Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Monday *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 *Regional Soil and Water Conservation Districts annual meeting/legislative event – 6 p.m., Melrose Senior Citizens Center, 427 N. Main St., Melrose. Tom Sidwell, speaker; enchilada dinner by El Rancho. Information: Border SWCD at 575-760-1273, Central Curry SWCD at 575-799-1904, Roosevelt SWCD at 575-356-6629, ext. 3019, or Southwest Quay SWCD at 575...
Clovis Regional Airport has a new airport manager. Amanda Brungart, the new manager, was introduced to Clovis City Commissioners Thursday at the commissioners regular session. Brungart replaces James Harris who resigned last fall to take a job as the manager of the Santa Fe airport. In other business Thursday: • Constance Williams, Regional Representative from U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan's office, had a presentation for commissioners on citizen services available from L...
At their regular meeting Tuesday, the Roosevelt County Commission approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for fiscal year 2023 with funding for the Portales Communications Center. They also drafted a JPA (joint powers authority) for fiscal year 2024. Portales Councilwoman Veronica Cordova was in attendance at Tuesday’s meeting to speak with the commission about the communications center agreement. This has been an item on the agenda for quite some time now, and both the commission along with Cordova agreed it was time t...
Clovis City Commission will decide whether or not to replace the roof of the Colonial Park Golf Course Clubhouse roof at their regular session Thursday. According to agenda notes from the city the roof was damaged in a hail storm in May 2021. The project involves more than just roof replacement. Other components of the roof such as vents, fans and other items are to be removed and replaced. “It’s a complicated roof,” City Manager Justin Howalt said. “We’ve been working with the insurance company for some time.” If approved...
On this date ... 1951: John Smallwood of Haileyville, Okla., had been selected “the most eligible bachelor” on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University. The Kappa Delta Alpha sorority selected Smallwood for the honor at its White Rose dance. 1955: Gov. John Simms announced he would not sign a bill that would have built a youth reformatory in Quay County. Simms cited cost as his primary concern. The proposed institution’s price tag was $650,000. 1956: Jimmy Allman of Clovis had won the right to operate the concession stand...
Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 Wednesday *City of Clovis Public Works Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *New Mexico veterans' property tax waiver and exemption clinic – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., American Legion Post 25, 2400 W. Seventh St., Clovis. Sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Veterans Services and Curry County Assessor’s Offic...
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday morning signed into law House Bill 7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Act. The action may nullify ordinances passed by the Clovis City Commission and Roosevelt County Commission designed to discourage abortion in those communities. The law prohibits public bodies from denying, restricting, or discriminating against an individual's right to use or refuse reproductive health care or health care related to g...
Clovis’ City Commission voted unanimously Thursday to lower fees at city parks. The action came at a regular session of the commission, reducing a $50 a year fee plan for anyone using the city sports fields or facilities, approved last month but not yet implemented. The $50 plan resulted in widespread citizen feedback. City Manager Justin Howalt, Parks and Recreation Director Russell Hooper as well commissioners and others in the city administration fielded calls, emails and other types of feedback over the new fee. The Parks...
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 *Clovis Municipal Schools board special meeting — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 *City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board – 5:30 p.m., North Ann...
CLOVIS – Denise Rodriguez started a softball league for handicapped and disabled youth in Clovis in 2019, and said it was a success. Then COVID-19 hit, and the program – called the Buddy League – was discontinued for three years. Now she's ready to start it up again, and is taking registrations for league which starts play on April 1 at Highland Park, 101 E. Manana. A Clovis native, Rodriguez moved to Albuquerque become coming back here six years ago. "My son had special needs...
The Roosevelt County Commission approved two oppositions in its regular meeting Tuesday morning that would “revolve around land use and ensuring residents are able to steward their lands without overreach by the federal government,” according to County Manager Amber Hamilton. The opposition to the lesser prairie chicken (LCP) as an endangered species and the Gila wilderness livestock removal were a common theme in the meeting. Commissioner Tina Dixon has taken the lead on both items of business; however, the commission has...
Clovis City Commission will consider changing fees for parks usage at their regular meeting at 5:15 p.m., Thursday in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Library at Seventh and Main Street. According to documents in the meeting’s agenda packet, the new fee structure, implementation of an annual membership of $50 for anyone using the city sports fields or facilities, resulted in widespread citizen feedback. City Manager Justin Howalt, Parks and Recreation Director Russell Hooper as well commissioners and others in the city a...
Monday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees special meeting – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Public meeting to discuss a grant for f...
Curry County commissioners learned Tuesday of $281,250 in law enforcement retention and recruitment funds coming to the county treasury. Clovis City commissioners learned such funds were on the way to the city from the same program. Commissioners learned from City Manager Justin Howalt and City Attorney Jared Morris a plan on how to use the money that was being put into place involving bonuses set to be distributed to city officers who have been with the Clovis Police Department for a number of years. Curry County Manager...
On this date ... 1946: A committee of Curry County men finalized plans for fairgrounds facilities that would include a grandstand, cow barn and display hall. Cost for the projects was estimated at $75,000. Committee members represented five organizations — Chamber of Commerce, county agent, Mounted Patrol, Bi-State Fair Association and Soil Conservation Service. Dean Pattison made the resolution calling for a $25,000 bond election. The plan was for the remainder of the money to come from donations. 1950: Eastern New Mexico Un...
There will be no special election to decide the fate of Clovis’ anti-abortion clinic ordinance. “At this point the petition is not certified so the petition is rendered invalid and the ordinance remains in effect,” Clovis City Clerk LeighAnn Melancon said Wednesday afternoon just after 5 p.m. That was the deadline for possibly changing the status of signatures ruled invalid. The petition organizers, Eastern New Mexico Rising, had gathered 447 signatures on a 55-page petition looking to turn to Clovis voters to decide the f...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Aztec Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 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., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E...
Clovis City Commissioners have said “no” to citizens of Clovis keeping chickens in residential neighborhoods. Commissioners voted five to three to deny the creation of the pro-chicken ordinance at the commission’s regular meeting Tuesday. Commissioners Helen Casaus, Chris Bryant and David W. Bryant voted in favor of allowing residents to keep chickens. Before the vote, City Attorney Jared Morris outlined the proposed ordinance. Morris said he used the proposed ordinance of 2017 as a template for the new ordinance. The matte...
The Roosevelt County Commission acknowledged a number of items of business in their regular meeting Tuesday morning. An agreement between Roosevelt County and the City of Portales was discussed, regarding the Portales Communications Center. Sheriff Javier Sanchez expressed some concerns, stating the funding in the agreement didn’t include public safety answering point (PSAP), but only included dispatch services. “The PSAP was funded by the state. So, my concern is there’s nothing in this that would obligate the city to conti...
Clovis car dealer Gary Hamilton is a big fan of children competing in sports. "If we've got more kids doing wholesome things, we've got less crime," he said. And he's willing to invest in his beliefs. If the city agrees to implement a $5 fee for each child in sports leagues using city fields, Hamilton told the city parks committee on Tuesday that he will pay those fees. "I believe that the priority should be kids ... they should all be funded first," he said in an interview...
It seems you can fight City Hall. “We’re listening, we have heard you,” City Commissioner Megan Palla told a few hundred Clovis residents on Tuesday night. Then in response to complaints that a $50 parks-use fee was too much for working families, Palla and other members of the city’s parks committee voted to recommend reducing those costs. The new plan is to charge youth $5 per season and adults $10 person, with small increases – 50 cents for children and $1 for adults – over each of the next five years. The committee’s...
Clovis City Commission will be reconsidering fees for parks use at its March 9 regular session. The Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee met Tuesday night with one item on the agenda: Discussion and recommendation regarding daily use fees. At the regular session of city commission Feb. 2, commissioners followed a recommendation of the committee to assess an annual fee of $50 per person for parks use. A number of people in the city made their displeasure with the $50 fee known to city government, management...
Monday *Curry County Commission special meeting – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Tuesday *Roosevelt County Commission - 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *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 Wednesday *City of Clovis Public Works Com...
CLOVIS – Ninth Judicial District Attorney Quentin Ray announced convictions in four separate cases this month. Ray reports Marcus Lewis, 21, was found guilty by a jury of shooting at or from a motor vehicle, three counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a deadly weapon, felon in possession of a firearm, aggravated fleeing from a law enforcement officer, three counts of shooting at or from a motor vehicle and failure to give immediate notice of accidents. He was also found to have discharged a firearm during t...
Things are hopping at Hillcrest Park Zoo. Two baby kangaroos arrived Friday. The joeys, a male and female, are both around 7-8 months old, according to zoo Director Damian Lechner. He said the zoo has had kangaroos before, but it has been quite a while. Lechner said the zoo is trying to locate animals into geographical areas across the park. He said officials are also trying to focus on animals that will do well in eastern New Mexico's climate. The kangaroos are from...
