Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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In my young imagination I used to hunt tigers in the sandhills of eastern New Mexico. I'm pretty sure I never got out of my mother's sight but I still came back from my adventures telling all that had happened as my dog Knucklehead and I pursued the beast. I can only think of one reason for my young fascination with tigers, a storybook my mother read to me where a young boy surrenders his umbrella, shoes and new clothes to tigers to keep them from eating him. The tigers eventually become so obsessed with how they look that th...
Lawrence Riggins moved to Clovis in 1947 at the age of 20 from Haskell County, Texas where he was raised on a farm. After spending about a year and a half in the U.S. Army, Riggins started working in the carpet and furniture business and soon began selling Kirby vacuum cleaners. He has been selling Kirbys since 1956. He said he is one of Kirby's oldest employees. Riggins said he has stayed in the field so long because he enjoys communicating with people and loves working for...
Lawrence Riggins moved to Clovis in 1947 at the age of 20 from Haskell County, Texas where he was raised on a farm. After spending about a year and a half in the U.S. Army, Riggins started working in the carpet and furniture business and soon began selling Kirby vacuum cleaners. He has been selling Kirbys since 1956. He said he is one of Kirby's oldest employees. Riggins said he has stayed in the field so long because he enjoys communicating with people and loves working for...
Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols doesn't like hearing the same repetitive message from his voice on the radio anymore than anyone else. Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune Nick Yruegas stocks fireworks Friday at the Roadrunner fireworks stand on First Street in Portales. Yruegas said he thinks the fireworks restrictions placed on Curry and Roosevelt counties are fair considering drought conditions. "We're not trying to ruin the holiday," Nuckols said of county and state fire restrictions. "We're just trying to take care of...
A follow-up inspection of the Curry County jail kitchen has uncovered fewer major health violations, but state officials remain determined the county must fix problems with the floor. The inspection by the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) on Wednesday found two high-risk health violations — one that was corrected — and one low risk violation. An inspection in May found seven high-risk health violations, four moderate-risk violations and two low-risk violations. Enough violations, jail Administrator Gerry Billy said ea...
With or without Title IX, Connie Perez knew she would graduate from Amistad and go on to college. But without the landmark law, she's not sure what quality of education or career she could have had, or just how many other girls would have been able to go with her. "You never thought of going to college and playing basketball," said Perez, then Connie Kuper. "I think it just opened up a new avenue for a lot of girls." Saturday was the 40th birthday of Title IX, a law mandating...
With or without Title IX, Connie Perez knew she would graduate from Amistad and go on to college. But without the landmark law, she's not sure what quality of education or career she could have had, or just how many other girls would have been able to go with her. "You never thought of going to college and playing basketball," said Perez, then Connie Kuper. "I think it just opened up a new avenue for a lot of girls." Saturday was the 40th birthday of Title IX, a law mandating...
Bronc and bull riders at recent state high school rodeo finals in Clovis got bucked out of the Curry County Events Center and landed in court in a dispute over beer and marijuana. On June 15, District Judge Stephen Quinn granted a permanent injunction sought by Alamogordo High School rodeo star Lon Danley, 18, clearing his way to compete in state finals and move on to national championships in bull and saddle bronc riding. Danley was barred from competing in state finals early into the competition in Clovis June 14-16 after...
Area road construction information for this week: City of Clovis K. Barnett and Sons continues to have cones up in preparation for striping on Llano Estacado Boulevard, east of Prince Street and west of Norris Street between Lowe's Home Improvement and the roundabout. Curry County Curry County's road department will close Curry Road 6 from State Road 348 to Curry Road F from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and again July 2-3 and July 9-10 for chipsealing. Seek an alternate route. State and Federal Constructors, Inc. continues...
Recent cases in Curry County District Court, according to court records: - Case D-905-CR-201100196. Martinez, Amber Elizabeth born 1990. Pleaded guilty to felony possession of a controlled substance. Charges dismissed by judge were possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of marijuana one ounce or less. Sentenced to 18 months jail - suspended; 15 months 23 days probation. - Case D-905-CR-201200214. Whiting, April born 1975. Pleaded no contest to illegal giving or selling alcohol to minors. Sentenced to 18 months - jail...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Thursday - 3:26 a.m.: Caller advised a large amount of scrap metal was stolen from his backyard. It was last seen the prior evening, 2800 block of Sheldon Street. - 3:27 a.m.: Caller advised someone walked in her front door then walk out when she started yelling, 100 block of Acoma Drive. - 11:37 a.m.: Caller advised he was trying to get his personal belongings from his mother but she would not give them to him, 2900 block of Horn Avenue. - 1:41 p.m.: Caller received...
Two men accused of murder in Illinois and being pursued by the U.S. Marshals were arrested Saturday morning at a Loves Truck stop in Tucumcari, according to federal officials. James E. Johnson, 22, and Carlton Neely, 20, were arrested by deputy U.S. Marshals and the New Mexico State Police without incident, said Kevin Jackson, head of central Illinois' U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Johnson and Neely have been charged with the first-degree murder of Justin Siebenthal, 21, who was shot to death June 13 in Peoria, Ill. Sieb...
