Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Retiring after 46 1/2 years with the Portales Fire Department, Administrative Secretary Brenda Fenton was recognized by peers at Tuesday night's Portales City Council meeting as a boon to the department and a blessing to coworkers. "I'm going to use one of her favorite words: Expectations," Fire Chief Gary Nuckols said, following a mayoral proclamation recognizing her service. "That's still one of her favorite words today. I knew right away she had high expectations...
CLOVIS — Clovis Community College's Allied Health Division will crown the achievements of Fall 2016 graduates within the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) and Nursing programs with pinning ceremonies slated for this week. School officials said the PTA pinning will be 6 p.m. today at Clovis Community College's Town Hall, while the Nursing program pinning ceremony will be held 1 p.m. Friday at the Clovis Civic Center. Delilah Vargas and Samantha Walls are wrapping up work in th...
PORTALES — Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Donna Mowrer denied a motion to dismiss the case of Antonio Salguero Wednesday after hearing an argument that his arrest was illegal based on false information on an arrest affidavit. Salguero was one of 11 arrested on drug trafficking charges in an April drug sting. Sheriff Malin Parker has been accused of lying on Salguero's arrest affidavit as well as several others from the drug operation with defense attorneys claiming t...
Moving toward the holiday season, a common focus becomes giving, sharing, and helping one another. While these virtues should, of course, be daily practice year round, it's perhaps good to pause at least once during the year to deliberately reflect. Recently, Dr. Sylvia Martinez, principal at La Casita (LC), shared a number of things going on at her school. In addition to various academic activities, the music program is thriving at La Casita. Kindergarten teacher Ivonne...
As Christmas lights go up, and rehearsals are under way for various local holiday-related functions, this is the time of year when I always remember a long-gone friend and neighbor, Rowena Preuit. Every small community needs an igniter, a person who makes sure traditions are observed and that events get on the calendar and actually happen. In the south Roosevelt County community of Milnesand, Rowena Preuit was that person for much of my life. She and her husband, Top, were...
PORTALES — The New Mexico Department of Transportation will be conducting road work at the intersection of West Fir and North Avenue I Monday through Wednesday, according to a city of Portales public service announcement. On Tuesday, NMDOT will also be conducting road repairs on Main Street from the corner of Main and First streets to the Railroad tracks. The city of Portales is asking residents to exercise caution in these areas and obey road signs....
TUCUMCARI — Area legislators discussed the forecast of the 2017 budget, capital outlay and business regulations Tuesday night during a legislative forum at Mesalands Dinosaur Museum and Natural Science Laboratory. Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview, and Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Logan, spoke with residents at the forum organized by the Eastern Plains Council of Governments. Woods represents District 7 (Curry, Quay and Union counties) while Roch represents District 67 (Quay, Harding, Union, Curry, Roosevelt, San Miguel and Colfax c...
PORTALES — The 2016 state champion Portales High football team was honored Wednesday at the Portales High gym in a rally that included the student body, as well as district administrators and community members. Started off by Portales High Athletic Director Mark Gallegos, the football team was first introduced and honored while standing next to the blue trophy - the fifth earned by the Rams. After a performance by the Rams cheer squad, head coach Jamie Ramirez presented the t...
PORTALES — At their Tuesday night meeting, Portales city councilors approved the city’s 2017 capital outlay request list. According to City Manager Sammy Standefer, the list was up for approval so that it could be given to the city’s legislators to ask for funding during the January legislative session. The list included the top five items from the city’s infrastructure and capital improvement plan, as well as the amount requested. The top five items on the ICIP were well field improvements ($395,000), fire protect...
Basketball • Today-Saturday — Varsity teams will be playing in the Elida Tournament; brackets are on the school website at www.doraschools.com • Today — Junior High teams play in Clovis, 4:30 p.m. Spelling bee Dora students will compete in our annual Spelling Bee today in the school library. Students grades 2-5 will compete in the elementary category at 8:30 a.m., and students from grades 6-8 will compete in the senior division at 9 a.m. Book fair The Scholastic Book Fair is being held in the school library through today....
Today's family in need: This grandmother has reached the end of the rope. Her daughter, the mother of three children, keeps leaving town and leaving the kids - ages 5, 10 and 12 - alone. "The grandmother is currently trying to get custody of the kids so they have some stability in their lives," said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. "She is in desperate need of a little help this Christmas." About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint venture of the...
On this date ... 1976: Rev. Clyde Stanfield, Air Force Capt. Mike Bell and Rev. W. C. Green were among those attending a meeting of the Curry-Roosevelt Council on Alcoholism. The meeting was to discuss alcohol abuse, its effect on military families, and how good cooperation between the community and base could be extended to help abusers. 1971: A layer of ice covered streets as eastern New Mexico braced for a severe snowstorm over the next 24 hours. Police in Clovis and...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 8:00 a.m.: Missing person (child), 1200 block of Ash Street • 11:16 a.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 200 block of North Pile Street • 1:35 p.m.: Failure to pay fines, 200 block of North Pile Street • 3:18 p.m.: Criminal trespass (muni), 3800 block of Springwood Drive • 4:30 p.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 1000 block of Sunrise Boulevard • 5:30 p.m.: Burglary (residence)...
Eastern New Mexico University has a pair of All-Americans in senior Lauren Frye and junior Kamal Cass. The awards were announced this week by the American Football Coaches Association and the Division II College Coaches Association. Cass was named to the football first team as an all-purpose specialist, while Frye was named to the third team as an outside hitter. Cass’ AFCA All-America honors are the school’s first since Jeff Howard in 2004 and 10th among nine players. Linebacker Michael Walton earned the honor in 1998 and...
Texas A&M-Commerce at ENMU Women 5:30 p.m. today, Greyhound Arena On the air: KSEL, 105.9 FM. Records: Texas A&M-Commerce 6-2, 2-0 Lone Star Conference. ENMU 4-2, 2-0. Last time out: The Greyhounds handed West Texas A&M a 72-67 setback Saturday on the road. The Lions are come in with a three-game winning streak following a 73-60 win Saturday over Midwestern State. Last meeting: February 20, 69-59 Commerce. ENMU leads the series 31-27 overall, and is 19-8 in their home games against the Lions. Notes: The Greyhounds and Lions a...
Today • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — at 418 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 • Planning and Zoning — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in room 512 at Clovis Community College. Information: 575-769-4001 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsro...
Today • Service of Remembrance — 6 p.m. at Steed Todd Funeral Home. A time to remember loved ones who have passed in the last year. Information: 575-763-5541 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 9-12. Activity: DIY Candygrams. Information: 575-356-3940 • Pre-K story hour, Colour Creators — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Theme: Christmas Trees. Wear play clothes for painting. Information: 575-763-9683 • Colour Creators — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Theme: Christmas Trees...
The Clovis City Commission is scheduled to meet at 5:15 p.m. today at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Among the agenda items is a $10,000 request from the Curry County Events Center to use lodger’s tax funds to help promote a Travis Tritt concert set for Jan. 13 at the events center. Events Center Special Events Manager Joelle Reed is appealing directly to the commission because the lodger’s tax board meets quarterly, and the Tritt concert was booked following the board’s October meeting. The event promo...
