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A Portales-area married couple are dead after what Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating as a murder suicide. The bodies of Elisa Aleman and her husband Aurelio Flores were found late Thursday night in one room of their home in the 1900 block of Westview-Garnet Road northwest of Portales. Deputies had responded to a call about apparent gunshot victims, said Deputy Eric Muller. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. A Sheriff's Department news release reported Aleman had been shot several times in the t... Full story
PORTALES -- As of Tuesday, conditions that brought about Portales’ Stage 3 Water Emergency had not changed, and may have been getting worse. That’s what John DeSha, the city’s public utilities director, told the city council at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Despite cooperation from “99 out of 100” among city residents on conservation measures, he said, the city is still down 100 gallons per minute from the water emergency’s start in late June. “Until we can develop more production,” DeSha said, “the situation won’t chang...
Today *Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Legacy Church, 820 W. 18th St., Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com or call Quaylene at 575-607-5262. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 Monday-Tuesday *Clovis schools sixth-eighth grade schedule pick-up – 1-4 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Marshall 6th Grade Academy, Yucca Middle School and Gattis Middle School. To enroll or complete Returning Student Verification, visit: www...
With their favorite books in hand, children between the ages of 2 and 12 raced over to the kids section at the Clovis-Carver Public Library Wednesday morning for the library's "Read with a Therapy Dog" event. From "Cat in the Hat" to "The Rainbow Fish," the children read books to their all-so-excited furry companion, Remington the 6-month old golden retriever. Remington has been training to become a therapy dog for four months and this was his first public training with...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Turkey and Swiss sandwich, Italian pasta salad, sliced beets, sugar cookie Tuesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed veggies, roll with butter, mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Sliced pork tenderloin, cubed potatoes with gravy, Italian green beans, biscuit with butter, pudding Thursday: Meat and bean chalupa, Spanish rice, fruit cocktail. Friday: Baked chicken with gravy, sauteed cabbage, sliced carrots, roll with butter, Jell-O. Baxter-Curren...
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. “Dead Man’s Trail” by Nate Morgan. Former thief and wanted man Carson Stone dreams of a peaceful life on a ranch built by his own hands, but dreams don’t always come without a steep price. To earn a stake, Carson rides west to collect the reward...
It was a busy, yet successful, two-day summit for Ogallala Commons (OC) as they put on their first ever Brazos River Headwaters Local Food Summit at Clovis Community College (CCC) on Tuesday and Wednesday. OC describes itself on its website as a multi-state "nonprofit education and leadership organization that reinvigorates commonwealth to build vibrant Great Plains communities." OC's website states the organization has established chapters in areas covered by the Ogallala...
Never let your mind write checks your body can’t cash. That vacation in Colorado I wrote about last week in advance of leaving went off mostly as planned. I soaked in a hot spring and each of those little boys got an opportunity to reel in a fish. My body and fish whispering allowed those checks to be cashed. It was that last full day of vacation that tripped me up and darn near killed me. It was decided by the family group of six that tubing the San Juan River would be l...
J.T. Berry teaches art and history at Clovis Municipal Schools I-academy, the former Lincoln-Jackson Elementary School on Grand Avenue. With his art background he has been involved in the creation of some murals in the Clovis/Portales area. Talk to Berry long enough, you learn the 36-year-old has an affinity for historical movies, particularly World War II movies, but you'll also find he has an affinity for the 1994 movie "Forrest Gump." "That's like one of my top five...
Monday *Roosevelt County Commission special meeting - 11 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Clovis City Commission special meeting – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Wednesday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m.,...
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Christopher Rozzi, 30, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Robert Archuleta, 29, probation violation • Jared Smith, 23, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Eustacio Nevarez, 35, driving under the influence of liquor, no proof of insurance, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to register vehicle, careless driving • Sonya Lugo, 20, failure to pay fines • Jose Torres, 30, battery against a household member, false impri...
On this date ... 1940: K.C. Lea had been named director of student aid at Eastern New Mexico College in Portales. Lea, a former Curry County superintendent of schools, was to have “charge of all college efforts to provide work for students needing assistance,” according to college officials. 1946: Eastern New Mexico College in Portales announced it had converted Army barracks into apartments and had room for 100 military veterans and their families. The apartments, for vets enrolled at the college, ranged in size from one...
