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Now that the dust has settled over the Sept. 10 presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, I’m ready to call the election for Harris. And not just because of the debate. There’s also Taylor Swift, the superstar childless cat lady who cleverly endorsed Harris immediately after Harris wiped the floor with Trump. If you don’t see the significance of the Swifties, you haven’t been paying attention to pop culture. We’re talking hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, millions of whom will be voting right here in t...
As the president of Clovis Community College and the Chancellor of the Eastern New Mexico University System, we want to outline the benefits of General Obligation Bond 3 in the Nov. 5 General Election and why it deserves the support of the citizens of Curry and Roosevelt counties. Our institutions provide access and opportunity for higher education to our region, and the students of both campuses deserve high-quality learning environments. Passage of Bond 3 will allow higher education institutions in Curry and Roosevelt count...
Clovis native Bud Kingston first had the idea 25 years ago, but his work as a cowboy got in the way and he had to put it off. Last week, he completed his dream of traveling horseback across New Mexico, raising money for abandoned and abused horses at the same time. Kingston, 65, and his 4-year-old mare Roja began their journey Aug. 31 at the New Mexico border outside Springerville, Ariz. They wrapped up Saturday in Texico after 15 days and 432 miles. Along the way they raised...
GRADY – Senior Deakin Ragland returned the opening kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown, and the rout was on as Grady overwhelmed Hondo 61-0 in 6-man play on Saturday afternoon. The Bronchos (3-1) led 40-0 at the quarter and ended the contest against the Eagles (0-3) at halftime on the 50-point rule with three more touchdowns in the second stanza. Sophomore Zander Ciancio threw for three scores and caught a pass for another. His TD tosses, all in the opening segment, covered 32 yards to sophomore Caden Croy, 14 yards to senior C...
On this date ... 1946: Almost every Portales business had plans to close its doors for a city-wide cleanup planned the following Thursday. “Only postage stamps will be for sale,” area media reported. The Portales City Council was encouraging everyone volunteer to help clean up the town and had drawn up an ordinance that would increase garbage collection fees and require health inspections of cow lots, chicken pens and open toilets. 1947: Clovis Police Chief Nelson Worley, Officer Herschel Pendley and City Hall Janitor Cha...
LUBBOCK – Clovis High’s cross country girls put three runners in the top 18 on Saturday and the Lady Wildcats claimed fifth place with 196 points in the 39-team Lubbock Christian Invitational. Meantime, the CHS boys came in 11th out of 46 squads with a score of 326. Canyon ran away with both divisions, finishing with 19 points to 125 for Big Spring (Texas) in boys competition and 21 points to 157 for Hereford on the girls’ side. “We’re just going to keep training,” Clovis cross country coach Liz Ledezma said. “Whatever w...
ALAMOGORDO – Junior forward/midfielder Maria Lujan scored in each half on Saturday as Portales High’s girls claimed third place in a four-team tournament hosted by Alamogordo with a 2-0 victory over Silver. Junior goalkeeper Lissette Gomez collected six saves in the shutout win over the Lady Colts (1-9). “The turf is so hot,” first-year Lady Rams coach Laci Lozoya said of the field conditions at Alamo. “We played extremely well despite the heat.” In the boys’ third-place matchup, New Mexico Military (3-4) jumped on the...
Rodeo takes center stage this weekend at Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU will host 17 other schools Thursday through Saturday in the annual College "Daze" Rodeo at Lewis-Cooper Arena. The rodeo arena is about five minutes southwest of the ENMU campus at 2221 W. 18th St. in Portales. ENMU's Shacie Marr, who competes in breakaway roping, barrel racing and goat-tying events, said the event appeals to much of the community. "Especially in Portales ... There's a lot of farmer,...
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Both teams struck early, but nothing was settled then and nothing was settled the rest of the way on Saturday as Eastern New Mexico University played former Lone Star Conference member Northeastern State to a 1-1 draw in men’s soccer on Saturday. The Riverhawks (0-2-2) broke through in the eighth minute when a goal from junior midfielder Kei Nagakura, his first of the campaign. About 20 minutes later, junior defender Arthur Macri got the equalizer for the Greyhounds (1-1-2), his first goal for ENMU, off...
After a week off to try to heal their wounds, Clovis High's football team looks to start to get things turned around when the Wildcats play Cibola in a 7 p.m. kickoff on Thursday at Albuquerque's Milne/Wilson Stadium. After three consecutive dominating setbacks to start the campaign, the Cats look to bounce back at the expense of the Cougars (1-3), whose win came in overtime 20-17 at Albuquerque High in the season opener. First-year Clovis coach Stan Hodges is certainly...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Angelo State junior cornerback Andrew Pitts returned a third-quarter interception 36 yards inside the Eastern New Mexico University 10 and the Rams scored three plays later, eventually holding on for a 26-20 win over the Greyhounds in the Lone Star Conference football opener for both teams on Saturday. The game was nip-and-tuck throughout, but the interception by Pitts set up an 8-yard TD pass on third-and-goal from junior quarterback Braeden Fuller to senior running back Hunter Wallis and gave the Rams (...
LAS CRUCES – Clovis High boys soccer team kept things rolling on Saturday, posting a 2-0 victory over Las Cruces High at Field of Dreams. The Wildcats (8-2) extended their winning streak to four matches, getting goals from sophomore forward/midfielder Damien Navarrette in the first half and senior forward Ihab Mesbah in the second. Assists were credited to junior forward/midfielder Julien Salinas and senior goalkeeper Angel Avila, respectively, the latter on a long clearing pass. “It’s one of the best starts we’ve had in...
What is old is new again, at least in the world of politics. Recently, Fox News host Jesse Watters made a quip questioning the veracity of Barack Obama’s birth certificate during a live edition of The Five. Regardless of whether he was being intellectually dishonest or not, Watters presented the topic of Obama’s birth certificate as somehow fraught with political intrigue and announced he would be dispatching his producer to find out the truth. “That’s why we’ll be sending J...
When New Mexico’s rural hospitals called for help, our entire state came together – hospitals statewide, the governor’s office, NM Health Care Authority and legislators from both sides of the aisle -- to pass the 2024 Health Care Delivery and Access Act. New Mexico is at a pivotal moment as we struggle to address healthcare challenges facing our hardworking families especially when it comes to access to healthcare. Almost half of our residents are enrolled in Medicaid and, frankly, the Medicaid reimbursement rates to pay o...
The city of Clovis has the following board and committee vacancies. • Three vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for a citizen representative from District 1, a citizen representative from District 3 and an industry representative (i.e. manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). • One student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. • One vacancy on the Water Policy Advisory Committee for one citizen representative. For all duties and responsibilities, visit www.cityofclovis.org . For q...
Eastern New Mexico University’s Office of Hispanic Affairs is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month through Oct. 15. First approved by President Lyndon Johnson as Hispanic Heritage Week in 1968 and expanded by President Ronald Reagan, National Hispanic Heritage Month was enacted into law in 1988 and is a time when citizens are encouraged to recognize the contributions of Hispanic Americans to this nation’s history and culture, according to an ENMU news release. Scheduled events include a Mala Maña concert, a Hisp...
The Curry County clerk’s office is providing voter registration services at the North Plains Mall the next three Saturdays. According to a news release from Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland, the mall will host the services in Suite 1184 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 and Oct. 5. The deadline to register to vote online or by mail is Oct. 8. More information: Call the clerk’s office at 575-763-5591....
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department is offering free drinking water testing to residents who live around Cannon Air Force Base and get their drinking water from a private well. For decades, fire-fighting foams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, collectively known as PFAS, were used by Cannon, which contaminated nearby groundwater. When ingested, PFAS could cause various health complications, including high cholesterol, birth defects, and several types of cancer. The testing is available to the f...
The Bank of Clovis has been working on expanding in the region, but in a way you may not recognize. The banks don’t bear the name “Bank of Clovis.” They are the Bank of Clayton, the Bank of Logan and soon there will be a Bank of Tucumcari and the Bank of Des Moines, all divisions of The Bank of Clovis. Bank of Clovis President Randy Harris came up with the idea with the first bank he opened. “The first one was the Bank of Clovis. Look, the bottom line is rural communities on the east side of the state need good solid communi...
What are you waiting for? The truth is that most of us spend the vast majority of our lives waiting for something. Maybe it’s a birthday. A vacation. A holiday. A graduation. A wedding. An anniversary. A retirement. Maybe it’s when the baby is finally born, or the student loan (good luck waiting that out!) or car or house or business loan is eventually paid off. You waited — even as you were working all the necessary hours and many more — to achieve that hard-to-reach business goal or rank. You waited — even as you trained, p...
I was chatting with someone the other day who had once upon a time moved to our area from Santa Fe, the state capitol, “the City Different.” “Don’t hold it against me,” she said. “Not at all. You were probably there when it was really Santa Fe. You yourself know it’s changed over the years,” I said. My favorite Santa Fe quote emerged around 1990 in some state newspaper. A columnist wrote something to the effect, he so hated seeing “New Mexico’s crown jewel turn into one of California and New York’s cheap rhinestones.” I...
During Portales High School's halftime homecoming ceremony last Friday night, the Rams public address announcer introduced nominees and read out quotes from each one. Common themes were faith in the Lord, being a good person and virtues of hard work. But one, which came from Pierce Culpepper – a 6-foot-5 sophomore PHS defensive end – stood out. It was a message to his older brother, Paxton Culpepper, PHS' senior quarterback, about how his season-ending ACL tear was just...
Jay Parmenter, a regular tour guide at the Norman Petty Studio, first met Jimmy Gilmer while leading one of those tours. “The tour was for about 20 people,” Parmenter said. “I had never met Jimmy and he just looked like every other tourist in that group. He was with his wife.” Then Parmenter began playing a studio tape that happened to feature Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs. “He (Gilmer) turned around and said, ‘I still sound good after all these years.’” Parmenter said sudden...
Teresa Doyal is grateful for the work of first responders. "It takes a special kind of person to be willing to sacrifice your own life to protect others," said Doyal, the manager of Steed-Todd Funeral Home. On Wednesday, Steed-Todd and Doyal showed that gratitude by treating local firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers to a barbecue luncheon at Hillcrest Park. Of the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11, 343 were firefighters and paramedics, 23 were New York P...
Violent crime, Clovis’ airport and the economy were among multiple topics addressed Friday morning during “Coffee and Conversation” with Clovis Mayor Mike Morris at The Java Loft. Six area residents participated in the hour-long, informal discussion. Criminal activity at the Clovis Apartments on the city’s west side was the most contentious issue. Morris said gunshot-detection tools and license-plate-recognition systems can help deter crime. “We see a lot of the gunshot calls and a lot of the violent crime that happens i...
