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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A Clovis man family members identified as the best friend of a November homicide victim on Thursday was charged with multiple felonies in connection with the case. Lucario Balboa, 32, was with his friend, Marcos Ramirez, 26, when police said Ramirez went to the Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center to try and sell a gun. During the transaction, Ramirez was shot and killed by one of the teenage boys trying to buy the gun, police said. Balboa witnessed the shooting and returned fire...
For more than 35 years, Varetta Shankle Heidelberg and her husband Levi raised a family and operated a ministry out of their home in Altadena, Calif. Their "Heidelberg Inn" was among an estimated 50,000-plus homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area lost to the wildfires that began Jan. 7. Varetta Shankle is likely a familiar name to longtime Clovis residents. The 1976 Clovis High graduate, a professional saxophonist and musician, was crowned the 12th Miss Black America in...
A vehicle involved in an attempted traffic stop was struck by a train late Wednesday night, Clovis police said. No one was inside the vehicle when it was hit by the train at the Norris Street crossing and no injuries were reported. Police on Thursday were trying to locate the person operating the vehicle. According to a police news release: • About 11:44 p.m. Wednesday, a Clovis police officer attempted a traffic stop in the area of Prince and McDonald streets. The vehicle failed to yield to the officer’s emergency lights, fl...
Justin Nutt is founder and chief executive officer of Nurstead Mental Health & Consulting Services, a behavioral health training and provider agency. He is easy to spot as it seems he is always wearing a florid Hawaiian-style shirt. "I have 118 of them," Nutt said. Nutt shared a bit of his life with The News: Q: Where were you born? Tell us about that place. A: I was born actually in Kansas City, Mo., but I don't claim that, because I grew up in Olathe, Kan. I spent a lot of...
As we prepare for the (peaceful) transfer of power this week it’s a great time to look back on some of my favorite quotes by American presidents. Who knows, we might get a new doozy during the inaugural address. Here are some of my favorites. Dwight D. Eisenhower — “I like Ike.” OK, he was only in office the first year of my life, so I don’t remember anything he said. That’s just as well because a Google of his quotes is just as boring as the man. But that campaign bu...
ELIDA – Elida's boys scored the game's first 12 points and fought off a late run by rival Floyd for a 54-45 victory in the District 4-1A opener for both squads on Thursday night. Elida also took the girls contest 47-7. The Tigers (6-5) led by 17 points early in the fourth quarter of the boys' tilt before the Broncos (4-7) mounted their comeback. Three-pointers by senior Jimmy Lovato and freshmen Archer Knox and Brayden Parks pulled Floyd to 48-45 in the closing moments, but E...
Monday *Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Wednesday *City of Clovis Public Works Committee – 8:30 a.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Eastern New Mexico University Regents — 1 p.m., Hacienda Conference Room, Hotel Santa Fe, 1501 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe. Information: [email protected] or 575-562-2091 *City of Clovis Inv...
TEXICO – Portales High brought the perfect season for Texico's boys to an end on Tuesday night as the Rams defeated the Wolverines 61-49. Senior guard Joel Lujan hit three 3-pointers and tallied 18 points for the the Class 4A Rams (6-9), who pulled away from a 9-9 tie at the quarter to lead by eight at halftime. Six-foot-5 junior forward/center Carson Pfaffenberger added 10 points for Portales. Senior Alex Fuentes was the top scorer for Texico (9-1), ranked No. 1 in Class 2...
Having someone in every weight class paid off on Tuesday for the Clovis High girls wrestling squad. A forfeit by Hobbs at the opening weight class (100) cost the Lady Eagles dearly in the end and the Lady Wildcats were awarded a District 4-5A victory after the teams ended in a 36-36 standoff at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Meantime, Hobbs cruised to a 46-18 victory over the Cats in the boys dual. The matches were makeups from a snowout the previous week. CHS squads are now 1-1 in district duals, with the boys having beaten...
No one could have seen what was coming Thursday night at Steve Loy Arena. Facing a first-year NCAA Division II program making the transition from the NAIA, Eastern New Mexico University's men were swept under by Sul Ross State in a stunning 110-101 Lone Star Conference decision at Steve Loy Arena. Senior guard Ethan Yancy poured in 44 points for the Lobos (2-13, 1-9 LSC), who earned their first win in their new league and snapped an 11-game losing streak in the process. Ten...
On paper, it looked to be a break in the schedule after a recent rough patch against some of the better teams in the Lone Star Conference. It took a bit of doing, but Eastern New Mexico University’s women relied on hot shooting wire-to-wire and eventually pulled away to a 98-78 LSC victory over Sul Ross State on Thursday night at Steve Loy Arena. Off to a 10-1 start at the semester, the Greyhounds (12-4, 7-3 LSC) dropped a pair of Division I exhibitions over the break and had since lost three of four outings in the new y...
The city of Clovis has openings on a few of its committees and boards. There is also a vacancy on the Economic Incentive Board for a representative of industry (i.e. manufacturing, warehousing and transportation). The Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee has a vacancy for a representative from an association utilizing parks. The Senior Services Committee has one vacancy for a representative from District 3. Anyone interested in serving call call 575-763-9654 or email [email protected] for more...
Portales’ Chat with the Manager has been rescheduled. City Manager Chris Moyer will meet with those interested in Portales city government from 11 a.m. to noon on Jan. 28, according to a city news release. Sweetwaters at Landalls, 421 S. Ave. C in Portales, will host the gathering. The meeting was originally scheduled for Jan. 29....
Portales High School students had a goal of collecting 11,000 cans of food for the community at the end of 2024. Mission accomplished. The students and contributors came up with 12,462 cans, according to Superintendent Sharon Rowley. The announcement of the food collection was part of the business at Monday’s regular Portales School Board meeting. School Board President Inez Rodriguez was honored for her award from the New Mexico School Board Association. Rodriguez was honored as “Board Member of the Year” by the state...
With a unanimous vote on a consent agenda, Clovis city commissioners Thursday greenlighted a new city ordinance allowing cannabis shops to remain open later. Once the ordinance goes into effect, cannabis businesses can stay open to 10 p.m., two hours later than currently. The retailers can continue to open at 9 a.m. and they can still operate daily. When the ordinance was introduced at the Commission’s Dec. 19 meeting, Clovis Police Chief Roy Rice said officers in his administration did not oppose extending the hours. After t...
Eastern New Mexico University on Tuesday announced it has launched an upgraded virtual campus tour experience through a partnership with YouVisit. "The upgraded virtual campus tour continues Eastern New Mexico University's dedication to increasing access across New Mexico and the world. The tour allows anyone to experience the campus from where they are, tour at their own pace, and experience an in-depth look at ENMU in an engaging and informative way," according to a...
After watching the devastation of Hurricane Helene and now the Los Angeles wildfires, do you understand yet that government isn’t there to help you? Do you understand it can’t help, and generally makes things worse? It doesn’t take a disaster. Government won’t save you from poverty, from health problems, from crime, or from competing governments. It isn’t designed to help you; it is designed to hold, and increase, power. You are its annoying pet, or livestock to be sheared o...
At 9:30 a.m. MST Monday, in Washington D.C., Donald John Trump will take the oath of office and become the 47th president of the United States, after also serving as the 45th president. Monday also happens to be the day that Notre Dame will face off against Ohio State for the College Football National Championship at 5:30 p.m. MST. I’d hate to bet my life on which event has the most viewers. Immediately upon assuming his duties, the new president will be met with what p...
According to the latest budget analyses from the Legislature, New Mexico policymakers have nearly $900 million in “new” money available as the session begins in Santa Fe. This comes on top of massive surpluses in recent years that the Legislature has largely spent or used to bolster the state’s already prodigious sovereign wealth funds, which now total $58 billion. In many states across the nation, policymakers of both parties would be fighting to see who can come up with...
State lawmakers last week unveiled what would be a record-high $10.8 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that includes higher starting salaries for teachers and average 4% pay increases for state employees. “New Mexico is in the best financial situation it’s ever been in its history,” Sen. George Muñoz, a Gallup Democrat who chairs the Legislative Finance Committee, said during a news briefing at the state Capitol. “The budget reflects a thoughtful approach to making investments that will benefit our children...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration this month awarded up to $73 million for a railroad overpass at the Texas-New Mexico state line. The grant was part of a $1.1 billion Railroad Crossing Elimination Program that funds 123 rail projects across the country, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation news release. The overpass just west of Texico will shift U.S. 84 south of the railroad tracks and eliminate the main railroad crossing that currently exists at the state line separating T...
How many murders have happened in Clovis from 2020 through 2024? The city has seen 28 homicides during that five-year period. Clovis Police Department Deputy Chief Trevor Thron reported the numbers by year: • 2020: 2 • 2021: 5 • 2022: 7 • 2023: 9 • 2024: 5 He noted Clovis has a population of 37,612. Roswell’s population is 47,109. Hobbs’ population is 39,386. Roswell had 46 homicides and Hobbs had 37 homicides between 2020 and 2024. “Looking at these numbers and comparing Clovis to Roswell and Hobbs, our closest neighbo...
I’ve been slogging through file cabinets in my house this month – a total of 11 drawers worth, to be specific – in an attempt to update and consolidate a system that is haphazard at best. Some of the contents are easy to discard, like decades-old receipts and warranties for appliances I no longer have. But others are infused with sentiment. Those are a challenge. Take for example “Horses bought and sold.” Keep in mind that we haven’t owned a horse in years. The last dated...
And the people cried, “Brrrrrrr.” An Arctic air mass moved across eastern New Mexico this weekend, bringing the season’s coldest temperatures. “High temperatures in Curry and Roosevelt counties may struggle to break the freezing mark. Temperatures in northeast New Mexico will range from sub zero to the teens,” said Carter Greulich, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albuquerque. No snow accumulation is expected this week, but Greulich said the Clovis/Portales area will see “teens to single digits with...
A Portales man last week pleaded guilty to criminal sexual penetration and criminal sexual contact of a minor. Lawrence Corne, 53, was sentenced to 33 years in the state's Department of Corrections, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray. According to the news release: An investigation by the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office revealed that Corne had been molesting a family member over a period of five months. Investigator Jacob Bonner spoke to Corne...
