Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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SANTA FE — The following is the prepared text of the State of the State Address delivered by Governor Susana Martinez from the chamber of the New Mexico House of Representatives on January 15, 2013. Lieutenant Governor; Senate President Pro Tem; Mr. Speaker; Democratic and Republican leaders; esteemed members of the New Mexico Legislature, especially the new faces; honorable members of the judiciary; former New Mexico governors; tribal governors; Senator Udall; Senator Heinrich; distinguished guests; the State's first g...
Boys Tucumcari 76, Melrose 23 Tucumcari (7-4) — John Paul Garcia 15, D'Ontee Sandoval 4, Stephen Chacon 6, Edgar Gardea 2, Mark Preciado 5, Cody Ryen 8, Chris Crespin 21, Zach McElroy 2, Luke Smith 11, Timothy Skinner 2. Totals 30 8-11 76. Melrose (4-11) — Tanner Dickerman 3, Wyatt Williams 4, Colton Draper 4, Rowdy Allen 2, Braden Hemminger 3, Randall Rush 5, Michael Weigl 2. Totals 10 3-7 23. Tucumcari 14 17 22 23 — 76 Melrose 6 4 8 5 — 23 3-pointers — Tucumcari, Garcia 3, Crespin 3, Chacon 2. Melrose, none. Junior va...
Men Tarleton State (8-5, 2-4 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (5-9, 2-4) When: 7:30 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9 Last time out: Saturday, the Texans lost at Midwestern State 50-34 while the Greyhounds were beaten at Incarnate Word 93-75. Last year: Tarleton won both meetings, but they were close — 55-52 at Portales and 74-69 at Stephenville, Texas. Of note: The 34 points at Midwestern marked the second time in coach Lonn Reisman's 25 seasons at the school that the Texans were held under 40. … TSU, which has...
The following took place at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday night: - Councilors heard an update on the U.S. 70 construction project. - Councilors approved the ratification of the Finance Department?s actions regarding bills for the month of December 2012 in the amount of $1.4 million. - Councilors approved a contract for utility services connection for Roosevelt County resident Russell Cameron. Cameron requested outside water and sewer service for his new residence near city limits. Councilors approved a contract...
The former Portales Dairy Queen building is remaining vacant because Roma's Italian Restaurant will no longer be coming to Portales, Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation Director Doug Redmond said Tuesday. Mario Arjula, owner of Clovis' Roma's, had plans to open up a cafe-style restaurant, which would have served pasta and pizza, in late October. Redmond confirmed that Arjula will no longer bring his business here but declined to say why. Arjula was not immediately available. With this new vacancy, Redmond said... Full story
Owners of Ashley Furniture in Portales are preparing to expand their services to Clovis at a location on Prince Street. Cassidy Self, part-owner of the store along with her father Max Merrick, said they wanted to open up an additional location in Clovis to better serve the community. "With all the growth happening, we felt there was a need for Ashley Furniture in Clovis," Self said. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Ashley Furniture General Manager Jesus Tovar tidies up one of their store displays Tuesday. Tovar says...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Saturday 1:22 a.m.: Caller requested ambulance assistance, 500 block of Industrial Drive 2:03 a.m.: Caller requested officer assistance with a patient, U.S. 70. 2:25 a.m.: Caller requested ambulance assistance, 1600 block of South Avenue B. 6:31 a.m.: Caller reported an interior alarm activation, 300 block of West Second Street. 11:02 a.m.: Caller reported having stomach pain, 400 block of South Roosevelt Road V. 11:23 a.m.: Caller reported identity theft, 900 block... Full story
I'm getting rid of my little black book. It's not what you're thinking; I don't think I've ever owned a book for that purpose, let alone one with a specific color. My little black book is an idea repository, begun in 2006 and inspired by "Curb Your Enthusiasm." In the series, Larry David carried a notepad everywhere he went, and would write down funny ideas that would presumably turn into scripts later on. I presume a real life version of that notepad contained Festivus and, "I invented, 'It's not you, it's me,'" long before...
A Roosevelt County Sheriff's deputy charged with misdemeanor battery of a household member has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to Chief Deputy Malin Parker. Brian Encinias, 33, was arrested Saturday by Clovis police and charged for an incident in December. "He was placed on leave the day that we heard that he was under investigation for this arrest," Parker said. Parker said he has no idea on how long Encinias will be on paid leave. According to an affidavit filed in Magistrate Court in Clovis for... Full story
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) introduced a new microloan program Tuesday designed to help small and family operations, returning veterans, beginning and socially disadvantaged farmers secure loans under $35,000, according to a USDA press release. The program is aimed at bolstering the progress of producers their start-up years by providing needed resources and helping to increase equity so that farmers may eventually graduate to commercial credit and expand their operations. The microloan program will also... Full story
Amy Sears started college at age 33 to become an educator and to set a good example for her daughters. "I kind of got married, had children and then realized I wanted to get into college because I wanted all my girls to go to college," said Sears, who has four daughters ranging from 14 to 21 years old. "They see me going through school now. They want to go right after (high) school. They don't want to wait." Sears is part of a large percentage of adult students in the area who work, have returned to school and take online...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m. $5 per class. Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. Sly Like a Fox. For children ages 0-3. Portales Public Library. Information: 356-3940. Radio Drama Auditions — 4 p.m. Open audition for voice actors for "Will Someone Please Tell Me What's Going on Here?" ENMU's Communication Building, Room 127. Information: 562-4228 or e-mail [email protected]. Wii Wednesday — 4:30 p.m. Wii Resort Sports featured. For teens ages 13-18. Portales Public Library...
Usually I shy away from technology when I'm busy living. I've been out of my mother's house for about five years so she asks that I take pictures often so she can see what I'm doing. It's not that I hate taking pictures. I'm just the worst person to ask because I always forget to bring a camera and when I do bring a camera, I'm too busy having fun to use it. Same thing with social media. I don't tweet and post about everything I do when I'm having a good time because it wouldn't be that fun if I'm telling everyone about it....
President Barack Obama's pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, probably will be confirmed, despite some pushback over his positions on Iran sanctions, support for Israel and what have been characterized as questionable comments about Jews and gays. But those are the wrong questions. The right questions concern Hagel's vision for America's military and whether like his predecessors of both parties he will fight to keep it from being decimated by budget cuts. In a state like New Mexico, with significant military...
The military's managed-care option — TRICARE Prime — will be ended Oct. 1 for retirees, their family members and for military survivors who reside more than 40 miles from a military treatment facility or from a base closure site, TRICARE Management Activity announced last week. Most of these 171,400 beneficiaries will need to shift health coverage from Prime to TRICARE Standard, the military's fee-for-service health insurance option. For beneficiaries who use more than preventive health care during the year, the shift wil...
Gwyneth Doland is executive director of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. Here's her take on public records held in private electronic devices: Here in New Mexico, we're lucky to have laws that guarantee your right to know what your government is doing. The Inspection of Public Records Act was designed to ensure, as its authors wrote, "all persons are entitled to the greatest possible information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of public officers and employees." But IPRA dates from...
SANTA FE — As the New Mexico Legislature returned to work Tuesday, Republican Gov. Susana Martinez used her State of the State address to press lawmakers to focus on boosting New Mexico's struggling economy. Martinez spoke to a joint session of the House and Senate after lawmakers convened for a 60-day session, taking the opportunity to say that diversifying New Mexico's economy was needed to protect the state from a federal government that she called "dysfunctional." Economic and budget issues were possible common ground f...
