Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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TEXICO — Those who knew him described Lewis Cooper as a lifelong community servant, a compelling leader and a role model. For over 50 years, Cooper worked with the Texico Fire Department. Until his death Monday at age 78, he had been the chief there since 1989. Anne Cooper, his wife of 39 years, said her husband fell, hit his head and went into a coma on June 3. He was treated first in Clovis then airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock, where he died on Monday. “Lewis was a pillar of the community,” said Texico Assistant Fire...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University officially added eight new players to its 2017 volleyball roster, according to a Tuesday release from the college. One of the players, libero Sierra Joyner, will join the Greyhounds as a senior. The remaining seven — Jasmine Gannon, Destyni Brooks, Marissa Ellis, Sabrina Garza, Tateum Harrison, Natasha McClendon and Julie Tucker — will be freshmen in the fall. They join a team that returns 13 of its players from a 19-13 season, which included a fourth-place finish in the Lone Star...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — Fishing was fair to good using curly tail grubs, spinners, wooly buggers, tubes, jerk baits, crank baits and night crawlers for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was good for anglers using m...
I am completely in love with liberty. My own, yours, and everyone else’s. I want more people to understand it, love it, and live it. I am not afraid of you having and enjoying liberty to the fullest extent humanly possible. Freedom is not the same as liberty, although many confuse the two. While freedom can seem nice, it can also be a problem. Freedom is doing whatever you want to do, and some people want to do terrible things. Some even want to govern other people. While e...
Whatever else James Comey may be, the one thing that has become evident after all the testimony he provided various congressional committees is that he is the consummate political operative. Any testimony he gave should be viewed with that in mind. I base this analysis on several things. Comey began his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee by characterizing the president’s comments about a demoralized FBI as a “lie.” At best the demoralized chara...
Once again, perceived vagaries in New Mexico law — and animosity between Gov. Susana Martinez and the Democrat-majority Legislature — have led to district court. This time, the Legislative Council — which authorized a lawsuit in April in an inexcusable closed-door vote — is asking the court to find that 10 bills the governor vetoed during this year’s 60-day legislative session should be declared to be law because Martinez did not follow proper veto procedures. Some bills, the petitioners claim, were vetoed after the three...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department is investigating an armed robbery Monday night at a mobile phone business on the 3200 block of North Prince Street, according to CPD Lt. Daron Roach. Around 8:02 p.m., police received a report of a “white male wearing a blue hoodie, dark clothing and a light blue bandana,” Roach said in a news release. The man had pointed a small handgun at the store clerk and ordered her face down in a back room. He left the store “in an unknown direction” and took about $500 in cash from the register,...
CLOVIS - On your mark. Get set. The 16th annual Clovis Soap Box Derby is a go for 9 a.m. on Saturday. Rotary Club members and community volunteers are gearing up for the race, and winners reminiscing about races from years past. "I was kind of excited because I've never participated before and I won (my) first time," 10-year-old Matthew Lusk said. Lusk won the derby in 2016 and moved on to the national competition in Akron, Ohio. The national competition includes hundreds of...
Many across eastern New Mexico are pledging their allegiance to the star-spangled banner today. Flag Day is celebrated every June 14 across the nation to commemorate adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777. Sgt. Chumphol Saengchaem, who's in charge of the Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard, said honoring the flag is more than simply showing our nation's colors and proper folding at the end of the day. "For us, everything is important regarding flag etiquette. We treat the flag as...
On this date ... 1952: Frank Decatur White was preparing to lead the annual free cooking school to be held at the Lyceum theater in Clovis. White was "a nationally known demonstrator, home economist, dietitian, lecturer and author," the Clovis News-Journal reported. White believed there was "romance in the kitchen" for anyone who liked to make food look good and taste good, the newspaper reported. "Every cook can be an artist," he said. 1952: Christopher Columbus Mardis, a...
Jail logs Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Michael Pettibone, 38, out of state fugitive • Miguel Garcia, 19, distribution of marijuana • Chandler Lucero-Hutchinson, 22, probation violation • Sergio Mancinas-Ornelas, 37, failure to appear, concealing identity • Denise Apodaca, 41, possession of drug paraphernalia • Jacqueline Ford, 29, possession of drug paraphernalia • Gabriel Tovar, 36, parole violation • Brenton Hager, 33, probation violation • Mary Roman, 35, contempt of court Portales ...
PORTALES - Routine maintenance to city fire hydrants has revealed eight are leaking and in need of repair, Public Works Director John DeSha said on Tuesday. DeSha said it's normal for the city to discover three or four hydrants leaking in a year. Better testing has resulted in better detection. "They are testing them in a different way, and we are doing what is called a directional flush through town, so they're doing a full open/close on the fire hydrants, and we're finding...
Today • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis MainStreet — 8:15 a.m. at 418 N. Main St. Information: 575-309-8370 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. at Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-935-4262 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Roosevelt County Comm...
Today • Little Sprouts storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Story: “Hi Ho, Daddio!” Information: 575-356-3940 • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • Blooming Talent — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Guest: Chris Harrell, the Singing Scientist. Information: 575-356-3940 • Childrens’ Storyhour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 3-6. Information: 575-769-7840 • Miss New Mexico Pageant — 6 p.m....
