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SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced she’s appointed former state Sen. Greg Nibert to the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. Nibert, R-Roswell, will be asked to serve a six-year term. Nibert succeeds Commissioner James Ellison whose term concluded Dec. 31. “I am honored to be nominated to the Public Regulation Commission,” Nibert said in a news release issued by the governor’s office. “My duty as a commissioner will be to regulate our utilities according to the laws of the land, which inclu...
LITTLEFIELD – Farwell’s boys finished off play in Littlefield’s Wildcat Classic on Saturday with a 66-33 rout of Sudan. The Steers (14-3) rode 23 points from senior Ryder McElroy, 15 from junior Braddock Foster and 13 from junior Hudson Agee to the easy win. Farwell led 17-8 at the quarter and never looked back. On the girls’ side, Farwell improved to 19-3 with a pair of wins on Saturday – 61-38 over Nocona and 52-29 over Christoval. Senior Makylee Baldwin scored 19 points while senior Bella Jaime added 13, including...
EL PASO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s women battled back from two 16-point, third-quarter deficits to tie Division I Texas-El Paso on Monday night, only to fall to the Miners 50-48. The game counted for the Division I Miners (7-4), members of Conference USA, while it was an exhibition for the Greyhounds. ENMU (10-1, 5-0 Lone Star Conference) resumes LSC and regular-season play on Friday with a 5 p.m. tipoff against seventh-ranked Lubbock Christian (10-3, 4-1) at Steve Loy Arena. The Hounds outscored UTEP 20-8 in...
LITTLEFIELD – Senior forward Evannie Fulfer collected 18 points, eight rebounds and five steals on Saturday, helping Portales High’s girls thump Denver City 54-34 in the consolation championship game of Littlefield’s Wildcat Classic. Portales (4-7) stormed out to a 13-2 lead over the Lady Mustangs (3-11) and never looked back. Senior Myleigh Banda added 11 points, five rebounds and four steals for the Lady Rams, while senior Angel Ornelas contributed 10 points, five rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Sophomore guard Nat...
A 7 Brew drive-thru coffee shop is coming to Clovis. Pete Wilt, director of the city of Clovis’ Building Safety Department, said preliminary work has been submitted to his department in advance of the building permit process for the business at 2609 N. Prince St., lot 2A. The location is between Los Victor’s and Red Lobster restaurants. 7 Brew has locations in Albuquerque, Lubbock, Amarillo and Odessa, Texas....
The discount retail chain Big Lots has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores and distribution centers open. That’s according to multiple news reports. The Associated Press reported on its website: “Big Lots said Friday it will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm that specializes in distressed companies. Gordon Brothers will then transfer Big Lots’ stores, distribution centers and other assets to other retailers.” The fate of the Clovis Big Lots store was unknown early this week. A Big Lots em...
Now that Christmas is done, how do we dispose of our cut tree? These days in Clovis when residents are done with their cut Christmas tree, it is to be treated just as any other trash, according to Jesus Garcia, sanitation supervisor with the city of Clovis. “We used to send out a crew to pick up the trees for mulch,” Garcia said Tuesday. But things have changed since the COVID pandemic. “There was that year, 2020, hardly any trees were sold so we haven’t had a special pickup for the trees since,” Garcia said. Garcia ha...
SAGINAW, Texas – After seeing an 11-game winning streak come to an end, Farwell’s girls bounced back to rout Bishop (Texas) 55-23 on Friday in a tournament hosted by Saginaw H.S. In their first game of the day, the Lady Blue suffered a 45-43 loss at the hands of Class 3A Fairfield, seeing the Lady Eagles overtake them with a 13-5 run in the final quarter. Farwell (17-3) had no trouble against the Class 3A Lady Badgers, opening a 41-10 halftime lead and cruising behind 14 points from senior Makylee Baldwin, 10 from senior Land...
LITTLEFIELD – Portales High’s girls got back in the win column on Friday with a 58-22 victory over Sundown in Littlefield’s Wildcat Classic. Earlier in the day, the Lady Rams dropped their tourney opener to Clarendon 56-41. Portales (3-7) was slated to face either Tulia or Pecos (Texas) in Saturday’s consolation finals. Portales and Clarendon were tied 21-21 at halftime, but the Lady Bronchos (16-4), ranked fourth in Texas Class 2A, broke away when play resumed as senior center/forward Hannah Holdman delivered 12 of her game-...
SANTA FE – Clovis High’s girls scored the game’s first six points and the Lady Wildcats never looked back on Friday in a 62-38 domination of Santa Fe High. Sophomore guard Gianna Cordova scored 15 points and had three of the team’s four 3-point baskets as CHS improved to 10-3 for the season. “I never felt like we were out of control,” CHS girls coach Jeff Reed said. “It was a good game for us to come back off a four-day break. I felt like we knocked some of the rust off.” The Lady Cats, coming off a 66-49 loss to Volcano...
One local New Year’s Eve party will have drinks, munchies, games and a few movies building up to 2025. Only this one is for children. Williams Livestock Ranch, south of Portales on NM route 206, is hosting a New Year’s Eve Pajama Party on Tuesday evening. “We were trying to find something for kids to do that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg,” Sara Williams said Thursday. The party is from 6 p.m. to midnight in the Williams Livestock Ranch event barn. The cost is $15 per child. Accompanying adults are free. Outside food and...
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual awards. According to a Chamber news release, the annual awards include Citizen of the Year, Chamber Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year, Heart Award, Ken Huey Patriot Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. Nomination forms are available online at clovisnm.org and at the Chamber of Commerce. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Jan. 3. Individual tickets and tables of 10 for the banquet are now available. For more information or...
Xcel Energy is set to supply “more than enough” electricity to meet peak demand this winter in the New Mexico and Texas communities it serves. According to an Xcel news release, Xcel is also encouraging customers to use tools and information to lower winter power bills “while staying comfortable through the coldest months.” “We are well-positioned to meet electricity demand in Texas and New Mexico this winter, making sure our customers have consistent and reliable power as it gets colder,” said Adrian J. Rodriguez,...
Earl & Tom’s cannabis dispensary has opened a second location in Clovis at 3211 N. Prince St. Co-owner Earl Henson said, “Tom (Schoneman) and I started here at First and Main. We decided three years ago we wanted to serve north Clovis. We believe there were customers who didn’t want to drive down here.” Henson went on to say “we’re doing good business at First and Main. We’re doing real well here.” Henson acknowledged the construction on First Street was part of the decision. “Once that First Street construction star...
The Clovis Economic Development Corp. has received a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo for a second year. According a CED news release the funds will be used to support the operations of its business incubator program. The contribution will enable CED to empower local entrepreneurs further, offering essential resources and mentorship to foster new business growth and job creation within the region, according to the release. “We are thrilled to partner with Wells Fargo to continue building a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem in C...
Ulta Beauty in Clovis’ North Plains Mall plans a “soft opening” Feb. 2 and an official opening Feb. 9. A Facebook post from the North Plains Mall store’s management team laid out details. Tasha Mancinas is to be the store’s manager. In the post, Mancinas stated Ulta is “also hiring for all positions if you or anyone you know may be interested (in) Ulta careers....
TEXICO – Junior Maverick Hawkins scored 17 points, sophomore Jett Curtis had 16 and senior Alex Fuentes 13 as Texico claimed the boys championship in its own Citizens Bank tournament on Saturday with a 53-41 victory over Magdalena. The Wolverines (8-0) fell behind 13-6 at the quarter, but chipped away and finally overhauled the Steers (8-2) with a 22-7 run over the final canto. Magdalena, which had a five-game winning streak snapped, has suffered both of its losses this season at the hands of Texico. Senior Jeff Stuteville l...
Big Lots Inc. has announced it is going out of business, according to a news release from the corporation. Signs announcing “store closing” are posted in the windows of the Clovis store. According to the release, Bruce Thorn, Big Lots’ president and chief executive officer, said “In order to protect the value of the Big Lots estate, we have made the difficult decision to begin the going out of business process.” The company is continuing to serve customers in-store and online, and will provide updates as available...
LAS CRUCES – New Mexico State opened a 29-8 lead after the first quarter and the Aggies went on to dispatch Eastern New Mexico University 77-46 in a women’s basketball exhibition game on Friday night. Senior guard Molly Kaiser led three Aggies in double figures with 21 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line. Senior guard/forward Tylie Jones posted 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals while senior guard Jaila Harding added 13 points, including a trio of 3-point shots. Junior gua...
CAPITAN – Eighth-grader Braylan Morgan scored 16 points and Melrose cruised to the girls team championship in Capitan’s Smokey Bear tournament on Saturday with a 50-39 victory over Eunice. Sophomore Shylynn Downey added 10 points and senior Chantzee Elliott nine for the Lady Buffs (7-2), who erased a three-point deficit and took control with a 16-8 surge in the second quarter. Junior Peyton Williams had 13 points and seniors Aleena Rodriguez and MaKenna McBee 11 each for the Lady Cardinals (5-3). Melrose advanced to the fin...
POJOAQUE – Ty Thatcher was pretty sure his Portales High boys basketball team wasn’t going to be stuck on one win the entire season, but after a while you begin to wonder. After absorbing a fifth consecutive setback in Thursday’s quarterfinals of the Ben Lujan tournament, the Rams bounced back with wins over Moriarty (63-26) and Penasco (75-49) in the final two rounds to claim fifth place and improve to 3-5 for the season. The only other win for the Rams came in the season opener on Dec. 2 against Los Alamos at the RAC....
Seven players are still in contention for the Pigskin Pick ‘Em contest title with 11 games to play. Clovis’ Ricky Fuentes took a commanding lead last week, picking seven of nine games correctly to move four games ahead of Adam Branham and Tommy Platt. The winner, who receives $500 cash, will be announced Jan. 2 on radio stations KTQM (99.9 FM) and KCLV (99.1 FM) and published in the newspaper on Jan. 5. Here is the leaderboard with 11 games to play: Ricky Fuentes: 89 Adam Branham: 85 Tommy Platt: 85 Bob Hill: 82 Drew Col...
Portales Fire Department personnel are investigating a Sunday evening blaze that destroyed an outbuilding in the 1600 block of South Avenue H. “It was an outbuilding fire, a detached garage. I believe the garage is a total loss and there was some damage to the adjacent home,” Portales Fire Chief T. J. Cathey said Monday. There were no injuries, according to Cathey....
Clovis Municipal Schools has been awarded a $20,000 grant through New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund. The money will be used to “provide transformative outdoor experiences” for students in grades 3-12 for the next 12 to 18 months, according to a school news release. Activities will include fishing, animal identification and wildlife photography, the release stated. “Investing in these programs provides immediate benefits to youth and communities and also builds long-term economic opportunities in the outdoor recreation sector,...
Clovis police are investigating a fight among a crowd of juvenile girls that took place at Dennis Chavez Park around noon on Tuesday. Video posted on social media shows more than a dozen girls running around with some hitting and pushing each other while a Clovis police officer attempts to break them up. A police incident report shows the officer happened to be in the area when someone reported a “public affray” in the park. A female juvenile provided police with video she said she took when she “just happened to walk up wh...
