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A Roswell mental health professional will learn of his sentence later this year after being convicted by a Ninth Judicial District Court jury in Portales Thursday of criminal sexual penetration. Jon E. Perry, 53, will be sentenced at a later date, according to a news release from Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray. Charges were filed against Perry, who once held a New Mexico license as a physician assistant, when law enforcement became aware that he had made sexual advances on a patient, the release said. The...
A New Mexico State Police saturation patrol resulted in 16 arrests, about 135 traffic citations and seizure of 1.5 grams of methamphetamine in Clovis over the weekend. State Police Capt. David O’Leary said three arrests were for felonies and 11 were for outstanding warrants. The operation, conducted about twice a year, was in response to recent reports of drive-by shootings, juveniles shooting up neighborhoods and an uptick in the theft of catalytic converters and Ford F150 auto thefts, O’Leary said. There were also some spec...
Change. What we need is change! That word and sentiment, or a jillion variations of them, work well as political campaign slogans. Toss the rather plastic word out there, and most folks immediately think of some fairly solid and even specific improvements in their circumstances, though slick politicians usually get away with mouthing “change” in vaporous terms. Of course, there’s always an exception. Something really specific. Chickens. I found myself thinking of the old p...
On this date ... 1935: Bill Kelly and his wife had returned to live in Portales after a short stay in Long Beach, Calif. Kelly first arrived in Roosevelt County in 1902. He moved to California in November, "but found that the coast state was not what he desired," the Portales Valley News reported. "I went out there for the sunshine, but it rained so much that I decided Portales was a better place to live," Kelly said. Kelly had recently visited the Portales newspaper office and renewed his subscription. 1952: Frank Decatur...
Recent rains have left parts of Clovis “in need of beautification from weeds and debris,” according to a city news release. “Keeping the city free of weeds, debris and rubbish will improve our quality of life by improving the aesthetics of the city,” according to the release from Clovis’ Building Safety Department. The release continues by reminding Clovis residents “weeds and grass must be kept cut below 12 inches within the city limits. This includes backyards, alleys and vacant lots or fields. Weeds in curb lines and a...
I don’t usually get to write a column, but since I was given the opportunity, I thought why not? I’ve been given some free range to write about whatever makes me happy in this column. When I know there’s something joyful to report on, sign me up. We all need a little more positivity in our lives anyway. Well, there are a lot of things that make me happy. I’d say the one constant thought in my life nowadays is the fact that I’m about to become a mom. Yes, Baby Sena is expected this November, and there’s nothing that makes...
Juneteenth is about remembering and recognition. So says Delmus Gillis of Clovis, one of the people putting Sunday’s Juneteenth celebration together at Clovis’ Hillcrest Park. “Celebrating Juneteenth recognizes the historic nature of our nation. It’s also remembering the restoration of a nation,” Gillis said. Gillis of Clovis’ Bethlehem Baptist Church is helping organizer Kent Creamer of St. John Baptist Church and others in arranging the Sunday event. An attempt to gain comment from Creamer was unsuccessful. “Juneteenth...
About 20 students and parents appeared at a Portales school board meeting Monday to protest the apparent dismissal as a coach of a long-time Portales High School teacher and coach. Ruben Telles was apparently relieved of coaching duties but kept his teaching assignment as an English teacher, Doug Pfaffenberger, one of the parents who spoke in Telles’ favor Monday, said. Superintendent Johnnie Cain said following an executive session Monday he could not discuss any matters involving Telles because of personnel privacy r...
Oil money, oil money. When you have as much of it as Saudi Arabia has, it can buy a lot of things – including a sacred American sports institution like the PGA. As all of us hackers know, the PGA Tour shocked the golf world last week by announcing it will merge with the LIV Tour, the upstart Saudi-backed professional golf tour that the PGA has been in a bitter legal fight with since last year. The details of the nearly $3 billion deal are still unknown. So is the impact it w...
Last month, the NAACP made waves for issuing a travel advisory for Florida in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ruthless efforts to whitewash Black history and severely curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. “Once again, hate-inspired state leaders have chosen to put politics over people. Governor Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida have engaged in a blatant war against principles of diversity and inclusion and rejected our shared identities to appeal to a dan...
Seventy-five years ago this week, Clovis’ most famous athlete was settling in for a relaxing summer with family. He could not have imagined the challenges he would soon encounter. Jerry Nuzum had been away at college where he was the star halfback at New Mexico A&M in Las Cruces. Late in 1947, he’d decided on a career field. But first, the 1941 Clovis High School graduate was spending time in his hometown. “Mrs. Jerry (Mary) Nuzum and small daughters, Jerry Jan and Sandra, have arrived from State College, N.M., to spend the s...
A “key to the city” will be handed out Thursday evening at the regular session of the Clovis City Commission. On the agenda is a key to the city presentation for 27 Special Operations Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Kristina Montgomery. Keys to the city have also been presented recently to retiring medical professional Albert Kwan and former Cannon Air Force Base Wing Commander Col. Terence Taylor. The meeting will be preceded by an executive session at 4:45 p.m. in which the commission will deal with “pending or threa...
Eastern New Mexico University’s choir camp got underway Sunday with about 100 students in attendance “from all around the state,” according to a news release from Jason Paulk, professor of music and director of choral activities. Paulk wrote the students have been taking part singing in a mass choir, taking voice classes, classes in choral theory, master classes, ear training and conducting. “We will hold a public concert in Buchanan Hall at 2 p.m. (Thursday). It is free and open to the public,” Paulk wrote....
Music played as children and their families raced between exhibits, admiring the animal kingdom that Hillcrest Park Zoo had to offer. From roaring tigers to swinging spider monkeys, guests were taken on an adventure by the zoo's first "Wine in the Wild" event on Saturday. Set as a fundraiser to make a bigger and more comfortable enclosure for the 20-year-old spider monkeys – it raised more than $2,700, organizers said -- the event is one of many the zoo plans to better p...
White smoke filled the Curry County Events Center's parking lot as various hot rods burned their tires into the pale cement. The occasion on Saturday was for Draggin' Main's 10th year anniversary kickoff burn-out competition called "Hairbands and Hot Rods." From the bleachers to the sidelines, the crowd cheered for their favorite hot rod burning rubber. Some owners of the cars go as far as to blow out an engine for a chance to win first place. Draggin' Main is a mostly free...
