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On this date ... 1976: Democrats had walked away “with all the marbles” in Curry County elections, the Clovis News-Journal reported. The Democrats won every contested race in the county. Among the winners: Caleb Chandler defeated Republican Tom Battin by a 3-2 margin for the District 27 state Senate seat. Voter turnout was high throughout the region. Close to 80 percent of registered voters participated in Curry, Roosevelt, Quay and DeBaca counties. The high turnout was...
Many of the workers at today’s 63rd annual Turkey Dinner and Bazaar at First United Methodist Church in Portales will be sporting aprons and t-shirts with a turkey logo made from three hand-prints nestled together and the words, “Many hands make light work.” Betty Williamson A bit of good news As you tuck into lunch or dinner there today (or both—a surprising number of locals take advantage of best visiting of the year and dine twice), consider for a moment the number... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Portales High School Marching Band returned from the 39th annual Zia Marching Band Fiesta with some disappointment this year. But they also returned with an idea of how they can strive for an even greater performance next time, according to students. According to the New Mexico Pageant of Bands’ unofficial results for the competition, Portales was not one of the top 10 competing bands — Clovis, Canyon and La Cueva took first, second and third place at the competition, held at he... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] For business students, the field of financial planning is a rewarding profession with various opportunities, according to a financial analyst who spoke at Eastern New Mexico University on Wednesday. Clay Ranck, senior financial analyst for investment advisory firm Evensky & Katz/Foldes Financial in Lubbock, presented to Eastern New Mexico University students on the Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper Clay Ranck, financial analyst for Lubbock...
Managing editor [email protected] Six Portales teens were arrested and charged Wednesday for a string of graffiti incidents that took place in September. Portales and Eastern New Mexico University police officials had at least 20 incidents of graffiti on various buildings across town reported to them at the end of September, identifying suspects in the case the same week the incident occurred. Most of the buildings tagged were businesses across Portales. After more than a month-long investigation, police arrested the fol...