Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Friday • 12:08 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, location unknown, report taken • 1:17 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 600 block South Avenue D • 1:47 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block New Mexico 267 • 10:27 a.m.: Domestic report, 1900 block South Roosevelt Road 8 • 10:53 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 900 block South Avenue B • 11:30 a.m.: Vehicle theft report, 2100 block South Roosevelt Road 4, report taken • 11:42 a.m.: Breaking and...
On this date ... 1966: Central Baptist Church of Clovis was hosting the 54th annual Baptist Convention of New Mexico. About 1,500 delegates were in attendance. Esther Linthicum of Portales was among the earliest arrivals. 1961: Zale’s jewelers, located at 310 Main in Clovis, was staying open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays and urging customers to lay away for Christmas. Holiday specials included Polaroid camera kits for $79.99, colorful aluminum cookware sets for $29.95, and fine leather billfolds for $2.99. 1956: Funeral s...
Today Portales city council — 6:30 p.m. Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Dora city council — 7 p.m. Village Firestation, 220 Ave A., Dora. Information: 575-477-2411 Farwell city council — 5:30 p.m. (CST) City Hall, 100 Ninth St., Farwell. Information: 806-481-3620 Bovina city council — 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 205 North St., Bovina. Information: 806-251-1116 Senior olympics board — 9:30 a.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 W. 13th., St. Clovis. Information: 575-769-0888 Friday Bo...
Region to offer more tool options Need tools to take on life’s challenges? Eastern New Mexico is about to have more options. Harbor Freight Tools, which has more than 700 stores nationwide, will soon add Clovis to its long list of locations. The Harbor Freight Tools website confirms the business will be at 1925 N. Prince St. — which once belonged to Hastings until the company's nationwide closing last month — and will be open seven days a week. Signs are hung outside the empty building, indicating the arrival. Harbor Freig... Full story
Today Clovis Community Chorus Fall Concert — 7 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1501 W. Sycamore St., Clovis. Information: 575-760-5961 AARP Driver Safety Class — 8 a.m. $15 for AARP members. $20 for non-members. Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-769-1468 Wednesday Thanksgiving Potluck — 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Community Services Center, 1100 Community Way., Portales. Information: 575-356-8576 Healthier Holiday Habits — 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Community Services Center, Community Room, 1100 Communi... Full story
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Tool store coming to former Hastings Need tools to take on life’s challenges? Eastern New Mexico is about to have more options. Harbor Freight Tools, which has more than 700 stores nationwide, will soon add Clovis to its long list of locations. The Harbor Freight Tools website confirms the business will be at 1925 N. Prince St. — which once belonged to Hastings until the company's nationwide closing last month — and will be open seven days a week. Signs are hung outside the empty building, indicating the arrival. Harbo... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] Local downtown Portales businesses are helping one another through a volunteer initiative called ACT Downtown, or Actively Supporting Commerce Through Volunteer Initiative. “Our hope with ACT Downtown is to connect merchants to each other and volunteers to our merchants to use those local resources first,” said MainStreet Executive Director Sandy Vigil, adding that the program was created by the Economic Vitality Committee. Vigil sai...
STAFF REPORT One of the homicide victims found inside a burned Portales home in March suffered two gunshot wounds, an autopsy report shows. Autopsy and toxicology reports were released over the weekend following a Portales News-Tribune public information request. The bodies of John J. Bustamante, 39, and Christina Griffin, 31, both of Portales, were found inside their burned residence in the 900 block of North Avenue J on March 16. Rescue workers found the bodies after responding to a house fire reported at 1:30 a.m. The inve... Full story
Staff report Houston-based Natural Chem Group, LLC, now owns the defunct Abengoa ethanol plant just outside Portales, according to a Natural Chem press release. The ethanol plant was built in 1984 with operations being suspended in 2012. Abengoa Bioenergy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. Natural Chem spent the first half of 2015 in negotiations with Abengoa for the purchase of its plant while also negotiating with the city of Portales for Portales Industrial Park land around the plant. In early 2015, city...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] For Eastern New Mexico University’s Native American population, November is a time to celebrate their culture while giving others an opportunity to share in it. Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity for indigenous people to be represented, according to ENMU Director of Native American Affairs Jerene Yazzie, who said she feels that her organization has been wildly successful this year. “It makes me really proud, because last semester and the semester before, there was har...
STAFF REPORT Houston-based Natural Chem Group, LLC, now owns the defunct Abengoa ethanol plant just outside Portales, according to a Natural Chem press release. The ethanol plant was built in 1984 with operations being suspended in 2012. Abengoa Bioenergy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year. Natural Chem spent the first half of 2015 in negotiations with Abengoa for the purchase of its plant while also negotiating with the city of Portales for Portales Industrial Park land around the plant. In early 2015, city...
Editor’s note: This is the final in a series profiling city, county and other departments in Roosevelt County each week. STAFF REPORT Through the teen court program, local youth get a chance to learn about court processes and being attorneys while also giving young offenders a chance to learn from their mistakes, according to Former Teen Court Coordinator Mary Poynor. “It’s an alternative sentencing program for underage youth 18 or younger,” said Poynor, who currently volunteers for the program. The program was created...
Staff Writer [email protected] A defendant facing sexual assault and drug charges had his bond conditions modified in district court Monday while another charged with aggravated battery and bribery of a witness had his bid for a lower bond rejected. During a motion hearing to review conditions of his release before Judge Fred Van Soelen, Hubert Spillman’s bond was reclassified to $20,000 cash surety from $20,000 cash-only. Per court records, Spillman, 38, was charged Dec. 7 with criminal sexual penetration and distribution...
The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. today at the school district’s headquarters on Main Street. Agenda items include an easement agreement with the city of Clovis for Yucca Middle School. According to the agreement details, the easement would be for the installation, maintenance, repair, removal, replacement and operation of a vault and water pipeline upon, under and across land now owned by the school district. Also slated is discussion on concession stands. Officials said e...
Staff report CANYON, Texas — A last-second shot was off the mark and the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team dropped an 88-87 decision to 15th-ranked Fort Lewis on Saturday in the finale of a four-team weekend classic hosted by West Texas A&M. Junior guard Marquise Harris made four 3-pointers and shot 11-of-17 from the field en route to 29 points for the Greyhounds (1-1), while senior guard CoRnell Neal added 22 points and junior forward Shawn Shelton posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11... Full story
Staff report CANYON, Texas — A last-second shot was off the mark and the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team dropped an 88-87 decision to 15th-ranked Fort Lewis on Saturday in the finale of a four-team weekend classic hosted by West Texas A&M. Junior guard Marquise Harris made four 3-pointers and shot 11-of-17 from the field en route to 29 points for the Greyhounds (1-1), while senior guard CoRnell Neal added 22 points and junior forward Shawn Shelton posted a double-double with 11 points and a game-high 11...
Boys CCS 45, New Mexico Military 31 New Mexico Military (0-1) — Samid Ortega 3, J. Brown 4, Jesus Najar 5, Hector Reyna 9, Nigel Grubbs 1, B. Balagun 3, C. Blair 6. Totals 12 6-16 31. Clovis Christian (1-0) — Josh Fly 6, Tyler Lingnau 2, Juaquin Lopez 2, Jaidyn Stagmer 2, Keith Dunton 6, Isaac Lindo 11, Dev Cockrell 16. Totals 14 13-30 45. NMMI 5 12 7 7 — 31 Clovis Christian 12 13 10 10 — 45 3-poinrters — New Mexico Military, Reyna. Clovis Chrsitian, Dunton 2, Lindo 2. Girls New Mexico Military 47, CCS 44 New Mexico Mi... Full story
Staff report PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University junior Mercy Rotich, the recent South Central Regional women’s cross country champion, has been selected the region’s women’s athlete of the year. Rotich, who is from Kenya and a transfer from El Paso CC, ran a 6-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 46.5 seconds in the regional meet at Denver on Nov. 5 after finishing second in the Lone Star Conference championships. The national meet is scheduled for Saturday at Saint Leo, Florida. “What Mercy accomplished at the South Cen...
Staff report Eastern New Mexico University junior Mercy Rotich, the recent South Central Regional women’s cross country champion, has been selected the region’s women’s athlete of the year. Rotich, who is from Kenya and a transfer from El Paso CC, ran a 6-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 46.5 seconds in the regional meet at Denver on Nov. 5 after finishing second in the Lone Star Conference championships. The national meet is scheduled for Saturday at Saint Leo, Florida. “What Mercy accomplished at the South Central champio...
On this date ... Nov. 15 1966: Central Baptist Church of Clovis was hosting the 54th annual Baptist Convention of New Mexico. About 1,500 delegates were in attendance. Esther Linthicum of Portales was among the earliest arrivals. 1961: Zale’s jewelers, located at 310 Main in Clovis, was staying open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays and urging customers to lay away for Christmas. Holiday specials included Polaroid camera kits for $79.99, colorful aluminum cookware sets for $29.95, a...
