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A state police officer was defending himself when he fatally shot a Clovis man Sunday, a police spokesman said Monday. Capt. Jimmy Glascock of the New Mexico State Police said Benjamin Selgado, 29, was crouching behind a wall in a parking lot at the La Vista Inn on Mabry Drive when he pointed a gun at the approaching officer. Selgado was shot three times, Glascock said. He died at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Glascock said state police officer Bryan... Full story
Yucca guidance counselor Mindy Sena goes over eighth-grader Jayce Huerta's schedule Monday, the first day of school for Clovis Municipal Schools. This is Sena's first year as a guidance counselor. She had been a teacher the past five years. After Mindy Sena got her son and daughter ready to start school Monday morning, she drove from Texico to Clovis to help more than 600 other students at Yucca Middle School prepare for the first day of school. "I remember wondering if this...
A year after it began construction on its new Clovis plant, an agricultural feed company has called its move a success. Quality Liquid Feeds, which relocated a plant from Hereford for liquid feed to serve the dairy and beef production industries, was the second tenant to join the Clovis Industrial Park last year. Construction ran from August to December of last year, before the producer opened for business to start 2012. "This January through July, we are experiencing a 36 percent increase in business versus the same period i...
A state police officer was defending himself when he fatally shot a Clovis man Sunday, a police spokesman said Monday. Capt. Jimmy Glascock of the New Mexico State Police said Benjamin Selgado, 29, was crouching behind a wall in a parking lot at the La Vista Inn on Mabry drive when he pointed a gun at the approaching officer. Selgado was shot three times, Glascock said. He died at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Glascock said state police officer Bryan Conner, a nine-year veteran, clocked Selgado... Full story
I t's easy to think of things more important for Congress to do than designate a U.S. National Mammal, but McCook, Neb., residents should take more than a passing interest in a proposal that is gaining speed. Make that, as proponents describe it, turning into a stampede. U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry and Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska, as well as 17 senators and four representatives from Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado, the Dakotas, Missouri, New Mexico and even as far as New York, Ohio, Hawaii and Connecticut are sponsoring the... Full story
Tres Amigas is off Curry County's agenda for the second time this month as negotiations continue over an inducement resolution for a $1.9 billion Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB). County commissioners meet at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library's north annex. The commission's final agenda published Monday has dropped all Tres Amigas issues, as Chairman Wendell Bostwick said earlier it might because of pending negotiations with company officials proposing the electric power distribution center north of Clovis....
The brother of a Clovis man shot by a state police officer on Sunday says he was a loving person who's criminal past did not define him. Benjamin Theodore Selgado, 29, was shot and killed by a New Mexico State Police officer at the La Vista Inn parking lot after a short pursuit. State Police Capt. Jimmy Glascock said Selgado pointed a gun at officer Bryan Conner, who shot him in the chest three times. Benjamin Selgado Matthew Lopez, 28, of Clovis said criminal records don't... Full story
The Clovis High boys soccer team split a pair of 3-2 decisions with District 4-5A rival Hobbs last year, each team winning on the road. The district championship thus came down to who had a bigger goal margin against last-place Carlsbad, and the Wildcats fell a little short. CMI photo: Kevin WilsonKouser Rideson, right, tries to make a move around Clovis High alumni defender Marcus Lewis, a 1998 CHS graduate, during Saturday's alumni scrimmage at Yucca Complex. The Wildcats op...
The Portales Rams fell just short in their bid for the school's first state soccer title last fall. Coach Brian Kirchner said, all the same, losing in the finals won't change the way his team is perceived this season. The Rams will still have a big target on their backs. "Everybody will be gunning for us," said Kirchner, beginning his third season as head coach and fifth in the program. "We weren't the state champs, but teams will still want to take us down. Joshua Lucero: PNT correspondent Portales Rams seniors Mychael Sturm... Full story
Shelden Breshears, 16, sprayed his pig, Gloria, with water Monday afternoon as he stood inside her pen at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune Sheldon Breshears, 16, sprays his show pig, Gloria, in preparation for the Future Farmers of America competitions at the county fair, which begins today. Breshears and his sister, Layni, have shown pigs since they were small children. Breshears has been showing pigs at the fair for eight years. "It's just like raising a pet," he said. "Just a really,... Full story
A state police officer was defending himself when he fatally shot a Clovis man Sunday, a police spokesman said Monday. Capt. Jimmy Glascock of the New Mexico State Police said Benjamin Selgado, 29, was crouching behind a wall in a parking lot at the La Vista Inn on Mabry drive when he pointed a gun at the approaching officer. Selgado was shot three times, Glascock said. He died at the scene. The incident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Glascock said state police officer Bryan Conner, a nine-year veteran, clocked Selgado...
Has our Father ever asked us to do anything that we fail at more spectacularly than this simple command? For a long time, I didn't know these words were from Psalm 46. But I knew them. During all my growing up years, my mom papered the wall around our bathroom sink and medicine cabinet with inspirational clippings thumb-tacked into prominence. No wonder four of us became pastors. We'd never brushed our teeth without receiving an unspoken sermon in the process. The clipping I've always remembered best was a yellowed and...
One of the main focuses for Portales High School faculty this school year is keeping students from missing class time, according to Principal Melvin Nusser. Alisa Boswell: Portales News-Tribune Portales High School officials are saying they are preparing to "crack down" on the issue of high school students missing school by educating parents and students and making teachers more directly involved with the issue through a student/teacher mentoring program and by visiting homes. "There's nothing that holds the kid accountable...
Some things just can't be rushed. No matter how badly you want it, you'll not be able to enjoy the shade from a 75-year-old oak tree unless someone 75 years ago took the trouble and had the foresight to plant it. Strong faith is much like that old oak tree (and I think it was the late Wes Reagan, well-respected pastor and mentor, who I first heard use this good analogy). Lots of us want the blessings and the stability that can come during life's storms only through a deep and abiding faith. I want those blessings, too. But I...
Starting Sept. 1, online readers of Clovis Media Inc. will be asked to take a short survey to access full versions of stories. The company that owns the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Quay County Sun and Cannon Connections is partnering with Google to implement a survey component on its sites. "A lot of news websites are going to paywalls," Shane Adair, CMI advertising director, said. "We didn't want to go to a paywall, but we wanted to recoup some costs of our online business." Google, Adair said, works with...
Caught off guard people empty their purse or bag and explain why they carry each item they have on them. Erin Baker of Portales attributes much of what's in her purse to her four children. She added she didn't carry a purse around until she had children. Name: Erin Baker Age: 37 Hometown: Carlisle, Pa. Occupation: Mother and student at Eastern New Mexico University, studying forensic biology and chemistry. Why do you carry? - Orange Sharpie marker: I probably confiscated it from one of the children. They have decorated many... Full story
The following items will be on the agenda for the Portales City Council meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Council Chambers at city hall: - Update on U.S. 70 highway improvements. - Ratification of Finance Department's actions regarding bills for July 2012. - Ratification of mayor's execution of a memorandum of agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation for Fiscal Year 2013-5311 funding of the Portales Area Transit program. - Discussion/action on hiring a lobbyist for the city of Portales. - Notice of intent to...
There are so many things to be learned at the Roosevelt County Fair. I'll share a few of my observations from previous years. Everyone looks good in a cowboy hat! Try one on sometime. If you're showing your pig and he poops … just whip a rag out of your hip pocket, clean his rump, put that rag back in your pocket, and keep your eye on the prize. There's a ribbon out there with your name on it. You're never too young or too old to don a fancy, frilly skirt and do some square dancing. Toddlers will always love carousel h...
In March 1990, Hakan Duzagadusmez came to New Mexico as an exchange student from Turkey. He graduated from Ruidoso High School two years later. It was nine months ago that Duzagadusmez brought his native cuisine to the area, and all indications are he's again in for the long haul. Donër Kebab's Mediterranean Cuisine has expanded at a rate normally only seen in Clovis by national chain restaurants. It started in December with a mobile kitchen a few hundred yards from Cannon...
Here is a sampling of police, sheriff and fire call logs: Friday 4:14 p.m.: Caller reported a male subject has been sending her unwanted sexually explicit texts, 3900 block of Prince. 4:22 p.m.: Caller reported a 4- to 5-year old female walking down the street on her own, La Fonda and Manana. 8:12 p.m.: Caller reported an aggressive dog tried to bite his 12-year-old daughter. She said dog's ownersaid he was going to hit the girl when she told him she was going to call the authorities, 600 block of West 10th. 9:20 p.m.:... Full story
Tuesday Curry County Commission meeting — 9 a.m., Curry County Courthouse. Information: 763-6016. Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee meeting — Noon, Clovis Community College. Information: 769-2811. Roosevelt County Fair — 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Information: 356-8541. Wednesday Public Works Committee meeting — 8:30 a.m., City Hall. Information: 769-7828. Roosevelt County Fair — 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Information: 356-8541. Thursday LEPC Emergency Response/HAZMAT committee...
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Friday - 12:03 p.m.: Caller requested an ambulance, 1700 block Bingham Stratton. - 12:05 p.m.: Deputy advised of a call, Cowboy Country Road. - 12:20 p.m.: Caller requested an ambulance for a male not feeling well, 500 block North Avenue L. - 12:30 p.m.: Officer served a warrant on someone in jail, walk up. - 12:32 p.m.: Caller reported a juvenile throwing rocks, 700 block South Roosevelt Road U. - 12:55 p.m.: Caller reported a vehicle leaking fluid, U.S. 70. - 1:03 p.m.: Caller...
The following items are on the agenda for the Roosevelt County Commission meeting at 9 a.m. today in the Commission Room at the county courthouse: - Public requests. - Approve request to donate proceeds from events to county to construct cover for Roosevelt County Events Arena Runout. - Appoint member to vacancy on Roosevelt County Hospital Board. - Discussion of convenience center statistics and options. - Approve contract between Roosevelt County and eCivis for grant application for peer review services. - Approve renewal o...
Preschool news Patty Mohon, preschool teacher, and her assistant, Elaine Schneider, are preparing for another school year for their students. Preschoolers in the Monday/Wednesday group will begin on Aug. 27, with the Tuesday/Thursday group starting on Aug. 28....
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Hail up to 1/2 inch in diameter and wind gusts up to 55 mph are expected with this storm along with heavy rain, according to a National Weather Service release. Counties affected include Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel and Union, according to the release....
