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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...
ALBUQUERQUE -- Expect a big and enthusiastic crowd when former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally Thursday in Albuquerque - as well as a boost for GOP candidates up and down the ballot, said Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce. "When that plane rolls up, and he steps out, I will guarantee you you're not going to be able to control the enthusiasm," Pearce said. Others, are less enthusiastic. "I'm disappointed that Donald Trump is bringing his cruel,...
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...
The Gattis Cubs 7th grade football team wrapped up its season at 6-1 on Tuesday with a 36-12 win over Yucca to claim its second consecutive unofficial city middle school football championship. Nate Lewis scored two touchdowns and had a 2-point conversion for Gattis, while Angel Meraz added a rushing TD and a 2PAT and Jamie Harnandez tallied a conversion. Also, Ricky Fenstermaker had a rushing touchdown, a fumble recovery for a touchdown and two sacks, while Zach Johnson collected an interception....
TULAROSA – Defending state champions Texico in Class 2A and Melrose in 8-man both won handily on Friday night to remain unbeaten and on course to earn top seeds in upcoming state football playoffs. In District 4-2A, Texico cruised past host Tularosa 50-0 to improve to 8-0 (3-0 district). The Wolverines finish off their regular season on Friday night at home against Jal (2-7, 0-3). In 8-man District 3, Melrose capped a perfect regular campaign at 10-0 (6-0) with a 50-0 shellacking of host Tatum. The NMAA will release its 1...
ROSWELL – Clovis High volleyball coach Cristy Hill had hoped her team might give District 4-5A leader Roswell High a run for its money on Thursday night. Instead, it was the Lady Coyotes who dominated most of the way en route to a 25-13, 25-13, 25-23 triumph, knocking the Lady Wildcats (9-10, 2-1 district) out of a share of the district lead. In Hill’s eyes, it somewhat resembled the legend of baseball old-timer Wee Willie Keller, who supposedly once said the key to hitting a baseball was to “hit ’em where they ain’t....
Sophomore forward Gavyn Rosales scored in the 12th minute and Dallas Baptist held Eastern New Mexico University to no shots on goal Wednesday night in a key 1-0 Lone Star Conference victory over the Greyhounds at Steve Loy Stadium. The win pushed the Patriots (4-3-6, 3-1-2 LSC) ahead of ENMU (4-4-5, 2-2-2) and into a tie for third place with St. Edward’s (5-4-3, 3-1-2) in the conference standings. Meantime, the Hounds dropped into a share of fifth place in the league with Lubbock Christian (5-5-4, 2-3-2), each with eight p...
On these ‘smart meters’ Xcel is installing for New Mexico and west Texas customers, I heard they give off radioactive frequency emissions that could harm human health. I’ve heard the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission has heard concerns about this. There are no health hazards associated with being near a ‘smart meter,’ according to Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves. “Smart meters communicate using radio frequency signals that emit the same type of low-energy radiation that most of us are exposed to every day from WiFi,...
TUCUMCARI -- A Tucumcari woman will serve as little as three months in jail for her role in a fatal dog mauling after the victim’s father pleaded for tougher laws or enforcement to combat the scourge of loose dogs in the city. In a plea deal Oct. 16, Mary Olimpia Montoya, 52, pleaded guilty to one count in that case and a subsequent child-abuse case with a cap of no more than 18 months in prison. She pleaded guilty to a felony after being accused of owning several dogs that attacked and killed Tucumcari resident Stanley H...
The 27th Special Operations Wing plans to host a PFAS virtual update at 5 p.m. on Nov. 12. “Wing leadership will update all interested parties on the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) release incident, as well as ongoing PFAS remediation efforts in coordination with the USAF Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC),” according to a news release from Cannon. “Cannon’s Restoration Project Manager from AFCEC will be present to provide status updates and answer the public’s PFAS questions.” The Air Force announced in August it i...
One of Clovis’ major intersections has been reopened to four-way traffic after being closed for a number of weeks. North Prince Street at First Street was reopened to four-way traffic Monday. The closure facilitated work on the major U.S. 60-84 project along First Street. According to a news release from the Albuquerque firm AUI Inc., which is handling the project under the direction of the New Mexico Department of Transportation, the reopening comes with closures along First Street westward from Prince Street. “East and wes...
The Curry County DWI and Substance Use and Behavioral Health Programs are hosting a Virtual Oferenda to honor the memories of friends and family taken by drunk driving, opioid overdose, and mental health disorders. From a Curry County news release: The Virtual Oferenda will be hosted on the Curry County Grant Programs Facebook page Nov. 2-27. Pictures and memories will be posted daily to honor and remember loved ones who have departed from drunken driving, opioid overdose and/or mental health disorders. To participate and...
