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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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President Barack Obama began his second term Monday with a speech that recalled the words of the Founders and civil rights pioneers to challenge the American people to come together today to realize the dreams of earlier generations. The newly elected president hit an appropriately high tone for an inaugural address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. It had lines inspired by Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy. A common theme was the idea that "We, the people" are united in a noble cause to build a... Full story
Boys Dora 58, Menaul 45 Dora (13-4) — Lane Carrasco 9, Jesus Villegas 3, Jestin Watson 8, Dalton Privett 11, Dylan Privett 22, Armando Arzate 5. Totals 19 16-25 58. Menaul (9-6) — James Aaron 21, Davis Byrd 5, Brenden Harlan 9, Nick Cook 2, Greg Bode 2, Austin Lerch 2, Brandyn Monahan 4. Totals 15 15-19 45. Dora 12 11 20 15 — 58 Menaul 4 11 13 17 — 45 3-pointers — Dora, Watson 2, Dy. Privett, Villegas. Menaul, none. San Jon 63, Floyd 58 San Jon (12-4) — Carl Webb 6, Jory Byrd 2, Jacob Benally 21, Gage Conway 23, Dylan Bryan...
The Portales Rams and Lady Rams have a busy weekend on tap. PHS squads travel to Texico tonight for a doubleheader beginning with the girls contest at 6 p.m., then return to the Ram Athletic Center to take on Moriarty at 4:30 (girls) and 6 p.m. (boys) on Saturday. Tonight's games are the first of a home-and-home series against Texico. PHS squads host the Wolverines and Lady Wolverines on Feb. 5. The schools have developed a bit of a rivalry in recent years. Portales swept three tight games from Texico last season, the boys...
Two Curry County school superintendents said they are withholding full acceptance of Gov. Susana Martinez's announcement Thursday that the statewide graduation rate for the class of 2012 was 70.3 percent, which would be an increase of 7.3 points from last year's graduation rate. In a news release, the Governor's office said all student groups increased their graduation rates with the largest increases occurring among minority students. While applauding the graduation rate improvement, Martinez urged the passage of proposed... Full story
A moment of bonding between Charlie Crane and a group of international students from Eastern New Mexico University during a storm was the birth of the First Baptist Church international student ministry. A severe thunderstorm blew in as Crane and 13 ENMU students tried to set up camp at Ute Lake after a boating trip 20 years ago. Crane said he and the students became close that night and the ENMU international student's club sort of adopted him. Over the years the ministry has allowed Crane and his wife Martha to share the...
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said he plans to retry accused killer Arnoldo Navarette, 42, after the New Mexico Supreme Court overturned the original conviction in a 1993 Portales murder case. The state's highest court issued it's decision Jan. 17, saying Navarette wasn't allowed to confront a witness at trial. Navarette was found guilty of first degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon at trial in September 2010, accused of the shooting death of Portales resident Reynaldo Ornelas on May...
Being on the road so much recently and having my entire being consumed by energy has left me with little else to talk or write about lately. It's been an exciting two weeks for me with a lot of traveling and site seeing. With my new adventure of delving into the energy industry, I've been to a few windfarms in the last week, standing directly under wind turbines and even going inside of one for the first time. I've seen a lot of new things and received a lot of new education in the last few weeks and it's been, well, fun. My...
The man accused of killing 35-year-old Shondel D. Lofton in a bizarre June homicide and kidnapping was found competent Thursday to stand trial. Jimmy Reagan Jimmy Reagan, 31, is charged with murder, kidnapping, sexual assault for a total of 28 violent felonies stemming from the June 6 attack. His jury trial is now set for June 24 through July 3 in Ninth Judicial District Court, according to District Attorney Matt Chandler. Police said Lofton, a custodian at Berry Elementary...
I can almost hear our founding fathers echo this call: "America, Return to God!" Does America need prayer? Look around. Television is filled with violence of every sort. Morals have gone. Sin seems to be accepted everywhere. Planet earth is experiencing unprecedented challenges. We have made great strides in technology, but so has our enemies. Now, more than ever, we need wisdom, guidance, direction and most of all prayers. It has been said that, "Everybody either has a problem, lives with a problem, or is a problem." Life...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Tuesday 4:21 a.m.: Caller reported a domestic dispute, 1000 block of West Third Street. 5:23 a.m.: Caller reported a reckless driver, Second and Chicago. 7:12 a.m.: Caller reported a dead cat, 600 block South Avenue C. 7:23 a.m.: Caller reported a dog entering the store, 500 block of West 18th Street. 7:48 a.m.: Caller reported a stray dog on her porch, 500 block of South Avenue G. 8:06 a.m.: Call in reference to an alarm set off, 1400 block of South Avenue K. 8:16 a.m...
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Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m. $5 per class. Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Black Light Dance — 7 p.m. Sponsored by DWI Task Force. $5 per person. For K-6th grade students. Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Sunday English Chamber Music Recital — 7 p.m. Featuring special guest Gerald Walker. Eastern New Mexico University's Buchanan Hall in the Music Building. Information: 562-2377. Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m. $5 per class. Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Zumba — 5:15 p.m.... Full story
Conservative columnist Michelle Malkin says federal Common Core practices don't add up to success. Here are snippets from a recent column: America's downfall doesn't begin with the "low-information voter." It starts with the no-knowledge student. For decades, collectivist agitators in our schools have chipped away at academic excellence in the name of fairness, diversity and social justice. "Progressive" reformers denounced Western civilization requirements, the Founding Fathers and the Great Books as racist. They attacked...
