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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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DEXTER – A late rally fell short and Portales High’s softball team dropped a 9-7 decision to Raton on Saturday in the third-place game of Dexter’s Lindsey Callaway tournament. Meantime, Clovis High scored early and often to rout Hatch Valley 19-2 for fifth place. Senior Giana Marez had a home run as the Lady Tigers (5-3) built a 6-3 lead through five innings, then scored three times in the sixth and held off a pair of two-run innings by the Lady Rams (3-2). Senior Giana Marez had an inside-the-park home run for Raton. Freshma...
AMARILLO – Clovis High’s boys finished 10th in a field of 17 teams over the weekend in the Amarillo Relays track meet. Senior Jeremiah Johnson and junior Sammy Fuentes each posted a second-place finish in the meet, with Johnson going an even 50 feet in shot put for a state-qualifying mark on Friday and Fuentes completing the 1,600 in a time of 4 minutes, 34.17 seconds on Saturday. Meantime, Fuentes accounted for the other points for the Cats with a fourth-place finish in Friday’s 3,200 with a time of 10:03.13. Amarillo High...
TUCSON, Ariz. – Four members of the Eastern New Mexico University track teams earned NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks over the weekend in the University of Arizona’s Willie Williams Classic. For the women, senior Tamia Smith went 46 feet, 4 ¼ inches in shot put, good for fifth place. Her throw ranks ninth this spring in NCAA Division II and pulls her to within a foot of the top five. Meantime, freshman Grizell Scarlett posted the third-fastest D-II time in the 100 so far, placing fourth in the event in 11.52 seco...
A Clovis woman has been charged with embezzling an estimated $9,500 from Hotel Clovis where she was a manager at the apartment complex. Court records allege Angela Arguello, 45, stole rent money and deposit checks between June 2023 and last month. Heather Babcock, the social services coordinator for Hotel Clovis, told police that a total of 18 payments had not been deposited to the complex’s bank. When Arguello was questioned about the missing money, “she couldn’t come up with answers to the questions, then she started to ‘v...
The Clovis Community College (CCC) Board of Trustees discussed the possibility of a 3% salary increase for all faculty and staff starting July 1. Heather Lovato, chief financial officer, said the institution will not raise any tuition or other fees at the board’s study session on Wednesday. “That (the increase) was signed by the governor,” Lovato told the News No decision was made. Discussion over the increase, as well as capital outlay and bond monies will be hosted at the next regular meeting on April 10. As of right now,...
The family of a Portales woman killed in a 2023 motor vehicle crash has been awarded $77 million in a default judgment by a Santa Fe County court. Court records show Lisa Ayn Poitras represented herself in the civil case filed by the family of Martha Lozano Polanco who was killed April 14, 2023. Court records allege a bus driven by Poitras ran a red light at the intersection of West Second Street and South Avenue C. Poitras’ vehicle collided with a 2010 Toyota driven by Polanco, 61, which resulted in Polanco’s death, rec...
Clovis High's tennis teams claimed victories in dual contests against Portales High on Tuesday at the CHS tennis courts, the boys winning 6-3 while the girls posted a 9-0 sweep. In boys play, the Wildcats went with a roster of junior varsity players against the Rams, who have only four squad members. The Cats claimed forfeit wins at Nos. 5 and 6 singles and at No. 3 doubles. In singles, boys winners were junior Jackson Rossi, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0) at No. 1; freshman Ben Brooks,...
EUNICE – Sophomore Carson Pfaffenberger hit a three-run homer in the second inning and Portales High's baseball team went on to a 16-7 victory over the Hobbs junior varsity in Friday's championship semifinals of Eunice's Cardinal Classic. The Rams (2-1) were slated to face the host Cardinals (3-2) in Saturday night's championship tilt. Friday's game was stopped after 5 ½ innings due to the tournament time limit. Pfaffenberger, senior Kaiden Gutierrez and junior E...
Portales High's softball team visited Lady Wildcat Field for a doubleheader on Tuesday night, and two football games broke out. The Lady Rams, playing their season-opening contests, put together six innings of four or more runs en route to a 17-13, 31-14 sweep of Clovis High. PHS had two four-run innings and a seven-run frame in the opener. Trailing 15-6, the Lady Wildcats rallied for four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to make it close. Senior Giselle Romero went...
While the Clovis High baseball team is already well into its season, Portales High was just getting started in Tuesday night's matchup at Ram Field. Portales gave the Wildcats all they wanted, but a two-run double in the sixth by freshman Javi Jimenez held up for CHS in a 5-4 victory over the Rams. The hit gave the Cats (6-5) a 5-3 lead, and they held on with sophomore left-hander Joseph Hernandez working the final four innings in relief and allowing just two hits and a run. "...
After a rough stretch against some of the Lone Star Conference's best squads, Eastern New Mexico University's softball team picked up a much-needed series sweep against last-place Texas-Permian Basin, capped by 8-5 and 6-2 wins in Wednesday's doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field. ENMU (18-14, 11-13 LSC) entered the week having lost 10 of its previous 11, but the Greyhounds took care of business against a team which came into the series averaging less than two runs a game...
PORTALES – Four members of the Portales High Lady Rams basketball team have been chosen for All-District 4-4A first-team honors. Named to the 12-player squad were senior guard Audrey Paden, junior guards Myleigh Banda and Angel Ornelas and junior forward Evannie Fulfer. Portales finished the season with a 20-9 record after losing to Gallup 66-56 last week in the Class 4A state quarterfinals at The Pit in Albuquerque. Other first-teamers were seniors Lorin Wagner and Kymber Beltran, junior Hattie Harrison and sophomore J...
CANYON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s women recorded several top three finishes over the weekend in the WT Spring Open, the outdoor track opener hosted by West Texas A&M. ENMU put four runners into scoring positions in the 400, led by freshman Helena Klutsey-Carboo, second in 57.33 seconds. Placing sixth through eighth for the Greyhounds were sophomore Meghan Rodriguez (1 minute, 2.63 seconds), freshman Mariana Marquez (1:02.52) and senior Sevannah Romero (1:04.87). Sophomore Riley Midgett ran 26.59 for sixth in the...
ROSWELL – Down 5-0 after two innings, Roswell High rallied back and finally scratched out the winning run in the bottom of the 11th on Saturday to edge Clovis High 6-5 in the third-place game of Roswell Goddard’s Southwest Classic. The Wildcats (5-5) wasted no time jumping out to a 5-0 lead, but they were unable to add on and by the fourth frame the Coyotes (4-2) had pulled even. “I can’t fault the way we play the game of baseball,” CHS coach Richard Cruse said. “I said all year that we’ve got a chance to be pretty good....
CARLSBAD – Clovis High’s boys earned a split of dual matches on Friday in Carlsbad’s six-team Claire Higgins Invitational. Saturday’s second day of competition was rained out. The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats were slated to face Artesia and Roswell High, respectively. Carlsbad and Hobbs tied for boys team honors with three points each, while the Cats and Artesia both finished with two points and Las Vegas Robertson and Roswell High scored a point apiece. The Cats defeated Robertson 6-3 while losing to Carlsbad 8-1. Clovis went...
LAWTON, Okla. – Junior right-hander Josaiah Estrella pitched six solid innings and Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team salvaged a four-game Lone Star Conference split against Cameron on Sunday, defeating the Aggies 7-1. ENMU (13-13, 11-13 LSC) has now split five of its six league series. The Greyhounds have home splits against then-top 5 teams Angelo State and West Texas A&M, but struggled to tread water against the lowly Aggies (7-21, 7-21). Estrada (2-1) allowed just four hits, with two walks and four str...
New Mexico Workforce Connection is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at its offices at 111 N. Main St., Clovis. According to a NM Workforce Connection news release participants include: Mental Health Resources, Ute Construction Company, Curry County, City of Clovis, Smart Style hair salon, Goodwill, New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, U. S. Army, New Mexico Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Outreach Program Services of America. The release notes those who attend the job fair should...
An equine vaccination clinic is set for Saturday in the parking lot near the Curry County Cooperative Extension office at the Curry County Fairgrounds. “It’ll be southwest of the Events Center from 8 a.m until it’s complete,” County 4-H Agent Kandy Hutchins said. Hutchins provided an event flier that noted the event is open to the public from “all counties” with a portion of the proceeds going to the Curry County 4-H Horse Project. “We have a vet, Sara Loya, from Bar S L Veterinary Services of Stanley, New Mexico, who h...
Republicans in both chambers of the Legislature are taking a deep breath and weighing their options after each of their caucus leaders announced they would not be seeking reelection — news that dropped just as campaign season kicks into high gear and the GOP tries to prevent any more hemorrhaging of votes at the Capitol. While Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca of Belen plans to serve the remainder of his term through December, House Minority Leader Ryan Lane of Aztec called it quits Thursday, leaving House Republicans s...
Responding to calls from stranded drivers with broken-down cars is a regular feature of the job for New Mexico State Police. But Officer Justin Hare, who was shot and killed while on duty Friday morning, was known for taking that task to the next level. “If he saw a car or a pickup on the side of the highway, he was always stopping to try to help them,” said Jason Goen, a Tucumcari mechanic and tow truck driver who worked alongside Hare for years. “When you call out road service it’s kind of expensive, and he would help pe...
A Clovis man on Monday was sentenced to 28 ½ years in prison following his conviction last month on charges that included fleeing a law enforcement officer. Arthur Martinez, 40, was found by Judge David Reeb to be a repeat offender with five prior felony convictions and numerous probation violations, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray....
The city of Clovis has openings on city boards and committees. There are three vacancies on the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee for a representative from District 1, District 2 and a resident of Curry County. There are two vacancies on the Lodgers Tax Advisory Board. There is one vacancy on the Senior Services Committee for a representative from District 2. For all duties and responsibilities visit www.cityofclovis.org . According to a city news release, those interested in filling the openings are asked to...
The Floyd Country Jamboree opens a two-night run Friday, the first time in five years it’s returning to its traditional format. It’s the 71st fundraiser for the Floyd Lions Club, according to President Paul Benoit. The music fest returned from a COVID-19 hiatus last year, but with just one night. This weekend, Friday features the traditional Jamboree Band, which consists of 14 performers, advanced rope tricks by Wild Bill Cathy and cowboy poetry. Benoit said the selection for citizen of the year will be presented on Fri...
State Sen. Greg Nibert will have two opponents in the June 4 Republican primary while Curry and Roosevelt County Commission seats will also be contested. Filing date for the primary was last Tuesday. Write-in candidates can still file this Tuesday. Nibert, appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham earlier this year to succeed longtime Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, will face competition from Roswell’s Larry Marker and Elida’s Pat Boone. No Democrats filed to run for the District 27 Senate seat, so it will likely be decided in...
Is there someplace I can take my old eyeglasses where they’ll get used? The Clovis Evening Lions Club takes used eyeglasses, according to club President Mona Burns. “Any of the eye doctors in Clovis have the boxes where you can drop off your old eyeglasses. There’s also a large yellow container at S & S Supermarket where you can drop old glasses,” Burns said. Burns said the club goes through them. The club doesn’t take the eyeglass cases. “We box them up and take them to Midland, Texas, where they are analyzed for the pre...
