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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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If there were ever a way devised to promote economic growth, add jobs, expand markets, promote common interests and avert traditional wars without costing taxpayers a penny or adding to budget deficits, the United States should be first in line to embrace it. Senators, are you listening? The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a proposal born from the economic crisis, would create the world’s largest free-trade area, aligning the United States with 28 European Union member states. And while each country has its o...
Here are three things you should know about Tuesday’s Portales City Council meeting: • The Roosevelt County Health Council is trying to recruit new members in hopes of fighting child hunger and other health issues in the County. Health educator Debbie Gentry, a representative of the council, looked to city councilors to join the council in hopes of growing the council, which hasn’t picked up much steam since it was re-established last year. Gentry, a former teacher, shared several Roosevelt County health indicators which...
Staff writer [email protected] Roosevelt County commissioners approved an exception to its county burn ban Tuesday by allowing agricultural burning. The commission allowed agricultural burning because farmers have a limited time, due to the agricultural season, to plow land and burn weeds on their land. The ban on open burning continues in the county as the commission has declared a fire danger emergency. The ban includes camp fires, open fires, open burning of vegetation...
The following took place at Tuesday’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting in the Commission Room at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. • The commission appointed Kendell Buzard as the Roosevelt County representative of the New Mexico/Arizona Coalition of Counties Board. Buzard said he would go to a couple of meetings and see if he will be equipped to handle the position. If not, the county’s attorney Rick Queener will take the position as representative. The coalition is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization made up of four... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 2:02 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 3:01 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1200 block of Libra Drive. • 5:55 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 500 block of East 17th Street. • 6:47 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 7:09 a.m.: Animal complaint, 200 block of New Mexico Drive. • 8:00 a.m.: Follow up request, 1900 block of South Avenue I. • 8:03 a.m.: Fraud, 1000 block of West 1st Street. • 8:10 a.m.: Animal complain... Full story
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 356-3940. Wii Wednesday — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. Teens’ choice. Open to students in grades 7-12. Information: 356-3940. Maypole dress rehearsal — 6 p.m., Portales High School Ram Athletic Center. Information: 356-7015. Thursday Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library. Info...
Pit bulls get a bad rap. Even in the animal world, stereotypes exist. I was always nervous around them when I was a kid, taught by others that they were the kind of dogs that had a taste for blood. Then my best friend got a pit bull puppy in high school and it hit me that there is no such thing as a “bad dog,” just bad owners. link Christina Calloway Capone was a cool dog, protective, and that could make him appear scary in a sense, but he liked to be loved and to watch the...
Paris Gray isn’t an irresponsible student. She’s her senior class’ vice president. She didn’t drink and drive and kill somebody. She’s involved in Students Against Drunk Driving and other organizations. Still, the Atlanta student came close this week to being barred from speaking at her high school graduation, because of a yearbook quote. link Kevin Wilson Gray’s yearbook quote read, “When the going gets tough just remember to Barium, Carbon, Potassium, Thorium, Astatine, Arse...
link Tom Philpott Military Update Current military members and retirees are to be “grandfathered” from any retirement changes that the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission recommends to Congress next February. Current force members shouldn’t let that dampen their interest in the work of the commission or its final recommendations, because any retirement reforms proposed almost certainly will include an “opt-in” feature. Many currently serving m...
