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Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, Clovis police were called to the 900 block of North Davis Street where they found a man shot to death in a travel trailer parked in a driveway. Twenty minutes later they were called to a report of a home invasion and hostage situation near Sixth and Reid streets, a few blocks from the scene of the homicide. There they found a man wearing a green wig, black jersey with striped sleeves and grey jeans. A woman inside the apartment told police she... Full story
FARWELL – Farwell's girls felt pretty good about their chances against Olton in Friday's District 3-2A matchup. Whether they felt so good they expected a 58-point win over the Fillies is another question. Senior Makylee Baldwin posted 18 points for Farwell while senior Landri Richey tallied nine of her game-high 16 points in the opening stanza, and the Lady Blue were off to the races in a 76-18 obliteration of Olton. With the win, Farwell improved to 25-3 (5-0 district) and e...
FARWELL – Everything went so well early ... and not so well late. Farwell's boys opened a double-digit lead in the opening quarter on Friday night and carried that advantage into the final stanza, only to see District 3-2A rival Olton storm back to win 68-59 behind 37 points from junior guard Sebastian Sparkman. Sparkman went 19-of-22 from the foul line in helping the Mustangs (18-4, 2-1 district) overcome a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to stun the Steers (19-5, 2-1). "...
Eastern New Mexico University's men broke the century barrier for the second game in a row on Saturday, but the result was much different. Playing with more passion on the defensive end, the Greyhounds scored the game's first 10 points, weathered a brief run by Western New Mexico and then rolled to a 101-72 Lone Star Conference victory at Steve Loy Arena. It came on the heels of a puzzling 110-101 setback against last-place Sul Ross State two nights earlier. "Our guys...
The past few months have been an uneasy time for Black Americans, who wonder what the future will hold with Donald Trump back in the White House. Trump’s reelection has understandably raised considerable concern within Black communities about the status of civil rights protections. In a nation where white people make up 75% of voters, 60% of white men voted for Trump, while Latino men split almost evenly between both candidates. Black men voted overwhelmingly for Harris, b...
This year’s legislative session in Santa Fe, which began Tuesday, has the potential of being a highly productive session, owed to a record-setting surplus of funds and a still-ambitious two-term governor whose time is running out. This will be the last 60-day session for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. It’s boom times for state coffers and she and the state’s lawmakers now get to divvy up nearly $892 million in “new money” while a spending bill that tops $10 billion is being advanced by the Legislative Finance Committee...
“Pastor, I don’t get anything out of church. I can worship God just fine by myself. Why do I need to get together with a bunch of people I don’t know or like?” That’s a common objection. It gets stated differently here and there, but this is the gist of it. The farmer can feel close to God while he’s driving his tractor through a field at sunrise. The single person can sleep till noon on a Sunday and think nice thoughts about Jesus once they roll out of bed. The obvious answer to this is, “Amen!” Nobody’s saying it’s impos...
On this date … 1946: A Curry County man and his son were awarded more than $700 by a district court jury. Thomas J. Stephens and his son Tommy Dale Stephens, 10, who lived five miles west of Clovis, sued Victory Bus, which operated between Clovis and the Clovis air base. The Stephens’ alleged a Victory Bus was being operated recklessly when it struck the boy, who was running across the highway after exiting a school bus. The boy suffered a broken leg, broken hand and other injuries and was hospitalized for 13 days. Att...
A Clovis man family members identified as the best friend of a November homicide victim on Thursday was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the case. Lucario Balboa, 32, was with his friend, Marcos Ramirez, 26, when police said Ramirez went to the Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center to try and sell a gun. During the transaction, Ramirez was shot and killed by one of the teenage boys trying to buy the gun, police said. Balboa witnessed the shooting and returned fire...
On this date … 1956: “Yours to Keep,” a film about a typical American family wanting everything and getting nowhere, was available for civic groups and Parent-Teacher Associations to show. The film, a comedy, had been shown in Clovis schools “to encourage people to save money,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1967: Eastern New Mexico University President Charles Meister was feuding with Gov. David Cargo over the proposed use of Walker Air Force Base facilities in Roswell. The base was scheduled to close and ENMU was makin...
On paper, it looked to be a break in the schedule after a recent rough patch against some of the better teams in the Lone Star Conference. It took a bit of doing, but Eastern New Mexico University’s women relied on hot shooting wire-to-wire and eventually pulled away to a 98-78 LSC victory over Sul Ross State on Thursday night at Steve Loy Arena. Off to a 10-1 start at the semester, the Greyhounds (12-4, 7-3 LSC) dropped a pair of Division I exhibitions over the break and had since lost three of four outings in the new y...
At 9:30 a.m. MST Monday, in Washington D.C., Donald John Trump will take the oath of office and become the 47th president of the United States, after also serving as the 45th president. Monday also happens to be the day that Notre Dame will face off against Ohio State for the College Football National Championship at 5:30 p.m. MST. I’d hate to bet my life on which event has the most viewers. Immediately upon assuming his duties, the new president will be met with what p...
A domestic dispute led to others becoming involved and a Clovis teenager was shot to death early Saturday morning. Court records show Tony Cristan, 18, was shot in the head and chest about 2 a.m. Saturday outside an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Ash Street. Cristan was initially taken to Plains Regional Medical Center, then transferred to University Medical Center in Lubbock where the died from his injuries about 2 p.m. Saturday, records show. Two teenage boys, both 16, were arrested in connection with the slaying. O...
On this date … 1945: Eleven Clovis police officers, nearly the entire force, had resigned in protest of the anticipated removal of Chief Leonard Pinnix. Capt. Nelson Worley was one of the 11 who quit. City officials announced the next day that J.W. Manning would be the new police chief. Before year’s end, commissioners had ousted Manning and his successor, Roy Ansley. Worley was appointed the new chief on Nov. 22, 1945. Allegations of prisoner abuse and a stolen car plagued the brief administrations of Manning and Ans...
The last time the Dallas Cowboys had a coaching search, they interviewed Marvin Lewis and Mike McCarthy. We all know how that went. With McCarthy – Dallas' third-winningest coach of all time -- out after five seasons, the Cowboys are again taking resumes. Here's a look at 10 possible coaching candidates with some wild cards: 1. Kliff Kingsbury The Washington offensive coordinator probably needs to change his offense from the heavy Run-Pass-Option he uses with Jayden D...
Here’s a crazy idea: Instead of following the federal government’s lead away from cleaner energy sources, New Mexico could lead the way toward a more sustainable energy future anyway. Last November, Travis Kellerman, a senior policy adviser for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, attended the United Nations’ latest conference on climate change, also known as COP29. When he returned, he recalled the “uncertainty in the air” as questions loom large about future U.S. involvement under our incoming president. “Yet amidst the unease,...
While New Orleans and Las Vegas are still attempting to process the New Year’s Day violence that gripped their cities, some are trying to capitalize perversely (and unsuccessfully) on such tragedies. Even before the dust settled, a number of conservatives rushed to social media to blame both events on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Among them was House Majority Leader Steve Scalise who said “some of these agencies have gotten so wrapped up in the DEI mov...
One of the first constituent calls Alexandra Wylie answered as the newly hired district legislative aide for state Rep. Tara Lujan was - as she put it - kind of chaotic. The caller, a man, was upset. He said his dog had cancer. He didn't have the money to pay for its surgery. He insisted Lujan, a Santa Fe Democrat, knew someone who could fork over the cash. Wylie took a deep breath. Then she went to work, researching free veterinary services before calling the man back to...
DALLAS -- Mike McCarthy's tenure with the Cowboys has come to an end. The two sides have reached the decision to move on, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Dallas Morning News. After a disappointing 7-10 season that came down to a referendum on the job done by McCarthy and his staff and the approach Jerry Jones and his son, Stephen, took in building this team, the club now begins its search for the 10th head coach in franchise history. "I don't like to talk...
On this date … 1956: A Clovis police officer was reported in “fair” condition at Clovis Memorial Hospital. Bill Davis, 56, was injured while directing traffic during a funeral procession. His right leg was pinned between a pickup truck and a police car, the Clovis News-Journal reported. He suffered two broken bones, just above the ankle. 1958: The Dora Coyotes boys’ basketball team handily defeated the Causey Tomcats, 65-36, as the Coyotes nailed down their fifth straight victory after outscoring the Tomcats in every quarter....
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department last week fined Cannon Air Force Base almost $100,000 and ordered the Air Force to “justify why (Cannon’s) operating permit should not be revoked, citing repeated violations and failure to protect New Mexico’s residents from toxic and hazardous wastes.” The enforcement action was in response to an alleged “illegal discharge of hazardous PFAS chemicals in August 2024,” NMED stated in a news release. “The incident involved the release of 7,300 gallons of toxic PFAS firefighti...
Winston Churchill once remarked, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” I agree. I also agree with John Quincy Adams saying, “Americans should not go abroad to slay dragons in the name of spreading democracy.” However, Woodrow Wilson’s idea that we must, “Make the world safe for democracy” is hogwash. In 1941, Iran was led by Reza Shah, who had formed ties with Germany and w...
The season's first snowstorm closed schools, businesses and government offices, slowed traffic and forced postponements of sports and other events throughout the region Thursday and Friday. An estimated 6 inches of snow fell across much of the Clovis-Portales area – more than double predictions just 24 hours earlier from National Weather Service and other forecasters. Freezing temperatures and high winds complicated the event, but no serious injuries were reported. Clovis p...
Winter has walked in our back door and made itself at home for at least the next week. But while there is a 50% chance of show tonight and into Thursday morning, forecasters human and computer are not expecting much accumulation for eastern New Mexico. “I think the main concern for us is extreme cold,” said Ruthann Kelly, the emergency management director for Clovis and Curry County. “Wednesday night and into Thursday morning we hit a low of 22 and (one) chart is showing a wind chill of 12. That will go into Friday so there... Full story
Clovis Police Chief Roy Rice announced Tuesday he is retiring, effective Feb. 28. Rice, 70, has been the city's police chief since Feb. 28, 2022. His law enforcement career has spanned 37 years, according to a city news release. "I don't know. I'll probably just sit beneath a shade tree, drink diet Cokes and play video games with my grandkids when they come over," Rice said Tuesday morning when asked about his future plans. "Carolyn (his wife) and me and Biscuit (his dog)...
