Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Inconsolable and flooded with irrational panic, dealing with a frightened animal can be an extremely difficult task. Welcome to thunderstorm season on the High Plains. Rain is good, but the thunder and lightning that often accompanies it can transform normally happy pets into quivering, scrambling and unpredictable masses of temporary-psychosis. For about a week, the region has been visited by afternoon and evening thunderstorms, and if predictions are accurate, there’s m...
On this date ... 1957: Clovis was preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a parade and visits from Gov. Edwin Mechem and Santa Fe Railway President E. S. Marsh. Mechem was scheduled to crown the city's 50th Anniversary Queen Suzanne King. Thousands of people were expected for "one of the largest and most colorful parades ever witnessed in Clovis," the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1957: Clovis police reported three calls for service. The most serious, according to...
MULESHOE — Dirty dogs are coming clean at Scott's Car Wash in Muleshoe. Ronald Scott opened a dog wash at his location on American Boulevard nearly three weeks ago. He said it's been a hit. "We had seen (dog washes) at the car wash conventions we go to," Scott said. "This year we got serious about (adding) it." The dog wash consists of a 10-by-16 feet insulated building with a large shower-like stall in which dog owners can bring their pets to get cleaned up. The customer m...
TUCUMCARI — Carmen Gonzales wasn't sure what to think at first. "I was inside and my daughters came in, slammed the door and screamed, 'There is a bear outside,'" she said. She thought the girls might be playing with her, but they weren't. There was a bear in a neighborhood tree. About 50 people soon were gathered in the area of South Seventh Street and West McGee Avenue, and the bear settled in for what became a two-hour standoff with city, county and state law officers. I...
Don Oppliger came from small origins and built a vast agribusiness operation, leaving a lasting impression on employees and neighbors alike. Oppliger, 68, was killed in a helicopter crash found Sunday morning in a wheat field in the southwestern area of Castro County, Texas. He was the sole occupant and pilot of the helicopter, and the crash is still under investigation. News of Oppliger’s death sent a tremor through Clovis, where Oppliger established a 35,000 head feedlot in 1991. Before that he started with a feedlot of 1...
Jail log Booked as of 7 a.m. Monday • Erasmo Eddie Andrade, 45, abuse of a child, possession of marijuana, use or possession of drug paraphernalia • Michael Chavez, 25, bringing contraband into a jail, furnishing drugs or liquor to a prisoner • Christopher L. Clubb, 22, bench warrant • Christopher Diaz, 38, parole violation • Cara D. Garrett, 34, bench warrant • Randolph McGee, 65, homicide by vehicle, aggravated second DWI, no insurance (warrants) • Danny Ray Novy, 52, false imprisonment, battery • Ever David Rico-Reye...
The Portales City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. today in the Memorial Building. Items on the agenda: • A proclamation naming June 14 as Flag Day • Ratification of the finance department’s actions on bills for April • A resolution for notice of open meetings and schedule of council meetings • Recommendations from the economic development finance review committee for a request for economic development funds for Sweetwaters at Landall’s • Appointments to the planning commission • A notice of intent to adopt Ordinance 723,...
Jail log The following were booked into Curry County Detention Center: Saturday • Roberto Ucherivel, 36, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence • Amado Leal, 40, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, possession of a controlled substance • Thomas Jara, 35, driving under the influence • Michael Chavez, 25, bringing contraband into jail, furnishing drugs to a prisoner • Helen Martinez-Garcia, 56, embezzlement over $20,000 • Robert Navarro, 67, probation violation • Juan Saenz, 64, dr...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission is moving to its new home, and you can expect fireworks. Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. today in the newly outfitted commission chambers at 417 Gidding Street. Fireworks top the agenda as officials are expected to hear the introduction of an ordinance that could raise the price of the licensing fee for retailers selling them. The proposal could also catch the county up to the state’s other recent specifications pertaining to fireworks sales. The action before the com...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Road Policy is back on the agenda for the county commission meeting today. The policy was tabled in April with commissioners debating the issue at a workshop in which they expressed concerns about making county residents pay fees for cattle guards. Commissioners expressed their disapproval of the $400 cattle guard fee and the road cut fee for dirt roads (ranging from $75-$300 depending on size) and approved the $50 application fee and the $300 culvert fee. Commissioner Shane Lee said at the A...
Today • Public hearing — 10 a.m.-noon at Baxter-Curren Senior Center, Clovis, to discuss senior issues in our area, and surrounding areas. Information: 575-769-7908 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-6016 • Civil Aviation Board — 6 p.m. at...
Today • Budding Artists — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades 2-6. Activity: Tex New Mex Rocks. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Little Sprouts storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Story: Down by the Sea. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Blooming Talent — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Andy Mason music concert for kids and families. Information: 575-356-3940 Friday • Hartley House golf tourney — 5:30 p.m. at Colonial Park Golf Course, Clovis. Information: 57...
Freedom of expression makes U.S. great I feel compelled to respond to Bill Sconone’s letter to the editor in Sunday’s paper headlined “Griffin, Waters great fits for ISIS:” Part of what makes America great is our freedom to express ourselves. While I may not agree with what you say or be offended by how you do it, it is your right. To suggest someone join ISIS for any reason (like the writer of the letter did) seems to me to be no better than what Kathy Griffin did. She’s not the first person to make her opinion of the presi...
