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Articles from the September 11, 2018 edition


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  • Portales to get rec center design update

    The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    PORTALES — City Manager Sammy Standefer will give an update on the conceptual design for a new recreation center during tonight’s Portales City Council meeting. The council voted in July to begin negotiations with a company to turn the city’s Rec Center into a family entertainment venue, but Standefer shared few other details regarding the proposal at that time, citing ongoing procurement. After mailing out a letter to residents in May about the city’s idea to turn the Rec Center into an entertainment venue, citizens packed...

  • 17 years later, 'it is a different world'

    David Grieder|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    New Mexico joins the nation and much of the world in recognizing the anniversary today of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that killed almost 3,000 people and injured thousands more, a decisive date early in the new millennium whose significance and impact resonate to this day. For Dawson Chavez, it’s also his 17th birthday, born in a Clovis hospital within hours of the attacks that rocked the nation. “We always saw it as a sad day, but a happy day for us,” said his grandmother Connie Gee. “(His mother) was startin... Full story

  • ENMU women post first victory

    The Staff of the News|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    ALAMOSA, Colo. — Eastern New Mexico University’s womens soccer team peppered Adams State with shots all Sunday, and got rewarded in the form of its first victory of the season. Victoria Nunez and Anahi Hernandez both netted their first collegiate goals, and the Greyhounds left Alamosa with a 2-1 victory heading into a four-game homestand. Eastern (1-1-1) had 28 shots on the day, with 10 of them on goal against Corri Zaiger. Zaiger was mostly up to the task, making eight saves, but she was finally bested early in the sec...

  • More of the same

    Eric Murray, Staff Writer|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    PORTALES - Eastern New Mexico's 2018 home football opener proved to be a mirror image of the previous week, as untimely penalties and a lack of execution cost the Greyhounds on Saturday night. The Hounds got themselves into a 31-0 hole by halftime, as a strong second half could not save them in a 34-21 defeat at the hands of 25th-ranked Colorado Mesa. "We just can't get out of our own way," ENMU coach Kelley Lee explained. "Penalties - we had two big plays called back. It...

  • Third of NM teachers score highest ratings

    David Grieder|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    The number of high-performing public school teachers in New Mexico has increased, according to results from annual evaluations released Monday by the state Public Education Department, and eastern New Mexico is keeping pace, even exceeding that trend. More than 34 percent of the state’s teachers earned ratings of “highly effective” or “exemplary,” a 2 percentage point increase from the previous year. That’s compared with about 37 and 41 percent of teachers in Clovis and Portales municipal schools rated respectivel...

  • Roosevelt to consider resolution of support

    The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    PORTALES — A resolution supporting the New Mexico Association of Counties 2019 legislative priorities tops today’s Roosevelt County Commission meeting. The five priorities include detention center and emergency medical service funding from the Legislature, tax reform, Forfeiture Act Reform, a focus on behavior health in detention centers and the removal of the state Fire Marshal’s Office and Fire Protection Fund from the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. The commission will also address budget adjustments for the f...

  • ENMU fall enrollment remains over 6,000

    The Staff of The News|Updated Sep 10, 2018

    PORTALES - The streak is over. After 21 consecutive years of record fall enrollment, Eastern New Mexico University's 2018 numbers are down from a year ago - but not by much. The Portales university announced Monday its fall enrollment is at 6,015 students, the second highest in its 84-year history and 12 fewer than the record set in 2017. Undergraduate student numbers rose to 4,706 - a record - while graduate enrollment fell by 119 - to 1,309 - from 2017, according to a...

  • Jail logs - Sept. 11

    Updated Sep 10, 2018

    Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis • Tyrel Langdon, 33, criminal trespass • John Barela, 26, probation violation • Michael Horton, 63, battery upon a health care worker • Ramon Ornelas, 39, failure to appear on a felony charge • Lonnie D. Allsup, 29, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Louis Abeyta, 19, failure to appear • Nickie Lopez, 37, probation violation • Steven Lara, 49, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Joseph Sandoval, 45, probation violation, posses...

  • Pages past - Sept. 11

    Updated Sep 10, 2018

    On this date ... 2001: Nearly 3,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks at New York's World Trade Center, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and on a plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Former Eastern New Mexico University basketball player Ron Milam was among the victims. Maj. Milam was in the Pentagon, serving in the office of the assistant secretary of the Army. Milam, who graduated from ENMU in 1991, joined the military after college. "He loved the university. Loved...

  • Meetings calendar - Sept. 11

    Updated Sep 10, 2018

    Today • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse, Commission Room, 109 W. First. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. special meeting at the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at Commission Chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 The meetings calendar is a daily listing of area events....

  • Business digest - Sept. 11

    Updated Sep 10, 2018

    ENMU recognized for rates, debt load PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the 14th best regional university in the west for lowest student debt load at graduation, according to an ENMU news release. The 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings also ranked ENMU 25th as the best regional university in the nation for lowest student debt load at graduation. “In addition to having the lowest tuition and fees in New Mexico, we also offer an excellent package of aca...

  • Events calendar - Sept. 11

    Updated Sep 10, 2018

    Today • Portales 9/11 ceremony — 7:30 a.m. outside James Polk Stone Community Bank. CAFB Honor Guard are special guests. Information: 575-356-6601 • Clovis 9/11 ceremony — 10 a.m. American Legion Post 25, 2400 W. Seventh St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5392 • Books and babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Honoring the Heroes of 9/11 — 7 p.m. at ENMU University Theatre...