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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Staff report Well, we probably won’t see 29 inches of snow like some computer models were predicting early in the week. But National Weather Service forecasters on Thursday continued to warn eastern New Mexico residents to expect a major winter storm starting Saturday around sunset. “Significant accumulating snow appears most likely along and south of Interstate 40 ... as well as along and east of Interstate 25 to the Texas border,” NWS reported in a statement issued Thursday. “The strong to high winds would create areas o... Full story
Audra Brown Down on the farm Christmas is a time for stories and friends; food, faith, and family; generosity and thanks. As my story lengthens, I find that the giving of gifts is far more my favorite than the getting of things. So, here’s my Christmas gift to you, a fun little fiction about some holiday havoc that while untrue, is certainly set on some fictional farm. For your amusement, “The Christmas Ambush.” Audra Brown Down on the Farm ‘Twas the night before Christm...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The city of Portales held a public hearing Wednesday night to report on community development block grants (CDBG), which are meant to provide community facilities, housing, promote economic development, and maintain suitable living environments. The hearing presented past CDBG activities as well as a platform to field suggestions from the public. The program requirements, laid out by Public Works Project Administrator Susan Baysinger, require that grant applications benefit low and...
On this date … 1975: Christmas night thieves ransacked the office of Watson Motor Co. and stole a car from the lot, Clovis police reported. The incident marked the third time in a week a city auto dealer had been hit by thieves. Three rocks were used to shatter the west-side window of the Watson dealership at 1201 W. Seventh, police said. A 1975 Mercury Comet, valued at $5,000, was stolen off the lot. 1965: A Portales woman had learned that a box of Christmas gifts she’d sent... Full story
Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories recapping news events in 2015. It will continue through Jan. 1. Editor [email protected] The numbers tell the story. Clovis averages 16.64 inches of moisture annually. It has received 31 inches so far this year. Portales averages 16.01 inches; it’s seen 25.24 inches. And forecasters are predicting we’ll add to those numbers this weekend as up to a foot of snow is possible. Prolonged warming in the Pacific Ocean — referred to as El Nino — is responsible for the extra h... Full story
