responders and health professionals who gathered Thursday in Portales to hear a report on the behavioral health facility's feasibility. James Corbett, principal of Initium Health, the Denver-based consulting firm that conducted the feasibility study, told Thursday's assembly in Portales' Yam Theater that...
Benjamin Cross retained his 9th Judicial District judge’s seat, Stephen Whittington topped a field of four to win Clovis’ Division 2 magistrate judge’s position, and Javier Sanchez handily defeated two opponents to become Roosevelt County’s next sheriff. Tuesday’s primary election wrapped up months of mostly Republican debates about which candidates were most qualified to represent residents of Curry and Roosevelt counties over the next four years. November’s General Election will be anticlimactic, at least locally, wi...
Today *Clovis Draggin’ Main kickoff – noon-4 p.m., Rib Crib, 4020 N. Prince St., Clovis. Information: https://dragginmain.org/ or 575-693-5042 Monday through Friday *Floyd Baptist Church Vacation Bible School – 6-8:30 p.m., Floyd Baptist Church, 314 S. Roosevelt Road AG, Floyd. Open to children who have completed kindergarten through eighth grade. Information: Rick or Janet Wilcher at 575-226-0153 Monday *Movie Monday: “The Penguins of Madagascar” (2014; PG; 1 hour, 32 minutes) – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 70...
Monday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *City of Portales Communications Meeting – 3 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Presentation by the Department of Public Safety; discussion of public safety answering point and dispatch for City of Portales and Roosevelt County. Public welcome and encouraged to attend. Information: 575-356-6662. *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., B...
Here is the schedule of events for this week’s Draggin’ Main 2022. Today • Noon to 4 p.m., Kickoff with a “Funday” at Rib Crib, 4020 N. Prince St. Monday through Thursday • 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night, the “Classic Drive-in Tour.” Monday, Foxy’s Drive-in at the corner of 7th and Thornton streets Tuesday, Taco Box, 136 West 21st St. Wednesday, Twin Cronnies Drive-in, 709 Commerce Way Thursday, Weinerschnitzel at the corner of 13th and Main streets. Friday • 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. “Hittin’ the Bricks Block Party,” Main St., downt...
Eastern New Mexico University last week released its list of summer sports camps. More information can be found at: enmucamps.com Volleyball • June 27-29 -- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. @ Greyhound Arena Session One: Kindergarten-4th Grade Cost: $30 • June 29-July 1 --| 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. @ Greyhound Arena Session Two: 5th Grade-8th Grade Cost: $40 • June 29-July 1 -- 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. @ Greyhound Arena Session Three: 9th Grade-12th Grade Cost: $50 Basketball • June 13-15 -- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. @ Greyhound Arena- Run by Men’s and Women’s B...
Friday's big show for the Clovis Music Festival is an appearance by Southern rockers .38 Special. The opening act is a band of six Clovis area guys, one who says being in a band "is therapy for us." Rouzter, pronounced "rooster," is lead vocalist Tres Morgan, lead guitarist Greg Zurzolo, guitarist Jeff Christiansen, bass player Jim O'Neil, drummer Mikey Bowman and keyboardist Steve Hansen. Morgan says there's no exciting story to tell about how the band got its name. "Mikey...
Sounds of saxophone and accordion set to a Norteño beat will be heard at the Curry County Events Center Saturday nightas La Maquineria Norteña headlines the final night of the Clovis Music Festival. The band came together in Roswell according to Keith Nieto, one of three brothers in the band. Keith plays saxophone and sings harmony, brother Rory plays accordion, brother Tony is the drummer, Sergio Soto sings and plays guitar and Edgar Magdeleno plays bass. "The band's b...
On this date ... 1972: The 41 contestants for Miss Clovis Baby Doll 1972 were preparing to compete. The competition was to be held at the Marshall Junior High Auditorium. “(C)ontestants will appear in both dress and sportswear attire and will be asked to respond to one question,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Miss Clovis Baby Doll contestants were between the ages of 3 and 6. A winner and two runners-up would receive prizes from local merchants. Miss Clovis Pageant jud...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Spark of Love” by Amanda Cabot. When a spurned suitor threatens her, heiress Alexandra Tarkington flees New York for Mesquite Springs in the Texas Hill Country, where her father is building a hotel. But the happy reunion she envisions is not...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Cheeseburger with green chile, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles, tater tots, diced pears. Tuesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garlic bread, sliced peaches. Wednesday: Taco salad, chips, beef, cheese and salad, cake. Thursday: Green chile cheese enchiladas, lettuce and tomato, S[anish rice, pinto beans, tapioca pudding. Friday: Barbecued pork sandwich, pasta salad, green beans, cookie. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769...
Ever wake up 40 years later and wonder what you did to be so blessed by God? That’s what I’m doing today as my wife and I celebrate that milestone of 40 years. I found the right person at the right time in my life and I’ve never looked back — well except maybe on special anniversaries. I think about all of the couples who give up and throw the towel in at the first sign of trouble. Granted we are both too hard-headed to give up most things, especially marriage. If we gave up...
Robert "Bobby" Johnson's son and daughter remember their father as a rancher, a writer about nature and history and a businessman, but mostly as a gentle soul. Johnson died in Clovis on May 4 at the age of 91. In his life, Robert Johnson was a farmer, a rancher, and a land use specialist for the New Mexico Land Office. At different points, he chaired the Republican parties of Curry and Roosevelt counties, as well as the party's district chairman, according to his obituary...
An Albuquerque judge ordered the New Mexico Racing Commission to act within 90 days on whether to accept or reject Coronado Partners’ request for a racing license so it could build a track and casino in Tucumcari. District Court Judge Nancy Franchini in a ruling issued June 3 affirmed Logan attorney and Coronado Partners principal Warren Frost’s request for a writ of mandamus against the commission. A writ of mandamus asks a court to compel another entity to perform its official duties. Franchini rejected arguments from com...
The United States is beholden to Russia and China for many of the minerals and metals needed in the shift to green energy. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there should be no doubt that our nation’s reliance on Russia and China is fraught with danger. China dominates global mining and processing of battery metals for electric vehicles and the electric grid. Russia is a key supplier of nickel for stainless steel, aluminum for automobiles, and uranium for nuclear power plants. Skyrocketing world demand has pushed up the cos...
It opens with a woman’s voice and a black screen. “I had no other options,” she says. “I wanted it over with.” Then you see her. White, gray-haired, maybe somewhere in her 70s. And she continues her story. “I didn’t care how it was done. I was that desperate.” Someone gave her a phone number. “And it was the mob.” The gangsters talked in code. Did she want a Chevrolet ($500), a Cadillac ($750) or a Rolls Royce ($1,000)? “That’s what the mob charged for an abortion.” She took t...
Being black and walking away from a person who legally owned you became reality on June 17, 1865, when Texas became the last state to implement the Emancipation Proclamation. The day, now known as Juneteenth, has become one of celebration for black Americans. It was a start. As black Americans, however, we continually must ask the question: “Are we truly emancipated?” While important to celebrate a day that freed our ancestors from the physical bondages and the inhumane capacity of slave owners to treat them as less than hum...
The mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, generated an outpouring of grief and compassionate empathy from across the country for the people in that rural community. And well it should have. Comes now the blame game played by both sides in the gun rights fight. What usually happens after these episodes is a rush to “do something.” One such suggestion comes from Louis Klarevas, a research professor at Teachers College at Columbia University. Klarevas feels that more laws are nee...
The headlines coming out of last weekend were grim. Axios: “At least 54 injured, 11 killed in 7 separate mass shootings this weekend.” NBC News: “At least 12 dead in another weekend of mass shootings across America.” Yahoo! News: “At least 12 dead in 10 mass shootings in U.S. over the weekend.” The headlines are clearly designed to create the impression that the United States is experiencing a Buffalo or Uvalde almost every day. It isn’t true. None of the shootings las...
For the United States to have any hope of restoring itself as a global beacon of democracy, the Biden administration must take a firm and consistent stand when dealing with dictators. If other nations’ leaders can’t embrace the fundamentals of democracy, they don’t deserve to be welcomed on these shores. President Joe Biden faced some precarious choices last week in hosting the Summit of the Americas and scheduling a July trip to Saudi Arabia, a notorious human rights abuser. The easy part was Biden’s refusal to invite...
CLOVIS, NM—The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) has received a notice of award from the New Mexico Water Trust Board for $14.5 million for use in the next phase of pipeline construction for the Ute Water Pipeline. According to a news release from ENMWUA, the phase of pipeline construction called “Finished Water One” (FW1) will consist of 15.5 miles of pipeline beginning just northwest of Cannon Air Force Base and ending at the future water treatment facility location. The funding is a 90% grant in the amoun...
The interests of property values and rising housing prices amid a housing shortage clashed Tuesday among Portales City Council members, who ended up tabling a proposal to reduce standards in the Raven Wood Estates subdivision in southwest Portales. By ordinance, exteriors of homes in the subdivision must be brick and fencing must be block walls, but a home builder who said he is trying to build affordable homes, which could alleviate housing shortages in the city, in the face...
As the Clovis Music Festival welcomes 38 Special to the lineup this year, the members of that band have no clue of the connection they share with our community. They have no clue that they were instrumental in sparing my family a great horror 15 year ago, and possibly even saving our lives. In February of 2007, my oldest son was scheduled to participate in a high school band clinic at New Mexico State University. As I was driving him to Las Cruces, we passed the Inn of the Mountain Gods sign off the highway in Ruidoso to see...
SANTA FE — New Mexico turned deep blue over the last decade as Democrats dominated races for U.S. Senate and the state’s presidential electors. But Republican Mark Ronchetti will have one bit of history on his side as he challenges Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham this fall. Since 1990, the party in control of the White House has lost every governor’s race in New Mexico. Lujan Grisham herself crushed a Republican opponent in 2018 as Donald Trump held the presidency. Brian Sanderoff, president of Research & Polli...
CLOVIS – They're back. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the Clovis Music Festival the past two years and forced Draggin' Main into a more informal gathering. But with the disease mostly in our rear-view mirrors, the summertime events that attract some of Clovis' larger crowds return this week. There's no need to travel anywhere for entertainment this week, Chamber of Commerce event coordinator Kim Tipton said. "Why travel when you can have a great time here?" Tipton said. "...
