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Portales’ Public Works Department has notified city administration that the water department is working on a waterline break on First Street from Avenue A to Avenue F. Water service may be disrupted until the repairs are completed. No initial estimate is given on repair times.... Full story
CLOVIS — City police have arrested a juvenile on charges pertaining to a mass shooting threat last week on Clovis High School, according to a news release Monday. An investigation originated the morning of Sept. 25, when CPD was notified around 8 a.m. that day of Snapchat postings that “cited the name ‘Nathaniel,’ Clovis High School employees, and a threat to conduct a mass shooting at the high school,” the release said. An online post that same day from Clovis Municipal Schools said CHS “received a phone call from an ind...
Sometimes it just happens — a dog is raised with love and tenderness only to develop aggression issues with no logical explanation. Those of the nurture mindset would argue something in the animal’s experience triggered the aggression, that it’s a response to an event or mishandling by humans. Nature folks might take the opposite position, arguing something in the pooch’s composition and breeding is to blame. Regardless, sometimes well-treated animals with no cause for vio...
VERNON, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University rodeo team had a strong showing this past weekend at the Vernon College Rodeo. Overall, ENMU finished fifth on the men's side and sixth on the women's side. Junior Wesley Gudgell took home the All-Around award on the men's side after winning the short go and the average in steer wrestling. Additionally, he and his brother Jacob Gudgell were fifth in the team roping. Wesley was the sole point getter for the men's team that finished fifth among 17 teams. On the women's side, j...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds soccer team (2-6-2; LSC 1-3) fell in a 3-0 loss against Angelo State (6-1-1; LSC 3-0-1) on Sunday. Angelo State who is ranked seventh in the NCAA division had an early goal in the 25th minute by Trenaday Scott. Cassandra Moosburger added hers in the 36th minute and Mackenzie Broderick made sure she got hers in at the 57th minute. The Greyhounds couldn’t capitalize in the second half as Angelo State failed to do anything for the remainder of the game. ENM...
ALBUQUERQUE — A high school secretary from Gallup with family ties to Clovis was among those killed in the mass shooting Sunday night at a Las Vegas, Nev., country music festival. Gallup-McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt sent an email to school employees Monday morning to tell them of the tragedy. "Last night during the mass shooting in Las Vegas we lost one of our staff members," Hyatt wrote. "Lisa Romero, discipline secretary at Miyamura, was a victim in t...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University football team (4-1; LSC 3-1) is off to its best start in more than 10 years and is gaining national recognition. A poll at www.CompughterRatings.com lists the Greyhounds as the 23rd-best team in the NCAA Division II. The poll has four Lone Star Conference teams in its top 30. Texas A&M-Commerce ranks third, Tarleton State is 27th, and Midwestern State is 28th. Defending National Champion Northwest Missouri State topped the list. ENMU returns to Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound S...
ALBUQUERQUE — The NMAA Subway Director’s Cup winners were announced Monday afternoon on the New Mexico Activities Association Facebook page. The Subway Director’s Cup is awarded annually to the top New Mexico Activities member schools in each classification and are awarded based on success in activities, athletics, and Sportsmanship that are gained through points in each categories. Here are the 2016/17 winners in each classification. 6A: 1st. Cleveland, 2nd. Eldorado, 3rd. Artesia 5A: 1st. Albuquerque Academy, 2nd. Los A...
On this date ... 1967: At a meeting of the Portales Valley Project (PVP), the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issued a report suggesting that drilling 86 wells in state land in Blackwater Draw "would supply most of their farms with enough water until the year 2010," according to the Clovis News-Journal. Several members of the Water Rights for the New Mexico Landowners Association were in attendance at the Portales Municipal Building to dispute the findings. Charles Marshall,...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission will hear requests for three separate agreements at its meeting at 9 a.m. today in the Roosevelt County Courthouse. An agreement with S. Resource Inc. for the completion of a salary study on county staff will be the first up for approval, according to County Manager Amber Hamilton. The $10,500 study will collect salary data and help the county to better understand employee compensation and classification, she said. The commission w...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Saturday-Sunday: Clovis • Abel Navarrete, 23, contempt of court • Martin Sigala, 31, breaking and entering • Juan Flores, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Isaac Castillo, 30, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Brittany Ammons, 27, burglary of a vehicle, injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle • Samuel Spight, 53, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia • James Wright, 26, failure to appear at time and plac...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Board of Commissioners meets at 9 a.m. today in their chambers at 417 Gidding Street. Among the action items is a proposal to begin a trial period of a four-day work week for the county’s Road Department, wherein most staff will maintain a weekly schedule of Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Trash pickup will continue on Fridays, with two employees on staff and able to “take care of emergent situations,” said a letter from Road Superintendent Dennis Fury. “With this change we will be a...
PORTALES — The city of Portales is hoping to update its Johnson Hill water storage tanks, with some help from the New Mexico Water Trust Board. City Manager Sammy Standefer said a resolution to file an application for $2.9 million to rehabilitate the tanks will be up for approval at tonight’s Portales City Council meeting. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the Memorial Building. “They’re not in dire need, but there’s some more piping issues that we have that we want to change up to make it work a little bit better,...
Today • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Portales Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission chambers, 417 Gidding Street, Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Wednesday • Clovis Community College board — 8 a.m. at CCC room 512. Information: 575-769-4001 • ENMU nursing education review — 1 p.m. in the Aztec Room. Information: 575-56...
Today • Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. at ENMRSH, Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 • Book and babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Book: 123s. Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Donut Miss This. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool story-time — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Donu...
Please don’t wait to turn on lights I always enjoy reading Audra Brown’s column about life down on the farm. The headline on Friday’s column caught my attention and got me to thinking. “You might wait to turn wipers on” — yes, that’s true with the mud and dust we get on the windshield. But also — don’t wait to put the lights on. When there are times of bad visibility, such as the rain and clouds that we’re experiencing lately, it’s important to make sure it is easy for other drivers to see our vehicle. I drive between Clovi...
