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AMARILLO — Some roadways in the Texas Panhandle are reopening Tuesday as sunny conditions begin to thaw ice and snow-packed surfaces slickened by a massive blizzard that blanketed the region. Interstate 27 has reopened between snow-hammered Amarillo and Lubbock, about 120 miles to the south. Units with the Texas National Guard have worked to clear Interstate 40 from the Oklahoma border to the New Mexico state line. The highway reopened Tuesday afternoon. U.S. 287 has reopened in both directions, as have U.S. 385, U.S. 60 a... Full story
Starting Friday, online readers of the Portales News-Tribune will be asked to take a short survey to access full versions of stories. The PNT is part of Clovis Media Inc., which includes the Clovis News Journal, the Quay County Sun and Cannon Connections. Along with the PNT, the Clovis paper is partnering with Google to implement a survey component on the two websites. PNT adding Google survey Many news websites are being switched from free pages to partial and full paywalls to recoup some business costs to produce the news... Full story
Ah, we're snowed in today, and I love it! I am a snow man, no doubt about it. Not the abominable kind, I hope. Just the very ordinary kind. ("Snow person" might have been clearer, but that would be dangerously close to the politically correct ravaging and neutering of the English language evidenced by such atrocities as "chairperson," a term that should be relegated to bad science fiction movies.) I just love snow. Whoever said that "there is nothing in all of nature more beautiful than snow" was right. I never get enough of...
An age-old political game is taking the United States to the brink of fiscal calamity once again. This time, with "sequestration" set to take effect Friday, the objective once more appears not to be to find a political solution, but only to lay blame at the feet of the other side. Here's an idea for Congress and the White House that no one in Washington seems capable of understanding any more: Stop blaming and start governing. That is the only reason we sent you there in the first place. At issue are automatic budget cuts.... Full story
It was a dark and stormy night … followed by a bright and stormy day, with a blizzard that summoned Alice Cooper and belted out, "Schools … out … for … Monday." I was set to go into the office, where hot chocolate and coffee were already available, but I needed more. The restaurant had two customers at 12:01 p.m., clear evidence of the stormy day and its ability to keep people at home, but that just meant a clean griddle for the only food that brings heat to the equation. I arrived in the office, unpacked the plain white b... Full story
Even though he was 81 years old, it came as no surprise to family members that when Monday's blizzard hit, Elbert Mitchell grabbed a shovel and headed out to clear the driveway. Concerned for his safety, Beulah Mitchell asked him to come inside, but she said he told her he was almost through. Elbert Mitchell never made it back into the house, falling and suffering a head injury his doctor later determined was caused by a heart attack. Elbert Mitchell "He went to the farm every...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Dr. Seuss' Birthday will be celebrated. Information: 356-3940. Wii Wednesday — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" will be featured. For ages 13-18. Information: 356-3940. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598....
Snippets from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly ag report for February. Number of farms, and land in farms - UNITED STATES: The number of farms in the United States in 2012 is estimated at 2.2 million, down 11,630 farms from 2011. Total land in farms, at 914 million acres, decreased 3 million acres from 2011. The average farm size is 421 acres, up 1 acre from the previous year. Milk production - NEW MEXICO: Milk production in New Mexico during January totaled 688 million pounds, up slightly from January 2012....
It was a dark and stormy night … followed by a bright and stormy day, with a blizzard that summoned Alice Cooper and belted out, "Schools … out … for … Monday." I was set to go into the office, where hot chocolate and coffee were already available, but I needed more. The restaurant had two customers at 12:01 p.m., clear evidence of the stormy day and its ability to keep people at home, but that just meant a clean griddle for the only food that brings heat to the equation. I arrived in the office, unpacked the plain white b...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Friday 8 a.m.: Caller requested animal control to pick up stray dogs fighting in the alley, 1500 block of West Gum. 8:25 a.m.: Caller requested animal control to pick up a cat trap, 200 block of Oklahoma Lane. 9:01 a.m.: Caller requested an officer in reference to a possible narcotics violation, 700 block of East Third Street. 9:18 a.m.: Caller reported a fire alarm, burglar alarm and a panic alarm sounding, 1100 block of East Third Street. 10 a.m.: Caller requested... Full story
Fred Anthony's legacy will live on inside a room where he dedicated so much time to bettering Roosevelt General Hospital. Hospital CEO Larry Leaming dedicated the hospital's conference room, where the Board of Trustees meet, to the longtime board member on Tuesday by officially naming it the Fred Anthony Conference Room. An Elida resident, Anthony died in a fatal vehicle accident along with his brother, Ronald Anthony, in August. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Roosevelt General Hospital officials dedicated the...
ST. LOUIS — The blanket of snow covering much of the Great Plains after two big storms in less than a week may provide some relief for parched areas, but it's no "drought-buster," experts said Tuesday. States such as Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma have been among the hardest hit by the drought that at one point covered two-thirds of the nation. Now, they're buried under snow from two storms just days apart that dumped nearly 20 inches on Wichita, Kan., and more than a foot in parts of Oklahoma, Nebraska and other Plains s...
ROSWELL — The Portales Rams clamped down on the defensive end after halftime on Tuesday night, and earned themselves the top seed in this week's District 4-3A tournament. Junior forward Daniel Sanchez scored 18 points and senior forward Reyes Calbert added 16 as PHS defeated Lovington 57-48 in a seeding playoff game played at New Mexico Military Institute. Lovington (9-18) will host third-seeded Ruidoso (8-15) in a semifinal game on Thursday night, with the winner traveling to the Ram Activity Center for a 7 p.m. tipoff. T... Full story
MEN ENMU (11-13, 8-8 Lone Star Conference at Tarleton State (16-8, 9-7) • When: 7 p.m. (MST) today at Stephenville, Texas • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 • Last time out: Both played on Saturday. The Greyhounds beat Incarnate Word 86-70 at home, while the Texans upended league champion Midwestern State 75-60 in Stephenville. • Last meeting: Jan. 16, ENMU beat Tarleton 59-56 on a last-second 3-pointer by junior G Rodney Blackmon. • Of note: Tarleton enters the final week of the regular season tied for third place in the LSC with UIW...
Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team is ranked ninth this week in the NCAA Division II South Central Region poll. The Greyhounds (11-2) are one of five Lone Star Conference teams in the top 10, joined by Incarnate Word (9-1) at No. 2, Angelo State (10-5) at No. 4, Texas A&M-Kingsville (11-3) at No. 5 and West Texas &M (11-2) at No. 6. Heartland Conference member St. Mary's (12-3) tops the poll. Meantime, ENMU senior Luis Quinones was one of two players named for the Lone Star Conference hitter of the week award, join...
(Seeds in parentheses) BOYS District 4-5A Thursday (3) Carlsbad at (2) Hobbs, 7 p.m. Saturday Championship at (1) Clovis, 8 p.m. District 4-3A Tuesday Seeding playoff at Roswell Portales 57, Lovington 48 Thursday (3) Ruidoso at (2) Lovington, 7 p.m. Saturday Championship at (1) Portales, 7 p.m. District 4-2A Tuesday (4) Clayton 46, (3) Tucumcari 41 Thursday Clayton at (2) Santa Rosa, 6 p.m. Saturday Championship at (1) Texico, 6 p.m. District 3-1A Wednesday (3) Melrose at (2) Logan, 6 p.m. Friday Championship at (1) Fort... Full story
