Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The New Mexico Department of Health will provide drive-thru screening for the COVID-19 virus today at the Portales Public Health Office, 1513 W. Fir St. Testing is for essential workers, contacts to COVID-positive patients, and childcare workers from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., according to DOH. “Testing is available to New Mexico residents regardless if they have COVID-19 symptoms or not,” according to a DOH news release. “Residents, however, should particularly consider being tested if they have any combination of the fol...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University plans a combination of in-person and online teaching this fall with classes set to begin Aug. 18. “Our residence halls and dining areas will be open, following social distancing regulations,” interim ENMU President Patrice Caldwell wrote in a letter to students and staff. “In the next week on our website, we will be sharing our plans to safely re-open the ENMU campus. The plans outline a phased transition to an in-person fall semester, adjusting classroom learning, research activit...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Los Lunas man Wednesday on allegations he tried to meet an underage person for sex, according to a news release from Sheriff Wesley Waller. Felix Wheeler, 46, was booked into the Curry County Detention Center, where he awaits a detention hearing. He faces a felony charge of child solicitation by electronic communication device and a misdemeanor charge of attempted criminal sexual communication with a child. It was not immediately known if Wheeler had an attorney. Acc...
PORTALES — The New Mexico Democratic Party elected a Roosevelt County resident as one of its 23 congressional delegates for the upcoming Democratic National Convention, according to a party release. Tate Turnbough, chair of the Roosevelt County Democratic Party, is one of 45 New Mexicans who will represent the state party at the convention that runs Aug. 17-20. The party held a virtual post-primary convention, with electronic ballots and ballot counting observation via online meeting. In addition to the 23 congressional d...
PORTALES — The city of Portales has advised that, due to drought conditions, it is entering the voluntary water conservation stage of its contingency plan. The city encourages residents to avoid watering lawns from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with odd-numbered addresses watering Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and even-numbered addresses watering Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Also, water from sprinklers or hoses should not enter gutters or run down the street. The city plans to evaluate water supply and demand daily, and w...
PORTALES — The city of Portales’ public works department will work on waterline repairs for the next two weeks on First Street, according to a city release. The work, scheduled to being Monday, will be on the right lane of First Street from Avenue D to Avenue E. The lane closure will start a block early at the corner of Avenue C and First. Information: 575-356-6662...
Hadley Sarah Hadley of Clovis was recognized as a spring 2020 graduate by Oregon State University, according to a school release. Hadley graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. She was one of 7,181 students representing all 50 states and 73 countries as part of the graduating class on the Corvallis campus. The spring 2020 class included nine students hailing from New Mexico communities....
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 Note: All meals come with 2% milk and a tossed salad with dressing. Monday: Sloppy joe on a bun, potato wedges, mixed veggies, pineapple upside down cake Tuesday: Swiss steak, scalloped potatoes, broccoli & cauliflower, dinner roll w/ margarine, peaches & tapioca pudding Wednesday: Beef lasagna, green beans, garlic toast, sugar cookie Thursday: Soft chicken taco, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pinto beans, chips & salas, fruit cocktail Friday: Roast...
