Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Women of all ages donned bonnets and cowboy hats Friday morning to celebrate their western heritage. The 12th annual Pioneer Women Breakfast welcomed 125 guests, including reigning and potential Rodeo New Mexico queens and princesses, city officials, Chamber of Commerce members, and most importantly, descendants of the men and women who helped put Clovis on the map. CMI correspondent photo: Joshua Lucero Miss Rodeo America Chenae Shiner of Utah speaks at the 12th annual Pioneer Women Breakfast Friday morning at Clovis Civic...
Rain hit eastern New Mexico hard Wednesday night, with Portales taking the brunt of the inclement weather with about an inch of rain, but emergency crews in both Portales and Clovis reported they responded to no calls for injuries. Mark Fettig, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque, said the highest rain total reported in Roosevelt County was 1.1 inches a mile northeast of Portales. The biggest issues in Curry County were with dust and wind, Fettig said, but he noted reports of hail in Texico and...
Roosevelt General Hospital CEO Larry Leaming says the ultimate goal of a state-run health exchange is to get uninsured people in New Mexico health coverage. But with that goal in mind, Leaming says it's not clear how the state will achieve that goal while making health care affordable. "Well if we're going to have an exchange, we should be the ones to design it," Leaming said. "I'm very much opposed to governmental bureaucracy. Even good ideas can turn into regulations." Leaming sits on the board of directors for the state's... Full story
A Fort Sumner teen was charged with second-degree murder Thursday for his involvement in a fight a little more than a week ago during a drinking party in Fort Sumner, according to jail records. Caleb West, 19, was released on a $200,000 bond early Thursday evening. Police say Anthony Sandoval of Espanola was involved in a physical altercation with West on May 17. Sandoval was knocked unconscious when his head hit a cement floor during the struggle. Sandoval regained consciousness, but was discovered dead May 19 at a Fort...
David Hemley said if employers are using a candidate's credit score as an initial screening tool for hiring, they probably shouldn't because it's not indicative of that person's job performance. Hemley, a professor of economics at Eastern New Mexico University, is concerned that the unemployed in New Mexico may stay that way because a state senate bill that would have kept credit scores out of the hiring process was vetoed by Gov. Susana Martinez. "The thing is, I can see where that can be extremely discriminating," Hemley sa...
Sunland Inc. Vice President Katalin Coburn said she's excited that Sunland is one step closer to getting its products back on the shelves as peanut butter production resumed Monday. Sunland is bouncing back from a salmonella outbreak that linked its products to 41 cases in 20 states last fall and shuttered its plant for months. Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Director Karl Terry said the community never lost faith in the company that is the heart of the Valencia peanut capital and the country's largest organic peanut... Full story
ALBUQUERQUE — Portales girls track coach Sandie Shillings acknowledged her team didn't have a lot of entries in this weekend's Class 3A state track meet at the University of New Mexico track facility, but at least they have something to build on. CMI correspondent: Junfu Han Portales' Shereya Cox keeps her pace during the 100 meter dash during the Class 3A state championship, Saturday afternoon at the UNM track complex. Cox finished seventh in the 100, but took fifth place in the 200 to help the girls finish with five team p...
Temperatures in eastern New Mexico are heating up just in time for residents to spend quality time cooling down in city pools and relaxing in local parks. CMI file photo The Potter Park pool will open for the season next Saturday, and will be open every day but Wednesdays from noon to 5 p.m. "We are counting down the days until the Splash Park opens," said Clovis resident Gretchen Brown. "With it being hot and my little one not knowing how to swim just yet, it is a perfect...
Environmentalists are concerned a new rule under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's proposed lesser prairie chicken listing will weaken protections for the bird if it's listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The special rule, commonly referred to as the 4D rule, says incidental take, or inadvertent killing, of a lesser prairie chicken would not violate the federal act if the take happens through either conservation programs or agricultural activities. The bird, native to New Mexico and four other states and... Full story
Joshua Lucero: PNT correspondent Ram sophomore leftfielder Ray Ornelas grabs a fly ball for an out in the top of the fourth inning of the first game Saturday. Portales survived a wild first-game finish, but the Rams weren't able to put away Bloomfield in Saturday's rain-delayed Class 3A state round-of-16 series. Eighth-seeded PHS saw a seven-run lead get away in the opener, then scored twice in the bottom of the sixth and held on for an 11-10 win before the ninth-seeded Bobcats took the second game 7-2. That forced a... Full story
Courtesy photo Senior Katelyn Lide ties her goat during last fall's ENMU College Daze Rodeo at Lewis Cooper Arena. Lide will make her third trip to the College National Finals Rodeo, and first since transferring to ENMU, from June 9-15 at Casper, Wyo. Eastern New Mexico University junior TiAda Gray would have been happy to jump right in to the College National Finals Rodeo after the Greyhounds and Zias ended the regular season in the Tarleton State rodeo on April 20. Gray is... Full story
After flipping their tassels from right to left, the Eastern New Mexico University class of 2013 tossed their caps into the air Saturday and Greyhound Arena exploded with cheers from students, family and friends. CMI staff photo: Kevin Baird Joseph Bone graduated Saturday with a bachelor's degree in aviation science. He is hoping to intern with Southwest Airlines as an airplane technician. Joseph Bone was beaming after receiving his bachelor's in aviation science. "I feel...
As a Portales High freshman in 2009, Sutton injured her back playing volleyball, something she said had been coming on for a while. "Doing sports all my life, it probably just finally gave out," she said, noting she had been playing in some pain. Sutton had to have surgery for two protruding discs, and she wasn't released for sports again until January of this year. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Portales sophomore Serina Johnson cleared 4 feet, 10 inches a personal best... Full story
Clovis High sophomore Kane Bender needed a new pole after breaking his during pole vault practice earlier this week. Suffice it to say, the new one — actually an old one found by CHS assistant coach Casey Pack — worked wonders. Bender soared 1 1/2 feet above his previous best, going 12 feet, 6 inches to edge teammate Hector Flores on fewer misses for the win in Friday's District 4-5A track meet at Leon Williams Stadium. He also qualified for state competition next week at Alb...
Area residents gathered at Ned Houk Park north of Clovis on Friday night to "relay big" and honor those who have battled cancer as well as raise funds to fight cancer in the Relay For Life. CMI staff photo: Tony Bullocks Cheyenne Edwards, 5, of Clovis sings "God Bless America" during the opening ceremony Friday of the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Ned Houk Park in Clovis. The relay began with cancer survivors, wearing their purple survivor T-shirts, taking the... Full story
Family, friends and faculty packed the Clovis Civic Center as Clovis Community College honored this year's graduates at a commencement ceremony held Friday evening. CMI staff photo: Kevin Wilson Student speaker Ami Kowalski pauses before making a point during her speech at the Clovis Community College commencement ceremony Friday at the Clovis Civic Center. Kowalski, a nursing graduate, said students needed to thank the loved ones who supported them in their studies and the...
Gov. Susana Martinez got a slice of local economics Friday during a brief visit to the Southwest Cheese plant in southern Curry County. The first-term governor did not arrive in time for a tour of the plant, but said she hoped to have the time to make the tour on her next visit. She was given a front-row seat in the crowd of business leaders and elected officials, and offered a small bowl of cheese curds created at the facility while SWC Director of Operations George Chappell... Full story
The New Mexico Environment Department issued an alert to New Mexicans on Tuesday about the health risks associated with dust storms. The alert was issued in time for a dust storms forecasted across the state today. The weather service forecast predicts wind gusts up to 50 mph today. A cold front is expected to arrive in the afternoon or evening. "Inhaling dust can cause a number of serious health problems and can make some health problems worse," the alert states. "The best precaution to take during a dust storm is to simply...
Texas Cowboy Hall of Famer and founder of the Professional Bull Riders (association) Cody Lambert stopped in Clovis on Friday to rope some calves. Cody Lambert Lambert, 51, rode bulls and broncs professionally for 17 years and said his calf roping at the Joe's Boot Shop Calf Roping rodeo was just for fun. Lambert retired from bull riding in 1996 and continued riding broncs. He rode calves and steers as child. He said he roped calves a little as a young man but did not start...
The mother of a Portales High School student at the center of charges against former city police officer Victor Castillo told the court her daughter dreamed of becoming a police officer. Castillo pleaded guilty to 17 of 34 charges She said her then 16-year-old daughter's sexual relationship last year with Castillo shattered her trust of law enforcement officials and led to thoughts of suicide. "He has taken everything from us," said the victim's mother gasping for breath... Full story
As idioms go, something taken by storm was won quickly and convincingly. In Friday's Wildcat Relays at Leon Williams Stadium, taken by the Storm meant pretty much the same thing. CMI correspondent: Joshua Lucero Wildcat Fernando Garcia tosses the javelin 121 feet during qualifying Friday afternoon atthe Wildcat Relays Backed by a 22 1/2-point day from Parker Jones, Cleveland cruised to its second-consecutive team victory in Clovis' signature meet. Even without the injured...
The Hobbs Eagles capped off a District 4-5A doubleheader sweep of the Clovis Wildcats on Friday night with Joseph Campos tossing a six-inning, 10-0 shutout. Clovis (9-13, 0-4 district) lost 7-4 in the first game. "The kid was nasty," Clovis coach Shane Leatherwood said of Campos. "Not a lot of our kids have seen a curveball that hard." Campos had eight strikeouts. Peyton Lott pitched five innings for the Wildcats in the second game, striking out four. Centerfielder Michael Cordova led the Wildcats in the second game with two...
Eastern New Mexico University has a deadline of May 1 to file a report with the NCAA over academic irregularities in its athletic department for the 2012-13 school year. Another report, going back to the 2008-09 school year, is due by Aug. 1, ENMU athletic director Jeff Geiser said. Irregularities uncovered by the school early in the fall have affected the eligibility of athletes in every sport at the school to varying degrees except for rodeo, which does not come under the NCAA umbrella. "The most important thing is we have...
One Curry County commissioner is confident Cannon Air Force Base would be spared in a Department of Defense proposal that calls for another round of domestic base closures. "There's so much construction out there, and they just finished building C-130 hangars," Commissioner Frank Blackburn said. "It would be foolish to put Cannon on BRAC." The Pentagon has proposed $2.4 billion over five years to cover the initial costs of base closings, set the round for 2015 and indicated the closures would not be implemented until a year a...
Daniel Zapata was working efficiently for Portales through five innings on Saturday — only 42 pitches. Good thing, too. The senior left-hander needed 45 tosses over the final two frames to finish off his first complete game of the season, an 8-6 victory over Clovis High to give the Rams a doubleheader split at Bell Park. CMI photo: Tony Bullocks Portales senior River Fine makes the throw from third to first for the out in the bottom of the third inning in the first game of S... Full story
