Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Aztec Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 *What is the 30x30 land grab? – 6 p.m., fellowship hall, First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. Open to landowners in Roosevelt and Curry counties. Guest speakers Margaret Byfield, executive director American Stewards for Liberty, and Kelly Goss, Otero County rancher. Hosted by Tina Dixon, Roy Lee Criswell, and Seth Martin. Meal provided to first 1...
The city of Portales’ Water Department began scheduled “cleaning and evaluation services” on its well field last week. If the completed report shows production “of an additional 500 gallons per minute,” the city’s guidelines on watering could be less restrictive. A “limited Stage 3 restriction” would allow for even-numbered street addresses to water on Tuesdays and odd-numbered street addresses to water on Thursdays between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., the city announced in a Wednesday news release. City Manager Sarah A... Full story
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Our Program featured the five delegates who attended the state’s AER’s 80th convention, reporting on the proceedings of the convention held Sept. 21-23. • Eileen Massey reported on the keynote speaker, Stan Rounds, concerning the history of the Educational Retirees Association. As costs go up, there is talk of consolidating the state’s healthcare system into one. Continuing her report, Massey spoke on retiree healthcare and of the two requests we are making to the legisla...
Today *50th annual Peanut Valley Arts and Crafts Festival – 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Roosevelt County Fairgrounds, 705 E. Lime St., Portales. Arts, crafts, food, music, games, and entertainment. 11 a.m., medieval life demonstration, slab. 11:30 p.m., Fusion World Dancers, slab. 12:30 p.m., Full Circle, stage. 1:30 p.m., Wild Bill Cathey, slab. 1:45 p.m., Full Circle, stage. 2:30 p.m., Dance Studio Extreme, slab. 3 p.m., Kenny Allen, stage. 4 p.m., Wild Bill Cathey, slab. 4:15 p.m., Kenny Allen, stage. Information: Roosevelt County C...
A new regional emergency air transport service is set to launch Tuesday at Roosevelt General Hospital. AeroCare 12 will service eastern New Mexico communities with its primary focus being Roosevelt and Curry counties. In a statement from AeroCare, the Bell 407 helicopter “allows rapid transport from rural communities to tertiary healthcare facilities in Lubbock, Amarillo and Albuquerque.” This new addition is to provide the deployment and transport of critically ill or injured patients at a much faster response time, acc...
Maya is a dedicated worker at Clovis' Sierra Pet Hotel & Spa where she greets customers daily. The 10-year-old calico is best known for her people skills as she comes up and rubs against them, said employee Kelsey Johns. Johns said Maya's owner is David Hudson, owner of the pet hotel, and he brought her there to liven the place up with her constant purring....
The Clovis animal shelter reached its 47th birthday this month, housing and saving nearly 40 animals a day since the 1970s. Since its opening, that has been accomplished with fewer than 3,000 square feet of space. High Plains Humane Society President Linda Cross said the shelter has long been too small for the growing stray population in Clovis. The city bought a new building in July. "We want to give the shelter a new face," Cross said. The 30,000 square feet will provide...
The state Supreme Court has rescheduled a date to hear oral arguments in an appeal of a case involving allegations Democrats in the Legislature purposefully redrew a redistricting map to give the party a better chance of winning the 2nd Congressional District. In an order issued Tuesday, the court rescheduled the date from Nov. 21 to Nov. 20. In a ruling earlier this month, 9th Judicial District Judge Fred Van Soelen of Clovis held Democrats “succeeded in substantially diluting their opponents’ votes” by dividing the GOP’s...
Staff for U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will hold in-person mobile office hours Wednesday in Portales. “Staff will be on hand to assist residents who have questions regarding Social Security benefits, Medicare, immigration, veterans benefits, student loans, and other federal programs,” a news release from Heinrich stated. Staff will be at Portales City Hall, 1028 W. Community Way, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Those unable to attend can call Heinrich’s Roswell office at 575-622-7113....
Curry Road 4 west of U.S. 70 will see one lane closed for shoulder repairs on Tuesday. Advanced Environmental Solutions stated in a news release the work would likely last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and be completed in one day. Traffic delays are expected....
Local elections are scheduled Nov. 7. Early voting began Oct. 10 and runs through Nov. 4. Here are local races followed by polling places: CAUSEY Mayor Kris King City Council (Vote for 4) Teresa Nance Jimmy Stokes Darrell Caviness Jill Caviness CLOVIS School Board District 3 Paul Serafin Cordova, Jr Catherine F. Cobb School Board District 4 Shawn L. Hamilton School Board District 5 Terry Martin Nathan McCreery Clovis Community College Board Position 2 Janice S. Bradburn DORA City Council (Vote for 2) Kendall Manis Bobbie...
On this date … 1937: Clovis police were on the lookout for two 11-year-old boys from Sudan, Texas, who had run away from home. One was dressed in a khaki suit and black cowboy boots, while the other was wearing striped overalls and a baseball cap. 1940: Rail traffic was moving uninterrupted between Clovis and Lubbock, but cleanup continued a mile west of Muleshoe where 31 train cars derailed two days earlier. Officials said cars loaded with potash, wheat and cotton had been m...
When I was a young man (a college dropout searching for meaning and fun in the 1970s), I made my way to Washington D.C., where I visited the Thomas Jefferson Memorial with a couple of friends. I wasn’t well-versed in history at that age, and they set me straight when I idolized this Founding Father, a fellow Southerner whose words set in motion the ideal of human equality. I’ve since learned that great and wonderful things are often set in motion by seriously flawed people, and now that I know a more complete story of Thomas...
One of the first pieces of verse that I ever memorized was this, from Pastor Martin Neimoller: “First they came for the Communists / and I did not speak out / because I was not a Communist. “Then they came for the Socialists / and I did not speak out / because I was not a Socialist. “Then they came for the trade unionists / and I did not speak out / because I was not a trade unionist. “Then they came for the Jews / and I did not speak out / because I was not a Jew. “Then t...
An unelected board called the Environmental Improvement Board is accepting public comments to determine whether New Mexicans have the freedom to move around this big, beautiful state (or not). We have created a website to help average New Mexicans defend that right. Go to: KeepYourCarsNM.com The governor is pushing regulations that would force New Mexicans to buy vastly more electric vehicles than they currently do. If adopted, 82% of the vehicles sold in our state will have...
When I was a 19-year-old lance corporal, it was common to have open debates in the squad bay about the various wars or insurgencies that were going on, or had gone on in the past and what would be the best way to solve these conflicts. Inevitably the outcome of these debates was, “Kill ’em all and let God sort ’em out.” While this made perfect sense to young enlisted men, I never thought I’d hear it espoused from supposed mature, elected senators who like to consider...
Someday you may have to stand up for something you know is right, or against something you know is wrong, when it appears the whole world is against you. You may not believe you’d change your position in that situation. There was a social experiment where test subjects were told to choose, from among three choices, a line that was the same length as another line. The experiment was designed so the correct answer was obvious. Only one person in the group was actually a test s...
I’ve been a journalist most of my life. So I have run afoul of the authorities several times when it comes to First Amendment issues. I guess the first time I was maybe 10 years old … I was editor of the Stevens Family Gazette. It had a circulation of six – one for me, my mother, my dad and three siblings, created on six hand-written loose leaf notebook pages. It was full of news relevant to its readers. For example, I always interviewed my mother for the supper menu. She k...
Portales and Roosevelt County could see three new businesses soon, according to the Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. Jodi Diaz, executive director for RCCDC, told county commissioners Tuesday that one of the three potential new neighbors is closer to making it final than the others. “The one that we are very close, we are all the way down to waiting on a contract,” Diaz said. “… (I)t is retail, but aimed at ag and kind of rural agriculture.” Diaz declined to name the businesses, but said the other two were in t...
The Clovis City Commission on Thursday approved an ordinance that recognizes Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority receiving a $13.9 million water project fund loan/grant agreement from New Mexico’s Water Trust Board. Clovis Mayor Mike Morris presented the grant/loan. He said ENMWUA recently received the award. The ordinance is for the city to recognize its part in assisting with the loan portion. “There’s no new revenue stream needed and we are simply acknowledging this is happening and acknowledging our respo...
By my count, there are more than 20 Halloween or fall-themed community events already on the calendar for the next week and a half as we wind down October in eastern New Mexico. The National Retail Foundation estimates that Americans will plunk down a jaw-dropping (and arguably teeth-rotting) $12.2 billion dollars on candy, costumes, and decorations this season. This is all a far cry (or shriek or mournful wail) from the simple celebrations of my youth. I grew up long before...
What is the proper way to keep trespassers off my property? How high may I erect a property fence? What if I want to top my property fence with barbed wire or razor wire? Clovis Deputy Police Chief Trevor Thron outlined the first line of defense against trespassers: warning signs. “I would suggest making sure your property is properly posted with ‘No Trespass’ signs first,” Thron said in an email response. Once properly posted, police can take action if someone trespasses on your property. “If this is, say, your lawn we a...
Doug Pfaffenberger Q: What made you decide to run for the school board? A: As a parent and as a spouse of someone that works in the school district, I want to see a different direction that things are going and see if I could help to maybe guide it in a different direction. Q: How are you qualified? A: I’ve run my own business for 20 years, and I kind of see a school board as basically the managers of a big business. You want to create a good work atmosphere. Obviously, you need to budget, and you want to put out a good p...
The Clovis teenager killed Sept. 23 was shot to death while trying to retrieve a gun stolen from him moments before, a witness told police. Izayah Montano, 18, was shot twice and found in an open field near a basketball court and apartment complex at 2101 W. Grand Ave. He died a few hours later at Plains Regional Medical Center. Details of the shooting were contained in police incident reports released to The News late last week following Inspection of Public Records Act requests. A witness told police she was present when a...
A Clovis grand jury on Friday afternoon indicted a woman who told police she shot her ex after reporting a burglary in progress on Aug. 4. Alexandra Romero, 28, is charged with voluntary manslaughter, said District Attorney Quentin Ray. Police found Javier Jimenez dead in Romero’s home in the 700 block of Dawn Loop. Law officers decided to take the case to grand jurors after more than two months of investigating Jimenez’s death. Court records show Jimenez, 39, had been acc...
