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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Covering the Roosevelt County regional spelling bee this weekend made me feel like a proud parent. Every time a child spelled a word correctly, I wanted to golf clap in my chair. Every time a child was knocked out of a round, I wanted to let them know that they were extraordinary for even participating and that this loss is not an end. It feels good to know that even in the days of spell check, these young kids still value something as fundamental as spelling. There was this ambition in their eyes as they looked out into the...
The Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun have been sold to Clovis Media Inc., a new company based in Sheridan, Wyo., officials announced on Tuesday. The sale also includes all of the publications produced by the group now known as Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. Here’s a brief history of each newspaper:...
The Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun have been sold to Clovis Media Inc., a new company based in Sheridan, Wyo., officials announced on Tuesday. The sale also includes all of the publications produced by the group now known as Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. Here's a brief history of each newspaper: Clovis News Journal - The Clovis News first published in May 1907. Founder Arthur Curren said the newspaper office at 113 W. Grand was the third "complete business house" in the city's history,...
Freedom New Mexico The Roosevelt General Hospital Auxiliary recently purchased several pieces of physical therapy equipment for RGH Rehab Services. This equipment will enhance patient care by allowing the therapists to expand treatment exercises, according to a hospital press release. An overhead pulley system will be used to address upper extremity, trunk and lower extremity instability factors related to S/P surgery, accident or age changes. The Rebounder will be used to address weak core stability factors secondary to a...
The Roosevelt General Hospital Auxiliary recently purchased several pieces of physical therapy equipment for RGH Rehab Services. This equipment will enhance patient care by allowing the therapists to expand treatment exercises, according to a hospital press release. An overhead pulley system will be used to address upper extremity, trunk and lower extremity instability factors related to S/P surgery, accident or age changes. The Rebounder will be used to address weak core stability factors secondary to a shoulder injury or a... Full story
Freedom New Mexico There could be a steady stream of money for the state’s automated victims notification system if Senate Bill 176 passes, according to a press release from the state legislature....
There could be a steady stream of money for the state's automated victims notification system if Senate Bill 176 passes, according to a press release from the state legislature. The bill allows funds in the Corrections Department Intensive Supervision fund to be used for victim notification efforts. The fund will come from fees convicted criminals pay for parole and probation programs for themselves, the release said. The plan would enable victims across New Mexico to be alerted automatically when their offenders are...
Covering the Roosevelt County regional spelling bee this weekend made me feel like a proud parent. Every time a child spelled a word correctly, I wanted to golf clap in my chair. Every time a child was knocked out of a round, I wanted to let them know that they were extraordinary for even participating and that this loss is not an end. It feels good to know that even in the days of spell check, these young kids still value something as fundamental as spelling. There was this ambition in their eyes as they looked out into the... Full story
Covering the Roosevelt County regional spelling bee this weekend made me feel like a proud parent. Every time a child spelled a word correctly, I wanted to golf clap in my chair. Every time a child was knocked out of a round, I wanted to let them know that they were extraordinary for even participating and that this loss is not an end. It feels good to know that even in the days of spell check, these young kids still value something as fundamental as spelling. There was this ambition in their eyes as they looked out into the... Full story
Women Texas Woman's (10-8, 5-7 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (5-13, 3-9) • When: 7:30 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena. • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. • Last time out: The Pioneers lost at Abilene Christian 69-57 on Saturday. The Zias defeated Incarnate Word 77-66 on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. • Last meeting: TWU notched a 51-44 win over the Zias on Dec. 7 at Denton, Texas. • Of note: Tonight's game will be streamlined on the web by Fox Sports Southwest as part of an agreement recently reached between the LSC and the cable network.... Full story
Women Texas Woman’s (10-8, 5-7 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (5-13, 3-9) • When: 7:30 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena. • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. • Last time out: The Pioneers lost at Abilene Christian 69-57 on Saturday. The Zias defeated Incarnate Word 77-66 on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. • Last meeting: TWU notched a 51-44 win over the Zias on Dec. 7 at Denton, Texas. • Of note: Tonight’s game will be streamlined on the web by Fox Sports Southwest as part of an agreement recently reached between the...
Christina Calloway The La Casa de Buena Salud health care center in Portales will receive $342,095 a year for five years as part of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to help continue delivering health care services to the Portales community, according to Sen. Jeff Bingaman, R-N.M. “Many New Mexicans depend on community health centers for their primary care services,” Bingaman said. “This funding will help ensure La Casa de Buena Salud can continue to provide vital services to its patients....
Samplings of recent calls made to Portales law enforcement, according to police reports: Friday • At 10:51 a.m., an officer responded to North Chicago Avenue in reference to a commercial burglary. The officer made contact with a man, who told him between the hours of 6 p.m. the previous night and 10 a.m. that morning, someone broke out a plywood panel of the bottom corner of the west facing garage door and gained entry, taking a plastic jar containing approximately $40 in change. The officer was unable to dust for finger...
Saturday Pee Wee League Girls Monarchs 6, Sparks 2. Scorers — Monarchs, Ezriah Martinez 4, Kylyie Paden 2. Sparks, Rylee Roybal 2. Heat 10, Extreme 0. Scorers — Heat, Adrianna Garcia 6, Alicia Tirado 4. Dora Lady Coyotes 18, Storm 0. Scorers — Lady Coyotes, Cashlyn Fraze 10, Brelyn Gramzow 4, Cecily Kuykendall 2, Brynn Dillard 2. Mercury 22, Extreme 2. Scorers — Mercury, Taris Rippee 10, Emma Gonzales 8, Riley Shillings 4. Extreme, Cyria Aguirre 2. Boys Pacers 19. Floyd Broncos 0. Scorers — Pacers, Jacob Abarca 8, Eric Rami...
Samplings of recent calls made to Portales law enforcement, according to police reports: Friday - At 10:51 a.m., an officer responded to North Chicago Avenue in reference to a commercial burglary. The officer made contact with a man, who told him between the hours of 6 p.m. the previous night and 10 a.m. that morning, someone broke out a plywood panel of the bottom corner of the west facing garage door and gained entry, taking a plastic jar containing approximately $40 in change. The officer was unable to dust for...
SANTA FE – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and District Attorney Matt Chandler stood with the family of murdered 10-year old Carlos Perez to announce that fugitive murder suspect Noe Torres has been arrested in Chihuahua, Mexico and is awaiting extradition. Torres is wanted for the September 15, 2005 murder of Perez in Clovis, New Mexico. He has been on the run since Perez was shot while sleeping in the middle of the night, believed to have been hiding out in a Mexican religious compound. On January 18th, Torres wrote a l... Full story
SANTA FE – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and District Attorney Matt Chandler stood with the family of murdered 10-year old Carlos Perez to announce that fugitive murder suspect Noe Torres has been arrested in Chihuahua, Mexico and is awaiting extradition. Torres is wanted for the September 15, 2005 murder of Perez in Clovis, New Mexico. He has been on the run since Perez was shot while sleeping in the middle of the night, believed to have been hiding out in a Mexican religious compound. On January 18th, Torres wrote...
Seventeen months from now, Clovis High School will hold commencement services for its 2013 graduates. Some of Carlos Perez’ classmates from Cameo Elementary will be graduating. Whatever Perez’ classmates do and wherever they go, Carlos Perez remains a fifth-grader in Clovis. That’s because on Sept. 15, 2005, one day shy of his 11th birthday, the Cameo Elementary student died at a Lubbock hospital after he was struck in the head by a bullet fired through his bedroom window. Noe Torres, who authorities believe was invol...
Seventeen months from now, Clovis High School will hold commencement services for its 2013 graduates. Some of Carlos Perez' classmates from Cameo Elementary will be graduating. Whatever Perez' classmates do and wherever they go, Carlos Perez remains a fifth-grader in Clovis. That's because on Sept. 15, 2005, one day shy of his 11th birthday, the Cameo Elementary student died at a Lubbock hospital after he was struck in the head by a bullet fired through his bedroom window. Noe Torres, who authorities believe was involved in... Full story
Robin Fornoff Noe Torres, one of Clovis’ and the nation’s most wanted fugitives since a 2005 shooting killed a sleeping 10-year-old boy, is in police custody. Clovis District Attorney Matt Chandler confirmed Torres was arrested at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 near a religious compound in Chihuahua, Mexico. A man claiming to be Torres telephoned the Clovis News Journal on Jan. 25 to say he was in custody of Mexican authorities in Mexico City. The man claiming to be Torres said he’s been in contact with New Mexico Gov. Susana Marti...
Noe Torres was arrested last Wednesday in Mexico, according to 9th Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler. Torres has been on the run since 2005, following the shooting of 10-year-old Carlos Perez. Noe Torres, one of Clovis' and the nation's most wanted fugitives since a 2005 shooting killed a sleeping 10-year-old boy, is in police custody. Clovis District Attorney Matt Chandler confirmed Torres was arrested at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25 near a religious compound in Chihuahua, Mexico. A man claiming to be Torres telephoned the... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Red hot chilies (sort of) The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Music will present Texas Tech’s Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Quartet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. Admission is free and open to the public. The group, composed of David Dees (soprano and alto saxophones), Ben Robinette (alto saxophone), Sesha Wallace (alto and tenor saxophones) and Adam Camey (alto and baritone saxophones), derives its name from the w... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Red hot chilies (sort of) The Eastern New Mexico University Department of Music will present Texas Tech’s Trinidad Scorpion Butch T Quartet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. Admission is free and open to the public. The group, composed of David Dees (soprano and alto saxophones), Ben Robinette (alto saxophone), Sesha Wallace (alto and tenor saxophones) and Adam Camey (alto and baritone saxophones), derives its name from the w... Full story
Noe Torres is a son who found God in Mexico but refused advice to face his problems, his father Lucio Torres said Tuesday. The elder Torres, a truck driver living in Dimmitt, Texas, said he and his son kept in touch via text messages almost from the time Noe Torres fled Clovis six years ago. He said his son sent him a text two days before his capture in Mexico saying that he was involved with the church. "In the last four or five years," said Lucio Torres, "he's been involved with the church. His texts are always about Jesus... Full story
Robin Fornoff Noe Torres is a son who found God in Mexico but refused advice to face his problems, his father Lucio Torres said Tuesday. The elder Torres, a truck driver living in Dimmitt, Texas, said he and his son kept in touch via text messages almost from the time Noe Torres fled Clovis six years ago. He said his son sent him a text two days before his capture in Mexico saying that he was involved with the church. “In the last four or five years,” said Lucio Torres, “he’s been involved with the church. His texts are alw... Full story
