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STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Portales Farmer’s Market kicked off Thursday evening with only two vendors on site at the First Street and Avenue B market location. While it is off to a typically slow start, the market should expand within a couple of weeks, according to Good Shepherd Farms owner Don Wiley. Staff photo: Anna George Patrick Kircher, left, and Don Wiley exchange hellos Thursday on the opening day of the Portales Farmer’s Market. It is Tuesdays and...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] A former Portales man was sentenced to 18 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to child molestation charges. Jose Zamora, 33, pleaded to three separate counts — one count of criminal sexual penetration of a child under the age of 13 and two counts of criminal sexual penetration by the use of force or coercion on a child 13 to 18 years of age resulting in personal injury to a pregnancy. Zamora was accused of molesting a teenage gir... Full story
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] On Thursday, three cases were brought before Portales Ninth Judicial District Judge Donna Mowrer: • A pre-trial conference was held for alleged child molester Rocky Banda to discuss the defendant’s lack of an attorney. According to Mowrer, no entry of an appearance was made by another attorney since Tye Harmon was granted leave to withdraw from the case on June 27. When asked by Mowrer if he had acquired another attorney, Banda, 35, said that he was “in the process” of looking at othe...
According to a recent report by National Public Radio, New Mexico has one of the nation’s highest percentages of adults who identify as transgender — 0.8 percent. Three area transgender adults agreed to talk with Portales News-Tribune and share their experiences as well as their thoughts on advancements in trans rights. Randi Vigil, 20, is from Colorado, and attends Clovis Community College, where he studies legal assistance. Q: Describe your experience as a trans person in...
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Staff Writer [email protected] Transgender policies and practices are a hot topic nationwide. Several Roosevelt and Curry County school officials say respect is the best policy. Johnnie Cain, superintendent of Portales Municipal School District, said school officials have no specific policy regarding transgender students but that their non-discrimination policy covers it when saying they will not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation. He said despite transgender debates’ newfound popularity in the news, t...
I know I’ve done it before — devoted my column to my grieving over great staff members and coworkers leaving me for new chapters in their lives. It’s never so much self-pitying as it is a need to pay them tribute or let everyone know how awesome they truly are, because they are good people who have had a positive impact on my life. But this time is a little different, because I am no less than feeling sorry for myself over the upcoming loss at the end of this next week. Don’t... Full story
Don McAlavy was known for many talents. Some knew him best as a historian, others as an artist, and still others as an actor. I knew him as a journalist. McAlavy, 84, died in January after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. Memorial services are at 2 p.m. today at Muffley Funeral Home in Clovis. We met in 2001 when I came to work for a group of newspapers that included Clovis. McAlavy was already writing a weekly newspaper column on regional history. He wrote hundreds of n...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 1:35 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 200 block South Avenue F • 2:54 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 600 block West 17th Street • 5:17 p.m.: Fire rural, location unknown • 5:39 p.m.: Harassment report, 16th Street/Avenue I, report taken • 6:34 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 1000 block West Second Street, report taken • 6:44 p.m.: Shoplifting report, 1600 block East Spruce Street, report taken • 8:01 p.m.: Bu...
On this date ... July 10 1956: Floyd Golden, president of Eastern New Mexico University, was preparing to leave for an education workshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The five-day seminar was to be held on the campus of the University of Michigan. 1956: Clovis school board members approved the purchase of land for a new junior high school. Fifteen acres were purchased near Cameo and 14th streets for the new school. The district already owned five acres in the area. The land was...
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On this date ... 1956: Floyd Golden, president of Eastern New Mexico University, was preparing to leave for an education workshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The five-day seminar was to be held on the campus of the University of Michigan. 1956: Clovis school board members approved the purchase of land for a new junior high school. Fifteen acres were purchased near Cameo and 14th streets for the new school. The district already owned five acres in the area. The land was purchased from Jewel McFarland and Dr. A. L. Dillon. 1956:...
Staff report ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis Zia Senior League All-Star baseball team drew an early start in the opening round of the state tournament. Fortunately, the squad’s bats were wide awake. link Courtesy photo: Rob Langrell Brendon Sambrano pitched five innings of one-hit ball for the Clovis Zia Senior League All-Star team, which defeated Isleta 22-0 Saturday in Albuquerque. Zia needs a win today to qualify for next weekend’s 15-16 state championship, also in Albuq... Full story
Monday • Get Your Game On — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Game: Unplugged. Information: 575-356-3940 Tuesday • Full STEAM Ahead — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for grades 2-6. Activity: Melted crayon art. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teen program — 2 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Activity: Feed the body and mind. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Ready, Set, Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Book: Ice Cold. Information: 575-356-3940 ...
About 50 people gathered Friday outside the Clovis Police Department to pray and show support for local officers following the shooting deaths of police in Dallas on Thursday. One question on everyone’s mind: Could this happen here? We all know the answer is yes. It is certainly possible a Clovis police officer or Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy or New Mexico State Police officer could be shot to death for no reason at any time. It is also possible a verbal altercation involving law officers and area residents could evo... Full story
About 50 people gathered Friday outside the Clovis Police Department to pray and show support for local officers following the shooting deaths of police in Dallas on Thursday. One question on everyone’s mind: Could this happen here? We all know the answer is yes. It is certainly possible a Clovis police officer or Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy or New Mexico State Police officer could be shot to death for no reason at any time. It is also possible a verbal altercation involving law officers and area residents could evo...
On the rare occasions people take a break from being outraged over politics, they might use the brief armistices to envision their nemeses as humans. Liberal, conservative or apathetic, everyone has a secret challenge. Former Portales resident Annette Michelle Quintana, 49, an upbeat married mother of three living in Adkins, Texas — near San Antonio — copes with what seems like a routine health challenge, but which can turn deadly: high cholesterol. Her husband, who recently e... Full story
On the rare occasions people take a break from being outraged over politics, they might use the brief armistices to envision their nemeses as humans. Liberal, conservative or apathetic, everyone has a secret challenge. Former Portales resident Annette Michelle Quintana, 49, an upbeat married mother of three living in Adkins, Texas — near San Antonio — copes with what seems like a routine health challenge, but which can turn deadly: high cholesterol. Her husband, who rec...
Picture a city of about 35,000, or just picture Clovis. Imagine this Clovis, for 15 years, experiences a fatal shooting every month. We know the shooter every time. Most shootings had witnesses, and some are on video, yet nobody goes to jail and only three are ever charged. Do you feel safe in this alternate universe Clovis? We’ll come back to this. This is the point in the column where I recommend another column. It’s by Leon H. Wolf on Redstate.com, titled, “The Uncomfortable Reason Why It Came To This in Dallas Yeste... Full story
Picture a city of about 35,000, or just picture Clovis. Imagine this Clovis, for 15 years, experiences a fatal shooting every month. We know the shooter every time. Most shootings had witnesses, and some are on video, yet nobody goes to jail and only three are ever charged. Do you feel safe in this alternate universe Clovis? We’ll come back to this. This is the point in the column where I recommend another column. It’s by Leon H. Wolf on Redstate.com, titled, “The Uncomfortable Reason Why It Came To This in Dallas Yeste... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] On the heels of the Eastern New Mexico Water Conservation Summit, public reaction to the approach with regard to local water sustainability remains varied. The summit offered a series of presenters and a pair of panel discussions with an eye toward present practices and potential sourcing options. “I believe in being proactive and we really have to get ahead of this thing,” said Clovis resident Blake Thorpe in referencing the area water concerns. “It’s not a bad idea to have a fresh set of ey... Full story