Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Map of tornado path in Oklahoma City. AP A mile-wide tornado has coused destruction in the Oklahoma City suburbs. A video on how tornadoes form. Tornado tracker map....
As I was watching news of the Moore, Okla., tornado unfold, emotions went from amazement of nature's power to empathy for those affected to eye rolls for people who turned tragedy into a way to forward their personal beliefs. I couldn't help but notice a story a friend commented on. Curt Autry, an NBC reporter in Oklahoma, posted a photo of a teacher hugging a student. He started the post with, "GOD BLESS TEACHERS," and apparently that was a big deal to people. This is the comment I would have made, had the comment window...
Portales city councilors concluded no new laws are necessary to enforce the prohibition of aggressive panhandling because there is a similar code that can be amended to include it. The Portales City Council gave a notice of intent Tuesday night at its meeting to rewrite a city code regarding peddlers. The council wants to outlaw aggressive panhandling. "We have enough laws to worry about, we just need something enforceable that makes sense," Councilor Keith Thomas said. A proposed ordinance was discussed for months after... Full story
The following took place at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday night: - Portales Mayor Sharon King recognized the Portales Police Department for vital public service to the citizens of Portales in a proclamation. - John Guldemann, project director for the U.S. 70 reconstruction project, gave an update on the project. Guldemann said they are close to finishing phase 1 of the project, which encompasses First and Second streets from the edge of town to South Avenue C. - The council ratified the Finance Department's bills...
The Roosevelt County Commissioners met Tuesday in the commission room at the Roosevelt County Courthouse and took the following actions: - The commission approved of the closure of South Roosevelt Road AZ, which approximately 20 miles west of Floyd. The road 1.73 mile long road will be closed effective immediately. "There is a tendency for an animal to be poached, or a calf to be stolen" said County Commissioner Kendell Buzard, who owns land near this road. He said the remote location and lack of cellular service attracts... Full story
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. How to Successfully Market Your Business to the Government — 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Business Enterprise Center in Clovis, 105 E Grand Ave. The seminar is sponsored by the Procurement Technical Assistance Program. The cost is $79 per person for Tuesday and Wednesday. Information: 935-7827. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per cla...
Sometimes I think I was destined to be a cartoonist, but my skill level is probably at stick figures. It's just that my imagination runs away like the people who I try to interview. I create all these exaggerations in my head about what happens, and I turn people into these characters. One day I was looking for the Roosevelt County manager to talk to her about a possible story. I saw her enter one side of the courthouse as I was walking toward another ,but as soon as I got inside, she disappeared like magic. I walked up and... Full story
Two finalists were named in the search for Portales' new city manager Tuesday night at the Portales City Council meeting. Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. Director Doug Redmond and Stanley Livengood of San Antonio, Texas, are being considered to replace current city manager Tom Howell, who is retiring at the end of this year. Portales Mayor Sharon King sits on the city manager search committee along with a few other city councilors and a community member. King said the search will remain open until the position... Full story
An Eastern New Mexico University employee charged with embezzling more than $18,000 from the university said he was embarrassed and ashamed of the crimes he committed in a video of his interrogation. Plane tickets, hotel stays, limo rides, Disney World tickets and a tiara for a drag queen contest were among the 56 unauthorized purchases Jeremy Phillippi, 26, made with a university credit card, according to an ENMU Police Department incident report. Phillippi, the university's Math Department secretary and Science Fair coordin...
Jessica Sleeman thinks she might have found her calling. Helping strangers. For the second time in just more than a month, she will bring aid to a community affected by a disaster. This morning, Sleeman plans to lead a caravan of two SUVs and a pickup truck packed with supplies to the Moore, Okla., site of the nation's deadliest tornado since 2011. Sleeman said she has collected supplies such as food, water, diapers, clothes, baby formula and toys. CNJ staff photo: Kevin...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Monday Caller reported: - 12:13 a.m.: Suspicious activity and request close patrol, 1700 block of West 17th Street. - 7:13 a.m.: Animal problem involving injured deer on the side of road, N.M. 206, Dora area. - 8:04 a.m.: Larceny, 500 block of N.M. 202. - 8:06 a.m.: Wires hanging down over the road, Spruce and Main streets. - 8:21 a.m.: Fraud, 1700 block of North Boston Avenue. - 8:53 a.m.: Lost or stolen property, 1700 block of North Boston Avenue. - 9:43 a.m.:...
Here's a challenge for localvore chefs, food lovers who celebrate cooking and eating local. Turns out, most people are missing the protein and nutrients that are right under their noses. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization last week pointed out a sure way to eat local and sustainably. Start with insects. Yes, insects. "Insects are healthy, nutritious alternatives to mainstream staples such as chicken, pork, beef and even fish," the report states. That's right, by focusing on smaller bits of food, the world...
