Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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On this date ... 1988: United States Rep. Manual Lujan Jr. had announced plans to retire after the end of his 10th term serving the people of New Mexico's first congressional district. Lujan, 59, was first elected in 1968, which was the first election after apportionment gave New Mexico a second seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Lujan said the heart attack he suffered in 1986 was not the reason for his retirement. Rather, "so many of my colleagues have stayed too long...
CLOVIS — All good things must come to an end. In the case of Clovis’ boys basketball team, the ‘good thing’ was its six-game winning streak, snapped on Thursday with a 69-55 loss to Roswell at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. The Wildcats dropped to 7-6 as they head into Hobbs Friday night. Tarren Burrola torched the ’Cats for 31 points Thursday, 11 in a third quarter when the Coyotes outscored Clovis 28-12, transforming a 37-32 halftime deficit to a 65-44 hole by the end of the third. “Yeah, that third quarter they opened it u...
Do you face the New Year with apprehension? By that I mean, do thoughts come into your mind like: What will change for me this year? What difficulties and even losses will my family face? Will I be better off or will this year hit me with setbacks, both emotionally and physically? Those questions would certainly cause anxiety while thinking about what is ahead for the New Year. But remember that we are not alone when facing the unknown times ahead. Probably several characters...
At first, the quotation I’m about to share may sound a bit cynical, but when you have a little time to think about it, I think you’ll agree with me that it is not only realistic and true, it is filled with hope. You see, when God came into this world “in the flesh,” he was laid in a manger, a feed trough, in a stable surrounded by everything anyone in first century Palestine would expect to find in such a place — including the very thing you can find in ample supply in almost...
Prior to the integration of GPS-controlled, self-steering tractor accessories, reading a book was not the best option when spending all day on the tractor. Honestly, it’s not the best idea, even if the GPS is doing most of the driving. You really have to learn how to split your attention between the engrossing intrigue, implement awareness, in-field obstacle location, and your sense of how close you are to the turn-row. That in mind, some sort of audio playing device, that c...
TEXICO — The seven-time defending 1A girls basketball champion Elida Tigers are starting to come into their own this season, and Thursday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal provided a nice springboard for some of Elida's youth, who got quality minutes in a 46-31 victory. "I thought it was a good game for us. We needed a game where we could get some people some experience and we got out to a hot start, which got us up to a big lead early in the second...
Boys Robertson (5-8) at Portales (7-4) 7 p.m., Rams Athletic Center Last time out: The Cardinals beat Penasco back on Tuesday, 93-83. The Rams fell to Goddard in overtime, 74-65, also on Tuesday night. Last meeting: The Rams last played Robertson in 2016, with the Cardinals taking down the Rams, 65-53, in the quarterfinal of the 4A state tournament. Notes: Portales is fresh off of a Wildcat Classic championship last weekend in Littlefield, Texas — the first in school history. The Rams, however, were unable to carry that m...
PORTALES — Texas Woman’s University made it close, but the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team hung on to win 58-56 in a Lone Star Conference showdown Thursday night at Greyhound Arena. As a result, ENMU improved to 7-6 overall, 3-3 in LSC play. Brandi Gomez scored nine of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Greyhounds construct a nine-point lead that held up in the end, despite Texas Woman’s drawing within a point twice in the final minute and a half. It helped that Mikhaela Connor scored...
Boys Clovis (7-5) at Hobbs (9-5) 7 p.m., Hobbs High School Last time out: Clovis had a six-game winning streak snapped Thursday night at Roswell after downing come by edging Belen 64-61 in the Griego and Sons Holiday Tournament championship game on Saturday night. Hobbs last played on Tuesday, blowing out Centennial 85-47 at home. It was the same Centennial team that the ’Cats routed on Dec. 9 to begin their win streak. Last meeting: The teams clashed at Rock Staubus Gymnasium on Dec. 1, with Hobbs prevailing 79-76. The l...
TEXICO — The Grady Bronchos were hoping to succeed in playing the 'David' role against Texico's 'Goliath' in Thursday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference Tournament boys basketball quarterfinal game. However, the Wolverines proved that sometimes Goliath does in fact prevail, as they dominated from start to finish in a 77-30 rout in their own Texico High School gym. "I thought the kids came out and played pretty solid for the most part. Execution is always what the coaches w...
After surviving two separate diagnoses of cancer, Sean Swarner figured there was nowhere to go but up. His definition of “up,” however, was a bit higher than average. Swarner, 43, went on to reach the highest summits of all seven continents, a journey documented in part by “True North: The Sean Swarner Story,” which premieres at 10 a.m. Sunday on KENW TV. The focus of the documentary, according to a press release promoting the show, is Swarner’s trek to the North Pole, “towing 300 pounds of gear through the frozen tund...
CLOVIS — Southwest Cheese has been providing dairy products since 2006, and now the city of Clovis is prepared to open its doors, or rather pipes, for more. The Clovis City Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement between the city and Southwest Cheese, LLC to begin a test pilot project for the city to accept wastewater from the cheese plant. City Manager Justin Howalt said the project will begin around Jan. 16 but he could not put a timeline on it...
PORTALES — A Portales man found guilty of rape in September will have to wait until Feb. 6 for his sentence to be determined, according to Judge Donna Mowrer. A jury found Roy Brown, 29, guilty of two counts of criminal sexual penetration resulting in great bodily harm, plus aggravated battery and other charges. He was arrested in June of 2016 after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman whose home he forcibly entered. Brown, who is being held in the Roosevelt County D...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Robert Sorbo, 28, failure to appear on a felony charge • Anna Ortega, 31, failure to appear on a felony charge • Cesar Monzon, 56, driving while license suspended or revoked • Jason Mirabal, 20, aggravated assault • Andrew Delph, 21, battery against a household member • Virgil Blagg, 63, larceny • Shonta Hall, 36, driving under the influence of liquor, negligent use of a deadly weapon • Kelly Davis-Brightly, 44, probation violation • Terry Chapman, 48...
CLOVIS — Baby, it’s cold outside — but not that cold. Emergency responders on Thursday afternoon received a report that somebody had fallen through the ice at Dennis Chavez lake in west Clovis. Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen said the individual had already gotten out of the water and was sitting on a guardrail and waiting when emergency personnel arrived. Though local bodies of water may appear to be frozen, Nolen said the ice is not thick enough for people to walk or skate on. “We’ve had such temperature changes ... that it’s...
CLOVIS — A Clovis business reached a settlement with the Office of the Attorney General regarding claims the business has been improperly issuing home loans, according to a press release from the AG on Thursday. The AG alleges Western Mortgage, now known as Western Management, has issued home loans since at least 1999 despite not being licensed in the state to do so. According to the settlement, the AG alleges the home loans violated the federal Truth in Lending Act and the New Mexico Unfair Practices Act, Mortgage Loan C...
Monday • De Baca County Commission — 1:30 p.m. in the De Baca Annex Building, 643B N. Fifth St., Fort Sumner. Information: 575-355-2601 • Fort Sumner City Council — 5:30 p.m. at Fort Sumner City Hall, 173 Ave. E., Fort Sumner. Information: 575-355-2401 • Muleshoe City Council — 5:30 p.m. (CST) at Muleshoe City Hall, 215 S. First St., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-4528 • Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education — 6 p.m. in board room at L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene Ave., Portales. Information: 57...
Friday • United Blood Services blood drive — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Curry County Administrative Complex. Information: 575-625-9743 Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: “Mug hug.” Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Filing — For municipal candidates across New Mexico • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. For children 0 to 3. Story: “Toasty Toes.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Lego challeng...
