Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico Larry E. Leaming of Colorado will be the new Roosevelt General Hospital administrator, the hospital board announced Monday morning. After a brief executive session, board members voted unanimously to hire Leaming. Board President Terry Cone said Leaming’s salary will be $120,000 a year. Leaming replaces retiring Administrator James D’Agostino, who has said he and his wife want to spend more time with their grandchildren. Leaming, president of the Institute for Rural Health Leadership in Grand Junction, Col...
Every Christmas Holiday Season there are several reported vehicle and home burglaries in which the victim’s property was targeted as a crime of opportunity. Doors to vehicles and homes had been left unlocked by the victims and the burglars were looking for such unsecured property as an easy opportunity to steal. The other issue is that of securing high value items such as purses, wallets, firearms and gifts that are left in personal vehicles while people are out shopping at the local mall and merchant stores during the C...
Organizations serving seniors, youth, and the homeless are among the major recipients of $553,000 in grants for New Mexico nonprofits announced this week by the Daniels Fund. Grant recipients include: Alzheimer’s Association, New Mexico; Ca...
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9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Everyone, to include civilians, contractors and visitors, in addition to active duty military, must register with the Defense Biometrics Identifications System, which will provide for a more secure installation. Registration can be completed at the following locations: • From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Main Gate Visitor Control Center The VCC is the primary registration stations for contractors and visitors; • ID card section from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs Everyone, to include civilians, contractors and visitors, in addition to active duty military, must register with the Defense Biometrics Identifications System, which will provide for a more secure installation. Registration can be completed at the following locations: • From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Main Gate Visitor Control Center The VCC is the primary registration stations for contractors and visitors; • ID card section from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick The 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron attempts an extra point en route to a 25-21 victory over the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron on Nov. 11 in one of the first games played on Cannon's new field. The field cost $1.4 million and replaced the “dust bowl” with artificial turf. The new field by the gym containing an 80 yard football/soccer field with artificial turf, PT test approved rubberized track, and a PT testing sit-up pad is... Full story
USAF photo: Airman 1st Class Jette Warnick The 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron attempts an extra point en route to a 25-21 victory over the 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron on Nov. 11 in one of the first games played on Cannon's new field. The field cost $1.4 million and replaced the “dust bowl” with artificial turf. The new field by the gym containing an 80 yard football/soccer field with artificial turf, PT test approved rubberized track, and a PT testing sit-up pad is... Full story
Many residents of Clovis and Portales will have their eyes peeled on the weather, either through looking at the conditions directly or through updates via various media, as a cold front moves through Eastern New Mexico on Tuesday. That’s also true for Curry and Roosevelt County emergency management personnel, whose job entails further informing the public about bad weather and road conditions. “One of the first sites I go to every morning, for work, is weather stuff,” said Ken De Los Santos, emergency management direc... Full story
Today’s focus: Ms. R Household members: 9 Children: 7 Special circumstances: “Ms. R” has seven children and her husband is no longer able to work due to his back injury. They are waiting for his disability to go through. “Ms. R” has heart problems and is waiting for clearance to return to the workforce. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a Christmas without any worries. Clothing needs: Boys shirt sizes medium, small, 4T and 12 months. Boys pants sizes 8, 6T, 4T and 12 months. Boys shoe sizes 3, 11 and 8. Girls shi...
Tonya Dixon, 24, supervises the operation of the Dixon Motocross track located 8 miles west of Portales. During much of the month, she works at Valley Electric in town. During the two weeks before races, such as the ones that will be held this Sunday, Dixon is continuously at the track. What’s it like for you on race day? We have two secretaries in the office and two secretaries in this little (scorekeepers) booth out here. I pretty much run in between them making sure everybody’s doing what they should be doing. Eve...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Jade Gallegos, a Clovis Community College student who runs the information desk under the work-study program, said a lot of visitors stop to use a hand sanitizer station near the door. The college is one of a number of local organizations taking steps to prevent the spread of H1N1 flu. Employers are taking measures to try to reduce the effect of H1N1 flu on their operations. Posting H1N1 educational material in the workplace, providing hand sani... Full story
Today’s focus: Ms. R Household members: 9 Children: 7 Special circumstances: “Ms. R” has seven children and her husband is no longer able to work due to his back injury. They are waiting for his disability to go through. “Ms. R” has heart problems and is waiting for clearance to return to the workforce. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a Christmas without any worries. Clothing needs: Boys shirt sizes medium, small, 4T and 12 months. Boys pants sizes 8, 6T, 4T and 12 months. Boys shoe sizes 3, 11 and 8. Girls shi... Full story
Many residents of Clovis and Portales will have their eyes peeled on the weather, either through looking at the conditions directly or through updates via various media, as a cold front is expected to move through eastern New Mexico on Tuesday. That’s also true for Curry and Roosevelt County emergency management personnel, whose job entails further informing the public about bad weather and road conditions. “One of the first sites I go to every morning, for work, is weather stuff,” said Ken De Los Santos, emergency manag...
Leaming Larry E. Leaming of Colorado will be the new Roosevelt General Hospital administrator, the hospital board announced Monday morning. After a brief executive session, board members voted unanimously to hire Leaming. Board President Terry Cone said Leaming’s salary will be $120,000 a year. Leaming replaces retiring Administrator James D’Agostino, who has said he and his wife want to spend more time with their grandchildren. Leaming, president of the Institute for Rural Health Leadership in Grand Junction, Colo., sai...
Courtesy photo: Charlie and Martha Crane From left, Martha Crane of Portales, Ghana native Hannah Odame, Martha’s husband Charlie and Nigeria native Lola pause during a pre-graduation reception for Eastern New Mexico University international students this past spring. The Cranes have provided driving lessons, trips, Thanksgiving dinner and more for the students. Lola’s last name was unavailable. A Portales couple has gotten a taste of other cultures without leaving home while making people from other cultures...
Clovis police are cautioning residents to take extra care during the holidays to avoid becoming a victim of burglary and theft. Criminals target unlocked vehicles and homes in search of unsecured valuables, according to a press release. Gifts, firearms, wallets and purses are often stolen, particularly when they are left in vehicles parked at shopping centers, police said. Police said shoppers can help reduce the risk of theft by keeping valuable items locked out of sight in vehicles and by making frequent trips home to... Full story
Freedom New Mexico At their meeting set for 7 p.m. today, Portales city councilors are set to hold a public hearing about the proposed annexation of Sunland Inc. and the accompanying zone change. They are scheduled to vote on the issue. The agenda also includes a planning commission report and recommendation on the final plat for the third phase of the Oakwood Manor subdivision. The council is expected to vote on economic development participation agreements between the city and Roosevelt County Community Development Corp.,...
Freedom New Mexico The Roosevelt County Commission is scheduled to consider a sole community hospital payment request for Roosevelt General Hospital and a resolution authorizing submission of a Community Development Block Grant during their meeting at 9 a.m. today in the county courthouse....
Freedom New Mexico The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico collected 17,000 pounds of non-perishable food in Roosevelt and Curry counties in its Holiday Canned Food Drive, food bank Director Nancy Taylor wrote in an e-mail. She said food bank staff members are grateful for the donations because requests are up more than a third from last year....
Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Tuesday morning briefing.... Full story
Good morning. Welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Tuesday morning briefing....
A trailer house near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Hickory Street caught fire Monday night. Firefighters extinguished the blaze. CNJ will have more information as it becomes available today....
People can joke all they want about textbooks being the same as when they were back in school, but it’s not true. Not in Portales, anyway, where textbooks are swapped out every six years. Now is the time, when it comes to elementary school reading and language arts, and plenty of money can be had for textbook publishers. Portales Municipal Schools administrators expect that they’ll choose this week between two finalists to supply English and Spanish textbooks for students between kindergarten and eighth grade. According to...
