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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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After coaching football in Texas for nearly three decades, Stan Hodges thought he would be fine retiring from it full-time to cash in on the oil industry in May of 2023. But there Hodges was, "bawling like a baby" in his 2022 Ford F-150, while driving through oil sites in west Texas' Permian Basin last summer because of how much he missed the job that gave him reward and fulfillment. "I was like, 'Man, I don't know if I can do this,'" he said he thought to himself. Turns out...
The staff of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will hold in-person mobile office hours from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Fort Sumner City Hall and from 10.a.m. to noon next Wednesday at Portales City Hall. Staff will be available to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student loans, and other federal programs, according to a Heinrich press release. For more information, contact Heinrich’s Roswell Office at 575-622-7113....
A staff sergeant assigned to Cannon Air Force Base died Thursday in a “non-combat related incident at an undisclosed location,” Cannon officials said last week in a news release. Tristen Wright, 28, of Palm Bay, Fla., was assigned to the 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron and was deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Cannon reported. The incident is under investigation. “Tristen was a force for good within the 27 SOLRS and beyond,” said U.S. Ai...
A police pursuit that started in Portales ended early Monday afternoon near Clovis High School. Tevin Lee King, wanted on armed robbery charges stemming from a home invasion in Albuquerque, was arrested after his vehicle crashed on Columbia Lane. Police said no injuries were reported during the pursuit. According to a Clovis police news release: Members of the Region V Drug Task Force were contacted and requested to assist in locating King, who was possibly traveling to Clovis from Hobbs in a black Chevrolet sedan. Officers...
Democrats and Republicans in Roosevelt County have set up headquarters in advance of the November election while their compatriots in Curry County are handling politicking on an individual basis. According to a news release from the Roosevelt County Democratic Party, the days and hours of their headquarters, the red caboose at 604 E. Second St., Portales, have been extended. Starting today headquarters will be open every other Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. then 12:30 p.m. to 2:30...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Ruben Rubio, 52, driving while license suspended or revoked • Donna Petties-Collier, 55, battery upon a peace officer, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Fabian Martinez, 31, probation violation • Dominique Reyes, 45, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Eloy Bailon, 32, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, failure t...
A 14-year-old Clovis boy last week was committed to the Children, Youth, and Families Department for unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and receiving a stolen firearm. The sentence, handed down by Judge Drew Tatum, is for one year, according to District Attorney Quentin Ray. Clovis police were dispatched April 12 to a residence for a report of theft. After speaking with residents and reviewing surveillance footage, officers were led to the juvenile’s house where he was found with a stolen firearm in his waste band, Ray said i...
Clovis financial planner Alan Kinlund has picked up another national award from Forbes magazine: Second place as the Forbes Next Gen Financial Advisor of the Year for New Mexico. In 2023, Kinlund received the first place award from the magazine. “Hey, even Simone Biles gets a silver medal every now and then,” Kinlund said. Kinlund describes his work as “helping people, helping families grow, maintain and pass on wealth.” Kinlund works for the nationwide firm Edward Jones. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be recognized...
On this date ... 1939: John Sparks, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Sparks, had learned a valuable lesson about riding his bike alongside a car. The boy was riding to the Portales swimming pool alongside a car driven by his friend Billie Kenyon when the bicycle “dumped him underneath the car,” according to the Portales Daily News. “His arm was run over,” the paper reported. Fortunately, both boys were Boy Scouts and they used their first-aid skills to stop the flow of blood from John’s arm. He was rushed to the Portales hospital...
On Tuesday morning, while lying in a tent that blocked out swarming flies, Michael Martinez grappled with the fire that killed several of his dogs and left him without a bathroom. "It's just hard to get a grasp," he said. Martinez is just one of several people impacted by a fire on Ivy Street in Portales on Saturday. It left a complex for unhoused people needing a residence, running water and a stove in ruins. According to Portales Fire Chief T.J. Cathey, "A single story resid...
I had an encounter with a new arrival to the High Plains the other day, someone who moved here from the Washington, D.C., area. The meeting jogged loose memories from when I lived in a rural part of that area, about 40 years ago. I remembered a radio station where I used to work, tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I wondered what some of my co-workers were up to here in the 21st century. I looked up Filomena (name’s changed). There she was, here in the future, chief executive officer of a li’l ol’ DC area compa...
Two area teams begin defense of state titles this week when the 2024 season kicks off on Friday night. Melrose in 8-man and Texico in Class 2A open with intriguing matchups, the Buffaloes playing defending Colorado 8-man runnerup Haxtun in a 6 p.m. kickoff at Colorado State-Pueblo. Meantime, Texico will be at home to face longtime rival Santa Rosa in a 7 p.m. start. For Melrose, it’s the first of two consecutive outings against Colorado finalists. The Buffs take on defending champion Mancos in a 4 p.m. start on August 30 a...
A rustler’s moon. I’m told that’s what cowboys used to call a quarter moon. It was bright enough that a rustler could see to carry out his cattle filching, but it was not so bright as to spotlight his thievery. But here’s a fact likely lost on all but your most astronomically gifted cattle rustlers: Be it quarter moon, half moon, 13/16 moon, or blue moon, not a single photon of “the light of the silvery moon” is its own; every ray is actually the light of the blazing sun...
It's a new year for the Portales High football team. Last season, the Rams fell one game short of their ultimate goal, losing in the Class 4A state finals to then-District 4-4A rival Lovington. This year brings a mostly new district and a quite different schedule. "Every team has its own identity," said Rams coach Jaime Ramirez, entering his 13th campaign at the helm. "We have some returning guys from last year's team who are super-hungry. They're trying to work at their...
Clovis High’s cross country team is set to open the season on Friday when the Wildcats and Lady Wildcats host the Clovis Invitational at Ned Houk Park. The varsity boys race is slated to begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by the varsity girls and middle school and junior varsity events. Fourth-year CHS coach Liz Ledezma said she expected to see around 10 schools for the meet. Ledezma said her squads return a lot of experience from last season. The Lady Cats were eighth in the 15-team Class 5A state meet, led by senior Gabi Foggie (...
For Democrats this historic election is about only one issue – Trump. Whoever wins the White House, it won’t be because of issues like high inflation, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits or the humiliation of Afghanistan. It’s going to come down to one simple but big thing: How many Americans love Kamala Harris and how many hate Donald Trump. Democrats know that if they can convince voters to hate Trump more than they hate high interest rates, higher taxes and the open bord...
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats ratified ample changes during the two years they’ve had control of the Minnesota Legislature -- from expansions of abortion and LGBTQIA+ rights to tax credits and other forward initiatives aimed at making life easier for families. Walz has been an activist governor of Minnesota with a strong progressive agenda. And I’d like to focus on one key element of that agenda: requiring public and charter sch...
Since President Joe Biden ducked out of the presidential race last month, Vice President Kamala Harris has made steady gains against Donald Trump in most polls. If she wants that lead to endure past a honeymoon phase, she’ll need to articulate an agenda that appeals to persuadable but as-yet-undecided voters. The positions that will work most effectively just happen to be exactly those the country needs. No doubt, Harris has reason to hesitate before adopting any such approach. As ever, Trump is his own worst enemy. The v...
The biggest winners at this year's Curry County Fair, which wrapped up Saturday, may have been the new Livestock Pavilion and the Clovis High School student who sold his goat for what may have been a record price. Curry County Fairgrounds and Events Center General Manager K. C. Messick said Monday preliminary estimated attendance numbers showed just over 27,000 attendees. As for gate and carnival revenues, Messick said those are still being compiled. "The new Livestock...
The Roosevelt County Fair kicked off a six-day run Tuesday at the Portales fairgrounds at 705 E. Lime. Here’s the schedule of events for the rest of the week: Today • Roosevelt County 4-H annual pork chop breakfast – 6-10 a.m., Jake Lopez Community Center, Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Tickets $12 per plate; includes pork chops, biscuits and gravy, eggs, coffee, orange juice, and milk. Delivery available for orders of 10 or more. All proceeds benefit Roosevelt County 4-H. Advance tickets available at the Roosevelt Count...
Xcel Energy and the electric cooperatives* in eastern New Mexico and across the region have declared an "Energy Alert" and are urging customers cut back on their use of electricity. The alert is in effect Monday evening until 9 p.m. (MDT), according to an Xcel news release. "Xcel Energy and the electric cooperatives declare an Energy Alert only when a reduction in electricity use is urgently needed to maintain the electricity system and service to customers, the release stated. Adrian Rodriguez, president of Xcel Energy -...
A Clovis man was arrested Saturday and charged with sexual exploitation of children, bestiality and failure to register as a sex offender, all felonies. Timothy Harper, 53, remained in the Curry County jail early this week without bond. Court records show police made contact with Harper after allegations he'd planned to have sex at his Fourth Street home with a girl he believed to be 13 years old. Harper told police he changed his mind about meeting the girl "because it was...
A Clovis man previously convicted of harassing public officials was charged Monday with 10 counts of extortion and 21 counts of stalking some of those same officials. Michael McKinney, 47, also was indicted Friday by a Clovis grand jury on charges he tried to terrify, intimidate or harass state Rep. Andrea Reeb and others. District Attorney Quentin Ray said McKinney was arrested in Thurston County, Wash., where he is being held by authorities until he can be extradited to...
