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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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KEARNEY, Neb. — Former Eastern New Mexico University football coach Josh Lynn was hired on Wednesday to the same position at Division II Nebraska-Kearney. Lynn replaces Josh Lamberson, who led the Lopers the past two seasons. Lynn becomes just the fifth head coach at UNK since 1955. “What I am excited about is the passion of the current athletic administration to continue to build a program for this university and community,” Lynn said. “I’m committed to ensuring our student-athletes are successful on the field, in the class...
ROSWELL — For 3 1/2 quarters on Thursday night, Clovis High’s boys pretty much gave Roswell High all it wanted. The roof finally caved in on the Wildcats, but not until late in a 70-47 loss to the Coyotes. CHS boys coach Scott Robinson said it was a step in the right direction. “We got off to a good start,” he said. “That was a focal point for us this week. “We’ve got to get to where we play four (full) quarters, and we haven’t been able to do that yet. We always seem to have about a quarter that gives us trouble.” Clovis has...
TOURNAMENTS EPAC (Seeds in parentheses) Boys Wednesday (Melrose) Game 1: (3) Melrose 68, (6) San Jon 50 Game 2: (8) Grady 36, (9) Tatum 31 Game 3: (4) Floyd 31, (5) Dora 29 Game 4: (7) Logan 61, (10) Elida 41 Thursday (Melrose) Game 5: (1) Texico 73, Grady 33 Game 6: (2) Fort Sumner 62, Logan 54 Game 7: Dora 48, Tatum 38 Game 8: San Jon 58, Elida 42 Friday (ENMU, Portales) Game 9: Elida vs. Tatum, 9 a.m. Game 10 (semifinal): Fort Sumner vs. Melrose, 2:15 p.m. Game 11 (semifinal): Floyd vs. Texico, 5:45 p.m. Saturday (ENMU,...
PORTALES — About 48 hours after former Eastern New Mexico head football coach Josh Lynn stepped down, the university announced Thursday that offensive coordinator Kelley Lee will be stepping in as the program’s 16th head coach. “Kelley has been instrumental in the rise of Eastern football success for the past several years,” ENMU Athletic Director Greg Waggoner said. “Kelley comes from a lineage of football coaches in the state of New Mexico, and is very respected and networked in the New Mexico high school football coaching...
SILVER CITY — It took them a while, but the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team is finally on the board in the Lone Star Conference. The Greyhounds (7-8, 1-4) got the key run in a game of runs, breaking a tie when senior guard Javaan Mumtaz hit a pair of free throws with 6:05 left to kick off a 10-2 surge, and ENMU held on late for a 78-71 win over the Mustangs (2-11, 0-5). It was the third win in a row for the Hounds, and their first conference road win since beating Cameron at Lawton, Oklahoma, in Feb...
Am I young enough to believe in revolution Am I strong enough to get down on my knees and pray Am I high enough on the chain of evolution To respect myself, and my brother and my sister And perfect myself in my own peculiar way — Pilgrim’s Progress by Kris Kristofferson Contrary to popular belief, I am not a card-carrying libertarian. First, libertarians are not organized enough to issue cards. Second, I lean too far left of anarchy to qualify anyway. But if political labels are necessary, then color me libertarian, bec...
Today marks the last day of the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a mammoth citizen science effort to keep track of numbers and species of birds across half the globe, and one that has happened, believe it or not, for the last 117 years. Thanks to Grant Beauprez, a lesser prairie chicken biologist with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish stationed for the past decade in eastern New Mexico, local birders are part of that effort. It is one of the nicest traditions of t...
On this date ... 1977: Eastern New Mexico awoke to a little snow and frigid temperatures. Clovis and Texico saw a trace of moisture. Portales was at 24 degrees just before noon. The temperatures made it too cold to snow much, weather observer Stan Morris said. 1967: The first of the jet-powered aircraft had come to Clovis. Trans-Texas Airways flight 690 carried company dignitaries to meet Clovis Mayor Ted Waldhauser and other city officials. The Silver Cloud featured speeds...
PORTALES — An opportunity to build relationships and the feeling of helping others were just two of the reasons to volunteer given by Meals on Wheels Driver Coordinator Cora Stroud. According to Stroud, the organization, which delivers meals to elderly and disabled community members, is in need of drivers to complete meal routes. Drivers can volunteer on behalf of themselves or an organization such as a church, she said, adding that organizations with volunteers include the l...
A New Mexico lawmaker wants to change the manner in which the state’s teachers are evaluated. Sen. Howie Morales is the originator of Senate Bill 34, which officials said would practically eliminate the current evaluation process — which allows for 50 percent weighing student achievement, 25 percent for multiple measures such as teacher attendance and 25 percent observations. Meanwhile, under the measure introduced by Morales, a body comprised of teachers, superintendents and various unions would take a look at how tea...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board received $99,700 in requests for their first quarterly meeting of 2017, and recommended disbursements of $65,200. Members Don David, Juan Garza, Thomas Martin and Girish Pandya were present at the quarterly meeting. The Clovis City Commission will consider the recommendations at its Jan. 19 meeting. Approvals include $4,000 of the New Mexico High School Rodeo Association’s $8,000 request for all around saddles. The request was for eight saddles: four each for high school and j...
EPAC TOURNAMENT (Seeds in parentheses) Boys Wednesday (Melrose) Game 1: (3) Melrose 68, (6) San Jon 50 Game 2: (8) Grady 36, (9) Tatum 31 Game 3: (4) Floyd 31, (5) Dora 29 Game 4: (7) Logan 61, (10) Elida 41 Thursday (Melrose) Game 5: Grady vs. (1) Texico, 4:30 p.m., new gym Game 6: (2) Fort Sumner vs. Logan, 7:30 p.m., new gym Game 7: Dora vs. Tatum, 3 p.m., old gym Game 8: Elida vs. San Jon, 6 p.m., old gym Friday (ENMU, Portales) Game 9: Game 8 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 10:45 a.m. Game 10 (semifinal): Game 6 winner vs. Melro...
Today • 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 — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt Co...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Tuesday • 10:59 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block of New Mexico 236 • 12:31 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 200 block Floyd Golden Circle • 1:11 p.m.: Reckless driver, location unknown • 1:37 p.m.: Theft report, walk in • 3:27 p.m.: Criminal damage, 900 block North Avenue J, report taken • 3:30 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 100 block North Avenue I • 4:52 p.m.: Ambulance requested 2100 block East University Drive • 5:41 p.m.: Remove subject, 1000 b...
Today • Preschool story hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Activity: Making a birdfeeder. 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. Inform...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 4:42 a.m.: Driving under the influence, Seventh Street/Gidding Street • 8:08 a.m.: Improper backing/limitation on backing, 3700 block of Nancy Lopez Drive • 8:46 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash with property damage, 1100 block of Bonney Lane • 8:57 a.m.: Failure to pay fines, 700 block of West 12th Street • 9:42 a.m.: Failure to pay fines, 200 block of North Pile Street • 10:14 a.m.: Failure to a...
The Clovis City Commission is scheduled to meet 5:15 p.m. today at the North Annex of the Clovis Carver Public Library. A key item is introduction of an ordinance to update the alcohol policy at the Clovis Municipal Airport. Under the ordinance, city code would be changed to read, “It is unlawful for any person to consume alcoholic beverage at Clovis Municipal Airport.” The recommendation was approved by a 5-1 vote in the Nov. 1 Civil Aviation Board meeting. Jim Jennings voted against the recommendation, because he felt it...
