Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Tuesday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday *City of Clovis Public Works Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Ma...
Clovis native Bud Kingston first had the idea 25 years ago, but his work as a cowboy got in the way and he had to put it off. Last week, he completed his dream of traveling horseback across New Mexico, raising money for abandoned and abused horses at the same time. Kingston, 65, and his 4-year-old mare Roja began their journey Aug. 31 at the New Mexico border outside Springerville, Ariz. They wrapped up Saturday in Texico after 15 days and 432 miles. Along the way they raised...
Clovis police on Thursday morning found "no validity" to a report of a "possible subject with a weapon" at 1400 Cameo St., according to Deputy Chief Trevor Thron. Clovis schools about 10:30 a.m. placed the Student Support Services at the Cameo campus and the Clovis High School Freshman Academy into "Secure & Teach" mode. The precautions were lifted at 11:05 a.m. after law enforcement "issued an all-clear," according to a CMS news release. "During Secure & Teach, all entrances and exits are secured and instruction continues... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Fred Lucero, 62, probation violation • Michelle Chavez-Romero, 32, failure to appear on a felony charge • Andrew Garcia, 22, failure to appear on a felony charge • Ricardo Chavez, 46, speeding, driving while license suspended or revoked • Laci Parker, 35, failure to appear on a felony charge • Mario Montes, 32, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, child abuse – negligently cause, failure to comply with specific requirements • Rodney Garc...
On this date ... 1946: Almost every Portales business had plans to close its doors for a city-wide cleanup planned the following Thursday. “Only postage stamps will be for sale,” area media reported. The Portales City Council was encouraging everyone volunteer to help clean up the town and had drawn up an ordinance that would increase garbage collection fees and require health inspections of cow lots, chicken pens and open toilets. 1947: Clovis Police Chief Nelson Worley, Officer Herschel Pendley and City Hall Janitor Cha...
The city of Clovis has the following board and committee vacancies. • Three vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for a citizen representative from District 1, a citizen representative from District 3 and an industry representative (i.e. manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). • One student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. • One vacancy on the Water Policy Advisory Committee for one citizen representative. For all duties and responsibilities, visit www.cityofclovis.org . For q...
Eastern New Mexico University’s Office of Hispanic Affairs is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. First approved by President Lyndon Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded by President Ronald Reagan, National Hispanic Heritage Month was enacted into law in 1988 and is a time when citizens are encouraged to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to this nation’s history and culture, according to an ENMU news release. Scheduled events include a Mala Maña concert, a Hisp...
The Curry County clerk’s office is providing voter registration services at the North Plains Mall the next three Saturdays. According to a news release from Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland, the mall will host the services in Suite 1184 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Oct. 5. The deadline to register to vote online or by mail is Oct. 8. More information: Call the clerk’s office at 575-763-5591....
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is offering free drinking water testing to residents who live around Cannon Air Force Base and get their drinking water from a private well. For decades, fire-fighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, were used by Cannon, which contaminated nearby groundwater. When ingested, PFAS could cause various health complications, including high cholesterol, birth defects, and several types of cancer. The testing is available to the f...
The Bank of Clovis has been working on expanding in the region, but in a way you may not recognize. The banks don’t bear the name “Bank of Clovis.” They are the Bank of Clayton, the Bank of Logan and soon there will be a Bank of Tucumcari and the Bank of Des Moines, all divisions of The Bank of Clovis. Bank of Clovis President Randy Harris came up with the idea with the first bank he opened. “The first one was the Bank of Clovis. Look, the bottom line is rural communities on the east side of the state need good solid communi...
Jay Parmenter, a regular tour guide at the Norman Petty Studio, first met Jimmy Gilmer while leading one of those tours. “The tour was for about 20 people,” Parmenter said. “I had never met Jimmy and he just looked like every other tourist in that group. He was with his wife.” Then Parmenter began playing a studio tape that happened to feature Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. “He (Gilmer) turned around and said, ‘I still sound good after all these years.’” Parmenter said sudden...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Judas Lopez, 27, failure to comply with specific requirements • Steven Leaton, 38, probation violation • Charles Kirven, 38, residential burglary • Ta’Janea Pryor, 19, probation violation • Daniel Pruett, 43, parole violation, probation violation • Makayla Kelley, 19, probation violation • Laci Parker, 35, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Tyrel Langdon, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Monica Quick, 59, failure to comply w...
On this date ... 1915: Area drug stores advertised Doan’s Kidney Pills, a “tested and proven remedy” for kidney and bladder problems. They were 50 cents per bottle. 1951: Eastern New Mexico residents scrambled to dig out their coats and sweaters as temperatures dropped 35 degrees in 24 hours. Winds were clocked at 23 mph, with 30 mph gusts, as temperatures fell from the low 80s to the mid-40s. Weather forecasters were predicting lows in the upper 30s over the next day or two, but said there was little danger of a freez...
After reading about Jimmy Gilmer’s death, remembering he recorded at the Norman Petty Studio here in Clovis, I wondered how many Top 10 hits came from the Clovis studio? Eight Billboard magazine Top 10 hits came from the Norman Petty Studio in Clovis from 1957 to 1967. Buddy Knox hit the top of the top 10 in February 1957 with the No. 1 song, “Party Doll,” the first Petty Studio song to hit the Billboard chart. August 1957 found Buddy Holly at No. 1 with “That’ll Be the Day,” produced in Clovis. Buddy Knox’s Petty-produce...
Still reeling from fires and floods that caused two deaths, the destruction of hundreds of homes and a puny summer tourism season, local leaders in the Ruidoso area are asking: How much could have been avoided? Local and tribal officials told a group of state lawmakers gathered Wednesday in Las Cruces they believe insufficient forest thinning and maintenance played a role in scope of the South Fork and Salt fires this summer, as well as the subsequent burn scar flooding that caused heavy damage at the Ruidoso Downs Race...
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 Tuesday *Clovis Civil Aviation Board special meeting — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: Amanda Brungart at 575-763-9618 Wednesday *Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — 1 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: Ruthann Kelly at 575-763-9487 Thursday *Clovis City...
Clovis police are investigating an animal cruelty complaint after newborn puppies were tossed in a dumpster in the 300 block of Hickory Street just after noon on Tuesday. Three puppies were found alive; one was deceased, police said. “Animal Control received a call for service about found puppies. The caller relayed the puppies were possibly injured and were crying,” according to a police news release. The puppies were wrapped in a white plastic bag, police said. Animal con...
Curry County commissioners on Tuesday approved a 2.5% drop in the county property tax rate. The tax rate is set by the state Department of Finance and Administration, then relayed to County Assessor Sam Kelley, who in turn brings the rate to the County Commission for implementation. The owner of a $100,000 home will pay about $10 less annually under the new rate, Kelley said. Commissioners said the only county entity that had acknowledged the notice of the new rate was Clovis...
Eastern New Mexico University recently announced its largest enrollment growth in more than a decade. The first-time freshman class is up 18.9%, new graduate students are up 19.7%, and continuing students are up 6.1%, according to an ENMU news release. Total graduate enrollment increased by 13.1%, resulting in a record number of graduate students (1487.) Overall enrollment increased to 5,737, a 6.3% increase from last year, the release stated. The increase of 339 students — 5,737 at 2024 census day vs. 5,398 at 2023 census d...
Today *Clovis Portales Kennel Club September Dog Agility Trial – 8 a.m.-until close of competition (usually 4-8 p.m.), Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Agility competition for purebred and mixed breed dogs. Spectators welcome; no admission; no dogs except those which are entered. Information: 575-683-5177 *Grand opening – noon-5 p.m., Williams Livestock Ranch, 7834 NM 206, Portales. Vendors, food trucks, music, games, mechanical bull, petting zoo, and more. Information: 843-412-4384 Monday *Stitch Add...
A county sports complex proposed two years ago is still a hot topic among Curry County commissioners. Commissioners debated it again Tuesday as part of a proposal to engage the services of FBT Architects of Albuquerque in the initial phase of planning. The facility would have four basketball courts, a 25-meter pool, a youth pool, three multipurpose rooms, a running track, a youth play area, a rock-climbing wall, two multipurpose fields and two baseball/softball diamonds. “I think it’s a good project, but I don’t see peopl...
Officials with the New Mexico Land Office showed up at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting seeking what was described as a “long overdue” solution to some county roads traversing state-owned land without compensation to the state. State officials allege the county owes it more than $693,000, but would accept $40,223 under its amnesty program. James Bordegaray, director of the Land Office’s Commerce Resources Division, said of particular interest is the use of the road to the Melrose Bombing Range, a few select other...
Portales City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to stay with the Ute Water Pipeline Project despite an attempt by Logan attorney Warren Frost to dissuade City Council members from doing so. Frost was given 10 minutes to give a presentation to the Council on why the pipeline project should be immediately halted. Frost went over his 10 minutes despite Mayor Mike Miller telling him repeatedly he had exceeded his allotted time. Frost said “new information” had been discovered about the pipeline that “raises concerns.” “All pla...
Teresa Doyal is grateful for the work of first responders. "It takes a special kind of person to be willing to sacrifice your own life to protect others," said Doyal, the manager of Steed-Todd Funeral Home. On Wednesday, Steed-Todd and Doyal showed that gratitude by treating local firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers to a barbecue luncheon at Hillcrest Park. Of the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11, 343 were firefighters and paramedics, 23 were New York P...
Violent crime, Clovis’ airport and the economy were among multiple topics addressed Friday morning during “Coffee and Conversation” with Clovis Mayor Mike Morris at The Java Loft. Six area residents participated in the hour-long, informal discussion. Criminal activity at the Clovis Apartments on the city’s west side was the most contentious issue. Morris said gunshot-detection tools and license-plate-recognition systems can help deter crime. “We see a lot of the gunshot calls and a lot of the violent crime that happens i...
