Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Boo to You! Information: 575-356-3940 • Portales City Council meeting — 6:30 p.m. in City Council chambers at Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. at county courthouse Commission Room. Information: 575-356-5307 • Chamber board meeting — 11:30 a.m. at the chamber. Information: 575-356-8541 • The Pink Pumpkin Patch — Uncarved, decorated pumpkins can be dropped off today at La Casa Family Heal...
Oct. 20 On this date ... 1970: Eastern New Mexico University officials received 1,114 signatures of Clovis residents protesting the upcoming appearance of Dr. Benjamin Spock. Spock was a purported baby expert, but his political leanings — he opposed the U.S. draft and foreign policy — made him a lightning rod for critics. Clovis’ Mac Eichenberger presented the petitions, announcing “this is a peaceful form of protest,” the Clovis News-Journal reported.link 1940: A Curry County...
The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, Roosevelt County sheriff and area fire stations. Friday • 12:31 p.m.: Verbal domestic, 1500 block of Arizona Drive • 12:32 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 1400 block of South Avenue H • 3:10 p.m.: Trespass report, 800 block of East First Street • 4:28 p.m.: Larceny, 1500 block of South Abilene Avenue • 4:53 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident blocking roadway, 1700 block of South Roosevelt Road 9 • 6:25 p.m.: Domestic in progress, location unknown • 6...
I’m reading through another book of quotes. I certainly don’t need a “book.” I’m exposed to quotes all day every day, but there remains something sweet about turning pages. And especially when you come across the 33-year-old book while helping your mom clean out a closet. It’s so nice to read two or three phrases from famous people then ponder their thoughts throughout the day. I read this while sitting in the truck at a job site. link Sandy Fields Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ... Full story
STAFF REPORT The Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation announced Monday that the organization has hired Orlando Ortega as the new executive director for RCCDC. Ortega has been involved with economic and community development and quality of life efforts for many years, according to an RCCDC press release. “I am very excited to be a part of the RCCDC, an organization that is committed to growing a healthy economy, creating business opportunity and generating value added jobs,” Ortega said in the press release. Ort...
Editor’s note: Eastern New Mexico University President Steven Gamble answered questions as part of a periodic series checking up on the general state of higher education in New Mexico. You had a visit from Congressman Steve Pearce last week to talk about higher education issues. What kind of issues did you fill the congressman in on as far as higher education? We discussed regulation of higher education to the extent of that there seems to be just more scrutiny on higher e... Full story
Staff report PORTALES — Midwestern State’s Destinee Williamson converted the rebound on a third shot attempt by the Mustangs about 13 minutes into the match and MSU held off Eastern New Mexico University 1-0 in Lone Star Conference women’s soccer on Sunday at the ENMU pitch. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson ENMU senior Melissa Cornero shoots on goal as Midwestern State’s Katie Huff tries to defend during the second half of Sunday’s Lone Star Conference women’s soccer matc...
Staff writer [email protected] PORTALES — Last week, the ENMU Greyhounds managed to stop a five-game losing skid with a win over Texas-Permian Basin. link Staff photo: Matthew Asher Lubbock Christian goalkeeper Tristen Putnam prevents ENMU’s Roberto Zatarain from heading the ball into the goal during the second half of Monday’s contest at the ENMU pitch. The Chaparrals beat the Greyhounds 2-0. The Hounds weren’t able to start a winning streak in their home finale against Lu... Full story
Staff writer [email protected] Last week, the ENMU Greyhounds managed to stop a five-game losing skid with a win over Texas-Permian Basin. link Staff photo: Matthew Asher Lubbock Christian goalkeeper Tristen Putnam prevents ENMU’s Roberto Zatarain from heading the ball into the goal during the second half of Monday’s contest at the ENMU pitch. The Chaparrals beat the Greyhounds 2-0. The Hounds weren’t able to start a winning streak in their home finale against Lubbo...
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Editor [email protected] Tim Sweet first saw the photo about two years ago. A cousin of the owner of the 1870s-era tintype brought it into the Billy the Kid Museum in Fort Sumner. “They asked me to look at it, didn’t tell me anything about it,” he recalled. “I looked at it 10 minutes, maybe longer, and said, ‘If that’s what I think it is, somebody’s going to be rich.’” Sweet, whose family has owned the Kid museum since 1952, said he recognized four people in the photo — t... Full story
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Last week, the ENMU Greyhounds managed to stop a five-game losing skid with a win over Texas-Permian Basin. The Hounds weren’t able to start a winning streak against Lubbock Christian on Monday at the ENMU pitch as midfielders Cedric Omoregie and Tommy Fogarty teamed up on both goals in the first half of the Chaparrals’ 2-0 victory. The scoring started early as Omoregie got his goal in the third minute when Fogarty crossed the ball to him to... Full story
