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CLOVIS — Robert Vilandry, known widely in Clovis as “Bullet Bob” and for the city business he runs by the same name, was still recovering Monday from a weekend motorcycle accident in Raton. “Bullet Bob Has It,” a collectibles store operating on Main Street, was open Monday but not buying new inventory until further notice. A family friend operating the business Monday evening confirmed Vilandry was injured Saturday evening in Raton while in town for a motorcycle gathering. She said the only information releasable currently... Full story
PORTALES — The Portales City Council tonight will consider an ordinance regarding solid waste disposal, one that “the council’s been pushing us to develop,” according to the city manager. “The current ordinance is that you can dump outside of the dumpster; that’s created a problem and a dilemma for the pickup,” Sammy Standefer told The News. “The new ordinance is structured to prohibit dumping anywhere but inside the dumpster.” Ordinance 735, “providing for a general system of garbage collection and the disposal thereof,” als... Full story
CLOVIS — Tonight in Clovis, landowners with a potential stake in the city’s multi-part Master Water Assurance Plan will have an opportunity to ask questions and hear a presentation on “conservation easements, trusts and tax credit programs” with regard to groundwater banking and playa restoration. The public is invited, too. “I’m expecting a pretty good turnout of those landowners who already submitted (Requests for Information), because they are still very interested in moving forward,” City Commissioner Ladona Clayto... Full story
ALBUQUERQUE — Don’t count Clovis American out yet. Despite Sunday’s 11-0 loss to Texas East in the regional tournament at the Isleta Reservation, Clovis American’s 13-14 Junior League All-Star softball team is still climbing away through the loser’s bracket. Monday, Clovis American walloped host New Mexico Westgate 20-1 in four innings, fueled by Abigail Morris’ two-run home run that occurred with Abigail Ortiz on third base. Marisa Lopez and Jenice Hudson worked two innings apiece, completing a dominant Clovis American ef...
The Zia 9 & 11 All-Star baseball team overcame obstacle after obstacle, opponent after opponent, in its state championship quest. Saturday night, though, teams from Carlsbad and Albuquerque Eastdale proved to be peaks Zia couldn’t climb over at the Bob Forrest Complex in Carlsbad. With consecutive semifinal losses Saturday — a 16-3 winner’s bracket loss to Carlsbad followed by a 7-3 loser’s bracket setback against Albuquerque Eastdale — the Zia All-Stars’ historic Final Four run was over. They sure came close, though. “Oh...
On this date ... 1973: Police were searching for two men who robbed an Allsup's 7-11 store in Clovis, getting away with more than $350. "(T)wo men wearing paper sacks over their heads with eye holes cut out entered the 7-11 store and one of them ordered, 'Give me your money. Give me your money right now. Give me your money or I'm going to shoot you,'" a Clovis police report read. Jason McCormick, the store clerk, told police the robbers had demanded cash from the registers...
PORTALES - The right-to-work ordinance that elicited considerable public input the last time it was on the agenda will come back before the Roosevelt County Commission at today's meeting. The commission is expected to take action on the ordinance following a public hearing regarding the right-to-work ordinance. County Manager Amber Hamilton said the hearing is a requirement for all potential ordinances prior to the commission's action. When the notice of intent for the...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission will hold a special meeting today in order to further evaluate the three finalists for the county’s request for proposal for architectural services at the Curry County Courthouse. The Hartman + Majewski Design Group, Dyron Murphy Architects, P.C. and NCA Architects, LLC will each be allocated 20 minutes to present their vision for the courthouse renovation project. County Manager Lance Pyle said the evaluation will meet again following the presentations and will have a recommendation for...
Today • Roosevelt County Commission — 1 p.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Water Policy Advisory Board — 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Commission — 1:30 p.m. special meeting in commission chambers at county administrative building, 417 Gidding St. Information: 575-763-6016 • Master Water Assurance Plan presentation/Q&A — 6 p.m. in assembly room of Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Schools Board — 5:30 p.m....
Today • Classic Creations — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Subject: Bubble up wands, painting, snakes. Information: 575-356-3940 • Children’s Magic Show — 11 a.m. Houdini at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • LEGO club — 1 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Battle of the Badges — 1:30 p.m.-6 p.m. blood drive at fire station, 321 Mitchell St. Information: 800-333-8037 • Escape Room — 2 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Read to Reel Movie...
