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PORTALES - About 100 people gathered Sunday evening in Portales City Park next to the Memorial Building for a rally in protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's nullification of Roe vs. Wade, a 50-year-old decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. On a sidewalk about 100 feet away, eight counter-protesters associated with the Grace Covenant Reformed Church of Clovis, held up signs favoring the Supreme Court's decision and opposing abortion on demand. Despite...
CLOVIS – There was an armed robbery at a Clovis convenience store Saturday night. Clovis police lieutenant Trevor Thron reports at about 10:23 p.m. Saturday officers were dispatched to the Allsup’s store at Seventh and Hondo streets. Employees had reported an armed robbery that had just happened. The suspect was described as a light-skinned man about 6 feet tall, 300 pounds. Employees said the man came into the store wearing a camo hooded jacket, a face covering, with a firearm in one hand and a paper bag in the other. Wit...
Large letters on a big billboard read “See The Good.” White words on a black background. Caps and lower case, just as rendered here. I don’t know who paid for the billboard ad. It’s possible there was some fine print at the bottom claiming responsibility or enlarging a bit on the three-word admonition, but I drove by too fast to notice any. “See The Good.” Almost immediately, I saw the bad. Or, at least, the wrong. Maybe you did, too. I think they messed up by capitalizin...
CLOVIS – The city’s second bank robbery in 10 days happened Monday afternoon, and Clovis police believe the same suspect committed both crimes. Clovis Police Lt. Trevor Thron said officers were dispatched to US Bank at 2501 N. Prince St. at 12:35 p.m. for a robbery that had just happened. Officers arrived on the scene and made contact with employees and customers at the bank, all of whom were physically unharmed during the incident. The suspect, who matched the description of the suspect involved in the Washington Fed...
Portales police are inviting city residents to take part in their "SafeCam" program. SafeCam is for residents or business owners who have surveillance cameras. According to a web posting about the program, SafeCam is a crime prevention and investigative tool. The police department is calling it a collaboration between Portales officers and the community. Portales residents who want to join the program sign up online voluntarily and contact information is filed with the department. If there is a crime in the participant’s n...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis * Carlos Villalobos, 19, shoplifting, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer * David Garcia, 46, parole violation, probation violation * Miranda Peelle, 24, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Randy Lopez, 29, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles * Angelo Dimas, 24, possession of a controlled substance * Andre Dawson-Pollard, 28, battery upon a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer * David Mouser, 33,...
SANTA FE – The Clovis Curry County Chamber of Commerce is one of 41 state tourism related organizations and governments being awarded nearly $4 million from The New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) through the department’s Cooperative Marketing Grant Program for fiscal year 2023. NMTD is awarding recipients through a 2:1 match. The joint investment in tourism advertising between NMTD and all grant recipients will be a record $5.8 million. “It is essential we retain a strong investment in tourism promotion as desti...
On this date … 1942: A “freak” Sunday-afternoon twister was the talk of Clovis. The Clovis News-Journal reported the twister hit the Williamson Fruit Market at 820 W. Seventh St. about 4:15 p.m. The big wind “tore off an awning made of wood, 18x24 feet in size. The awning was carried to the alley, passing over the heads of three small children who were playing in the backyard,” the newspaper reported. No injuries were reported. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens....
Our institutions are taking a beating in the world of public opinion, and I think I know why. By institutions I mean those organizations that provide a measure of stability and security in our lives — our governing bodies, established religions, businesses and industries, news media and the internet, and other established bodies that we used to trust. There are a host of reasons why we no longer believe in them, and I’m convinced there is one root cause for our disillusionment — the lack of truth in what they tell us. I’m t...
To those of you who are mad at the Supreme Court over two of its most recent rulings, let me agree with you. To a point. I also agree -- to a point -- with those who celebrate those rulings. I don’t consider the Supreme Court to be credible, and haven’t for years. Not since I recovered from the brainwashing I endured as an inmate in “public” schools. The Supreme Court stole for themselves the power to be the final say on what the Constitution means back in 1803 -- this po...
An 85-page U.S. Forest Service review of the origins of the Hermits Peak Fire suggests the biggest wildfire in state history was caused in large part by a breakdown in protocols. But the review also revealed a troubling culture problem within the service. The review conducted by the Forest Service itself said a local team faced pressure to “accomplish the mission,” possibly leading to the crew to take greater risks in a rush to catch up on prescribed burns after postponements in many burn projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Ronchetti said his lack of experience in government is one of his greatest pluses. To think that experience in government should be a prerequisite for seeking office, he said last week during a visit to Clovis, is “arrogant.” President Joe Biden has had 50 years of experience and has left the country in a mess, he said, making a similar comment about New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s years of government experience. Ronchetti said he is a believer in small government. “Bigger gove...
Clovis Economic Development (CED) announced it is now accepting applications from businesses to qualify for funding assistance under the Local Economic Development Act. The purpose of the funding is to incentivize new retail businesses to come to Clovis and existing ones to expand, said Lee Malloy, president of the Clovis Economic Development Corporation. The types of businesses eligible for the funding are ones that fall into categories the city has identified as underserved. The City of Clovis had a gap analysis done that i...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach Josh Harden has announced his first signings as the head coach of both programs. The first signings of the Harden era will all compete in track & field. “I’m extremely excited about where we are with this 2022 class, I believe we have some talented athletes that still have a lot of development left, and will come in and have a major impact within our program right away,” Harden said. Harden went on to say there are still a few athletes he’d like to b...
PORTALES — Grehlon Easter of Little Rock, Ark. is the newest member of the Eastern New Mexico Men’s Basketball squad according to Head Coach Brent Owen. Easter comes to Portales after spending two seasons at the Division I California State University - Bakersfield. In two seasons with the Roadrunners, Easter appeared in 43 games and totaled 113 points with 47 rebounds. “Grehlon is a proven college player as he led his 25-win junior college team in scoring before spending time as a starter at the Division I level,” Owen sa...
CLOVIS – Clovis Police report a Clovis man has been arrested in Lubbock on charges related to an alleged kidnapping incident on Ross St. Thursday night. Kelvin J. N. Sevilla, 27, is charged with kidnapping, robbery, assault with intent to commit a violent felony and aggravated battery against a household member. Thursday at about 9:50 p.m. police were called to the Allsup’s store at Prince and 14th streets on the report of a 39-year-old woman who said she was held against her will at a house in the 1200 block of Ross St. by h...
CLOVIS - Clovis police detectives are investigating a 2:33 a.m. Saturday “shots fired” incident on the city’s west side. No one was reported injured. According to a report from Clovis police lieutenant Trevor Thron, officers arrived at the Clovis Apartments at 1000 North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in reference to multiple callers who reported 20 to 30 shots were heard coming from the apartment complex. Officers spoke to several people on scene who all claimed to have not seen anything. During the investigation, offic...
I have a mystery on my hands, and one that I hope a reader might help solve. A year or so ago, my friend Patricia Rogers mailed me a photo album that she had bought at an estate sale sometime in the last few years in Albuquerque. "I love old photos and always look for albums and stacks of photos at sales," she told me. "The minute I opened this album and saw 'Clovis 1929,' I knew it had to be yours." She had planned to hand-deliver the album, but COVID got in the way, so she...
