Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CMI staff For the second straight year, Isaiah Samoei of Eastern New Mexico has been named the Lone Star Conference’s indoor male track athlete of the year. Samoei, a native of Eldoret, Kenya and a transfer from Iowa Western Community College, earned All-America honors by placing third in the men’s 5,000-meter run during the NCAA Division-II Indoor Track and Field Championships two weekend ago with a school-record 14:10.39. Samoei also placed 11th at the meet in the 3,000-meter run, with a time of 8:28.10. During the Lon... Full story
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 3:17 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, location unknown. • 3:44 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, 700 block of South Avenue B. • 5:58 a.m.: Articles found or lost, location unknown. • 7:01 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 100 block of Airport road. • 7:08 a.m.: Animal complaint, 200 block of South Knoxville Street. • 7:38 a.m.: Warrant service, 1700 block of North Boston Street. • 7:46 a.m.: Prisoner transport, 100 block of Airport Road.... Full story
link Lillian Bowe: Portales News-Tribune Amanda Jasson prepares her lesson plan for her student-teaching at Valencia Elementary. Jasson has to do a lesson plan for math, science and social studies for the fourth-grade class. PNT staff writer [email protected] A native of Mexico, Amanda Jasson only knew how to speak Spanish when she enrolled in Dora schools at age 15. She remembers struggling to learn English. “My teachers were really patient with me and showed me what a t... Full story
Of the many guest musicians that have traveled to Eastern New Mexico University throughout the years, ENMU’s music faculty is excited to bring saxophonist Brad Leali to Portales this link Brad Leali week to work with its students for ENMU’s Jazzfest. Leali, a native of Denver and a professor of jazz saxophone at University of North Texas, has performed with a plethora of major stars, including Stevie Wonder, Harry Connick Jr., Kid Rock and Mary J. Blige, according to his biogr... Full story
Today Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 356-3940. The Floyd Lion Club 64th annual Jamboree — 7 p.m., Floyd School Gym. Information: Dave Nash, 478-2574. Dead Man’s Cell Phone — 7 p.m., Studio Theater, University Theater Center. General Admission: $5, or free with a current ENMU student ID. Information: Shirlene Peters, 562-2711. Jazzfest — 7 p.m., Buchanan Hall. Information: Kathi Fraze, 562-2377. Friday Dead Man’s...
I spent most of Sunday afternoon in the Floyd High School gymnasium watching a loosely-organized, laughter-filled dress rehearsal of the Floyd Lions’ Club Country Jamboree, which kicks link Betty Williamson off its 64th season at 7 p.m. today. If you’ve never attended, here’s what you may expect to find: A rock-solid band (which together boasts something like an astonishing 175 years of Jamboree experience), good clean family fun (longtime emcee David Nash brags that “you...
link Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune City officials met with concerned citizens Wednesday at the Portales Cemetery to determine if the 90-year-old elm trees can be revived. PNT senior writer [email protected] The city has put a halt to cutting down ailing, 90-year-old elm trees at the Portales Cemetery after a group of concerned citizens interested in preserving them brought in an expert to show city officials the trees are salvageable. Portales business owner...
PNT senior writer [email protected] In what Doug Redmond considers the “strangest bankruptcy cases” he’s ever seen, the Portales city manager said the result of the sale of Sunland Inc., is what matters most. The fate of the defunct peanut giant’s shuttered plant remains in limbo as of Wednesday as two companies continue to battle to be Sunland’s new owner. A federal judge approved the sale of the peanut butter plant that went bankrupt after a salmonella outbreak and nationwide recall to Canadian-based company Golden Bo...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Charette Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week. Cimarron River: Stream flow near Cimarron was 4.1 cfs as of Monday morning. We had no reports from anglers this week. Clayton Lake: High winds, snow and very...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Canadian company has won the bidding for an eastern New Mexico peanut butter plant that went bankrupt following a 2012 salmonella outbreak and nationwide recall. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Thuma is expected Wednesday afternoon to approve the sale of the defunct Sunland Inc. in Portales to Golden Boy Foods for $26 million. The sale price is more than 25 percent higher than the $20 million offered by Hampton Farms of North Carolina in an auction last week. At the request of a bankruptcy trustee, T...
