Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The intersections of West University and South Avenue E and South Avenue F in Portales will be closed for repairs to a sewer main, beginning at 7 a.m. today....
The city of Clovis is seeking four Clovis residents to fill vacancies on three of its volunteer boards. The city needs two Clovis citizens for the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board and one citizen each for the Commission for Older Adults and the Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee. The tax board, which meets quarterly, seeks one member from industries that primarily serve tourists and one representative for the hotel industry. Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday for the lodger’s tax vacancies and 5 p.m. Dec. 29 for...
ROCKWALL, Texas — Fifteen members of the Clovis Swim Club, most of them on the Clovis High swim team roster, participated in the NT COR Winter Classic competition over the weekend in the Dallas area. CHS coach Vincent de Maio said the meet was a national-level competition and the Clovis entries did well in general. “It was a great opportunity for our swimmers to swim at a national-level meet against competition from around the country,” he said. “All of our swimmers posted personal-best times.” The boys were led by junior Ja...
PORTALES - The 2016-17 Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team is still searching for its first win on its home court, losing to Lubbock Christian 73-67 Tuesday night. Led by CoRnell Neal and Marquise Harris, who both scored 17 points on the night, the Greyhounds (4-8, 0-4 LSC) were once again out-shot in Greyhound Arena. While the Hounds are not necessarily shooting poorly, hitting just under 40 percent of their shots during this particular contest, their opponents are...
When it comes to Christmas, there's a price for procrastination. Christmas shipping deadlines are fast approaching for the United Parcel Service (UPS), United States Postal Service (USPS) and FedEx, but local representatives stress earlier is better and advised wrapping it up in the next week. "If (you) wait until the last minute," Clovis UPS Store Manager Amy Norenberg said, "depending on where (the package) is going, you're essentially buying an airline ticket for the...
A movie filmed in Portales and Clovis was recently nominated for three Golden Globe awards, much to the excitement of those instrumental in their communities' involvement. "Hell or High Water," starring Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine, received nominations Monday in the categories of best motion picture (drama), best supporting actor (Jeff Bridges) and best screenplay. Production took place in the summer of 2015 in both Clovis and Portales. The news didn't come as a surprise for...
PORTALES — A federal lawsuit filed earlier this year by a former Roosevelt County sheriff’s deputy has been dismissed by a U.S. magistrate judge. Robert Ellison sued Roosevelt County and the sheriff’s office in May for wrongful termination. According to the suit, Deputy Christopher McCasland allegedly told Ellison he intentionally injured an inmate while working for another law enforcement agency and when Ellison reported this to superiors, nothing was done about it. The lawsuit also alleges superiors accused Ellison of “m...
PORTALES — The parent company of Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a notice from Moore, Bassan & Behles Attorneys at Law. The Heartland Healthcare bankruptcy was filed on Dec. 2, according to court documents provided by the Albuquerque law firm, which filed a motion requesting the facility in Portales be allowed to remain in operation using its current funding. “If the debtor is unable to continue its operations, the residents will be helpless, and the Sta...
Turnovers are never good. When you have trouble scoring anyway, they are usually killers. Clovis High’s girls kept an athletic Hobbs team in relative check for much of the game Tuesday night, but they couldn’t overcome 27 turnovers and a couple of Lady Eagles scoring runs in a 53-34 setback at Rock Staubus Gym. Hobbs improved to 4-0 for the season under Joe Carpenter, in his first year at the school after 17 seasons at Roswell High. Carpenter led the Lady Coyotes to the first state championship under his direction last Mar...
Boys Portales 71, Roswell Goddard 58 Portales (3-0) — Darian Ontiveros 1 0-0 2, Junior Ramirez 5 1-2 15, Jase Wallace 5 2-3 14. Braden Bridges 1 0-0 2, Jeremie Karngbaye 14 2-3 30, Ethan Self 2 2-2 8. Totals 28 7-9 71. Roswell Goddard (4-5) — Coombes 4 1 0-0 11, Reyes 1 0-0 3, Garcia 3 0-0 9, LeAnthony Harrison 7 1 10-14 27, Denford 4 0-0 8. Totals 15 6 10-14 58. Portales 17 20 17 17 — 71 Goddard 9 19 8 22 — 58 3-pointers — Portales, Ramirez 4, Self 2, Wallace 2. Roswell Goddard, Garcia 3, Coombes, Harrison, Reyes. Junior va...
Whether it was in the north or the south, it was a good night for Ram basketball in New Mexico. The Portales girls, despite being shorthanded, blew out previously-undefeated West Las Vegas 84-41 on the road behind a near triple-double by Zamorye Cox. Meanwhile, down in Roswell, the Rams used a balanced effort to top 5A Goddard 71-58. In a battle of unbeatens up north, it was never a contest as Portales (5-0) got double-doubles from Taylor Rippee and Cox. Rippee had the more conventional double-double with 10 points and 10...
On this date ... 1976: Ninth Judicial District Judge James. C. Compton of Portales announced his resignation, effective Jan. 1. Compton, 62, was elected to a six-year term in 1972, defeating Dee C. Blythe. In his resignation letter to Gov. Jerry Apodaca, Compton cited a heavy case load and "demands of the office" as primary reasons for stepping down. He wrote that he'd been involved in 8,400 cases in his four years as judge and that "fewer than a half-dozen of my judgments hav...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 11:38 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 200 block South Knoxville Street • 11:39 a.m.: Threats report, 1600 block West Second Street • 12:58 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, Third Street/Main Street • 2:43 p.m.: Reckless driver, Second Street • 2:53 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 700 block West 18th Street • 3:16 p.m.: Fire/regular response, Juniper Street/Railroad Street • 8:20 p.m.: Reckless driver, mile marker 434 on...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 7:47 a.m.: Careless driving (muni), Tierra Blanca Road/Horn Avenue • 8:47 a.m.: Burglary (auto), 2300 block of Newman Drive • 8:53 a.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 700 block of Mitchell Street • 1:03 p.m.: Burglary (residence), 200 block of Sandzen Drive • 2:48 p.m.: Following too close, 700 block of Sycamore Street • 4:52 p.m.: Leaving scene of crash with property damage, 1400 block...
Today's family in need: This woman is seeking help for her and her three children this Christmas season. "I received an email from a lady who said she was living in an abusive relationship," said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. "We told her to seek help from law enforcement and told her different agencies where she could seek help. She recently contacted me to tell me her husband is out of the house but he was the bread winner for the family." Any help would...
Today • Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge — 7 p.m. in Town Hall at Clovis Community College. Tickets: $10. Information: 575-769-2811 • Blood drive — 2:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, Clovis. Information: 575-840-8178 • Christmas Nites at the Zoo — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Hillcrest Park Zoo, Clovis. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Information: 575-769-7873 • Preschool story time — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Jingle All The Way. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m....
Today • Planning and Zoning — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • CCC Board of Trustees — 8 a.m. in room 512 at Clovis Community College. Information: 575-769-4001 Thursday • ENMWUA — 10 a.m. at Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-356-8449 Tuesday • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in the commission room at the court house, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. i...
Donald J. Trump continues to interview and select candidates for appointment to cabinet positions. One cannot help but ponder that very few of those Trump has selected have escaped scathing criticism heaped on them by politicians and the media. Sen. Jeff Sessions is pilloried as a racist. Georgia Rep. Tom Price is not only an opponent of women’s health programs, he is an enemy of the poor and the aged. Scott Pruitt is a “longtime enemy of the EPA” and has been a puppet of the...
Although the state Legislature’s 60-day session doesn’t begin for another seven weeks, some legislators are already talking about trying to amend the state Constitution. It’s not because of some glaring deficiency in the venerable document, but to circumvent the legislative process, as well as Gov. Susana Martinez’s ability to veto their pet pieces of proposed legislation. That’s not only an abuse of the process, it can help to exacerbate the bitter partisanship that fuels legislative gridlock. There are proper times and...
Why the sudden uproar over “fake news?” Apparently, because many on the political left blame so-called fake news for Trump’s election. There has always been fake news. Nineteenth century newspapers were peppered with delicious tales of sea monsters, mysterious airships, and ape men presented as news. Today, press releases from government agencies are routinely presented without disclaimers. Both are likely to be outlandish fiction. If a story confirms what you want to belie...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & 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. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — We had no reports from anglers this week. Animas River — Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 286 cfs. Fishing was fair to good using wooly buggers, San Juan worms, PowerBait and salmon egg...
