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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico This time of year, most Americans are spending a balmy day at the beach, or heading out on vacation. Not the Republican presidential candidates. They’re frequently swooping into Iowa to campaign for the Aug. 13 Ames Straw Poll. The non-binding event is the first expression by actual voters in America for their preference. And it’s a run-up to the Feb. 6 Iowa caucuses, which are important in that they determine delegates to next year’s Republican National Convention. Democrats skip holding a straw poll,...
Caller ID told me it was Barney, my friend from New Jersey. It was a call I had been dreading. Just a few days before, a New Jersey professor had been busted in New Mexico for running a multi-state Internet prostitution ring. I had been unmerciful to Barney, told him to keep his goons at home. Now, it turns out, the New Jersey guy was here apparently visiting a beloved University of New Mexico professor who was allegedly a partner in the hooker deal. I was going to get an earful. Surprisingly, that was not what Barney had on... Full story
The following op-ed co-authored by Sens. Tom Udall, Jeff Merkley and Rand Paul first appeared in the New York Times.... Full story
Hughes Dustin Hughes of Clovis is one of 21 students to obtain and associate of applied science degree in wind energy technology from Mesalands Community College. Hughes graduated magna cum laude....
Caller ID told me it was Barney, my friend from New Jersey. It was a call I had been dreading. Just a few days before, a New Jersey professor had been busted in New Mexico for running a multi-state Internet prostitution ring. I had been unmerciful to Barney, told him to keep his goons at home. Now, it turns out, the New Jersey guy was here apparently visiting a beloved University of New Mexico professor who was allegedly a partner in the hooker deal. I was going to get an earful. Surprisingly, that was not what Barney had on...
Recently there has been a great deal of discussion regarding the Affordable Housing ordinance/plan passed by the Clovis City Commission. It’s now the subject of a negative referendum election to be held on Aug. 2. It has been said this ordinance will allow the city to demolish, and clear properties that can be donated to developers of AH projects. The fact is the city has in the past sold properties to entities for as little as $1 without such an ordinance and can continue to do so in the future. It has been said such AH p... Full story
Freedom New Mexico This time of year, most Americans are spending a balmy day at the beach, or heading out on vacation. Not the Republican presidential candidates. They’re frequently swooping into Iowa to campaign for the Aug. 13 Ames Straw Poll. The non-binding event is the first expression by actual voters in America for their preference. And it’s a run-up to the Feb. 6 Iowa caucuses, which are important in that they determine delegates to next year’s Republican National Convention. Democrats skip holding a straw poll,...
I was reminiscing with a group of Dexter breeders. A Michigan farmer named Lew said when he was a boy, his grandpa hired a mule man to clear some timber. It was raining like a cow pouring hot tea on a flat rock! The mule man sat in his old Chevy coupe with his arm out the window holding onto his harnessed log-skipping mules, Bob and Jim. Bob got agitated. His mule logic could not understand why he, as the acknowledged smartest, cleverest, and most dexterous of the equids, was forced to stand in the rain, while the laziest,... Full story
Roosevelt County is bringing a new addition to the county fairgrounds in the form of a 12,600 square foot windmill park. Longtime Portales residents Bill and Alta Dalley, who have collected old-fashioned windmills for the last 30 years, now have more than 80 windmills stored at their home on South Kilgore in Portales. “When we mentioned we were getting rid of them, some of the kids and grandkids got upset cause they said it wouldn’t be home without the windmills,” Bill Dalley said, laughing. “The kids are wanting to keep th... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Website of the day Interested in the business world of Roosevelt County? The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce newsletter, "Communiqu...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Tuesday briefing. Website of the day Interested in the business world of Roosevelt County? The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce newsletter, "Communiqu...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 7 a.m. June 26 an officer responded to the 200 block of Axtell Street for a report of an injured subject. When the officer arrived, he spoke to a man who was being treated for a large wound on his left foot. The man said he had been at his brother’s house on Pile Street for a party and was outside when a male at the party was told to leave following a confrontation he w... Full story
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. Traffic reports The New Mexico Department of Transportation weekly traffic report is available online or by telephone. Notifications are posted as they reported to the NMDOT which can be found on their road advisory www.nmroads.com or by calling 511. Meetings watch The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today in the district Administration Building. The agenda includes matters on purchasing and procurement, as well...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Monday briefing. Traffic reports The New Mexico Department of Transportation weekly traffic report is available online or by telephone. Notifications are posted as they reported to the NMDOT which can be found on their road advisory www.nmroads.com or by calling 511. Meetings watch The Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today in the district Administration Building. The agenda includes matters on purchasing and procurement, as well...
Freedom New Mexico: Alisa Boswell Bill Dalley, left, reminisces with his wife, Alta, about the construction of their family's first windmill which dates back to 1909. Dalley has been collecting old windmills for the last 30 years and is now donating his collection to the county. He said he and his wife will keep the original. Roosevelt County is bringing a new addition to the county fairgrounds in the form of a 12,600-square-foot windmill park. Longtime Portales residents Bill and Alta Dalley, who have collected... Full story
If there is any consensus to be found with redistricting coming up this fall, it’s uncertainty. Among representatives and analysts, there’s nothing guaranteed regarding how the Legislature does its decennial organization of its 70 House seats and 42 Senate seats, along with congressional districts and districts for city councils and commissions and school boards. The Clovis Civic Center will be host to one of many public meetings across the state with the state’s redistricting committee. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m....
There was a slight increase in suicides and accidental deaths in Curry County during 2010. The annual report prepared by the state Office of the Medical Investigator shows there were six suicides in 2010, up from four, and 24 accidental deaths, an increase from 21 in 2009. Deaths investigated through autopsy and toxicology samples by OMI — there were 81 in Curry County in 2010 — include deaths that are “sudden, violent, unexpected or where a person is found dead a...
If there is any consensus to be found with redistricting coming up this fall, it’s uncertainty. Among representatives and analysts, there’s nothing guaranteed regarding how the Legislature does its decennial organization of its 70 House seats and 42 Senate seats, along with congressional districts and districts for city councils and commissions and school boards. The Clovis Civic Center will be host to one of many public meetings across the state with the state’s redistricting committee. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m....
Chili’s of Clovis is hosting a fundraiser to benefit former Clovis resident and BNSF Foreman Paul Young, who lost both legs and an arm in a train accident in May. “Hugs for Paul Night” is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Chili’s will donate 10 percent of sales to assist Young with medical bills....
Courtesy photo The New Mexico State Library's rural bookmobile program has operated for 50 years. The Bookmobile East services eight counties in the area — Curry, Eddy, Chavez, Roosevelt, Guadalupe, Lincoln, Otero and Quay. Curry County resident Marjorie Simonton can’t wait for the bookmobile to stop in Grady each month. With staffing shortage issues, she may be waiting as long as two months for the next batch of books to appease her need to read. The bookmobile won’t be able to make its previously scheduled trip around... Full story
Curry County resident Marjorie Simonton can’t wait for the bookmobile to stop in Grady each month. With staffing shortage issues, she may be waiting as long as two months for the next batch of books to appease her need to read. The bookmobile won’t be able to make its previously scheduled trip around Curry County next week. The New Mexico state library operates three bookmobiles that target library and information services to people in underserved and rural communities. Each bookmobile serves a region of the state. Joy Poo... Full story
Occasionally, I attend seminars about becoming a better time manager, communicator, team player, more Zen-like, etc. Realizing how much these companies make in peddling high-falutin’ ways of saying do your job, I‘m creating my own “Dark Chocolate and Hoops: Adrenaline Boosts for Drowsy Employees” seminar. Most seminars have testimonials from satisfied customers. Here are a few that I envision for mine. • “The seminar was exactly as Sloan advertised. While the 80-percent dark chocolate caused some to pack on a few pound...
Recent cases in Roosevelt County Magistrate Court, according to court records: May 26 • Christopher Lewis, born in 1985, pleaded no contest to shoplifting as per a plea agreement. Lewis was sentenced to 72 days in jail with 72 days of pre-sentence confinement credit and $73 in fines and fees. • Brandon Hightower, born in 1984, pleaded not guilty to possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana, tampering with evidence, careless driving, open container and obstructing a peace officer. A jury found Hightower guilty of...
Clovis resident Beverly Miller is involved in a number of auxiliary groups for veterans in the area and Friendship Senior Center. She said she enjoys her work and wouldn’t change it for the world. Miller, 76, can be seen wearing red, white and blue almost every day. “I love it,” she said. “There’s nothing better than supporting the men and women who have fought for our country.” Her husband Bob Miller served in the Air Force and worked as a volunteer firefighter when the family was stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force B...
"The amusement park lies cold and stark, kids are huddled on the beach in the mist, “I wanna die with you, Wendy, on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss."- Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen.... Full story
