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4 hrs ago | Portales News-Tribune

Residents wary of price drop

Master Sgt. Ed Hugo said his friends teased him for buying a four-cylinder Mazda Protg two years ago instead of a faster vehicle.

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Related Topix: Clovis, NM, US Military, US Air Force, Cannon Air Force Base, Roosevelt County, NM

Sat Oct 11, 2008

Clovis News Journal

Voters have more than two Nov. 4 choices

The Republicans want to give tax credits to individuals and families who choose to purchase health-care coverage.

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Related Topix: US News, Libraries, Chapman University, Opinion

Fri Oct 10, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Lujan hosting town halls

Ben Ray Lujan, Democratic nominee for Congress in New Mexico's 3rd District, is holding town halls on Saturday in Tucumcari and Portales.

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Related Topix: Tucumcari, NM

Thu Oct 09, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Resident objects to politically altered Zia

At least one Portales resident objects to the Roosevelt County field office of the Democratic party displaying an altered New Mexico Zia symbol used to promote Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: Roosevelt County, NM, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain

Portales News-Tribune

Dairy's growth shrinking lands for peanuts

Roosevelt County is losing significant peanut acreage to West Texas and the growth of the dairy industry, according to local farmers and agricultural officials.

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Related Topix: Roosevelt County, NM, Agriculture, Science

Mon Oct 06, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Woman declines plea deal in child abuse case

A Portales woman charged with child abuse turned down a plea offer Monday morning in District Court in Portales, according to the district attorney's office.

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Related Topix: Roosevelt County, NM

Sat Oct 04, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Homesteaders were a sturdy bunch

It amazes me what folks who homesteaded this part of the country were willing to endure just to get title to 160 acres of sand and rattlesnakes.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Fort Sumner, NM, Opinion

Fri Oct 03, 2008

KVII-TV Amarillo

New emergency notification system

Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 11:16 a.m. Portales and Roosevelt County residents could soon be alerted of emergencies by telephone.

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Related Topix: Roosevelt County, NM

Thu Oct 02, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Grant keeps business in Portales

Tina Hughes was considering relocating the family business to Clovis but decided to stay in Portales thanks to an economic development grant.

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Related Topix: Clovis, NM, Curry County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

Wed Oct 01, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Business feature: Portales woman turns love of horses into business

Wendy Toombs has been sharing her love of horses by teaching people to ride for the last nine years.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Roosevelt County, NM

Portales News-Tribune

Portales man injured in accident

A Portales man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover Tuesday morning. Kyle Parrish, 25, apparently drove into the ditch on Roosevelt Road 8 about 1.5 miles off N.M. 88, overcorrected and lost control ...

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Mon Sep 29, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

County profile: County clerk has Portales roots

Editor's note: The PNT is running periodic profiles on city and county workers. Janet Collins of Portales has worked at the Roosevelt County Clerk's office for 16 years.

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Related Topix: Roosevelt County, NM, Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

Portales News-Tribune

College professors take part in national program on history

It's not often that the teacher becomes the student, but it's been happening for the past two summers in Portales.

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Related Topix: Eastern New Mexico University, Fort Sumner, NM

Sat Sep 27, 2008

Portales News-Tribune

Fraternity runs to help military families

Members of the Eastern New Mexico University chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity helped raise $10,000 to support injured military personnel and their families.

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Related Topix: Eastern New Mexico University, Student Society, Kappa Sigma, Fraternities, New Mexico State University, Tularosa, NM

Thu Sep 25, 2008

KVII-TV Amarillo

Family said Doctor is to blame for man's death

Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 3:46 p.m. Amarillo Police are investigating the death of a Portales man who was found dead in a motel along the Boulevard Monday night.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

Clovis News-Journal

Alcohol waiver requested for Portales festival

The Portales City Council is considering approval of a resolution that will allow a downtown Beer and Nut festival.

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Related Topix: Eastern New Mexico University

Clovis News-Journal

Portales doctor back at work following arrest

A Portales doctor is back to practicing medicine following Thursday's narcotics trafficking arrest in Belen.

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Related Topix: Belen, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, Drugs, Medicine, Methadone, Medication

Tue Sep 23, 2008

BBC News

Think global, act local

Grabbing a copy of the Clovis News Journal as I stopped for a sandwich in eastern New Mexico, I spotted that the paper had landed a creditable scoop: an interview with Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Tucumcari, NM, 2008 Presidential Election

Sun Sep 21, 2008

Quay County Sun

Horse owners get a tax break

Horse owners in eastern New Mexico can look forward to a tax break this year due to an oversight by the New Mexico Livestock Board.

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Related Topix: New Mexico, Curry County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Clovis News-Journal

More of this story

With homecoming games just around the corner, mums will soon be blossoming across the eastern New Mexico.

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Related Topix: Texico, NM, Grady, NM, Dora, NM, Clovis, NM

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