Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Back in July, the Secretary of State’s office undertook a sweeping realignment of county elected offices, putting all odd-numbered districts on presidential ballots and even-numbered districts on the gubernatorial ballot. In rare cases, elected officials were granted additional years on their terms to make the math work out. Pretend all of that never happened. The state last week notified county clerks the previous status quo is the status quo again after the New Mexico Supreme Court invalidated the sta...
PORTALES — After a bustling week of activity on the fairgrounds, the rides have ground to a halt, the smell of greasy fair food has faded and the animals and art projects have all been carted home by their respective owners. The Roosevelt County Fair wrapped up Aug. 31 after a week of carnival rides, live music and other events. The fair was moved back a week this year, running from Aug. 27-31 and leading into Labor Day Weekend. According to Fair Board President Wayne McAlister there were 7,417 tickets sold at the gates. F...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday - Thursday: Clovis • Juan Flores, 21, driving under the influence, failure to obey traffic lawys • Dominic Lopez, 36, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles, probation violation • Robert Fitzgerald, 38, failure to appear on a felony charge • Jody Starc, 41, failure to appear on a felony charge • Matilda Garcia, 36, failure to appear on a felony charge • David Molina, 31, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Manuel Zepeda, 51, conspiracy to commit traffi...
PORTALES — If all goes according to plan, Eastern New Mexico University hopes to have a liquor license for its Portales campus granted by the end of October. That was the timeline shared by Jeff Elwell, ENMU system chancellor and Portales campus president, as the university’s board of regents work session Saturday morning at the college’s administration building. With the meeting designated as a work session, no actions were taken during the hour of open meeting, or following the 75-minute executive session to discuss propert...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office and various local law enforcement agencies took part in an operation last week resulting in 23 arrests of alleged violent offenders with outstanding warrants in Curry, Roosevelt and Socorro counties. According to a release from Attorney General Hector Balderas, Operation Steel Net took place Wednesday and Thursday as the result of months of intelligence gathering, analysis and coordination between district attorneys and law enforcement to track the individuals who...
In the post-9/11 universe, airline passengers have no choice but to subject themselves and their belongings to screening by agents of the Transportation Security Administration. Sometimes that process is intrusive; sometimes it’s even worse than that. It is vital that travelers who are manhandled or harassed by screeners be allowed to seek damages for their mistreatment in a lawsuit. That would be possible under a welcome decision handed down last month by a federal appeals court in Philadelphia. Reversing a three-judge panel...
In the early 1970s California was America’s Nirvana. It was a sunny, well-run, happy and free-spirited place of limitless opportunity where half the young people in Flyover Country wanted to move to, enjoy and spend the rest of their lives. At the time, California’s government was a model for every other state. Its infrastructure, educational system and growing economy were top notch. But that was a long, long political time ago. Since then, the California Dream has been transformed into the California Nightmare by Dem...
I am not proud to be an American right now. I’m ashamed of our politics in general, and of our national consumeristic identity that says if I want it and I can’t buy it then I’ll take it by force. I’m not without hope, though. Our history as a country is about more than its wars and corruption of leadership responsibilities. For instance, I’m proud of my great grandfather, Ed Archer, who staked a claim on land outside of Kenna. He didn’t kill anyone to get it. He was just a man who wanted to find a way to live day by day....
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has, to his credit, seized the initiative in the battle over whether Britain will truly exit the EU, and on what terms. But no one can know how this high-stakes gamble will turn out. Johnson just lost his slender parliamentary majority, and the prospect of a new election looms. If things break the wrong way, the winner could be opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, a throwback leftist redolent of the bad old days of Britain’s self-imposed s...
A few years ago, I was at a gathering that wasn’t really a potluck, but had a lot of friends and a lot of homemade food. Close enough, right? My friend’s sister brought the family’s traditional jalapeño poppers. These weren’t the first time I’d had the snacks, as I’d spent longer than 30 minutes in New Mexico, but they were easily the best I’d had. “What do you think of the poppers, Kevin? I saw you went back for seconds.” I said they were great, but I was thinking, “These poppers make me want to break up your sister’s rel...
No one has all the answers regarding the recent spate of gun violence across the country. But it seems unlikely government can end it. We should stop asking government to end it. We have to end it ourselves. One on one. That’s our only hope. We’ve all heard the arguments from both sides of the political spectrum: • We have to get guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals. We need more/better background checks. We need to make certain kinds of guns illegal. • We need more law enforcement, backed by military firepo...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council on Tuesday approved an application for federal funds to reconstruct and improve both runways at the Portales Airport during its regular meeting. The cost of the project would be over $3.6 million, with the Federal Aviation Administration providing the bulk of the funds at $2,896,329. The New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division would contribute $678,994 and Portales would contribute $75,000, officials said. The reconstruction project would provide new runway surfaces f...
CLOVIS — The third weekend of October will see more than a dozen food trucks crowd into Hillcrest Park for what organizers hope will include celebration, networking and, of course, eating. Thanks to the Clovis City Commission’s approval, there will also be a beer garden. Via a 5-1 vote, the commission allowed a variance for the Oct. 19 575 Foodie Fest that means Red Door can sell its beer in a fenced area of the park. The company first established itself in the Mainline Bowl building in March, and has since purchased the Lev...
CLOVIS — Tuesday’s filing day for write-in candidates for the Nov. 5 general election came and went, with no additions to any of the local races for various education and conservation boards. Officials with the Curry, Roosevelt, Quay and Chaves county clerks offices confirmed nobody signed up for any write-in position on local boards. Tuesday was the lone day to sign up as a write-in, following the regular filing date of Aug. 27. In cases where a board served multiple counties, candidates were required to sign up in the cou...
The folllowing marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Hector Alejandro Trujillo Martínez, 36, and Kasey Leigh Martínez, 33, both of Clovis • Samuel Jacob Pearson, 38, and Ashley Fay Montgomery, 28, both of Portales • Quincy Tarek Nora, 21, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Joy Erin Hughes, 21, of Clovis • Juan Daniel Murillo, 25, and Ashley Lynn Croy, 19, both of Clovis • Seth Sebastian Baker, 23, and Sidney Alexis Barksdale, 21, both of Clovis The following divorces were recently file...
CANYON, Texas — Friday night saw the Eastern New Mexico cross country teams begin their season, with the women fourth and the men sixth at West Texas A&M’s Buffalo Stampede. The women’s side placed two of the top five runners in fourth-place finisher Aminata Kenyawani (15:30.1) and Evaline Cheptoo taking fifth (14:47.1) in the 4K race. Overall for the women, who scored 90 points, four of the five scoring runners finished in the top half of the 67-team field. Kayla Sisneros finished 16th (16:45.4), Lauren Griego 31st (17:4...
Seventh-grader Cubs tie 8-8 against Marshall The Gattis seventh-grade football team ended Tuesday’s game against Marshall with an 8-8 tie. Mason Greathouse scored the lone touchdown for the Cubs, while Hayden Harris added the two-point conversion. The tie puts the Gattis record at 1-0-1. They’re in action again 4 p.m. Tuesday in Portales. The Eastern New Mexico News accepts submissions from coaches for any junior varsity or middle school sports performance. Submit information to [email protected]...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County commissioners on Thursday approved receiving a state grant of $21,074 toward conducting next year's Census. The three county commissioners present at Thursday's meeting all voted to approve the intergovernmental grant agreement with the state's Department of Finance and Administration. Commissioners Matthew Hunton and Paul Grider were not present Thursday. County Manager Amber Hamilton said the award was "small, (but) will definitely help with Census planning," and is a portion of funds d...
• Clovis Municipal Schools is selling a family pass for the 2019-20 athletic year. The $130 pass will be valid for two parents and three schoolchildren for admission to any home game for any team in the Clovis district from middle school to high school, with the exception of Clovis High School football games and playoff games in any sport. Passes are available at the CHS athletic office. Information: 575-769-4350, ext. 1023. • The Roosevelt General Hospital Foundation is hosting its fifth annual skeet shoot to benefit RGH...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis is continuing to work out kinks with its new payroll software, first discovered in July. City Manager Justin Howalt said Friday that issues are limited to public safety employees. The city implemented new software to begin the fiscal year, and numerous employees saw delays in their direct deposits over the July 4 weekend. There are a few remaining issues with pay stubs having incorrect information on pay and benefits, Howalt said. All city employees are paid through direct deposit. While the c...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man charged last year with child sex crimes was sentenced Friday to a six-year suspended sentence through a plea agreement. Rubel Encinias, 45, pleaded no contest to one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor in the third degree and was sentenced to a term of six years in prison, suspended in favor of supervised probation. He appeared in person Friday morning with his attorney Dan Lindsey during the plea hearing in the court of Judge Drew Tatum. Encinias was charged in February 2018 with nine counts o...
President Donald Trump has planned a trip to New Mexico on Sept. 16. “We’re excited that President Trump and his team sees New Mexico as a state they can flip,” Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce said in a news release on Friday. “We believe that New Mexicans are fed up with the socialist left agenda and are ready to stand with the President as he continues to lower taxes, create jobs, increase pay and employment opportunities for women, minorities and those who traditionally struggle to find good jobs....
CLOVIS — A seminar on health insurance for small businesses by BeWellnm is scheduled at the Clovis and Curry County Chamber of Commerce this Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. Interested parties can RSVP online at bewellnm.com/shop/event-RSVP, call 505-433-3498 or email: [email protected] A free lunch will be provided to attendees....
On this date ... 1974: Mel Tillis, Tanya Tucker, Charlie Rich and Charley Pride were headliners for the upcoming Tri-State Fair in Amarillo. Jim Stafford and Ronnie Milsap were also performing. The shows were scheduled to run Sept. 16-21. Tickets were $3 to $6. Fans still had time to order by mail by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact him at: [email protected]...
Monday • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 757-846-7509 Tuesday • City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Curry County and Area Republican Women — 11:30 a.m., K-Bob’s Steakho...
