Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] In preparation for the new school year, local educators gathered Tuesday for a training program that “creates a student-centered culture in the classroom while re-igniting their passion for teaching,” according to Brandon Hays, principal of Dora Schools. The program, called “Capturing Kids’ Hearts”, “reminds them why they go into education in the first place; that it’s about the kids,” said Hays. “We’re not focused on teaching; we’re more...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Local officials say they will be traveling to Albuquerque to learn more about how to deal with the Zika virus, despite there still being no known cases in Roosevelt County. One of the two kinds of mosquitos that carry Zika — Aedes albopictus — was found in Roosevelt County last month. Portales Emergency Management Director Keith Wattenbarger said the New Mexico Homeland Security and Emergency Management will hold a conference on Aug. 30 in Albuquerque to follow up on how to combat Zik...
PNT correspondent Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education members heard about how the district is winding down from the summer by finishing up 20 maintenance projects at their Monday night meeting. Director of Maintenance Nat Gomez reported that maintenance officials installed multiple new security measures on Portales High School and Junior High School campuses over the summer. “There are lots of benefits, best of which is the safety of our kids,” said Gomez. Gomez said they added access card entry to 140 entrances and... Full story
The following are a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 11:02 a.m.: Theft report, 800 block North Avenue M, report taken • 2:02 p.m.: Breaking and entering, 1800 block Loma Vista, report taken • 2:26 p.m.: Fire rural, location unknown • 5:30 p.m.: Threats report, 1600 block South Globe Avenue • 5:51 p.m.: Larceny, 1300 block South Avenue C, report taken • 6:10 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident blocking roadway, Avenue O/U.S. 70, report taken • 7:38 p.m.: Suspicious ci...
Two no-cost initiatives to honor the service of Reserve and National Guard members are edging forward in Congress, though final passage this year is still far from certain. The more familiar of the two bills would bestow honorary “veteran” status on up to 200,000 Reserve and National Guard retirees who can’t now be called military veterans as defined under federal law. A newer initiative, being pushed by Reserve Officers Association, would make many more former Reserve and G...
Staff Writer [email protected] Following more than $10,000 in damages from vandalism and theft at nine Clovis schools, a curfew has been instated for the entire year. “Trespassing signs will address the times of the day people can be on our properties,” Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Jody Balch said. “People will not be permitted on properties between the hours of 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The practice applies to everyone, unless there's an event that's taking place at a particular site that lasts later than 10 p.m.... Full story
STAFF REPORT A Curry County district court judge ruled Tuesday that 21 aggravated battery counts against a Fort Sumner man also facing an April kidnapping charge be merged into one count. During the motion hearing to dismiss counts three through 24 of the grand jury indictments against Robert M. Sena, 26, Judge Drew Tatum delivered the ruling. Tatum’s ruling cuts the previous 27 counts against Sena to five: Kidnapping, aggravated battery with a gun, aggravated battery with a knife, aggravated battery to a different (...
Friday • Child Find screenings — 8:30 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. at Dora schools. Development checks for ages 0-5. Information: 575-477-2211 Ongoing • Open tennis courts — 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays all summer at Portales Junior High School for ages 13 and up • Farmers market — 5 p.m. until sold out Monday, Thursday on corner of West First Street and Avenue B. Accepts WIC and senior checks. Information: 575-760-0690 The to do list publishes daily and features non-recurring public meetings and entertainment options of... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] Following more than $10,000 in damages from vandalism and theft at nine Clovis schools, a curfew has been instated for the entire year. “Trespassing signs will address the times of the day people can be on our properties,” Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Jody Balch said. “People will not be permitted on properties between the hours of 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The practice applies to everyone, unless there's an event that's taking place at a particular site that lasts later than 10 p.m.... Full story
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STAFF REPORT A Curry County district court judge ruled Tuesday that 22 aggravated battery counts against a Fort Sumner man also facing an April kidnapping charge be merged into one count. During the motion hearing to dismiss counts three through 24 of the grand jury indictments against Robert M. Sena, 26, Judge Drew Tatum delivered the ruling. Tatum’s ruling cuts the previous 27 counts against Sena to five: Kidnapping, aggravated battery with a gun, aggravated battery with a... Full story
STAFF REPORT Following a tour of the new Curry County Administration Building, Clovis MainStreet held its board meeting Tuesday at the Eastern Plains Council of Governments office. During the meeting: • The board discussed developments on the Railroad Park. Clovis MainStreet Executive Director Lisa Pellegrino-Spear said she and other committee members met with the new owners of the Clovis Depot Model Train Museum and a contractor to get ideas and designs in place. They plan to meet again this week. “We’d like to break groun...
Today Landfill Tour — 7:30 a.m. Public Works, 801 S. Norris St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday Pulitzer Book Club — 6:30 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 Friday Cannon Appreciation Day — 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Unity Park, Cannon. Old Timers Day Parade — 7 p.m. Melrose Park., Melrose. Saturday Color Splash and Dash 5k Run/Walk — 8 a.m. Green Acres Park, 21st and Mitchell streets., Clovis. Old Timers Day Events — 9:30 a.m. Melrose Park., Melrose. Tuesday Curry County Fai...
Today Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. City Hall, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Elida City Meeting — 7 p.m. City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information: 575-274-6465. Board of Directors Annual Meeting — 10 a.m. Youth Recreation Building, 1504 E. Seventh St., Clovis. Thursday Melrose City Meeting — 4:30 p.m. City Clerk Office, 105 E. Avenue B., Melrose. Information: 575-253-4274 Special Commission Meeting — 5:15 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, north annex, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Informatio...
Aug. 10 1976: Clovis city and school officials were debating what to do about accumulation of water at Norman Vohs Stadium. A recent 5-inch rain had left the field flooded. School officials had asked city officials to pump the water out, but city officials had said it wasn’t their problem, the Clovis News-Journal reported. School Superintendent L. W. Byous said the water would have to be allowed to evaporate if the city would not use its equipment to help out. link1941: Law e...
Gary Johnson’s 15 minutes of fame has finally arrived. The former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian Party candidate for president is getting some attention by the national media as an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Polls are showing, and have been for some time now, that the majority of Americans don’t like Clinton or Trump, and Johnson’s subtle but important rise in the polls suggests that he, more so than Green Party candidate Jill Stein, is a leg... Full story
Gary Johnson’s 15 minutes of fame has finally arrived. The former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian Party candidate for president is getting some attention by the national media as an alternative to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Polls are showing, and have been for some time now, that the majority of Americans don’t like Clinton or Trump, and Johnson’s subtle but important rise in the polls suggests that he, more so than Green Party candidate Jill Stein, is a... Full story
Who wins when a middle-school principal, assistant principal and school cop use a state law on interfering with the educational process to handcuff and arrest a seventh-grader who refuses to stop burping in PE? Certainly not the administrators or the police officer, who could have defused the situation but instead ended up looking like incompetents who can’t handle what amounts to a class clown. Maybe the prepubescent student, whose burping has undoubtedly become legend at Albuquerque’s Cleveland Middle School, wins. Def...
Who wins when a middle-school principal, assistant principal and school cop use a state law on interfering with the educational process to handcuff and arrest a seventh-grader who refuses to stop burping in PE? Certainly not the administrators or the police officer, who could have defused the situation but instead ended up looking like incompetents who can’t handle what amounts to a class clown. Maybe the prepubescent student, whose burping has undoubtedly become legend at Albuquerque’s Cleveland Middle School, wins. Def...
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This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — Fishing was slow to fair using tubes, senkos, salt craws, curly tail grubs and worms for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was slow but there were a few caught by anglers using bottom bouncer r... Full story
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — Fishing was slow to fair using tubes, senkos, salt craws, curly tail grubs and worms for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was slow but there were a few caught by anglers using bottom bouncer r...
