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Joshua Lucero: CMI correspondent At 5-foot-7, ENMU’s Tara Johnson is often asked to guard much larger interior players, but Zias coach Lindsey Wilson said the Portales native has done the job with tenacity. PORTALES — Tara Johnson has always been tenacious. Certainly, her tenacity combined with raw talent led to her playing for Portales High’s girls basketball and volleyball varsity teams while she was anywhere from two to four years younger than the rest of the players. Aggressiveness can sometimes have a side e...
Good morning and welcome to the Friday briefing. Intern opportunity Sen. Tom Udall invites New Mexico college students interested in gaining legislative or press relations experience to apply for internships in his Washington D.C., Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Carlsbad offices. Washington internships have two sessions for summer interns: May 29 – June 29 and July 2 – Aug. 3. The deadline to apply for both sessions of the DC-based internship is March 18. Here's a link: http://www.tomudall.senate.go... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Friday briefing. Intern opportunity Sen. Tom Udall invites New Mexico college students interested in gaining legislative or press relations experience to apply for internships in his Washington D.C., Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Carlsbad offices. Washington internships have two sessions for summer interns: May 29 – June 29 and July 2 – Aug. 3. The deadline to apply for both sessions of the DC-based internship is March 18. Here's a link: http://www.tomudall.senate.go...
Curry County, or at least the board of directors of its insurance provider, agreed in December 2010 to pay a Clovis man $450,000 for his alleged mistreatment while housed at the juvenile detention facility. On Thursday, Commission Chairman Wendell Bostwick confirmed the settlement with Orlando Salas, 22, after details were made public in a special KOB-TV report that aired earlier this week. Salas is the brother of Edward Salas, a central figure in a 2005 shooting police say was sparked by a school fight that ended later in...
Robin Fornof Curry County, or at least the board of directors of its insurance provider, agreed in December 2010 to pay a Clovis man $450,000 for his alleged mistreatment while housed at the juvenile detention facility. On Thursday, Commission Chairman Wendell Bostwick confirmed the settlement with Orlando Salas, 22, after details were made public in a special KOB-TV report that aired earlier this week. Salas is the brother of Edward Salas, a central figure in a 2005 shooting police say was sparked by a school fight that... Full story
Editor's note: The following is Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield's State of the City address, provided in advance by city staff: 2011 was a great year for our community as we continued to grow and thrive despite the continued national and global economic climate. The Clovis community is blessed with hardworking municipal employees who continue to move the City of Clovis forward in a positive direction. I would like to thank them for the outstanding service they provide the citizens of Clovis. The Clovis City Commission faced some... Full story
Fire destroyed an estimated $800,000 worth of ground hay and sorghum this afternoon on a ranch east of Portales. According to Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the W Diamond Heifer Ranch owner, R.L. Rogers, the fire began when a contracted worker was grinding the hay and sorghum. Fraze said the worker believed a rock had gotten caught in the grinder, causing a spark. “Worst case scenario, it’s a $2 million loss,” Fraze said. “I’m just glad it didn’t jump because we got a field on the other side and there’s a bunch of farm equipmen...
Bryan Gore, left, rehearses Tuesday night with Hannah Christensen for the Portales High School theater department's production of “My Fair Lady.” Christensen plays street urchin Eliza Doolittle, who comes to live with the wealthy Henry Higgins, played by Gore, to learn proper speech. Poor Professor Higgins. When Portales High School junior Bryan Gore assumes the role of the curmudgeonly phoneticist Henry Higgins in this weekend's production of Lerner and Loewe's musical, "My F... Full story
Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune A fire, which broke out on a ranch east of Portales, claimed more than $1 million in sorghum and hay Thursday afternoon. Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the ranch owner said some corn may have also been threatened. Fire destroyed an estimated $800,000 worth of ground hay and sorghum this afternoon on a ranch east of Portales. According to Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the W Diamond Heifer Ranch owner, R.L. Rogers, the fire began when a contracted worker was grinding the hay and sorghum. Fraze said...
A fire, which broke out on a ranch east of Portales, claimed more than $1 million in sorghum and hay Thursday afternoon. Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the ranch owner said some corn may have also been threatened. Fire destroyed an estimated $800,000 worth of ground hay and sorghum this afternoon on a ranch east of Portales. According to Wes Fraze, son-in-law of the W Diamond Heifer Ranch owner, R.L. Rogers, the fire began when a contracted worker was grinding the hay and sorghum. Fraze said the worker believed a rock had gotten... Full story
Editor's note: The following is Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield's State of the City address, provided in advance by city staff: 2011 was a great year for our community as we continued to grow and thrive despite the continued national and global economic climate. The Clovis community is blessed with hardworking municipal employees who continue to move the City of Clovis forward in a positive direction. I would like to thank them for the outstanding service they provide the citizens of Clovis. The Clovis City Commission faced...
Sunday Worship service and Sunday school — 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Sunday worship with communion Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA, 1705 W. 21st St. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Information: 763-4816. Worship service — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Central Baptist Church. Fellowship and donuts — 9 a.m., Central Christian Church. 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. Worship Service — 9:30 a.m., Word of God Lutheran Church at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton. Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the... Full story
Sunday Worship service and Sunday school — 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Sunday worship with communion Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA, 1705 W. 21st St. Sunday School: 9:15 a.m. Information: 763-4816. Worship service — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Central Baptist Church. Fellowship and donuts — 9 a.m., Central Christian Church. 9:30 a.m., Sunday school. Worship Service — 9:30 a.m., Word of God Lutheran Church at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton. Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Men's non-denom... Full story
Tornadoes and reports of them make us nervous. That’s because residents in eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle have either experienced the storms’ violence or at least seen the debris remnants that immediately show us their horrific power. AccuWeather.com is warning Americans that today could be ripe for large tornado outbreaks across multiple states from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. Meteorologists say they fear today’s storms could be more destructive than those earlier this week...
Life. Family. Friends. Those are things that really matter. At least, to me. I hope those are the things that really matter to you, too, regardless of where you might place yourself on the political grid, or the antiquated (and never very accurate) “left/right” political spectrum. The reason I embraced libertarianism, after I discovered there was a name for the way I had always pretty much believed anyway, was that it enriches life’s important things more than the other political ideologies do. For years, from a posit... Full story
Life. Family. Friends. Those are things that really matter. At least, to me. I hope those are the things that really matter to you, too, regardless of where you might place yourself on the political grid, or the antiquated (and never very accurate) "left/right" political spectrum. The reason I embraced libertarianism, after I discovered there was a name for the way I had always pretty much believed anyway, was that it enriches life's important things more than the other political ideologies do. For years, from a position of...
Tornadoes and reports of them make us nervous. That's because residents in eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle have either experienced the storms' violence or at least seen the debris remnants that immediately show us their horrific power. AccuWeather.com is warning Americans that today could be ripe for large tornado outbreaks across multiple states from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. Meteorologists say they fear today's storms could be more destructive than those earlier this week...
It's the last year for a Clovis trio in Abilene, Texas — and in another way, it's a last year for the McMurry basketball team they're a part of. Coached by former Clovis High coach J.D. Isler, with former Wildcat guards Jaden Isler and Bryce Hill in their senior seasons, the McMurry University War Hawks get set to make their final, and they hope, greatest run in the Division III men's basketball tournament. The War Hawks (20-8), who will make the move to Division II next season, take on Whitworth University 5:30 p.m. (CDT) to...
It’s the last year for a Clovis trio in Abilene, Texas — and in another way, it’s a last year for the McMurry basketball team they’re a part of. Coached by former Clovis High coach J.D. Isler, with former Wildcat guards Jaden Isler and Bryce Hill in their senior seasons, the McMurry University War Hawks get set to make their final, and they hope, greatest run in the Division III men’s basketball tournament. The War Hawks (20-8), who will make the move to Division II next season, take on Whitworth University 5:30 p.... Full story
In a commentary by Bill Glass, founder of Bill Glass Ministries, he told of an incident at a Seattle Special Olympics event some years ago. Bill Glass has a grandson with Down's Syndrome. The games had started and the 100-yard dash was the subject of Glass' story. Nine contestants, all physically or mentally handicapped, lined up at the starting line to compete in this event. When the gun sounded, all nine runners darted off. Each rushed forth with enthusiasm, all determined...
In a commentary by Bill Glass, founder of Bill Glass Ministries, he told of an incident at a Seattle Special Olympics event some years ago. Bill Glass has a grandson with Down’s Syndrome. The games had started and the 100-yard dash was the subject of Glass’ story. Nine contestants, all physically or mentally handicapped, lined up at the starting line to compete in this event. When the gun sounded, all nine runners darted off. Each rushed forth with enthusiasm, all determined t... Full story
During the course of the last three days, Agents assigned to the Region V Drug Task Force have arrested seven individuals and seized $3,000 of cocaine, $5000 in cash currency, a custom motorcycle, a semi-automatic firearm, marijuana and methamphetamine....
During the course of the last three days, Agents assigned to the Region V Drug Task Force have arrested seven individuals and seized $3,000 of cocaine, $5000 in cash currency, a custom motorcycle, a semi-automatic firearm, marijuana and methamphetamine. On February 28th, Agents arrested Michael Dickson (31 YOA) and Betty Garza (36 YOA) after the two conspired to smuggle methamphetamine and marijuana into the Curry County Detention Center, where Dickson is currently housed as an inmate. Task Force Agents intercepted the...
I thought your readers might be interested in these comments made Tuesday to Association of Defense Communities by Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary-Installations Kathleen Ferguson: "(Department of Defense's) 2004 report to Congress stated the Air Force had 24 percent excess capacity and this number does not reflect current excess Air Force capacity. "BRAC 2005 fell short of the Air Force goal by closing only seven minor installations. "Today, seven years later and with 500 fewer aircraft, the Air Force presumes...
I thought your readers might be interested in these comments made Tuesday to Association of Defense Communities by Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary-Installations Kathleen Ferguson: “(Department of Defense’s) 2004 report to Congress stated the Air Force had 24 percent excess capacity and this number does not reflect current excess Air Force capacity. “BRAC 2005 fell short of the Air Force goal by closing only seven minor installations. “Today, seven years later and with 500 fewer aircraft, the Air Force presumes additio... Full story
