May 1, 2024 Edition
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On this date ... 1941: J.J. Steele, co-owner of the Hart Ranch southwest of Melrose, had sold about 800 2-year-old steers to a buyer in Dexter, Kan. The purchase price was reported at $60,000. 1955: Portales Valley Mills workers discovered the company safe had been cracked the night before while three employees worked in an adjoining warehouse. Employees noticed a strange car in the parking lot, but hadn’t noticed anything out of place. The thieves took $70. 1957: Ernest...
Today *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4003 Thursday *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday *Curry County Commission – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 *Roosevelt County Commission budget workshop - 9 a.m.,...
Today *Hiring event – 2-6 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Sponsored by Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation, New Mexico Workforce Connection, and ENMU. Bring resumes, ID, and dress professionally. Be ready to complete applications and be prepared for interviews. Information: email Jodi Diaz at [email protected] or call 575-356-8541 *ENMU Chamber Ensembles concert – 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall, ENMU Music Building, Portales. Directed by Sid...
The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently for a new member, High Supply Cannabis LLC. The store is located at 106 N. Main Ave. High Supply’s Manager is Christopher...
The Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum in the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce building will be closed until the end of the year. According to a Friday social media posting from the Chamber, the closure is due to construction. Chamber Executive Director Ernie Kos explained in an email the closure was planned. “(We) are ready to get started on the construction and development of the Clovis Sound Studios. We are very excited about the design plans with the demolition to begin in the next week,” Kos...
A Clovis ENMRSH employee has picked up a national award from the American Network of Community Options and Resources. According to an ANCOR news release, Anthony Chavez, a direct support professional at ENMRSH, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Special Category Award: Innovation Award. Chavez joins 54 other honorees in the 2024 edition of ANCOR’s annual Direct Support Professional of the Year Awards program. “ENMRSH, Inc. is grateful that Anthony is part of the team and exemplifies the important role that direct...
Curry County Youth Services, along with the city of Clovis, on Saturday will open Hillcrest Park Zoo to families for a “Communities Talk” event. The free program is aimed at preventing underage drinking by starting a conversation with families on the impacts of alcohol. At “Communities Talk,” children will receive a “passport” to take to each of 10 information stations throughout the zoo to learn about the statistics of underage drinking in the county, while also being able to partake in age-appropriate...
An estimated 100 people turned out for Saturday’s Great American Cleanup in Clovis, according to Clovis Assistant City Manager Claire Burroughes. “It was great weather for the activity and everyone was in high spirits,” Burroughes said. During the Saturday event 401 bags of trash were collected. Burroughes provided figures showing last year’s participation was 66 people who picked up 124 bags of trash. Burroughes reported12 teams were involved in Saturday’s event. Awards were handed out for most trash collected....
The Roosevelt County Road Department is scheduled to work on South Roosevelt 15, from NM 206 to South Roosevelt Road P, through May 24. The roadway project is being enhanced from dirt to caliche as per the county`s five-year Road Improvement Plan, according to a county news release. “We ask all residents to drive slow and watch for heavy equipment and personnel,” the release states. Information: Call 575-356-5942 or email: rcrd...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of Q&As featuring candidates in contested races for the June 4 primary. Early voting begins Tuesday at the county courthouse. In the Curry County Commission race for District 4, incumbent Seth Martin will face challenger Jamie Widner. Both are Republicans. No Democrats are running. Seth Martin Q: Why do you want another term as county commissioner? A: As a commissioner, four more years would give the opportunity to see many of the projects through to the end and continue to serve...
For the first time in 52 years, the annual Pioneer Days Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo is being held the first weekend of May instead of the first weekend of June. Shane Clements, vice president of the Curry County Mounted Patrol, which sponsors the rodeo, said the three-day event moved to better accommodate rodeo contestants and contractors who are seeing more options during the summer. "Places up north such as Utah are hosting events in June. So in order to...
Water levels in city of Portales storage tanks dropped 4 feet over the weekend, leading to the city warning residents it may soon return to more strict water conservation standards. “As of Friday,” a city press release stated, “water storage tanks were at 29.5 feet. As of Monday … the water storage tanks are at 25.3 feet. … As per the current Drought Contingency Plan if the tank levels fall below 22 feet, we go back into Stage 3 restrictions.” City Council members late last month relaxed some water restrictions... Full story
Services Click Here to View Obituaries • Esther Andujo, 86, died April 27. Information: Hansard Family Funeral Home • Kelly Biggers, 33, died April 28. Information: Chavez Funeral Home • James Broyles, 86, died April 22. Information: Muffley Funeral Home • Bill Byrd, 91, died April 16. Information: Dunn Funeral Home • Cathy Crosswhite, 65, died April 23. Information: Steed-Todd Funeral Home • Butch Dunn, 75, died April 24. Information: Steed-Todd Funeral Home ... Full story
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University’s track squads completed the outdoor regular season portion of their schedule on Friday, competing in Texas Tech’s Corky/Crofoot Shootout. The Greyhounds have this week off from competition before taking part in the Lone Star Conference championships May 9-11 at Angelo State. Junior Timothy Frederick posted the highest finish for the ENMU men, placing sixth out of 60 runners in the 200 with a time of 20.86 seconds. Meantime, sophomore Noe Ybaben-Burciaga was seventh in shot put...
LOGAN – Top-ranked Logan built an early four-run lead and hung on late to edge Grady 8-7 on Monday in District 2-1A baseball. Logan (15-3, 6-1 district), coming off a 14-8 loss at Cimarron on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader, got a 3-for-4 showing from junior Diego Sanchez, who doubled, scored twice and drove in a run. Senior Izaiah Kneitz went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while senior Brock Burns was 1-for-1 with three walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. Senior Zane Rush was 2-for-4 with a run scored...
It certainly wasn't the way Eastern New Mexico University's softball team wanted to end the regular season. Now the Greyhounds will see if they can bounce back when they open play as the No. 10 seed in the 10-team Lone Star Conference tournament at Canyon, Texas, facing seventh-seeded Texas Woman's (25-28) in the opening round at 10 a.m. on Thursday. It's the second consecutive year and just the fourth time in program history that the Hounds (25-25, 18-24 LSC) have reached...
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball played Lubbock Christian competitively for much of the team’s final Lone Star Conference series of the season, but the Greyhounds didn’t have anything to show for it. LCU completed a late charge to overhaul West Texas A&M for its first regular-season championship since joining the league in 2020 and earn the No. 1 seed in the conference’s eight-team postseason tournament beginning this weekend, beating the Hounds 9-4 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep. It was...
ARTESIA – Portales High’s girls notched several season bests on Saturday en route to a second-place team finish in the Artesia Invite track meet. Artesia ran away with both divisions of the 10-school meet, compiling 164 points to 66 for runnerup Lovington on the boys side while the Lady Bulldogs finished with 133 to 68 for PHS. Portales was seventh in boys competition with 26 points. The Lady Rams got individual wins from senior Olivia Low (120 feet, 7 inches) in discus and junior Kadynce Reeves in pole vault (9-6)....
