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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A flood watch has been issued for much of eastern New Mexico through Sunday morning. Forecasters are also warning thunderstorms on Saturday and Sunday nights could be severe. The chance of precipitation is 70% in the Clovis area, according to the National Weather Service. NWS reports most rainfall totals will be less than a quarter of an inch but thunderstorms could produce 2 to 6 inches of rain in parts of Curry, De Baca, Quay and Roosevelt counties, which could result in flash flooding. Severe thunderstorms are most likely... Full story
Today *51st annual Peanut Valley Craft and Music Festival – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Vendors, live music, food trucks. Free admission. 11 a.m. – festival opens. 11 a.m. – Allegiance K-9, slab. 12 noon – Fusion World Dancers, slab. 1 p.m. – Audra and the String Benders, stage. 2 p.m. – Portales Baile Folklorico. 2:30 p.m. – Rosa Blanca, stage. 4 p.m. – Dance Studio Extreme, slab. Information: 575-356-8541 Monday *Group bicycle ride – 5:30 p.m., meet in front of the Clovis Hillcr...
Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Texico Fire Department, 120 Turner St., Texico. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *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. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Thurs...
Can you vote if you’re in jail? The answer is no you can’t, according to Roosevelt County Clerk Mandi Park. “Ballots may not be mailed to correctional facilities. If you’re incarcerated you can’t vote in person,” Park said Wednesday. Park pointed out if a person has a felony conviction in New Mexico there’s another reason they can’t vote. “If you have a felony conviction, you’re not on the voter roll,” Park said. Park noted once a person has served their sentence, including parole, the person may apply to be put back on the...
New Mexico’s Department of Justice issued a ruling Thursday that Clovis schools are violating the “spirit of the law” with their online meetings policy. Schools Superintendent Renee Russ said Friday the board will change its policy at its next meeting to “align with the guidance” from DOJ. The policy requires those watching school board meetings online keep their cameras on with their face visible to board members throughout the meeting. A letter to school board members from Assistant Attorney General Stephanie Padilla r...
LAS CRUCES – New Mexico writer-photographer Julie Carter and musician Joe Delk received the 2024 Rounders Award Oct. 16 at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. According to a news release from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture: The award was named after “The Rounders,” a classic Western novel written by Max Evans. Created in 1990 by former New Mexico Agriculture Secretary Frank DuBois, the purpose of the award is to honor those who live, promote and articulate the Western way of life. New Mexico Agric...
The Clovis City Commission on Thursday approved a request for $6.15 million in New Mexico Local Economic Development Act grants in the form of a 2 1/2% gross receipts tax return. The money is for four new retail businesses in town for reimbursement of a portion of their construction costs. North Plains Mall Management applied for the reimbursement for the new Ulta and Marshall's stores. Ulta's construction cost was $2.067 million making it eligible for up to $1.033 million...
It costs between $50 and $100 to produce a pound of a product containing forever chemicals. But if those chemicals infect a public water system, cleanup can cost millions per pound, according to a panel presentation at a meeting Tuesday of the Legislature's interim Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee. "You can see why it's so important for my job and my department to educate and prevent PFAS from getting into our water system," said New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney. Kenney on Monday made clear to the...
SANTA FE — In the run-up to every general election since 2016, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver's office has sent out mailers to potentially eligible but unregistered voters in New Mexico. But this year's batch of 105,000 postcards generated particular alarm among some Republican legislators, who say ineligible voters in their districts were among those who received the mailers. "As trust in our institutions continues to worsen, it is unconscionable to think that our top election official may be advising n...
A special meeting Wednesday by Portales Municipal Schools to evaluate first-year superintendent Sharon Rowley yielded no action. But there was action approved to begin a discussion about updating district-wide evaluation standards and practices. While it may not be of high priority now, it could be relevant for end-of-year surveys, officials said. School Board Secretary Cade Standifer, who joined from Zoom, said the current evaluation standards are “weak.” The scale is too wide-ranging and unclear, he and other members sai...
Highway officials on Thursday in Texico rolled out their latest version of a railroad overpass at the New Mexico and Texas state line. The latest plan is not much different than one presented in May that would divert traffic to and from Lubbock around most of the Texico business district, with little impact on Farwell. The latest version provides easier access for motorists with additional lanes. Texas Department of Transportation District Environmental Coordinator Ayssa Trevino said the U.S. 70/84 Railroad Elimination...
On this date … 1931: Hotel Clovis opened, instantly becoming the nine-story center of the city’s social activity. It had 114 guest rooms, each containing a telephone, bathroom and hot/cold running water. The hotel employed 55 people when it opened. It laid off 25 when it closed in 1983. 1940: A Curry County deputy sheriff was in Clovis Memorial Hospital after suffering a shattered kneecap in a fight. The Clovis News-Journal reported Val Baumgart was attempting to arrest a Floydada, Texas, man downtown when he was kicked in...
Editor's Note: Democrat Jake Lopez is running against Republican Fabian Munoz for the Roosevelt County Commission District 1 seat in the Nov. 5 election. The position is currently held by Dennis Lopez, who is term-limited. Dennis Lopez is Jake Lopez's son. Q: How can the County Commission help local business grow and prosper? A: The County Commission and Portales City Council have to work together. We're the same people, we need to work together. We've always tried to work tog...
Editor's Note: Republican Fabian Munoz is running against Democrat Jake Lopez for the Roosevelt County Commission District 1 seat in the Nov. 5 election. The position is currently held by Dennis Lopez, who is term-limited. Dennis Lopez is Jake Lopez's son. Q: How can the County Commission help local business grow and prosper? A: I believe the County Commission can help local businesses grow and prosper by possibly helping the city look more presentable to people passing throug...
New Mexico voters will be able to decide on four general obligation bond questions in November's general election, including a $230.2 million higher education bond package. The bond questions include $30.7 million for senior centers; $19.3 million for libraries; $230.2 million for higher education; and $10 million for public safety. Most years New Mexico voters approve general obligation bonds. The last time New Mexicans voted down a higher education bond package was in 2010. That year, the $155 million bond package would...
New Mexico’s Department of Justice issued an opinion Thursday that Clovis schools are violating the “spirit of the law” with their online meetings policy. Schools Superintendent Renee Russ said Friday the board will change its policy at its next meeting to "align with the guidance" from DOJ. The policy requires those watching school board meetings online keep their cameras on with their face visible to board members throughout the meeting. A letter to school board members from Assistant Attorney General Stephanie Padil... Full story
On this date … 1946: A 21-year-old father of two was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Sadoth Chavez said he killed Felix Bass of Littlefield in self-defense during a game of dice near Melrose. District Judge J. C. Compton declined to accept Chavez’ plea when he said he killed in self-defense, and so his attorney told the court Chavez “realized that he went farther than self-defense in slashing Bass’ throat with a broken neck of a whiskey bottle,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Chavez wa...
Yards are in the Halloween spirit across the region. Here are a couple, as suggested by readers:...
Along with answering questions on the cost of living, energy and immigration policy, Senate candidates Democrat Martin Heinrich and Republican Nella Domenici had a few questions for each other during their only televised debate before the general election in three weeks. The debate aired at 4:30 p.m., earlier in the day than originally planned, because of Monday Night Football airing this week on KOAT, the ABC affiliate. The candidates are scheduled to debate again on Oct. 27...
More than three weeks after fall’s official arrival on Sept. 22, it’s starting to feel like the season. Eastern New Mexico was expected to wake up to temperatures in the low 40s this morning and forecasts show the warmest day for the next week won’t see 80. In addition, rain is expected across eastern New Mexico beginning Thursday night and continuing through the weekend. The National Weather Service predicted a 50% chance of rain for Friday and Saturday with high temperatures in the mid-60s to low-70s. While Clovis and P...
New Mexico voters will decide the fates of two proposals that would expand property tax exemptions for veterans who own homes in the state — and mean increased tax rates for other homeowners. The proposals are among four constitutional amendments appearing on this year's general election ballot after being approved by the Legislature. House Minority Whip Alan Martinez, R-Bernalillo, who was one of the sponsors of both veteran-related measures, said the proposals could make New Mexico a more attractive place to veterans. A...
Virginia Montoya, 78, and her husband, Adan Lucero, 84, were sitting in their home Wednesday night in the 1300 block of Traver Street. They were watching television. The doorbell rang. Montoya got up to answer it. “JR, is that you?” she can be heard telling a man dressed in a light gray hoody with a dark mask over his face. “Leave!” Moments later, Lucero tells police, he heard a loud pop. “Virginia sat down on the love seat by the door and told (her husband) she had been shot... Full story
Not long ago, when COVID-19 hollowed out hallways across the nation, school administrators and teachers fought to answer one question: What will the future look like? Since restrictions have been lifted, researchers have found a discouraging answer to that question: Test scores are down; mental health challenges are up; chronic absenteeism and teacher burnout are becoming frighteningly common. But step inside Zia Elementary's gym last Thursday, for its Blue Ribbon...
Area residents who want to know more about a planned Regional Crisis Care Center in Clovis are invited to a meeting from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd. Mya Cappellino, director of marketing with Initium Health, said the meeting will include officials from Curry, Roosevelt, De Baca, Quay, and Union counties, as well as officials from Clovis, Portales and Fort Sumner. Cappellino said representatives from Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University will also be there,...
Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet Oct. 22 to consider whether to name the high school football field in honor of former Coach Eric Roanhaus. “We talked about this at the September meeting,” Board President Cindy Osburn told The News on Thursday. “Two of our members, Shawn Hamilton and Paul Cordova, were going to look into the matter (options). “It is a consideration item at our (Oct. 22) meeting,” she said. Social media reports claiming the decision has already been made are inaccurat...
