Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] Roosevelt County commissioners held their first workshop Wednesday to review projected expenses for departments for the 2016 fiscal year. County commissioners agreed with County Manager Amber Hamilton that the county is not in a position to make its usual contributions to community entities, such as the Hartley House, the library and the Clean & Beautiful project. The projected savings from withdrawing local contributions in the 2016 year is more than $23,000. A change to the upcoming...
STAFF PHOTO [email protected] link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Michael Valdez, 29, fled on foot Wednesday morning after crashing his car into the “Welcome to Portales” sign that greets visitors entering Portales from the north, according to police. The sign sustained minimal damage and Valdez has been charged with multiple violations, including a fourth-degree felony battery charge for allegedly kicking a police officer. For the third time in four years the “Welcome to Po... Full story
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Staff report link Eric Dixon A Portales attorney booked for misdemeanor assault Monday was upset by a man he accused of harassing his client, court records show. According to a criminal complaint filed in Roosevelt County Magistrate Court: Attorney Eric Dixon “did unlawfully act, threaten or use menacing conduct which caused Butch Allen to reasonably believe that he was in danger of receiving an immediate battery.” In the warrant, the investigator reported Dixon was ani...
Notebook Water, water everywhere... • Watch yourself driving on west 21st Street today. EPCOR is flushing a well behind James Bickley at Mitchell and Purdue streets for 24 hours...part of a federal requirement. The water will be running along Mitchell Street toward 21st Street and into Greene Acres Lake. Artist call... • Eastern New Mexico University’s Runnels Gallery and the Portales Arts Council are looking for a few good artists to help with “New Mexican Stories.” It’s noon Saturday at the ENMU Art and Anthropolog... Full story
Today • ‘Both Sides’ compilation of plays — 7 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the University Theatre Center at ENMU. General admission: $5. Information: 575-562-2253. • Preschool story time — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. • National Association of Chamber Ambassadors Conference — 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Clovis Civic Center. Area chamber ambassadors or those interested in the organization are urged to attend. Information, registration: 575-763-3435. • Child Find screening clinic — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,...
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Editor’s note: Following is one in a series of profiles about graduating high school seniors. Portales High School Seniors Ashlynn Idsinga, 17, plans on attending Eastern New Mexico University after graduation. link Idsinga “I know I can get a quality education there, and everyone on campus is very friendly,” she said. Idsinga said science has always intrigued her, and she wants to become a high school biology teacher. “I was highly influenced by my high school biology...
BPA lunch The Dora Chapter of Business Professionals of America is having their annual brisket lunch fundraiser Sunday in the school cafeteria. Meals will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and donations are appreciated. Proceeds will help with BPA travel expenses to contests. Nine students will be competing at the national level in California in May, so we welcome support from the community to alleviate some of the expense. Progress reports Students will be given progress reports Tuesday to take home to their parents.... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] A new bill changing requirements for students in New Mexico looking to enter teaching has been signed into law by Gov. Susana Martinez. Senate Bill 329 will reduce the mandatory college coursework needed to obtain an elementary and secondary education licensure from 57 arts and science credit hours to 41 credit hours, and it will increase student teaching from 14 weeks to 16 weeks. Sen. Gay Kernan (R-Hobbs), who sponsored the bill, said one of the goals is to reduce those hours, which are...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Eastern New Mexico University student Anna George receives the Alpha Psi Omega Endowment for Theatre Arts and Digital Cinema Arts scholarship from ENMU Foundation President Stephen Doerr Tuesday afternoon during the Endowment Scholarship and Awards Ceremony at the Campus Union Building. For Eastern New Mexico University senior Desiree Cooper, the school’s annual Endowed Scholarships and Awards Ceremony a... Full story
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The following took place at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday night at the Memorial Building: • City Councilors heard a presentation from Veda Urioste about the City of Portales’ Clean and Beautiful Program. Urioste gave awards to area students who were Great American Cleanup poster contest winners. Fifth grade winners included 1st place Tayli Seann Freed from Dora schools in first, 2nd place Katija Stroud of Lindsey-Steiner Elementary in second, 3rd place Nuvia Nunez of Lindsey-Steiner Elementary in third and 4th...
When I was young and my father would take our family with him to the cattle auction or a horse sale, we were strictly admonished to sit still and, for goodness sakes, not wave our hands about and accidentally bid. link Betty Williamson I was mostly grown before I realized that auctioneers don’t waste time watching wiggly children, but I still harbor an inborn fear of shooing a fly and inadvertently buying a truck load of Shetland ponies. So, if I needed one more reason to l...
STAFF REPORT A Roosevelt County man was arrested Tuesday for sexual penetration of a minor. Marco Nunez, 37, was booked into Roosevelt County Detention Center at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday for the following charges: • Criminal sexual penetration with a child under 13, first degree felony •Two counts of criminal sexual contact with a with a minor under 13, second degree felony • Criminal sexual contact with a minor of an unspecified age, third degree felony • Two counts of false imprisonment, fourth degree felony Sheriff Malin Parker...
Ring ... Thank you for calling Leviticus Pizza, how can I help you? link Kevin Wilson Congratulations, sir; we’d love to cater your wedding. Everybody says nobody would want a pizzeria-catered wedding, and it’s not even worth a public statement. But we love to help with any ceremony that honors the Lord our God. The bride’s name? That’s an unusual name for a girl. You’re both men? Our transaction needs to end right here. We conduct our business by the book of Leviticus... Full story
April 23 On this date ...link 1975: Pat Burns, the son of Portales Mayor Mike and Ruth Burns, was in critical condition at an El Paso hospital following a hang-gliding accident. Burns, a student at New Mexico State University, was injured when a wing on his glider collapsed as he soared off of a hillside. He suffered a fractured pelvis and thigh in the 30-foot fall, according to media accounts. Burns recovered and still lives in Portales. 1971: An early morning fire burned out...
Water everywhere... • Watch yourself driving on west 21st Street today. EPCOR is flushing a well behind James Bickley at Mitchell and Purdue streets for 24 hours...part of a federal requirement. The water will be running along Mitchell Street toward 21st Street and into Greene Acres Lake. Artist call... • Eastern New Mexico University’s Runnels Gallery and the Portales Arts Council are looking for a few good artists to help with “New Mexican Stories.” It’s noon Saturday at the ENMU Art and Anthropology Building. Participant... Full story
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] Rico Urquizo isn’t hard to find in Clovis. Just look for his yellow-and-red sports car emblazoned with an artist’s portrait of the Clovis boxer and mixed martial arts fighter on the side. Now, the 32-year-old Urquizo is looking for recognition in the prime location for boxing. He makes his Las Vegas, Nevada, debut in a week when he takes on Kevin Newman II at The Palm Hotel and Casino. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Rico Urquizo preps for... Full story
Staff Report Clovis Municipal Schools has received $2.3 million in state reimbursement from the Public Schools Facilities Authority for the 2013 construction of Gattis Middle School. According to CMS Operations Director John King, at the time of construction the 2012-2017 Facility Master Plan projected a capacity of 900 students. But the state would not fund extra space based on projections, so they participated in the construction costs for 690 students based on current enrollments. “The reason that the state does this is b...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Rico Urquizo spars with Eric Suan of Force of One Monday night. Urquizo has fought professional for two years and carries a record of 1-2-1.... Full story
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Rico Urquizo preps for his Monday night workout. Urquizo will fight Kevin Newman II April 30 in a four-round bout as an undercard to the May 2 Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight....
Team scores: Lovington 132.5, West Las Vegas 98, Portales 96, Carlsbad 52.5, Tatum 27.5, Melrose 21, Clovis 13, Hobbs 3.5, Dora 2, Elida 1. 100-meter: 1. Brown, Isaiah, Fr., Lovington, 11.07; 2. Ochoa, Kaiden, Sr., Lovington, 11.12; 3. White, Jace, Jr., Melrose, 11.56; 4. North, Bryce, Jr., Tatum, 11.60; Elizando, 4. Xander, 8th, Carlsbad, 11.60,; 6. Plowden, Devon, Fr., Hobbs, 11.73. 200: 1. Staugaard, Bronte, Jr., Portales, 23.44; 2. Elizando, Xander, 8th, Carlsbad, 23.97; 3. Maes, Devon, Jr., West Las Vegas, 24.24; 4....
