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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A Portales man is accused of running a cockfighting ring north of Levelland, Texas, after a multi-departmental investigation over several weeks. A property on the 100 block of America Road in Levelland was searched Friday by Hockley County-area law officers, according to a press release from the Hockley County Sheriff’s office. “When officers arrived at the location, the alleged illegal activities were ongoing,” the release said. Hockley County Sheriff Ray Scifres said law officers were tipped off in mid-July and immed...
CLOVIS — As of Tuesday, police had reported no arrests in the Friday evening vandalism incident at Los Niños Elementary School. Surveillance footage of three youths damaging $5,000 in school property was discovered Monday morning, reported to police and circulated online. Deputy Superintendent of Operations Carrie Bunce said she spoke with police Tuesday morning and was told three suspects may have been identified, though still not arrested....
The world has plenty of problems and something needs to change. Just about everyone agrees on this point, even if the details they’d like to change differ. Everyone probably believes they have some of the solutions, too. Assuming the change you want is actually good, and your solution would work, how do you put it in motion? How do you make sure you don’t make things worse if the change you want, or your path to get there, turns out to be disastrous? How about not trying to...
Last week’s Republican effort to reform Obamacare imploded when Sen. John McCain, reinventing his role of “Maverick McCain,” cast the deciding vote against the so-called skinny repeal. A cynic reviewing the short three-act play written, directed and performed by McCain could only conclude that what occurred was payback in spades for treatment he received at the hands of Donald Trump during last year’s primaries. In Act I, Maverick rises from his sick bed and rides to the rescu...
Last week, it was crystal clear where 6-year-old Joel Anthony Suina got his loving and giving nature. A shocking April traffic accident with an Albuquerque Police Department cruiser in the Northeast Heights injured Anthony, his sister and mother. Anthony died after being taken off life support. Yet, even in a time of all-encompassing grief, his mother had the presence of mind to donate Anthony’s organs. He saved the lives of a 52-year-old man, a 46-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy and a 4-month-old boy. In addition to t...
On this date ... 1972: Richard Purvis was named the principal of Marshall Junior High School. His was one of several personnel changes around the district. Glenn Randolph became the assistant principal at Clovis High School after Carroll Graham retired from the position. Superintendent Lawrence Byous characterized Purvis as "a very capable young man." 1977: Cannon Air Force Base's Bill Gaedke, 45, won two gold medals at the Southwest Region Amateur Athletic Union Masters...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — Fishing was fair to good using curly tail grubs, tubes, crank baits, crawdad imitation flies and night crawlers for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was fair for anglers using crank baits, l...
With the start of school comes homework and early mornings, but also one of the most anticipated shopping weekends of the year — Tax Free Weekend. The event allows families to buy back-to-school items without the tax, including computers, clothes and supplies. Tax Free Weekend is Friday through Sunday in New Mexico and Aug. 11-13 in Texas. In New Mexico, customers may buy clothing up to $100 without tax, school supplies up to $30 and computers up to $1,000. In Texas, customers may get clothing, supplies and backpacks all u...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Christopher Ramirez, 37, probation violation • Michael Smith, 35, child abuse (no death or great bodily harm), aggravated assault (deadly weapon), contempt of court • Linzy Garcia, 29, breaking and entering, assault • Ivan Hernandez, 24, battery against a household member, harassment, interference with communications • Michelle Chavez, 25, shoplifting, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Adrian Negrete, 35, probation violation • Roger Warford, 62,...
Construction on Curry County Road G delayed by rain is scheduled now to begin Monday and last about two weeks. Road work by Nick Griego & Sons is to take place from Sugar Beet Road (CR G) at Highway 60/70/84 “to the north side of Love’s Truck Stop,” according to a city of Clovis news release. Information: 575-935-5400...
CLOVIS — A 3 percent pay raise is coming for employees of Curry County. Effective Aug. 27, those employed with the county for at least one continuous year will receive a 3 percent cost of living salary increase. More recent hires, or those hired between now and Aug. 27, will receive their COLA raises on the day they reach one year of continuous county employment. The COLA raise is based on inflation and other factors including the success of county departments in running a tight budget the past fiscal year, officials said d...
Today • Public Works — 8:30 a.m. in assembly room at police department conference room. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Community College Board — 8 a.m. in room 512 at CCC. Information: 575-769-4001 Monday • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 This c...
Wednesday • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • Child Find screening clinic — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Texico schools. For children from birth-5 years. Information: 575-482-3801 • Childrens’ Storyhour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 3-6. Information: 575-769-7840 Friday • Child Find screening clinic — 9 a.m.-noon at Elida schools. For children from birth-5 years. Information: 575-274-6211 Saturday • Blood drive — 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at...
Heavy rainfall this week has some Roosevelt and Curry County farmers feeling optimistic about their harvests. Some parts of the region reported nearly 5 inches of rain in the past two days. That moisture will likely raise Roosevelt County farmer Rick Ledbetter's cotton yields, which he said average about 1,300 pounds yearly. "The cotton looks good. This rain storm that just came through helped, and I think we're looking at - if we don't get any storms that tear anything up -...
