Roosevelt County News

An area county commissioner fears efforts to rejuvenate the declining lesser prairie chicken populations by the New Mexico Game and Fish authorities might effect wind turbine development for landowners.

Curry County and Roosevelt County Sheriff's deputies teamed up to arrest three people in the last four days, including the brother of accused killer Noe Torres.

On Friday October 30, 2009, Deputies with the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office and Officers with the Portales Police Department conducted a Narcotics search warrant in the 600 block of South Roosevelt Road S. During execution of the search warrant Jeffrey Gutierrez, DOB: 04-08-88, was arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana, Possession ...

Roosevelt County Commissioners have approved a memorandum of understanding to get an indoor arena at the county fairgrounds.

Roosevelt County commissioners are expected today to approve money for moving an existing building from Colorado to Portales, where it will serve as a new indoor arena at the fairgrounds.

Engineering manager for Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative Inc. and owner of Eastern New Mexico Engineering.

The year is winding its way to an end and 2010 is right around the corner. For many in the state who are aware of the importance of numbers, that means one very important thing: It's time for a new census.

Roosevelt County is proposing fees for road cuts to access utility lines, but utility service providers are concerned about the costs.

With the harvest about halfway there, this year's peanut crop is good to average, according to people in the know.

Gail Strickler and Elizabeth Lawrence spent a month building their log cabin. Now they're hoping to find it a home.

Storms dropped about an inch of rain around Roosevelt and Curry counties and caused lightning-related power outages in the region Tuesday night.

The Little Wranglers Junior Association gives children a chance to compete in rodeo style events for fun.

Eastern New Mexico University celebrated a little legume that has a large impact on Roosevelt County and much of eastern New Mexico.

Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation Director Greg Fisher said Friday he and others in the county would work with the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority to support new connections to the expected Tres Amigas National Electrical Grid Superstation near Clovis.

I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.

The man charged with shooting a Causey farmer in 2005 as part of a murder-for-hire drug deal has pleaded guilty in exchange for a life sentence, avoiding the death penalty.

Why did the chicken cross the road? Maybe it was to get to the Roosevelt County Bantam Show.

Sharon Davis of Roosevelt County may have retired from the retail furniture business, but she keeps busy with a multitude of volunteer activities.

At the Roosevelt County Commission meeting Tuesday morning in the county courthouse, commissioners: Approved matching money of $1,300 for an Office of Economic Adjustment grant to pay for a regional growth planner, an administrative assistant and expenses to carry out recommendations from the Regional Growth Management Plan.

The excitement is almost tangible when some locals talk about rebuilding the oldest, grandest hotels in Clovis and Portales.