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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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State Public Education Secretary Arsenio Romero on New Mexico's education budget for the 2025 fiscal year: "Overall, I'd have to say I feel pretty successful with what we came away with." The new budget, signed into law last Wednesday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, represents an 8% increase in spending — $394 million more — than in the 2024 fiscal year. The expansion is expected to funnel millions of dollars toward literacy initiatives, teacher training and retention programs, school meals, community school initiatives and...
Eastern New Mexico University's baseball team opened a 12-0 lead through five innings on Sunday and routed New Mexico Highlands 12-6 to sweep their two-game non-league series at Greyhound Field. ENMU (11-11) was outhit 11-9 by the Cowboys, but took advantage of seven walks, seven hit batsmen, six wild pitches and three errors for its second consecutive dominating win. Junior designated hitter Demetrio Archuleta went 4-for-5, scoring four times and knocking in a run, while...
Angelo State, ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division II, did all its damage early and senior right-hander Cheyenne Floyd made it stand up in a 4-0 Rambelles win over Eastern New Mexico University in Lone Star Conference softball on Sunday at Greyhound Field, giving ASU the series win. Right fielder Tatiana Trotter doubled home the game's first run in the top of the first inning off ENMU sophomore right-hander Marissa Rodriguez (5-5). Rodriguez was chased after surrendering a two-run...
LOVINGTON – The fourth time wasn’t the charm for Portales High’s boys on Saturday night. The Rams finished the season with five losses in their last seven games – and four of them came against their District 4-4A rivals, including Saturday’s 70-61 decision in a first-round Class 4A state tournament game. Portales (16-13), seeded 10th, held its own in the first and third stanzas, but found itself trying to fight uphill after the Wildcats (18-11) put together strong first and third segments. Lovington, seeded seventh in the 16-...
New Mexico’s Public Education Department will be adopting a new public schools funding formula revolving around a ratio of used and unused school buildings and student population. Nothing has been revealed yet regarding the possible closure of any of the school system’s facilities according to Clovis Municipal Schools Superintendent Renee Russ. “At present, I can share with you that the Facility Master Planning committee is continuing to finalize committee recommendations that will be shared at the March 19 Board of Education...
MELROSE – Dora limited Melrose to 19 points through three quarters and the 10th-seeded Lady Coyotes held on late for a 49-44 victory in a first-round Class 1A girls state tournament game on Friday night. Senior Bre'Ann Rodriguez led a balanced attack for Dora (19-7) with 12 points, while sophomore Justice Deason and freshman Karen Inge scored 11 points each and senior Faith Jasso added nine. The Lady Coyotes face second-seeded Cliff (26-2) in a 3 p.m. quarterfinal tilt on T...
FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University senior guard Greg Johnson earned men’s first-team All-Lone Star Conference recognition in a banquet on Wednesday night prior to the start of the LSC tournament. Johnson, from Little Rock, Ark., helped the Greyhounds win 19 regular-season games, averaging 17.8 ppg and 2.7 assists per contests. He has scored 30 or more points four times. Named LSC offensive player of the week twice during the campaign, Johnson shot 51 percent from 3-point range (60-of-118) and also posted 99 reb...
ARTESIA – Artesia’s boys swept the three doubles divisions and the Bulldogs edged Clovis High 5-4 on Tuesday afternoon. Artesia also won the girls clash by a 6-3 count. Artesia’s boys posted a pair of third-set super-tiebreaker wins in the boys dual, including a 3-6, 6-3, (10-5) decision at No. 1 doubles with sophomores Cutter Summers and Damian Lopez outlasting the Wildcats’ Landon Wolf and Cooper Harriman, and a 5-7, 6-2, (10-8) verdict for senior Ethan Bunt over Cats eighth-grader Ryan Case at No. 6 singles. In doubles...
HOBBS – Senior Jasiah Mendoza pitched a three-hitter and Clovis High’s baseball team spread the offense out over the game en route to an 8-1 victory over Artesia on Friday, the second day of a three-day event hosted by Hobbs H.S. Bouncing back from a Thursday loss, the Wildcats (4-2) scored in five of the seven innings in blustery conditions. Senior Gabe Tapia went 2-for-4 with run-scoring singles in the second and fifth innings, while senior Quinn Culiver doubled and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. “To...
FRISCO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s postseason bid took off in a big way on Thursday night. Shooting a school-record 66 percent from the floor and dominating the paint, the fourth-seeded Greyhounds pulled away to a 103-84 victory over Angelo State in the quarterfinals of the Lone Star Conference men’s basketball tournament at Comerica Center. ENMU (20-9), reaching the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2003-04 with its first postseason victory since the year before that, advanced to a Saturday semif...
LAS CRUCES – It wasn’t Las Cruces High this year, but it was the same result. Since reaching the then-Class 6A semifinals in Danni Williams’ last season at Clovis High in 2015, the Lady Wildcats have made first-round exits in all four of their appearances in the NMAA’s large-school division. The common denominator? All have come in trips to Las Cruces, the first three against the Lady Bulldawgs, while on Friday night the Lady Cats were ousted by Mayfield 31-28. “It’s just so frustrating because you have a chance to win a (s...
Jose Maldonado on Tuesday was sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping, rape and burglary, according to a news release from the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Maldonado, 25, broke into a home on Sycamore Street in May of 2021 where he raped the victim, records show. Judge Fred Van Soelen issued the sentence. Maldonado will be required to serve 85% of the 30-year sentence, prosecutors said....
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...
The Clovis High School Wildcadettes, the school’s drill team, earned 12 awards in weekend competition at the Alamo Classic Dance Championship in San Antonio. According to a news release from Clovis Municipal Schools, the Wildcadettes brought home these awards: • Sweepstakes Award • Gussie Nell Davis Award • Judges Award Pom • Judges Award Military • Judges Award Hip Hop • Best Choreography • Best Precision • Best Technique • Giving Back Award • Academic Champions (highest combined GPA of any team at the contest). • Best in C...
Staff of Lowe’s Home Improvement and a “great witness” helped police arrest an armed robbery suspect Wednesday night, according to Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero. Romero said a 55-year-old woman was robbed of her phone and purse by a man with a firearm in the Lowe’s parking lot about 5:15 p.m. Daniel Acosta, 27, was taken into custody soon after the robbery. He was located and arrested at Motel 7 on Mabry Drive. “Detectives were able to review video footage and observed...
The Roosevelt County Road Department has started work on South Roosevelt 10 ½, from NM 206 to South Roosevelt Road Q, according to a county news release. The work is expected to be completed by March 28, weather permitting, the release stated. The roadway project is “being enhanced from dirt to caliche as per the County`s 5-year Road Improvement Plan and as part of the 2024 Local Government Road Fund appropriations,” the release stated. More information: 575-356-5942...
Apparently, all you have to do is bring in an opponent with a number next to its name and it brings out some of the best in the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team. The Greyhounds are yet to win a Lone Star Conference series this season, but they've earned four-game splits against then-No. 1 Angelo State and, over the weekend, fifth-ranked West Texas A&M. ENMU (9-11, 9-11 LSC) came close to clinching a series win with the rival Buffaloes before falling 5-4 in 10...
SILVER CITY – After racking up 125 points against Western New Mexico on Thursday night at Greyhound Arena, Eastern New Mexico University’s men posted their 11th game at or above the century mark on Saturday in beating the Mustangs 106-77 in the Lone Star Conference and regular-season finale for both squads. Senior guard Greg Johnson led four Greyhounds in double digits with 32 points, shooting 11-of-17 overall from the floor and 5-of-8 from 3-point range. Junior guard Tre’Von Love added 15 points, going 4-for-6 from deep,...
ALBUQUERQUE – Eleven area basketball teams, including boys and girls squads from five schools, earned their way into New Mexico Activities Association state tournament play in selections released on Sunday night by the NMAA. Girls round-of-16 games are set for Friday night, while the boys play on Saturday. Clovis High’s boys (20-8), District 4-5A regular-season and tournament champions, drew the No. 6 seed in Class 5A. The Wildcats welcome Albuquerque High (17-10) for a 6 p.m. tipoff, with the winner advancing to Wed...
Legacy Church of Portales was named Business of the Month for March by the Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. According to the Chamber’s website, the church received the honor for setting up a warming station for the homeless and those in need during some cold nights recently. The church, located at 820 W. 18th St., has opened its doors during inclement weather at least three times. “They offer a safe place to sleep, warm food and drinks, along with goodie bags for those looking for refuge from the elements. “Th...
A new cannabis dispensary, Cheech & Chong Dispensaria, was given the go-ahead for cannabis sales Friday. The new business is at 601 E. Llano Estacado Blvd. in what used to be a pharmacy. Clovis resident Mike Wood describes himself as “cannabinerd,” employed at Cheech & Chong. “The business is licensed to Dreams Cannabis of Albuquerque. While the Cheech & Chong name can be licensed nationally, the cannabis is grown in New Mexico,” Wood said. Wood said the dispensaria is offering cannabis flower, vape cartridges, edibles...
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed four public safety bills, including one that would prohibit anyone from openly carrying a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site, during a news conference held at an Albuquerque high school Monday. “These four bills are an incredible effort to do more,” Lujan Grisham said before signing the bills in a student-filled auditorium at West Mesa High School. “We have to be diligent and continue this work until Albuquerque and New Mexico are the safest places in America to raise y...
One person was an apparent random shooting victim just before 10 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Frontier Road in Curry County. A man who lived two houses away from the victim’s location was arrested and charged with shooting at a dwelling and aggravated assault, court records show. Rhyan Manire, 31, was being held without bond on Tuesday in the Curry County jail. Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett said the victim was Avery Gonzales. Brockett said Gonzales was treated for his injuries, which were minor. The criminal c...
Road construction on Curry Road R is scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Northbound and southbound traffic will be closed on Curry Road R from 311 to CR 18 both days, according to a news release from Southland Contracting. Detours will be in place for traffic control....
Filing date for elections statewide is Tuesday. Candidates may file from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with their county clerks. Positions open include: • State senate - Districts 7 and 27 • State representative - Districts 63, 64, and 67 • Public Education Commission - District 8 • Ninth Judicial district attorney • Curry County commissioner - Districts 2, 4, and 5 • Curry County clerk • Curry County treasurer • Curry County assessor • Curry County sheriff • Roosevelt County treasurer • Roosevelt County clerk • Roosevelt County commis...
