Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys Hereford 57, Portales 29 Portales (5-6) — Paxton Culpepper 3, Kaden Hightower 7, Quadale Brown 5, Emmanuel Diahn 6, Greydon Rigsby 8. Totals 11 5-9 29. Hereford (10-8) — Zevan Gonzales 5, Noah Brown 6, Kenyon Loftis 3, Hayden Gonzales 2, Gaston Sauceda 8, Braedyn Mendoza 11, Marco Lucas 9, Aiden Arias 8, Jadyn Fletcher 5. Totals 21 3-4 57. Portales 8 5 9 7 — 29 Hereford 16 10 16 15 — 57 3-pointers — Portales, Culpepper, Hightower. Hereford, Lucas 3, Mendoza 3, Brown 2, Sauceda 2, Z. Gon...
PORTALES - Portales High's basketball teams got an unexpected day off on Friday. Scheduled to face their counterparts from Jal on the second day of the three-day Portales Shootout round-robin at the Ram Athletic Center, those games were canceled after a COVID breakout at Jal. On Saturday, the PHS girls were to face Carlsbad while the boys took on Andrews to wrap up the event. Meantime, Portales squads split on Thursday, the girls winning over Kirtland Central 51-35 while the...
PORTALES — It took the Portales High Lady Rams a while to get going Tuesday night, primarily because of Roswell High’s style of play. By the second quarter, though, they had things pretty well figured out. PHS outscored the Lady Coyotes 17-4 in the stanza and cruised from there en route to a 52-34 victory at the RAC. “We had a slow start,” Lady Rams coach Wade Fraze said, noting his team led just 12-10 after the opening quarter. “Roswell’s very disciplined, and they controlled tempo (early) and executed their offense wel...
TEXICO - Logan DeVaney is probably known a bit more for his football prowess than his basketball skills. Still, as one of a handful of seniors on the Melrose boys basketball team, he has a sense of when to try to take over a game. DeVaney converted 8-of-10 free throws, missing only his first and last tries, and delivered the first 3-point basket of his high school career on Friday night as the Buffaloes turned back Texico 50-46 in the championship semifinals of the EPAC boys...
BOVINA — Lockney tied the score with a last-second basket, then dominated the overtime period to hand Bovina’s boys a 57-48 loss on Friday night. The Mustangs (3-9) erased a five-point deficit through three quarters and had a late lead in their first game since Dec. 14. Senior Josh Barretera scored 13 points and senior Austin Rodriguez added 10 for the Longhorns (11-7), while Bovina was paced by 11 from junior Darian Delarosa. Farwell 71, Ralls 46 — Seniors Leo Nunez and Grayson Waldrop and sophomore Corey Stancell all score...
TEXICO - One thing is sure when it comes to the Melrose-Logan girls basketball rivalry - the teams will always see a lot of each other once the calendar turns to the new year. Long-time District 6-1A foes, it's not unusual for the squads to meet four or five times in a season, including often in the state tournament. They faced off in Friday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference semifinals and slugged it out before the Lady Longhorns came away with a 33-25 victory. Logan,...
PORTALES - Coming off letting a 15-point, second-half lead slip away in their Lone Star Conference opener, Eastern New Mexico University's men rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit on Thursday night to top Oklahoma Christian 65-62 in overtime at Greyhound Arena. Senior guard James Jordan, playing for the first time since Dec. 2, hit four consecutive free throws in the final minute of the OT as the Greyhounds (5-6, 1-1 LSC) tallied the game's final six points and used...
CLOVIS — A Clovis resident was found deceased Dec. 6 in a field off of Brady Street, and law enforcement believes no criminal action took place. John Wilson, 77, was discovered in the field near the Clovis Fire Department station just before noon Dec. 6, according to incident reports. Police released the reports Thursday in response to a public records request from the Eastern New Mexico News. An inquiry sent by The News to the CPD the afternoon of Dec. 6 was not returned. According to the incident reports: • Rep...
It was an act of country love. This is what we have repeatedly been told about the insurrection at the Capitol, one year ago. The claim began, as brazen lies so often seem to, with Donald Trump. “These are the things and events that happen,” he said, “when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously and viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long.” That is what he tweeted that evening. After the walls were sc...
Proposed sign ordinance 'truly strange' David Stevens’ “Viewpoint” editorial in Wednesday’s paper noted that the upcoming Clovis City Commission meeting would include a prospective sign ordinance. Its placement on Thursday's agenda is truly strange. Stevens notes that city officials are considering more regulation of signage in response to a 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case. Presumably, this is Reed v. Town of Gilbert (AZ), a rare 9-0 decision that repudiated content restrictions on town signs as an unconstitutional violati...
The other day I was engaged in a surprisingly civil Twitter conversation with a person who identified as a “trans” woman. I took that to mean that she was a biological male, but presented as a female. I was right. It actually didn’t take much skill to figure it out, since being “trans” means being something other than what you formerly were. “Trans” is short for transition, and in order to transition, you need to have been somewhere or something else first. A butterfly does no...
On Jan. 6, 2021, rioters seeking to disrupt the counting of electoral votes breached the U.S. Capitol and rampaged for hours before order was restored. This was a disgraceful spectacle that shouldn’t be repeated, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer knows just what is needed to respond to the moment — passing every progressive voting-related priority that can possibly be jammed through the Senate on an extremely narrow, partisan vote. The defense of our democracy, Sch...
There are people who think I’m a rabid anti-vaxxer, or that I believe COVID-19 is not a real virus or all of the above. None of that is true. I am very concerned with COVID and the available vaccines due to my current position in the space-time continuum. Roughly 800,000 people in the U.S. have died of the virus and 75 percent of those were 65 years of age or older. That’s 600,000 folks in my age group. Vaccines became available about a year ago, and older Americans have bee...
A year ago, we witnessed what many historians and political scientists regard as the biggest threat to democracy in modern U.S. history. For a country that survived the Watergate scandal, the bloodshed of the Civil Rights movement and Vietnam War protests, that’s saying something. Sadly, the threat persists even a year after the violent scene at the U.S. Capitol, where thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters tried to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. They stormed the Capit...
Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, orange top muffin, milk; Lunch, chicken bites (or spicy chicken sandwich, middle/high schools), mashed potatoes, gravy, seasoned corn, chilled mixed fruit, whole wheat roll, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, pancake/sausage on stick, milk; Lunch, meat and cheese nachos (or cheeseburger, middle/high schools), salsa, Spanish rice, mini carrots, ranch dressing, chilled peaches, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, mini cinnis, milk; Lunch, hot dog and cheese in a tortilla (or bean/cheese burrito, middle/high...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th Street 575-762-9405 Meals served with 2% milk, tossed salad w/low-fat dressing Monday: Chicken tenders, baked potato w/gravy, mixed vegetables, dinner roll w/margarine, pudding Tuesday: BBQ chicken, fried okra, potato salad, bread w/margarine, pears Wedensday: Meatloaf, corn, mahsed potatoes, bread w/margarine, pudding Thursday: Sloppy joe on a bun, French fries, broccoli, cookie Friday: Turkey enchiladas, refried beans, chips and salsa, puding Community Services Center...
PORTALES - Lonzo Lassiter made a lasting impression on students and faculty alike as an instructor at Eastern New Mexico University. Lassiter died on Dec. 8 at age 70, and Patricia Dobson, chair of the ENMU Communications Department said, "I'm still trying to wrap my head around the fact that he's gone." Darrell Roe, another communications faculty member, remembered Lassiter as a "kind, kind person." "It would pick up your day when he talked to you," he said. Lassiter also...
A process of more than two years, and a public back and forth during two months of Clovis City Commission meetings, was resolved Thursday in roughly 35 minutes with the commission voting 7-0 in favor of a pared-down sign ordinance. The ordinance approved Thursday grandfathered nearly every type of sign currently existing in the city, regardless of size, height or property setback, and removed any trigger mechanisms requiring compliance if the respective business changed hands. The only signs outlawed by the code, City...
CLOVIS - With assurances Thursday from state Rep. Randy Crowder that the state has "a huge amount of money to spend," local government, economic development and chamber of commerce officials presented basics of their capital outlay wishes to legislators. Crowder said the Legislature, which meets for 30 days beginning Jan. 18, will have $2 billion to work with from new oil and gas revenues, and there are large allocations of federal COVID-19 recovery funds at the Legislature's...
The March 1 municipal elections in Clovis and Portales will feature three incumbents facing challenges for their seats, following Tuesday’s filing day. In Portales, Mayor Ron Jackson is facing opposition from Reydecel Coss, Eastern New Mexico University’s Campus Life director, while Ward B Councilor Oscar Robinson is facing two opponents. In Clovis, two City Commission seats will have contested races, one a two-year term and one a four-year term with no incumbent on the ballot. Jackson said he wants to remain as Por...
MULESHOE — Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Kathryn Gurley of Friona as judge of the 287th Judicial District Court in Bailey and Parmer counties for a term set to expire Dec. 31, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. Gurley is the district attorney of the 287th Judicial District in Bailey and Parmer Counties. Previously, she served as the Parmer County attorney. Gurley is set to fill out the remainder of the ter...
CLOVIS — A head-on vehicle collision near 21st Street and Dominion Way on Dec. 6 resulted in the death of a 6-year-old Clovis girl, police reports show. Kenedi Bender died from blunt head and neck trauma, according to the Office of the Medical Investigator. Two drivers were transported to Plains Regional Medical Center, complaining of arm, neck and chest pains. No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the child’s death, though the investigation is ongoing. Interim Police Chief Roy Rice said evidence has bee...
PORTALES — A pedestrian was killed Friday afternoon in Portales, according to the New Mexico State Police. The pedestrian, who was struck while crossing U.S. 70, was not identified Saturday by the NMSP because the family had not been properly notified. According to NMSP Public Information Officer Ray Wilson: • At 4:43 p.m. the Portales Police Department requested NMSP aid in investigating a fatal crash on U.S. 70 near milepost 422 and West University Drive. • Investigators determined a 28-year-old male was crossing U.S....
A state income tax on New Mexicans’ Social Security benefits would be eliminated for most seniors under one of the first bills to be filed ahead of the upcoming 30-day legislative session. While the proposal is designed to put more money in seniors’ pockets, it would cost tobacco users more. The proposed legislation by Sen. Bill Tallman, D-Albuquerque, calls for increasing the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products to make up the loss in state revenue. Tallman listed multiple reasons for championing the bill, inc...
SANTA FE — Curry and Roosevelt counties will serve as the launch point for a new courts program designed to steer tenants and landlords away from evictions brought on by the pandemic. The Eviction Prevention and Diversion Program, aimed at settling cases through a facilitator, will provide information to help tenants vulnerable to eviction, including sources for legal services, financial assistance and alternate housing options, the Administrative Office of the Courts announced in a Tuesday news release. The 9th Judicial D...
