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The Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. director is among the six candidates being eyed to replace retiring Portales City Manager Tom Howell. City officials said although they are tightening the scope of nearly 20 candidates to the few selected for interviews, the city will not close the search until the position is filled. The city manager search committee, comprised of the mayor, city councilors and a community member, is reviewing the applicants' resumes and is set to interview them soon. RCCDC Director Doug...
One agricultural expert says the future of farming depends on the use of genetically modified organisms in order to meet the food demands of a growing population. But one local business owner is worried about the long-term effects of consuming foods that contain GMOs because he says the research has not been done yet. New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau Executive Vice President Matt Rush says the issue of mandatory labeling of foods that contain GMOs continues to be raised, especially in proposed legislation. He says...
The director of the local New Mexico Small Business Development Center office wants to make sure the people of Roosevelt County, including business owners and entrepreneurs, are utilizing its services. The NMSBDC office is on the campus of Clovis Community College, but Director Sandra Taylor-Sawyer says her office serves Roosevelt, Curry and De Baca counties. "We provide that one-on-one business advising in a confidential setting," Taylor-Sawyer said. "We work with startups, existing business owners, from those who have...
The biggest financial backer of a proposed on-campus football stadium at Eastern New Mexico University is on board. ENMU student Senate President Justin Aguilar told the school's board of regents Tuesday that the senate passed a resolution supporting the project, which would use student fees to pay for half of the projected $8 million cost. The other half would come from state and private funding. "Thanks a lot for letting the students have a say in this," Aguilar said. ENMU...
The mother of a Portales High School student at the center of charges against former city police officer Victor Castillo told the court her daughter dreamed of becoming a police officer. Castillo pleaded guilty to 17 of 34 charges She said her then 16-year-old daughter's sexual relationship last year with Castillo shattered her trust of law enforcement officials and led to thoughts of suicide. "He has taken everything from us," said the victim's mother gasping for breath...
Eastern New Mexico University President Steven Gamble is declaring a victory following New Mexico's 2013 legislative session. In addition to the $9 million ENMU is set to receive from a successful general obligation bond proposal in the November election, ENMU secured an additional $4 million in capital outlay money to renovate the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building (JWLA) as well as $337,000 for its PBS station KENW-TV. "That is the largest classroom building on campus," Gamble said. Like ENMU, Clovis Community College...
Jaelyn Jimenez is ready to move on with her life and do normal things that 10-year-olds do. As summer approaches, she can't wait to go swimming and camping. These are things she hasn't been able to do since she was diagnosed with leukemia at 5 but having cancer also gave her the gift of leadership, a skill she used Friday night to lead fellow local cancer survivors around Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena at the 16th annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life...
The opportunity to hear a 55-piece orchestra, a 175-person choir comprised of students and faculty from two rivalry schools and a classical sound that dates back to the 1700s does not come to Portales often and it's free, says Eastern New Mexico University Associate Professor of Music Jason Paulk. Paulk told ENMU choir members to give the piece "Praise His Holy Name" soul, a more upbeat song of their Mozart's Requiem program when they rehearsed Thursday. Paulk says the concert is a big deal because not only are the ENMU...
Residents and local business owners were relieved to know that the U.S. 70 reconstruction project is scheduled to be completed by early November, before downtown businesses experience the holiday shopping rush. "We're trying to have the least amount of impact on businesses," said Constructors Inc., Project Manager John Guldemann to residents Thursday night at a city town hall meeting. The U.S. 70 project was one of three topics discussed at Thursday's meeting. The Ute Water Pipeline Project and a proposed panhandling ordinanc...
With the onset of a new teacher and principal evaluation system, local educators jumped at the opportunity to voice their concerns to the state's Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera at an educator forum Wednesday at Portales High School. Parents also posed questions to Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Texico, who sits on the House's education committee, about the new system which is scheduled to go into effect in August and the curriculum of the new common core standards. "Common core is a new set of standards that were not created by...
Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols is asking Roosevelt County residents to exercise good judgment as the county's open fire ban is set to expire Friday. The Roosevelt County Commission voted against extending a fire danger resolution for another 45 days in a 3-1 vote at a Tuesday meeting at a time when the National Weather Service is forecasting drought conditions in New Mexico to persist or worsen in the next few months. The resolution bans open fires for another 45 days, prohibiting people from having, causing, starting,...
The Portales City Council tabled a vote on an ordinance that would prohibit aggressive panhandling in the city and limit all other forms of panhandling through a permit process. The council felt it still had a few kinks to work out and language to change Tuesday night before going into a public hearing to discuss the ordinance. Portales Mayor Sharon King said she wanted the wording be made clear that panhandling would not be legal in Portales unless you have a permit to do so. "Make it pop out so it stands out that everyone...
Portales High School Senior Haley Madden used her hobby of video-making to apply for a scholarship opportunity. One of her videos has earned her a finalist position in the Go Go Geo Scholarship Video Challenge, a challenge sponsored by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to promote geothermal energy. The contest was open to high school students in Oklahoma and New Mexico. Madden said she didn't know much about geothermal energy, which is generated and stored within the earth, prior to the contest, but feels confident that now she...
Jaelyn Jimenez will walk to be a leader Friday, Mary McWilliams will walk in May to honor a personal hero and with them will be thousands of others who are walking to find a cure for cancer. Jimenez, 10, has been dealt a large responsibility, a job her mom says she assumes now that her age as reached the double digits. She will lead the survivor walk at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Portales event at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena. The event will help raise money in the fight against cancer...
A meeting to discuss the $500 million Ute Water Pipeline Project escalated into a screaming match Friday in Portales between residents who oppose the project and local officials addressing their concerns. At one point police — who were asked by city officials to attend the meeting for security reasons — asked an audience member to control himself or he would be removed from the meeting. Members of the Concerned Citizens of Curry and Roosevelt Counties made their plea, often times with yelling and passionate discourse, ask...
As soon as Danny Griffith blew his whistle, bows went up and arrows fired out 20 yards towards their targets. Griffith would blow another whistle and the players ran out to the targets, some basking in glory and others in a rush to pull out their arrows so they can give it another go. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Players reload their bows Tuesday night at the Portales Bow Hunters Indoor Archery League. And that's what Griffith, the range captain of the Portales Bow Hunters Indoor Archery League, said makes the...
Courtesy: New Mexico State Police Christopher Sharp A man who said he led police on a 100-mile car chase Sunday claims he was hoping the pursuit would stop when he left Texas and entered New Mexico. Police said the chase, which started in Amarillo, Texas, early Sunday morning reached speeds of 120 mph. Christopher Sharp, 24, of Lubbock said at least 20 police vehicles chased his 1999 Nissan Maxima into Roosevelt County. The incident ended without injury about 2 a.m. Sunday...
Pauline Johnson of Portales asked the community for prayers Thursday night while her daughter-in-law was being treated at a Lubbock hospital for burns suffered in a house fire earlier that day. Sharon Johnson, 63, who is wheelchair bound, had to be rescued by firefighters after her home on North Avenue B caught fire Thursday morning. The fire was caused by her smoking while using oxygen to help her breathe, according to Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols. Christina Calloway:...
Portales city councilors are demanding that action be taken by the New Mexico Department of Transportation to make sure U.S. 70 reconstruction project contractor Constructors, Inc. is held accountable for not being on schedule. City officials feel powerless in the progress of the $8.3 million project that has reduced the highway to one-lane roads since May, causing traffic burdens at several intersections. Councilors expressed their concerns, especially as the project nears the Portales downtown area in the next few months,...
Amelia Christensen says the purchase of one tile can help support the Portales community. Christensen, HomeSpot director of property management in Portales, said HomeSpot bought its 8-by-8-inch tile, which is featured above the lobby of the Yam Theatre, to do just that. The purchasing of tiles, available to local businesses and organizations, is a fundraising effort by the Portales MainStreet program to purchase new technology for the Yam Theatre. Christensen sits on MainStreet's board as well as the Roosevelt County Chamber...
Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Malin Parker told county commissioners Tuesday his office has linked 24 burglaries to stolen property recovered a few weeks ago in a residence east of Portales. Two people have been arrested in connection with the burglaries, said Parker, who has declined to identify those taken into custody, citing an ongoing investigation. "We anticipate at least two more arrests," Parker reported during the commission meeting. Hundreds of stolen items discovered at South Roosevelt Road 6 are...
The Portales mayor, three city councilors and one local business owner were selected to be on the search committee for a new city manager. City Manager Tom Howell plans to step down in December. According to city officials, there are nearly 20 applicants for the position. Portales Mayor Sharon King said the search will remain open until the position is filled. King announced the committee picks Tuesday night at the Portales City Council's meeting. "I was hoping to find a way to have the entire council on the committee," King...
Test production runs of Sunland Inc.'s facilities have been pushed back a couple of weeks to mid-April, according to Vice President Katalin Coburn. She attributes the setback to the continuing installations of equipment and delays in deliveries. Coburn says Sunland has rehired 85 percent of its laid off workforce and says they will be closer to 100 percent in the coming weeks as they prepare to reopen its nut butter plant that has shuttered since September. "We're looking forward to starting up in a couple of weeks," said...
Retired U.S. marine Col. Joe Long says looking to start a successful business should be like a walk-off home run; an idea for a business can be a guaranteed winner but you still have to circle all of the bases to get there. Long used baseball analogies, an Elvis Presley impersonation, and a patriotic song to deliver his keynote speech March 21 during the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce quarterly luncheon at the Yam Theatre. Long is director of the New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center in Albuquerque, a federal...
A Portales man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday morning on N.M. 267. The accident also resulted in minor injuries for the driver of the other vehicle and a 45-minute power outage in Roosevelt County, according to New Mexico State Police. Richard Luckau, 34, of Portales was pronounced dead at Roosevelt General Hospital, according to State Police Capt. Jimmy Glascock. According to Glascock: - Luckau's 2010 four-door Pontiac was stuck by a 2013 Peterbuilt milk tanker truck driven by Brandon Kennedy, 32, of...
