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The City of Portales on Wednesday issued a correction, clarifying conditions under which it would return to “Stage 3” water restrictions. Water levels in the city of Portales storage tanks dropped 4 feet over last weekend, leading to the city warning residents it may soon return to more strict water conservation standards. “As of Friday,” a city press release stated, “water storage tanks were at 29.5 feet. As of Monday … the water storage tanks are at 25.3 feet.” The news release, from Interim City Manager T. J. Cathey, wa...
It certainly wasn't the way Eastern New Mexico University's softball team wanted to end the regular season. Now the Greyhounds will see if they can bounce back when they open play as the No. 10 seed in the 10-team Lone Star Conference tournament at Canyon, Texas, facing seventh-seeded Texas Woman's (25-28) in the opening round at 10 a.m. on Thursday. It's the second consecutive year and just the fourth time in program history that the Hounds (25-25, 18-24 LSC) have reached...
LOGAN – Top-ranked Logan built an early four-run lead and hung on late to edge Grady 8-7 on Monday in District 2-1A baseball. Logan (15-3, 6-1 district), coming off a 14-8 loss at Cimarron on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader, got a 3-for-4 showing from junior Diego Sanchez, who doubled, scored twice and drove in a run. Senior Izaiah Kneitz went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, while senior Brock Burns was 1-for-1 with three walks, two runs scored and two RBIs. Senior Zane Rush was 2-for-4 with a run scored a...
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University’s track squads completed the outdoor regular season portion of their schedule on Friday, competing in Texas Tech’s Corky/Crofoot Shootout. The Greyhounds have this week off from competition before taking part in the Lone Star Conference championships May 9-11 at Angelo State. Junior Timothy Frederick posted the highest finish for the ENMU men, placing sixth out of 60 runners in the 200 with a time of 20.86 seconds. Meantime, sophomore Noe Ybaben-Burciaga was seventh in shot put at 46...
ARTESIA – Portales High’s girls notched several season bests on Saturday en route to a second-place team finish in the Artesia Invite track meet. Artesia ran away with both divisions of the 10-school meet, compiling 164 points to 66 for runnerup Lovington on the boys side while the Lady Bulldogs finished with 133 to 68 for PHS. Portales was seventh in boys competition with 26 points. The Lady Rams got individual wins from senior Olivia Low (120 feet, 7 inches) in discus and junior Kadynce Reeves in pole vault (9-6). Low, who...
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball played Lubbock Christian competitively for much of the team’s final Lone Star Conference series of the season, but the Greyhounds didn’t have anything to show for it. LCU completed a late charge to overhaul West Texas A&M for its first regular-season championship since joining the league in 2020 and earn the No. 1 seed in the conference’s eight-team postseason tournament beginning this weekend, beating the Hounds 9-4 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep. It was just enou...
The Norman and Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum in the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce building will be closed until the end of the year. According to a Friday social media posting from the Chamber, the closure is due to construction. Chamber Executive Director Ernie Kos explained in an email the closure was planned. “(We) are ready to get started on the construction and development of the Clovis Sound Studios. We are very excited about the design plans with the demolition to begin in the next week,” Kos wrote....
The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting recently for a new member, High Supply Cannabis LLC. The store is located at 106 N. Main Ave. High Supply’s Manager is Christopher Debow....
Curry County Youth Services, along with the city of Clovis, on Saturday will open Hillcrest Park Zoo to families for a “Communities Talk” event. The free program is aimed at preventing underage drinking by starting a conversation with families on the impacts of alcohol. At “Communities Talk,” children will receive a “passport” to take to each of 10 information stations throughout the zoo to learn about the statistics of underage drinking in the county, while also being able to partake in age-appropriate activities....
A Clovis ENMRSH employee has picked up a national award from the American Network of Community Options and Resources. According to an ANCOR news release, Anthony Chavez, a direct support professional at ENMRSH, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Special Category Award: Innovation Award. Chavez joins 54 other honorees in the 2024 edition of ANCOR’s annual Direct Support Professional of the Year Awards program. “ENMRSH, Inc. is grateful that Anthony is part of the team and exemplifies the important role that direct car...
An estimated 100 people turned out for Saturday’s Great American Cleanup in Clovis, according to Clovis Assistant City Manager Claire Burroughes. “It was great weather for the activity and everyone was in high spirits,” Burroughes said. During the Saturday event 401 bags of trash were collected. Burroughes provided figures showing last year’s participation was 66 people who picked up 124 bags of trash. Burroughes reported12 teams were involved in Saturday’s event. Awards were handed out for most trash collected. Burroughe...
The Roosevelt County Road Department is scheduled to work on South Roosevelt 15, from NM 206 to South Roosevelt Road P, through May 24. The roadway project is being enhanced from dirt to caliche as per the county`s five-year Road Improvement Plan, according to a county news release. “We ask all residents to drive slow and watch for heavy equipment and personnel,” the release states. Information: Call 575-356-5942 or email: [email protected]...
Freshman Addyson Mayberry got the Portales High softball team off to a flying start on Tuesday night. Mayberry walloped a three-run homer in the first inning and the early lead held up for a while in a District 4-4A matchup against visiting Artesia. But the Lady Bulldogs, blanked until the fourth, took the lead with a four-run fifth and went on to a 13-3 victory. Mayberry followed singles by sophomore Skyler Massey and junior Myleigh Banda with her round-tripper. But PHS had...
ROSWELL – Big innings did in Clovis High’s softball team in a District 4-5A twin bill against Roswell High on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats dropped the opener 10-0 and the nightcap 15-4. Leading just 3-0 in Game 1, the Lady Coyotes (7-15, 2-6) scored six times in the bottom of the fifth and ended it on the run rule in the sixth, while in the second game they broke a 1-1 tie with a nine-run second. Junior Yadira Aragon worked five innings in the opener for Roswell High, allowing five hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Sop...
MELROSE – Melrose pushed over a run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Thursday and edged Grady 8-7 for a split of their District 3-1A baseball doubleheader. In the opener, the Bronchos used a pair of big innings to post a 13-5 win over the Buffaloes. Melrose (9-5, 4-2 district) came in ranked No. 2 and Grady (9-4, 2-4) was No. 4 in MaxPreps' Class 1A poll. Junior Cy Draper went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and two runs scored in Game 2 for Melrose, while senior D...
LUBBOCK – Lubbock Christian used a six-run eighth to break open a tight game and beat Eastern New Mexico University 15-9 on Friday in the opener of the final four-game series of Lone Star Conference and regular-season baseball for both teams. Despite the loss, the Greyhounds (21-26, 19-26 LSC) still clung to life in a bid for an LSC tourney berth next week. They entered Saturday and today’s final three games of the regular season trailing St. Edward’s and Texas A&M International, tied for sixth at 22-23 in the LSC, and Arkans...
ROSWELL – Portales High's baseball team knew its work was cut out facing the No. 1 team in Class 4A this week. The Rams managed only a single tally in all three games, including Friday's 4-1, 8-1 sweep by the Rockets in Roswell. Goddard, which has won 11 in a row, opened the District 4-4A series on Thursday night with a 7-1 verdict at Ram Field. Portales (9-11, 0-6 district) kept the Rockets (18-5, 6-0) in some check during the series, but the Rams managed only a total of eigh...
Hobbs proved to be too much for Clovis High's tennis squads on Tuesday in District 4-5A duals at the CHS courts. The Eagles swept the Wildcats 9-0 in boys competition while the Lady Eagles notched a 7-2 victory over Clovis on the girls' side. In the boys' dual, the Cats were unable to win a set as they took just 19 games in the nine matches, including only two in the three doubles clashes. The closest contests were from eighth-grader Ryan Case, who lost 6-4, 6-1 to senior...
With the use of license plate cameras locally, will laws for not covering vehicle license plates be enforced? Vehicle license plate covers (clear or otherwise) are a form of withholding vehicle operator identification and substantially hinders law enforcement. Covering a license plate is illegal, according to Clovis Police Department Deputy Chief Trevor Thron. “Yes, any kind of tinted license plate cover or any decorative border going around the plate that obstructs the view of the plate or the registration sticker is i...
The Portales band is set to host its third annual Mattress Fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Portales High School. Custom Fundraising Solutions will have “25 different mattress styles on display in all sizes for customers to try,” according to its news release. Pillows, bed frames and mattress protectors will also be for sale and delivery is available. Custom Fundraising Solutions has nearly 100 locations and works with more than 3,000 schools annually. “The unique business model helps schools raise thous...
A Clovis motorcycle police officer was involved in a crash late Tuesday afternoon on Grand Street near Main Street. Police said no serious injuries were reported, but Motor Officer Jared Herrington went to Plains Regional Medical Center as a precaution. “He (Herrington) went to the ER to get checked out but he’s fine,” said Police Sgt. Sanford Wagner. “He was up and walking around.” Wagner said the driver of the other vehicle involved, a black passenger car, was not injured. The vehicle sustained “very minor damage,” he...
A Clovis man on Wednesday was sentenced to four years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. A Curry County jury on March 22 found David Brown, 53, guilty of the second-degree felony. Brown was arrested after probation officers on Jan. 25, 2023, found methamphetamine, black tar heroin, Xanex and fentanyl pills in his hotel room, the release stated. District Judge Fred Van Soelen sentenced Brown to five years supervised probation in addition to...
Shelly Smith last week was named principal at Parkview Elementary School in Clovis. She has been principal of Cameo Elementary since 2023. Cameo is slated to be shuttered at the end of this school year as part of district consolidation, according to a Clovis schools news release. Smith has worked 20 years in Clovis schools, mostly as an elementary school teacher. She is a Clovis High School graduate and has a master’s degree in education from Wayland Baptist University. The reassignment was created by the retirement of P...
Lockwood Elementary School Principal Rodolfo Arceo has been named coordinator of English Language Initiatives with Clovis Municipal Schools. A school news release stated Arceo began his career with CMS in 2011 as a Spanish teacher at Clovis High. He has also worked with bilingual families through the Bilingual Summer Institute and Migrant Mentor Program, and served as an English Language Learner case manager. His newest mission is to “expand language services for district students,” the news release stated. Lockwood Ele...
Plateau last week announced 38 area scholars who are sharing $201,000 in scholarships awarded from the Education Foundation at Plateau. Winners include: $8,000 Robert M. Harris Memorial Scholarships Heidi L. Macfarlane – Melrose Camryn Dawn Cantrell – Logan Taylee Sours – Texico HS $8,000 Evelyn Patterson Memorial Scholarships Madison Marie Hodges – Texico Isabella Elena Coronado – Logan $5,000 Banner Scholarships Bailey Jo Cline – Clovis Lily Macfarlane – Melrose Cade Paul Figg – Texico Morgan Ryleigh Thatcher – Texi...
