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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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During one of Billy Graham’s meetings in England many years ago, his wife Ruth Graham had joined him. On that particular day, the local dignitaries had arranged for a luncheon and many of the leading citizens of the area were invited. Ruth Graham ended up sitting across the table from an official at Scotland Yard. While talking to him, Mrs. Graham found that he was in charge of investigating counterfeit money that passed through a wide area of London. He was considered an e...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico stayed in-state to fill its women’s soccer coaching position, hiring Joshua Smith from University of the Southwest. Smith becomes the sixth coach in the program’s history, according to a release from the school. He replaces Ryan Spence, who left the Greyhounds after one season for the same position at his alma mater, Midwestern State. “Josh rose to the top of a very competitive pool of applicants," ENMU Athletic Director Greg Waggoner said in...
CLOVIS — Multiple groups in eastern New Mexico continue to jockey for the Land of Enchantment’s sixth racetrack and casino license as the state’s July 30 application deadline approaches. Representatives from Laguna Development Corp. (LDC) hosted community members at the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to discuss that group’s goal of bringing a racino to Clovis. Also Thursday, the New Mexico Racing Commission held a meeting in Albuquerque where representatives of some of the other racetracks across the stat... Full story
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission overwhelmingly voted to introduce an ordinance strengthening its leash laws on public property. However, enough happened at Thursday's meeting to suggest final approval could be a dogfight. The commission, by a 6-1 vote, agreed to introduce an ordinance requiring dogs off of an owner's property have a leash no longer than six feet and be under an owner's physical control. Final approval could be considered as soon as the commission's s... Full story
CLOVIS — A man accused of hiding escaped inmates was told about last Friday’s escape from the Clovis jail before it occurred, according to court records filed Thursday in Curry County Magistrate Court. Aaron Clark, one of three county inmates who walked away from an outdoor recreation area with the alleged help of a corrections officer, “called (Jon) Hausmann and told him about the escape, prior to it happening,” according to the criminal complaint filed Thursday against Hausmann. Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller said Th... Full story
CLOVIS — What started small has turned into a colossus. The 35th annual Plateau Custom Classic softball tournament begins tonight with 96 teams registered, a huge turnout even though it’s actually down from last year’s 109. But still flirting around the 100 mark is way more than anyone expected when the tournament began in the early 1980s. Roger Jackson remembers those days. “We were doing it to kind of have a fundraiser for the team,” Jackson recalled. “My memory doesn’t go t... Full story
On this date ... 1973: A state senator representing eastern New Mexico was urging Congress to focus on safer roads beyond major highways. "It is senseless to build a ribbon of super highways and then allow to exist, just 10 miles away, narrow and deteriorated roads with ridiculously narrow bridges," Odis Echols wrote in telegrams to New Mexico's congressional delegation. Echols, a Democrat, urged federal lawmakers to "trim fat from other legislation to ensure that we obtain...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday through Thursday: Clovis • Carlos Jesus Torres, 33, possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy to commit unlawful use or possession of methadone • Joshua Mark Martinez-Hemm, 40, failure to pay fines • Eloy Carabajal, 38, probation violation • Eric Jeremy Vaughn, 42, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Elizabeth Parrez, 25, child abuse - intentional (no death or great bodily harm), child abuse - negligently permit (no death or great bodily ha...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority will soon have a new office space to call home. The board on Thursday approved an office lease agreement that will move the ENMWUA’s offices to the Sitterly Professional Center, located at 801 Pile Street in Clovis. Administrator Orlando Ortega said the authority’s current Clovis office has multiple rooms that were not being used and the ENMWUA would save money by downsizing. “I just want to recognize Mr. Ortega because from the time you hit the ground, you hit the...
Monday • Parks, Rec and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. in assembly room at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Schools Board — 5:30 p.m. in board room at central office. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday • Public Works — 8:30 a.m. in assembly room at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 June 28 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission chambers in commission room at...
Today • Blood drive — 9 a.m. at Lowe’s Home Improvement, Clovis. Information: 800-333-8037 • Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Portales High Class of 1978 reunion — 7 p.m.-9 p.m. meet-up at The Ice House, 103 N. Chicago Ave., Portales. Tickets: $10 or $25 for Friday and Saturday night. Information: 817-308-0515 Saturday • Portales High Class of 1978 reunion — 7 p.m.-2 a.m. meet-up at the Portales Country Club, 523 S. Roosevelt Road U, #B. Featuring a catered BBQ dinner and ca...
I’ve been enjoying reading a fine book by Alan Jacobs, a professor in the honors program at Baylor University. When I tell you the title of the book, you’ll likely smile and tell me that, obviously, I read it none too soon. It’s titled “How to Think.” If you just peruse our social landscape very briefly, you’ll certainly recognize the need for better thinking. Often any attempt at cogent thought at all in the midst of our culture’s loud battles would be welcome. In a day when...
