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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Portales City Councilor Michael Lucero says he just can't justify spending $35,000 to paint the school logos of Eastern New Mexico University and Portales High School on the town's water towers to his constituents. City Councilor Keith Thomas said $35,000 was the worst-case scenario cost and although he wants the city's support behind the project, which he feels will instill community pride, he prefers to look for private money to fund it. "I'm not opposed to the idea, it just seems too pricey when we have other things to...
The following items will be on the Portales City Council's meeting agenda today at 7 p.m.: - An update on the U.S. 70 construction project. - An interagency agreement with Eastern Plains Council of Governments on behalf of the Local Growth Management Committee in connection with the grant agreement with the Office of Economic Adjustment. - Discussion and action on the concept of decorative painting of the city's water tank with Eastern New Mexico University and Portales High School mascots. - A resolution regarding a New...
(Seeds in parentheses) Football Class 1A Quarterfinals Friday (5) Capitan at (4) Fort Sumner, 7 p.m. Saturday (6) Magdalena at (3) Escalante, noon Semifinals Nov. 16-17 Capitan-Fort Sumner winner at (1) Hagerman Magdalena-Escalante winner at (2) McCurdy Championship Nov. 23-24 Semifinal winners 8-man Quarterfinals Friday (6) Mountainair at (3) Logan, 7 p.m. Saturday (5) Carrizozo at (4) Foothill, 2 p.m. Semifinals Nov. 16-17 Carrizozo-Foothill winner at (1) Gateway Christian Mountainair-Logan winner at (2) Tatum Championship...
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania has turned out to be safe for the Democrats after all. The state's 20 electoral votes are going to President Barack Obama. Pennsylvania had been considered to be in Obama's column for much of the campaign. But in recent days, as polls appeared to narrow, Mitt Romney's campaign saw an opportunity. There was a late advertising blitz for Romney, and the candidate added visits to Pennsylvania Sunday and again on Election Day. Voters in Indiana have rejected one of the two Republican Senate candidates w...
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania has turned out to be safe for the Democrats after all. The state's 20 electoral votes are going to President Barack Obama. Pennsylvania had been considered to be in Obama's column for much of the campaign. But in recent days, as polls appeared to narrow, Mitt Romney's campaign saw an opportunity. There was a late advertising blitz for Romney, and the candidate added visits to Pennsylvania Sunday and again on Election Day. Voters in Indiana have rejected one of the two Republican Senate candidates w...
Democrat Sue Dowell received about 60 percent of the vote and defeated Independent Wendell Smith in the race for Quay County Commission District 1. Officials said the unofficial vote total was 2,061 for Dowell and 1,359 for Smith. "I feel really excited and look forward to representing the people in Quay County," Dowell said Tuesday night. Totals are unofficial until the canvas, scheduled during Friday's County Commission meeting, said Quay County Clerk Ellen White. White said 60 percent of Quay County's 5,979 registered...
ALBUQUERQUE — Elections officials in Sandoval County are preparing for a long night. With hundreds of people lined up outside Rio Rancho City Hall just before polls were closing, officials say it will be hours before they process all the voters and get their ballots tallied. Sandoval County Clerk Sally B. Padilla told the AP that results from voting at poll sites Tuesday will be delayed until midnight because of long lines. Early votes were being released at 7 p.m. and absentee results were expected at 9 p... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took command of the fierce race for the White House Tuesday night, capturing battleground Ohio from Mitt Romney and edging ahead in other pivotal states despite a weak economy and high unemployment that crimped the middle class dreams of millions. At home in Chicago, the president all but claimed victory. "This happened because of you. Thank you" he tweeted to supporters. Romney was in Massachusetts after a long and grueling bid for the presidency....
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama won re-election Tuesday night despite a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney, prevailing in the face of a weak economy and high unemployment that encumbered his first term and crimped the middle class dreams of millions. "This happened because of you. Thank you" Obama tweeted to supporters as he secured four more years in the White House. The president sealed his victory in Ohio, Iowa, New Hampshire and Colorado, four of the nine battleground states where the two rivals and their a... Full story
This election wore me down, and I'm sure it did the same for many of you. In an effort to prevent such an election in the future, here is my submission for The Voter Rights and Responsibilities Act of 2013. It's part policy, part common sense. It may also be carried in the upcoming lame-duck session of Congress; I'm not picky. If your political knowledge of a candidate consists of only their name, their religion, or just one TV talking head, radio show hatemonger or dopey newspaper columnist, you still have the right to...
Here's one usage of the term gentleman: The gentleman helped the fallen lady to her feet. Here's another, one we might hear from a newscaster or a police spokesman: Tonight we report on the arrest of two gentlemen who raped, sodomized and murdered an 80-year-old woman. During earlier times, to be called a gentleman meant one was honest, brave, courteous and loyal. Today "gentleman" is used interchangeably in reference to decent people and the scum of the earth. Much of today's language usage demonstrates a desire to be...
It only makes sense that in an institution of higher learning, money should work smarter. Because that money is becoming harder to find. Government budgets are constricting, tuition costs are expanding and lottery scholarship dollars are shrinking. Yet universities are still expected to keep turning out graduates prepared to make the state and national economies competitive. That's why the new budget model pushed by University of New Mexico President Bob Frank is worthy of consideration. Called "Responsibility Center...
Three general obligation bonds supporting New Mexico's higher education, senior citizen centers and libraries passed in Tuesday's election. All three bonds had at least 60 percent of the vote with 84 percent of the vote counted. Bond C would ensure $9 million for ENMU and $800,000 for Clovis Community College. "Obviously we're relieved that both bonds B and C passed. I'm especially proud that 66 percent of the people who voted in Roosevelt County voted to pass Bond C," said... Full story
Sophomore Kameron Hayes had 13 kills and senior Lauren Beville became West Texas A&M's all-time leader in digs Tuesday night as the 10th-ranked Lady Buffaloes turned back an at-times spunky effort from Eastern New Mexico University 25-16, 25-19, 25-10 in Lone Star Conference volleyball at Greyhound Arena. CMI corresponodent: Joshua LuceroENMU junior Kaitlyn Maddams puts down a kill late in the second set of Tuesday's Lone Star Conference volleyball match against West Texas...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University men's soccer team closed a relatively successful season on Sunday with a 3-1 Lone Star Conference loss to Midwestern State. The Greyhounds (10-7-1, 1-4-1 LSC), who claimed their first LSC championship last fall, finished 2012 with the second-most wins in the nine-year history of the program, topped only by an 11-6-2 mark in 2009. Fifth-year coach Harold Munoz has led the program to three winning seasons and four consecutive non-losing seasons, with a mark of 38-25-10 i... Full story
Football Class 5A 1. Las Cruces High 7-1; 2. Rio Rancho 8-1; 3. La Cueva 8-1; 4. Sandia 7-2; 5. Manzano 6-3; 6. Mayfield 6-3; 7. Rio Rancho Cleveland 6-3; 8. Clovis 4-5; 9. Volcano Vista 4-5; 10. Carlsbad 5-5. Class 4A 1. Roswell Goddard 8-0; 2. Los Lunas 9-0; 3. Artesia 7-2; 4. Piedra Vista 8-1; 5. Belen 7-2; 6. Aztec 4-4; 7. Deming 7-2; 8. St. Pius 5-4; 9. Moriarty 6-3; 10. Farmington 6-3. Class 3A 1. St. Michael's 9-0; 2. Silver 7-2; 3. Lovington 3-5; 4. Ruidoso 8-1; 5. Bloomfield 5-4; 6. LV Robertson 5-4; 7. Socorro 5-4;...
FLOYD — Sisters Jazmine, Dominique and Monique Gomez combined for 22 kills and 14 blocks Monday as third-seeded Floyd topped fourth-seeded Dora 25-23, 22-25, 30-28, 11-25, 15-13 in a first-round District 8-1A volleyball match. Floyd (10-9) plays a 6 p.m. semifinal match at second-seeded Jal on Wednesday, with that winner going to top-seeded and three-time Class 1A champion Tatum in Thursday's final. Jasmine Gomez had 10 kills and seven blocks, Dominique had six kills and four blocks and Monique added six kills and three b...
Football standings All Times MST Conf. All W-L W-L Midwestern State 7-1 8-1 West Texas A&M 6-1 8-2 Tarleton State 4-3 5-4 Angelo State 4-3 5-5 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4-3 5-5 Abilene Christian 3-4 6-4 Eastern New Mexico 2-5 3-6 Incarnate Word 1-6 2-8 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-6 1-8 Thursday's game Valdosta State 38, Texas A&M-Commerce 31. Saturday's games Abilene Christian 22, West Alabama 16; Eastern New Mexico 7, Texas A&M-Commerce 3; Angelo State 38, Incarnate Word 21; Tarleton State 38, North Alabama 28; Midwestern State 52,...
Republican candidate Richard "Rick" Leal claimed the District 2 seat for the Roosevelt County commission in Tuesday night's general election. Leal will replace Commissioner David Sanders, who did not seek re-election. Leal defeated write-in candidate Don Sanders with 1,063 votes to 255 votes. Fifty-eight percent of Roosevelt County's 10,297 registered voters voted in the Tuesday general election. After a two-hour wait in the county courthouse, Leal expressed relief that the election had come to a close. Alisa Boswell:...
How's everyone doing today? Well congratulations, you survived Election Day and perhaps the mayhem is over. All those mailers are in the trash and no more potential awkward political conversations with people such as your dentist. If most national polls were correct, half of you are upset and half of you are happy. Well sit tight my friends; with people emailing ballots in New Jersey and the early voting mess in Florida, we probably won't know who won for another two weeks. It's not that I'm getting on my soapbox, I did my... Full story
Today Doggone It — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Preschool story time. Information: 356-3940. Alzheimer's "Savvy Caregiver Program" begins — 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdays for six weeks, ending Dec. 12. Teaches caregivers practical techniques for interacting with loved ones with Alzheimer's and coping with associated stress. Los Abuelitos Senior Center, Portales. Information: 505-506-3114. New Mexico Military Base Planning Commission meeting — 1 p.m., Clovis Community College board room. Information: 505-827-0226. Wii Wedne... Full story
Democratic incumbent George Dodge will go on to represent District 63 for another term after defeating Republican challenger Steve Hanson in Tuesday's general election. Dodge, a former Santa Rosa educator, took 60 percent of the vote against the Curry County dairyman in their race to the New Mexico House of Representatives. "It feels fantastic," Dodge said excitedly. "We had a fantastic team and we worked hard. We made over 7,000 phone calls and knocked on over 3,000 doors and that's what it takes. You got to have a ground...
Tim Ashley seems to be closing in on a Curry County Commission seat. Officials say Ashley is leading Paul D. Barnes, 1,660 votes to 1,540, with about 200 votes to be counted. Debbie Spriggs will be the county's new treasurer and Rose Riley will be the county clerk. - • • Fox News is projecting President Obama has won Ohio. Commentator Brit Hume says it's over; Obama will win re-election. - • • Early vote totals are in for Curry County and the County Commission race looks like a dead heat. Republican Tim Ashley leads Democra...
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Sunday 1:06 a.m.: Caller reported a vehicle driving recklessly in the area, 1900 block Westview Garnett Road. 1:29 a.m.: Caller reported an alarm, 1600 block East Spruce Street. 1:36 a.m.: Caller reported loud music, 1000 block West 18th Street. 1:54 a.m.: Caller requested a subject be removed, 1600 block East Amazon. 2:44 a.m.: Caller reported his vehicle had been broken into, 300 block East Ninth Street. 8:11 a.m.: Caller reported a dirt bike stolen, 500 block West 15th Street....
