Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Wednesday *City of Clovis Economic Incentive Board – 7:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 May 22 *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Pecos Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Meal may not be available. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 May 23 *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Comm...
Monday *Clovis City Commission special meeting - 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 *Portales City Council – 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the city clerk or city manager before the meeting. Contact information available at https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Com...
The City of Clovis is looking for individuals to be on two city boards. One high school student is being sought to serve as representative on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. Applications are also being taken for one representative to serve on the Civil Aviation Board. The board makes recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding expansions, improvements, facilities and policies governing the operation of the airport. For more information, or to request an application form for either opening, interested...
Eastern New Mexico Rising, a group of local progressives opposed to anti-abortion ordinances approved by the city of Clovis and Roosevelt County, has filed an amicus brief with the state supreme court. An amicus brief is from the Latin phrase that translates as “friend of the court.” The ENM Rising brief is filed in support of state Attorney General Raul Torrez’ lawsuit, which claims the local ordinances are unconstitutional. According to a news release from ENMR, the brief details the harms that local ordinances restr...
At their regular meeting Tuesday morning, the Roosevelt County Commission heard from County Manager Amber Hamilton as she presented a visual summary of the 2023 Roosevelt County Strategic Planning Retreat. The retreat was held at the end of March, according to Hamilton. She said, “We’re very excited to see all the fruits of our labor.” The visual served as a reflection from the retreat, and what the county hopes to accomplish over the next three years. Hamilton revealed the design to the commission for the first time at th...
Jack Muse believes "Socialist progressive Democrats" are trying to "cancel" him. Muse lives on Prince Street where, in a tree that juts out towards one of the town's main thoroughfares, he flies an American flag and displays signs, some of which are in support of former president Donald Trump. Muse appeared before Clovis City Commission Thursday during a regular session, speaking during the "public comments" section of the meeting. "I am on a campaign to keep my flag and my...
Clovis city commissioners at their next meeting Thursday will be considering the demolition of some structures around Clovis. According to the agenda structures on properties on 13th Street, West Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard are being considered for demolition. Among other matters before the commission will be the announcement of the winners of the Founder’s Day coloring contest. Clovis City Commission meets Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library at 7th and Main S...
Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 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., North A...
Dairyman Art Schaap wants eastern New Mexico to know there is a side-effect to area farmers and ranchers shutting off their wells to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer. "I just want to make sure I am heard," Schaap said in an interview with The News. Schaap alleges shutting off water wells and taking the associated land out of production has caused a significant rise in cattle feed prices. "Fields northwest of Cannon Air Force Base produced a lot of feed grain for the area...
First they came for Bullet Bob. Now the city of Clovis is after little ol’ ladies who can’t push a lawn mower. Violate city decrees, and you just might find yourself in front of a judge facing “fines, fees and possible jail time.” That’s what we learned at Thursday’s City Commission meeting. Bullet Bob Vilandry’s crime was posting signs at his collectibles store on Main Street. The signs asked motorists to reserve a couple of spaces for Vilandry’s customers who otherwise routinely have to walk a block or more because the res...
Monday *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Annual meeting of members of the Roosevelt County Telephone Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. – 2 p.m., Jake Lopez Community Center, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Information: 575-226-2255 *Clovis Municipal Schoo...
Clovis is about to get serious with those who violate city codes. The news came at Thursday's Clovis City Commission meeting. Building Safety Director Daron Roach, who oversees code enforcement, told city commissioners almost 5,000 citations were issued last year to city residents over code violations. That number was more than four times the citations issued in 2021. And so vigorous enforcement is needed, Roach said. Roach said the city will be enforcing the violations...
After months of going back and forth between the Roosevelt County Commission and the Portales City Council, a decision was made regarding the Portales Communications Center. The council approved a revised agreement at their last meeting on April 11. Originally, the commission offered $125,000 worth of funding for FY23 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) for dispatch services. However, the city council previously requested $175,000. It was ultimately decided to keep the funding at...
Editor's note: This is one in a series of profiles focused on local newsmakers. Since Laura Wight was a young woman, she has been an activist. Starting in high school, Wight began filling her free time volunteering for social advocacy groups and carried that work with her into college. "I just became really sort of troubled by a lot of the issues that we have in the United States with poverty, injustice, you know, racial inequality," she said. Now 46 and a mother of four, the...
Monday *Curry County Commission special meeting – 9 a.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 *84th annual meeting of members of Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative – Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Registration 5:30 p.m.; buffet meal 6 p.m.; meeting 6:30 p.m. Infor...
At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Portales City Council approved a revised contract with the Roosevelt County Commission regarding the Portales Communications Center. After the commission’s meeting last Tuesday, City Manager Sarah Austin said the fire chief, police chief, and sheriff met with the board to come up with new revisions. Originally, the commission offered $125,000 worth of funding for FY23 (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023) for dispatch services. However, the city council requested $175,000. It was ultimately d...
Monday *City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., 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 Community College Board of Trustees study session – 2 p.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4001 *Civic Center Policy Committee...
Their uniforms will be yellow and black, they won't have a firearm or handcuffs and their strongest police power will be writing parking tickets if they need to. That's a brief description of the new Police Service Aide (PSA) position in the Clovis Police Department (CPD), approved unanimously by Clovis City Commissioners at their first regular meeting of April. Commissioners heard from CPD Deputy Police Chief Trevor Thron as he went through a PowerPoint presentation on PSA...
Clovis City Commission is scheduled to take steps to get funding for some city projects that didn’t get any Capital Outlay money from the 2023 Legislature. The action is on the agenda for Thursday’s regular commission meeting. The agenda simply states commissioners will vote on applying for grants from the Transportation Project Fund Grant Program administered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation. City administrators hope to get funding for the Purdue Street drainage project, street improvements to Marvin Haas Bou...
A new airport terminal and a freshly painted airport runway: those are the top projects on the agenda of Clovis Regional Airport's new director, Amanda Brungart. "I love it. I'm excited for the opportunity," Brungart told The News Monday. As director, Brungart's responsibilities include directing, coordinating and supervising airport operations, including maintenance and security. Clovis City Manager Justin Howalt said in a news release he is glad Brungart has joined the city...
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: James Harris at 575-763-9618 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday *Good Friday Saturday *Curry County Republican Party second Saturday breakfast — 9 a.m...
In their regular meeting Tuesday, the Portales City Council voted 4-3 to deny the Portales Communications Center Agreement that was provided to the council by the Roosevelt County commission. This motion will “stop all administrative services the communications center provides to the Sheriff and accept no financial support from Roosevelt County” effective April 30, according to City Manager Sarah Austin. However, the communications center would continue their respective PSAP (public safety answering point)/E911 duties and...
What is the history of Ned Houk Park and its dam site? Ned Houk Park is named for the long-deceased Clovis mayor and city commissioner known affectionately as “Mr. Ned.” Houk was born in Missouri in 1882 and died in Clovis in 1968. He was Clovis’ mayor from 1931 to 1933 and again from 1951 to 1953. A Clovis News-Journal article about Houk’s death in May, 1968, mentioned his service on the Clovis City Commission for 17 years. He has also been described as “a well-liked Clovis business owner who operated H&H Grocery in the 20...
New Mexico’s Supreme Court on Friday issued an order that temporarily blocks enforcement of the anti-abortion ordinances Clovis and Roosevelt County passed last year. The city of Clovis, Roosevelt County and Hobbs are listed as respondents in the case. All five justices concurred. The court granted the request in response to state Attorney Gen. Raul Torrez’ emergency writ of mandamus filed Jan. 23. The court directed all parties to submit briefs addressing legal issues. The court’s order reads: “… (T)he county and city ordi...
Area legislators have requested $39.9 million in Capital Outlay funds for Curry and Roosevelt counties in House Bill 505. The requests are now in the hands of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham awaiting her approval or line-item veto by April 7. A review of legislative records shows area Republican legislators, Sens. Stuart Ingle and Pat Woods and Reps. Andrea Reeb, Martin Zamora and Jack Chatfield, whose districts include portions of Curry and Roosevelt counties, put in for funds for multiple projects. Curry County Manager Lance...
