Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Residents of eastern New Mexico communities woke Sunday morning to discover a voice they had become so accustomed to hearing every day — whether in their home, car or office — would no longer be there. Local radio personality Steve Rooney was killed in a single-vehicle accident over the weekend. According to New Mexico State Police, Rooney, 45, was northbound on South Roosevelt Road S when the vehicle he was driving encountered ice on the roadway with Rooney losing...
CHS grad named president/CEO BANGOR, Maine — Ryan Ratledge, a 1992 Clovis High School graduate, has been named president and chief executive officer of Central Main and Quebec Railway. Ratledge succeeds John Giles, who has assumed duties as executive chairman, according to a company news release. Ratledge began his career with BNSF Railway before joining Rail America in 2007 and then CMQ in 2014. “He is a highly capable leader with a wealth of rail industry experience and will continue to propel the organization for...
LOS ALAMOS — Clovis High’s swimming teams headed out for a nine-team invitational on Saturday morning and a dual meet broke out. CHS squads were able to make it to Los Alamos for the Bill Hudson Memorial Invitational. Unfortunately, the other seven visiting teams — most from the Albuquerque area — didn’t make it so it turned into a dual with the homestanding Hilltoppers. No team scores were kept, but CHS coach Vincent de Maio said it was good training in a 7,300-foot elevation. “It was a great opportunity,” he said. “And th...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Eastern New Mexico womens basketball team suffered a setback Monday, falling to Western Washington 67-55 in the team’s final game of the Holiday Hoops Classic. ENMU (7-3) was on a six-game winning streak heading into the matchup with the No. 21 Vikings (7-3). The start was the best for the Greyhounds since 2006, with the streak being the longest since Eastern won seven straight in 2003-04. “I’m very proud of these girls,” ENMU women’s coach Josh Prock said. “They’ve battled through a lot of adversity th...
The prairie pests are back. They were attacking vehicles across the region late last week before Saturday's wind and snow weighed them down, forcing them into barbed wire fences and up against barns where they belong. Encyclopedia.com describes tumbleweeds as plants that break from their roots at maturity and dry "into a rounded tangle of light, stiff branches." Then they roll before the wind, covering long distances and scattering their evil seeds. (I added the commentary;...
This Christmas I find myself wondering, yet again, about those Bethlehem shepherds. It’s possible, of course, that the Almighty chose these particular sheepherders as recipients of the angelic birth announcement of his Son because they were a sheep-shearing cut above the other sheep guys in the region. Maybe they were better-dressed than most, draped in new camo robes ordered from Zimfela’s Catalog complete with Velcro-secured mesh pockets for their ZX-7 night vision sheep-finding goggles. Perhaps they were unusually pro...
ALBUQUERQUE — The broadcast community in New Mexico on Monday was mourning the death of a radio personality and a station co-owner who was known for his community advocacy and his work to improve the state’s emergency alert system. Steve Rooney, 45, was killed Sunday when his vehicle hit a patch of ice and slid off the road near his home south of Portales, authorities said. A preliminary investigation shows the vehicle collided with a tree. Rooney leaves behind a wife and four children. A self-described radio junkie and a n...
A new statewide campaign is aimed at preventing over-serving of alcohol, but managers of local bars say knowing when they’re over-serving can pose a challenge. According to a press release by the New Mexico Department of Transportation, “Buzzkill” is a campaign aimed at emphasizing “that it is a server’s duty to cut off drunk patrons.” The campaign, unveiled Dec. 13, consists of ads that warn against over-serving, as well as a video designed to help servers and bartenders identify drunken patrons “before they get in a vehicle...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High boys basketball team will have one of its toughest tests of the early season tonight, as the Wildcats host the undefeated Portales Rams in a 7 p.m. tipoff at Rock Staubus Gym. The Class 4A Rams (5-0) are coming off weekend wins over Muleshoe and Texico, winning both by double digits, while the Class 6A Wildcats (4-4) have already been through a tough early-season schedule, having faced Rio Rancho and Cleveland, normally two of New Mexico’s best large-school programs. “Records don’t matter,” Rams coac...
Boys Happy 58, Farwell 50 Farwell (9-3) — Brandon Galvan 20, Jace Perkins 14, Izaiah Benoit 13, Jackson Jarman 2, Ethan Stancell 1. Totals 20 5-10 50. Happy — Wyatt 23, Gray 13, Phillips 10, Bryan 5, McCarley 5, Downing 2. Totals 24 8-15 58. Farwell 7 18 15 10 — 50 Happy 16 11 23 8 — 58 3-pointers — Farwell, Benoit 3, Perkins 2. Happy, Phillips 2. Junior varsity — Farwell 51, Happy 42. Desert Academy 66, Elida 40 Desert Academy (5-5) — Sundy Khalsa 18, Taso Warsa 6, John Rigatti 32, Rise Miller 10. Totals 28 5-7 66. Elida...
Curry County Commission The Curry County Commission will meet 9 a.m. Wednesday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Agenda items include: • Presentation of the schematic design phase of the Curry County Adult Detention Center renovation, and a request to proceed with the plans. The expansion would add 96 beds, expand the booking and holding area, upgrade the air conditioning system, expand the medical area, provide an outdoor exercise area for female inmates and add an option enclosed area for inmate t...
Today • Chamber Open House/Potluck — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Roosevelt Chamber. Bring a side dish or dessert. Drinks, enchilada casserole provided. Information: 575-356-8541 • Blood drive — 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Roosevelt General Hospital, Portales. Information: 575-840-8178 Thursday • Teen, tween program — 2 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 9-18. Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • Christmas services — 5:30 p.m. caroling, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. services at St. James Episcopal Church, Clovis. Information: 57...
Today • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in the commission room at the court house, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. at the CMS Administration Building, 1009 Main St. Information: 575-763-6016 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 1:30 a.m.: Shoplifting up to $500, 1200 block of West Seventh Street • 7:30 a.m.: Motor vehicle theft - auto, 2100 block of Howard Cowper Drive • 7:35 a.m.: Failure to appear, 1200 block of Maple Street • 7:55 a.m.: Contempt of court, 13th Street/Cameo Street • 8:11 a.m.: Shoplifting up to $500, 2000 block of East 21st Street • 8:42 a.m.: Improper turn left or right, 200 block of Alphon Stre...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Friday • 11:55 a.m.: Larceny, 500 block South Avenue B • 1:05 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, location unknown • 5:39 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 500 block West University Drive • 5:41 p.m.: Larceny, 1500 block South Main Avenue, report taken • 6:11 p.m.: Shoplifting report, 1600 block East Spruce Street, report taken • 6:44 p.m.: Battery report, 1500 block South Main Avenue • 8:45 p.m.: Theft report, walk in • 9:48 p.m.: Theft report, 1...
Today’s family in need: This couple has been struggling to make ends meet. They are both disabled yet will do what they can to make extra money to stretch their budget. “Recently, one of their grown children dropped the grandkids off. They are aged 4 and 5,” said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. “It’s been well over a month, and the parents have not returned for their children.” Grandma and Grandpa are seeking help so the children may have a merry Christmas. About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint...
On this date ... 1976: Marshall Junior High School students had collected 2,587 cans for the Salvation Army's canned food drive. Felix Garza's home room collected 836 cans. 1971: Sutton's Bakery, at 515 Main in Clovis, offered 10-inch pumpkin pies for $1.10 and 10-inch pecan pies for $1.35. Assorted 10-inch cream pies were $1.10, while an 8-inch German chocolate cake was $1.89. Sutton's claimed it had the "finest quality," and its baked goods were "reasonably priced" for...
Slaying motion hearing vacated CLOVIS — A motion hearing scheduled for Monday in the case of a man on trial for a 2003 slaying was vacated in district court. The hearing was scheduled for a prosecution request for a video deposition against William Hadix, 68, because the witness in question was in poor health and was unlikely to live to testify in the April trial. District Attorney Andrea Reeb notified the court before the hearing that the witness’ prognosis had improved and assuaged those concerns. Hadix, 68, faces cha...
