Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A Nara Visa volunteer firefighter died on Thursday after suffering burns trying to extinguish a fire that was more than seven miles long and three miles wide. John Cammack, 74, of Nara Visa, was severely burned after falling from a fire engine during a "burn over" Wednesday night, said Nara Visa Fire Chief Gary Girard. Girard said a second firefighter, Kyle Perez, was also injured during the incident. He said the firefighters were attempting to refill a fire engine with a...
PORTALES — Everything was "all good" Thursday after a crop duster walked away from a crash one mile northeast of Oasis State Park, said Portales Emergency Management Director Keith Wattenbarger. Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker said the name of the pilot and the cause of the crash would not be released until the Federal Aviation Administration determined whether or not there would be an investigation into the incident. Portales firefighters and sheriff's deputies r...
CLOVIS — About 2,200 Xcel Energy customers in north Clovis were without power for more than an hour on Thursday night. Xcel spokesman Troy Foos said a circuit breaker was thrown during stormy weather. “The serviceman was sent out and actually found a faulty lightning arrester, which keeps the integrity of our system intact during storms (typically a lightning strike, of course),” Foos said in a text message. “Essentially, the breaker kept the line out of service until the arrester was fixed.” While Clovis received only trac...
I am sure I share many growing up experiences with other baby boomers my age. When it came to buying clothes, no doubt my sister Susie and I stood alongside the other millions of children in the 1950s. On those times when Mother would buy Susie or me a new outfit, we started out by wearing that outfit on Sunday or for other dress-up occasions. Only very special times qualified as dress-up occasions, and Mother was the ultimate authority on deciding what qualified as an...
God loves ordinary people, and that is one of the most amazing and hope-filled truths of the Christian faith. It is a truth no other world religion is strong enough to handle. What kind of God would so lower himself? It is a truth that religion of the self-centered, do-it-yourself, toxic type, as opposed to that which focuses on a real relationship with God, can hardly afford to consider lest its true colors show. God loves ordinary people. That frightening truth was Exhibit...
There are a lot of requirements to being a farmer or a rancher. You have to have some real estate suitable (or at least potentially so) to your particular endeavor. You need equipment, time, a minimum level of cooperative weather, and the willingness to gamble year by year. You probably need some help and some idea of how to raise livestock or those plants that we call commodities. Certain behaviors and characteristics are important as well. You’ll definitely need a deep strea...
On this date ... 1937: Two prisoners in the Clovis jail bet on the heavyweight fight between Joe Louis and Jim Braddock. "... (H)aving no worldly possessions, (they) decided to bet their hair," the Clovis Evening News-Journal reported. The loser had second thoughts after Louis won the fight, and somehow talked the winner into "buying back" his hair before it could be cut. The price agreed upon was $3.50, apparently an IOU. 1937: Temperatures soared to 100 degrees in Clovis....
CLOVIS — Sorry. They're mostly sold out. Sorry, that is, if you're looking for a hotel room in Clovis this weekend. "This weekend is looking amazing and we're excited," said Abbie Virgil, director of sales for the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. Fairfield Inn is one of a dozen city hotels considering themselves sold out for a weekend that brings music fans, softball players and car enthusiasts to town. More than 350 rooms have been rented, hotel managers said. Clovis is hosting t...
OBAR — Two Nara Visa volunteer firefighters were transported to hospitals in Amarillo and Lubbock on Wednesday after suffering burns while attempting to extinguish a fire south of Obar. The identity and conditions of the firefighters were not released. Nara Visa Fire Chief Gary Girard said the firefighters were injured while the Nara Visa, Rosebud and Logan fire departments fought five fires south of Obar. He said the fires were fueled by dry grass and spread quickly with wind gusts of 40 mph. Several departments in Quay C...
CLOVIS — After three days of highway congestion, the stop light at Prince Street and Mabry Drive in Clovis was repaired on Thursday afternoon. City officials said Republic Telecom Services workers were installing a fiberoptic line on Tuesday when they clipped the wires to the light. The accident left traffic backed up on U.S. 60/84 and on U.S. 70 until the power was restored....
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Thursday morning: Clovis • Andrew Jaramillo, 34, driving while license suspended or revoked • James Gooden, 62, parole violation • Michael Cordova, 22, probation violation • Brittany Ammons, 27, larceny • Nathania Nathan, 44, driving while license suspended or revoked, child not properly restrained • Ryan Griffin, 24, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, possession of marijuana, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle • Devin Hovious, 23,...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was in critical condition after he was apparently hit with a car Wednesday night following an altercation. Paul Apodaca Sr., 42, was transported to a hospital in Lubbock after police found him on the ground and bleeding from his head on the front lawn of a residence on the 3100 block of Gidding Street, police said. A police news release said a caller notified police of the incident just before 8 p.m., claiming to also see two other people arguing on the front lawn. According to the news release: In addit...
The looming possibility of cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture isn’t what farmers in Eastern New Mexico want to see, but if spending on welfare and food assistance programs share the cuts, they say they are willing to face them. The proposed USDA 2018 budget, unveiled in May, shows plans to cut $4.8 billion from the agency, a 21 percent cut. The USDA funds a wide range of programs from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to subsidies for crop insurance. New restrictions on the subsidies will limit i...
CLOVIS — A former deputy with the Curry County Sheriff’s Office was arrested Wednesday, accused of misappropriating drugs taken during a traffic stop and lying about it on sworn court documents. Brandon Nolen, 31, of Tucumcari, is charged with perjury, tampering with public records and possession of a controlled substance, according to documents filed Wednesday in magistrate court. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen said Wednesday was the first he learned of the investigation related to his eldest son, and that he was “de...
Today • Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m. in assembly room at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 1 p.m. at Roosevelt County Courthouse, commission room. Public Town Hall meetings regarding land use plans. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Municipal School Board — 5:30 p.m. in district board room, Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday • Roo...
Today • Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Movie: “Finding Dory.” Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • Qigong in the park — 10 a.m. in Hillcrest Park behind splash pad, Clovis. Admission: Free. Information: 575-749-3300 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m.- 11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Information: 575-769-2103 • Habitat for Humanity painting — 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at 404 N. Thornton Street, Clovis. Volunteers needed. Information: 575-359-1344 Sunday • Juneteenth — 3 p.m. at Legacy Life Family Chu...
