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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Matthew Moore was on his way home from work about 1 a.m. Wednesday, when his vehicle bounced over something in the road. The jolt knocked off his glasses, and sent his Ford Explorer out of control. “I thought one of my tires had popped or something,” he said. “All I knew was I was driving one minute and, the next, trying to get control of the car.” Moore stopped the vehicle, found his glasses and soon found what caused the problem — dead cows on U.S. 60/84 west of Clovis. In all, Moore said he counted five dead cows... Full story
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has reached an agreement with Albuquerque-based Proview Sports Network to broadcast replays of various Greyhound sports events, according to a release from the college. The network, which appears on Comcast channel 26/27, will play Greyhound football games Wednesdays at 7 p.m. At the conclusion of the football season, the Wednesday evening time slot will then be filled with Greyhound basketball game replays. “We are excited about thi...
Teen years are known to be filled with drama, and I recently came across some pretty serious drama at Clovis High School. This drama, however, was the productive sort, contained in the CHS drama classes. Arriving at Crystal Benfield’s drama classroom, small groups of students were clustered in intense discussions of character and motivation; plot and other things I couldn’t quite make out. Benfield wandered among groups, listening, offering comments. When she joined me for...
PORTALES — Trial for the mother-daughter former-daycare operators accused in the death and serious injury last summer of two young girls in their care begins today with jury selection. Mary and Sandi Taylor will be tried together in Roosevelt County Court on two first-degree felony charges each — reckless abuse of a child resulting in death, and abuse of a child resulting in great bodily harm. They were arrested July 25, 2017, after allegedly leaving two girls inside a hot... Full story
CLOVIS — Pending approval at tonight’s Clovis City Commission meeting, the city will soon hire new management for its 18-hole municipal golf course. The city has received word that Real Golf LLC, operated by Charlie Maciel, plans to transition out of its management of Colonial Park Golf Course. Commissioners are expected to look into creating a Request For Proposal recommendation committee to move forward. The meeting is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Maciel has been operating...
PORTALES — For 53 years strong, the ENMU College Daze Rodeo has attracted some of the best college athletes from across the region to the eastern plains of New Mexico. The “Largest college rodeo in the Southwest” is a source of pride for those in the Portales area, and according to at least one man, it shows no signs of stopping, anytime soon. “It’s a tradition that’s been going strong for 53 years, and is probably the longest running college rodeo in the country, outside of...
New Mexico Secretary of Education Christopher Ruszkowski visited eastern New Mexico on Wednesday to celebrate a pair of first-time achievements at area schools. First Ruszkowski visited Fort Sumner Middle School to celebrate that school’s first A grade before traveling northeast to House Elementary School to recognize its A, the first time a House school has earned the top grade. Ruszkowski was in the region as part of the Straight A Express, a campaign the Public Education D...
CLOVIS — The board of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is scheduled to approve today a contract for construction of a local pipeline, along with moving toward closing a contract that will allocate more funds to the project. Having now received both state and engineer recommendations, the board will be asked to award Oscar Renda Contracting, Inc. with the Finish Water 2 project, which will establish a pipeline of some 7 1/2 miles between Cannon Air Force Base and an EPCOR water storage system in Clovis. The o...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Stephen Lopez, 36, failure to pay fines, possession of a controlled substance • Patrick Trujillo, 30, criminal damage to the property of a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Anthony Bara, 23, failure to pay fines • Cesar Chacon-Rascon, 19, failure to pay fines, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Christopher Montoya, 27, battery against a household member, probation violation • Joseph Barela, 41, failure to p...
Today • U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich staff mobile office — 11 a.m. until noon, Eastern Plains Council of Governments, 418 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-622-7113 • Town Hall — Underage drinking, 5:30 p.m., Clovis Community College Auditorium, 417 Schepps Blvd. Hosted by Curry County Office Substance Abuse Prevention. Information: 575-763-7725 • Paella on the Patio — Music by Mitch Gray, 6 p.m., Clovis Civic Center on the Plateau Plaza, 801 Schepps Blvd. Admission: $30. Information: 575-935-5000 Friday • Pinwheels for...
Today • Curry County Health Council — 1 p.m., County Commission conference room, Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m., Sitterly Professional Center, 801 Pile St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Roosevelt General Hospital board meeting — 5:30 p.m., Fred Anthony Conference Room, RGH, 42121 U.S. 70,...
PORTALES — The portion of Lime Street from North Avenue N to North Avenue N Place will be closed for at least a week, according to a release from the city. Sewer lift station rehabilitation and replacement is scheduled to start today, and run seven to 10 days. Motorists are asked to plan their routes around the closure....
On this date ... 1968: Army Capt. Arch Gammons, 26, had been awarded the Bronze Star for “meritorious service in ground operations against hostile forces in Vietnam,” the Muleshoe Journal reported. Gammons was a 1960 Muleshoe High School graduate. He had received a bachelor of arts degree in chemistry at Texas Tech before entering into active military duty in 1964. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]...
