Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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When you have hundreds of thousands of people living near the base of a ski area, and it snows, it is inevitable that a bunch of those people are going to pick up a sled, or an inner tube, or a sheet of cardboard, and drive up the mountain just so they can slide down. In the case of the Sandia Mountains, a whole lot of somebodies. Throw in a three-day holiday and it’s a powdered-sugar-covered invitation to play in the snow. Unfortunately, on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, the U.S. Forest Service once again underestimated b...
It is said that the homeless problem disappears during a Democratic presidential administration and only rears its ugly head when a Republican wins the White House. This is a normal and foreseen occurrence and therefore should not generate any headlines in the major newspapers. While reading the political blogs last Sunday morning the following headline from “The New York Times” caught my eye: “Thanks to Trump, the Doomsday Clock Advances toward Midnight.” My initial reactio...
Whatever else it might accomplish, President Trump’s border wall has already divided America. I oppose the wall, believing it’s a bad idea, but mine isn’t a popular opinion — even among libertarians. Some wall supporters make the analogy of fencing your property, saying fences make good neighbors. I agree, but it doesn’t apply. The U.S. government doesn’t own all the land within the borders drawn on the map, even if it believes it does. If I decide to fence off my own propert...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico football fieldhouse is anticipating a large signing class Wednesday, the first day recruits can put their signatures to letters of intent. With up to 45 student athletes expected to sign letters with Eastern today, Greyhounds coach Kelley Lee foresees big things coming out of this year’s recruiting class. “I think this might be the largest class since I’ve been here,” Lee said. “If everything goes right tomorrow as we are expecting, we should only need to find one or two more kids. “In the pa...
CLOVIS — Efforts to beautify and promote education of the historic downtown railroad district are making progress. The city of Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee approved moving forward in finalizing designs for the Historic Railroad Park on Monday. The park will be located by the former Clovis Depot Model Train Museum, which was sold to new owners Jordan and Tate Nichols from Farwell in August. Clovis MainStreet Executive Director Lisa Pellegrino-Spear said she received a grant for the park through a N...
RICHARDSON, Texas — West Texas A&M is expected to win its fourth-straight Lone Star Conference softball championship, according to the conference’s preseason poll announced Tuesday. The Lady Buffs, who went 59-5 and also won the South Central Regional title, were picked first on 26 of 30 ballots cast by LSC coaches, sports information directors and media representatives. The other first-place votes went to second-place Texas A&M-Commerce (three) and Texas Woman’s (one). Eastern New Mexico University was ninth in the 11-te...
PORTALES — The 1 vs. 2 matchup delivered as promised, as Portales High gave its fans all they could want and then some. Visiting Hope Christian, though, took the matchup with a 64-60 win in what could be a first preview of the Class 4A championship. Nelson Longmire scored a game-high 17 points for Hope Christian (17-4, 4-0) in the District 4-4A matchup that ended with the Huskies in the driver's seat. The Huskies started the game with a 10-0 burst, forcing the Rams to s...
ALBUQUERQUE — The La Cueva Bears stayed in the driver's seat in District 2-6A Tuesday night, posting a 60-28 victory over shorthanded Clovis. Delaney Markham scored 13 to lead three in double figures for the Bears (13-6, 5-0). "They're solid," Clovis coach Jeff Reed said. "They don't have one girl who's the stud, but they've got a bunch of girls that are good. They're big, they're physical, they get after you on defense." Brooke McGee scored 11 and Kaya Ingram 10, and nine B...
On this date ... 1987: About 35 area residents visited Our Lady of Guadalupe Church's activity center in Clovis for a town hall meeting with state Rep. Vincent Gallegos, D-Curry County. The main topics of discussion were "right to work" issues and a proposed tuition increase at state colleges and universities. 1972: Portales Mayor James Kiker learned he would face opposition in his bid for a fourth term. Pat Patterson also wanted to be mayor. A month later, Kiker defeated Patt...
Boys District 2-6A La Cueva 64, Clovis 62 La Cueva (7-12, 3-2) — Elijah Herron 14, Lawrence Calais 22, Thomas Jenson 9, Jeffrey Li 1, E.J. Herron 2, Jake Washecka 16. Totals 23 14-19 64. Clovis (9-12, 2-3) — Brandon Romero 14, Taitt Kuchta 17, Jakeem Wynn 18, Leroy Wilson 7, Jonathan Williams 6. Totals 24 8-13 62. La Cueva 11 22 17 14 — 64 Clovis 10 20 18 14 — 62 3-pointers — La Cueva, Calais 4. Clovis, Kuchta 4, Romero, Wynn. Junior varsity — La Cueva def. Clovis (score n/a). District 4-4A Hope Christian 64, Portales 60 Hope...
Editor's note: We asked candidates in contested school board races about their thoughts and goals for the position. Joshua Crisp is running against Kyle Snider for District 1 on the Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education. Early voting runs through Friday, with election day Tuesday. Name: Joshua Crisp Age: 35 Occupation: BNSF Railways/Business owner Running for: Clovis Municipal School Board, District 1 Why are you running for the position? I was born and raised in...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 12:33 a.m.: Information report, Prince Street/Fourth Street • 2:53 a.m.: Careless driving, Wilhite Road/Prince Street • 5:56 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 1400 block of Cameo Street • 8:07 a.m.: Custodial interference, 1100 block of Gidding Street • 8:12 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 2400 block of East Llano Estacado Street • 8:22 a.m.: Driving on suspension/revocation, 21st Street...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 10:32 a.m.: Breaking and entering, 1300 block Oakwood Circle • 10:46 a.m.: Burglary report, 200 block East Quince Street, report taken • 11:09 a.m.: Fire rural, mile marker 402 on U.S. 70 • 12:06 p.m.: Fraud, 500 block East 18th Street, report taken • 12:09 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident hit and run, 800 block South Avenue C, report taken • 1:16 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block West 18th Street • 1:39 p.m.: Theft re...
PORTALES — With a new year comes a new grocery outlet for Portales, bringing with it plans for a large-scale tortilla factory, a bakery and a pharmacy. Farmers Country Market, a chain of grocery stores based out of Roswell, purchased Portales grocer Russell’s SuperSave’s location on West 18th Street, which had been in operation for 14 years. Tim Russell, owner and general manager of SuperSave, said that he plans to take a break from working and “see which way the Lord takes us.” “It’s been a fun ride,” he said. “The part...
Today • St. Ann’s German sausage dinner — 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. CST at St. Ann’s Parish Hall, Bovina. $12 adults, $6 kids. Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Open stitch, review. Information: 575-763-9687 • Read to Reel movie night, pot luck — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: ‘Fried Green Tomatoes.’ Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • 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...
Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at north annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at commission room at the court house. Information: 575-356-5307 • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at the Clovis airport. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — We had no reports from anglers this week. Animas River — Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 279 cfs. Fishing was fair to good using woolly buggers, San Juan worms, streamers, small jigs and...
