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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Patsy Delk nodded yes, slowly and deeply, when asked if she was overwhelmed by putting together the Curry County history museum. "Lots of sleepless nights," the president of the High Plains Historical Foundation would say. Delk is confident the museum at the Curry County Fairgrounds will be ready for its debut on Aug. 13, the first day of the county fair. But the clock is ticking and so much still needs to be done. If Delk and others can complete it, they'll succeed in tw...
Witness’ stories contradict, but a 16-year-old boy is being held in connection with Monday’s shooting death of Demariay Singleton, 18, in a Portales residence. Officials said the youth is charged with involuntary manslaughter, unlawful possession of a handgun by a person under the age of 19, negligent use of a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence. Portales police were called to the 300 block of South Avenue E about 10:20 p.m. Sunday in reference to a gunshot victim, according to a news release from Chief Chris Williams....
New Mexico Department of Health Secretary Patrick Allen understands the risks Texas providers now face in delivering care for pregnant women because of state laws restricting abortion access. The Health Department is referencing those risks as part of a multi-state campaign aimed at bringing health care professionals to New Mexico, a big need for a state that for years has faced a shortage of physicians, to nurses and other health care workers. “Every day we’re looking for ways to try to attract more people to New Mexico to m...
Clovis Municipal Schools recently announced plans to sell the former Raintree grocery store near the roundabout in northeast Clovis. How much did CMS pay for that building, when was it purchased, why was it purchased and why is it now for sale? … Has the school used the building for anything since the purchase? … What is the timeline for selling the building and what is the district asking for it? In December 2021, Clovis Municipal Schools finalized the $2.87 million purchase of Raintree, according to Jay Brady, CMS dep...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Cheeseburger, Baked Beans, Tater Tots & Ice Cream. Tuesday: Chicken Fried Rice, Oriental Vegetables, Salad, Spring Rolls & Tropical Fruit. Wednesday: Sausage w/Fried Cabbage, Black-eyed Peas, Corn Bread & Fruit Crisp. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis 575-762-3631 Monday: 8:30am Exercise, 10am Jewelry Pals, 10am Line Dance, 1pm Quiddler/Canasta, 5pm Games/Potluck. Tuesday: 8am Quilting, 9:30am Pinochle, 1pm Yahtzee/Spinners, 6pm Texas...
When people think of the buffalo hunters of the Old West it’s likely they think first of Buffalo Bill Cody. But our area had history with a real buffalo hunter who was quietly legendary. His name was Thomas Leander “George” Causey While history records William F. Cody as indeed having hunted the American Bison for a living, he made a lot more trading on the name of Buffalo Bill and organizing the greatest traveling Wild West show of its time. In a book by Causey’s nephew...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Look on the Bright Side” by Kristan Higgins. Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful as her parents’, and build a rewarding career as an oncologist. Things aren’t going so well. For one...
Kaylynn Belew was in Denver recently for events related to the Daniels Scholarship Program. She is among about 20 New Mexico graduating seniors this year awarded the honor. She said one interesting aspect of the event was attending an etiquette class. "We learned when you put your knife down on your plate, face the blade toward yourself. It's a historical rule; if you faced your blade toward someone else, it was perceived as a threat to them," Belew said. The News caught up to...
Shortly before being picked to finish seventh in the 10-team Lone Star Conference, members of Eastern New Mexico University sat center stage at the LSC football media day to discuss the difficulty of last season and excitement for the upcoming one. “We were competitive. Close, but no cigar,” said ENMU head coach Kelley Lee of last season. Lee, who’s entering year two of his second head coaching stint at ENMU, mentioned how seven of the games were decided by a touchdown. This meant ENMU, which finished 5-6, could’ve been “9...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Christopher Finch, 36, battery • Robert Moya, 36, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, failure to appear on a felony charge • David Bishop, 39, probation violation • Diamond Byrd, 27,Vladimir Draper, 32, child abuse, false imprisonment, battery against a household member • Michelle Chavez-Romero, 32, failure to appear on a felony charge • Jennifer Segura, 54, failure to appear on misdemeanor charger • Luis Trejo, 20, out of state fugitiv...
Roosevelt General Hospital will soon offer pediatric occupational therapy services as well as echocardiogram readings. At their regular meeting Tuesday, hospital CEO Kaye Green told the board that RGH signed the lease for the space where the pediatric occupational therapy services will be provided. “It’s across the parking lot from our existing physical therapy space and on the same side as our speech therapy leased space on South Avenue O,” Green told the News. The space is in need of minimal renovations, according to Green...
On this date ... 1951: A pioneer railroad conductor died in the Clovis hospital. Samuel L. Sutter, 69, of 1216 Main, had fallen ill the same afternoon. He came to New Mexico in 1900 to work for the Santa Fe Railway at Las Vegas. He went to work on the Belen cutoff when construction started in 1906 and made his permanent home in Clovis in 1910. He worked 48 years for the Santa Fe until his retirement as a conductor in 1948. 1960: Area softball players were preparing for the weekend Clovis Jaycee Invitational tournament at...
In the first meeting of the new fiscal year, the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority updated Ute Reservoir tank levels, outlined its 2025 budget, and detailed an upcoming trip to Washington D.C. Over a month, from June into July, the Ute Reservoir showed a loss of about 1.32 inches. According to Jacquelynn Bowens, support services officer, another loss in about 600-acre feet was recorded. Though the levels dipped, Bowens said “this was significantly lower than the usual decrease rate for the time of year.” Mike Mor...
A former Clovis police officer has been charged with drug trafficking and accessory to residential burglary. A warrant was issued Friday for the arrest of Frank Careri. “He is in Hawaii now,” said Andrea Reeb, a special prosecutor appointed to the case. He has been given “two weeks to turn himself in or we will extradite him” to New Mexico, Reeb said. According to a news release from the Clovis Police Department: Officers were investigating a burglary in February 2023 when a female “believed to have been involved with the...
The New Mexico Beef Council has hired a new executive director, Carollann Romo. According to a posting on the NMBC website, Romo will take over the role from Dina Chacon-Retizel who announced her retirement earlier this year after 36 years in the position. Romo is an agriculture professional with a decade of experience working in a variety of marketing roles. She lives in Albuquerque with her husband, dentist Elliott Romo, and their daughter. Romo grew up in southern California and earned a degree from the University of...
The New Mexico State Police announced its six-month tally of arrests, citations, inspections, seizures and more for the year so far. According to a NMSP news release, from Jan. 1 to June 30, State Police: • Made 4,686 arrests, 655 DWI arrests, and issued 82,808 traffic citations, including 4,262 for no seatbelt. • Performed 47,365 commercial motor vehicle inspections. • Seized 234 pounds of methamphetamine, 259 pounds of fentanyl, one gram of fentanyl powder, 146 pounds of cocaine, 80 grams of crack cocaine and 952 pound...
The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the early July 21 vehicular pedestrian death of 19-year-old Cruz Valdez south of Portales. Roosevelt County Sheriff Javier Sanchez wrote via text that sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of U.S. 70 and South Roosevelt Road U at 3:24 a.m. where the crash occurred. Investigators are waiting on toxicology results as part of their investigation....
Clovis City Commissioners Thursday approved the largest budget on record for the city, $110.035 million for fiscal year 2024-25. "This is the largest one I've ever worked on," Clovis City Clerk Leighann Melancon said before Thursday's regular session of Clovis City Commission. Melancon told commissioners the first budget she worked on was for fiscal year 1997-98 for $25 million. The budget, which must be in to Department of Finance & Administration officials in Santa Fe by Wed...
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials. Sarah Stevens has been the general manager for the Clovis Civic Center since June 2023. Q: What is the actual purpose of the Clovis Civic Center? A: The purpose of the Clovis Civic Center is to provide an event venue for members of the community. These events include banquets, balls, meetings, conferences, quinceañeras, weddings, reunions, birthday and retirement parties. Also, we provide in-house events that the community is welcome to at...
Joe Biden’s plan for regime change in the Kremlin has taken a disastrous turn since its inception in 2022. The innumerable sanctions placed on Russia have failed to destroy the economy, the ruble is not rubble, the Wagner group takeover led by Yevgeny Prigozhin failed to ignite rebellion in military units, governmental organizations or the general populace, Putin was reelected with over 80% of the vote and the war is going badly for Ukraine and their NATO allies. Rather t...
Is Joe Biden still the U.S. president? Will he soon be forced out, by using the 25th Amendment, due to his cognitive decline? Is he physically healthy enough to continue in the position or to survive his term? Will Kamala Harris be any better? Interesting times. What you may not realize is how little it matters. U.S. presidents have always been figureheads; this has become more obvious over the years. Presidents hold little power; most of it is exercised by unelected bureaucra...
Roosevelt County has received grant money to install turf around the Courthouse in an effort to beautify the downtown area in Portales. As part of the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful grant program, Roosevelt County hopes this project will "meet the objective to improve green spaces and maximize sustainable landscaping," Carla Weems, special projects coordinator for the county said. While the county submitted an application for $36,440, Weems said only $12,025 was awarded. "The...
Donald Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the biggest corporate tax cut in U.S. history. How did it affect the economy? The question has taken on increased importance now that the former president has said that, if he wins re-election, he’d like to reduce corporate taxes even further. Some background: Most economists have long favored lowering the corporate tax. At its previous rate of 35% — the law reduced it to 21% — the U.S. rate was one of the highest in the world. Under former President Barack Obama, there was a p...
The Clovis Municipal School Board approved proceeding with the district’s proposed Career & Technical Education curriculum. “We will begin the curriculum this August,” Leigh Morris, CMS Director of Curriculum and Assessment said after the meeting held on Tuesday. After regular session, Board President Cindy Osburn texted her thoughts regarding the new curriculum. “I like that CTE provides opportunities for students to acquire specific skills in high school that prepares them to go directly to work upon graduation,” Osburn wr...
If you're looking for a feel-good story, you've come to the right place. Please allow me to introduce you to Mike Davidson and Gary Watkins of Portales, or as Watkins described them both, "just two guys wanting to make a difference." Since mid-July, you can find these two most evenings in the Portales City Park, armed with hoes, shovels, and weed eaters, tackling a couple of relentless foes: goatheads and trash. Davidson and Watkins met as second graders at the old Steiner...
