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Winter has walked in our back door and made itself at home for at least the next week. But while there is a 50% chance of show tonight and into Thursday morning, forecasters human and computer are not expecting much accumulation for eastern New Mexico. “I think the main concern for us is extreme cold,” said Ruthann Kelly, the emergency management director for Clovis and Curry County. “Wednesday night and into Thursday morning we hit a low of 22 and (one) chart is showing a wind chill of 12. That will go into Friday so there...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department has issued an enforcement action against Cannon Air Force Base following “the illegal discharge of hazardous PFAS chemicals in August 2024,” NMED announced in a news release on Tuesday. “The incident involved the release of 7,300 gallons of toxic PFAS firefighting foam wastewater into a damaged retention pond, further threatening local groundwater and public health," the release stated. "The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is requiring the Air Force to justify why its...
Today *Coffee and pastries with legislators – 8:30-10:30 a.m., Yam Theatre, 219 Main St., Portales. Come and go event; public is invited. Sponsored by the Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce and the Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation. Information: email to [email protected] or 575-356-8541 *Tiny Tots storytime: Letter J – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Preschool storytime: “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” — 10:30 a.m., Portales...
The Legislative Finance Committee is scheduled to release its budget recommendation during a news conference on Monday at the Roundhouse. Sen. George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat who chairs the committee, and Rep. Nathan Small, a Las Cruces Democrat who serves as vice chair, are among the committee members who are scheduled to speak. Committee staff will also be available to answer questions. The release of the LFC’s budget recommendation comes after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham released her executive budget recommendation for fi...
After opening the Portales Shootout with a couple of lopsided wins, Portales High's girls fell short of completing a weekend sweep on Saturday. Senior guard Abbey Dugan knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer during a game-ending 7-0 run and Carlsbad handed the Lady Rams a 37-34 setback at the Ram Athletic Center. PHS coach Wade Fraze said his squad knew exactly what it was going to get with the Cavegirls. The loss prevented Portales (6-8) from climbing to the .500 mark. "We knew...
ALBUQUERQUE – It was a walk in the park for Clovis High's girls on Saturday. Senior guard Amanda De La Rosa scored 18 points and sophomore post Kerrington Goff added 10 as the Lady Wildcats improved to 13-3 with a 58-18 drubbing of the Lady Jaguars, who have lost 10 in a row since a season-opening 47-31 win over Valley. Atrisco managed to tie the score 5-5 late in the opening canto. Junior guard Andrea Chavez and freshman guard Camryn Morales delivered consecutive 3s for an 11...
On this date … 1955: Stagner and Sons had announced plans to build 78 new homes in Clovis, representing more than $500,000 in value. Homes were expected to sell for $7,000 to $10,000 each, plus the cost of the lots. 1956: Seven people had been arrested at the Garcia Pool Hall, 1001 W. Grand in Clovis, and charged with gambling. Four pleaded guilty and were fined $15 each. The others pleaded not guilty and were released on $25 bond. Augustine Urioste and Elijio Martinez pleaded guilty to allowing gambling in a public place a...
TEXICO – Pairings have been announced for the eight-school Eastern Plains Athletic Conference tournament, set to begin its three-day run on Thursday at Texico. Games will be played in both gyms at Texico. On the boys’ side, the host Wolverines are the top seed and play eighth-seeded Floyd while No. 4 Melrose battles fifth-seeded n 7 p.m. matchups. In the 4 p.m. contests, it’ll be third-seeded Fort Sumner against sixth-seeded Elida and No. 2 Logan against No. 7 Dora. Fort Sumner earned the No. 1 seed for the girls and will...
ANDREWS, Texas – Clovis High’s girls posted three wins and the Lady Wildcats cruised to the team championship over the weekend in the Andrews Invitational swimming meet. CHS posted a score of 720 points, well ahead of runnerup Monahans (612) and third-place Andrews (589) in the 19-school competition. Meantime, Andrews took boys team honors with 674 points to 575 ½ for Abilene Wylie and 525 for Monahans, with Clovis coming in ninth at 128. CHS coach Vincent de Maio said scores would’ve been higher for the Cats and Lady Cats,...
Early on, it looked like Eastern New Mexico University's women were headed for a second consecutive Lone Star Conference home loss. Trailing 19-8 at the quarter after committing eight turnovers, the Greyhounds closed to within a point by halftime and the game seesawed the rest of the way before senior forward Ishauna Hunter banked in the game-winner as time expired for a 56-54 win over Midwestern State on Sunday at Steve Loy Arena. Freshman guard/forward Kirbie Cash went into...
There haven't been many, if any, games this season in which Clovis High's boys have led wire-to-wire. Coming off a tiring trip to Albuquerque the previous night, the Wildcats accomplished that feat with a solid 75-62 win over Santa Fe High on Saturday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Senior forward/guard Jayden Cox led the way with 22 points, while junior guard Joseph "Jo Jo" Cavazos did much of the ballhandling for the Cats and chipped in a personal-best 16 – scoring four points i...
No one probably foresaw a 16-0 lead over the first four minutes for Eastern New Mexico University's men on Sunday. Despite that, it took every bit of energy for the Greyhounds to pull out their Lone Star Conference tilt against Midwestern State at Steve Loy Arena. Freshman guard Mo Austin scored seven of his game-high 22 points in the final 2 ½ minutes, including the game-winner with three seconds left, as ENMU claimed an 83-81 Lone Star Conference victory over the...
TEXICO – Sophomore Jett Curtis poured in 15 3-pointers and 48 points on Friday night as Texico rolled past Capitan 90-42. Curtis tied the state record for 3s in a game, previously set by Springer’s Estavan Romero in 2016. Meantime, the Wolverines set a record with 23 trifectas, eclipsing the mark of 22 set by Magdalena in 2018. Curtis’ other three points came when he was fouled on a 3-point try and made all three foul shots. Texico (9-0), ranked No. 1 in Class 2A by MaxPreps, led 28-5 at the quarter and the entire secon...
His tenure as president was punctuated with unrelenting adversity, tortured from the outset by obscenely high inflation and a post-Vietnam-and-Watergate nation that had a sour disposition. His fragmented administration was disproportionately populated by political cronies from his home state of Georgia. His micromanaging style drew widespread derision and his right of center values resulted in serious conflicts with a much more liberal and progressive Congress. In the eyes of...
In 1977, when Jimmy Carter took the presidential oath of office, I was there. In the grand scheme of things, that’s not a big deal, except to me. Back then, I was wandering from town to town and job to job, so much so that I didn’t even cast a ballot in the 1976 general election that elected Carter. It’s the only presidential election I ever missed, and I’ve always regretted it. A few weeks earlier, I had hastily left a job in West Virginia, leaving behind a few things that I couldn’t carry away with my thumb. I left my t...
Every year is interesting in its own way. This one included the death of a hero, Alexei Navalny; the toppling of a dictator, Bashar Al Assad; the implosion of a president, Joe Biden; two assassination attempts on a former president, Donald Trump; the conviction for hush money payments made by a former president, Donald Trump, and the re-election of a former president, Donald Trump. Any one of the above-mentioned events would have been shocking taken in isolation. Personally,...
Plains Regional Medical Center is hosting its Women’s Expo Friday and Saturday at the Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd. According to a PRMC flyer, the event will feature vendors, seminars and demonstrations. Friday is “Ladies Night” from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., co-sponsored by Clovis Community College and requiring paid admission. The Friday event will feature “early bird” shopping, a fashion show, appetizers, adult beverages and door prizes. Friday night’s admission charge is $25. The Saturday portion of the event is fr...
The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce is having its annual banquet Friday. The event is co-sponsored by the Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. According to a Chamber announcement, the banquet’s theme is “Empowerment Through Collaboration.” Featured speaker will be Roosevelt County-born Matt Rush, described as an “accomplished motivational speaker,” sculptor and farmer. The event is set for 6 p.m. Friday at the Eastern New Mexico University campus ballroom. Ticket sales at the Chamber end at the close of busine...
Zip Print & Design of Clovis has been named the newest Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce Retail Rockstar. The business will be honored with a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its location, 600 Commerce Way. According to a Chamber news release, Zip Print & Design offers “fast, friendly service and innovative solutions for all printing and design needs.” Zip Print & Design was nominated for the award by the previous winner, Windrush Alpaca Farm Store....
Editor's note: This is one in a continuing series of interviews with local officials and community leaders. Justin Howalt is Clovis city manager. Q: City commissioners in July approved the largest budget in the city's history -- $110.04 million for Fiscal Year 2024-25. How is all that money being spent? A: The budget for fiscal year 2024-25 was allocated as follows: $32,754,736 for personnel services and benefits, $31,184,450 for operating expenses, $18,932,187 for capital...
Winston Churchill is credited with saying, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.” That’s clever. Yet, here we are, wondering how it got so weird around here. Churchill’s quote, though witty, is inaccurate. The Hebrew Scriptures in the Bible (what we regularly call the Old Testament) present us with a better way. Somewhere in the ballpark of 2000 B.C., God went and pulled a nation for himself out of the midst of another nation, with great power, signs, and wonders. They were a couple million...
There’s this woman on Facebook who spends her time making little videos of herself without makeup and with makeup. Her no-makeup visage is so radically different from her made-up face with fake teeth that I really wonder if it’s the same person. I mean, I suppose it is because she’s not selling anything. It’s just some of the stuff one sees on the internet. My mom had fake teeth to hide the place where her own two front teeth used to be. Mom had a great sense of humor, so I don’t think she’d mind if I tell a tale at her expe...
Clovis Police Chief Roy Rice announced Tuesday he is retiring, effective Feb. 28. Rice, 70, has been the city's police chief since Feb. 28, 2022. His law enforcement career has spanned 37 years, according to a city news release. "I don't know. I'll probably just sit beneath a shade tree, drink diet Cokes and play video games with my grandkids when they come over," Rice said Tuesday morning when asked about his future plans. "Carolyn (his wife) and me and Biscuit (his dog)...
The great philosopher Will Rogers told us a century ago, “Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” We believe our newspaper is on the right track as we move through the ever-changing landscape of the 21st century. And we’ll be making some significant changes this year in effort to remain a valuable asset to our communities. Some highlights: • Beginning next month, we’ll be publishing once per week in print. That print edition will come out each Wednesday and contain all of the regular fe...
It's something to see. That's how Clovis High basketball coach Corey Pickett describes the new mural at the entrance to Rock Staubus Gym. "That mural turned out pretty good. It pops when you walk in here. You want to look at it," Pickett said Monday. Joe Strickland, Clovis schools' deputy superintendent, explained how it came to be. "The mural was designed by a committee that was spearheaded by Mandy Carpenter, executive director of Talent Management for CMS. Staff and...
