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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Senator Martin Heinrich’s staff will be in Portales Thursday holding mobile office hours. In a news release from Heinrich, he says during mobile office hours his staff can help with things like federal wildfire assistance, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Veterans benefits, student loans, immigration, and other federal programs. Thursday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the senator’s staff will be on hand at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce in Portales, 100 South Avenue A. Heinrich urges constituents who have que...
CLOVIS — Property taxes in Clovis are likely going up, reflected in payments that are due this November. That was the decision of the Clovis City Commission at its regular session Thursday. The vote was 7-1 with District 3 Commissioner David W. Bryant voting “no.” The tax increase is in the form of an ordinance. Thursday’s vote was the introduction of the ordinance. There will be a vote at the commission’s next regular meeting July 7 to finalize approval of the property tax ordinance. Mayor Mike Morris said the increase...
PORTALES -- Autumn Duran remembers James Roper as a free-spirit, wandering the streets of Portales, making people laugh. She called him "the statue." "We saw him around a lot," she said. "He would stand at Allsup's and not really move, just move his eyes. And then he'd start to winking and smiling. He'd ask for change or whatever, but I think that was just a way for him to get to know people." She also remembered him standing in the street. "He'd throw his hat on the ground,...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Pecos Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 Tuesday *Portales City Council - 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday *Mobile office hours with staff of U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich – 1...
We asked readers on Facebook “What’s your favorite kind of ice cream? And tell us the story behind your choice.” A few responses: • Coty Wheeler: Mint chocolate chip. My daughter likes it and she makes the rules. • Mikayla Mountjoy: Thin mint or lemon cookie from Tumbleweed Ice Cream. He makes the ice cream from scratch and you can taste the difference. It is so incredibly good. My boyfriend absolutely adores the hot chocolate ice cream from Sweetwaters at Landalls for the same reason. • Shelley Lewis Winn: Black walnut, whe...
For some, June is the beginning of summer when kids are out of school and families are planning a vacation, but for dairy farmers, it is the start of National Dairy Month. This month-long celebration recognizes the commitment dairy farmers have to their animals, their land and their communities. Dairy MAX, a non-profit dairy council representing more than 900 dairy farm families across eight states, will commemorate the annual month-long event by sharing the great news of dairy –a delicious and nutritious, cost-efficient f...
On this date ... 1967: A Clovis teenager was hospitalized after an accident suffered while he was working at a drive-in restaurant. Gary Jones, 17, was carrying a case of empty soft drink bottles when he dropped it. “As he tried to grab the case, he jammed his arm against broken edges, severing an artery in his right arm,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Jones was taken to Memorial Hospital by Gold Star Ambulance and admitted. Hospital officials said he was listed in good condition a day later and he was allowed vis...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Green chile chicken enchiladas, tossed salad, pinto beans, crackers, cookie. Tuesday: Baked ham, sweet potato, mixed veggies, roll with butter, cake. Wednesday: Grilled chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles and onions, French fries, cookie. Thursday: Barbecued riblet, macaroni and cheese, blended vegetables, roll with butter, fruit salad. Friday: Chicken tenders with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, roll with butter, peaches. Friendship Senior Center...
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 Sweet Life” by Suzanne Woods Fisher. Dawn Dixon can hardly believe she’s on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod … with her mother. Sure, Marnie Dixon is good company, but Dawn was supposed to be here with Kevin, the love of her life (o...
Any way you measure it, eastern New Mexico is a long day's drive away from the nearest beach. But that hasn't stopped Clovis-Carver Public Library and the Portales Public Library from diving into "Oceans of Possibilities," the shared theme for the 2022 summer reading programs that kicked off early this month, and continue through the end of July. Both libraries have packed their summer calendars with activities and events that appeal to a wide range of ages, from storytimes...
I’m currently undergoing climate change inside my home. I’m worried. My garage is heating up like nobody’s business. It’s pretty easy to sweat completely through a shirt just getting loaded up in the car. The car displays the outside temperature in the garage as 91 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s pretty warm. But as high as that temperature is there is an advancing ice age in my freezer. When that sucker started frosting up it really got with it. I thought it would take humid con...
The Lone Star Conference announced the 2021-22 LSC Scholar-Athlete Award winners last week and Andres Quintana and Whitney Dockweiler represented Eastern New Mexico University on the list. According to an ENMU news release: Quintana appeared in 32 games for ENMU this season and was third in batting average (.306). The redshirt junior ended the season with 30 hits, 26 runs, and 12 runs batted in. The starting catcher threw out 10 runners on base and accumulated 169 put outs on the year. He earned Commissioner’s Honor Roll reco...
The City of Clovis has a vacancy on the Public Works Committee for a citizen member from District 2. The committee meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month. According to a news release from the city manager, interested people are invited to contact the city manager’s office at 575-763-9654 or e-mail [email protected] for more information. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m., Friday, July 1....
A lawsuit filed against Portales Municipal Schools is still in its preliminary stages according to the state courts files. Portales schools Superintendent Johnnie Cain said the agency that insures the school system, the New Mexico School Insurance Authority, has contracted with Jerry Walz of the Albuquerque law firm Walz & Associates to represent the district in the suit. Walz said an answer to the lawsuit was filed on behalf of the school district May 9. According to Walz, a legal answer in layman’s terms is where s...
The state of New Mexico Higher Education Department announced this week it is accepting applications for its 2022 Teacher Loan Repayment Program, which is designed to help pay off some of the burden of the federal student loans veteran teachers incurred paying for their education. Higher Education Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez said in an interview on Thursday that this program, which began in 2001, increased since 2019 by $3 million and this year has a total of $5 million in the fund available for applicants. Rodriguez said...
In the first school year following COVID-19 restrictions like remote learning, Portales Municipal Schools students are regaining academic ground lost to pandemic restrictions at a pace that is about even with students in the rest of the state, Sara Hunton, the Portales schools’ coordinator of curriculum and instruction, on Tuesday told the district’s school board. In all grade levels for which she analyzed data, Hunton said, the gap between top-performing students and bottom-performing students shrunk in the 2022-23 school ye...
Students in Clovis and Portales public schools will not be charged for daily breakfast and lunch meals, regardless of school zone or family income as both districts take advantage of a Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program. The Portales Municipal School Board adopted the CEP option Tuesday, and Clovis Schools announced in a press release on Tuesday that all students would receive meals free through the CEP. Officials at both school districts said the CEP is one option among others that...
I understand criticism of the Biden administration for not acting sooner to address the baby formula shortage before it became a crisis. That’s justified. What I don’t understand is the criticism he’s received for fixing the problem. Political commentators from both parties have claimed it is “shameful” to be receiving assistance from other countries. No, it isn’t. It’s wonderful, and it’s bringing immediate relief to desperate mothers throughout the nation. The only reason to think it would be shameful is pride, which is a q...
“Everybody plays the fool.” — The Main Ingredient, 1972 I won’t bother reasoning with you. As I’ve said before in this space, it’s my opinion that you folks who support Donald Trump are, by definition, incapable of that function, so it’s foolish to even try. You may think that’s harsh. I think it’s time-saving. But I do have a question for you: Don’t you feel kind of stupid right now? Doesn’t the revelation that it was all a con leave you feeling like a sucker? Doesn’t simpl...
Matthew McConaughey was the star of the latest gun drama in Washington. Two weeks after the slaughter of 19 school children in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas, the actor made an emotional appeal for stronger gun control measures. McConaughey got – and deserved — praise for much of what he said in the White House briefing room on Tuesday. Sure, he was a celebrity prop being exploited by President Biden and House Democrats to sell their hysterical and unconstitutional gun con...
The media taboo against talking about Joe Biden’s age and the obstacle it presents to his running again in 2024 is finally off. Which should put a lantern on another looming problem for the Democrats -- waiting in the wings is a deeply unpopular officeholder, who makes Biden look like a prospective electoral juggernaut by comparison. Democrats can be forgiven for considering the possibility of only Kamala Harris standing between them and a return of Donald Trump and telling t...
I’ve been seeing more and more articles about monkeypox in the last several months. Just last week, an AP article headlined “UK reports 104 new cases of monkeypox” informed me that the 104 cases of the disease were “what had become the biggest outbreak beyond Africa of the normally rare disease.” According to the United Kingdom’s Health Security Agency, there are now “470 cases of monkeypox across the country.” Further reading of the article informed me that the “vast major...
One really disturbing crime is sometimes all it takes to enact change at any level. The Uvalde, Texas, shooting has done that, encouraging new federal gun legislation and school safety provisions. It has also revealed the limitations police hope to place on public release of body camera footage. The Texas Department of Public Safety has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to prevent the public release of footage from cameras that law enforcement officers wore during the shooting at Robb Elementary School, citing one of the...
There will be some closures Monday to remember Juneteenth. The day is remembered for June 19, 1865 when slaves in Texas got the word they were free, about two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Roosevelt County offices will be closed Monday. In Portales, City Manager Sarah Austin said the city will not close for this Juneteenth, which for government offices would be June 20 but in all likelihood will close for the holiday next year. She blamed oversight for failing to note the holiday this year. The N...
Washington Federal Bank in Clovis was robbed Friday. Capt. Roman Romero of the Clovis Police Department reports officers responded to the bank at 2720 N. Prince St. about 10 a.m. on the report of a robbery. Once on the scene officers ensured the safety of bank staff, more officers searched the area for the robbery suspect, according to a police news release. The amount of money taken in the robbery is undisclosed. Romero reports no one was injured during the robbery. The polic...
