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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Roosevelt County manager Dearil Looney admits his team goes in stone-cold for tonight’s start of the four-team, double-elimination Intermediates Little League state tournament at Mike Harris Field. Well, almost, anyway. RC, representing District 3, faces Ruidoso in an 8 p.m. matchup in the event for ages 11-13, with Albuquerque-area representatives East Mountain and West Mesa clashing in the 5 p.m. opener. “All I know is a kid from Ruidoso used to be from Portales,” Looney said. Looney’s team probably isn’t any diffe...
Often during the day I think about the sovereign power of God and the depth of his love for all of us. I stand amazed that he loves me. The Scriptures tell us that God has loved for generations. The Psalmist wrote: “But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.” (Psalms 86:15) I cannot understand his love for me, but I choose to accept God’s love as a reality in my life. I realize that I am not alone; these thoughts have been the t...
Until my family and I moved to Muleshoe 32 years ago, and I discovered the largest and best part of America, the “small town” part, I had never experienced Independence Day as it really ought to be experienced and celebrated. Since that time, I’ve gained new love for this special day. I don’t know exactly what July 4 means to you. It’s just a date, but all wrapped up in the date, along with mental images of hot dogs, ice cream, and fireworks, are deeper impressions of freedo...
This new fad that has swept the parking-lot vendors on both sides of the road; this thing they call fidget spinners, is interesting to me. I mean, I can’t argue that anything on a bearing (so long as it isn’t froze up with rust, of course) is inevitably pretty entertaining. So, I’m both a bit surprised that it took this long to become so obvious, and also a bit underwhelmed due to the fact that I think it’s something that I already knew. There’s plenty of things to spin on t...
On this date ... 1977: Liquor sales remained legal in Portales — by 99 votes. It was the city's fifth local-option alcohol election since 1975. Portales was dry from 1917 to April 1975. Officials said 57 percent of the city's registered voters cast ballots. Those hoping to ban alcohol sales wanted the summer election since many of the college students would not be around. Jack Self, director of the New Mexico Christian Children's Home, was a leader among the "dry" p...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE - U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, was at Cannon Air Force Base for two reasons on Thursday morning - to see the improvements being made from appropriations and to learn about the mission of the base. Since 2012, $414 million has been appropriated to Cannon Air Force Base, Udall said. "This is one of the premier bases in the country. I wanted to come here to see how much change had occurred from the appropriations that we've been working on in the...
The Clovis MainStreet Program is planning to paint and spruce up Clovis Main Street in the coming year. MainStreet President Natalie Daggett and Executive Director Lisa Pellegrino-Spear announced their upcoming projects for MainStreet at the Clovis City Commission Meeting on Thursday Night in the north annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The duo said they plan to create more mural projects around Main Street as well as include more public art on the street. They said they are working on four projects. Daggett said...
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Thursday morning: Clovis • David Treuber, 32, failure to appear on misdemeanor • Synthia Romero, 25, failure to appear on felony charge • Christopher Chavez, 26, possession of a controlled substance • Brandon Romero, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor, contempt of court, armed robbery, tampering with evidence, contributing to the delinquicy of a minor, aggravated battery • Linzy Garcia, 28, breaking and entering, assault Portales • Justin Christian Husted, 43,...
PORTALES - Proposed additions and revisions to two New Mexico Department of Agriculture ordinances were heard Thursday afternoon, with one receiving resounding support from a New Mexico dairy organization. Hearing officer Charles Greene presided over the two hearings in the McAllister Room at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, the first of which was a reworking of the fee structure for the organic certification program. The program, which certifies produce as organic through...
TEXICO - Trucks and their drivers will have a new welcome-to-New-Mexico location in five months, if all goes as planned for the new Port of Entry. The port's building, about a mile west of Texico, is the state's former visitor's center, which closed in September 2014. The project is expected to cost $2 million, which was awarded to Curry County by Gov. Susana Martinez in capital outlay. Foreman Kenneth Truelock said the project began construction in mid-June and should be...
Today • Roosevelt County Land Use Committee — 10 a.m. at Elida Community Center. Public Town Hall meetings regarding land use plans. Information: 575-356-5307 Monday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 11:30 a.m. special telephonic meeting. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs — Noon at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. special meeting at...
Today • Blood drive — 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at Wheatfields Senior Living Community, Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 Saturday • Art show — 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. “A Cowboy’s View of the West,” paintings by Don McAlavy. Information: 575-769-7840 • Fireworks show — 10 p.m. (CDT) at Muleshoe City Park (rescheduled from Tuesday). Information: 806-272-4528 Monday • Movie Monday — 12:45 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Pets.” Information: 575-769-7840 • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Porta...
