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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire calls for: Friday - 12:20 a.m.: Caller advised someone in a truck was driving slowly past the house and around the neighborhood, 2100 block of Country Meadows Drive. - 4:43 a.m.: Caller reported someone tried to take her vehicle but left it parked halfway in the road, 800 block of Prairieview Drive. - 11:17 a.m.: Caller reported a man with a head injury from a vehicle accident, 3700 block of North Prince Street. - 1:30 p.m.: Caller advised he slipped on the floor after an ankle...
If you needed further proof that New Mexico is a hotbed for scientific research, here it is. This week six researchers with New Mexico ties will be among 96 U.S. researchers to receive the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor awarded by the U.S. government to scientists and engineers in the early stages of their research careers. Among the six is 29-year-old Francis McCubbin, a geochemist and a senior research scientist whose work at the University of New Mexico's Institute of...
The following items will be on the agenda for a Roosevelt County Commission special meeting at 9 a.m. today in the county courthouse: - Presentation of proposed wildlife services. - A grant agreement between Roosevelt County and the New Mexico Department of Transportation. - Out-of-state travel for Deputy Sonny Wilcox to travel to Spring Branch, Texas, for annual canine recertification. - Report of road viewers for discontinuance of portions of North Roosevelt Road AZ, South Roosevelt Road AZ and North Roosevelt Road 1. -... Full story
CMI staff writer [email protected] The aircraft fleet at Cannon Air Force Base has tripled in the last two years. The are 105 aircraft assigned to the base now with more coming, according to the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group Commander Col. David Piech. There were 35 aircraft at the base in May 2010, according to a previous Clovis News Journal article. Piech gave an update on Cannon to Local Growth Management Committee members during a monthly meeting Monday, saying the recent base inspection went well...
CNJ staff writer [email protected] The heat is on. And according to the National Weather Service, it's about to get hotter after reaching 97 degrees Monday. Albuquerque National Weather Service forecaster Amanda Martin says a high pressure system that has settled on the Texas Panhandle will help bring temperatures eight to 12 degrees above normal. According to the National Weather Service website, high temperatures will range between 97 and 98 degrees in Clovis and between 99 and 100 degrees in Portales this week. For loca...
PNT senior writer [email protected] The funding for projects similar to the street drainage channelization taking place in northern Portales could be in jeopardy under a proposed rule change of Community Development Block Grant rules, city officials say. After attending a meeting last week in Santa Fe to address the rule change, Portales Public Works director John DeSha says he still recommends city councilors oppose the rule change. The change would introduce a new program to the state, the Housing and Urban...
PNT staff writer [email protected] Despite its name — Gang Resistance Education and Training — a new program being introduced in city schools is not geared toward gangs but life in general, according to Portales Police Department Sgt. Chris Williams. Williams recently returned from week-long training in Ruidoso for the program, which teaches life skills to elementary and junior high-age children. "It was originally started by the Phoenix Police Department as a gang-resistance program then grew into something more about t...
CMI staff writer [email protected] A new base-partnership perspective was presented to members of the Local Growth Management Committee Monday at its monthly meeting in Clovis. Monterey, Calif., city manager Fred Meurer told members about his community's partnership between the Presidio of Monterey (Army base), which is a "shared services concept." "It's looking at both sides of the fence where we can build a park bench that benefits both parties," Meurer said told committee members about the city's partnership with the...
My mother-in-law has just moved from her apartment down and around the corner from our house, where she moved around five years ago, to assisted living in a community about 75 miles away. I don't like it much. I know--we've all heard the jokes about mothers-in-law. And, yes, I'm afraid we've all seen some who deserved both to be the brunt of jokes and to be drop-kicked a blessed distance away. But by far most of the mothers-in-law that I've known actually do the job quite well and are a major blessing. And I'm convinced that... Full story
Former Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield will testify today in the nation's capital at a Senate hearing for a bill that could provide the 75 percent of the money needed for the Ute water project. According to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing for the Rural Water Bill. Bingaman is a co-sponsor of the bill. Brumfield, who is the chairwoman of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority, said Senate Bill 3385 will provide money for water projects...
A proposed $1.9 billion Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) by Curry County for the Tres Amigas project doesn't pose any financial or legal liability for the county, a trio of financial experts said Monday. County commissioners are meeting in special session at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library annex to consider adopting a resolution stating the county intends to approve the bond. Called an inducement resolution, it will enable Tres Amigas to begin ordering equipment to build its plant without having to pay... Full story
The heat is on. And according to the National Weather Service, it's about to get hotter after reaching 97 degrees Monday. Albuquerque National Weather Service forecaster Amanda Martin says a high pressure system that has settled on the Texas Panhandle will help bring temperatures eight to 12 degrees above normal. According to the National Weather Service website, high temperatures will range between 97 and 98 degrees in Clovis and between 99 and 100 degrees in Portales this week. For local businesses, the heat hasn't made an...
The June 27 assault of Jaime Perez may not have been the first time this year an inmate has used a broom handle to beat another inmate at the Curry County jail. Clovis attorney Marna Trammell said Monday that her client Terry Damron was attacked and beaten in the jail March 26 by another inmate. Trammell said the inmate "with a broom handle ... struck Inmate Damron about the head and body" causing "serious physical injury and emotional damage as a result of said beating." Trammell filed notice of a pending lawsuit on the coun...
A new base-partnership perspective was presented to members of the Local Growth Management Committee Monday at its monthly meeting in Clovis. Monterey, Calif., city manager Fred Meurer told members about his community's partnership between the Presidio of Monterey (Army base), which is a "shared services concept." "It's looking at both sides of the fence where we can build a park bench that benefits both parties," Meurer said told committee members about the city's partnership with the base. He said when the partnership was... Full story
The aircraft fleet at Cannon Air Force Base has tripled in the last two years. The are 105 aircraft assigned to the base now with more coming, according to the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group commander Col. David Piech. There were 35 aircraft at the base in May 2010, according to a previous CNJ article. Piech gave an update on Cannon to Local Growth Management Committee members during a monthly meeting Monday, saying the recent base inspection went well and base commander Col. Buck Elton was pleased with the... Full story
I'm hearing it. I don't hear it often enough lately, but this afternoon I'm hearing it. It's that wonderful sound of raindrops hitting my skylight. I sit here typing, but I don't want to make too much noise with the keys. Rosemary Clooney is softly singing "I'm in the mood for love" … but the sound of the rain is stronger, so her crooning is a sweet complement. Before I came inside I smelled that sweet perfume. It's the incredible scent of rainfall on parched soil. I once read that this was the cleanest fragrance on earth. I...
Today Roosevelt County commission special meeting — 9 a.m., Commission Room in the county courthouse. Clovis Farmers Market — 8 a.m., Goodwin Lake Trails parking lot. Information: 763-6505. Wednesday Ram Soccer Youth Summer Camp — 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Ram Soccer Field at the high school. For ages 3 to 13. Bring cleats, shin guards and a water bottle. $30 per child for three days, which includes a T-shirt. Pre-register by today. Information and registration: 749-0801. Thursday Ram Soccer Youth Summer Camp — 8:30 a.m.-11... Full story
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Friday 2:03 p.m.: Caller requested to speak to an officer concerning harassment, 600 block South Avenue D. 2:08 p.m.: Caller requested an officer for client troubles, county courthouse. 2:28 p.m.: Caller requested a deputy, Roosevelt Road 3 and T. 3:03 p.m.: Caller reported their home being broken into, 1500 block South Avenue H. 3:07 p.m.: Caller requested a welfare check on a female, 100 block South Knoxville. 3:43 p.m.: Caller requested an officer, walk up. 4:22 p.m.: Caller... Full story
Shipping, logo businesses moves With demolition of its previous location pending, Pack and Mail and Sir Logo have relocated elsewhere in Clovis. Pack and Mail, which has been in business since 1988, operates at 3918 N. Prince St. The business ships all varieties of packages, giving customers the option of multiple shipping services depending on sizes, weights, speeds and prices. Sir Logo, added in 1998, has moved to 410 N. Main St. The business handles promotional materials and spirit items for local schools. New day spa...
