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When branches from my neighbor’s tree grow over my property line and are touching my house and/or my overhead lines, who is responsible for cutting back those branches? The owner of the property where the tree trunk lies is responsible for the care and maintenance of the tree, according to city of Clovis Code Compliance Supervisor Tim Blair. “If the branches are over the property line, that property owner may trim the tree back to the property line,” Blair said Tuesday. Tree growth over property lines is a civil matte...
Eastern New Mexico University is hosting a Native Artist’s Market on Thursday in the Campus Union Building. The market opens at 10 a.m. and will continue “as long as the artist wishes to stay,” said Abigail Curman, Native American Affairs Office assistant in the Multicultural Affairs Department at ENMU. The exhibition features a diverse selection of traditional and contemporary Native American art, including jewelry, pottery, mugs and more, according to information provided by Curman. “Visitors will be fully engaged in a cu...
U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján and U.S. Reps. Teresa Leger Fernández, Melanie Stansbury and Gabe Vasquez, all New Mexico Democrats, are welcoming a combined $4.57 million for two railroad projects in the state. According to a news release from Heinrich’s office, $570,920 will help the city of Clovis enhance safety and reduce traffic delays at two railway crossings. The grants are awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safet...
HOBBS – With one more win, Clovis High’s volleyball team would have been positioned for a chance to at least share the District 4-5A title. That bid ended quickly on Thursday night, though, as Hobbs ran away with the first set en route to a 25-4, 25-21, 25-18 victory over the Lady Wildcats. Roswell High (20-1, 5-0 district) clinched the title on Thursday with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-16 triumph over Carlsbad (7-14, 0-5). Clovis(10-11, 3-2) can still clinch sole possession of second place next Thursday with a win over the Lady Coy...
Eastern New Mexico University’s struggles continued on Friday, particularly on offense, and the Greyhounds dropped a 2-0 Lone Star Conference women’s soccer decision to Texas A&M International at Steve Loy Stadium. ENMU (2-12-1, 1-10 LSC) was shut out for the ninth time this season and, in fact, hasn’t scored more than one goal in any of its matches this fall. The Greyhounds have dropped nine matches in a row since a 1-0 victory at Sul Ross State on Sept. 28. The Dustdevils (4-7-6, 3-5-4), winning for the first time in four...
ALAMOGORDO – In the battle to escape the District 3-6A cellar, Clovis High went toe-to-toe for a quarter-plus in Friday night’s season finale. In the end, the Wildcats just couldn’t keep pace and fell to Alamogordo 62-22, putting the wraps on a winless (0-10, 0-6 district) campaign. Sophomore quarterback Javier Jimenez helped keep the Cats in it early, scoring two touchdowns and adding a pair of 2-point conversions. But he was injured just before halftime and the Tigers (2-8, 1-5) cruised with a running clock going into...
PHOENIX – In two preseason trips to Arizona, Eastern New Mexico University’s men have taken their lumps. First-year coach Daven Vo hopes the Greyhounds can learn from the experience. Transfers JaKobe Coles (TCU) and Makaih Williams (Texas-Arlington) combined for 37 points on Tuesday night, leading five players in double figures, and defending Western Athletic Conference champion Grand Canyon cruised to an 87-57 exhibition victory over the Greyhounds. Last week, the Hounds lost at No. 10 Arizona 117-54. They open the 202...
ELIDA – Fourth-seeded Elida and second-seeded Grady notched home victories on Friday night to advance to the semifinals of the state 6-man football playoffs. Elida (7-3) posted a 52-31 win over fifth-seeded Roy/Mosquero, while Grady (9-1) knocked off No. 7 Magdalena 42-26. The Tigers this week visit top-seeded Logan (10-0), which trounced New Mexico School for the Deaf 62-7 on Friday night, while the Bronchos bested No. 7 Magdalena 42-26 and entertain third-seeded Mountainair,...
Clovis Community College’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved contracts for a new addition for the nursing building, along with repaving and expanding parking. The actions came at a special session of the board held via Zoom. Vice President of Internet Technology & Operations Bob Dart reported two companies responded to a request for bid on the north and west parking areas and expansion of parking for welding students. “We are doing a small section of parking lot on the north side of the main campus and the west main par...
The Portales High School marching band, The Ram Band, has been busy this fall, according to Director Kelli Harden. “The band has increased in size this year, with 48 out of 70 members being underclassmen,” Harden said. She said she is “proud of the growth and achievement of the band this year, not only in performance, but also in overall attitude and effort.” “This growth gives us great excitement for the future of the Ram Band. We are very strong musically and we have improved significantly in the physically demanding...
One of the Clovis zoo’s more popular attractions has gone on an adventure. Jerrica, the zoo’s 12-year-old Rothschild’s giraffe, left Friday morning for the West Texas Wildlife Preserve in Merkel, Texas, where she will be bred with a future barn mate named Hasani. “While Jerrica is in West Texas, Hillcrest Park Zoo will renovate the current giraffe barn. The pair of giraffes will return to Clovis as soon as construction on the new barn is complete,” said Zoo Director Stephanie Chavez. Chavez said renovations are expected...
TEXICO -- A Texico man was critically injured early Sunday morning when his pickup was struck by a train at the Garwood Street crossing behind Stripes Convenience Store. The accident happened about 7:30 a.m., said Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett. The train blocked crossings in the area for about two hours. Andres Rodriguez, 26, was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis before being taken to an Amarillo hospital for treatment, Brockett said. He remained hospitalized Tuesday in stable condition, the...
LUBBOCK – For a second consecutive season, Eastern New Mexico University senior Shacie Marr has claimed the women’s all-around title in the Texas Tech rodeo. Marr reached the short go round in three events to help ENMU’s women place third, accounting for all of the team’s 172 ½ points. Tarleton State (385) won it and Texas Tech (220) was second. Most of her points (100) came in barrel racing. After slipping into the short go when she split 10th and 11th place in the long go, Marr came in second in the short go with a time o...
ALBUQUERQUE – Area squads hold down three of the eight berths in the 6-man playoffs, set to begin on Friday night. Pairings were released on Sunday by the New Mexico Activities Association. Grady (8-1) drew the No. 2 seed in the division and welcomes seventh-seeded Magdelena (4-3) for a 6 p.m. kickoff. With a win, the Bronchos would face either third-seeded Mountainair (6-2) or No. 6 Dora (4-4), who collide in a 7 p.m. start on Friday at Mountainair. Meantime, Elida (6-3) is the fourth seed and welcomes in No. 5 R...
ALPINE, Texas – The battle for spots in the Lone Star Conference men’s soccer postseason tournament is on as the season winds down. Six of the 11 teams will make the field, and currently six squads are separated by two points (three for a win, one for a tie) between fifth and 10th place. That would include Eastern New Mexico University, which is in a three-way tie for fifth (nine points) with West Texas A&M and Lubbock Christian after playing a scoreless draw with Sul Ross State on Saturday. The Lobos, in their first yea...
CARLSBAD – Even without a few of their key runners due to other commitments, Clovis High’s cross country squads were able to sweep to team championships in Carlsbad’s Ron Singleton Invitational on Saturday. No team scores were available at press time. “I’m really proud of them,” CHS coach Liz Ledezma said of her squads. “We’ve been working on our conditioning a lot. A lot of younger kids really stepped up.” The Lady Wildcats took the top three positions with sophomore Brooke Newcomer winning the 5K event in 20 minutes, 12 se...
Eastern New Mexico University closed the fifth set on a 7-2 run and the Greyhounds posted their first Lone Star Conference victory of the campaign on Saturday, a 25-21, 28-30, 25-18, 16-25, 15-10 triumph over St. Edward's at Steve Loy Arena. It was their first victory under interim coach Natalia Burdulis, who became the interim coach on Oct. 3 after head coach Sia Poyer stepped away to deal with health issues. Ironically, St. Edward's announced on Monday that head coach Jared...
SILVER CITY – Despite watching a 20-point, first-quarter advantage dwindle to a single-score game twice, Eastern New Mexico University football coach Kelley Lee said he was never really worried. ENMU recovered an onside kick with less than two minutes left and ran out the clock to claim a 41-34 Lone Star Conference victory over Western New Mexico in the teams’ annual “Chile Bowl” clash. Early on, it looked like the Greyhounds (3-5, 1-5 LSC) were going to run away with it, leading 20-0 with a minute left in the opening...
ALBUQUERQUE – Shaking off the effects of having a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown, Portales High finally got things going its way in the second half. Senior quarterback Tommy Lopez ran for three scores and the Rams pulled away with three second-half tallies for a 27-7 District 2-4A victory over Albuquerque Academy on Saturday. Portales (5-4, 3-2 district) can assure itself a tie for second place on Friday night when it hosts Chaparral (3-6, 2-3) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Steve Loy Stadium. With a head-to-head w...
Three people were shot in two incidents that occurred about 10 hours apart on Sunday in Clovis. Officials said they do not believe the shootings are related. Adiano Gallegos, 18, is charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He’s accused of shooting Alex Reyna, 44, at Reyna’s house in the 700 block of South Sandoval Street about 2 p.m. Sunday. Gallegos remained at large on Tuesday morning. Reyna told police Gallegos shot him in the stomach, court records show. Reyna was taken to University Medical Center in Lub...
CMB Garage Doors has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar following a nomination from One Stop Feed. CMB was honored with the award at its Clovis business location Thursday at North Prince Street and Wilhite Road. The Clovis location is one of many serving the Southwest including eastern New Mexico, West Texas and Arizona. New Sonic Drive-in coming soon Construction in the 1000th block of Portales’ North Chicago Avenue is for the new location of the town’s Sonic Drive-in. “It w...
Clovis High School has one student being recognized this year as a semifinalist in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Katy Archey has opportunity to continue in the competition for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools news release. Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level. “About 95 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately h...
RIO RANCHO -- Clovis High School's marching band placed fourth in a field of 18 Class 5A marching bands from around New Mexico on Saturday. "I think the band had the best performance of the season yet. The band did very well," said Director Daniel Perez. Host Rio Rancho won the first New Mexico Activities Association marching band contest in the 5A division with a score of 78.769, followed by Cleveland (78.700), Organ Mountain (77.525) and Clovis (74.950). Roswell Goddard won...
A Texico man is in an Amarillo hospital after his car was rammed by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe trail Sunday at about 7:30 a.m. according to Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett. According to a news release from Brockett, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle being struck by a train at the Garwood St. railroad crossing in Texico, just west of the US 70/84 crossing at the state line. Deputies located a green pickup truck approximately 400 feet west of the Garwood St. railroad crossing where it was pushed by a BNSF...
The Curry County Sheriff’s Department looking for a suspect in a shooting Sunday at a home southwest of the Clovis city limits. According to a news release from Sheriff Michael Brockett, authorities are looking for Adiano Gallegos, 18, of Clovis. In his news release, Brockett reported at approximately 2:12 p.m. Sunday the Clovis Police Department received a 911 call from a resident who lives in the 700 Block of South Sandoval. The caller reported that a neighbor had been shot and then transported to the Plains Regional M...
