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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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link Lillian Bowe: Staff photo Connie Moyers, Roosevelt County program director and home economist, chops vegetables in the McAlister Room before cooking them Thursday at the Farmers Market. Moyers has been working at county extension agency for 18 years. Editor’s note: The “Meet the” series profiles the people behind groups, organizations and businesses in the community. By Lillian Bowe Staff writer [email protected] Generations of Connie Moyers’ family have been involve...
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Senior writer [email protected] One Portales detective is so committed to collecting money for new shoes, he’ll personally come to your door to pick up your donation. But before you think Charlie Smart is coaxing people for his own feet, he’s not; he just wants to help the community’s children. Smart is heading up a new program, A Walk in Their Shoes, out of the Portales Police Department. A Walk in Their Shoes will supply new shoes for area youth who need them. Smart, who’s been in law enforcement for nearly 25 year...
link Pat Cantwell Religion columnist Forgive me? Sorry for any confusion in my last article. I was attempting to make three points about forgiveness. The first point was: Parents teach your children the Ten Commandments. Teach them what is right and wrong in God's eyes, not the world's. Teach them that God is love and forgives their sin. Only then, when they know what sin is, can they receive forgiveness and will they be able to give it to others. Do not wait for the church to... Full story
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-8598. Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-8598. Get Fit — 6 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 575-356-8598. Ambassador’s Movie Night — 6 p.m., Yam Theatre. The free movies shown will be Lego Movie. Information: 575-356-8541. Central Christian Church Movie Night — 7 p.m., Central Christian Church. The church is hosting a free movie night showing “God’s Not Dead.” Information: Don Thomas, 575-760-1843.... Full story
link Audra Brown Local columnist Just about the time it starts getting good and hot, it's time to get to work. Now, farmers are plenty busy all year round, but they are especially overworked when it’s planting time or harvest time. This part of the world, June is one of those times. We know it’s coming, when all that green wheat starts heading out and then getting dry. It's amazing how quick our hot, desert days can turn green leaves into dry straw and red grain. It alw...
Projects Editor [email protected] The state Supreme Court has overturned 9th Judicial District Chief Judge Drew Tatum’s decision in a 2009 case and ordered criminal sex charges against a Clovis man dismissed. The ruling, handed down Thursday, centers on Tatum’s decision to stop a jury trial that had started against Julian Gutierrez when the prosecution’s chief witness failed to show and testify. Tatum scheduled a new trial with another jury. Supreme Court justices ruled: “Because impaneling a new jury and retryin...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 1:42 a.m.: Open door/window, 1500 block of South Avenue K. • 2:23 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, location unknown. • 2:58 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 4:51 a.m.: Alarm activation, 400 block of South Roosevelt Road U. • 4:54 a.m.: Alarm activation, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 6:08 a.m.: Welfare check, 100 block of Utah Drive. • 7:03 a.m.: Welfare check, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 8:0...
link Audra Brown Local columnist Just about the time it starts getting good and hot, it's time to get to work. Now, farmers are plenty busy all year round, but they are especially overworked when it’s planting time or harvest time. This part of the world, June is one of those times. We know it’s coming, when all that green wheat starts heading out and then getting dry. It's amazing how quick our hot, desert days can turn green leaves into dry straw and red grain. It always sneaks up on me. It starts to turn and I head out...
link Kent Mcmanigal Local columnist Perfect happiness may not be possible as a permanent condition in life, but you can still experience moments of perfect happiness if you know where, and how, to look. It can happen even while government works to steal happiness right out of your pocket and regulate or criminalize the bits it can’t take. If you can’t find some happiness in a police state, you probably wouldn’t be happy in a free society, either. There will always be somet...
link Rube Render Local columnist During the years I have been tracking voter registrations in Curry County, Republican registrations have been increasing slowly, Democrat registrations have been decreasing slowly and Declined To State (DTS) registrations have been increasing at a faster rate. Across New Mexico from the mid 1980s until today, Republican registrations have remained relatively constant while Democrat registration has dropped significantly and DTS’ have risen r... Full story
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Firefighters battled a blaze at the old Lockwood Elementary School in south Clovis on Thursday morning. The fire was reported a little after 8 a.m. to Clovis school officials who said the building is empty. link The old Lockwood Elementary School building was vacant when fire broke out Thursday morning. Four fire trucks responded to the scene. The fire appeared to be out by 9:15 a.m. and damage outside the building appeared to be minimal. Inside, however, fire department...
link David Stevens: Staff photo Foxy Drive In was closed on Thursday in honor of its founder. Together, they gave us two centuries worth of good examples to follow. Individually, they inspired us to be better people. Clovis is a sadder place today with this month’s deaths of Herbert Bergstrom and A.C. Bryant. Bergstrom, a minister for more than 70 years in churches at Ranchvale, Clovis and Portales, died Aug. 1 in Lubbock at age 97. Bryant, the founder of the iconic Foxy D... Full story
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link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero A boom in the grasshopper population caused by increased rainfall has the insects invading the city. Grasshopper’s natural predators, such as birds and lizards, haven’t been able to keep up. STAFF WRITER [email protected] Grasshoppers have invaded Clovis and they’re in search of food. Local experts say recent rain and a lack of natural predators has led to a boom in the grasshopper population in Clovis and the surrounding area. The grasshopp... Full story
linkDaniel Murrell III Staff Writer [email protected] Daniel Murrell III, 25, was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday afternoon by a Curry County grand jury, which deliberated for about two hours before reaching the verdict. Judge Fred Van Soelen ordered Murrell held without bond until his sentencing date. Murrell is a habitual offender and is facing a sentence of life plus 28 years in prison with enhancements for prior felony convictions, according to the prosecut...
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On this date ... 1969: A “large glowing ball of fire” was seen crossing the Texas Panhandle and eastern New Mexico, United Press International reported. State police in Clovis said they received a report of the object at 10:15 p.m. A Texas farmer in Lubbock County was among other witnesses. “It got about 50 feet from the ground and there was a big white flash,” Fred L. Sloan claimed. Law officers investigated the fireball, said to be blue to greenish in color and trailing fire, but found nothing. 1940: Jack Holt The Clothie...
Clovis police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday • 12:38 a.m.: Subject with a weapon, 1500 block of West Seventh Street. • 1:21 a.m.: Disturbing the peace, 1000 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. • 6:57 a.m.: Unauthorized graffiti up to $1,000, 1200 block of Gidding Street. • 8:02 a.m.: Assault, 1200 block of North Pile Street. • 9:01 a.m.: Reckless driver, 2200 block of Mitchell Street. • 11:52 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 2100 block of North Main Street. • 12:21 p.m.: J... Full story
Staff report A pair of rodeo standouts were named the greatest athletes for the most recent athletic year at Eastern New Mexico. Logan Medlin of Tatum, who was the national champion team roping healer the last two years, was named Greatest Greyhound. Greatest Zia honors went to Hayden Segelke, the 2012 and 2013 all-around national champion and the 2014 goat tying championship. link Hayden Segelke At the conclusion of athletic seasons, coaches nominate athletes from their own...
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Staff report VICENZA, Italy — Clovis native Antiesha Brown earned game MVP honors with 16 points and six steals, and the University of New Mexico got its tour of Italy off to a rousing start with a 74-37 victory over AS Vicenza Thursday night in the NCAA Vicenza Tour exhibition. After the squads were tied 9-9, Brown had nine points and three steals in a 15-2 run that tilted the scales. “I was waiting for this since we got off the plane,” Brown said. “Italy is nice, but I’m a competitor and I was ready to compete as soon as w... Full story
Staff report VICENZA, Italy — Clovis native Antiesha Brown earned game MVP honors with 16 points and six steals, and the University of New Mexico got its tour of Italy off to a rousing start with a 74-37 victory over AS Vicenza Thursday night in the NCAA Vicenza Tour exhibition. After the squads were tied 9-9, Brown had nine points and three steals in a 15-2 run that tilted the scales. “I was waiting for this since we got off the plane,” Brown said. “Italy is nice, but I’m a competitor and I was ready to compete as soon as w...
