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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — A draft of Portales’ improvements wishlist is scheduled to be presented at today’s city council meeting at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Building. The Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan for 2019-2023 has been compiled by staff and a committee of council members, and will be presented to the council before receiving recommendations at a public hearing at 2 p.m. Friday, according to City Clerk Joan Martinez-Terry. The plan will then be brought before the council for approval at its Aug. 22 meeting. The purpose of th...
With all the things dogs and cats need, there’s no question pets cost their owners. But with increases in pet ownership, there may be larger costs for the environment and ultimately humanity. Anyone with pets knows, unless something is terribly wrong, there are two things they can always be counted on for — eating and pooping. Not only do they love their chow, but a single dog or cat can quickly cover a yard with piles or fill a litter box. On a household scale, however, it...
CLOVIS — The first day of Clovis High School volleyball tryouts brought much of the old and much of the new for coach Ruth Chavez. First, the old: Chavez spent 29 seasons coaching the Portales volleyball program, with four state championships and four state runner-ups to show for it. And, the new: Chavez went from retirement at Portales to the head coaching job at Clovis. After nearly three decades, she's starting fresh. "It's different," Chavez said Monday, the first day o...
On this date ... 1957: A Clovis railroad engineer brought his speeding passenger-filled steamliner to a near halt before it struck 20 tons of rock near Belen. He was credited with averting disaster after he prevented the train from colliding with the rocks, which had been accidentally dumped by a work train onto the middle of the tracks. Only the first unit of the engine was derailed and no one was injured. 1957: A 13-year old boy was ordered to appear before a judge after...
CLOVIS — A suspect in the alleged armed burglary of a Clovis home last month turned himself in this weekend, according to police. Skylar Romero, 21, was at large for over two weeks following the July 19 event on the 2500 block of Ross Street, in which a homeowner shot one alleged intruder while Romero fled the scene. Roderick Cordova, 23, was airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock after being shot once in the lower left back. Police said Monday that Cordova was s...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Sunday: Clovis • Chandler Lucero-Hutchinson, 22, failure to pay fines • Casey Peacock, 43, aggravated driving while under the influence • Jeffery Roberts, 46, aggravated driving while under the influence, open container, driving while license suspended or revoked • Aurelio Deleon, 33, aggravated driving while under the influence, open container, operation of vehicle on approach of emergency vehicle, accidents involving damage to vehicles, failure to give immedia...
CLOVIS — The Eastern Plains Council of Governments is scheduled to hold its August Board of Directors meeting 10 a.m. today at 418 North Main Street. On the agenda is a presentation on New Mexico Finance Authority Programs by Carmella Manzari and Ron Cruz. The two will discuss ways for area communities to apply for financial assistance through grants, loans and partial fund matching programs, said EPCOG Executive Assistant Mary Gray. The agenda also includes program reports on economic development and transportation and a p...
PORTALES — A Portales staple will celebrate 80 years of building relationships within the community on Aug. 19. Auto parts retailer and tire shop C&S, Inc. will be celebrating its anniversary by inviting the community to the store from noon to 4 p.m., according to April Rutter, operations manager and granddaughter of founder Wayne Stratton. “We are going to be serving hot dogs and hamburgers. We are going to have a bouncy house and a slide and a dunking booth,” she said. Rutter added that employees will be in the dunking boot...
Today • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Water Policy Advisory Committee — 1 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Public meeting — 2 p.m. in Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library. The City of Clovis seeks to discus projects/purchases to be included on the city’s Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plan. Information...
Today • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Project: Curvaceous table runner. Information: 575-763-9687 • Back-to-school immunization clinic — 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at Clovis Public Health Office, 1216 Cameo. No cost. Bring children’s shot records. Information: 575-649-0754 • Child Find screening clinic — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Melrose schools. For children from birth-5 years. Information: 575-253-4266 Wednesday • Back-to-school immunization clinic — 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at...
