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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASKETBALL College standings LONE STAR CONFERENCE All Times MST Men West Division Conf. All W-L W-L West Texas A&M 14-2 16-6 Angelo State 14-3 18-5 Lubbock Christian 12-4 16-6 Eastern New Mexico 9-7 14-8 Western New Mexico 7-9 13-9 Midwestern State 7-10 10-13 Texas-Permian Basin 5-12 11-15 Cameron 2-15 4-19 Intradivisional records: WT 8-2, ASU 8-3, LCU 7-3, WNMU 6-4, ENMU 5-5, MSU 5-6, UTPB 3-8, Cameron 0-11. East Division Conf. All W-L W-L St. Edward’s 12-4 18-7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 10-6 16-8 St. Mary’s 9-7 12-9 Dallas Bap...
There’s a funny GIF out there on the information superhighway of then-Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury surrounded by three or four players. They are on the sidelines watching a play unfold against Oklahoma State. Then, almost in unison, their chins all fall to their chests. Whatever happened was not good. What happened was Patrick Mahomes’ first pass as a Tech quarterback in 2014. The untamed freshman entered the game in the second half for an injured Davis Webb and his fir...
Charles Nwankwo has officially resigned as president of Clovis Community College, according to the college's attorney, Kameron Barnett. Barnett said Nwankwo signed a resignation agreement on Monday, accompanied by his attorney, Chris Moody of Albuquerque. Nwankwo will be paid for the remainder of his contract, Barnett said. His contract had been extended to Feb. 17, 2024. His annual salary is about $185,000. In addition, Barnett said, Nwankwo's health insurance will remain in...
PORTALES – Administrators at Eastern New Mexico University’s (ENMU)-Portales campus report ENMU’s enrollment numbers are up by 7.8 percent from spring 2022. The spring 2023 total headcount is 4,849 students, up from 4,490 in spring 2022. According to a news release from John Houser of the university’s Marketing and Communications department, numbers have increased in every category from spring 2022. Undergraduate enrollment numbers are at 3,551 students, a nine percent increase from spring 2022. ENMU saw a 19 percent increas...
America’s cattle inventory totaled 89.3 million head as of Jan. 1, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) — 3% fewer than the 92.1 million a year ago. NASS’ estimate for all cows and heifers that calved was 38.3 million, down 3% from 2022. After sending 13.1% more beef cows to slaughter last year, the Jan. 1 inventory of beef cows was 28.9 million, down 4% from a year ago and matched the general consensus that the beef cow number would decline by a million head or more. The actual number was a dec...
ROSWELL - UFO XPO, the Roswell Daily Record, Main Street Roswell and Galacticon have teamed up for festivities taking place on March 10-12. Talks, films, music, cosplay, food and more will take over downtown Roswell for the weekend. The event will feature conversations with well-known personalities of Ufology, including former military police officer and CIA operative Derrel Sims. "Come hear amazing stories of UFO/UAP/alien contact. Watch and see the video clips of these tales...
ROSWELL - One group of Roswell city councilors has rejected the idea of having a TV series featuring Roswell police officers, and the elected officials also have tabled an action to fund a home-building incentive program so that city staff can work instead on a “fee holiday” plan to replace the program. The TV production company’s request and the fate of the Municipal Reimbursement Incentive Program (MIRP) were two of many items that came before the Roswell City Council Legal Committee. Half Moon Pictures LLC of New Jerse...
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Louie Maes, 37, residential burglary, larceny • Clayton Chavez, 28, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, criminal damage to property • Richard Narro, 59, driving while license suspended or revoked, speeding • Timothy Anson, 50, out of state fugitive • Krystal Anson, 32, possession of a controlled substance, driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to register vehicle, no insurance • Sterling Chavez, 23, aggravated driving while under...
New federal requirements for a commercial driver’s license took hold this week, and it could have a major impact on anything from hauling grain or livestock to picking up a piece of equipment that’s more than 150 miles from your farm. According to the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, the new requirements could have a major impact on the movement of inputs. The association says the new requirements mean an entry-level driver must successfully complete a prescribed program on theory and behind-the-wheel ins...
PORTALES – In a game reminiscent of their earlier meeting in Lawton, Okla., the Eastern New Mexico University and Cameron women's basketball team found scoring somewhat hard to come by for a long time on Saturday. The Greyhounds, though, were able to find some rhythm in the third quarter and pulled away to a 60-48 victory at Greyhound Arena in a game between teams trying to crack the Lone Star Conference tournament next month. The Hounds won the first meeting 55-42. It was a...
HOBBS – Clovis High's boys finished first while the girls were second in District 3-4 swimming competition on Saturday. The Wildcats have eight swimmers going to the state meet at Albuquerque Academy Feb. 17-18, while the Lady Wildcats have seven. Both Clovis squads have qualified at least one entry in all 11 swimming events – eight individual, three relays – although co-coaches Vincent de Maio and Katelyn Pendleton will have some decisions to make about who swims what event...
LOGAN – Senior Noah Gershon knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 28 points as Clovis Christian topped Logan 61-55 in District 6-1A boys basketball on Saturday. Senior Carter Teune and O.B. Blanco added 16 and 10 points, respectively, for the Eagles (14-7, 2-3 district), who led by one point after three quarters before outscoring the Longhorns 20-15 in the final stanza. Top scorer for Logan (15-9, 2-4) was junior Brock Burns with 15 points. In a Monday girls’ tilt: Dora 52, Hagerman 36 – Junior Faith Jasso tallied 22 point...
PORTALES – Eastern New Mexico University's men didn't have much trouble keeping their perfect record at Greyhound Arena intact last week. This week, you can figure that mark will receive a stiff challenge. After whipping Midwestern State on Thursday night, the Greyhounds posted their second victory in a four-game homestand with a 93-63 thumping of last-place Cameron on Saturday, keeping themselves in strong position to lock down a Lone Star Conference tournament berth. They no...
ALBUQUERQUE – Freshman Sunnay Ward is scheduled to represent Clovis High in the girls portion of state wrestling competition Feb. 17-18 at Rio Rancho. Ward placed fifth at 165 pounds for the Lady Wildcats in regional competition over the weekend at Del Norte H.S., and is the first girl in the two-year history of the program to reach state. She defeated Mayfield freshman Ava Graves by second-period pin in the final round of the tournament. Three other Lady Cats competed at Del Norte and fell short of qualifying – freshman Zul...
LUBBOCK – Brook Leger is picking up where she left off last season. The Eastern New Mexico University senior right-hander, who led the Greyhounds in every pitching category last spring, earned her third win of the weekend – the hard way – on Sunday as ENMU finished a season-opening 3-2 showing in the Lubbock Sports College Classic softball event with a walkoff 5-4 victory over Colorado-Colorado Springs. Leger, who pitched two complete-game victories earlier in the event, allowed one run on two hits with seven strik...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – The good news for the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team is that the Greyhounds won’t see Lone Star Conference favorite and fifth-ranked Angelo State again this season, unless it’s in the LSC postseason tournament. Still, after getting thumped in the first three games of the season-opening series, the Hounds put themselves in position to salvage Sunday’s finale before the Rams scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to complete the sweep with a 6-3 victory. Angelo State leads ENMU all-tim...
TUCUMCARI -- An animal rescue worker said a pack of dogs had been roaming Tucumcari for weeks prior to the dog attack that killed a man last Wednesday. City officials said they were unaware of such a report, though City Manager Paula Chacon said police officers had picked up three roaming dogs near the Tucumcari Recreation Center prior to the attack. New Mexico State Police said Stanley Hartt, 64, was attacked and killed by five mixed-breed dogs as he was walking down 11th...
The City of Clovis is seeking a representative from District 4, a representative from a Bank/Finance/Accountant and a representative of the County to serve on the Economic Incentive Board (EIB). The EIB meets quarterly to make recommendations regarding economic development programs and prospects to the Clovis City Commission. The City of Clovis is also seeking one representative from an operator of industries primarily serving tourists to serve on the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board. The Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board meets eve...
A Melrose native and Eastern New Mexico University graduate has joined The Eastern New Mexico News as co-editor. Landry Sena began writing for The News on Monday. She will work alongside co-editor Grant McGee in overseeing and producing content for the news department. "This is the first time, really, since the pandemic that we've had a fully staffed newsroom in house," said Publisher David Stevens. "It means more local news with more depth." Sena played four sports at...
The IRS is so kind. Our most beloved federal agency has delayed until next year a new income-reporting law it has carefully designed to squeeze the last drops of tax revenue out of many of us. The new IRS rule is aimed at millions of self-employed people and small business people who sell goods or services on places like eBay, drive part-time for Uber or earn income through social media companies like Airbnb. Right now, the requirement for having to report this kind of...
Comics survey says: Our newspaper readers love Pickles, they really don’t care for Macanudo, Popeye is hard to read and … please bring back the grocery store inserts and the Parade magazine. We received three dozen responses to the survey that asked readers tell us their favorite comics, their least favorite comics and for suggestions on other comics they’d like to see. OK, that’s not a huge sampling, but when was the last time you responded to a questionnaire that didn’t offer a chance to win a thousand bucks or a new car?...
When Clovis pastor Farril Defoor and Portales school teacher Logan Brown asked for thousands of public emails late last year, it would have surprised no one if Clovis city officials cried “excessively burdensome.” Or, as other public entities have been known to do, they could have claimed the records were all protected under some kind of “attorney-client privilege.” Or that city government didn’t have access to all of its elected officials’ cell phone or personal computer records. It’s sadly routine for most public entities t...
I began with the best of intentions. There was a carton of sour cream that had somehow glued itself to a shelf in my refrigerator. (If it appears I am trying to completely dodge any responsibility for what follows, you are a quick study.) I tugged and pulled and pried and couldn’t budge the darned thing. Never suspecting disaster was moments ahead, I cleared the shelf of all of the remaining detritus. I even tossed out a few things, which isn’t easy for the daughter of Dep...
A Clovis man is working on a documentary about the effects of violence in the city. Daniel Murrell, pastor of The Church of the Brethren in Clovis, said the idea came from a series of funerals. "I was preaching a funeral for a kid and a bunch of kids were there," Murrell said. "Two weeks later I was preaching a funeral for a kid who was at the first funeral. A month later I was preaching a funeral for a kid who was at both of the earlier funerals. "The youth in our community...
There is still more uncertainty than decisive action taking place in the 2023 New Mexico Legislature’s opening weeks, according to the legislators who represent Curry and Roosevelt counties. As of Monday, bills were being assigned to committees as the Legislature entered its third week of a 60-day session. For local lawmakers, the main concern is money. The state, they say, is enjoying another year of increased revenue and the competition for extra funding is fierce. The Legislative Finance Committee has recommended a b...
