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  • Historic Pages - July 7

    Updated Jul 9, 2019

    July 7, 1959 60 years ago: Back when bathing beauties were controversial Click Here to Download...

  • Wheatfields residents displaced by rain

    The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 8, 2019

    CLOVIS — The weekend’s heavy rains have led to a partial evacuation of the Wheatfields Senior Living facility. The facility, first opened in 2011, took extensive water damage when a roof repair coincided with the Friday night and Saturday morning rains, officials said. “They were doing some planned work on the roof,” said Lesley Yanak, vice president of marketing and sales for Seasons Living, the owner and managing company for Wheatfields. “Evidently, it did not get the coverage that it needed.” Damage from the flooding inclu... Full story

  • Jail log - July 7

    Updated Jul 6, 2019

    Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday - Thursday: Clovis • Hope Ortiz, 29, probation violation • Abriana Gomez, 25, theft of identity, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery • Bobby Owen, 34, theft of identity, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery • Robert Sorbo, 30, false imprisonment • Daniel Rose, 25, theft of identity, forgery, conspiracy to commit forgery • Isaiah Johnson, 22, probation violation, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, concealing identity, evidence of registration • Alanna Wy...

  • School board to cover budget matters

    the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 6, 2019

    PORTALES — The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education will largely take care of early fiscal year budget matters and have a first reading for revisions to its policy manual at its Tuesday meeting. The noon meeting at the Portales schools administration building will also include recognition of recent Portales High graduate Rebekah Christensen. She was one of 24 recipients of New Mexico School Board Association scholarships, distributed throughout the NMSBA’s eight regions. Portales is in Region V, which includes sch...

  • Portales to honor retired fire chief

    the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 6, 2019

    PORTALES — The Portales City Council will honor retired Portales Fire Department Battalion Chief Shannon Lee and “update” a few elected official salaries when it meets Tuesday evening at the Memorial Building. The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Memorial Building. Ordinance 738 will update salaries for the mayor, mayor pro tem and councilors while Ordinance 739 will update the salaries for the magistrate judge. Proposed salary figures were not available in agendas posted to the city website, and attempts to contact city...

  • Roosevelt to consider appointment

    the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 6, 2019

    PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission will consider appointment of Commissioner Matthew Hunton to be its voting delegate for the New Mexico Counties workers compensation pool board during its Tuesday meeting. Other items on the agenda for the 9 a.m. meeting at the Roosevelt County Courthouse include: • Discussion and possible action on potential disposal of the county’s healthcare building located at 1515 W. Fir. • A review, and possible action, on the Roosevelt County local labor relations management board. • A program...