A Portales-area married couple are dead after what Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputies are investigating as a murder suicide. The bodies of Elisa Aleman and her husband Aurelio Flores were found late Thursday night in one room of their home in the 1900 block of Westview-Garnet Road northwest of Portales. Deputies had responded to a call about apparent gunshot victims, said Deputy Eric Muller. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. A Sheriff's Department news release reported Aleman had been shot several times in the t...
Portales water emergency continues
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 29, 2023
PORTALES -- As of Tuesday, conditions that brought about Portales’ Stage 3 Water Emergency had not changed, and may have been getting worse. That’s what John DeSha, the city’s public utilities director, told the city council at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Despite cooperation from “99 out of 100” among city residents on conservation measures, he said, the city is still down 100 gallons per minute from the water emergency’s start in late June. “Until we can develop more production,” DeSha said, “the situation won’t chang...
Events calendar - July 30
Updated Jul 29, 2023
Today *Blood drive — 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bloodmobile, Legacy Church, 820 W. 18th St., Portales. Register online at www.bloodhero.com or call Quaylene at 575-607-5262. Advance appointments strongly recommended; all donors must arrive wearing masks. Information: 877-258-4825 Monday-Tuesday *Clovis schools sixth-eighth grade schedule pick-up – 1-4 p.m. Monday; 8 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, Marshall 6th Grade Academy, Yucca Middle School and Gattis Middle School. To enroll or complete Returning Student Verification, visit: www...
Madison Willis, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 29, 2023
With their favorite books in hand, children between the ages of 2 and 12 raced over to the kids section at the Clovis-Carver Public Library Wednesday morning for the library's "Read with a Therapy Dog" event. From "Cat in the Hat" to "The Rainbow Fish," the children read books to their all-so-excited furry companion, Remington the 6-month old golden retriever. Remington has been training to become a therapy dog for four months and this was his first public training with...
Summit promotes local food
Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 29, 2023
It was a busy, yet successful, two-day summit for Ogallala Commons (OC) as they put on their first ever Brazos River Headwaters Local Food Summit at Clovis Community College (CCC) on Tuesday and Wednesday. OC describes itself on its website as a multi-state "nonprofit education and leadership organization that reinvigorates commonwealth to build vibrant Great Plains communities." OC's website states the organization has established chapters in areas covered by the Ogallala...
Meetings calendar - July 30
Updated Jul 29, 2023
Monday *Roosevelt County Commission special meeting - 11 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 *Clovis City Commission special meeting – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 *Clovis-Carver Library Board – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: Margaret Hinchee at 575-769-7840 Wednesday *Clovis Community College Board of Trustees – 8 a.m.,...
California man arrested on meth charge
The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
Officers with the Region 5 Drug Task Force on Sunday morning arrested a man accused of possession of $270,000 worth of methamphetamine. David Licea, 35, of Bakersfield, Calif., was booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center after police stopped a Honda Accord he was driving on North Prince Street in Clovis. Licea was being held without bond on Monday. Curry County Sheriff Mike Reeves said the vehicle was pulled over for traffic violations. According to a news release from Reeves: • Agents of The Region 5 Drug Task Fo...
Pages past, July 26: War veterans home, with horror stories
David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
On this date ... 1953: Two Clovis men were among prisoners of war on their way home after a truce had been signed in Korea. • Cpl. Dan McKinney was captured by Chinese troops on April 23, 1951. “The Chinese wiped us out that night,” McKinney said when he addressed airmen at Cannon Air Force Base more than 60 years later. “They over-ran us, and to this day I suffer from what’s called survivor’s guilt. Out of 200 (U.S. Army) men, when that night was over there were 26 men aliv...
Clovis police to hold National Night Out on Aug. 1
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
CLOVIS — Clovis Police will host a “National Night Out” on August 1 from 6:30pm to dark, at Greene Acres Park, The event will be part of a national series of events marking the 40th observance of National Night Out, which, according to a Clovis Police news release, “is designed to: heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in, local crime prevention efforts, strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, and send a message to criminals letting them know neighbo...
Albuquerque woman wins t-shirt contest
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
CLOVIS – An Albuquerque woman's design will grace T-shirts for the Clovis' Wings and Wheels event, scheduled for Sept. 23 at the Clovis Regional Airport. The winning design is entitled "Retro Feels Wings N' Wheels," and was created by Albuquerque's Danielle Leach, according to a news release from the city of Clovis. In her submission, the news release stated, Leach wrote "I wanted to add the main elements of a fly-over, car and airplane in solid design that would pop off t...
Portales Health and Human Services office expands hours
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
PORTALES – The New Mexico Health and Human Services Department (HSD) office in Portales, has expanded office hours. The new hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, HSD announced in a news release. The new schedule went into effect on Monday. HSD stated in the release that the new hours resulted from listening to concerns from the Roosevelt County Commissioners office and the Roosevelt County Health Council about the challenges residents of rural communities have when applying for or renewing public a...
Artificial Intelligence: Will it rule our world?
Autumn Scott, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
Artificial intelligence may sound scary. Webster defines it as "a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers." But the head of the Electronics Engineering Technology program at Eastern New Mexico University is convinced humans will always remain superiors to computers. Hamid Allamehzadeh said AI won't replace people, but it can make us more efficient. "Especially if you collect data," he said. "This is the era of big data. "You...
High temps not going anywhere
Steve Hansen, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 25, 2023
Oppressive heat has settled in across New Mexico and west Texas and does not intend to leave any time soon, a National Weather Service meteorologist said on Monday. The “heat dome” that has locked in high pressure and temperatures maxing out in the 90s and 100s, is resting over the Southwest, including most of Arizona and New Mexico and west Texas, Meteorologist Sara Bemis said. That dome is a “ridge of high pressure” being held in place by the jet stream, and the Southwest is on the wrong side of the curve in the jet ste...
Students continue performing dream
Madison Willis, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 24, 2023
With the bruises on their arms evidence of gymnastic-like training and years worth of laughter, three former students came together two years ago to continue their teacher's dream in making Clovis' first aerial and circus arts group. From flipping in the air to dancing through hoops, Hannah Henrichs, Valerie Dewbre and Elizabeth Rodriguez are owners of Clovis Aerial & Circus Arts, a performing group that strives to bring the circus to the city. Rodriguez said a circus troupe...
Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of state-of-the-entity interviews with local officials. Sandra Taylor-Sawyer is the director of the Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College. Q: Are you seeing an increase in clientele (people who seek to start new businesses)? A: Yes, we are. Really, since 2021, we have seen an increase in the number of people who are wanting to start to expand or diversify their business. Q: How well-prepared is a...
Pages past, July 23: Silver Grill making a comeback
David Stevens, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
On this date ... 1938: Actor/musician Ronny Cox was born in Cloudcroft. He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in Portales in 1963 with a double major in theater and speech correction. He’s best known as the ill-fated businessman Drew Ballinger, who instigated the dueling banjos sequence in “Deliverance” in 1972. 1950: Tucumcari police “swooped down” on Northside Park to nab three men and three juveniles for gambling. The adults were fined $10 each. The boys were...
Jail log - July 23
Updated Jul 22, 2023
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Kadesha Dickson, 29, driving under the influence of drugs • Brandi Chavez, 30, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: aggravated assault upon a peace officer, driving under the influence of liquor • Patrick Williams, 35, failure to appear on a felony charge • Stacy Hill-Preston, 52, probation violation • George Gutierrez, 38, criminal sexual penetration in the first degree, criminal sexual contact of a minor in the second degree, contribut...
Portales water emergency extended
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
PORTALES -- Continued hot weather and demand for evaporative cooling have made it necessary to extend Portales’ Stage 3 water emergency, according to a news release from the city. Despite giving three wells a rest for a few hours just before the current 100+-degree heat wave arrived, “well-field production has dropped slightly,” the news release stated. With the arrival of extreme temperatures, all of the city’s wells are in use again, despite conservation efforts. The extreme heat has increased the need for evaporative cooli...
Commissioners hear complaints about city apartments
Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
The Clovis City Commission on Thursday heard from residents concerned about living conditions at the Lo Lomas Apartments. Two women who led the discussion brought along several residents who shared their experiences with the management of the apartments, saying they felt threatened and neglected. “Who are we as Clovis to leave them like this?” one of the women asked the commission. Conditions cited included elderly residents living with mold in their apartments and no air conditioning. The property is a 55-unit housing com...
Women in Agriculture Act to address equal opportunities
Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, has introduced a bipartisan Women in Agriculture Act that would make sure women's agricultural opportunities and potential obstacles would be addressed within the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "The ideas that are in this act came from sitting down with ranchers and farmers in Roswell, in Lea County, in Curry County," Leger Fernandez said Tuesday in an interview, "so they're the ones who were explaining what they...
Road work to begin in Roosevelt County
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
The Roosevelt County Road Department will begin work on South Roosevelt Road 6 between Industrial Drive and South Roosevelt Road U, during the week that will begin on Monday, according to a news release from the county. Work should be complete by Aug. 31, weather permitting, the news release stated. The one mile section of roadway will be closed to through-traffic, as heavy commercial traffic will be rerouted during the construction, according to the news release. The roadway is being reconstructed through a joint...
ENMU department chair participating in USDA ag program
the Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
PORTALES – Science and enhanced educational opportunities in agriculture highlight a USDA program in which an Eastern New Mexico University department chair is participating as one of 30 faculty and staff nationwide. Kalynn Baldock, assistant professor of agriculture and chair of the Agriculture, Food Science and Kinesiology Department at ENMU, was selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as one of 30 faculty and staff from Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) to join t...
Airports to receive $9.32 million in grants
Madison Willis, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
As of Thursday, Clovis Regional Airport and Portales Municipal Airport, along with four other local airports, will be receiving $9.32 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program, according to a press release from the New Mexico Delegation, which includes New Mexico members of the U.S. Congress. The release states funds will be split between six airports within New Mexico, where the money will be utilized to construct equipment building, repair runways, and other infrastructure n...
Ask the News - July 23
Updated Jul 22, 2023
If someone is smoking or vaping in a Clovis restaurant, contrary to state law, who enforces that? Many code violations are handled by Clovis’ Building Safety Department. But Director Pete Wilt said enforcement of New Mexico’s 2007 Dee Johnson Clean Air Act, basically prohibiting smoking in restaurants, is handled in Clovis by police. “We would issue a citation,” CPD Deputy Police Chief Trevor Thron said. Thron, responding by email wrote, “The following statute (section A) outlines our enforcement action if someone were caug...
Zoo animals also battling heat
Landry Sena, The Staff of The News|Updated Jul 22, 2023
Play in the water. Eat a popsicle. Stay in the shade if you can. That's good advice for these hot summer days – for man and beast. "We get the water hose, or we turn on the sprinkler for them so they can go ahead and have some time to cool off," said Stephanie Chavez, curator at Hillcrest Park Zoo, explaining some of the ways park officials try to ensure zoo residents stay cool. "I know our hyena is one of our animals that absolutely loves to play in the water," Chavez s...
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