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CLOVIS — Curry County agreed in March to pay out $500,000 in civil damages to family of a mentally ill former jail inmate, according to documents obtained this week by The News. The county released the records in response to a public information request filed early this month. Alejandro Romero Jr., 39, suffered mental and physical health deterioration for months at a time in a segregation cell at Curry County Detention Center while jail staff neglected to properly address his condition, according to a complaint filed May 6...
By the time Samantha Bartl’s Portales High School classmates begin their junior year on Aug. 11, she will be more than 5,000 miles away, exploring the Scandinavian country that gave the world Hans Christian Andersen and his magical fairy tales. Samantha, 16, who spent much of her summer as a lifeguard at the Portales City Pool, will be diving into a fairy tale of her own as she flies to Copenhagen, Denmark, on Aug. 5 to begin a year as a Rotary youth exchange student. It w...
PORTALES — Finance Director Marilyn Rapp informed the Portales City Council of several key changes to the city’s final 2017-2018 budget at its meeting Tuesday night. The city’s fire fund was increased by $48,505 from the state, raising the final amount to $208,505. The fire fund’s non-capital equipment budget also increased by $48,505 per Portales Fire Department Chief Gary Nuckols’ request, according to Rapp. “He likes to have that money budgeted, so he can spend it,” she said. Another $115,000 was added to the budget for a...
On this date ... 1972: Farwell and Texico were preparing to host their sixth annual Border Town Days celebration. The twin cities on the Texas-New Mexico border had planned a "big parade, old-timers reunion, barbecue" and a junior rodeo performance, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Most events were slated for Saturday, with the parade scheduled to "inch its way from Texico into Farwell starting at 1 p.m.," the newspaper reported. The rodeo was expected to attract more than...
PORTALES — A motion to review conditions of release for a Portales man accused of rape has been denied. Roy Brown, 29, is accused of breaking into a woman’s home two miles south of Portales in June 2016 and attacking her as she slept. He is charged with two counts of criminal sexual penetration, both second-degree felonies, along with felony charges of aggravated burglary, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and a misdemeanor charge of aggravated battery. In an order granting a motion by the Ninth Judicial District A...
PORTALES — Maliyah Jones was only 22 months old, but she'd already developed an irresistible personality. "She was the sweetest, happiest, brightest little girl," said Janet Bradley, the toddler's cousin. "She was very talkative for her age, very smart, she remembered you, just so sweet." Maliyah died Tuesday after police said she was left in a hot vehicle for about 90 minutes by a daycare worker. A second child, Aubrianna Loya, under the age of 3, was in critical condition W...
PORTALES — The operator of a Portales daycare who forgot two children in a hot vehicle discovered them when she went to retrieve paperwork, court records show. Maliyah Jones, 22 months, was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt General Hospital on Tuesday afternoon. The second child, Aubrianna Loya, under age 3, was transported to a Lubbock hospital for further treatment based on "a loss of body function, high body temperature and inability to breathe on her own," court r...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Melrose Buffaloes have been doing a lot of winning over the last few seasons, including a historic 2015-16 campaign when they won five state championships. Dickie Roybal got the latest win. He was named the New Mexico High School Coaches Association’s athletic director of the year Wednesday. Roybal, who has held the top position for 10 years, was notified of the award July 16 by NMHSCA Executive Director Buster Mabrey. “It was a big surprise,” Roybal said. “That was good for small schools, I thought....
CLOVIS — The hardest thing for the Clovis trio in the Class 5A/6A North-South All-Star Game might have been figuring out how Clovis is considered the North. The football turned out to be quite easy, as Fernando Acosta, Tyrell Clewis and Roper Stacy helped the North grab a 36-0 victory in Tuesday’s senior-only contest at Community Stadium in Albuquerque. A few months ago, there was a small chance Clovis would have no representation at the annual game. Acosta was selected along with Micah Gray, but both had other com...
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Tuesday morning: • Nicky Lopez, 33, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Keantre Ivenson, 20, contempt of court • Sergio Chacon, 29, probation violation • Jimmy Aranda, 32, failure to pay fines • Allen Hicks, 47, non-residential burglary, larceny • Roberto Cumpian, 27, failure to appear on a felony charge • Brian Sizemore, 33, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, non-residential burglary • David Garcia, 18, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge • Rudolfo Rodri...
Today • Roosevelt County Commission — 1 p.m. special meeting in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. special meeting at county offices, Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Older Adults Division — 8:30 a.m. public meeting at Baxter Curren Senior Center regarding new senior center, meal site, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7908 Monday • Road Viewer Committee — 9 a.m. at Milnesand Fire Department. Public meeting about possible closure of SRR 44, one mile west of NM...
Today • Childrens’ Storyhour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 3-6. Theme: Let’s get ready for Shark Week. Information: 575-769-7840 • Summer wrap-up party — 9:30 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Activities, popsicles, water balloon toss. Information: 575-763-9683 Friday • Pop-up paint party — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Rock painting free to public. Information: 575-935-7000 • Nurses pinning — 1 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-935-5000 Monday • Movie Monday — 12:45 p.m. at Clovi...
