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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University athletic department announced Tuesday that football coach Josh Lynn is leaving the program. Lynn, a former Greyhound player, appears headed to take over the head coaching position at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He confirmed he was offered the position Tuesday morning, but hadn’t signed paperwork. He and the school otherwise declined comment. "I've loved my time here," Lynn said in a Tuesday afternoon release from ENMU. "I'...
CLOVIS — Chipotle Mexican Grill intends to open its Clovis location Jan. 31, according to a release from the company. The restaurant is located at 3501 N. Prince St., Suite A, where it shares a building with Buffalo Wild Wings. Hours will be 1:45 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. The store will be the chain’s fifth location in New Mexico. The closest Chipotle is currently in Lubbock, with two locations. Opened in 1993, Chipotle features more than 2,000 locations....
The Curry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on damage sustained by a Doppler weather radar on N.M. 288, about 14 miles north of Melrose. Sometime in early December, according to a release from the sheriff, the radar globe was shot multiple times. It is owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Information may be reported by calling the sheriff’s office at 575-769-2335 or Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information lea...
CLOVIA — A trial scheduled next week for a man accused of shooting a Clovis police officer was left in doubt following a Tuesday morning docket call. The uncertainty in the case of Anthony Baca came up when his attorney, Julita Leavell of Albuquerque, was not available in person or over the phone for the morning docket call. A jury trial is scheduled 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Baca’s case is fourth on the docket, but prosecutors noted the three cases ahead of it might all have delays. Baca is accused of shooting Clovis officer Chr...
CLOVIS — A new trial date for man charged with first-degree criminal sexual penetration of a minor was vacated Tuesday morning. Daniel Bayless, 53, was charged Aug. 13, 2013 on allegations of assaulting a 10-year-old girl. He was found guilty on Nov. 11, 2014 and was sentenced to 19 years in prison, including a one-year enhancement for a past drug trafficking conviction. However, the New Mexico Court of Appeals remanded the case for a new trial in March after determining a witness was not properly qualified by the court b...
Four Amarillo children died Monday from exposure to lethal fumes caused by a chemical meant for pest control. It was a tragedy that area firefighters said could have been prevented with common-sense caution. Aluminum phosphide was believed to have been sprayed underneath the house where the Amarillo family lived. It formed a deadly gas when someone attempted to wash it away with water, Amarillo fire officials said. Portales Fire Chief Gary Nuckols said aluminum phosphide is “not an over-the-counter (product) that you could t...
On Nov. 9, the New York Times reported, “Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.” This is an example of “news.” A man described as a “YouTube star and serial prankster” was recently escorted off an airplane for speaking loudly in Arabic to his mom on his cell phone. Adam...
I want your life to be better. I want you to be happier. I don’t know your individual situation so I can’t tell you what to do to make yourself better and happier. Nor do I have the authority to impose my ideas of what might help in your life, anyway. No one does, although some seem to believe they do. I believe liberty is always better than slavery, voluntary is always better than coerced, and trade is always better than theft. If you believe something different, I have the...
It is a cautionary tale, from a respected outside institution, as to the folly of simply throwing money at early childhood education without accountability measures. Those who would advocate for another raid on the Land Grant Permanent Fund in the name of helping New Mexico’s youngest children should take heed. Because so far, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on New Mexico’s Head Start has left the Land of Enchantment dead last in the nation when it comes to instructional quality. And that should come as no sur...
PORTALES — The Portales High boys basketball team survived another encounter with Goddard High, winning 78-63 Tuesday night. Led by Jeremie Karngbaye with 25 points, Junior Ramirez turned in 18 and held Rockets standout LeAnthoney Harrison to 17, with just six second-half points. The first half saw the Rams (9-2) playing neck and neck with the Rockets (8-7), with both teams taking mostly outside shots. Portales also was playing a four man zone while one defender guarded the d...
PORTALES — Shaking off the holiday rust, the Portales girls basketball team defeated Artesia Tuesday night in a frantic game, winning 56-29. Between the two teams there were a total of 48 turnovers and 35 steals, making for a chaotic up and down game. Portales finished with 24 steals and 17 turnovers, while the Bulldogs were 11 and 31, respectively. “We had nine turnovers at halftime which is way more than we should have,” Portales coach Wade Fraze said. “We were rushing things. I also tell them, ‘Be quick, but don’t hur...
SILVER CITY -- The Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds rallied from a first-half deficit, and a first-half lull, to notch their first Lone Star Conference win, 78-71 over Western New Mexico. Joe Clarke scored 22 points to lead three in double figures for the Greyhounds (7-8, 1-4 LSC), who scored the game’s first seven points but still managed to fall behind when the host Mustangs responded with a 17-2 run. The Greyhounds opened the second half with Marquise Harris scoring nine points in a 16-5 run. Western (2-11, 0-5) r...
SILVER CITY — It might just be for a few days, but the Eastern New Mexico University women are alone atop the Lone Star Conference. Sarina Johnson and Brandi Gomez led a balanced effort with 13 points each in Tuesday night’s 80-67 win over Western New Mexico for the program’s third 5-0 conference start since the school joined the LSC in the 1984-85 season. Kassandra Harris scored 12, while Daeshi McCants posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Four other Greyhounds scored at least seven points, with Jasmi...
Today • Clovis Chamber Ambassador meeting — 11:30 a.m. at the chamber, Clovis. Information: 575-763-3435 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex of Clovis-Carver Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • New Mexico Municipal League — 4 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Shooting Range Ad Hoc Committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council...
Thursday • Preschool story hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Activity: Making a bird feeder. Information: 575-763-9683 • Relax with a Newbery winner — 4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Bring a pillow, snack and sense of humor. For ages 8-12. Information: 575-763-9683 Monday • Produce to the People — 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Memorial Building, Portales. Free in season fruits and vegetables. Bring your own bags. Information: 575-359-1048 ext. 1 • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library....
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 12:49 p.m.: Forgery, 1400 block of P.R. Lyons Avenue • 1:13 p.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 900 block of Sandia Drive • 1:18 p.m.: Improper turn left or right, First Street/Prince Street • 3:26 p.m.: DVO violation, 100 block of East Second Street • 5:30 p.m.: Dogs vicious, 2100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • 5:31 p.m.: Failure to yield at intersection, 14th Street/Sycamor...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Friday • 4:26 p.m.: Assault report, 100 block South Boulder Avenue, report taken • 6:38 p.m.: Domestic report, 100 block South Houston Avenue • 7:10 p.m.: Domestic report, 1000 block South Abilene Avenue • 7:25 p.m.: Reckless driver, Eighth Street/Main Street • 8:09 p.m.: Burglary report, 1400 block South Avenue O • 8:17 p.m.: Burglary report, 1500 block South Roosevelt Road 7, report taken • 8:18 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 2100 block East Universi...
On this date ... 1972: Stansell's Highland Super Market at Main and Manana offered meat specials of bacon (69 cents per pound), hams (59 cents per pound) and pork chops (59 cents per pound). A 2-pound bag of Jolly Time popcorn was 29 cents. A 2-ounce bottle of shoe polish was 19 cents. 1967: Clovis police said 836 car accidents were reported in 1966. That number was down from 1,005 reported in 1965. But accidents were more severe in 1966 - 240 injuries, compared to 179...
A final look at 2016 permits filed in the city of Clovis, according to records from the Building Safety Department: • 1 - New residential permits filed in December. February, May and October also had just one new residential permit. The high for a month was nine, reached in May and November. • 41 - Total new residential permits for 2016. • 4 - Roofing permits for December. The permits were filed by four different applicants. • 132 - Total roofing permits for 2016. • $751 - Mo...
