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CLOVIS — Police on Monday released videos from a Dec. 21 "car surfing" incident that left a teenager hospitalized for more than a month. The videos, mostly from school cameras, show Dakota Revell and another teenager hopping on the back of a car, which then drove around school parking lots. Dakota, 14, fell off when the car's driver swerved left, then right, near the high school football field, just before coming to a complete stop. A passenger, the driver and the other g... Full story
A few thoughts on the lonely death of Naika Venant. As you may have heard, Naika, a Miami teenager, hanged herself in the dark hours of a Sunday morning. She did this live on Facebook. We'll likely never know why she chose to do it that way. Perhaps she felt invisible. Perhaps she wanted to be seen. Her self-destruction drew attention, all right, but surely not the kind she wanted. To read the report by The Miami Herald's Carol Marbin Miller and Alex Harris is to cringe with...
HOBBS — Clovis High’s swimming teams continued to roll in their final regular-season tuneup on Saturday, breezing to team titles in the Hobbs Invitational. The Wildcats scored 211 points to 156 1/2 for the runnerup Eagles on the boys’ side, while the Lady Wildcats had a huge margin with 243 points to 126 for Hobbs in the six-school competition. CHS squads return to Hobbs this weekend for District 3 competition, which will include everybody from Saturday’s meet plus Las Cruces, a team comprised of that city’s four largest h...
With six days to go, anticipation may manifest in the form of hyper-inflated bags of chips poking out of cupboards, stuffed alongside cases of beverages and an array of snack foods — and all in the house have been warned against going near them before Sunday. If the next few days are spent making sure the flat screen is dust free, the remote has fresh batteries and the home theater system is adequately deafening, know that you are not alone. An estimated 188.5 million p...
CLOVIS — Curry County offices will have different operating times today so that employees may attend the funeral of County Clerk Jo Lynn Queener. Queener died last week. The treasurer and assessor offices will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. The offices of the county clerk, administration and finance will have limited staff but will be open except from noon to 1 p.m. Offices will return to regular hours Wednesday. Information: 575-763-6016...
New restaurant on way to Clovis CLOVIS — The restaurants seem to keep coming in. Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburgers is making its way to Clovis. New Mexico franchise spokesman Paul Hoover said land was purchased last year to open a new location, but construction plans and a timeline have yet to be determined. It will be the restaurant chain’s eighth location in New Mexico. Business digest is compiled by the Eastern New Mexico News staff. Contact Kevin Wilson at 575-763-6991, or by e-mail: kwilson@cnj...
CLOVIS — Work on Prince Street is on its final stretch, according to New Mexico Department of Transportation officials. NMDOT District Two Public Information Officer Manon Arnett said re-paving of the road is scheduled to conclude by Friday. Striping will happen within a week or two after paving concludes, she added. The project, which was originally scheduled to finish last week, was delayed due to malfunctioning equipment, according to Arnett....
On this date ... 1977: A Curry County man who escaped from the New Mexico State Penitentiary had been captured near Santa Fe. Patricio Esquibel, 28, had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter. 1972: Clovis Memorial Hospital Administrator Charles "Stew" Cummings had accepted a position with a marketing services firm in Chicago. Cummins had been Memorial's administrator since November 1969. 1967: Maj. Lloyd Walker, 45, formerly an officer at Cannon Air Force Base, had been...
Boys La Cueva at Clovis When: 7 p.m. today at Albuquerque in a District 2-6A matchup at Rock Staubus Gym. Records: La Cueva 6-12 (2-2), Clovis 9-11 (2-2) Last time out: Saturday, the Bears lost at Eldorado 66-48 while the Wildcats edged Sandia 59-57 in overtime in district play. Of note: The win at Sandia was the first true road victory this season for the Cats (1-6). Clovis is 5-4 at home. … La Cueva is also 1-6 in road games this season, beating Sandia 59-44 last week in district play. … The Cats and Bears met for fif...
PORTALES — The Portales High boys basketball team is set to take on what most consider its No. 1 contender for the 2017 Class 4A state title, Hope Christian. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. today at the Ram Athletic Center Right now, the Rams (17-2) are atop the 4A rankings, but only due to their overall record which is slightly better than Hope’s. Both teams are 3-0 in district play and tonight’s winner will essentially be the clear No. 1 until at Albuquerque in February. Hope has won seven of the last eight state titles. The R...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University football coach Kelley Lee on Monday announced that Ivan Cordova has been hired as the team’s new defensive coordinator. Cordova has spent the last two seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of New Mexico, following a five-year stint as the defensive coordinator/linebackers and defensive backs coach at New Mexico Highlands. Prior to that, he was a graduate assistant defensive line coach at Division I UNLV. Cordova graduated from Cal State-San Bernardino in 2009 with a b...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s women continue to be tied for second in the NCAA Division II South Central Region poll after splitting a pair of Lone Star Conference games last week. Unbeaten Colorado State-Pueblo (21-0) continues to lead the poll, while the Greyhounds (15-4, 11-1 LSC) share second with Angelo State (15-4) and Regis (16-3). LSC teams besides ENMU and Angelo ranked in the top 109 include West Texas A&M (sixth) and Texas A&M-Commerce (ninth). ENMU, which has been ranked in the last eight polls, has...
CLOVIS — Patricia Bazar lived her life constantly in search of ways to give back to her community and improve the lives of others, according to those who knew her. Bazar, director of United Way of Eastern New Mexico's 2-1-1 program, died Sunday morning. She was 45. UWENM Executive Director Erinn Burch said Bazar was an illustrious volunteer, who was constantly giving of herself. Bazar volunteered with organizations as eclectic as the Lighthouse Mission, the Curry County C...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Friday • 11:37 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 10th Street/Chicago Avenue • 11:52 a.m.: Reckless driver, First Street/Avenue C • 1:57 p.m.: Larceny, 600 block West Fourth Street • 4:52 p.m.: Shoplifting in progress, 1000 block West Second Street • 5:44 p.m.: Criminal damage in progress, 1100 block West Fir Street • 6:15 p.m.: Shoplifting report, 400 block North Main Avenue • 6:21 p.m.: Reckless driver, New M...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 9:23 a.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release/probation, Magistrate Court • 10:14 a.m.: Failure to appear, police department • 10:53 a.m.: Driving with suspended or revoked license, Seventh Street/Sheldon Street • 11:53 a.m.: Larceny, 3800 block of Lew Wallace Drive • 12:05 p.m.: Failure to appear, 900 block of North Gidding Street • 12:59 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, 400 block of Sc...
New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and drivers' license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties throughout the month of February, according to a public service announcement....
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Adult Detention Center has received certification for its three-year state accreditation from the Adult Detention Professional Standards Council (ADPSC), a joint initiative of the New Mexico Association of Counties and the New Mexico Municipal League, according to a Roosevelt County press release. RCDC was officially accredited on Jan. 1 but received the certificate on Jan. 19 during the New Mexico Association of Counties’ 2017 Legislative Conference in Santa Fe. “The Certificate of Accre...
Recently, U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan-Grisham joined supporters of Obamacare in protesting the possibility that President Donald Trump will repeal or dramatically alter the law. She is not alone. Liberals are hoping to defend Obamacare, despite public-opinion polls, which continue to reflect majority opposition. There are many (and often, conflicting) aspects to Obamacare, but if Lujan-Grisham truly represented the best interests of New Mexico, she'd be working as hard as...
Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
Today • Books n babies — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 0-3. Book: Scrub a Dub. Information: 575-356-3940 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 • Blood drive — 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-840-8178 • The StepCrew — 7 p.m. at Marshall Auditorium, Clovis. Tickets: $15 students/military/seniors, $20 general. Presented by CCC Cultural Arts series. Information: 575-769-4031 Wednesday • Preschool...
