Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: Amanda Brungart at 575-763-9618 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 *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., Nor...
Ken Lindsey, 82, is known to some as a proponent of Senior Olympics, a proponent of healthy living. Lindsey is vice chairman of New Mexico Senior Olympics. In addition to being physically active he continues in his career as a doctor of chiropractic, a career he plans on tending to until his retirement ... in 2041. Lindsey is also a certified clinical hypnotherapist specializing in overactive bladder syndrome. The News caught up with Lindsey via email and text as he was in an...
Sept. 27 On this date ... 1930: New Mexico Drug Co. in Portales was reminding parents: “Now is the time to have your child vaccinated for Typhoid, and we are making a special reduction to school children - 65 cents for the treatment.” 1940: “Romance! Action! Drama! Filmed in natural color!” That's what you could expect if you went to see Henry Fonda starring in “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” at Clovis' State theater. 1947: Clovis radio station KICA began moving from its former studio at the corner of Fourth and Main street...
Clovis city commissioners on Thursday named Debbie Zamora to fill the empty seat in District 3. Zamora, Douglas Pettigrew and Christopher Davis all applied to fill the spot after Commissioner David Bryant resigned last month. Bryant submitted his resignation on Aug. 23, after he had stopped attending city commission meetings in June, when Mayor Mike Morris accused him of lying about attending a taxpayer-funded training session in Santa Fe. "I do see the need to serve," Zamora...
Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday further pushed for the city of Portales to pay more for holding inmates at the county detention center. County Commissioner Tina Dixon led the discussion in updating the continued public service negotiations. Dixon said she has been discussing the matter of the detention center with the city and the City Council is still “matter of fact” about the facility and will only pay up until the inmates' arraignment. “Detention is one of those places we’re stuck at because as you can see the l...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Aztec Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 *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 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., B...
In the past six weeks, several animal clinics and shelters have reported an increase in distemper cases in the city of Clovis. Retired Veterinarian Dr. David Hudson said the highly contagious and deadly disease has become a full on “outbreak” within the community. “As a veterinarian in this community for over 30 years, we would see cases of distemper but they were rare. I would see it for maybe a two-month period at a time, with only three to four cases. … Now it occurs several times throughout the year,” Hudson said. Dis...
Monday *City of Portales Planning and Zoning meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Curry County Democrats - 6:30 p.m., La Casa Senior Center, 1120 Cameo St., Clovis. Information: [email protected] Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. I...
Curry County and the City of Clovis held a joint luncheon Wednesday to collaborate on changes to benefit both the city and county. Some of the items on the agenda that county and city officials discussed on Wednesday include extending the service area for Clovis Area Transit System (CATS), building a sports complex/youth recreation center, and constructing a new regional behavioral health facility. Clovis Mayor Mike Morris said in his opening remarks that historically, the cit...
On this date ... 1927: Portales Canning Co. was preparing for its first full-day run of the season. A day later, the company’s 70 employees produced 12,000 cans of tomatoes. 1930: A Muleshoe boy was being credited with the biggest snake haul of the season. Eugene Moore, 11, killed 13 rattlesnakes in a den. Most were about 8 inches long, the boy said, but two were "extra large." 1942: A rubber shortage and other wartime concerns was forcing area sports teams to cut back on competition. Muleshoe canceled its conference f...
In effect, the Roosevelt County Commission held two meetings, one on Tuesday and one on Friday, to complete a single agenda. On Tuesday, the commission on a 3-2 vote decided not to take action on action items because, as Commissioner Tina Dixon told the board on Tuesday, commissioners had not had time to review meeting packets adequately before the meeting. Dixon moved to suspend action items, and the motion passed with Dixon and commissioners Dennis Lopez and Roy Criswell voting to suspend action and commissioners Paul...
The Clovis City Commission will appoint a replacement for District 3 Commissioner David Bryant, the commission decided on Thursday, and on Friday began accepting applications from candidates for Bryant's seat. Applications for the position will be accepted until noon on September 18, in time for the commissioners to make a decision on who should fill the vacancy at their next meeting on September 21, the commission decided on Thursday. Residents of District 3 may apply for...
Monday *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 101, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Build...
The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 13 on whether anti-abortion ordinances passed in Clovis, Roosevelt County and other New Mexico communities violate state law or the state constitution. In its order issued Tuesday, the Court ordered advocates and opponents of local abortion clinic bans to address whether the local ordinances exceed local governments’ constitutional authority and whether state law preempts local ordinances. The court stated in another order it will accept ...
No one ever accused Bill Richardson of not thinking big - and dreaming bigger. Of all those thoughts and dreams, New Mexico sports were a prime beneficiary. To the mind-bending prospect of a National Football League franchise someday making Albuquerque its home, Richardson said (in effect), why not? Let's at least look into it. To the far more realistic hope of Albuquerque hosting an annual college bowl game, Richardson said, let's make it happen. To the formation of a...
Monday *Labor Day Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 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 *Clovis Great Block Grants public meeting – 6-7:30 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Clovis MainStreet at 575-309-8370 Thu...
Embattled Clovis City Commissioner David Bryant on Wednesday submitted his resignation, effective immediately. “It is with heavy heart I regret to inform you that I will no longer be able to (perform) my duties as City Commissioner,” Bryant wrote in his letter submitted to City Attorney Jared Morris. “The continued hostility directed at myself by others has become not just a distraction but the constant barrage of personal attacks has taken its toll on myself, my family and m... Full story
The Clovis City Commission on Thursday more than doubled the sign-on stipend for hiring new police officers. On Clovis Police Chief Roy Rice’ recommendation the commission raised the sign-on stipend from $2,000 to $5,000, effective immediately. Rice said the higher stipend would help the Clovis Police Department stay competitive with other police departments in the area. “The staff has worked really hard and I like to think our team has proven themselves on this by the different programs we’ve brought to you (the commi...
Nearly 50 city and county residents crowded into Tuesday night’s Portales City Council meeting, eager to hear updates on water use reduction efforts and to learn whether restrictions will continue within city limits. City Manager Sarah Austin told the council and the audience the water reduction efforts are a “multidimensional project.” She said the issue cannot be solved with a single solution and will require a lot of effort and time from everyone involved. She said the city has decreased in usage since last year by 20% b...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) board on Thursday approved a loan agreement in the amount of $15 million with the New Mexico Finance Authority, with the city of Clovis footing the bill. “The city of Clovis is providing this up-front, $15 million capital contribution as a portion of their membership contribution” to ENMWUA, water authority administrator Orlando Ortega said. Another $150,000 is tacked onto the $15 million for insurance, bringing the loan total to $15,150,000. The loan will finance som...
Monday *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Prior to the meeting, the board will meet at 4 p.m. Bob Spencer Field to tour that area and Hillcrest Park. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 1:30 p.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Giddi...
The Roosevelt County Commission discussed dollar amounts and other numbers involved with services the county provides to the city and vice versa. On Tuesday, county commissioners Tina Dixon and Roy Lee Criswell presented recent discussions they had with city councilors Veronica Cordova and Chad Heflin about the ongoing negotiations. “What they're offering is $200 for anybody arrested, whether they're municipal, whether they’re state charges, whatever it is. $200 a day, up until arraignment” for Roosevelt County Deten...
The Communications Act of 1934 states that everyone in the United States should have access to rapid, efficient nationwide communications services, no matter where they live. A decades-long national effort was launched to bring telephone service to the most rural parts of the country. A Universal Services Fund was created, adding a new fee to our monthly bills to finance projects that wouldn’t otherwise have enough customers to be profitable. New government boards, like New Mexico’s Public Regulation Commission, were cre...
The Portales City Council voted on Tuesday to place a regional behavioral health facility within the top five of the city’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) priorities for 2025 to 2029. City Manager Sarah Austin insisted that the project be one of their top priorities due to several other local commission and councils placing the project as a top priority in their own ICIP request. “That’s to be in collaboration with the other entities,” she said. “They are asking for that (the regional behavioral health fa...
Monday *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 101, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Use west parking lot entrance. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 Wednesday *Portales City Council special executive session – 4:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Thursday *Let’s Talk: Chat with the Portales City Manag...
