Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 6:52 a.m.: Fail to yield left turn, • 8:00 a.m.: Improper backing / limitation on backing, 1100 block of Maple Street. • 8:25 a.m.: Burglary (residence), 3400 block of Gidding Street. • 8:42 a.m.: Unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, 900 block of North Thornton Street. • 9:46 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 300 block of West 14th Street. • 10:30 a.m.: Burglary (auto), 2200 block of Carolina Co...
Staff report PORTALES — Coming off their first victory on Saturday, the first-year Clovis Christian soccer program dropped to 1-2 on Monday with an 8-2 loss to the Portales junior varsity. The Eagles, a mix of boys and girls players, traveled to Las Vegas on Saturday and defeated the Robertson junior varsity 5-1. Sophomore Jonathan Rodriguez accounted for six goals in the two matches, scoring four at Robertson and adding two on Monday against the Rams. PHS led just 2-1 at halftime before breaking it open in the final 40 m... Full story
Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper Jillian Garcia, 10, left, and Gloria Terrazas, 9, get ready to make paper apples Monday afternoon at the Portales Recreation Center. Arts and crafts are among the various activities offered to children at the center. Editor’s note: This is the first in a series about various departments within the city of Portales, Roosevelt County and other entities. By Kurt Munz-Raper STAFF WRITER [email protected] The recreation department for the c...
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The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Friday • 1:12 p.m.: Verbal domestic, 700 block West 17th Street • 1:27 p.m.: Theft report, 200 block New Mexico 267 • 1:32 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1100 block West 17th Street • 2:35 p.m.: Fraud, location unknown, report taken • 2:40 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident hit and run, 1200 block North Avenue L, report taken • 2:49 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 900 block West 17th Street • 3:04 p.m.: Drunk person, 800 block South Avenue...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Portales community members showed thanks for their local first responders Sunday as a means of honoring the lives lost in a tragic terrorist attack on the U.S. 15 years go. Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, in which thousands of people were killed, including firefighters and police officers who responded to the incident. Local church pastors and... Full story
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] The first Eastern New Mexico University football game in the new Greyhound stadium was a resounding success with more than 5,000 people in attendance, according to university officials. ENMU Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart guessed that the stadium had between 5,000 and 5,500 people for its inaugural game. “The box score that was posted out on the football website indicated that the number of people that showed up was 4,200. The game was sold out before it started, and we w...
Managing editor [email protected] A former Roosevelt County inmate who suffered injuries during a jail escape has reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit. County officials and attorneys confirmed a settlement had been reached, but they declined to provide terms because the terms had not been finalized. Ruben Lozano filed a lawsuit against the county in March after being released from the Roosevelt County Detention Center in September 2015 following more than two years of incarceration. Lozano was one of two inmates w... Full story
Guest columnist When the Statler Brothers sang about the “Class of ‘57,” it was a time of reflection on dreams and the season of one’s life. The same was true this past weekend as more than 100 folks gathered in Clovis from 13 states to celebrate the 50-year reunion of Clovis High School’s Class of 1966. The event happened to be in conjunction with the Clovis Music Festival as well as Clovis High School’s football homecoming game and ceremony. It was all part of the plan, reunion committee members said, but that didn’t mean...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clint Black performs “Shoes You’re Wearing” during the Clovis Music Festival on Saturday night. Staff Writer [email protected] Nearly 2,000 people watched performances during the 2016 Clovis Music Festival, organizers said, and almost 800 tickets were sold for Saturday’s Clint Black concert at Marshall Auditorium. “We were really happy about that turnout,” Clovis / Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos said, “considerin... Full story
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On this date ... 1966: Southwestern Public Service officials were responding to Clovis residents’ complaints that water-rate increases were too high. “The Public Service Commission of New Mexico held the hearing in Clovis so the people could be heard,” said SPS District Manager Gerald Dorough. “No one showed up to object to the proposed rate, although the hearing was widely publicized. “Had the citizens attended this hearing they would have seen a complete presentation on the part of our company and would understan...
On this date ... 1966: Southwestern Public Service officials were responding to Clovis residents’ complaints that water-rate increases were too high. “The Public Service Commission of New Mexico held the hearing in Clovis so the people could be heard,” said SPS District Manager Gerald Dorough. “No one showed up to object to the proposed rate, although the hearing was widely publicized. “Had the citizens attended this hearing they would have seen a complete presentation on the part of our company and would understan...
Staff report Staff at the Curry County Events Center is hopeful the Curry County Commission will invest in Hispanic-themed entertainment next month. Events Center Manager Joelle Reed has a request for $26,000 for an Oct. 8 concert with either Michael Salgado, Norteqa or Ruben Romos as a headliner. It is one of several items on the agenda for a special meeting set for 9 a.m. today at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Reed noted in her request that Aug. 18 — the night a Tejano concert was held in conjunction...
Today Afterschool S.T.E.A.M — 4:30 p.m. Portales Public Library, 218 S Avenue B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. Portales Public Library, 218 S. Avenue B., Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m. Portales Public Library, 218 S. Avenue B., Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Tween programs — 4:30 p.m. Portales Public Library, 218 S. Avenue B., Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 Friday Reality Check Day: Breakfast — 7 a.m. Clovis/Curry County Ch... Full story
Today Floyd city meeting — 7 p.m. City Hall, 1569 NMHWY 267, Floyd. Information: 575-478-2585 Texico city meeting — 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 219 Griffin St., Clovis. Information: 575-482-3314 Curry County and Area Republican Women meeting — 11:30 a.m. K Bob’s Steakhouse, 816 Lexington St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-2524 Water Policy Advisory Board meeting — 8:30 a.m. City Hall, assembly room, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Wednesday Elida city meeting — 7 p.m. City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Info...
