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Seniors speak out on reduced transit service
January 31st, 2006
Several community members voiced their displeasure about the Portales Area Transit system not giving rides on Mondays during a public forum on Tuesday.
Twila Hurley of the Portales Area Transit syste...
Governor says commuter rail not dead
January 31st, 2006
SANTA FE — Gov. Bill Richardson said Tuesday there are “a few glitches,” but the planned Rail Runner commuter train remains on track.
The governor said at a Capitol rally that he envisions comm...
Medical marijuana gets Senate nod
January 31st, 2006
SANTA FE — The state Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal Tuesday to allow patients seriously ill with cancer, AIDS and some other illnesses to use marijuana for medical purposes.
Supporters s...
Nearly $5.1 billion budget package heads to House
January 31st, 2006
SANTA FE — A House committee approved a nearly $5.1 billion budget bill Tuesday that leaves money available for tax cuts and saves some of the state’s revenue windfall in a permanent fund.
The bi...
Floyd News
January 31st, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Bobby Nall; Kathy Duncan; Arthur Rowland
Upcoming events
l Lion’s Club will meet Wednesday in the Community Building
l Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens...
Dora News
January 31st, 2006
Youth event planned in Dora
The “Ultimate Youth Escape” is scheduled for 2-8 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Dora Baptist Church. Area youth are invited to join the Dora Baptist youth for the event. According...
South County News
January 31st, 2006
Commodity schedule is set
February commodities will be distributed in Arch, Causey and Dora on Feb. 15. You can check for specific time at each location.
For those who have not signed a commodity appl...
Greyhounds drop to 2-3 in LSC South
January 30th, 2006
CANYON, Texas — Forward Patrick Culver and guard Damien Lolar each scored 23 points Monday night, and West Texas A&M opened an early lead en route to a 93-81 victory over Eastern New Mexico Universi...
Heflin believes water supply is council's biggest issue
January 30th, 2006
The following is the first part in a question and answer series of candidates running in the municipality election on March 7. Candidates are asked questions regarding the city’s future.
Chad Hefli...
Bills could aid Ute Water Project
January 30th, 2006
House bills beneficial to the Ute Water Pipeline Project are immersed in the many bills requesting money from the New Mexico legislative session.
Both Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega and Scott Verhine...
Minimum wage bill features party-line split
January 30th, 2006
Local legislators exhibit a party-line split in the debate over whether to raise up the state’s minimum wage.
Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis, and Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, think if the minimum wage were...
Minimum wage bill has party-line split
January 30th, 2006
Local legislators exhibit a party-line split in the debate over whether to raise up the state’s minimum wage.
Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis, and Sen. Gay Kernan, R-Hobbs, think if the minimum wage were...
Ethics bills move through committees
January 30th, 2006
SANTA FE — A piece of Gov. Bill Richardson’s ethics package got unanimous committee endorsement Monday and headed to the full House for a vote.
A Senate panel also approved a much broader measure...
Smith lawyer wants evidence
January 30th, 2006
The attorney representing accused killer James Smith on Monday complained to a district court judge that he’s not received evidence in the case, as required by law.
Judge Joe Parker ordered prosecu...
Smith attorney wants evidence
January 30th, 2006
The attorney representing accused killer James Smith on Monday complained to a district court judge that he’s not received evidence in the case, as required by law.
Judge Joe Parker ordered prosecu...
Jan. 31, 2006 Obituaries
January 30th, 2006
Frank Teti
Services: 10 a.m. Feb. 18, Monterey, Calif., cemetery.
Professor Francis Michael Teti, 68, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, in Portales.
He was born on Feb. 5, 1937, in Utica, N.Y., to Frank T....
Iraq veterans need seamless health care
January 30th, 2006
With the Iraq war producing a steady stream of severely wounded service members, the departments of Defense and of Veterans Affairs are struggling with calls to create a “seamless transition” for...
Citizens should be commended for United Way aid
January 28th, 2006
I’d like to thank the citizens of eastern New Mexico.
Looking back at 2005, United Way of Eastern New Mexico reaching its goal this year was a great tribute to the resilience and generosity of peopl...
Campos pushing eastern plains for wind power
January 28th, 2006
Rep. Jose Campos thinks the winds of eastern New Mexico could fuel economic growth and the state’s energy options.
Windmills would be advantageous to farmers and ranchers, and 200 windmills already...
Biographies can make for great fiction
January 28th, 2006
Most people who write a lot in their jobs — reporters, college professors, teachers and especially columnists, probably harbor the fantasy of writing a book someday. It was revealed recently that th...
Early voting under way in mil levy, polls open Feb. 7
January 28th, 2006
Some Roosevelt County residents have already made their decision on whether they are in favor of, or opposed to keeping a property tax in place to help the Portales School District.
Janet Collins, Ro...
Obituaries
January 28th, 2006
Loretta Faye Dudley
Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Steed-Todd Chapel.
Mrs. Loretta Faye Dudley, 59, of Clovis died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, at her home.
She was born Feb. 11, 1946, in Portales to Clem...
Floyd School News
January 28th, 2006
Upcoming Events
Parent/Teacher conferences will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. There will be no school that day. Progress reports will also be handed out Friday.
Students chosen as essay finalists
The...
PJHS News
January 28th, 2006
Band competition is Saturday
On Saturday, Eastern New Mexico University will host the Souhteast District Solo and Ensemble here at Portales Junior High. Our own junior high bands have 35 performances...
Hounds look to sustain recent effort
January 28th, 2006
With the kind of effort they put forth in Wednesday’s 75-69 loss to visiting Tarleton State, Eastern New Mexico University senior guard Jolen Montoya figures the Greyhounds would win most games.
EN...
Smith's trey pushes Dora to win
January 28th, 2006
Late heroics returned to Guy Luscombe Gymnasium Friday night, in the form of sophomore guard Clay Smith.
Smith scored 10 points, the final three on a trey with two seconds left to give the Dora Coyot...
Check fraud scammers working Clovis recently
January 27th, 2006
Several local businesses have received fraudulent checks in recent weeks, according to a release from the Clovis Police Department.
Business are encouraged to use the phone directory to verify bank p...
HUD releases ENMU communications funding
January 27th, 2006
The Department of Housing and Urban Development released funding on a $496,000 Economic Development Initiative grant that will allow Eastern New Mexico University to purchase equipment for its new com...
Clovis teen indicted in death of infant son
January 27th, 2006
Prosecutors are petitioning the court to try a Clovis teen father as an adult for the death of his infant son, according to a release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Benito Valdez...
New MainStreet Web site pushes tourism in Clovis/ Portales area
January 27th, 2006
Portales and Clovis may be off the beaten path as far as tourism, but a new Web site’s goal is to attract more tourists to cities such as Portales and Clovis.
The new Web site is http://offtheroad...
Committee shelves bill to speed up tax cuts
January 26th, 2006
SANTA FE — A proposal to speed up the phase-in of personal income tax cuts was derailed Thursday by a House committee on a party-line vote.
The measure by Rep. Justine Fox-Young, R-Albuquerque, wou...
Committee approves bed tax repeal, shelves tax rebate proposals
January 26th, 2006
SANTA FE — A House committee endorsed a proposal Thursday to repeal a tax on nursing home care, but it shelved Republican-backed measures that would refund to New Mexicans the money paid because of...
Minimum wage bill moving through Legislature
January 26th, 2006
SANTA FE — A minimum wage hike to $7.50 an hour easily passed a House committee on Thursday and even its opponents acknowledged some increase appears inevitable this year.
The House Labor and Huma...
Claims totalling $160,000 paid so far after Floyd fire
January 26th, 2006
Payments have been dispersed for $160,000 in claims to landowners, according to Cannon Air Force Base officials, in connection with the Nov. 30 Floyd fire that wiped out more than 27,000 acres.
The...
Arrest made in Clovis shooting
January 26th, 2006
A 30-year-old Clovis man already in custody in connection with a Christmas shooting was charged Thursday with an open count of murder for the Jan. 15 slaying of 19-year-old Wilfred Salas Jr., accordin...
Obituaries
January 26th, 2006
Mattie Gushwa
Services: 10 a.m. (CST) Saturday at Indiana Avenue Baptist Church in Lubbock.
Mattie Gushwa, 83, of Lubbock died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006.
She was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Richland Spring...
President deserves an Oscar nomination
January 26th, 2006
According to Shakespeare, the world is a stage and we’re all actors. According to Marshall McLuhan, the stage is a world and we’re actors. Either way, some of us are better actors than others, lik...
Movie 'Glory Road' got it wrong
January 25th, 2006
The Disney movie “Glory Road” paints an inaccurate picture of 1966 Eastern New Mexico University, school officials said on Wednesday.
The movie is about Texas Western College (now the University...
Chandler asks legislature for help starting senior safety program
January 25th, 2006
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matt Chandler is asking lawmakers for $50,000 he hopes will help spotlight and improve safety for senior citizens in Roosevelt County.
“There are many laws to puni...
Obituaries
January 25th, 2006
Wanda Dorice Nuckolls
Services: 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Friday at Steed-Todd Funeral Home.
Wanda Dorice Nuckolls, 74, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Tuesday, Jan. 24., 2006, at Las Vegas Medical Center Nursin...
Senate floor leader proposes tax break to soften minimum wage increase
January 25th, 2006
SANTA FE — A top Democratic leader in the Senate is proposing a tax credit to help small businesses cope with the costs of paying their workers a higher minimum wage.
Senate Majority Leader Michael...
Richardson: Wait a year on lobbying reform
January 25th, 2006
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s laws regulating lobbying of legislators and state officials need tightening, Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday.
However, Richardson doesn’t want the issue considered d...
ENMU men come up short against talented Tarleton team
January 25th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University played hard enough, just not quite well enough.
Talented Tarleton State took the lead for good late in the first half and fought off a feisty effort by the Greyhounds to...
Zias fall to TexAnns at home
January 25th, 2006
Guard Katie Crawford led a balanced attack with 14 points and Tarleton State overcame a sluggish first half to beat Eastern New Mexico University 67-47 on Wednesday night in Lone Star Conference South...
PJHS team's perfect season within grasp
January 25th, 2006
It started with an old banner, and has the potential to be a banner year for the Portales seventh-grade “A” team.
The Rams (14-0) enter today’s 4 p.m. game against Gattis with a chance to do wh...
ENMU teams ready to enjoy home schedule
January 24th, 2006
Road warriors to this point in the season, Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams will get a chance to try to put something together at home over the next few weeks.
ENMU’s men play six...
Embracing ignorances ensures more dumbing down
January 24th, 2006
We always talk about the dumbing down of America. I think of it every time I see an episode of Friends, or each time a comedian gives a routine completely made up from routines done years before by be...
Local Guard switching from artillery to transportation
January 24th, 2006
Plans are in place that would change the duties of Army National Guard units based in Clovis and Portales over the next two years, from air defense artillery units to transportation, according to publ...
Senate panel OKs marijuana bill
January 24th, 2006
SANTA FE — Medical marijuana advocates have cleared the first hurdle in an uphill effort to get a bill through both houses of the Legislature during this year’s short session.
The Senate Public Af...
Committee recommends large education budget increas
January 24th, 2006
SANTA FE — Teachers and other public school employees would be in line for 6 percent salary increases next year under budget recommendations approved by the House Education Committee.
State spendin...
Officers say goodbye to fallen member
January 23rd, 2006
Law-enforcement officers throughout the region on Monday mourned the loss of one of their own.
Clovis native Matt Myrick, a Texas Department of Public Safety officer stationed in Hereford, Texas, die...
Stewart honored by Pentagon
January 23rd, 2006
WASHINGTON — Longtime Clovis civic leader Doc Stewart on Monday received the 2005 Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher Distinguished Civilian Humanitarian Award in a ceremony at the Pentagon.
Stewart, who...
Tax laws favor military members
January 23rd, 2006
If tax laws mirror a nation’s values, then America clearly values its military personnel, and more so today than a few years ago.
Combat-zone tax exclusions, combined with changes to the Earned Inc...
City officials happy with GRT numbers
January 23rd, 2006
Higher numbers for gross receipt tax revenue than projected for the last part of the 2005 year alleviated fears for Portales city officials that the elimination of the food tax might hurt the GRT reve...
Jan. 24, 2006 Obituaries
January 23rd, 2006
Clarence Kirksey
Services: No services are planned.
Clarence Truman Kirksey, 95, of Odessa, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1911, in Blanket, Texas, to John Edward Kirksey...
Baseball squad tabbed for fifth
January 23rd, 2006
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University was picked for fifth place in baseball and seventh place in softball in Lone Star Conference South Division preseason polls released by the conferen...
Through stained glass
January 21st, 2006
People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw rocks, nor when they work with stained glass. However, Amelia “Amy” Armenta recommends a good diamond-head grinder to cut through the translucent...
Elida wind farm has smooth sailing
January 21st, 2006
The Elida Wind Power Plant operators are completing their first month since flipping the switch sending electricity from the plant to homes in eastern New Mexico, west Texas, Oklahoma and southern Kan...
One arrested following Jan. 13 high speed chase
January 21st, 2006
A Portales man was arrested on two separate warrants following a high-speed chase that occurred on Jan. 13 over Roosevelt County roads and Portales city streets, according to Roosevelt County jail off...
Wildcats jump out to early lead, beat Hounds
January 21st, 2006
ABILENE, Texas — Cameron Holson’s 3-pointer after just 16 seconds kicked off a game-opening 17-5 run that included five 3-pointers, and Abilene Christian held off Eastern New Mexico University 82-...
Meth, drug rehab top local legislators' lists
January 21st, 2006
Local legislators are adamant about two bills they wrote that will hit the Roundhouse in upcoming weeks — separate yet connected propositions for mandatory drug sentencing and rehabilitation initiat...
Zias routed by Abilene, 83-63
January 21st, 2006
ABILENE, Texas — Sophomore guard Alex Guiton led five Abilene Christian players in double figures with 20 points on Saturday as the Wildcats posted an 83-63 Lone Star Conference South Division women...
Baskett gets ready to go bowling
January 21st, 2006
Clovis High School graduate Hank Baskett III has a lot of running in front of men with clipboards and stopwatches in his future.
The University of New Mexico all-conference receiver will play in the...
Clinton photo-op has its hazards
January 21st, 2006
As I sat down at a meeting across the conference table from my friend Chris Kelsey that day in 2001, I could tell he was excited about something as he asked if I had received his news release.
I said...
Your state legislators on the lighter side
January 21st, 2006
Q. What’s your favorite political joke?
Rep. Brian K. Moore, R-Clayton:
Where does the word politic come from? Latin for poly, meaning many; and tic, meaning blood-sucking parasite.
Rep. Jose Camp...
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 22, 2006
January 21st, 2006
Resident begs to differ on road
I read with some interest Tony Parra’ s article about paving State Highway 206 (Jan. 13 PNT). I drive a 13-mile stretch of that road twice daily. My windshield has at...
Floyd School News
January 21st, 2006
Upcoming Events
• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 3 Parent/Teacher conferences will be held. There will be no school. Progress reports will also be handed out at that time.
Basketball schedule announced
Tu...
PJHS News
January 21st, 2006
Ballot set for improvements
Voters in the Portales School District have to make a decision Feb. 7 when the option of continuing the mill levy is presented. A vote to continue this tax will not increa...
Obituary
January 21st, 2006
Nevaeh Amber Lopez
Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Portales Cemetery
Nevaeh Amber Lopez, infant, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Grants.
She was born Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Grants.
She was the dau...
Lady Rams claim win in district opener
January 20th, 2006
LOVINGTON — Morgan Hill had 15 points to lead three Lady Rams in double figures, and Portales jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 71-42 victory over Lovington in Friday night’s...
Rams snap Carlsbad winning streak
January 20th, 2006
CARLSBAD — Chris Adkins scored five consecutive points to break a 34-34 tie, and Cruz Ontiveros added a pair of late steals for Portales to secure a 44-39 upset win Friday over Class 5A Carlsbad.
T...
Portales looking to jump-start large residential development
January 20th, 2006
Portales city officials are in talks with Artistic Homes developers out of Albuquerque about building a housing development in Portales that would have between 70 and 100 homes.
Portales Mayor Orlan...
Hounds rally in second half to win LSC-South opener
January 19th, 2006
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Junior guard Tristan Largent converted a 3-point play and a 3-point basket on consecutive trips downcourt, putting Eastern New Mexico University in front during an 11-0 second-ha...
Zias drop second LSC South game
January 19th, 2006
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Angelo State opened a 13-2 lead in less than five minutes and the Rambelles went on to an 82-65 victory over Eastern New Mexico University on Thursday in a Lone Star Conference S...
Grading the governor
January 19th, 2006
Legislators from Curry and Roosevelt Counties graded the performance of Gov. Bill Richardson — some with ambivalence, because Richardson’s term is not yet over. Richardson is a Democrat.
The next...
Responsible spending urged for legislature
January 19th, 2006
Area lawmakers are urging responsible spending during the 2006 state Legislature even after record oil and gas receipts pumped the state coffers full of extra money.
The state’s revenue from oil an...
Effort under way to open conference committes to public
January 19th, 2006
SANTA FE — An effort is under way to open up what goes on behind closed doors in legislative conference committees.
“Other public bodies have done this, and they’re still able to get things don...
House speaker pushes minimum wage ahead
January 19th, 2006
SANTA FE — House Speaker Ben Lujan pledged Thursday to push ahead with a proposal to boost the state’s minimum wage to $7.50 an hour starting next year rather than phasing in the increase over thr...
Proposal calls for fingerprinting immigrants
January 19th, 2006
SANTA FE — The Richardson administration is proposing that illegal immigrants who apply for a New Mexico driver’s license be fingerprinted for background checks.
That would strengthen border secu...
Senate quickly approves nursing home bed tax repeal
January 19th, 2006
SANTA FE — The Senate gave quick approval Thursday to a measure that will repeal a politically unpopular tax on nursing home care.
House Speaker Ben Lujan, D-Santa Fe, said the House would take up...
Republicans propose saving $200 million surplus
January 19th, 2006
SANTA FE — The Legislature should save $200 million of the state’s revenue windfall by depositing it in a permanent fund that will generate money to pay for future needs, House Republicans said Th...
Cattlemen gather in Tucumcari for annual beef symposium
January 19th, 2006
TUCUMCARI — Longtime Tucumcari veterinarian James Tompkins nodded when the Southwest Beef Symposium speaker talked about BVD, or Bovine Viral Diarrhea — not because the vet of 35 years was especia...
Family photo albums part of history
January 19th, 2006
I didn’t realize how unorganized I was when it comes to documenting my family history until I began doing a scrapbook of my trip last summer to Mexico and started organizing my photo albums.
Now gr...
Humor is a good slice of life, even in the Bible
January 19th, 2006
I think God has a sense of humor. I like to read 1 Kings 18:22-39. The wicked King Ahab had brought his followers to Mount Carmel to confront Elijah. They each made a sacrifice and Elijah told them to...
New communications building partially open
January 18th, 2006
Tuesday was the first day for classes at Eastern New Mexico University and university students used the day to break in the new state-of-the-art communications building.
Scott Smart, vice president...
Ute Lake Ranch draws fire locally
January 18th, 2006
Officials representing Clovis and Portales voiced their concerns regarding the Ute Lake Ranch project Wednesday during the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission meeting.
The Ute Lake Ranch project...
Dora construction nearing end of first phase
January 18th, 2006
The Dora Municipal Schools buildings are going through a facelift and teachers and administrators are anxious to settle into the building.
One of the major aspects of the construction project is a n...
Dora and Elida among quality school districts
January 18th, 2006
When it comes to meeting No Child Left Behind mandates, small schools reign, and state officials have noticed.
Nine rural school districts in eastern New Mexico, including Dora and Elida have been n...
GOP pushes refund of bed tax
January 18th, 2006
SANTA FE — Republican lawmakers are proposing to refund to elderly New Mexicans the money they paid because of a state tax imposed on nursing homes.
U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, a Republican who repre...
Medical marijuana on session agenda
January 18th, 2006
SANTA FE — Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday he will put medical marijuana legislation on the agenda of the 30-day session.
The governor had been hesitant to do so, saying the agenda for the shor...
Administration details spaceport plans, some skeptical
January 18th, 2006
SANTA FE — The Richardson administration on Wednesday urged lawmakers to support a state-built spaceport in southern New Mexico as skeptics questioned the risk of investing in what one called a “c...
Brother claims baby's death was an accident
January 18th, 2006
The brother of a Clovis teenager charged in the death of an infant says the death was an accident.
Officials allege Benito Valdez, 16, shook his 4-month-old son before he died Saturday and then lied...
Obituaries
January 18th, 2006
Wilfred Reyes Salas
Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Wilfred Reyes Salas, 19, Clovis died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born Oct. 26,...
Clovis girls rout Portales
January 17th, 2006
CLOVIS — If defense wins championships, the Clovis Lady Wildcats played a first half worthy of a ring.
Clovis held the visiting Portales Lady Rams to 10 first-half points en route to a 51-30 win Tu...
Dora goes overtime for first district win
January 17th, 2006
DORA — The Dora Coyotes survived late heroics from Tom Sullivan and used the trio of Casey O’Connor, Austin Prewett and Tyler Wilhoit to slide past Elida in its District 3-1A opener.
O’Connor a...
Columnist wants turn at trough
January 17th, 2006
We’re about to embark on another state legislative session, and I have a way to help.
The debate that is raging deals with the rather significant sum of $529 million. That is the approximate amount...
One arrest made in Clovis weekend shootings
January 17th, 2006
A 16-year-old has been arrested for the shooting of Efrin Tapia, 15, who suffered a gunshot wound to his left forearm late Saturday night while walking on Main Street, according to a release from the...
RGH to ask for $1.1 million intensive care unit
January 17th, 2006
Tuesday was the start of the 2006 legislative session and hospital officials want a portion of the excess amount of capital outlay revenue for an intensive care unit.
Monday was the first day of the...
Downtown street lights on the way
January 17th, 2006
New street lights down the sidewalk off of First Street in front of Portales City Hall and extending past the Doerr and Knudson attorney offices are in the near future for Portales.
Jeremy Sturm, ec...
Students from PJHS in bus crash
January 17th, 2006
A bus carrying seventh- and eighth-grade Portales basketball players collided with another vehicle on Tuesday, causing a three-vehicle accident, Clovis Police Lt. James Schoeffel said.
None of the s...
Obituaries
January 17th, 2006
John Sawyer
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Portales Cemetery.
John Sawyer, 82, of Portales, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, at his home.
He was born May 25, 1923, in Sawyer Flat, Texas, to Nannie and Ande...
Juvenile charged in Clovis baby's death
January 17th, 2006
Editor’s note: The name of the teenager accused in connection with the baby’s death has been included in court documents, but is being withheld at this time by the Clovis News Journal, in part, be...
Dora News
January 17th, 2006
Wheat fields are suffering
The wheat doesn’t look good but a good rain or snow could sure change that in a matter of days. Some ranchers are taking their cattle off some wheat fields and more will p...
Floyd News
January 17th, 2006
Transitions
Birthdays: Alice Gossett
Anniversaries: John and Mary Lou Kropp
Upcoming Events
l Seniors meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for games and fellowship. Pot luck is at 6 p.m....
Portales, Clovis girls on hot streaks coming into matchup
January 16th, 2006
CLOVIS — Having already played twice this season, the Clovis and Portales girls basketball teams know each other pretty well.
Each team’s coach expects to get the other’s best shot when the riv...
Portales residents remember King, message
January 16th, 2006
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, but his vision continues to live on and on Monday African-Americans living in Portales took the time to remember what Martin Luther King Jr. h...
Jan. 17, 2006 Obituaries
January 16th, 2006
Isabella Bono
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales
Isabella Bono, 3 months, of Portales, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at her home.
She was born Sept. 21, 2005, in Lubbo...
First state starts on Ute development
January 16th, 2006
The first phase of construction at Ute Lake Ranch has begun and is expected to be completed in 2008, according to Chief Executive Officer Barry Freedman.
The 25,000 acre development is located in the...
Craig Sheppard: Ah, we meet again
January 14th, 2006
I first became acquainted with Craig Sheppard about 15 years ago. At the time he was an 8-year-old boy suffering from terminal brain cancer.
I received more news on Craig last week. Now he’s a 7-y...
King left practical message of hope
January 14th, 2006
“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
When it comes to historical figures, people often feel either a...
Jan. 15, 2006 Letter to the Editor
January 14th, 2006
Senatorial candidate clarifies statements
I read with interest the review by Andy Jackson of the recent Republican senatorial candidate debate in Clovis. Unfortunately, some statements attributed to...
Landlords have hands — and apartments — full in Portales
January 14th, 2006
As soon as an apartment or house opens up for rent in Portales someone is there to lease it and many realtors are having to turn away prospective renters.
Everyone involved in the property managemen...
Bonner recognized as rodeo rookie
January 14th, 2006
The National High School Rodeo Association selected Jake Bonner of Portales as one of the top rookies for his region and he was chosen to the Wrangler High School All-Star Rodeo Team.
According to...
Responsible spending urged for Legislature
January 14th, 2006
Area lawmakers are urging responsible spending during the 2006 state Legislature even after record oil and gas receipts pumped the state coffers full of extra money.
The state’s revenue from oil an...
Legislators grade the governor
January 14th, 2006
Legislators from Curry and Roosevelt Counties graded the performance of Gov. Bill Richardson — some with ambivalence, because Richardson’s term is not yet over. Richardson is a Democrat.
The next...
Portales Junior High School News: Jan. 15, 2006
January 14th, 2006
Report cards issued
Friday teachers gave report cards to all students in their sixth period classes. If students owed a library fine, the teacher either told the student or taped a little note to the...
Floyd School News: Jan. 15, 2006
January 14th, 2006
Upcoming Events
• There will be no school Monday for Martin Luther King day.
• Jan. 27 will be basketball homecoming.
• The sophomores will be taking the New Mexico High School Competency Exam o...
Obituary: Louis Fondy
January 14th, 2006
Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the Steed-Todd Chapel.
Louis Henry (L.H.) Fondy, 82, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Slaton, Tex...
Obituary
January 13th, 2006
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Floyd Community Center.
Joe Baker, 50, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born Dec. 6, 1955, in Anchorage, Alaska, to A...
Fiber optic work cuts water lines in Portales
January 13th, 2006
Portales residents in the 600 block of South Avenue A were without water at different times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Officials blamed broken water pipes on poor maps being used to guide wor...
United Way hits Curry goal, Roosevelt is short
January 13th, 2006
The United Way of Eastern New Mexico surpassed its fund-raising goal in Curry County by almost 2 percent, though Roosevelt County fell short of its goal, Executive Director Erinn Burch said on Friday....
Curry starts over on jail administrator
January 13th, 2006
The disappointment was evident in County Manager Dick Smith’s voice Friday afternoon when he reported county officials were unable to find a suitable person to fill the administrator position at Cur...
Fall enrollment down at Clovis Community College
January 12th, 2006
Enrollment at the Clovis Community College dwindled slightly in the fall, but college officials anticipated the decline and are campaigning to patch the gap.
The number of credit hours logged at the...
Construction company discusses N.M. 206 paving
January 12th, 2006
Brazier Construction officials are hopeful to start repaving of New Mexico Highway 206 by mid-March. A three-mile portion of loose gravel leading into the town of Dora has left area residents and trav...
Area Democrats hold luncheon
January 12th, 2006
All Democrats are invited to have lunch with Roosevelt County Democratic Women at noon on Monday in the Conference Room at Roosevelt General Hospital. The topic of the meeting will be New Mexico legis...
ENMU classes begin Tuesday
January 12th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University will begin the spring semester on Tuesday. Classes will not meet on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but university offices will be open for the convenience...
Obituaries
January 12th, 2006
Joe Baker
Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Floyd Community Center in Floyd.
Joe Baker, 50, of Portales, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born Dec. 6,...
Portales wins fourth-straight game
January 12th, 2006
ROSWELL — Ashleah Richards scored 13 points and Portales won its seventh game in eight tries Thursday with a 45-35 win on the road at Roswell High.
Morgan Hill added 11 and Megan Kabrick eight for...
Five senate candidates take on Bingaman’s commitment
January 11th, 2006
Five men vying for Republican nomination to a U.S. Senate seat say incumbent Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is disconnected from the people he serves.
“Is he (Bingaman) committed to New Mexico or to a job?...
Dora residents concerned over highway's condition
January 11th, 2006
Cold weather delayed the completion of highway construction between Dora and Portales leaving the road partially gravel in places. Residents are adjusting to the road conditions, but worry about its s...
Governor supports ENMU projects
January 11th, 2006
Brick and mortar projects at Clovis Community College and Eastern New Mexico University got a big boost Wednesday from Gov. Bill Richardson.
Richardson carved out $8 million in his capital outlay bud...
Grass fire ignites Wednesday
January 11th, 2006
A grass fire that charred 1,500 acres of land along State Highway 467 and temporarily shut down two stretches of road Wednesday was ignited by a lit cigarette or the heat from a vehicle’s catalytic...
Obituaries
January 11th, 2006
Jewel Hogg
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grady Cemetery.
Jewel LaVelle Cox Hogg, 90, of Portales, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, at Harmonee House in Amherst, Texas.
She was born Oct. 13, 1916, in R...
Twelve file for five Portales municipal posts
January 11th, 2006
Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega first announced he would be running for re-election on Dec. 22 and now he is running unopposed in the March 7 election.
Tuesday was the only day for filing candidacy fo...
Roosevelt County enacts burn ban
January 11th, 2006
Roosevelt County commissioners, during a county meeting on Tuesday, approved a proclamation prohibiting burning within the county.
The commissioners received the request from Portales Fire Departmen...
Portales prepares for an upgrade
January 11th, 2006
With gold shovels and a giant check, the employees and supporters of Yucca Telecom made the ceremonial first dig on a project meant to bring the future to Portales via underground cables.
Tuesday saw...
Obituaries
January 11th, 2006
Emil Johnson
Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Southside Church of Christ of Portales.
Emil Johnson, 94, of Portales, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
Burial will take...
ENMU squads battle East Central
January 11th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams are glad to be home again, and they hope it helps them rediscover their winning ways.
Both teams are on losing streaks as they prepare for final cros...
Rams put streak to test
January 9th, 2006
CLOVIS — It’s been a one-sided matchup for a decade or so, but Clovis High coach J.D. Isler said the Wildcats can’t afford a letdown tonight when they host Portales at Rock Staubus Gym.
“We...
Local funeral home adds crematorium
January 9th, 2006
Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis is expanding its business with the construction of a new crematorium, which will be called High Plains Crematorium.
According to longtime employee Kevin Duncan, the cre...
School board ready for mil levy election
January 9th, 2006
The Portales School Board members during a school board meeting on Monday unanimously approved a brochure informing Portales residents of how passing a mil levy in a February election will help the sc...
Obituaries (Jan. 10)
January 9th, 2006
Gladys Gilbert
Services: 1:30 p.m. today at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales.
Gladys Gilbert, 92, of Portales, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
S...
Community Calendar
January 9th, 2006
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
Long bomb lifts Lady Rams to win
January 8th, 2006
The Los Alamos Hilltoppers wouldn’t go quietly into the night, despite everything host Portales was doing against them.
Though the team fell behind early, Los Alamos held off every chance by Portal...
Texico downs Elida to end four-year EPAC title drought
January 7th, 2006
The 11-3 Texico Lady Woverines ended the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference Tournament looking more like a team ready for the playoffs than a team just about to start its league season. They hardly mi...
Logan captures first EPAC title
January 7th, 2006
Senior guard Drew Perez scored 25 points and Logan went on a 17-0 run in the fourth quarter Saturday night to beat Texico 48-34 at Greyhound Arena and capture its first EPAC Tournament boys championsh...
UCO rallies to beat Zias
January 7th, 2006
EDMOND, Okla. — Meghan Craig scored 20 points and Central Oklahoma rallied from a 14-point, first-half deficit to beat Eastern New Mexico University 84-69 in Lone Star Conference women’s crossover...
Turnovers get best of Greyhounds
January 7th, 2006
EDMOND, Okla. — Central Oklahoma’s Aundrae Grayson hit a 3-pointer on the game’s first possession Saturday and the Bronchos never looked back in an 88-69 Lone Star Conference men’s crossover v...
Community concerned about unsolved homicide
January 7th, 2006
Six months have passed, but no one has been charged with the shooting death of an elderly Causey rancher. Residents of the tiny Roosevelt County community — a town of 20 homes — say they’re frus...
Obituaries
January 7th, 2006
Melvin Lindley “Lefty” Lovorn
Services: 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Portales.
Melvin Lindley “Lefty” Lovorn, 82, of Portales died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at his...
School news, menus
January 7th, 2006
Menus
Floyd Municipal Schools
Breakfast
Monday: Burrito, assorted cereal, choice of juices
Tuesday: Breakfast pizza, assorted cereal, choice juices.
Wednesday: Scrambled eggs, toast, ch...
Police blotters, public record
January 7th, 2006
Police blotter
The following is a sampling of calls taken by Portales police dispatchers in the last week. According to the reports:
Dec. 29
• At 9:50 a.m. a caller reported a two-vehicle ac...
Local Briefs
January 7th, 2006
Jamboree to hold auditions
The Floyd Lions Club Jamboree 2006 will hold auditions at 1 p.m. Jan. 29 in the old gym at the Floyd School.
Those interested should have two traditional country/wes...
Community Calendar
January 7th, 2006
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
Positive changes lead newspapers into 2006
January 7th, 2006
Newspaper staffs working hard for customers
The year 2005 was a busy time for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. New publishing initiatives and technical upgrades allowed us to expand and improve on h...
Israel, Palestine decide when peace comes, not U.S.
January 7th, 2006
The human impulse is to hope that he survives and has years of restful peace remaining. Whether that happens or not, however, the serious stroke suffered by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is like...
Young Huber desires style, flamboyance in his car
January 7th, 2006
When I was 20, I didn’t know the meaning of the word “panache,” but I went looking for it anyway. As far as I knew, it meant class with flair. Certain movie stars had it — Tyrone Power and Dou...
Fabric gifts, purses and wall shelves focus of show
January 7th, 2006
Information on making purses, wall shelves, and easy fabric gifts will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon on Tuesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday (all times are MST). “Creative Living...
Birth Announcement
January 7th, 2006
Essary
Jeff and Jennifer Essary of Floyd are the parents of 9-pound, 3-ounce boy, born Nov. 19, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center-Clovis. Andrew Harper Allen Essary has sisters, Shelby and...
Elida cruises into EPAC title game
January 6th, 2006
The Elida Lady Tigers spent Friday afternoon filling up the stat sheet, and the team was able to fill in its name to the final game in the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference tournament.
Jewlie Paiz s...
Texico dominates semifinal against Fort Sumner
January 6th, 2006
Texico girls coach Keith Durham wanted to see a wire-to-wire effort for his team in Friday’s EPAC semifinal matchup with Fort Sumner.
The Lady Wolverines took him to heart — so well that senior S...
Alcohol petition lacks enough signatures
January 6th, 2006
A petition to allow Sunday alcohol sales in Clovis bars and restaurants lacked the required signatures to be placed on the ballot for the next municipal election, according to City Clerk LeighAnn Mela...
Roosevelt County, ENMU request $5 million in capital outlay funds
January 6th, 2006
Roosevelt County and Eastern New Mexico University representatives have each requested more than $5 million in capital outlay funds from the 2006 New Mexico Legislative Session.
The session begins o...
Area to celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
January 6th, 2006
The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. could be in jeopardy, according to President of the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Clovis Joyce Pollard.
“A lot young people today don’t know about Mart...
Local Briefs (Jan. 7)
January 6th, 2006
Man indicted by grand jury on murder charges
A grand jury indicted Jim Bentley, 71, of Farmington on second-degree murder Friday in connection with the Christmas eve slaying of an Oklahoma man...
Northeastern easily defends ENMU men
January 5th, 2006
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Northeastern State overcame an early deficit with a 12-0 run to end the first half en route to a 65-54 win over Eastern New Mexico University in a men’s Lone Star Conference cro...
Lady Reds take win over Zias
January 5th, 2006
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Katrina Webb led a balanced attack with 18 points and added nine rebounds, helping Northeastern State overcome an eight-point halftime deficit and beat Eastern New Mexico Universi...
Local News Briefs (Jan. 6)
January 5th, 2006
Curry County institutes burn ban
CLOVIS — Curry County commissioners have banned all outdoor burning — everything from fireworks to barbecuing on a grill — to try to prevent grassfires.
...
State officials listen to local concerns for capital outlay
January 5th, 2006
Senators and representatives are seeing an increase in money requests from cities and counties they serve and on Thursday they listened to what Portales city officials wanted.
Mayor Orlando Ortega in...
Puerto Rico’s statehood comes into question again
January 5th, 2006
The question of statehood for Puerto Rico is again bobbing to the surface like a mossy coconut, as it seems to with annoying regularity.
Some Republicans — including a few in the Bush clan’s inn...
Resolutions accomplished through faith in God
January 5th, 2006
Many people don’t make New Year’s resolutions because they’ll break them. But my resolutions, which I’ve been slow in revealing, are based on years of hard work, prayers and recent dreams I’...
Calendar
January 5th, 2006
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
God watches over those he loves
January 5th, 2006
Remember the day you enclosed your tiny baby’s hand into yours?
Remember holding that toddler’s hand when he or she took their first steps? Remember the first day of school when you had to let...
Ticket: Roswell concert features Broadway flavor
January 4th, 2006
The sounds of one of the world’s most famous Broadway shows is on its way to Roswell.
A benefit concert for the Roswell Symphony Orchestra is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Pearson Auditori...
Hounds want to close games better
January 4th, 2006
Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach Shawn Scanlan believes that for maybe 35 minutes in most games, the Greyhounds are a pretty competitive team.
It’s those last five minutes or s...
Dora, Elida win EPAC openers
January 4th, 2006
Dora had the advantages of being the top seed, having an extra day of preparation and the knowledge that it had already beaten San Jon.
San Jon only had one advantage — the homecourt — but it did...
Richardson pledges capital outlay for Cannon
January 4th, 2006
Cannon Air Force Base is poised to double in size, as Gov. Bill Richardson has pledged millions in his capital outlay plan for expansion and infrastructure improvements at the recently jeopardized mil...
Judge Hartley surgery delays 27 local cases
January 4th, 2006
Ninth Judicial District Judge Teddy Hartley will be off the bench for at least two weeks while he recovers from back surgery he had on Tuesday.
Hartley’s case load has been rescheduled— 27 cases...
Cannon AFB receiving contradicting reports
January 4th, 2006
A candidate mission for Cannon Air Force Base has not been identified, despite contrary indications, a newly appointed Air Force assistant secretary said Wednesday.
“When there is an emotional issu...
Obituaries
January 4th, 2006
Trinity Tapia
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales.
Trinity Natalia Tapia, 21-months, of Portales, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at Plains Regional Medical Center...
Governor donates funds to promote rodeo
January 4th, 2006
Gov. Bill Richardson plans to distribute more than $250,000 to counties across New Mexico to promote rodeo.
Curry County will receive $50,000, according to a news release from the governor’s offic...
Community Calendar
January 4th, 2006
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
Jan. 4, 2006 Obituaries
January 3rd, 2006
Zelfa Younger
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at the Steed-Todd Chapel
Zelfa Goad Younger, 99, of Melrose, and formerly of Texico, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
Sh...
Local professor sees damage first-hand in Louisiana
January 3rd, 2006
Though he’s been a preacher throughout New Mexico for nearly 20 years, Portales’ Don Holladay decidedly has a past, a present and a future in New Orleans.
Holladay, an assistant professor of reli...
City council approves pay raises
January 3rd, 2006
The Portales city councilors approved pay increases for city personnel during Tuesday’s city meeting, which for some city employees will be reflected in their next paycheck.
City councilors approved...
Letter to the Editor, Jan. 4
January 3rd, 2006
This is a letter of remembrance of the wounded and the 2,165-plus men and women who have given their lives in the Iraqi war. I grieve for them and their families.
In remembrance of the 406,000 men a...
Fearless predictions for 2006
January 3rd, 2006
I had considered dedicating this space of newspaper real estate to what I resolve to do in 2006. Suffice it to say, I decided not to take that path, figuring that I would once again break every resolu...
Floyd crushes House to open EPAC
January 3rd, 2006
It was pick your poison for the Floyd girls, and House didn’t have enough poison for the final three quarters.
The Floyd Lady Broncos battled back from an early deficit and outscored House 59-26 ove...
2006 EPAC Bracket
January 3rd, 2006
EPAC Tournament
Boys
Tuesday’s games
At San Jon
Game 3: San Jon 56, Floyd 45
Game 4: Melrose 65, House 25
Game 7: Texico 62, Elida 52
Game 8: Fort Sumner 70, Grady 44
Wednesday’s games
At San Jon...
EPAC starts today in San Jon
January 2nd, 2006
Texico’s boys and Fort Sumner’s girls begin defense of their 2004 titles when play begins today in the 10-school EPAC basketball tournament.
The first three days of the event will be hosted by Sa...
Community Calendar
January 2nd, 2006
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items...
obits
January 2nd, 2006
Adela Luevanos
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Adela I. Luevanos, 71, of Clovis died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005, at her home in Clovis.
She was born June 5, 1934 in...
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