Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Monday *Roosevelt County Commission special meeting – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 Dec. 30 *Come and go reception honoring county commissioner Robert Thornton – 5-6 p.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Public event honoring Thornton’s eight years on the Curry County Commission. Information: 575-763-6016 Jan. 6 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E....
Curry County commissioners on Tuesday tentatively approved naming the county's Events Center after a long-established Clovis bank. The Citizens Bank of Clovis Curry County Events Center will be the facility's new name following completion of negotiations by center General Manager K. C. Messick, bank President Kent Carruthers and bank management staff member Richard Hadley. Terms of the agreement were not released. Messick said he would not reveal the amount Citizens Bank will...
It probably was a silent night over 2,000 years ago when Baby Jesus was born — at least until the heavenly host struck up the chorus. Last week, I went caroling with my church and even though we had a book of about 34 carols I made sure we sang “Silent Night” at each of our stops. We also sang “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” at each place but only did the “Figgy Pudding” verse once. In my mind there is no doubt that “Silent Night” is far and away the most popular Christmas...
Clovis cannabis consumers may soon be allowed to shop later for the product. Clovis City Commission on Thursday tentatively approved a plan for extended hours cannabis businesses can stay open – from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The retailers can continue to open at 9 a.m. and they can still operate daily, assuming the change introduced Thursday is formally adopted at the city’s next meeting in January. Commissioners approved the new hours by a 7-1 vote with Debbie Zamora opposed and Helen Casaus absent. Alex Stalker, manager of Clo...
A Tucumcari man will spend nearly five years in prison for his role in a local man’s fatal mauling by a pack of dogs last year. San Miguel County District Judge Abigail Aragon on Dec. 2 sentenced Kristopher Jaquarias Morris, 29, to six years in prison with credit for 134 days served in the Quay County Detention Center after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of prohibited acts (dangerous dog; death of a person). Aragon classified the conviction as a violent felony, which means Morris must serve 85% of his sentence. Minus cr...
Today *City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9639 Friday *Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 8:30 a.m., Regents Room, ENMU Administration Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-2091 or [email protected] Dec. 16 *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beaut...
On this date … 1957: Hazel Stone, head of the linens department at Clovis’ C.R. Anthony’s, had been “buying and planning for a wonderful array of practical gifts for your gift shopping.” Chenille bedspreads were $4.99. Quaker lace table cloths ranged from $16.90 to $3.98. Orlon blankets were $10.99. 1961: An ice storm hit much of eastern New Mexico, leaving many rural residents without power for two days. Crews from Farmers Electric were working all hours to restore service to Fort Sumner and multiple farm homes, the Clovi...
Monday *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Wednesday *City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9639 Friday *Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 8:30 a.m., Regents Room, ENMU Admin...
Clovis City commissioners on Thursday voted to end Clovis Area Transit System service to Portales. The matter was passed unanimously as a consent agenda item at the Commission’s first meeting of December. The request to end the route was brought before the Commission on the agenda by CATS Director Garry Johnson. According to an elaboration in the Commission’s agenda packet, the service was initially a pilot program started by Senior Services to transport dialysis patients from Portales to Clovis and back to Portales. Sen...
Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to not pay the New Mexico Land Office about $40,000 for county roads that traverse state owned lands in Roosevelt County. Discussion on the matter took up a significant portion of the meeting. Officials with the NM Land Office appeared at the county’s Sept. 10 meeting seeking what was described as a “long overdue” solution to the issue. State officials, alleging the county owes it more than $693,000, told commissioners the Land Office would accept a one-time payment of $4...
Tuesday *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 9 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *14th Annual Prairie Partners Meeting – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Quay County Fair Barn, Tucumcari. Sponsored by El Llano Estacado Resource Conservation and Development Council. Registration $15 payable at the door (cash only) includes catered lunch with advan...
Clovis City commissioners on Tuesday funded staffing for a new food program at the city’s Hillcrest Senior Life Center. The action is in the wake of the New Mexico Agency on Aging’s termination of the existing contract with the Curry Resident Senior Meals Association for meal services in October. With the city taking over the Hillcrest Senior Life Center’s meal program, effective Monday, the first action commissioners took was the funding and authorizing hiring of part-time drivers for home delivery meals from the Hillc...
Editor’s note: This is the second in an ongoing series of questions/answers related to the Ute Water Pipeline, a project intended to provide a sustainable municipal and industrial water supply for several eastern New Mexico communities and Cannon Air Force Base. The water will come from Ute lake reservoir in Quay County. Editor David Stevens is submitting the questions to Mike Morris and Orlando Ortega, chairman and director, respectively, of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. Readers may suggest questions by e...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 Tuesday *Clovis City Commission special meeting - 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 *Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees – 5:30 p.m., board room, Business Office Building, RGH, 42121 US-70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 Thursday *Thanksgiving Day Dec. 3 *City of Portales Public Works Com...
Monday *Curry County Commission – 1:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning Committee – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS adm...
Clovis’ Friendship Center will soon be turned into a Clovis Fire Department training center, wellness center and office space. The changes were approved Thursday by the Clovis City Commission during their first regular meeting of November. According to details on the commission agenda, the Friendship Center formerly housed the Senior Services Department, Curry Resident Senior Meals Association and the city Internet Technology department prior to the construction of the Hillcrest Senior Life Center. “With the completion of...
Monday *Veterans Day *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Virtual update on PFAS (polyflouroalkyl substances) hosted by 24th Spe...
Some said Monday's meeting of the Ute Water Commission was contentious. Others called it a good discussion. A continuing "negative" advertising campaign by the village of Logan regarding the Ute Reservoir and the Ute Water Project was called into question by Commission Chair Mike Morris, highlighting the meeting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library's North Annex. "Would the village of Logan like to respond to their spending of public money to oppose the Ute Water Project?"...
Editor’s note: This is the first in an ongoing series of questions/answers related to the Ute Water Pipeline, a project intended to provide a sustainable municipal and industrial water supply for several eastern New Mexico communities and Cannon Air Force Base. The water will come from Ute lake reservoir in Quay County. Editor David Stevens is submitting the questions to Mike Morris and Orlando Ortega, chairman and director, respectively, of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. Readers may suggest questions by e... Full story
Today *Daylight saving time ends. Turn clocks back one hour. *Fall pancake dinner and auction – 5 p.m., Wesley House, 1417 S. Ave. K, Portales. Free-will donations; proceeds benefit ENMU Wesley Foundation. Information: 620-770-9643 Monday *Game night: Nertz – 4 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Radiologic Technology Program Open House – 5-7 p.m., Sisler Building, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Meet instructors and learn about a career in healt...
Today *Daylight saving time ends. Turn clocks back one hour. Tuesday *General election day – polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 9 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 Thursday *Friends of the Portales Public Library – noon, meeting room, Portales Public Library...
More than 12,000 Curry/Roosevelt County voters had cast ballots for the 2024 election by Friday morning. Early voting for Tuesday's General Election ended Saturday in New Mexico. State law requires mail-in ballots must be in the voter's relevant county clerk's office by 7 p.m. Tuesday if they're to be counted. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday across the state. Eastern New Mexico residents have few local decisions to make. In Roosevelt County, Democrat Jake Lopez faces...
The city of Clovis received notification Wednesday that Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging will terminate the contract for the meals program it had with Curry Resident Senior Meals Association. That includes meals to homebound seniors. The termination of the agreement is effective Nov. 30, said City Manager Justin Howalt. “NMAAA has asked the City of Clovis to assume responsibility of the meal program, and the City of Clovis is working on a solution to continue providing this service to the senior population,” according to a cit... Full story
Today *Tiny Tots storytime: Halloween – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Cannon Room, Plains Regional Medical Center, 2100 Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., Clovis. Register online at www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended. Information: 877-258-4825 *Preschool storytime: Halloweenies Sensory Bins (Wear costumes) — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 *Teens and Tween...
Friday *City of Portales Finance Committee – 4 p.m., City Hall, 1028 W. Community Way, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Nov. 3 *Daylight saving time ends. Turn clocks back one hour. Nov. 5 *City of Portales Public Works Committee meeting – 9 a.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Nov. 7 *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Nov. 11 *Veterans Day *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m...
