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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Police have filed petty misdemeanor charges for careless driving against the woman who struck and killed a bicyclist early last month on the highway outside Portales. Kimberly Potters, 43, of Clovis, faces a penalty of “no more than 30 days in the detention facility and not more than a $300 fine,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Brian Stover told The News on Friday. Stover said prosecutors directed state police to charge Potters with careless driving because “no evidence of a reckless act” could be found. “The diff...
CLOVIS - A "big month ahead" for Clovis kicks off this week with the 49th Annual Pioneer Days programming across Curry County. "There will be lots of boots, chaps and cowboy hats this week," said Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos, referring to this year's theme. More of that apparel than usual, anyway. The schedule kicks off at 5 p.m. Monday with the coronation of this year's Rodeo Queen, DeAnne Guthrie, and princesses Tenley Smith and Destan...
CLOVIS - You could see it, couldn't you? Homer Simpson holding treats from Leslie's Candy in one of his yellow paws, saying "Mmmmmm, cinnamon suckers." Alas, Homer is a fictional character, a cartoon. But plenty of actual life-sized, flesh-and-bone people have enjoyed Leslie's Candy in Clovis and throughout the United States. Since Calvin Coolidge was president, those cinnamon suckers, peanut patties, peanut brittle and other goodies sold at the store previously known as Sayka...
The following marriage licenses were filed through Thursday at the Curry County Clerk’s Office: • Zachary Petersen, 22, of Clovis, and Cara Erin McMullen, 21, of Twin Falls, Idaho • Christopher Alonso Paz Blanco, 18, and Julia Maria Ruiz, 17, both of Hereford • Justin Vernon Cobb, 29, and Sharon Marie Susan, 30, both of Clovis • Luis Gabriel Limon-Pompa, 44, of Hobbs, and Araceli Orrantia, 48, of Clovis • Charlie Alfonso Caballero, 45, of Castle Rock, Colorado, and Kelsey Maegan Neal, 26, of Amarillo • Richard Milton Shontz...
FORT SUMNER — Look out this week for “Old Fort Days” in Fort Sumner from Wednesday through Sunday, celebrating the town’s own diverse portion of western history. The schedule starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday with a “cowboy camp meeting” of singing and ice cream at the Fort Sumner Community House, followed by a country western music night and “De Baca Count 4-H Style Show” from 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fort Sumner High School Multi-Purpose Room. An “Old West Trade Show” runs Friday and Saturday during business hours at the high s...
On this date ... 1974: Cooks, located at 21st and Mitchell streets in Clovis, was ‘Your Father’s Day Gift Headquarters.” • Walkie Talkies were $9.99 per set. • A Panasonic AM/FM portable radio was $19.88. • Short-sleeve sport shirts were $2.99 each. • Double knit slacks were $4.99 per pair. They had “2-way comfort stretch” and a flare leg. • A 5-gallon shop vac was $19.97. • A car wash spray gun, which attached to a garden hose, went for $1.99. Wash and wax pellets were included. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Con...
CLOVIS — Marco Serna acknowledged “it takes longer than we would like, and it’s not a perfect system,” but stood by the volunteer panel system through which he evaluated last year’s officer-involved shooting in Clovis. Serna, district attorney for the 1st Judicial District in Santa Fe, spoke with The News Friday morning in Clovis during a four-day, 16-community tour kicking off his campaign to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Serna was one of three district attorneys from outside the 9th Judicial District th...
FARWELL — Parmer County’s sheriff said he felt “shocked and betrayed” following the recent arrest on child sex crime charges in Curry County of a former deputy in training with his office. “We’re doing the very best that we possibly can in light of a horrendously awful situation, and we will get to the bottom of (this),” Sheriff Randy Geries told The News. “We’re going to try and look and ask and do as much as we can to make sure that we address as much as we can.” Geries spoke of the May 26 arrest of Davin Waters, 25, o...
According to NBC News, a growing number of school districts (especially in rural areas) are experimenting with a four-day week. In many cases, school boards can’t raise the funds for competitive salaries and improvise by using the nontraditional schedule as a perk to attract and retain high-quality teachers. Applicants who would otherwise go for the biggest bucks appreciate having an extra day each week for preparing lesson plans, grading tests, taking “Meth-Head Parent As A Second Language” courses, etc. Students and teach...
The Democrats running the House of Representatives have gone insane — and they prove it every day. Despite the conclusions of the Mueller Report, Nancy Pelosi and her deranged Democrat underlings in the House have not given up their fight to depose President Trump. They have six kangaroo committees in the House subpoenaing anyone who ever played golf with the president and looking everywhere they can for whatever financial or personal dirt they can find to use against him and his administration. The Mad House Democrats d...
In the end, by-the-book Robert Mueller departed wildly from the book. He invented an extraconstitutional legal standard for his obstruction investigation and acted, at best, in violation of the spirit of the special-counsel regulations. His departing act was a public statement meant to influence the public debate in a manner inappropriate for a prosecutor, in part because the long public report he wrote that was also inappropriate for a prosecutor lacked clarity. A hallmark...
What is not on the Trump Administration’s list of Chinese goods slapped with a new 25 percent tariff is far more revealing than what is. Omitted from the latest volley of the trade war are rare earths and other strategically important minerals whose supply is dominated by Chinese companies. China’s grip on the minerals market is alarmingly tight and U.S. import reliance alarmingly high. Minerals — the very building blocks of every technology and gadget our modern economy relies upon — have become America’s soft underbell...
My entire life was a lie. It was an innocuous Twitter post, but it stung like I’d found out my parents were getting a divorce, or that Blue Bell was no longer making Cookies and Cream. “If you don’t have a card to play, you only have to pick up one card,” tweeted @RealUNOGame. I’ve played my entire UNO life under “house rules.” Sure, Hasbro wrote down a suggested set of parameters to play the game, but who the heck asked them? We love house rules, especially if they can be leveraged into maximum torture for our competitors....
The city of Clovis is an easy target for criticism, and it’s often deserved. Last week’s “failure” to activate tornado warning sirens did not warrant the disapproval expressed by those chiding public officials on social media. Eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle saw three tornado touchdowns last Sunday night, with multiple tornado warnings and watches issued by weather observers throughout the evening. But no evidence was presented suggesting the city of Clovis was eve...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will consider asking for a redesignation of $1 million in environmental gross receipts taxes it pays to the city of Clovis during its Tuesday meeting. The county and city agreed just over a year ago for the county to pay the city $1 million from its environmental gross receipts tax revenue. The money’s sole purpose is for “implementation of the city of Clovis Master Water Assurance Plan.” Up for discussion is the possibility of directing the city to use that money specifically on removal...
PORTALES — Commissioners on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution opposing the potential relocation of asylum seekers at the border to Roosevelt County and calling upon border patrol to re-open checkpoints in New Mexico and west Texas. Roosevelt County Commissioner Tina Dixon brought forward the resolution and voted in its favor along with commissioner Paul Grider and chairman Shane Lee during a special meeting Thursday afternoon. Commissioners Dennis Lopez and Matthew Hunton voted in opposition. “This is not in any way som...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education began its transition from retiring Superintendent Jody Balch to incoming Superintendent Renee Russ on Tuesday, approving a pair of contracts for Russ during its Tuesday meeting. If the crowd at the meeting was any indication, however, Russ and the board will have a few issues to tackle right from the start with student safety. Parents Rebecca Carlyle and Sarah Morrow attended the meeting and spoke during the public comment portion, with each detailing different i...
Monday • Launch Day 2019 Portales Summer Reading Program — 10 a.m.-12 noon, Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Theme: “A Universe of Stories.” Registration open all summer long. Information: 575-356-3940 • Clovis Summer Reading Program Movie Monday: “Wall-E” — 1 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Family Movie Nights at the Library: “Flight of the Navigator” — 6-8 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Popcorn provide...
Vacation Bible Schools Today through Wednesday • “The Incredible Race: One Family, One Race, One Savior” — 5:45-8 p.m., Floyd Baptist Church, 314 South Roosevelt Road AG, Floyd. Open to ages 6-12. Information: 575-226-0153 Monday through Wednesday • “Faith, Hope, and Love” — 9-11:30 a.m., Third and Kilgore Church of Christ, 1701 E. Third St., Portales. Open to ages 3 through sixth grade, and a class for adults. Information: 575-356-6150 Monday through Thursday • “Mega Sports Camp FUNdamentals” — 8:30-11:30 a.m., New Mexico Ba...
Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • City of Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room, 459 CR 11.5, Texico. Information: 575-769-7890 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Informa...
Dusty Nusser came out of Portales High School, unlike a lot of graduates, knowing exactly the career path he wanted to follow. "I wanted to teach and coach football and baseball," Nusser said. He's done everything he set out to do when he was a high school graduate, has gone on to coach both sports at Portales High and teach Physical Education at Valencia Elementary. And Nusser will continue teaching and coaching football. But he has decided to step away from his job of head...
PORTALES - Landall Goolsby loves movies. The idea that he'll no longer own a business that rents them is difficult regardless of the words he chooses to define it. "We're retiring the Box Office," Goolsby said Monday. "That sounds more fun. It just gets to a point where you get exhausted. We're not afraid of hard work, but it just got harder." And so, the Portales landmark known as Landall's Box Office begins its last days, with a closing date of June 19. It's been part of...
The 2019 Lady Wildcats Basketball Camp is open to girls entering grades 1-9 for the 2019-2020 school year. The camp will be 8 a.m.-noon Monday through Thursday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Registration is $60 and includes a camp T-shirt and basketball. A concession stand will be open during the camp for snacks and drinks. First-day registration is available. Checks should be payable to Junior Lady Cats Basketball. A waiver form must also be signed. Information: Jeff Reed, 575-693-2426. Eastern New Mexico University is hosting...
If there’s a heaven, John D. Holleyman is probably thundering across it, a rope twirling high above his head, a hardy steed below him. In life, Holleyman considered it heaven-on-earth to be roping and ranching, so it makes sense to think he’d spend the afterlife busy in those same pursuits. Holleyman passed away in 2013 at 93, just three years removed from his last time atop a horse. And though he may well live on in the great beyond, his daughter Karen Kibbe of Portales has been doing what she can to make sure Holleyman live...
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Michael Madrid avoided his midlife crisis while he was still in college. Three years into his accounting studies at Eastern New Mexico University, the Portales native got a call from an old friend needing some help with junior high basketball. “Scott Parker asked me to coach,’ Madrid said. “It was just a little bit of a stipend. I eventually changed my degree. I realized as hyperactive as I am, there’s no way I could sit behind a desk all day.” His energy showed Thursday, as he was introduced as the new...
