Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today Election Day — Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. around the region. United Blood Services blood drive — 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 Wednesday United Blood Services blood drive — 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Clovis High School, 1900 N Thornton St., Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 Fire Hazards, Fire Extinguishers and Emergency Procedures — 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Community Services Center, 1100 Community Way., Portales. Information: 575-356-8576 Thursday Salvation Army Kettle Kickof... Full story
On this date ... 1976: A 10-year-old Clovis boy had killed a six-point buck while hunting north of Taiban. Philip Caroland said he brought the animal down with one shot from a 6mm scope-sighting rifle. Philip was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Caroland and lived at 904 Harvard. He was a student at James Bickley Elementary School. 1966: The body of a Clovis man killed in Vietnam had arrived in Clovis by train. Sgt. Daniel T. Martinez, 21, had died Nov. 2, officials said. An honor guard from Cannon Air Force Base escorted the...
Staff Writer [email protected] Clovis Industrial Development Corporation Executive Director Chase Gentry often compares the organization’s role to that of a coach, but instead of winning games, the overarching goal is putting all of the pieces in place to enhance the quality of life for Clovis and Curry County via capital investments. The recruitment, Gentry said, is ongoing. Gentry said benchmark endeavors include the Broadview Energy project, as well as Renewable Energy Group and Alltech Animal Feed. “We have active lea... Full story
Managing Editor [email protected] Fresh off winning its fifth consecutive Zia Marching Festival title, the Clovis High Band added one more notch to its belt Saturday at the Tournament of Bands in Las Cruces. In the event hosted by New Mexico State University, the band claimed the overall championship, along with outstanding visual performance in finals. The Wildcat band edged El Paso Americas 90.565-90.255. Clovis also finished first in the preliminary competition, and claimed the preliminaries’ outstanding general effect...
Staff report The time for yard signs, debates and forums has ended. Today is the time to vote. Election day polls will open throughout New Mexico 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today. Curry County voters may cast their ballot at any one of the following locations: Trinity United Methodist Church, North Plains Mall, Colonial Park Golf Course, the Roy Walker Community Center, the Youth Recreation Building, Grady Senior Center, Melrose City Hall, the Texico Community Center and Ranchvale Baptist Church. A rural polling place is available at the...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 12:53 a.m.: Tampering with motor vehicle, 300 block of Innsdale Terrace. • 3:38 a.m.: Failure to appear, Pile and Sixth streets. • 5:21 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 100 block of Columbia Street. • 8:29 a.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 1000 block of Gidding Street. • 9:59 a.m.: Failure to appear (felony), 300 block of North Connelly Street. • 11:16 a.m.: Larceny up to $500, 1400 block... Full story
Tuesday • Afterschool at the Library — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Gizmos and gadgets. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: Dinovember. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. at the Portales Public Library. Game day: Just dance. Information: 575-356-3940 • MainStreet board meeting — 5:30 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. Information: 575-226-3783 Thursday • Sons of the Pioneers — 7 p.m. at Marshall Auditorium... Full story
Friday • 4:34 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident private property, 1600 block East Spruce Street • 6:40 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 2000 block Aspen Street • 10:49 p.m.: Trespass in progress, 1300 block South Avenue D Saturday • 5:05 a.m.: Reckless driver, location unknown, report taken • 8:29 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1400 block South Main Avenue • 11:41 a.m.: Vehicle theft report, 1400 block South Roosevelt Road 4 • 12:28 p.m.: Reckless driver, location unknown • 1:29 p.m.: Juvenile problem, 300 block South Avenue J, repor...
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Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper Roosevelt County Residential Appraiser Tasha Grassel helps the Assessor’s Office get ready for the new year. Grassel said sales comparison is an important part for county assessor’s office to get the true market value of a sold property. Editor’s note: This is one in a series profiling city, county and other departments in Roosevelt County each week. By Kurt Munz-Raper Staff Writer [email protected] Collaboration, education and getti... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Local Portales businesses will have the chance to get their names out to the community while supporting local youth. The Portales Teen Court is hosting the first annual Home Industry Fair, which will bring together local home-based businesses, according to Roosevelt County DWI Program Director Riki Seat. The event will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Memorial Building, Seat said. Admission is free to the public. “We were all talking, and there’s a lot of people in Por...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Four New Mexico women walked away from the Miss Portales Pageant with titles Sunday night at Eastern New Mexico University. Eight contestants, many of them locals, from across the state competed Sunday night at pageant held in ENMU’s Campus Union Building Ballroom. Miss Portales Leah Taylor was elated after receiving a title that she has wanted “for a very long time.” Taylor won the title of Miss Quay County at a spring workshop pagea... Full story
Staff report Four area high school volleyball teams have qualified for state competition this week in Rio Rancho — all seeded fifth or better in their respective 12-team brackets. Defending champion Texico is seeded No. 1 in Class 3A, and the Lady Wolverines (18-3) will be seeking a ninth title in the past 11 seasons. Their pool-play grouping on Thursday, to be played at Cleveland High, also includes eighth-seeded Tularosa and No. 12 Crownpoint. In Class 2A, Fort Sumner (12-9) earned a No. 5 seed. The Vixens, who lost in l... Full story
Staff report The New Mexico state football playoffs have arrived and Clovis High has earned the No. 6 seed in Class 6A heading into the postseason, pitting the Wildcats against a familiar opponent in No. 11 Eldorado. The seed gives Clovis (7-3) a home game this Friday against the District 2-6A rival Eagles (6-4), with kickoff set for 7 p.m. at Leon Williams Stadium. The seeding was no surprise to Wildcats head coach Eric Roanhaus, who said, “The seeding went just about the way everyone was figuring it. There were really no u...
Today Curry County and Area Republican Women — 11:30 a.m., K-Bob’s Steakhouse, 1600 Mabry Dr. Information: 575-762-2524 or 575-763-4390. Floyd city council — 7 p.m. City Hall, 1569 NM 267, Floyd. Information: 575-478-2585 Texico city council— 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 219 Griffin St., Texico. Information: 575-482-3314 Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. City Hall, assembly room, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Wednesday Elida city council — 7 p.m. City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information...
