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CLOVIS — The board for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has announced an executive session scheduled 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the Curry County Administrative Complex. The executive session’s purpose is to interview candidates for the vacant executive director position. The chosen candidate will manage contractors and engineers working with the authority to finish the project to pipe water from the Ute Lake reservoir to member communities in Curry and Roosevelt counties. The position has been vacant since Oct...
Isn’t it funny how childhood memories seem to linger through the years? One such memory is mine. It was no significant day, just another Sunday at church. The only thing that made it memorable was that I had just gotten braces put on my teeth the week before and Sunday was going to be my day to show my braces off to everyone. After Sunday school I headed to the balcony with my friends. At that time, the church was still on Eighth and Hinkle. The church was packed that day a...
Well, we’ve done it again, managed to blunder on into another new year. Hmm. I wonder why just now I said “blunder”? Amazing how just a few letters carelessly tossed together can affect the taste of the whole word’s salad. I could just as easily have said “wander” or “stumble” or even “stagger.” None of the above would have been much nicer or more optimistic, I’m afraid, and I apologize for that. The flavor of those words is rather pointed out by that word “optimistic” whi...
Bite-size sweets are hard to top as everyone’s favorite treat. As a kid, growing up far enough from the candy shop as to not know that such a thing existed, such sugary snacks were usually limited to the selection at the convenience store, on the rare occasion that you found yourself there and could either convince the legal-driver who got you there to spend some money on your sweet-tooth — or you had a little cash to spare in your own small pocket. The better source, alb...
LAWTON, Okla. — Junior guard Brandi Gomez preserved a lead on a steal, then sealed the game on a pair of free throws as Eastern New Mexico University inched ahead in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 57-53 win Thursday night at Cameron. Mikaehla Connor had 16 points to lead the Greyhounds (8-6, 4-3), who won their third-straight and fifth in six games to remain in a tie for fourth place in the LSC standings. The biggest difference is the tie is now among just two teams, ENMU and Angelo State. There were six LSC t...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University baseball team thinks it’s got a pretty good double-play combination and pair of hitting threats in Alex de la Cruz and Endy Villalona. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper agrees. The two have been named to its preseason All-American Team, roughly three weeks ahead of the Greyhounds’ season opener. Both de la Cruz and Villialona earned all-region and Lone Star Conference honors, and helped the team finish 32-18 last year — second in program history in both overall wins and winning...
GIRLS Clovis (9-6) at Cleveland (8-9) 6:30 p.m., Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho Last time out: On Tuesday, both teams continued the trend of how they’ve been playing so far this season. The Lady Wildcats are usually up after they’re down, so it wasn’t surprising when they shellacked Goddard 58-33 on the road Tuesday night, following last Friday’s 56-38 loss at Artesia. The Lady ’Cats took control of Tuesday’s game in the second half, outscoring the Lady Rockets 35-15 during that stretch, 20-3 in the fourth quarter. Cl...
Lovington (6-10) at Portales (15-2), 7 p.m. On the air: KSEL 105.9 FM Last time out: The Wildcats beat Santa Teresa back on Monday, 47-21. The Rams took down Roswell, 63-35, on Tuesday night. Last meeting: Portales pulled away at Lovington last Friday night, 49-28. Notes: Despite the final score from a week ago, Portales only led by five points at half. The Rams exploded in the second half, outscoring the Wildcats, 28-12. Taylee Rippee led the way with 20 points, while Lindsay Blakey had 11 and Zamorye Cox added nine. On the...
SANTA FE — It wasn’t always pretty, but the Portales Rams boys basketball team managed to rally back against Santa Fe Indian School in the opening game of the St. Mike’s Shootout, erasing a fourth quarter deficit to beat the Braves, 64-60, in overtime. “What changed was in the fourth quarter, we started pressing,” Rams coach Rickie McBroom explained. “We weren’t real aggressive offensively or defensively most of the game. But what it came down to late is that we had to get more aggressive and we were able to cause some turnov...
DEXTER — The Melrose boys basketball team’s run in the Dexter Tournament got off to a good start Thursday, even if the Buffaloes’ game didn’t. Melrose prevailed 61-47 in Thursday’s opening-round clash against powerful Mesilla Valley, though there was no indication of that result early when the Buffs trailed 15-6 after one quarter. Melrose, though, narrowed the gap to 30-24 by halftime before taking over in the second half, outscoring the SonBlazers 37-17. “That was a very good team we just played. Their only (prior) los...
LOGAN — A rematch of the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference girls title game ... wasn’t much of a rematch. Baylee Sours scored 10 of her game-high 23 points in the first quarter, and Texico never looked back in a 46-27 victory Thursday night in Logan. Jasmine Davalos added 11 for the Wolverines (13-3), who won their seventh-straight. Texico, which had just edged the Longhorns 30-29 Saturday in the EPAC title game at Greyhound Arena, needed just the first half to match that output as they raced to a 30-13 advantage at the bre...
CLOVIS — Before you can run, you need to walk, and before you can walk, you need to eat. The Clovis Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will once again hold a scholarship breakfast on Saturday before the group’s annual symbolic walk and rally on Monday. Saturday’s scholarship breakfast, which begins at 9 a.m. at the Clovis High School Cafeteria, will honor the winners of this year’s speech, poster and essay contests. The top three finishers in each category will receive a gold, silver or bronze medallion with their name on...
Puerto Rico, which was devastated by Hurricane Irma in September, has been receiving assistance from across the United States since the tragedy. Now eastern New Mexico and Texas Panhandle communities have joined in the rebuilding. Xcel Energy on Feb. 1 will be sending equipment and personnel to Caguas, on the eastern part of the island, said Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves. Xcel employees from Clovis, Muleshoe, Tucumcari and beyond will join employees from the Midwest and Colorado in their efforts to restore power in the...
PORTALES — Last year was one of chapters ending and others beginning in Roosevelt County. So lifetime achievement awards were presented during Thursday's Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Banquet to three people who wrote rather large chapters. The Warm Heart of The Sunbelt awards were presented to Jerry Partin and Danny and Chris Woodward for their contributions to the community. Partin, the former executive director of the Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, has c...
On this date ... 1988: Gayla Brumfield, board member of the Clovis YMCA, accepted a $1,000 check from Ray Falks, supervisor of the Santa Fe Railroad in Clovis. The donation was designated to be used for memberships to the YMCA for underprivileged children, as well as to supplement building operation funds. 1958: The Dora Coyotes boys' basketball team handily defeated the Causey Tomcats, 65-36, as the Coyotes nailed down their fifth straight victory after outscoring the...
LAWTON, Okla. — Marquis Thompson scored 13 points, including a go-ahead finger roll with eight seconds left, and Eastern New Mexico put together a furious rally in the final 40 seconds to defeat Cameron 70-67 Thursday night. Arcaim Lallemand created trouble all night for the host Aggies (5-11, 1-6) with game highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Greyhounds, who looked dead in the water when Johan Tate hit a 3-pointer for a 70-67 lead. But the Greyhounds (7-8, 2-4) answered back, with freshman Devin Pullum hitting a f...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was convicted for the fourth time Tuesday of driving while intoxicated, according to a news release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney. A Curry County jury found Allen Tapia, 40, guilty of felony DWI and misdemeanor open container laws pertaining to a June 25, 2016, incident. He was pulled over then after a Clovis police officer saw him throw a beer can out the window, the release said. Judge Drew Tatum ordered sentencing for a later date, at which time Tapia faces up to 18 months in prison and $...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Andrea Sena, 35, concealing identity, failure to appear on a felony charge • Danielle Terrazas, 23, failure to pay fines, probation violation • Denise Cornell, 54, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Jose Corral, 33, probation violation • James Wright, 26, failure to pay fines • Cesar Sanchez, 24, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Patricio Ortegon, 45, failure to pay fines • Maria Coursey, 64, concealing iden...
SANTA FE — Curry County Manager Lance Pyle was re-elected as chairman of the New Mexico County Insurance Authority Workers’ Compensation Pool Board of Directors at the group’s semi-annual meeting in Santa Fe last month, according to a news release from Curry county administration. The Workers’ Compensation Pool, founded in 1987, provides workers’ compensation insurance and loss prevention services for its 31 member counties. Pyle is the director of District 2, representing Colfax, Union, Mora, Harding, San Miguel, Guadalupe...
CLOVIS — The Clovis man charged for the 10th time last month with driving while intoxicated will remain in jail without bond pending trial, following a detention hearing Thursday afternoon. Randall Pruit, 54, was arrested early New Year’s Eve for DWI while out on bond from another pending DWI case from a traffic stop Oct. 21. Judge Drew Tatum also granted the state’s motion Thursday to revoke his bond from that case, for which he is next scheduled to appear in court in May. “His behavior is continuing to escalate to the poi...
CLOVIS — About 160,000 gallons of water spilled Wednesday after a water line blew on Fourth Street between Main and Mitchell, officials said. Rebecca Stenholm, director of public and government affairs for EPCOR Water, said the 6-inch pipe developed a hole with about a 1-inch diameter. She said the hole resulted from a combination of age and the water hammer from the pump kicking on and off. “We tend to see a couple of these each year,” Stenholm said, “normally in the colder months.” City Manager Howalt said crews were doin...
CLOVIS — Nearly two months after contracts for a new county road barn and a water line extension agreement to provide water to the barn were first presented to the Curry County Commission, the two projects are moving forward. The commission on Thursday approved a contract with Nick Griego & Sons Construction Inc. to build the road barn at a cost of $409,642.50 and a water line extension agreement with EPCOR Water at a cost of $525,554. The water line extension agreement passed by a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Angelina Baca and R...
Monday • Dora Consolidated School District Board of Education — 6 p.m. in DCS Board Room at the DCS building, 100 School St., Dora. Information: 575-477-2211 • Dora Village Council — 7 p.m. at Dora Fire Department, 220 E. Avenue A, Dora. Information: 575-477-2411 Tuesday • Bailey County Commission — 10 a.m. (CST) at Bailey County Clerk’s Office, 300 S. First St., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-3044 • Clovis Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clo...
Today • El Desayuno Kiwanis chili fundraiser — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland Dr., Clovis. Tickets: $8 for adults, no charge for children 4 and under. Information: 575-762-6277 Monday • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symbolic Walk — 9 a.m. at Potter Park, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ceremony —5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Portales High School Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Knoxville Ave. Information: 575-356-6662 Tuesday • United Blood Services Bloo...
