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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Booked The following were booked into local jails through early Wednesday: Clovis • Dion Hodge, 33, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Manuel Quinonez, 31, out of state fugitive, driving while license suspended or revoked • Jamon McClendon, 33, possession of marijuana, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon • Herman Eylicio, 41, shoplifting • Ramon Aragon, 21, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Steven McKenna, 60, aggravated battery against a household m...
PORTALES — Officials on Tuesday discovered a body inside a burning vehicle west of Portales, but said Wednesday night they still had little additional information. “There hasn’t even been a determination on if there was foul play or not,” Deputy District Attorney Jake Boazman said. Boazman said there was no information yet available as to the identity of the vehicle’s occupant. District Attorney Andrea Reeb said the body was found in the driver's seat of the vehicle. She said officials did a "partial" activation of the Major...
On this date ... 1977: Two Friona juveniles were in custody after an early-morning break-in and shoot-out at Rip's Western Wear in Texico. No one was injured during the incident, which involved the juvenile suspects facing down Texico Marshal Mickey Fenn, store owner Roy Snodgrass, and a number of Clovis police officers. The burglar alarm at Rip's was triggered at 2:13 a.m. when glass was broken and suspects entered the building. Five Clovis police units responded to the incid...
Arriving at the Arts Academy at Bella Vista (AABV) recently, I was just in time to be gently herded by fifth-grader Jasmyn De la Rosa into a seat next to hers. This young lady had a lanyard waiting, connected to an MP3 (audio player), which she gently put over my head, explaining how I would need to insert the earphones shortly. Settling in, we carefully listened to instructions by Christi Hartley, fifth grade teacher extraordinaire, as she explained what would take place...
Today’s family in need: This newly single mother and her three children need help this Christmas. Salvation Army Lt. Kelly Berggren received an email from a woman living in an abusive relationship. After Berggren advised the woman to contact law enforcement and informed her of agencies that could help her, she informed him that her husband had left the house. However, “he was the breadwinner of the family,” according to Berggren, and the woman needs help to provide Christmas for her three children. About the Empty Stock...
CLOVIS — Not all teachers are created the same way. The traditional path to teaching requires a four-year education degree in which prospective teachers learn classroom management skills like formulating lesson plans and gain experience in the classroom through student teaching. The other path to the classroom is called alternative licensure. That’s when someone with a bachelor’s degree in a subject other than education can receive teaching credentials by completing a teacher prep course and passing the National Evalu...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is one of 2017’s most valuable online colleges, according to an international education magazine. The Knowledge Review, in its list of the “10 most valuable online colleges” in 2017, said ENMU “combines a traditional learning environment with 21st century technology to provide a rich educational experience.” The publication cited utilization of technology, a wide variety of online degree options, and close ties with surrounding communities as reasons it was chosen. “Excellent...
CLOVIS - Curry County is close to putting up five new fire danger signs on various highways, advising locals and passers-by of upcoming hazards. The signs were assembled by Fire and Safety Director David Kube, whose labor applies to the in-kind county funding match required of the $5,000 grant supported by the New Mexico Association of Counties and the National Fire Plan. Funding for the project comes through the Bureau of Land Management. Kube said this summer that some of...
CLOVIS — Most of the $30,000 in funds generated in the weeks following this summer’s library shooting have been distributed to serve the victims’ unmet needs, officials said Wednesday. The Clovis-Carver Library Victim Memorial Fund was generated in the first month following the Aug. 28 shooting in the library that left two dead, four injured and many more otherwise affected. A committee of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce collected donations from “hundreds of local donors,” including those who gave cash and spare...
We asked Facebook followers, "So what is the best Christmas present you've ever received?" A few responses: Vicky Everhart: A little brown bag filled with an apple, an orange, a handful of nuts, ribbon candy and an extra large candy bar. My mother made one for everyone that Christmas. It was reminiscent of the goodies she received as a child. She had already told us the story of her childhood and the simplicity of the gifts given. We all enjoyed our little bags knowing the...
CLOVIS - Lexi Cole has had a pretty good idea since her junior year of high school she had a path to play volleyball beyond high school. What she's still deciding is just how long her path will be. The Clovis High middle hitter has decided her first step will be Yavapai College, a junior college program in Prescott, Arizona. Family, friends and coaches gathered Wednesday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium to celebrate Cole's college opportunity. She signed with the team Nov. 1, but...
Today • Clovis MainStreet Committee — 8:15 a.m. at 418 Main St. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Health Council — 1 p.m. at administration complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 Friday • ENMU Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. in Regents Room, Portales campus. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012. • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse, Portale...
Today • Pre-K story hour— 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Colour Creators — 10 a.m., 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Medicaid Q&A, enrollment — 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Matt 25 Hope Center, Clovis. Call for list of documents to bring. Information: 575-910-1319 • Christmas Nites at the Zoo — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at Hillcrest Park Zoo. Admission: Free. Information: 575-769-7828 • ‘Polar Express’ literacy night — 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in cafeteria at Floyd school. Christmas-th...
A creative Portales teacher and her four education assistants (EAs) have added a new standard and benchmark to their December curriculum: Kindness. Veteran teacher Annette Oviedo is in her 14th year with the Portales schools. Her self-contained classroom where 18 Portales High School students and their aides spend much of each day is home for the school’s “life skills” classes. The life skills portable feels more like a home than a classroom. There’s a kitchen, a twin bed, a...
