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President Trump has planned a trip to New Mexico on Sept. 16. “We’re excited that President Trump and his team sees New Mexico as a state they can flip,” Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce said in a news release on Friday. “We believe that New Mexicans are fed up with the socialist left agenda and are ready to stand with the President as he continues to lower taxes, create jobs, increase pay and employment opportunities for women, minorities and those who traditionally struggle to find good jobs.” The RPNM...
The New Mexico State Police is investigating a homicide south of Belen last week that claimed the life of a Portales man. Brian Johnson, 28, of Portales, died at University of New Mexico Hospital Aug. 28, three days after being shot in his vehicle. Kenneth Bolgah, 24, and Vidal Ortega Jr., 47, both of Belen, have been arrested in connection to his death. According to an NMSP release: • Agents with the NMSP responded to a residence in Belen on Aug. 25 in reference to a male sho...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office and various local law enforcement agencies took part in an operation this week resulting in 23 arrests of alleged violent offenders with outstanding warrants in Curry, Roosevelt and Socorro counties. According to a release from Attorney General Hector Balderas, Operation Steel Net took place Wednesday and Thursday as the result of months of intelligence gathering, analysis and coordination between district attorneys and law enforcement to track the individuals who we...
PORTALES — In a regular meeting Thursday morning, the Roosevelt County Commission will hold public hearings and consider action on ordinances pertaining to personnel and collective bargaining, among other items. The commission will also hear a discussion and request for action in response to damage on East 12th Street and consider bid awards for emulsion materials. The last item on the agenda is a request to approve a grant agreement for “Local Government Invitation to Participate in 2020 Census Outreach.” The meeting is sc...
In his fine book “What’s So Amazing About Grace,” author Philip Yancey writes that at a British conference on comparative religions, scholars from around the world were discussing the most basic beliefs of Christianity. One important question in particular led them into pretty serious debate. That’s when C.S. Lewis wandered into the room. When he asked, “What’s the rumpus about?” he was told that they were asking what Christianity’s unique contribution among world religions...
Some things just don’t make sense. Oysters, for example. I can’t imagine who might have cracked open one of those “delicacies” and thought eating it was a good idea. I suppose we could say the same for clams. There is a world of difference between delicious deep-fried clams or clam cakes (a personal favorite), and oozy clams on the shell. Same for okra. Foodstuffs shouldn’t have a slime factor. I’m told that if you fry okra properly, there isn’t a slime factor. Sadly, my fir...
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Welcome Back” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Rural Bookmobile East — 1:45-3 p.m., Elida City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information: 575-461-1824 • Teens and Tweens: “Newspaper Art” — 4:30 p.m., Portales Pub...
They say blessings come in disguise. If so, my blessings are poorly disguised. They show up wearing false noses and funny eyeglasses and are instantly recognizable unless I am being completely thick-headed — and it is astonishing how often I am. I had a really bad year a few years back when I lost my husband and my job and my home in rapid succession. All of this happened while I was living in Nigeria (which was not great to begin with). I realized immediately this was bad news. But I also figured out, pretty early on, t...
I collect historical tidbits that interest me from area newspapers. Here are a few from the first half of Septembers past: • Sept. 1, 1954: The Muletrain News was first broadcast from Muleshoe by Gil Lamb from the living room of his home at the corner of West Fourth and Avenue B. It aired remotely on Radio Station KICA out of Clovis until July 26, 1956, when KMUL went on the air. • Sept. 1, 1931: Portales schools were filled to capacity with the largest enrollment in their history — 1,364 students, a 13 percent incre...
My Uncle Jack Williamson called himself a “desperate optimist.” I always liked that term, that desire to keep a positive outlook even in grim circumstances. The older I get, the more I relate. Especially on weeks like this. I write these columns a couple of days before they’re published each Wednesday. As I am at the keyboard committing these words to paper, the communities of Odessa and Midland are mopping up crime scenes and starting to piece together lives that were shatt...
