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CMI staff writer [email protected] Recent rain showers in Portales are just the beginning of what’s shaping up to be a wet week. According to the National Weather Service, Portales received 1.13 inches of rain Sunday and into the early morning hours Monday. It is estimated that the wallop of rain Monday afternoon totaled between 1 and 1.5 inches. “It does look like we’re going to see an active shower and thunderstorm pattern continue for the bulk of the week,” said NWS fore...
link Eric Norwood Jr.: Portales News-Tribune Dora student Sarah Walker hugs teacher’s aide Cindy Cordova on the first day of school on Monday. Students told tales of the summer at the third-grade lunch table as they waited their turns to dump their trays. Down the hall, the school veterans of the 11th and 12th grades reclined in the dimly lit auditorium while Principal Brandon Hays gave them a welcome to school speech. Dora schools are officially back in session. In Audrey B... Full story
CMI staff writer [email protected] The source of contamination remains a mystery, but the New Mexico Environment Department has lifted the boil-water advisory it issued last week for the Roosevelt County Water Co-op, according to co-op General Manager Clarence Smith. The advisory, which asked co-op customers to boil water for five minutes before drinking, cooking, dishwashing and bathing, was lifted before noon Monday. "We still don't have any idea what could've caused the positive sample,” Smith said, “but we're happy the... Full story
A 24-year old male pedestrian was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital after he was hit by a van early Sunday morning, according to Portales Police Chief Doug Jones. Jones said Monday evening he had not received an update on the condition of the victim, who he declined to identify, citing department policy. At 2:21 a.m., police dispatch received a call about a subject being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of University Avenue and Avenue K. As of Monday evening, the accident remains under investigation and no charges have... Full story
The following was took place at the Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night: - The board accepted a donation of more than 1,900 new school supplies from the United Way of Eastern New Mexico. These are the items from the Stuff the Bus event held in Portales on Aug. 3. - The board adopted revisions to the Policy and Procedure Handbook. Changes include: - Policy for school board meetings - Policy for notification of board meetings - Policy for agenda preparation and dissemination - Policy for...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Thursday Caller reported: • 11:45 a.m.: Alarm, 100 block of North Chicago. • 12:14 p.m.: Subject flagging down traffic, 300 block of North Chicago. • 12:25 p.m.: Stray dog, 1200 block of North Avenue B. • 1:18 p.m.: Requested animal control come pick up her dog, 800 block of West 16th Street. • 1:42 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1700 block of South Roosevelt Road 2. • 1:48 p.m.: Graffiti on a building, 500 block of East Second Street. • 2:07 p.m.: Someone tried to force his way...
Today Roosevelt County Commission special business meeting — 9 a.m., Commission Room of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Information: 356-5307. Sen. Tom Udall open house — 1:30 p.m., Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Information: 356-8541. Boot Camp — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Wednesday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598....
They were dancing just for me … an audience of one. I was on the treadmill in the garage with the door up, looking out across the driveway, and there they danced. The little ones are always on stage first, with their tiny silver dresses making perfect little circles. As the music grows louder, the beat stronger, the larger ones come thundering onto the scene. Although the miniature dancers are adorable, I’m always thrilled when they’ve had their few moments of glory and have to make way for the real show. I was a child when...
CMI staff Second-year Eastern New Mexico University football coach Josh Lynn isn’t sure how many candidates will be on hand for the start of practice, but it’ll be a large number. Lynn said Monday the Greyhounds expect “between 130 and 140” prospects when preseason practice commences today. The returning players are scheduled to go from 8:30-10:30 a.m., while newcomers will work out from 3:30-5:30 p.m. “We’re still waiting on a couple of guys,” Lynn said, noting they were finishing up summer school. “They’ll all be here in th... Full story
The New Mexico Environment Department has lifted the boil-water advisory it issued last week for the Roosevelt County Water Utility Authority. NMED issued the advisory after bacteriological contamination was found that exceeded the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for E. coli, according to an NMED news release. Water samples tested Sunday were clean of e. coli bacteriological contamination, according to Roosevelt County Water Co-op Manager Clarence Smith.link Here is the NMED...
