Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Board members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority came together to discuss their options Tuesday after Portales city councilors refused to approve a resolution last week. ENMWUA Executive Director Justin Howalt said every other authority member community — Curry County, town of Melrose, city of Clovis, town of Elida, town of Grady and town of Texico — had already passed the resolution. The resolution states that if something were to happen to ENMWUA to cause it to not be able to pay existing and f...
Scott Robinson knew the sledding could be a bit tough for a while when he assumed Clovis High boys basketball coaching duties two years ago. That said, it’s been a really rough ride for the Wildcats, who are 8-44 in those two seasons, including 3-22 last year. Still, Robinson thinks the Cats are starting to head in the right direction, and have an ultimate goal at some point of winning a district title and competition for a Class 6A state championship. On paper, they couldn’t have a much tougher draw in their bid to turn thi...
Santa Claus is coming to town early this year, and thousands are hoping to catch a glimpse of him. More than 8,000 area residents are expected to gather for this year’s Christmas Lights Parade, an iconic celebration for downtown Clovis organized by Clovis MainStreet. The non-profit organization will host the annual parade at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 along Main Street in Clovis, where many businesses are known to turn off their storefront lights to make the parade lights easier to see. According to Clovis MainStreet Executive Director L...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and 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. Northeast Cimarron River — Stream flow below Eagle Nest on Monday was .42 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. Conchas Lake — Fishing was fair using 3-inch straight-tail grubs and leach patterns for walleye. A few...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 8:50 a.m.: Shooting at/from a motor vehicle, 300 block of North Connelly Street • 8:50 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 1100 block of Sandia Drive • 9:51 a.m.: Fail to yield left turn, Prince Street/Llano Estacado • 10:14 a.m.: Larceny over $500, 1200 block of West Yucca Avenue • 10:39 a.m.: Improper lane change, 2500 block of Prince Street • 4:59 p.m.: Burglary (auto), 800 block of Hull Street...
Elections have consequences and some of them are unforeseen. In what NBC news described as a "maneuver that seemed to deliberately limit access to the media" the Trump family went to dinner. The president-elect had the impertinence to decide he was hungry after his spokeswoman told the press pool that his day had ended. One week after the election, the Trump administration was described by NBC as, "shaping up to be the least accessible to the public and the press in modern...
Here’s a guess that the folks who run the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division are not Black Friday shoppers. They are the folks who scramble on Christmas Eve to find the gifts they need. That procrastination on the part of MVD is the reason far too many New Mexicans are going into the holidays scrambling to comply with the new Real-ID license and ID law. Real ID was passed by Congress in 2005 after 18 of 19 terrorists used state-issued driver’s licenses to board planes and then crash them into the World Trade Center tow...
How often do you change your opinion about anything? When you do, what causes the change? With the reluctance toward changing an opinion, it's amazing anyone ever does, on anything. Yet, it is possible, and it does happen. I have changed my opinion on many things over the course of my life. When I change my opinions, I would like for truth, reality, and reason to be the catalyst. When I'm wrong, I want to know, and I want this knowledge to change me. I am suspicious when...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 11:51 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 1100 block West First Street, report taken • 12:02 p.m.: Burglary report, 700 block West 15th Lane • 12:21 p.m.: Battery report, 1900 block Virginia Estates • 4:32 p.m.: MVA, hit and run, 1300 block West Lime Street • 10:04 p.m.: MVA without injuries, mile marker 430 on U.S. 70, report taken • 11:04 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1800 block Dillon-Wood Drive Tuesday • 1...
On this date ... 1976: Local law enforcement and the Distributive Education Department at Clovis High School hosted a seminar on ways to prevent shoplifting. Prosecutor Albert Chavez, Juvenile Probation Officer Jim Osborne and Clovis Police Officer Joe Thomas fielded questions from business owners about laws and offered tips on ways to spot and detain a shoplifter. 1951: An oil well near the New Mexico state line, west of Bledsoe, Texas, was producing 18 barrels an hour, officials said. Shell Oil company was drilling other...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man entered a not guilty plea in district court Tuesday on the heels of a grand jury returning a second-degree murder indictment against him in connection with an October fight that left a man dead. Ricky Goodman, 42, was arraigned via video conference from the Curry County Adult Detention Center before Judge Matt Chandler while being represented by Anthony Filosa. Chief Deputy District Attorney Brian Stover is representing the state in the case. “The defendant is charged by one count with a grand jury ind...
PORTALES — The trial date for a former Portales man accused of child molestation has been moved to January after a hearing Tuesday in Portales district court. Rocky Banda, 35, is charged with multiple counts of sexual penetration of a minor, having allegedly molested a teenage girl over the course of several years. After finding that a motion for a more definitive statement on the timeline in which the alleged crimes took place had been answered by the state, Ninth Judicial District Judge Donna Mowrer rescheduled Banda’s tri...
On this date ... 1976: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Franklin were going to be without a kitchen for Thanksgiving. A fire, likely caused by a malfunctioning water heater, resulted in about $8,000 worth of damage to their home east of Melrose. No one was home when the fire began. Mrs. Franklin was returning home about 2 p.m., found the kitchen ablaze, and drove into Melrose to notify the fire department. Seven volunteers battled the fire for about 90 minutes before it was contained. Fire Chief Don Hightower said the entire house...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 5:48 a.m.: Breaking and entering, 1400 block of Thornton Street • 8:37 a.m.: Runaway, 1800 block of East Brady Avenue • 9:59 a.m.: Found property, 1900 block of North Thornton Street • 10:39 a.m.: Theft of a credit card, 1300 block of Lea Street • 10:57 a.m.: Following too close (muni), 900 block of Colonial Parkway • 11:05 a.m.: Fraud, welfare, 2400 block of North Main Street • 11:10 a.m.: C...
Basketball • Monday — Junior Varsity teams will play in Texico, 4 p.m. • Tuesday — Junior High A teams play in Melrose, 4 p.m. Progress reports Progress reports will be issued to Dora students on Tuesday. This report will show academic progress for the first six weeks of the second grading period.... Full story
STAFF REPORT CLOVIS — The Salvation Army in Clovis is preparing once again to help local families in need during the Christmas season. The organization has started fundraising for families in need through the Empty Stocking Fund. “We have individuals that come to us for help but we can only help so much,” said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. “We try to help 24 to 25 families that have very special needs that we alone can’t meet, so we reach out to the community.” Berggren said the angel tree fundraiser...
STAFF REPORT CLOVIS — The Salvation Army in Clovis is preparing once again to help local families in need during the Christmas season. The organization has started fundraising for families in need through the Empty Stocking Fund. “We have individuals that come to us for help but we can only help so much,” said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. “We try to help 24 to 25 families that have very special needs that we alone can’t meet, so we reach out to the community.” Berggren said the angel tree fundraiser...
File photo The Portales Police Department’s annual Santa Cop event will be happening 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Memorial Building in Portales. The event has been taking place since 1998. STAFF REPORT PORTALES — During the holiday season, there is an 18-year-old tradition that takes place in Portales each year that never seems to fail to put smiles on the faces of a few hundred residents. And that’s the Portales Police Department’s Santa Cop event, which provides toys to...
File photo The Portales Police Department’s annual Santa Cop event will be happening 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Memorial Building in Portales. The event has been taking place since 1998. STAFF REPORT PORTALES — During the holiday season, there is an 18-year-old tradition that takes place in Portales each year that never seems to fail to put smiles on the faces of a few hundred residents. And that’s the Portales Police Department’s Santa Cop event, which provides toys to...
Local columnist On this day of giving thanks, I am especially grateful today to some neighbors all of us in eastern New Mexico happen to share: the men and women stationed at Cannon Air Force Base. I am not exaggerating when I say that the used book sale conducted last week by the Friends of the Portales Public Library could not have happened without our Cannon volunteers. This is the third year that our small but loyal group of library supporters was supplemented (by which I mean “saved”) by some book-toting men and wom...
Local columnist On this day of giving thanks, I am especially grateful today to some neighbors all of us in eastern New Mexico happen to share: the men and women stationed at Cannon Air Force Base. I am not exaggerating when I say that the used book sale conducted last week by the Friends of the Portales Public Library could not have happened without our Cannon volunteers. This is the third year that our small but loyal group of library supporters was supplemented (by which I mean “saved”) by some book-toting men and wom... Full story
The following businesses and offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: • City of Portales offices — Thursday-Friday • City of Clovis offices — Thursday-Friday • District Court — Wednesday-Friday • Eastern New Mexico University — Wednesday-Friday • Clovis Community College — Wednesday through Friday • Fire Department Administrative Offices — Thursday-Friday • First Financial Credit Union — Thursday • James Polk Stone Community Bank — Noon Wednesday-Thursday • Magistrate Court — Noon Wednesday-Friday • Municipal Cour... Full story
The following businesses and offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday: • City of Portales offices — Thursday-Friday • City of Clovis offices — Thursday-Friday • District Court — Wednesday-Friday • Eastern New Mexico University — Wednesday-Friday • Clovis Community College — Wednesday through Friday • Fire Department Administrative Offices — Thursday-Friday • First Financial Credit Union — Thursday • James Polk Stone Community Bank — Noon Wednesday-Thursday • Magistrate Court — Noon Wednesday-Friday • Municipal Cour...
