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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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link Staff photo: Aubry Buzek A Clovis Fire Department crew checked the Paper Recycling Depot for smoldering Monday morning after the department fought a major fire at the structure the night before. Staff writer [email protected] Frank Lasky and his children have been part of the Clovis business community for 19 years. They did a job they said no one else wanted, at one point processing more than 100 tons of recycled paper per month. On Sunday their business burned. “I b...
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link Staff photo: Aubry Buzek The Clovis Fire Department spent Sunday night fighting a large fire at the Paper Recycling Depot on East Curry Avenue. The blaze was one of several fires in Clovis over a 24 hour period. Frank Lasky and his children have been part of the Clovis business community for 19 years. They did a job they said no one else wanted, at one point processing more than 100 tons of recycled paper per month. On Sunday their business burned. “I built this b...
Local columnist My grandpa and grandma— ages 90 and 86 — spent Thanksgiving alone this year. With the exception of their one daughter, two of their children and all five of their grandchildren have moved away from their home in California. I wonder how this state of family affairs came into existence, one where the two patriarchs are spending the holidays alone. In the 1990s we always had a family gathering. And this wasn’t just for Thanksgiving. We’d get together for Christm... Full story
9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs GET OFF THE BUS NOW ... HURRY UP ... MOVE! That immediately set the tone for what would be a day reminiscent of basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, held in the slightly more specializedoperations environment of Cannon Air Force Base. Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from ClovisHigh School were mentally and physically tested by an elite core of Air Commandos as part of a growing partnership with... Full story
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The Eastern New Mexico University Children’s Choir concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. today in Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. Admission is free. It will feature third- through eighth-graders. Their repertoire will include “Button Up Your Overcoat,” “Shout for Joy,” “The Dream Keeper,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “ Little Star” and “Winter Fantasy.” Information: Brian Uerling at 575-693-0590. • The ENMU holiday concert is set for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Campus Union Building Ballroom. It will be followed by a reception hos...
Staff writer [email protected] Curry, Roosevelt and Quay county officials will participate in a state recount of votes in the race for public lands commissioner. The recount begins on Monday. A preliminary canvass of votes for the Nov. 4 general election showed candidates Ray Powell and Aubrey Dunn were separated by 14 hundredths of 1 percent of the vote. The unofficial results show Dunn, a Republican, the winner over the Democrat Powell. If the margin is less than one-half of 1 percent, state law requires an automatic... Full story
Today Roosevelt County Commission meeting — 9 a.m., L.C. Cozzens Administrative Building. Information: 575-356-5307. ENMU Children’s Choir concert — 7 p.m., ENMU’s Buchanan Hall of the Music Building. Admission is free. Thursday Little Miss Merry Christmas pageant — 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Yam Theater. Information: 575-356-8541. ENMU holiday concert — 7 p.m.-9 p.m., ENMU Campus Union Ballroom. Friday Christmas Jubilee Light Parade — 6:30 p.m., downtown Portales. Concert at 5:30 p.m. Information: 575-356-8541. Saturday 17th annual H... Full story
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Staff writer [email protected] For 58 years, the bookmobile program has been serving rural communities in New Mexico by bringing books and other resources to areas where they are generally not available. The New Mexico State Library Rural Bookmobile East is one of three bookmobiles that serve over 15,000 people statewide, bringing them 86,000 items, including books, ebooks, government documents and magazines that were circulated in 2013. The Bookmobile East serves rural comm... Full story
Staff report Portales residents are in for a holiday treat Friday evening as the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce hosts the 28th annual Portales Christmas Jubilee. The event includes the Christmas Jubilee Lighted Parade, which will illuminate the streets of Portales from the Portales Recreation Center to the courthouse. The Little Miss Merry Christmas royal court will be featured on the Chamber float as the parade makes its way through town. Chamber director Karl Terry said this year is the second year that the chamber...
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Staff writer [email protected] Clovis police said Monday they have located a suspect in connection with weekend fires at The Hamilton Auto Group’s Auto World car dealership in Clovis and GM Country in Portales. Clovis Police Capt. Patrick Whitney declined to identify the suspect because charges have not been filed. Curry County Adult Detention Center jail records show a 40-year-old Clovis woman was booked Sunday for charges of improper handling of fire and r... Full story
MEN Texas-Permian Basin at ENMU When: 7 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena Records: UTPB 4-1, ENMU 4-3 Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. Last time out: The Falcons beat Sul Ross State 104-82 on Wednesday in their home opener at Odessa, Texas. The Hounds edged Harding 76-73 on Saturday in West Texas A&M’s Thanksgiving Classic on a 3-pointer by junior G John Gilliam at the buzzer. Last meeting: In the team’s only previous matchup, the Hounds beat UTPB 52-41 at Greyhound Arena on Nov. 30, 2009. Of note: ENMU, playing its home opener ton...
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Staff writer [email protected] One day off. That was all the time Matt Martinez had off between football and basketball season. A two-year starter at point guard and dual-threat quarterback on the Rams’ state quarterfinal team, Martinez is used to the short turnaround between seasons. “It’s really fast,” Martinez said. “We came back home from out last football game Saturday and we had Sunday off before we’re right back here in the gym. It’s really fast, but that’s the wa...
MEN Texas-Permian Basin at ENMU • When: 7 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena • Records: UTPB 4-1, ENMU 4-3 • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. • Last time out: The Falcons beat Sul Ross State 104-82 on Wednesday in their home opener at Odessa, Texas. The Hounds edged Harding 76-73 on Saturday in West Texas A&M’s Thanksgiving Classic on a 3-pointer by junior G John Gilliam at the buzzer. • Last meeting: In the team’s only previous matchup, the Hounds beat UTPB 52-41 at Greyhound Arena on Nov. 30, 2009. • Of note: ENMU, playing its home opener...
Standings Men Conf. All W-L W-L Tarleton State 0-0 5-0 Angelo State 0-0 7-1 Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 6-2 Eastern New Mexico 0-0 4-3 Midwestern State 0-0 4-3 Cameron 0-0 3-3 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 3-3 West Texas A&M 0-0 3-4 Friday’s games Emporia State 74, Eastern New Mexico 63; Drury 78, Cameron 71; Texas A&M-Kingsville 84, Northwest Nazarene 70; West Texas A&M 81, Harding 80; Tarleton State 65, Pittsburg State 59; Texas A&M-Commerce 68, California Baptist 67; Colorado Mesa 70, Angelo State 67. Saturday’s games East Cen...
