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Feb. 1, 2009 Weddings
January 31st, 2009
Johnson-Moreno
Robinson
Sandra Johnson-Moreno and Oscar H. Robinson, both of Portales, were joined in marriage Dec. 31, 2008, at the home of Rose and Gary Robbins.
Re-use items
January 31st, 2009
Information on making purses, using waste canvas for needlework stitching and doing a faux marble finish on walls are the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and 2 p.m....
Feb. 1, 2009 Births
January 31st, 2009
Bare-Williamson
Collin Ray Bare-Williamson and Valerie Nicole Bare-Williamson were born Dec. 19, 2008, at University Medical Center in Lubbock to Dustin Bare-Williamson and Samantha D...
Feb. 1, 2009 Honors
January 31st, 2009
WTAMU
West Texas A&M University has named more than 1,100 students to honor lists for the fall 2008 semester. Of that total, 417 were named to the President’s List and 758 s...
Feb. 1, 2009 Library Events
January 31st, 2009
This week at the library:
Tuesday at 4 p.m. will be the first meeting of the new Teen Writing Group. Carol Erwin, an English instructor from Eastern New Mexico University, will...
Feb. 1, 2009 Portales High School News
January 31st, 2009
College Goal Sunday slated
College Goal Sunday will be hosted at Portales High School on 1-3 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Portales High School/PMSD District Computer Lab.
College...
Feb. 1, 2009 Community Center Menu
January 31st, 2009
Portales Community Center
Monday: Lunch — Ham, yams, broccoli, roll and vanilla pudding.
Tuesday: Lunch — Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean...
Feb. 1, 2009 Floyd School Menu
January 31st, 2009
Monday
Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage patty, cereal, juice and milk.
Lunch: Chili, meat and potatoes, flour tortilla, baked beans, apricot and milk. Salad bar for MS/HS.
Feb. 1, 2009 Portales Junior High School News
January 31st, 2009
Spanish Spelling Bee
Ruben Tellez, sponsor, had the library full of students ready to show their skills in spelling Spanish words Wednesday. Students had to correctly spell the words...
Feb. 1, 2009 Elida School News
January 31st, 2009
Homecoming
Wednesday: Way Out Games
Friday: Floyd at Elida - 3 p.m. junior high boys/girls, junior varsity boys and varsity boys/girls
Saturday: Dora at Elida -3 p.m. j...
Feb. 1, 2009 Club Notes
January 31st, 2009
RGH Auxiliary
The first meeting of 2009 for the Roosevelt General Hospital Auxiliary met in the home of president Sid Phillips on Jan. 21.
President Phillips called the meeting...
Feb. 1, 2009 Dora School News
January 31st, 2009
Science fair winnersDavid Bass, principal, and Lana Powell, science teacher, announce these winners of the 2009 Dora School Science Fair:• Earth Science - first, The Earth L...
Feb. 1, 2009 Library Books
January 31st, 2009
The following books area available for checkout at the Portales Public Library:Dark of NightBy: Suzanne BrockmannOperative James Nash has performed ultra-cover...
Feb. 1, 2009 Events Calendar
January 31st, 2009
SundayFaith Search Discovery seminar — 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, Second Street and Avenue C. Skeptical-biologist-turned-Christian Don Bierle presents evidence in sup...
Court rights should apply to immigrants, too
January 31st, 2009
Former attorney general Michael Mukasey made a grievous error when he ruled that immigrants have no recourse regarding errors made in their cases.
In one of the last acts of the Bush adminis...
Wife's hospital trips memorable
January 31st, 2009
A hospital stay shouldn’t be like a visit to the Twilight Zone but my wife’s stays certainly tend in that direction.
I’ve told about her experiences in seeing the ghost of...
Children need to find own path
January 31st, 2009
My oldest daughter, age eight, is beginning to show concerns about what other people think of her. She asks me if a skirt looks nice or if her hair resembles the other girls' in her swimming class....
Feb. 1, 2009 Local Briefs
January 31st, 2009
Fund created for LovatosA fund for Kacee Lovato’s family has been set up at First Financial Federal Credit Union. Lovato died in a car crash Thursday.Donations: 356-5530, e...
Feb. 1, 2009 Magistrate Court Dispositions
January 31st, 2009
Jan. 22
• Sam Villanueva, 48, was found guilty of driving on a suspended/revoked driver license. He was ordered to serve 357-days suspended sentence to Roosevelt County Dententio...
Buddy, we hardly knew you
January 31st, 2009
Clovis never knew Buddy Holly.
Fifty years after his death, Holly’s fame is a foundation for the annual Clovis Music Festival, which attracts Holly fans from around the world. The reco...
Friday area prep basketball roundup
January 31st, 2009
GirlsDistrict 3-1AElida 37, Fort Sumner 34Elida 8 13 10 6 — 37...
Lady Cats win 12th in last 13
January 31st, 2009
ARTESIA — Clovis High’s girls didn’t have many people contributing to the scoring column Friday night, but they didn’t need many.
Junior post Antiesha Brown led four...
ENMU basketball capsules
January 31st, 2009
Men Angelo State (15-4, 3-1) at ENMU (4-15, 0-4) When: 7 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference South Division game at Greyhound Arena. Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. ...
Jan. 31, 1968
January 31st, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that the Blackwater Draw water line was near completion as the 13-mile pipeline was only a few hundred feet away from the reservoir site.
...
Jan. 31 Legislative Tidbits
January 30th, 2009
Days remaining in session: 49
No pensions for crooks
Senate Minority Whip Bill Payne, R-Albuquerque, says it's an outrage
that impeached Illinois Gov. Rod...
Clovis claims third straight win
January 30th, 2009
It wasn’t a pretty win, but the Clovis Wildcats will take it.
The Wildcats notched their third straight win, 46-35 over Los Lunas Friday night.
Clovis (14-7) goes into its Tuesd...
Tucumcari taking long shot on race track
January 30th, 2009
It’s a long shot — but betting that a race track license may become
available within the next two years — the Quay County Gaming Authority
agreed Friday to extend its option on la...
Friday area prep scoreboard
January 30th, 2009
BoysClovis 46, Los Lunas 35Portales 53, Roswell High 52Fort Sumner 64, Elida 37Melrose 62, Gateway Christian 49Farwell 61, Springlake-Earth 40Bovina 70, M...
Bill to abolish death penalty gets go-ahead
January 30th, 2009
With shaking hands and a quivering voice, a Las Vegas, N.M., woman
whose son was executed by the state of Texas asked the New Mexico House
of Representatives on Thursday to end capital punishment i...
Jan. 30, 2009 Legislature Tidbits
January 30th, 2009
Days remaining in session: 50
Denish raises almost half a million: Lt. Gov. Diane Denish raised $466,314 in the last quarter of 2008 for her 2010 bid for the Governor's Office, her ca...
Webcasts 'thorny issue'
January 30th, 2009
It's the issue that won't go away: to webcast or not from the state Capitol.
As a House subcommittee considers whether and how to allow webcasting, the topic came up during Senate floor deba...
New rehearsal hall for opera on horizon
January 30th, 2009
The Santa Fe Opera is seeking legislative approval for an agreement with the state to lease and eventually purchase a yet-to-be-built open-air rehearsal hall and the land it sits on.
Speaker...
Jan. 30, 1946
January 30th, 2009
Lt. Col. A. D. Tuttle was planning to reopen his medical office in Portales after serving 45 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, a year of which he served in New Guinea.
...
Streaking Clovis squad preps for back-to-back
January 29th, 2009
Ashlee Pierson probably could be starting, but she’s adjusted to her role as “sixth man” with the Clovis High Lady Wildcats.
Pierson has had several solid games for Clovis,...
Thursday's girls basketball summaries
January 29th, 2009
Non-district
Fort Sumner 51, Clovis JV 37
Clovis JV 4 12 14 7 — ...
Thursday's boys basketball summaries
January 29th, 2009
District 3-1A
Elida 71, Melrose 64, 3 OT
Melrose 17 6 15 13 5 &nb...
Jan. 31, 2009 Clovis basketball capsule
January 29th, 2009
Clovis (13-7) at Los Lunas (8-10)
7 p.m.
Radio: KCLV-AM 1240, KICA-FM 98.3.
Los Lunas players to watch: Sr. F Colten Chavez, Sr. G Aaron Marquez.
Jan. 31, 2009 Portales basketball capsule
January 29th, 2009
Roswell (14-4) at Portales (12-7)
7 p.m. today
At Stake: Portales could improve its state playoff seeding with a win over the Class 4A Coyotes
How...
Hounds picked eighth in conference baseball poll
January 29th, 2009
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team was picked for eighth place in the 12-team Lone Star Conference’s preseason poll, released Thursday by the LSC of...
Studies provide different scripts on film tax rebate
January 29th, 2009
There’s an old saying that the devil can quote scripture for his own purpose. It can also be argued that economists can use financial data to paint the portrait that best suits their needs.
Angels are God's messengers
January 29th, 2009
Many scriptures tell about angels. It’s such a comfort to know God is always watching over his children when help is needed.
I love to read Psalm 91: “He who dwells in the shelte...
Habitat for Humanity hosts work day
January 29th, 2009
Habitat for Humanity has scheduled a work day to hang drywall from 8 a.m. to midafternoon Saturday at 309 E. Kaywood in Portales.
Breakfast and lunch are provided. Please RSVP so leaders can...
United Way approaches deadline
January 29th, 2009
Friday is the deadline for donating to The United Way of Eastern New
Mexico — still 15 percent away from its goal of $627,000, according to
a news release.
So far, the campaign has rai...
Feral hog population threatens agriculture industry
January 29th, 2009
The feral hog is rapidly becoming the new coyote, or pest, for farmers across eastern New Mexico, a state agriculutural official said Thursday at the 41st annual Agricultural and Home Economics Sem...
Portales woman killed in car crash
January 29th, 2009
Kacee Lovato, 20, a Portales High graduate and aspiring singer, died
in an automobile accident early Thursday morning in Roosevelt County.
Lovato graduated from Portales High School in 2006....
Government's hand doesn't belong in banks
January 29th, 2009
With the government, under a Republican president, taking equity positions in banks as it has injected money into various financial institutions, the talk around Washington is whether under a Democ...
Jan. 30 Letters to the Editor
January 29th, 2009
Obama’s actions have proven poor
I have been waiting several days now for someone to write a response to the letter from Kirby Rowan that appeared in your paper on Jan 18. Since...
Jan. 29, 1953
January 29th, 2009
The Portales Tribune reported that Dr. Joseph Raymond, a Portales native and son of J. B. Raymond, would be going on the television circuit for the next 15 weeks on the "Spanish is Fun" pr...
Javelinas use big second half to zap Zias 73-66
January 28th, 2009
Texas A&M-Kingsville women’s basketball coach Scott Hyland says the Javelinas are a second-half team.They demonstrated that Wednesday night, shooting 68 percent from the floor...
Hounds drop sixth straight
January 28th, 2009
The Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds (4-15, 0-4) hung around until the final two minutes but couldn’t drop the hammer on their first conference win Wednesday, falling 70-60 to Texas A...
Domestic partnerships battle resumes
January 28th, 2009
Unmarried couples would get the same rights and privileges as their
married counterparts under a bill recommended Wednesday by a Senate
Committee.
The Senate Public Affairs Committee voted 5...
Concert to revisit holiday sounds
January 28th, 2009
Kathie Fink will present "Christmas Treasures: Revisited", a solo handbell concert at 7 p.m. on Friday at First United Methodist Church in Portales.
Fink and her accompanist, Linda Maloney,...
Reformers try again on ethics bills
January 28th, 2009
Used to be, New Mexico would get ridiculed for its perceived backwater status as a state that still allowed cockfighting.
Lately, however, the ridicule is about something else: skimpy ethics...
Legislature tidbits, Jan. 28
January 28th, 2009
Days remaining in session: 51
A swarm of lobbyists
More than 500 lobbyists have registered with the Secretary of State’s Office this session, with another 50...
United Way short of fund goals
January 28th, 2009
With two days left until the deadline to accept donations, United Way is more than $130,000 from reaching its fundraising goal for Curry and Roosevelt counties.
According to a press release,...
Tuesday area prep basketball roundup
January 28th, 2009
BoysNon-districtTexico 74, Logan 49Texico 26 14 16 18 — 74Logan 12 14 10 13 — 49Leading scorers — Texico,...
Jan. 28, 1961
January 28th, 2009
A basketball game between Eastern New Mexico University and Texas Western College that was to be held in Clovis was postponed due to a large snowfall that dumped 7 1/2 inches on the High P...
Rams beat Lovington; 3-0 in district
January 27th, 2009
LOVINGTON — The Portales Rams remain undefeated in district with a 45-40 win Tuesday against the Lovington Wildcats.“This was just your typical Portales-Lovington game,&rdqu...
ENMU Wednesday Capsules
January 27th, 2009
MenTexas A&M-Kingsville (12-6, 2-1)at ENMU (4-14, 0-3)When: 8 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference South Division game at Greyhound Arena.Radio: KSEL-FM 10...
While law debated, drillers seek deep water
January 27th, 2009
Private interests are rushing to tap lightly regulated supplies of briny water deep under New Mexico before the state can adopt new laws aimed at gaining more control over the v...
Bill aims for smaller school sizes
January 27th, 2009
East Mountain High School, a six-year-old public charter school located in Sandia Park, east of Albuquerque, is a model for small-school success. Most of the 330 students meet f...
Bolo ties gain acceptance under proposal
January 27th, 2009
Days remaining in session: 52
Bolo me over: New Mexico’s official state neckwear may finally find acceptance in the House of Representatives.
Under current rules, House members...
House panel to consider webcast issue
January 27th, 2009
House Speaker Ben Lujan will appoint a subcommittee to look into what’s become a hot-button issue this session: webcasting.
Lujan, D-Nambe, will appoint a panel to look i...
Gallery hosts musician
January 27th, 2009
Easel and Frame Gallery, 119 S. Main St., is hosting Roosevelt County musician Greg Royer 6-8 p.m. Saturday. The event is free to the public and includes light refreshments.
Ro...
Handbell soloist to perform
January 27th, 2009
Handbell musician Kathie Fink is scheduled to present the concert “Christmas Treasures-Revisited” at 7 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church.
The concert fea...
Trees and shrubs ready to order
January 27th, 2009
Roosevelt County Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for windbreak trees and shrubs to be delivered in early April. Many varieties are available, and come in 1-gallo...
ENMU features operetta
January 27th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University is putting on “Die Fledermaus,” an operetta by Johann Strauss. The story involves a bored prince, a man seeking revenge and hidden identities...
Church hires youth minister
January 27th, 2009
First Baptist Church recently hired a new youth minister, Billy Davenport.
Davenport has a bachelor’s in Biblical studies from Clear Creek Bible College in Pineville, Ken...
Former Cannon airman pulls truck driver from overturned vehicle
January 27th, 2009
When John B. Burns heard a loud crashing noise on the street outside his work in Lancaster, S.C., his Air Force training kicked in.
Burns, a master sergeant who retired out of...
1/28 Floyd news
January 27th, 2009
TransitionsBirthdays and AnniversariesThursday—Eddie and Janice LeeFriday—Don Essary; Linda WestSunday—Bobbie Nall; Kathy DuncanUpcoming Events...
Trying to keep my head above water
January 27th, 2009
I’d make the Mafia more efficient.
It’s probably not good to say such things when everybody’s looking to save a few pennies. But it’s true. If the Mafia decided to ta...
GI Bill affected by financial crisis
January 27th, 2009
The worldwide financial crisis has hit private colleges hard enough that relatively few are likely to participate in the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s “Yellow Ribbon” initiative when it beg...
Enacting global mandates hurts U.S. economy
January 27th, 2009
A new poll found that people rank global warming dead last, 20th out of 20, among their top concerns.
The economy was No. 1, while other economic-related issues unsurprisingly gravitated to...
Tuesday's prep scoreboard
January 27th, 2009
Basketball
BoysNon-district
Clovis 79, Artesia 52Texico 75, Logan 41
District 4-3A
Portales 45, Lovington 40
District 3...
Weather, cargo plane crash delay Lubbock flights
January 27th, 2009
LUBBOCK — An early morning plane crash and winter weather are causing delays today at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
Two people suff...
Police: Man in yard died from natural causes
January 27th, 2009
A Portales man found dead in his front yard Tuesday morning died of natural causes, police said.Capt. Lonnie Berry said a medical investigator has determined Gene Foreman, 61, died in h...
Weekly LSC basketball update
January 27th, 2009
Standings All times MST Men South Division Div. All W-L W-L West Texas A&M&n...
Jan. 27, 1971
January 27th, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that the Portales Livestock Commission's ninth annual equipment sale that began the day before was the largest in the auction's history. Auctioneers had...
CHS boys basketball capsule
January 27th, 2009
Artesia (16-3) at Clovis (11-7)When: 7 p.m. today at Rock Staubus GymRadio: KCLV-AM 1240, KICA-FM 98.3.Notes: The Class 4A Bulldogs won their first 12 games o...
CHS swimming results
January 26th, 2009
Artesia InvitationalSaturdayBoysTeam standings: 1. Hobbs 133; 2. Clovis 125; 3. Carlsbad 90; 4. Artesia 66; 5. Socorro 55; 6. New Mexico Military 35; 7. Mesilla Valley 19;...
Portales basketball capsules
January 26th, 2009
GirlsRuidoso (13-6) at Portales (9-8)When: 7 p.m. todayAt stake: District opener for both teamsHow they got here: The Lady Rams had lost three str...
Jan. 27 ENMU Briefs
January 26th, 2009
Employee Briefs
• During the 2008 Southwest Association of Student Assistance Programs Regional Conference, Susan Cramp, director of Upward Bound, was elected secretary of the as...
Human Services secretary unveils health-care plans
January 26th, 2009
Days remaining in session: 53
If at first you don’t succeed...
Human Services Secretary Pam Hyde on Monday unveiled her department’s health-care reform...
Webcast ignites debate in Legislature
January 26th, 2009
The Web cam never blinked.
Even when Rep. Ed Sandoval, D-Albuquerque, twice asked Rep. Janice Arnold-Jones not to broadcast Monday’s Taxation...
Library's storytime program extended to evening
January 26th, 2009
The Portales Public Library is expanding a popular program to help working parents.
Starting next month, the library is holding Family Storytimes at 6 p.m. every Thursday.
“We a...
Portales teen convicted for aggravated burglary
January 26th, 2009
An 18-year-old Portales man is facing up to 12 years in prison for beating and severely injuring an 82-year-old woman while burglarizing her home, according to a press release from the district att...
Jan. 26, 1958
January 26th, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that Dr. Milton Van Dyke, a former Portales High School student who attended Harvard University and was now an aeronautical research scientist, was visiting t...
Cats turn back Rio Rancho
January 25th, 2009
RIO RANCHO — Senior post Jaye Crockett scored 27 points and hit a pair of clinching free throws in the closing seconds as Clovis High’s boys turned back Rio Rancho 76-70 Saturday night....
Lady Cats take swim team title
January 25th, 2009
ARTESIA — Jill Southard set two school records and was in on four winning events Saturday, helping Clovis High’s girls to the team championship in the Artesia Invitational.
South...
Jan. 25, 1949
January 25th, 2009
Dr. Joseph Acey Cooper, a prominent cattleman of Kenna and a homesteader to the area, was buried in the Kenna Cemetery after his sudden death the previous Sunday. His family homesteaded in Kenn...
ENMU swept by Midwestern St.
January 24th, 2009
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Freshman forward Cierra Thompson’s layup with 12:01 left broke the game’s final tie and kicked off a 12-0 run that lifted Midwestern State to a 66-58 Lone S...
Deciding fate of detainees is larger issue
January 24th, 2009
The news that President Obama has signed an executive order to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is welcome indeed.
The detainee center has become an international symbol of the practi...
Moments of weakness plague us all
January 24th, 2009
I met a man. Business brought us together. I contacted him about an upcoming project and we started talking. I do a lot of work over the Internet, so informality is pretty common — no “...
Frugality easier than you think
January 24th, 2009
Tough economic times require tough action.
A check of the daily headlines or your 401K statement will tell the time for that action is now.
Sales are down in lots of businesses, wage...
Quay County sued over cattle guards
January 24th, 2009
Cattle guards prevent livestock from roaming county roads. They also prevent Quay County resident Lee Stone, 64, from driving his horse-and-wagon team from one piece of property to another.
...
Saturday area prep scores
January 24th, 2009
BoysClovis 76, Rio Rancho 70Texico 47, Floyd 26Fort Sumner 57, Dexter 50Grady 44, House 42Clovis Christian 58, San Jon 53GirlsClovis 67...
Relocating part of family life
January 24th, 2009
Moving is rarely fun, but when you’re in the military, “it’s all what you make it,” said Air Force Master Sgt. Gonzolo “Gonzo” Rubio.
Rubio...
Jan. 25, 2009 Engagements
January 24th, 2009
Siau-Cameron, BrumfieldRicky Lee Brumfield and Valerie Siau-Cameron will exchange wedding vows 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Central Christian Church in Portales. All friends and relatives are inv...
Jan. 25, 2009 Portales High School News
January 24th, 2009
College Goal Sunday slated
College Goal Sunday will be hosted at Portales High School 1-3 p.m. in the Portales High School/Portales Municipal School District Computer Lab.
Col...
Shades, snacks on new shows
January 24th, 2009
Information on making a top-down/bottom-up window shade and gluten-free appetizers and snacks will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Jan. 25, 2009 Floyd School Menus
January 24th, 2009
MondayBreakfast: Pancakes, sausage patties, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Chicken enchiladas, rice, refried beans, salad, apricots, milk (Salad bar for MS/HS)Tuesday
Jan. 25, 2009 On the Shelves
January 24th, 2009
The following books are available for checkout at the Portales Public Library:
The Great Depression Ahead by Harry S. Dent, Jr. The first and last economic depression that you...
Jan. 25, 2009 Community Services Center Menu
January 24th, 2009
Monday: Taco, Pinto beans, salad, salsa, chocolate cake.
Tuesday: BBQ chicken, pasta salad, mustard greens, roll, pears.
Wednesday: Beef stew, squash, cornbread, chocolate cookie....
Jan. 25, 2009 Portales Junior High News
January 24th, 2009
Spanish bee Ruben Tellez invites parents to the Spanish Spelling Bee Thursday at 10:15 a.m. at Portales Junior High. Basketball endsMonday finds the girls seve...
Jan. 25, 2009 Library Events
January 24th, 2009
The following events are scheduled at the Portales Public Library:• Preschool Storytime meets every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. This week’s theme is...
Jan. 25, 2009 Dora School News
January 24th, 2009
Science fair
Dora students have been working hard on science projects. Their entries will be exhibited during school hours on Tuesday, and until noon on Wednesday at the Dora Communi...
Jan. 25, 2008 Elida School News
January 24th, 2009
SportsTuesday: 4 p.m., Marshall at Elida, junior high boys and girlsThursday: 3 p.m., Melrose at Elida, junior high boys and girls, junior varsity boys and varsity girls and boys...
Fourteen to compete in county bee
January 24th, 2009
Fourteen students from area schools will compete at Eastern New Mexico University on Saturday, Jan. 31, in the annual Roosevelt County Spelling Bee.
The competition for junior division spell...
In Tribute: 2008
January 24th, 2009
Editor's note: Following are names of those with area ties who
died in 2008. The list was compiled by Administrative Assistant
Caritina Pineda and proofread by PNT Senior Writer Argen Duncan. An...
Clovis boys basketball capsule
January 24th, 2009
Clovis (10-7) at Rio Rancho (10-7)7 p.m. today, Rio Rancho High SchoolRadio: KCLV-AM 1240, KICA-FM 98.3.How they got here: The Rams suffered a 61-60 loss Friday nigh...
Rams rout Warriors for second district win
January 24th, 2009
RUIDOSO— The Portales Rams (11-7, 2-0) remain undefeated in District 4-3A action after a Friday night 63-39 rout of the Ruidoso Warriors (6-11, 0-1) in Ruidoso.Senior Nick Bliss l...
ENMU basketball capsules
January 24th, 2009
MenENMU (4-13, 0-2) at Midwestern State (13-5, 2-1)When: 7 p.m. (MST) today in a Lone Star Conference South Division game at Wichita Falls, Texas.Radio: KSEL-FM 105....
LSC to add Incarnate Word in 2010
January 24th, 2009
RICHARDSON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference will expand to 16 teams in July 2010 when the league adds San Antonio-based University of Incarnate Word.
The LSC Council of Presidents vot...
Friday area prep basketball roundup
January 24th, 2009
BoysNon-districtTexico 60, Eunice 24Texico 15 16 14 15 — 60
Jan. 24, 1980
January 24th, 2009
A half gallon of high-protein milk sold for 99 cents, while 39 cents would buy a pot pie, and 25 cents would buy a 16-ounce cup of Coca-Cola at Allsup's Convenience Store.
...
Tech-wise, not your grandpa’s Roundhouse
January 23rd, 2009
Santa Fe Rep. Brain Egolf didn’t arrive with an armload of books and papers for the start of his freshman year at the Legislature.
Instead, he’s carrying an armload...
Lobbyist spending reports trickle in
January 23rd, 2009
Either the recession is cutting into state legislators’ social lives or some lobbyists haven’t yet filed their spending reports, which by law are required within 48 hours...
Bidding proposed for Valles elk licenses
January 23rd, 2009
If a bill titled HB 11 passes the state Legislature this session, avid elk hunters might one day be able to bid on a license for a bull elk in the grand Valles Caldera National...
Six vie for Curry County spelling bee crown
January 23rd, 2009
The Curry County Spelling Bee starts at 9 a.m. today at Clovis Community College in Room 512.
The winner of the county bee will participate in a statewide spelling bee in Albuquerque. The Al...
Portales Relay for Life kicking off
January 23rd, 2009
Relay for Life of Portales is kicking off its annual March fundraiser with a registration party from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pizza Hut in Portales.
The community effort raises money f...
Retired teacher named new Portales city councilor
January 23rd, 2009
Antonio Salguero, a cancer survivor and retired teacher, is the newest member of the Portales City Council.
Salguero was sworn in Friday, replacing Jake Lopez, who resigned after winning a s...
Friday's prep scoreboard
January 23rd, 2009
Boys
District 4-3A
Portales 63, Ruidoso 39
District 3-1A
Fort Sumner 49, Melrose 30
Non-district
Texico 60, Eunice 24
Do...
Lady Cats seek test in Classic
January 23rd, 2009
First-year Clovis High girls coach Jeff Reed is hoping to see his team challenged tonight.
He expects the Lady Wildcats will get a test when they take on Roswell High at 7 p.m. on the openin...
Thursday area prep basketball roundup
January 23rd, 2009
BoysDistrict 3-1ADora 65, Melrose 63Dora 17 11 10 27 — 65
Jan. 23, 1946
January 23rd, 2009
County Agent W.G. Vinzant announced that Louis H. Lanay, district agent for the Predatory and Rodent Control Division, agreed to send a man into Roosevelt County in the coming spring to assist...
Choices are ours, not government's
January 22nd, 2009
The Oakland Worldwide apartments in California do not ban smoking around the pool frequented by renters. John Birke thinks the smoke his child is inhaling there is hurting her. But instead of takin...
Commutation not related to justice
January 22nd, 2009
Anti-immigration activists got something of a gift this week when President George W. Bush commuted the sentences of two Border Patrol agents who were convicted for shooting a fleeing drug dealer a...
Council will meet in executive session
January 22nd, 2009
The Portales City Council is holding a special meeting at 1 p.m. Friday at City Hall to name a replacement for Ward B Councilor Jake L. Lopez.
Lopez’ last meeting was Tuesday. He resig...
Clovis airport hosts glider
January 22nd, 2009
The Civil Air Patrol Clovis High Plains Composite Squadron is scheduled to have a glider at the Clovis Municipal Airport starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. The public is invited to see the gli...
Portales Pride forum set
January 22nd, 2009
The City of Portales has scheduled a Portales Pride public forum at 3 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall. The forum allows citizens to discuss community beautification and cleanliness. The city is also seek...
Legislative tidbits: Official tie not good enough
January 22nd, 2009
Days remaining in session: 57
Legalize the bolo: More than 20 years ago, the Legislature
named the bolo the “official state tie or neckwear of New Mexico” in a
memo...
Love leaves lasting impression on children
January 22nd, 2009
One of the highest compliments I ever received was from an 8-year-old child. She was one of my students from the school year before. As I walked down the hall one day, I heard her say to her new te...
Cigarette tax hike proposed
January 22nd, 2009
Anti-tobacco advocates say they have one way to help the state solve
its budget crisis and help prevent smoking: Raise the tobacco tax in
the state by $1 a pack.
The idea could bring...
House sessions may be webcasts
January 22nd, 2009
By Steve Terrell
The santa fe New Mexican
Although state Senate leaders voted last month to not webcast Senate floor sessions — and to take down expensive Web cameras that...
Thursday's area prep basketball scores
January 22nd, 2009
BoysDora 65, Melrose 63Grady 52, Mosquero 39Clovis Christian 73, House 38GirlsDora 39, Melrose 17Grady over Mosquero, score n/aClovis C...
Poaching incidents have game officials concerned
January 22nd, 2009
Poachers in Roosevelt County and New Mexico are taking shots at a $900 million state industry, and may pay for it with thousands of dollars in fines.
In the past few weeks, two poaching inci...
Local companies unaffected by peanut recall
January 22nd, 2009
Local peanut and peanut product producers are safe from a nationwide peanut butter product recall.
Officials with Sunland Peanut Inc. and Leslie Candy Co. said their peanuts are grown locall...
All-state football teams
January 22nd, 2009
New Mexico High SchoolCoaches AssociationClass 2AFIRST TEAMOffenseQuarterback: Brett Anderson, Texico. Running backs: Jason Martinez, Santa Rosa; Mario P...
Dusk set for CCC performance
January 22nd, 2009
Canadian crooner Matt Dusk will brings his “Rat Pack” jazz style to a concert Jan. 31 at the Clovis Civic Center.
The concert kicks off the spring season of Clovis Community
Coll...
Jan. 22, 1953
January 22nd, 2009
Five Eastern New Mexico University music students performed for the District 4 Registered Nurses Association's annual banquet at the Clovis Country Club.
...
Clovis banker sworn in as ENMU regent
January 21st, 2009
A Clovis banker has joined the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents.
At the regents meeting Wednesday in Santa Fe, Randy Harris, president of the Bank of Clovis, was sworn into his...
Jan. 22 Police Blotter
January 21st, 2009
Jan. 15
• 12:19 p.m. — A report that a tire had come off another vehicle and struck his vehicle and he was requesting a report for the accident. No roads were given.
Portales church hosting blood drive
January 21st, 2009
Portales First Baptist Church, 100 S. Ave. C is hosting a blood drive from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall.
Donors must be 16 years old with a signed parental co...
Legislative roundup: Feed bill passes house
January 21st, 2009
Legislative Roundup
Days remaining in session: 58
Feed bill passes House
The Legislature’s 60-day session will cost taxpayers $138,778 a day.
Most committee chairmen stay despite pro-tem fight
January 21st, 2009
It was the Senate committee chairmen shake-up that wasn’t.
After Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings was re-elected Tuesday with the help of 15 Republicans and eight Democrats, inclu...
Attorney general won’t push to open key meetings
January 21st, 2009
When several reform-minded legislators were elected last year — and several old-guard lawmakers lost — many open-government advocates thought there was a good chance of finally opening...
Portales opens district with easy win
January 21st, 2009
The margin of victory was solid in their first district win, but the Portales Rams weren't pleased with the intensity level in their 61-35 win over the New Mexico Military Institute Colts.
"...
Tuesday area prep basketball roundup
January 21st, 2009
GirlsMuleshoe 64, Friona 49Friona 11 9 12 17 — 49Muleshoe ...
Jan. 21, 2008 ENMU basketball capsules
January 21st, 2009
Men
Tarleton State (12-5, 0-2) at ENMU (4-12, 0-1)
When: 8 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference South Division game at Greyhound Arena.
Radio: KSEL-...
Jan. 21, 1968
January 21st, 2009
A Salvation Army used clothing store opened without much fanfare on 205 South Main. The store was supported and funded by the Roosevelt County Salvation Army Service Extension Committ...
Council recognizes Lopez at final meeting
January 20th, 2009
Councilman Jake J. Lopez and the Portales City Council celebrated his last day in office Tuesday.
Lopez has served Portales for 14 years. He resigned his city seat effective Tuesday after wi...
Jennings wins Senate clash
January 20th, 2009
Although most of his fellow Democrats wanted to replace Tim Jennings as the state Senate’s president pro-tem, the Southern New Mexico conservative held on to his post Monday with the help of...
Richardson: Act despite budget crisis
January 20th, 2009
If you mostly listened for the new projects and programs that Gov.
Bill Richardson pitched to lawmakers in his Stat...
Legislature: Senator stresses frugality — with kilt
January 20th, 2009
Legislative roundup
Days remaining in session: 59
Fear of computers: We hope you weren’t looking for a live webcast from the Senate floor Monday or T...
Hospital board holds off on proposed employee policy
January 20th, 2009
The on-again, off-again attempt to establish a policy for employees serving on the Roosevelt General Hospital Board is off again, at least for a while.
The wording of a proposed new policy w...
Dr Pepper truck spills load
January 20th, 2009
Diet or regular — Portales clean-up crews had plenty of choices Tuesday after a Dr Pepper truck dumped its load at Avenue A and First Street.
Police said a flatbed Dr Pepper truck was...
Jan. 21 Floyd News
January 20th, 2009
Transitions
• Birthdays and Anniversaries
Thursday—Alice Gossett
Friday—John and Mary Lou Kropp
Tuesday—Heather Buzard
Upco...
State will make Portales recoup its losses
January 20th, 2009
A Wall Street bankruptcy is costing Roosevelt County $8,300. And now the state wants part of the county’s interest from other investments to make up for its own loss with the same firm, the n...
Obama ready to tackle tasks that await him
January 20th, 2009
Perhaps befitting the times, it was a sober, almost subdued speech, capping a ceremony that was serious and sober.
President Obama called for “a new era of responsibility — a rec...
Thoughts on Roker, ‘24,’ Baskett
January 20th, 2009
Some rambling thoughts I had while wondering whether the Teen Wolf would have played college ball or entered the NBA draft:
• One of the stranger aspects of the presidential inauguratio...
Retiree mortality rate needs study
January 20th, 2009
Department of Defense actuaries have discovered significantly higher mortality rates among active duty retirees compared to reserve retirees, and the disparity stretches back decades.
In any...
Tuesday's scoreboard
January 20th, 2009
BasketballBoysTrinity Christian 69, Clovis 61Sudan 51, Farwell 42Olton 63, Bovina 54Muleshoe 60, Friona 50
Portales 61, NMMI 35
Dora 67, Elida 41
Cut fiber in Lubbock halts Yucca Internet
January 20th, 2009
Yucca Telecom Internet service was restored to Roosevelt County
residents just before 2 p.m. Tuesday after a cut cable in Lubbock in
the morning caused more than 3,000 customers to lose their Inter...
Jan. 20, 1967
January 20th, 2009
Thirty-six-year-old M. C. White Jr., a structural iron worker at the new high-rise dormitory at ENMU, was seriously injured after a scaffold collapsed and he fell 30 feet from where he was...
Commission to consider new Legislature policy
January 19th, 2009
At their meeting today, Roosevelt County Commissioners are scheduled to consider a policy requiring capital outlay requests to the Legislature to come before the commission in advance if the county...
Grant applications on council’s agenda
January 19th, 2009
Portales City Council will be tending to housekeeping chores when it meets at 7 p.m. today, including a review the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce annual report.
Among the other items p...
Jan. 20 ENMU briefs
January 19th, 2009
ENMU’s MySpace sponsoring video contest
Eastern New Mexico University’s MySpace page is sponsoring a video contest with the theme of “Cool School ENMU.”
Jan. 20, 2008 Lone Star Conference basketball update
January 19th, 2009
Standings
All times MST
Men
South Division
Div. All
W-L W-L
Midwestern State 2-0 13-4
West T...
Clovis teams get state preview
January 19th, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis High’s swimmers got a possible preview of state competition in Saturday’s Albuquerque Academy Invitational.
Both CHS teams finished seventh in 13-schoo...
Clovis, Portales girls to battle again
January 19th, 2009
First-year Clovis High girls coach Jeff Reed doesn’t want to take anybody for granted.
The Lady Wildcats have been on a roll, winning seven of their last eight games capped by Saturday...
Clovis-Trinity Christian capsule
January 19th, 2009
Trinity Christian (21-3)at Clovis (10-6)6:30 p.m., Rock Staubus GymRadio: KCLV-AM 1240, KICA-FM 98.3.Trinity players to watch: Sr. G Tyler Kennedy, Sr....
Rams confident heading into district opener
January 19th, 2009
The Portales Rams feel pretty good about their situation heading into the start of District 4-3A play.
Their stock will continue to rise if they can get a couple of wins this week, Rams coac...
Far from galas, Richardson opens session
January 19th, 2009
He had dreamed of being the one up on the inauguration platform in Washington, D.C.
Instead, Gov. Bill Richardson remains in Santa Fe today, his presidential hopes long gone and his nominati...
Despite election outcome, area largely Republican
January 19th, 2009
There were no surprises about the results of the Nov. 4 presidential
election among political party leaders in eastern New Mexico.
While President-Elect Barack Obama won the state, Republica...
Grant applications on agenda for council meeting
January 19th, 2009
Portales City Council will be tending to housekeeping chores when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, including a review the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce annual report.
Among the other items...
Jan. 19, 1981
January 19th, 2009
The Portales News Tribune reported that the Roosevelt County Commission approved a measure put forth by Sheriff Stanley Bilberry to use air travel to transport Roosevelt County prisoners if the...
Jan. 18, 1948
January 18th, 2009
A 41-year-old mother of Roosevelt County gave birth to her 15th child in a farmhouse near Bethel. The doctor attending the mother reported that her previous children were all in good health.
Despite festivities, outlook still dire
January 18th, 2009
Tuesday’s inauguration of Barack Obama will truly be unique. He will be the first president younger than me.
He’ll also be the first black president in our nation’s history...
Jan. 18 Letters to the Editor
January 17th, 2009
U.S. shouldn't support bloodshed
Are we blind? Whose professional military, armed, supported and funded ($3 billion a year in U.S. taxpayer money) by U.S. power, is murdering d...
Inauguration symbol of true democracy
January 17th, 2009
Some of them remember Roosevelt. Some of them have no memory of anyone not named Bush or Clinton.
Just as the big event draws people from many generations, its allure crosses other demograph...
Rams get upended by Hope Christian in tourney finals
January 17th, 2009
In their way of thinking, the Portales Rams felt they had a chance with Class 3A’s top-ranked Hope Christian on Saturday if they could prevent the Huskies from getting off to a fast start.
Paying attention may be easiest from computer
January 17th, 2009
So you’ve heard politicians pontificating about the need for
citizens to participate in government and being the responsible,
civic-minded citizen you are, you’ve decided to take them u...
Political drama likely guest of honor in Santa Fe
January 17th, 2009
You have a lame-duck governor who was supposed to be leaving but
then announced an abrupt change of plans, and an ambitious lieutenant
governor, who was supposed to take the reigns but now has to b...
Several issues iffy in Santa Fe
January 17th, 2009
As if the state's budget crunch wasn't enough, lawmakers in the
session starting Tuesday will tackle issues from the death penalty to
gay marriage.
Here's a look at some key issues and their...
Pillows part of upcoming program
January 17th, 2009
Information on making designer pillows, “appli-felting” and new cleaning products will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Jan. 18, 2008 Portales Junior High News
January 17th, 2009
School closed Monday
Students and school employees have the day off Monday as the nation celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Spelling bee news
Th...
Jan. 18, 2008 Portales High School News
January 17th, 2009
School closed Monday
PHS will be closed Monday, January 19 in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. Classes will resume Tuesday, January 20.
College Goal Sunday se...
Jan. 18, 2008 Elida School News
January 17th, 2009
EventsTuesday — Basketball @ Dora, 3 p.m. (junior high boys and girls, JV goys, varsity boys and girls)Friday — Basketball vs. Grady, 2 p.m. (junior hig...
Jan. 18, 2008 Floyd School Menus
January 17th, 2009
TuesdayBreakfast: Scrambled eggs, toast, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Chicken fajitas, rice, salad, tortilla, peaches, milk (Salad bar for MS/HS)WednesdayBr...
Jan. 18, 2008 Club Notes
January 17th, 2009
Portales Woman’s Club
Portales Woman’s Club met on Wednesday, January 14th with 27 members and 1 guest present. President, Gaynelle Thomas, called the meeting to ord...
Jan. 18, 2008 CSC Menu
January 17th, 2009
Monday: Closed.
Tuesday: Hamburger Mac, green beans, corn, peaches.
Wednesday: Chicken and rice, salad, peas, roll, peanut butter cookie.
Thursday: ...
Jan. 18, 2008 Honors
January 17th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University
The following Portales students were named to the dean’s list at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, for the fall 2008 semester.
&b...
Jan. 18, 2008 Library News
January 17th, 2009
Events
• The library will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day.
• Tuesday at 10:30 is Baby Laptime. This program is designed for infants and toddlers age...
Saturday's scoreboard
January 17th, 2009
Basketball
Boys
Texico 48, Dora 46Fort Sumner 65, Tucumcari 51 Melrose 74, Lake Arthur 29
Clovis Christian 65, Grady 31
Hope Christia...
Spanking doesn’t equate violence
January 17th, 2009
I grew up getting spanked. As strange as it sounds, I have fond memories of it.
For us young Tedaldi’s, the ten cousins I grew up with, getting spanked was a shared experience. Wheneve...
Jan. 17, 1951
January 17th, 2009
"Devil's Doorway," featuring Robert Taylor, Louis Calhern and Edgar Buchanan was playing at the Tower Theatre, while "In a Lonely Place" saw its last showing at the theatre
&nb...
Boys basketball roundup, Jan. 16
January 16th, 2009
Texico 54, Elida 44
Elida 12 15 11 6 — 44
Texico 6 12 23 13 — 54
Leading scorers — Elida, Ryan...
Hoop shoot set for Sunday
January 16th, 2009
The Fraternal Order of the Elks is holding its annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw Program from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at Marshall Middle School.
Children between the ages of 8 and 13 are eligible.
Rams advance to Hope Christian invite finals
January 16th, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales has trouble with Class 2A teams in the past at the Hope Christian Invitational.
Not this year.
Portales beat Rehoboth 60-45 Friday in the semifinals and w...
Finance program coming to Pleasant Hill
January 16th, 2009
Financial Peace University’s 13-week finance program is coming to Pleasant Hill.
FPU has helped more than 650,000 families positively change their financial future, according to a news...
Friday's scoreboard
January 16th, 2009
BasketballBoysHighland 68, Clovis 46Texico 54, Elida 44Fort Sumner 75, Clovis Christian 45Farwell 62, Morton 26Sudan 65, Bovina 32Dimmitt, 52, Mules...
Clovis man wins $50,000 lottery prize
January 16th, 2009
Seturnino “Nino” Garduno of Clovis won $50,000 in a New Mexico Lottery scratch-off game, according to a release from the New Mexico Lottery Authority.
Garduno purchased a “...
Elida rattles Rattlers
January 16th, 2009
TUCUMCARI — The Elida Tigers closed out Tucumcari from the free throw line, with a 9-for-10 second half in a 50-46 win Thursday at the Snake Pit.Kody Paiz and Cade Cathey each sco...
Cats find themselves up against another No. 1
January 16th, 2009
Another day, another chance for the Clovis Wildcats to pull an upset.“It seems like every time we turn around,” Clovis coach J.D. Isler said, “we’re playing a No...
Rams begin Hope Tourney with win over Mora
January 16th, 2009
ALBUQUERQUE — The Portales Rams began the Hope Christian basketball tournament with a 60-55 win Thursday night against Mora.Senior Nick Bliss led the Rams with 23 points, followed...
Jan. 16, 1975
January 16th, 2009
The Eastern New Mexico University Rodeo Club presented "Birth of a Legend" and "The Great American Cowboy" in the Campus Union Ballroom. The ad for the latter film hailed it as "the&n...
Annual MLK march mixing it up
January 15th, 2009
The Martin Luther King Jr., Day Commemorative March is a 20-year tradition in Portales but this year it will be different.
Oscar Robinson, a member of the Cultural Affairs Committee says, th...
Pet peeves reveal personal side
January 15th, 2009
Mostly I write on topics I suspect concern a wide enough audience. Columnists don’t just write on anything that pops into their minds but need to do a bit of service to reader-clients.
Bush exit from office long overdue
January 15th, 2009
In what is likely to be his last news conference and in a series of media interviews, President George W. Bush is understandably trying to put a positive spin on his eight years in the Oval Office....
God is in control
January 15th, 2009
Is there any good news anymore? You betcha! I have lots of it. Once in a while you will hear or read about something good on Planet Earth but I have “good news ” every day.
For s...
Jail escapee sentenced
January 15th, 2009
The first of eight Aug. 24 jail escapees caught by police is getting another two and a half years behind bars, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office.
Victor...
Reward offered for information in deer poaching
January 15th, 2009
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is offering a $500 reward for information leading to an arrest for killing a pair of mule deer discovered near Portales.
Game and Fish investigator...
ACU rallies past Zias
January 15th, 2009
ABILENE, Texas — Senior center Audra Lively-Maxwell scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds Tuesday night and Abilene Christian rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half to be...
Abilene Christian beats Hounds
January 15th, 2009
ABILENE, Texas — Senior guard Dante Adams scored 16 points Tuesday night, leading three Abilene Christian players in double figures as the Wildcats turned back Eastern New Mexico University 6...
First influenza cases confirmed
January 15th, 2009
The flu has arrived in New Mexico.
The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed the first six cases influenza of the flu season, one of which was a Curry County toddler, according to a...
Supreme Court overturns vehicular homicide conviction
January 15th, 2009
The New Mexico Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Melrose man convicted in 2004 of homicide by vehicle.
A two-year prison sentence for Harry Downey, 75, of Melrose, has been vacated...
Authorization for Ute Water Project passes Senate
January 15th, 2009
The Ute Water Project is halfway to Barack Obama’s desk.
By a 73-21 vote, Senate Bill 22 passed Thursday afternoon, and similar legislation will head to the House of Representatives.
Jan. 15, 1956
January 15th, 2009
As a message for the New Year, a Portales Daily News editorial stated that "Portales will probably never be confronted with a 'smog' problem such as Los Angeles....
Man convicted on meth charges says he didn't manufacture
January 14th, 2009
A Roosevelt County man sentenced last week on methamphetamine manufacturing charges says he didn’t cook meth and was sentenced 15 years in prison for being an addict.
Cody Banister, 28...
Annual board of regents meeting begins Wednesday
January 14th, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University president Steven Gamble will lead the school’s board of regents to its annual meeting in Santa Fe Wednesday afternoon, to coincide with the start of the state Le...
Art committee meeting set
January 14th, 2009
The New Mexico Arts Local Selection Committee of the Art in Public Places program is scheduled to meet for finalist presentations tor the commission at Eastern New Mexico University’s Science...
Senior driving class open
January 14th, 2009
A drivers’ safety program co-sponsored by the local AARP chapter and Community Services Center is scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Wednesday in the community room at the center.
Ute water measure expected to hit Senate Thursday
January 14th, 2009
Authorization of the Ute Water Project is expected to be on the Senate floor Thursday, according to a release from U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M.
By a 68-24 vote Wednesday, the Senate appro...
Local restaurant hosting record release party
January 14th, 2009
Local musician Keeson Bell will perform at a Blues Farm Records CD release party Saturday at Kripple Creek Restaurant.
Blues Farm Records country recording artist Mark Kelley is bringing the...
Tuesday area prep basketball highlights
January 14th, 2009
Boys* Lane Draper pumped in 22 points to lead Melrose to a 72-58 win over Clovis Christian. Jordan Broome led the Eagles with 16 points. * Lucas Walthers led a bala...
Jan. 14, 1966
January 14th, 2009
During a meeting of the Friendship Homemakers club, with Mrs. Allen Chapman presiding as president, the women attending agreed to give $1 each to increase funds of the Roosevelt County&nb...
Lady Rams streak ends at Hobbs
January 13th, 2009
HOBBS— Fresh off two straight wins in the Portales Shootout, coach Clay Stout says turnovers were a big reason his Lady Rams (8-6) lost in Hobbs 36-32 Tuesday night.“They al...
Greyhounds lose LSC South opener by 10 points
January 13th, 2009
ABILENE, Texas — Senior guard Dante Adams scored 16 points Tuesday night, leading three Abilene Christian players in double figures as the Wildcats turned back Eastern New Mexico University 6...
Zias blow 12-point second half lead in LSC South opener
January 13th, 2009
ABILENE, Texas — Senior center Audra Lively-Maxwell scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds Tuesday night and Abilene Christian rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half to be...
Always best to think for yourself
January 13th, 2009
I wanted static, but got the word of God.
The radio in my car broke, though no fault of mine (in case the warranty people are reading this). I made a call to get it replaced. No problem, the...
VA health enrollment will increase
January 13th, 2009
An estimated 258,000 middle-income veterans with no service-connected health conditions will be allowed by late June to enroll in the VA health care system.
Enrollment means access to...
NATO initiation of Ukraine not worthwhile plan
January 13th, 2009
The cutoff of supplies of natural gas from Russia to Europe through pipelines in Ukraine may have been resolved for the time being with an agreement to deploy international monitors to make sure Uk...
State conducting risk survey
January 13th, 2009
The New Mexico Department of Health has your number. Now they would like answers to questions about your health.
The DOH is making phone calls across the area to gather information. The annu...
Students discover possible dinosaur fossil
January 13th, 2009
A Mesalands Community College paleontology class has found a fossil that could be of a new form of Triassic reptile at an eastern New Mexico dig site.
“I think that we have found a new...
Jan. 14 Floyd News
January 13th, 2009
Transitions
• Birthdays and Anniver-saries
Thursday — Leon Harvey
Friday -- Jake Buzard
Saturday — Chet Chenault, Don Beard, Jeanie Terry
...
Work continues on square
January 13th, 2009
Construction crews will soon begin narrowing streets in Portales around the Roosevelt County courthouse square, starting with South Main Street.
City Manager Debi Lee said Tuesday that crews...
Richardson to visit Clovis, Tucumcari
January 13th, 2009
Gov. Bill Richardson will be in parts of eastern New Mexico Thursday
to highlight his legislative priorities and unveil his public safety and
education agendas.
Richardson will be in Clovis...
Tuesday scoreboard
January 13th, 2009
BoysTexico 45, Friona 35Santa Rosa 49, Fort Sumner 48Melrose 72, Clovis Christian 58Farwell 53, Springlake-Earth 37Bovina 45, Morton 38Muleshoe 60, Lockne...
United Way far from goal
January 13th, 2009
United Way of Eastern New Mexico is well over $225,000 short of its fundraising goal for Roosevelt and Curry counties, according to a news release from the organization. So far, according to...
Jan. 13, 1948
January 13th, 2009
The Portales Daily News reported that research conducted by the University of New Mexico Bureau of Business estimated that Roosevelt County's population had jumped from 14,549 in 1940 to
Ute bill makes progres in Senate
January 12th, 2009
A package of bills, including a measure to authorize the Ute Water Project, passed the first of two procedural votes in the Senate on Sunday.
Jude McCartin, a spokesperson for U.S. Sen. Jeff...
Jan. 13 ENMU Faculty Briefs
January 12th, 2009
ENMU staff recognized
• Kenneth M. Henrie and Chris Taylor in the College of Business recently had their article “Use of Persuasion Knowledge by the Millennial Generation&r...
Jan. 13 ENMU Briefs
January 12th, 2009
Spring semster upcoming
The spring semester begins Jan. 20.
Study: ENMU has low tuiton
According to a study by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Eastern Ne...
Jan. 13 Police Blotter
January 12th, 2009
Friday
• At 8:40 p.m., a caller reported a subject in a red Dodge pickup throwing lit objects out of the window of the moving vehicle near a rest stop on U.S. 70.
Saturday
Program turns parents into grads
January 12th, 2009
Portales High School’s Graduation Reality and Dual-Role Skills program had 73 percent graduation rate among eligible seniors and no repeat pregnancies last year, director Laura Adkins said.
ENMU basketball capsules
January 12th, 2009
Men ENMU (4-11) at Abilene Christian (6-7) When: 7 p.m. (MST) today in the Lone Star Conference South Division opener for both teams. Radio: KSEL-FM 95-3.
Jan. 12, 1967
January 12th, 2009
A recent renovation of the city's water distribution system was not completed correctly by a contractor of Farmington's Consolidated Construction Company. The contractor did not properly c...
Bengals down Cats in finals
January 11th, 2009
GALLUP — Alfonso Hubbard scored a game-high 30, and the Gallup Bengals rallied late to hold off the Clovis Wildcats 62-57 Saturday night for the Gallup Inviational championship.
Hubbar...
Lady Cats hold foe to one FG
January 11th, 2009
PORTALES — The Clovis High girls had four players outscore the entire Hot Springs team Saturday afternoon.
What’s more, the Lady Wildcats held the Lady Tigers to just one field g...
Saturday area prep scores
January 11th, 2009
BoysGallup InvitationalChampionshipGallup 62, Clovis 57Portales ShootoutPortales 60, Socorro 34EPAC tournamentAt Greyhound Are...
Jan. 11, 1956
January 11th, 2009
Jay Morgan, a local attorney, announced that he would run for the second seat the county held in the state House of Representatives. A constitutional amendment passed the previous September had...
Design contest open to youth
January 10th, 2009
New Mexico students are invited to enter the 2009 Santa Fe Opera Youth Poster Design Contest.
The deadline is Feb. 1. Winners receive a cash prize and a family package of six tickets for all...
Jambree club auditions upcoming
January 10th, 2009
Auditions for the Floyd Lions Club Jamboree are set for 2 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Old Gym of the Floyd School.
Musicians should have two traditional country-western or gospel songs for the audit...
"Perfect potato" coming on new show
January 10th, 2009
Information on cooking, shopping tips for new cooks, baking the “perfect potato,” and making chenille dolls and ornaments will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at...
Jan. 11, 2009 Anniversaries
January 10th, 2009
Lopez
Jake and Beatrice Lopez of Portales will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 12, 2009.
The couple was married Jan. 12, 1959, in Las Vegas, NM.
They ha...
Jan. 11, 2009 Births
January 10th, 2009
Strange
Madison Renae Strange was born Dec. 27, 2008, to Jerrod and Susan Strange of Portales at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She weighed 8-pounds, 1-ounce.
Jan. 11, 2009 Library Events
January 10th, 2009
To celebrate the release of the third book in the popular Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series, “The Last Straw,” the library will have a special program with games and a short craft on Tuesday...
Jan. 11, 2009 Library Books
January 10th, 2009
The following books are available for checkout at the Portales Public Library:Superparenting for ADDBy: Edward M. Hallowell, M.D. and Peter S. Jensen, M.D.As a pediat...
Jan. 11, 2009 CSC Menu
January 10th, 2009
Monday: Hamburger steak, brown gravy, peas, baked potato, roll, pineapple.
Tuesday: Baked chicken, spinach, carrots, roll, apricot cobbler.
Wednesday: Beef fajita...
Jan. 11, 2009 Elida School News
January 10th, 2009
Upcoming Events
Tuesday -- Basketball vs. Grady @ 3 p.m. - junior high boys and girls, junior varsity boys and varsity boys and girls.
Thursday -- Basketball teams @ Tucumcari...
Jan. 11, 2009 Floyd School Menus
January 10th, 2009
MondayBreakfast: Quesadilla, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Salisbury steak, sliced potatoes, roll, pineapple, milk (Salad bar for MS/HS) TuesdayBreakfas...
Jan. 11, 2009 Portales Junior High School News
January 10th, 2009
Basketball schedule
The Portales Junior High Rams have 18 games scheduled this week. Monday the boys’ and girls’ eighth grade “B” teams host the Dora Coyotes....
Jan. 11, 2009 Portales High School News
January 10th, 2009
Financial aid workshop set
The Educational Talent Search Program of ENMU will host a Financial Aid Workshop for Portales High School seniors and their parents 6 p.m. Monday in the PHS...
Mid-life crisis gift proves tedious
January 10th, 2009
I experienced a brief moment of regret wishing I had switched to another record.
But as I cued up the record and the sounds of The Guess Who’s “Clap for the Wolfman” came o...
Parting ways with name no easy feat
January 10th, 2009
I’m letting go of a large part of my identity — something that was crucial to my development as a person and as a writer: my last name. To be more precise, I’m letting go of my hu...
Porn industry fine without federal dollars
January 10th, 2009
The porn industry wants economic stimulus. It wants a federal bailout, which should resolve any confusion as to what this country has become.
Some don’t believe in the free market&rsqu...
Man receives prison sentence for drug charges
January 10th, 2009
A Roosevelt County man accused of running a methamphetamine lab is headed for prison.
Cody Banister was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in a state facility.
Banister, 28, accepted a p...
Texas Woman's uses quick start to subdue Zias
January 10th, 2009
DENTON, Texas — Senior forward Renee Renz scored 23 points and
grabbed eight rebounds and Texas Woman’s bolted to a 13-1 lead in the
first six minutes en route to an 86-71 victory over...
Cats beat top-ranked Manzano
January 10th, 2009
GALLUP — The Clovis Wildcats took control of a tight game in a 20-14 third quarter, and claimed their fourth-straight win with a 49-44 victory over Manzano in Friday’s Gallup Invitation...
Rams pull out victory in Shootout
January 10th, 2009
The Santa Teresa Desert Warriors controlled the first three quarters of their game against Portales in Friday night’s opening round of the Portales Shootout.
The Rams dominated the fin...
Jan. 10, 1962
January 10th, 2009
T. R. Allen and his wife, Marie, resumed ownership of the College Cleaners at 1015 W. Second St. after leaving 18 months earlier....
Physician: Several conditions contributed to deaths
January 9th, 2009
All three patients diagnosed with infections from a deadly invasive
bacteria had other health conditions that contributed to the severity
of their illness, according to a local physician.
Th...
Investigation ends in reprimand, policy change
January 9th, 2009
An internal investigation into the mistaken release of a prisoner from Curry County’s jail has ended with a reprimand and a major change in jail policy.
A report of the investigation a...
Friday's area scores
January 9th, 2009
BoysFarwell 46, Lockney 37Anton 61, Bovina 45Olton 54, Muleshoe 47Gallup tournamentClovis 49, Manzano 44Portales ShootoutP...
ENMU women's basketball capsule
January 9th, 2009
ENMU (9-8) at Texas Woman’s (8-4) When: 1 p.m. (MST) Saturday in a Lone Star Conference crossover game at Denton, Texas. Radio: none. On the Net: www.en...
Lady Cats prepare for Portales Shootout
January 9th, 2009
Prior to the start of practice this fall, first-year Clovis High girls coach Jeff Reed told senior Leia Willis he saw her in a “sixth man” role with the Lady Wildcats.Willis...
Logan, San Jon boys advance to EPAC consolation brackets
January 9th, 2009
FLOYD — Senior Taylor Smith led four Logan players in double figures with 13 points Thursday night and the Longhorns outlasted Grady 60-57 in the boys consolation bracket of the EPAC basketba...
Clovis boys sting Farmington 58-27
January 9th, 2009
GALLUP — The Clovis Wildcats are expecting a challenge from their second-round opponent today in the Gallup Invitational. They certainly didn’t get one Wednesday.The Wildcat...
Jan. 9, 1948
January 9th, 2009
A local Phillips 66 station ran an ad in the Portales Daily News calling all "Democrats and Republicans (or if you're going to vote for Henry Wallace)" to drive on safe tires by bringing in the ad...
Price increased for Sunday paper
January 8th, 2009
The price for Sunday editions of the Clovis News Journal and Portales News-Tribune is going up by 25 cents.
Freedom New Mexico, which publishes both papers, is increasing the price from $1 t...
Love never wasted on life
January 8th, 2009
Life is a great adventure … a journey, if you please. It is filled with turns, detours, surprises, excitement and most of all, love. Many dance through life but never hear the music. That is...
City council to meet in executive session
January 8th, 2009
The city council has scheduled an executive session for 5 p.m. Tuesday at city hall.
The portion of the meeting closed to the public is to discuss the possible purchase, acquisit...
Bidding begins for air service contract
January 8th, 2009
The city’s air service provider will be bidding for another two-year
contract, according to Great Lakes Airlines spokeswoman Monica Taylor.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is acc...
Medical examiner searching for links between infection victims
January 8th, 2009
Health investigators probing three Curry County cases involving an
invasive bacteria have found no direct connection between the victims,
according to an epidemiologist with the state health depart...
Comment feature down
January 8th, 2009
The online feature that allows readers to comment on our stories is down across Freedom Communications.
Technicians are working to restore the feature.
Thursday scoreboard
January 8th, 2009
Basketball
Prep
Boys
Artesia 51, Portales 48
Gallup Tournment
Clovis 58, Farmington 27
EPAC TournamentL...
Amateur bull riding good for laughs
January 8th, 2009
I’m sure it’s written someplace that every ranch boy must try riding a bull — in a rodeo — at least once in his life.
In the olden days most every town had an amateur...
Obama transfer of power faces new troubles
January 8th, 2009
If you’ve ever wondered why some TV networks choose to air romance marathons on Super Bowl Sunday, it’s something the entertainment industry calls counter-programming.
The idea i...
Jan. 8, 1951
January 8th, 2009
The Portales Daily News reported that the local Junior Chamber of Commerce adopted a proposal to lower the voting age in New Mexico to 18, on the grounds that "persons old enough to be inducted int...
Rams host unbeaten Bulldogs
January 7th, 2009
With the start of District 4-3A action less than two weeks away, Portales boys basketball coach Mark Gallegos expects to get a good measure of his Rams tonight and through the weekend.T...
Mayor mulls terminating contract
January 7th, 2009
Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega Jr. isn’t ready to pull the city out of the Eastern Plains Council of Governments because of an embezzlement scandal at the regional planning agency.
But...
Lujan appointed to Homeland Security
January 7th, 2009
Democratic Rep. Ben Lujan’s first committee appointment will have him work closely with Cannon Air Force Base, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Lujan, who won the Nov. 4 general election fo...
ENMU basketball capsules
January 7th, 2009
Men ENMU (4-10) at Texas A&M-Commerce (7-6), 7 p.m. today in a Lone Star Conference crossover game. Radio: none. On the Net: www.enmusports.com Notes: The...
Clovis boys capsule
January 7th, 2009
BoysClovis (8-4) vs. Farmington (1-7)Gallup Tournament
When: 6 p.m. todayLast game: Clovis beat Cibola 65-32.At stake: Clovis is looking t...
Albuquerque Journal halts local home deliveries
January 7th, 2009
Falling on hard financial times, the Albuquerque Journal is canceling distribution of its paper to more than 30 New Mexico towns including Clovis, Portales and Tucumcari.
The paper will term...
Sen. Bingaman submits Ute bill
January 7th, 2009
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., introduced a package of bills Wednesday including proposed authorization of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System.
The package could b...
Jan. 8 Police Blotter
January 7th, 2009
A sampling of recent calls received by Portales Police dispatchers, compiled from reports:
Jan. 3:
• About 3:45 p.m., a small child kept calling 911 to say hi and wouldn&r...
Streptococcus infection kills two in Curry County
January 7th, 2009
Two Curry County residents are dead and another is hospitalized from
an infection of ‘invasive group A Streptococcus’, according to a press
release from the New Mexico Department of Hea...
Local Spanish band recognized
January 7th, 2009
When Paul Cordova began performing with a few family members and
friends at church carnivals in 2003, he had no idea his band would be
named one of the top 15 bands in New Mexico.
Groupo Cie...
Dora company joins angus association
January 7th, 2009
WD Absher Co. LLC of Dora has recently joined the American Angus Association, said Bryce Schumann, chief executive officer of the national breed registry organization in Missouri.
The Americ...
Wednesday's scoreboard
January 7th, 2009
EPAC Tournament
Boys
At Floyd
WednesdayQuarterfinalsTexico 56, Dora 52Elida 62, Melrose 57Thursday
City councilor resigns
January 7th, 2009
The Portales City Council met Tuesday night at city hall.
Business conducted included:
• Councilors considered not renewing the city’s membership in the Eastern Plains Coun...
Jan. 7, 1977
January 7th, 2009
The Portales News-Tribune reported that locals were reacting to prices of coffee when it jumped from 60 cents a pound to one dollar, but were not as reactionary as they were to the sugar prices two...
Canyon girls rout Lady Cats
January 6th, 2009
CANYON, Texas — The Clovis High girls faced one of the best teams in Texas on Tuesday night. One bad quarter did them in.Trailing 15-13 and playing for the last shot of the first...
Information sought in deer poaching
January 6th, 2009
The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is offering a reward for
information leading to the arrest of poachers believed to have
unlawfully killed a deer off N.M. 202 and Black Water Road northea...
Jan. 7 Floyd News
January 6th, 2009
Transitions
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Sunday — Char Rector
Upcoming Events
Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for...
Eight-team playoff system flawed
January 6th, 2009
Oklahoma and Florida meet Thursday night. One will be college football’s champion, with an imperfect 13-1 record. The other will finish 12-2 and be runner-up.
Oklahoma wins, and...
TRICARE cost increases proposed
January 6th, 2009
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows why some military retirees and veterans could face higher out-of-pocket costs if the Obama administration and Congress take bold moves to ref...
U.S. shouldn’t support either side in Mideast
January 6th, 2009
As is so often the case with Middle Eastern conflicts, there are
wheels within wheels in the current Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza
strip, and a distinct shortage of reasons to cheer either si...
Tuesday scoreboard
January 6th, 2009
All times MST
BasketballPrepBoysFarwell at Hart, n/aLorenzo 80, Bovina 38Lockney 52, Muleshoe 33
EPAC Tournament
at Floyd
Jan. 6, 1957
January 6th, 2009
"Written on the Wind," starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Dorothy Malone, was playing at the Tower Theatre....
Lady Cats face big challenge in Canyon
January 5th, 2009
At 9-3, the Clovis High girls are off to a solid start this season.
Their five-game winning streak will be put to the test tonight when the Lady Wildcats play at traditional Texas power Cany...
Donations to Salvation Army programs increase
January 5th, 2009
Despite economic hard times, Clovis and Portales still gave
generously to the Salvation Army’s three holiday programs, Red Kettles,
Angel Tree and The Empty Stocking Fund.
Monetary don...
Child solicitation sting nets arrest
January 5th, 2009
A 21-year-old man was arrested Sunday in Blanco as a result of a child solicitation sting operation by the Curry County Sheriff’s Office.
David A. Archuleta of Blanco was charged with...
Elida, Texico out to defend EPAC titles
January 5th, 2009
Elida’s boys are looking for a third consecutive title in the EPAC tournament this week, although Tigers coach Darrell Chenault isn’t going out on a limb.
“We’re goin...
Jan. 5, 1948
January 5th, 2009
The Portales Daily News reported that an Eastern New Mexico College student burned in a recent kerosene explosion in the college's gymnasium was recovering in good time....
Richardson withdraws bid to be commerce secretary
January 4th, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday
announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect
Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation...
Jan 4, 1962
January 4th, 2009
James Price, a 15-month-old toddler who unlatched a kitchen cabinet to find and consume a small amount of commercial rat poison, was treated and released at Roosevelt General Hospital....
New year resolution: Husband goes
January 3rd, 2009
2009 will be a shocking year for me. I’m not going to sky dive or bungy jump, I’m too scared for that, but I still want to do something fearless. I’m ready to take this step. I&rs...
Non-American tracking system isn't feasible
January 3rd, 2009
In what we hope is its last great act of lunacy, Michael Chertoff’s Department of Homeland Security has announced it will subject all non-Americans, including those who have been permanent le...
Effects of Christmas still being felt
January 3rd, 2009
These days the Christmas season lasts well into January for some of us.
Once upon a time, all I had to look forward to after Christmas was one day exchanging the shirts I’d received as...
Jan. 4 Police Blotter
January 3rd, 2009
A sampling of recent calls received by the Portales Police dispatchers, compiled from reports:
Dec. 28:
About 2:40 p.m., a woman reported she returned to her residence on South...
Hunter education course available
January 3rd, 2009
A hunter education course is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 24 and Jan. 25 in Portales.
Darren Elrod, volunteer hunter education instructor with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fi...
County officials look to boost local economy
January 3rd, 2009
One of two Roosevelt County Commissioners being sworn into office Monday has already set a hefty agenda.
Republican David Sanders says his top priorities are fixing overcrowding at the count...
Clovis extends streak with win at Mayfield
January 3rd, 2009
LAS CRUCES — Trailing the whole game, Clovis High’s girls found a way to extend their winning streak late on Saturday.
Sophomore Ashlee Pierson hit the front end of a two-shot fo...
Year in review: Jail escape among most notable of crimes
January 3rd, 2009
An initially quiet year was fraught with high profile criminal cases in the last quarter.
Law enforcement scrambled to recapture eight escaped inmates and the prior year’s homicide rat...
Domestic violence calls suddenly increase
January 3rd, 2009
Whether it’s the strained economy, the holidays, population changes or something else area law enforcement leaders can’t be certain.
But what they do know is they are seeing an i...
Jan 3, 1977
January 3rd, 2009
Fred Hensley and Reuben Nieves took oath as the two new judges of the Ninth Judicial District, comprising Roosevelt and Curry counties. Hensley, of Portales, came from a lineage of judges, as his f...
Jan. 3, 2009 Clovis girls basketball capsule
January 2nd, 2009
Clovis (8-3) at Mayfield (10-2)When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Las CrucesRadio: KCLV-FM 99.1Notes: The teams met in the third-place game of the Mel Otero Invite i...
Jan. 3, 2009 Clovis boys basketball capsule
January 2nd, 2009
Cibola (6-4) at Clovis (7-4)
7 p.m.
Radio: KCLV-AM 1240, KICA-FM 98.3.
How they got here: Both teams are coming off wins against Los Lunas, albeit 1...
Jan. 3, 2009 ENMU basketball capsules
January 2nd, 2009
Men
ENMU (3-9) vs. Cameron (5-4), 4 p.m. today, and vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (8-3), 8 p.m. Monday, in Lone Star Conference crossover games at Greyhound Arena.
Radio: KS...
Greyhounds hope to have larger player pool for weekend
January 2nd, 2009
Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach Shawn Scanlan is hoping to have closer to a full roster this weekend.
The Greyhounds, with only eight players in uniform, upended L...
Bags, fabric on upcoming show
January 2nd, 2009
Information on making a messenger-type bag, creating a faux wall painting and felting fabric are featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Sewing exp...
Jan. 4, 2009 Engagements
January 2nd, 2009
Polich-Hanson
Tammy Chandler and Levi Polich of Portales announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Chelsey Polich of Portales, to Devin Hanson of Clovis....
Jan. 4, 2009 On the Shelves
January 2nd, 2009
The following books are available for checkout at the Portales Public Library:
Win the War Within by Floyd H. Chilton with Laura Tucker. Floyd Chilton is a renowned scientist a...
Jan. 4, 2009 Library News
January 2nd, 2009
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. is Baby Laptime. This program is designed for infants and toddlers ages 1-3 and their parents. It is a short storytime with lots of singing and fingerplays—a perfect way...
Jan. 4, 2009 Community Services Center Menu
January 2nd, 2009
Monday: Ham, broccoli with cheese, salad, roll, white cake.
Tuesday: Chicken enchiladas, corn, spinach salad, salsa, peaches.
Wednesday: Liver and onions, wild ri...
Jan. 4, 2009 Floyd School Menus
January 2nd, 2009
Tuesday
Breakfast: Sausage and egg casserole, cereal, juice, milk
Lunch: Cheese pizza, corn, salad, peaches, milk (Salad bar for MS/HS)
Wednesday
Breakfast...
Police academy seeks volunteers
January 2nd, 2009
The Clovis Police Department needs residents to participate in a Citizens Police Academy, according to a press release.
Tentatively scheduled to begin in February, the 12-week course is desi...
Police say DWI lower this year
January 2nd, 2009
Roosevelt County law enforcement officers say they see few incidents of DWI and other violations of alcohol-related laws New Year’s Eve.
Detective David Meeks of the Portales Police De...
Clovis man arrested in connection to drug seizure
January 2nd, 2009
A 21-year-old Clovis man was arrested Thursday in connection with a substantial drug seizure, Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said.
Brent Roaf is being held on $16,500 bond, jail off...
The $80,000 question: Whose is it?
January 2nd, 2009
Whose $80,000 is it anyway?
The city of Tucumcari says it is theirs.
Quay County says they asked for it first.
At stake is $80,000 appropriated to “Tucumcari in Quay Coun...
Review: "Marley and Me"
January 2nd, 2009
A dog is a man’s best friend, according to “Marley and Me,” a movie that opened Christmas Day based on the book by John Grogan.
The story follows Grogan and his wife, Jenny...
Jan 2, 1951
January 2nd, 2009
There would be no more parking on the Roosevelt County Courthouse lawn, according to a decision by the new county commissioners in their first meeting of the year. The commissioners said they notic...
Government security intervention warranted
January 1st, 2009
As I listened to reports from India with reactions of people to November’s terrorist attacks, I noticed that nearly every civilian interviewed — other than government officials &md...
New cabinet can cut faulty regulations
January 1st, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama is reportedly committed to signing a massive “stimulus” plan of government spending — some estimates are as high as $850 billion — almost as soo...
Hospital offers smoking cessation class
January 1st, 2009
Roosevelt General Hospital has scheduled a free eight-week smoking-cessation class on Tuesdays beginning Jan. 13 in the hospital conference room. The class provides instruction to help individuals...
God's love is forever
January 1st, 2009
The holidays are over. Tearful goodbyes are said. The house is strangely quiet.
The pride I feel for our sons and the gratitude I feel for God is overwhelming. The dream that began so long a...
Jan 1, 1948
January 1st, 2009
The new year entered in at 2.5 degrees below zero. A three-inch snowfall the day before caused slick streets and several accidents, one in which a man broke his hip....
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