Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Just prior to the election, battery-maker A123 Systems filed for bankruptcy. As the recipient of $249 million in federal money, the Massachusetts-based company represents just the latest in a long line of troubled taxpayer-enabled green ventures — some 34 companies and $7.5 billion to date. How little different this is from Houston-based Enron's forays into wind and solar in the 1990s, which even with federal subsidies were never profitable. Failed bets on politically correct, market-incorrect energies are part of the t...
5 was a boom for new government regulations. Unfortunately, a lot of them aren't likely to do anyone any good, except perhaps as employment insurance for those bureaucrats already employed or hired to enforce them. The biggest regulation offenders on a Top 10 worst list, compiled by the conservative Heritage Foundation, range from a simplification of home mortgage rules codified in 1,099 pages, to new Energy Department rules governing dishwashers. And don't forget Mayor Michael Bloomberg's rationing of soda pop to force... Full story
A new dining option is soon to be available to Portales residents with the doors to a national pizza restaurant opening early next week. Little Caesars Pizza will be located in Sands Plaza, according to owner Roger Akers. "We have a store in Clovis and a store in Roswell and we always go through Portales when we go back and forth between the stores so we've been looking at it for years," Akers said of adding a Portales branch, his sixth Little Caesars to be opened in New Mexico. "We started recently doing hot and ready...
If you want to witness a laughable situation, put three adults inside a play place chasing after three children with one of those adults being over 6 feet tall and built like a linebacker. Tuesday night, my friends, their children and I trekked to McD's after discovering the bowling alley in Clovis was closed for New Year's, so we opted for the play place and ice cream. With two 6-year-olds and an 8-year-old running and crawling through the play place, a very large friend of mine decided to take it upon himself to chase... Full story
Friends bring sunshine and sparkle into our lives. Friends stick by us through "thick and thin." It has been said that friends are like postage stamps. They "see us through, even if they have to take a licking." Let's make one of our New Year's resolutions to be that of making a new friend. "A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly; and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24). Friends, whether young or old and all the way in between, are such great blessings. Make friends with... Full story
Of great interest to me has always been life of the Comanche indians on the Llano Estacado, an enormous tableland in eastern New Mexico and western Texas. Comanches made up a vast tribe consisting of at least 13 bands of Indians who held the Llano Estacado as their Southern Great Plains stronghold from the early 18th century until their defeat in 1874. Interactions between Comanches and other Indian tribes and between Comanches and whites are described by S.C. Gwynne's book titled, "Empire of the Summer Moon." Larry Brock:...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Wednesday 10:28 a.m.: Caller reported her brother is sick and needs an ambulance, 400 block of South Roosevelt Road V. 12:15 p.m.: Caller reported subjects trying to break in the house across the street, 900 block of East Danube. 1:06 p.m.: Call in reference to an alarm activated, 1300 block of South Avenue G. 1:24 p.m.: Caller reported he has a counterfeit $20 bill, 1000 block of West First. 1:49 p.m.: Caller reported a drunken driver in the parking lot, 1600 block...
Saturday CGRA Barrel Racing — 10 a.m.-1:45 expo's and 2 p.m. racing, Curry County Events Center. Information: 219-5588. Ongoing "Create" — CCC Juried Art Exhibition through today, showcasing the best artwork from CCC and ENMU students. Eula Mae Edwards Museum and Gallery. Information: 769-2811. To add an event, contact Benna Sayyed at 356-4481 or e-mail [email protected]...
District Attorney Matt Chandler says his office has more than doubled the amount of cash it collects this year for restitution and other services that aid victims of crime in the 9th Judicial District. A press release from Chandler on Thursday said $77,152 was collected in by his office in 2012. Of that figure, more than $62,000 was restitution returned to local victims of crimes such as embezzlement, fraud and criminal damage. Chandler also said almost $7,000 of the total collected from the accused was pre-prosecution fees p...
Tawnya Burton with ARISE Sexual Assault Services made a passionate plea to Roosevelt County commissioners Thursday in hopes to secure funding for a new building to house their services. Burton along with other ARISE employees attended the Community Development Block Grant hearing at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, an opportunity for community members to pitch 2013 CDBG project ideas. The ARISE staff was the only group to present a project idea to the commission, which applies for the federal grant that aids rural... Full story
Efforts have already begun to donate money and clothing to a Portales firefighter and his family whose home was destroyed in a fire Tuesday evening. Lt. Scott Watson was on duty at the fire department, but happened to be home having a brief dinner with his wife, Sam, and their youngest son when the fire occurred. Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune A short in electrical wiring destroyed the room of this house on N.M. 267 in Roosevelt County, according to Portales Fire Department, destroying all of the belongings of Lt. Scott...
The Portales City Council will be looking for retiring City Manager Tom Howell's replacement sooner than later. At Thursday night's city council meeting, Mayor Sharon King and councilors approved changes to the city manager job description, one of the last steps they're taking before opening the search. Councilors agreed at a workshop in November they would begin their search for the new city manager on June 1, but now they plan to open the search as early as February. Howell is set to retire in December. The council agreed...
The following took place at the Portales City Council meeting Thursday night: - Councilors heard an update on the U.S. 70 construction project. - Councilors approved the city manager's revised job description. - Councilors awarded a bid for a used computer-controlled hydrostatic chip spreader for the Street Department to Cooper Equipment Company for a little less than $80,000. - Councilors approved five resolutions regarding Community Development Block Grant plans and policies: CDBG Fair Housing Policy, CDBG Citizen...
Thursday Boys Grady 81, Gateway Christian 60 Grady (5-4) — Adam Lunsford 16, Kolby Valentine 13, Trenton Jones 10, Rayn Bone 2, Trenton Lee 11, Jay Faust 10, Tucker Northcutt 19. Totals 34 7-13 81. Gateway Christian (3-6) — Andrew Meeks 22, Abel Gayton 4, Caleb Raney 2, Anthony Sanchez 3, Tucker Bruns 3, Cort Marley 2. Chris Bonham 13, Johnny Worral 11. Grady 19 34 15 13 — 81 Gateway 4 8 4 2 — 18 3-pointers — Grady, Northcutt 2, Lee 2, Faust, Valentine. Gateway Christian, Sanchez, Bruns. Clovis Christian 52, Vaughn 49 Clovis... Full story
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama signed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite serious concerns about the limits Congress imposed on his handling of terror suspects and lawmakers' unwillingness to back the cost-saving retirement of aging ships and aircraft. Obama had threatened to veto the measure because of a number of concerns, but relented because he couldn't pick and choose specific sections. However, in a statement, the president spelled out his concerns about restrictions on his ability to carry out his c...
