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Portales grad did it all
PORTALES - The Portales High School track and soccer teams, band, choir, theater and National Honor Society will say goodbye to some of its members on Friday following graduation.... — Updated 5/21/2019
Longtime Clovis resident named nurse of the year
CLOVIS — A longtime Clovis resident was recently recognized as the nurse of the year for Interim HealthCare Inc., a national health care provider with over 300 offices and 5,000 nurses around the country. Rakel Nussbaumer, the... — Updated 5/18/2019
Roosevelt County finalizes preliminary budget
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission met for close to two hours Thursday morning to finalize the county's preliminary operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which will go before the commission for approval on... — Updated 5/18/2019
Board adopts standards-based grading
PORTALES - Parents of first- and second-grade students at James Elementary will see a considerable change in their child's report cards next school year. That's because the Portales... — Updated 5/14/2019
United Way hosting 'Penny Wars' campaign
Representatives from various local businesses, organizations and government entities will be squaring off in an effort to avoid receiving a pie to the face, and more importantly, raise money for local children. The United Way of... — Updated 5/11/2019
Concerns raised about train speed increase
PORTALES - With just a few relatively routine action items for Tuesday's Portales City Council meeting, it was an item not listed on the agenda that generated the most discussion.... — Updated 5/11/2019
ENMU grads look at little moments
PORTALES - As the 795 candidates for graduation this spring from Eastern New Mexico University were getting set to celebrate this big achievement during Saturday's commencement... — Updated 5/11/2019
Speakers celebrate success
CLOVIS - The 2019 class of Clovis Community College graduates celebrated success in all its forms during Friday's commencement ceremony at the Curry County Events Center. "Success... — Updated 5/11/2019
ENMU regents to provide update on residence
ROSWELL — The Eastern New Mexico University board of regents will provide an update on ENMU’s efforts to build a new presidential residence during Friday’s meeting on the Roswell campus. Regent Terry Othick told The News... — Updated 5/8/2019
Curry County approves preliminary budget
CLOVIS - The Curry County Commission approved the preliminary operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year during Tuesday's meeting. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle said a new... — Updated 5/7/2019
PHS takes home Enchantment award
ALBUQUERQUE - Portales High School took home its first award from the Enchantment Awards on Saturday. Junior Julian Valero won best supporting actor for his performance of Lionel,... — Updated 5/7/2019
Grad came distance to CCC
CLOVIS - It's not unusual for community college students to follow a long road to graduation, but for most Clovis Community College graduates, that road did not begin in Alaska. Tha... — Updated 5/7/2019
Graduate finds her passion at ENMU
PORTALES - While some students enter higher education with a set plan for their next four years, others do so in hopes of finding their passion. Breanna Smith, one of 795... — Updated 5/7/2019
A community prayer
CLOVIS — Over 150 area residents, church and city officials lined Main Street outside the Curry County Courthouse on Thursday for the National Day of Prayer. Participants prayed... — Updated 5/4/2019
CCC selects interim for president seat
CLOVIS — A temporary successor to Clovis Community College President Becky Rowley was selected by the CCC Board of Trustees during Wednesday’s meeting. Robin Kuykendall, director of extended learning and division chair for... — Updated 5/4/2019
Eastern tackles 'Wit'
PORTALES — An upcoming theatrical production put on by Eastern New Mexico University students will take audiences through the final eight months of a 17th-century poetry professor who has been diagnosed with stage four ovarian... — Updated 4/30/2019
Holland's is 90
CLOVIS — Few people, never mind businesses, can say they’ve made it to 90 years old. One Clovis company will celebrate reaching that milestone on Friday. Holland’s Clovis Office Equipment Co., located at 601 N. Pile, will... — Updated 4/30/2019
ENMU increasing renewable energy offerings
PORTALES — Over the past month, Eastern New Mexico University has made a pair of moves to increase the university’s offerings in the area of renewable energy. On April 19, its board of regents approved a resolution that... — Updated 4/27/2019
School board approves tentative budget
PORTALES - The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education on Thursday approved a tentative operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. It includes nearly $3 million more in... — Updated 4/27/2019
'Billy the Kid' film set to shoot
FORT SUMNER — Billy the Kid lives on in a new film scheduled to begin shooting Saturday in Fort Sumner. Filmmaker Michael Giudicissi seeks to address unanswered questions about the Kid by turning to the man himself. Giudicissi... — Updated 4/23/2019
ENMU regents approve school's operating budget
PORTALES — It took multiple motions, but the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents ultimately approved the school's operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year during Friday's meeting. Regent Lance Pyle first motioned... — Updated 4/20/2019
Portales cancels bid for substation
PORTALES — After receiving just one bid that came in over 40 percent higher than the city had budgeted, the Portales City Council cancelled a bid for the construction of a new fire substation during Tuesday's meeting. City... — Updated 4/20/2019
Portales students earn nominations
PORTALES - A pair of Portales students earned nominations last week for the Enchantment Awards, an annual awards show and night of performances recognizing the top high school... — Updated 4/20/2019
Portales sixth-grader heads to national bee
ALBUQUERQUE - A Portales student will represent the Land of Enchantment in the 2019 National Spanish Spelling Bee this summer after finishing as the runner up in the New Mexico... — Updated 4/16/2019
Curry declines to issue disaster declaration
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission declined to issue a disaster declaration as a result of the March 13 wind storm during Tuesday’s meeting. Dan Heerding, the emergency management director for the city of Clovis, said winds... — Updated 4/16/2019
