Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The threat of snow in the area was not enough to prompt area school officials to close campuses today. Most area schools, including those in Clovis, Portales, Texico, Melrose and Grady opened on time this morning. According to accuweather.com: - Light snowfall is expected today, totaling 1-2 inches. - The day is expected to be breezy and cold with a daytime high of 37 degrees and a nighttime low of 23 degrees. Tonight is expected to be clear.... Full story
BIG BEAR, Calif. — The extraordinary manhunt for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of three murders converged Tuesday on a mountain cabin where he was believed to have barricaded himself inside, engaged in a shootout that killed a deputy and then never emerged as the home went up in flames. A single gunshot was heard from within, and a charred body was found inside. If the man inside proves to be Christopher Dorner, the search for the most wanted man in A... Full story
New Mexico's racino and horse racing industries are hitched at the hip. The racinos need the races to have slots, and the horsemen need a place to run their ponies for prize money. New Mexico's purse money averages about $45 million annually, and that can entice owners and trainers to race horses that are injured, doped up or too young. And 2012 was a poster year for doping horses in New Mexico. Four trainers were sanctioned after a rash of horses tested positive for doping drugs in late May during qualifying races for the... Full story
Lt. Cmdr. Jack Townsend, a Navy Reserve retiree in Richmond, Va., first became aware a decade ago that he wasn't considered a military "veteran" under federal law. It's been bothering him ever since. Townsend was applying for a job when asked for a copy of his DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty," to prove veteran status. Townsend, who had earned his reserve commission through the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, didn't have a DD 214 because he never had served under active duty orders. He did...
Members of the community packed a local restaurant Jan. 31 to raise funds for the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. After a night that included dinner, a live auction and individual donations, more than $2,600 was raised for the Food for Kids Weekend Backpack Program. The Backpack Program sends food home with students who may not have enough to eat over the weekend. The funds raised will be used to purchase food for the program, which distributes single-serve entrees, cereal, peanut butter, shelf-stable milk and fruit. The... Full story
The first time I saw Jane Mauk Hilliard, I literally thought she owned Portales. She looked so regal sitting in former Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega's classic vehicle during the Roosevelt County centennial photo retake on the courthouse square last June. I knew if I had to talk to someone that day, it was her, I wanted to know her story. When I approached her, she was so gentle and kind when speaking with me. I felt like she earned honorary grandma status just because of the warm spirit she gave off. I found out she helped...
Lucy promised; she swore. Don't worry, Charlie Brown, I'm not going to pull the football away from you. Not like all of the other times I've done it before. You and I only had to read a few strips to know Lucy was pulling that football away. Charlie Brown never figured it out. It's a little predictable and discouraging to find out Harry Reid's still in the Charlie Brown camp. The filibuster, which isn't in the Constitution, requires 60 votes to end Senate debate and move on to a vote. Lyndon Johnson was Senate Majority... Full story
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m. Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. Portales Public Library. "Love You Bunches" will be featured. Information: 356-3940. Federal commodity distribution — 1 p.m. Memorial Building. Information: 359-3826. Wii Wednesday — 4:30 p.m. Portales Public Library. For ages 13-18, "Wii Sports" will be featured. Information: 356-3940. Zumba — 5:15 p.m. Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m. P... Full story
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Saturday 12:18 a.m.: Caller reported a subject with possible chest pains, 100 block of West 10th Street. 12:52 a.m.: Caller reported a hit and run accident, 1600 block of South Avenue G. 12:54 a.m.: Caller reported subjects trying to fix a stuck horn one block from a hit and run, 1600 block of South Avenue H. 1 a.m.: Call in reference to a 911 hang-up, 200 block of North Avenue I. 1:17 a.m.: Caller requested a subject be removed, 500 block of South Avenue E. 1:33...
The text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, released by the White House as prepared for delivery: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that "the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. ... It is my task," he said, "to report the state of the Union - to improve it is the task of us all." Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination...
WASHINGTON — Uncompromising and politically emboldened, President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress Tuesday night to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class. He declared Republican ideas for reducing the deficit "even worse" than the unpalatable deals Washington had to stomach during his first term. In his first State of the Union address since winning re-election, Obama conceded economic revival is an "unfin...
LOVINGTON — It was anything but pretty, the kind of game the Portales Lady Rams have made a habit of winning over the years. Even this one, though, was stranger than usual. Portales took a stranglehold on the District 4-3A race Tuesday night with a 31-27 victory over Lovington in a game which saw the teams attempt 43 free throws and combine for only 13 field goals. Freshman guard Sheraya Cox made 1-of-2 free throws in the closing seconds to finally put it out of reach for the Lady Rams (17-7, 2-0 district). Cox finished with...
LOVINGTON — After trailing virtually all the way, the Portales Rams nearly stole one from rival Lovington Tuesday night. The Wildcats survived a bit of a wild finish to claim a 56-55 win in District 4-3A play. Lovington opened a nine-point lead at the end of one quarter and led by 12 in the third stanza before the Rams rallied. "The first half we didn't run any offense, we didn't rebound and we dug ourselves a hole," Rams coach Rickie McBroom said. "We've got to start playing better at the beginning of games." It was the t...
Roswell — Landowners across eastern New Mexico want to know in the eyes of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if the life of a bird is more valuable than their right to provide for their family Those who fear their jobs and liberties were on the line united at Eastern New Mexico University's campus in Roswell to speak out against the possible listing of the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened on the federal register, saying its listing could possibly result in the downfall o... Full story
BOYS Non-district Texico 80, Melrose 51 Texico (16-7) — Justin Rucker 16, Gentry Doolittle 12, Kendall Naceanceno 17, Jonah Walls 5, Rallin Harris 15, Mason Grau 2, D.J. Griego 4, Mitchell Pinnell 5, Lorenzo Calmenaro 4. Totals 31 11-17 80 Melrose (5-17) — Wyatt Williams 14, Chris Fisher 3, Colton Draper 22, Braden Hemminger 3, Gage Deitz 7, Randall Rush 2. Totals 18 7-14 51. Texico 19 17 25 19 — 80 Melrose 6 19 8 18 — 51 3-pointers — Texico, Harris 2, Rucker 2, Doolittle, Naceanceno, Pinnell. Melrose, Draper 4, Williams...
The threat of snow in the area was not enough to prompt area school officials to close campuses today. Most area schools, including those in Clovis, Portales, Texico, Melrose and Grady opened on time this morning. According to accuweather.com: - Light snowfall is expected today, totaling 1-2 inches. - The day is expected to be breezy and cold with a daytime high of 37 degrees and a nighttime low of 23 degrees. Tonight is expected to be clear....
