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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The season's biggest snowstorm dropped more than 4-8 inches on Sunday across eastern New Mexico. National Weather Service predicted Sunday night would be clear and Monday's temperatures would rise into the 50s. Officials warned roads would be hazardous through Monday morning. Here are delays and closures reported to The News: * Clovis Community College will be closed on Monday. * Portales schools will be on two-hour delay. * Eastern New Mexico University will be on two-hour delay. * City of Portales will be on two-hour...
On this date ... 1940: Clovis Floral Co., at 501 E. Fifth in Clovis, was reminding customers that “women love to get flowers” for Valentine’s Day. “Don’t puzzle over the fact — accept it; and order her Valentine flowers from our gay assortment of fresh cut blooms,” the store’s newspaper ad read. 1946: Officials were working on a plan to make the highway between Clovis and Texico into four lanes. Floyd Kennedy of Portales, the state highway commission chairman, said no details...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Shawn Tackett, 28, battery against a household member • Randy Preston, 32, probation violation • Edwin Tucek, 59, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to maintain traffic lane, driving under the influence of drugs, possession of a controlled substance, driving a commercial motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, unsafe loading • Charles Jordan, 33, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, assault...
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for eastern New Mexico until 5 p.m. Sunday. NWS is predicting 3 to 6 inches of snow will fall across Curry, Roosevelt and Quay counties starting Saturday evening. Winds are expected to gust up to 35 mph on Sunday. "Travel could be very difficult," NWS warns. "Tire traction will be reduced. Extend the distance between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you. This includes along portions of I-40." Areas of blowing snow will reduce visibility, the warning...
Clovis Monday: No School. Tuesday: Breakfast: Yogurt & Graham Crackers. Lunch: Chili Dog on a Bun, Baked Seasoned Fries, Pasta Salad & Sidekicks or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Spicy Chicken Sandwich or Chef Salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: French Toast Bites. Lunch: Burrito, Spanish Rice, Garden Salad & Celery Sticks w/ Dressing & Chilled Pears or (grades 6-12) Pizza or Bacon Cheeseburger, & Fries or Chef Salad. Thursday: Breakfast: Bacon & Egg Biscuit. Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup, Toasted Cheese Sandwich, Mini Carrots, Celery w/ Dress...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Frito Pie, Green Beans & Pudding. Tuesday: Meat Lasagna, Italian Vegetables, Garlic Bread & Cookie. Wednesday: Pork Tenderloin, Mashed Potatoes, Brown Gravy, Italian Green Beans, Biscuit w/Butter, Strawberry Cake. Thursday: Pinto Beans w/ Ham, Fried Potatoes, Cornbread & Jell-O. Friday: Bean & Cheese Burrito, Red Sauce, Chuckwagon Corn, Spanish Rice & Jell-O. Portales Community Services Center 575-356-8576, ext. 24 Monday: 4oz. Smothered Steak, 1/2c...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Hello Stranger” by Katherine Center. Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming. One minute she’s celebrating the biggest achievement of her life, the next, she’s lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as fa...
The conversation started out, “You don’t know me but I’m on sort of a fishing expedition.” I had heard that opening gambit before and I usually relished what was to come. As I get ready to give up my career at the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, those conversations will be one of the things I miss. Anyway, the fellow on the phone told me the object of his fishing trip was to try and locate anyone who might still own cattle of a certain breed called the American breed....
You may have seen Sara Williford at Saturday's 72nd Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast in Clovis. She was making pancakes. "I have a great time making them. We always have fun," Williford said. Helping on Kiwanis Pancake Day is just one of the things Williford does in the community. Williford on Wednesday talked about her life. Q: What brought you to Clovis? A: My parents. My mother is a Clovis girl. My father was in the Air Force. We've been here most of my life but not all of it. I...
Monday *City of Clovis Lodgers’ Tax Advisory Board special meeting – 5:30 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *City of Portales Planning and Zoning meeting – 5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 *Clovis Astronomy Club – 7 p.m., Room 221, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd.,...
Today *ENMU Department of Arts and Culinary Arts presents 2nd annual Chocolate Sunday – 2-4 p.m., Ballroom, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Tickets $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Advance tickets available at available at enmu.edu/ChocolateSunday. Proceeds benefits student opportunities in the department, including workshops and artists-in-residence. All-you-can-eat chocolates, live jazz music, and community art auction. Information: 575-562-2373 or email [email protected] Monday *Stitch Addicts stitch group – 6:3...
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees Today’s program was presented by Margaret Hinchee, director of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. She began with a fact-filled trivia quiz titled “How much do you know about the Clovis-Carver Library?” We found out many of us had forgotten what we knew about our long-standing library. But we quickly became experts. Our library was established in 1911 and has had many upgrades and improvements throughout the years. Hinchee relayed many facts about the library and encou...
DORA – Seniors Bre'Ann Rodriguez and Faith Jasso combined for 29 points and Dora's girls stayed perfect in District 4-1A play on Thursday night with a 47-36 victory over Gateway Christian. Rodriguez scored 15 points and Jasso 14 for the Lady Coyotes (14-6, 5-0 district), who opened a 14-4 lead at the quarter. Sophomore Justice Deason added 10 points for Dora. The Lady Warriors (11-9, 3-2) were paced by 10 points from senior Riley Strickland. In other girls action on T...
FORT SUMNER – Melrose held Fort Sumner to eight first-half points and the Lady Buffs, ranked third in Class 1A by MaxPreps, posted a 47-34 win over the second-ranked Vixens in a District 6-1A clash. Sophomore Skyler Wicker led Melrose (18-3, 2-1 district) with 14 points while senior Graci Odom added 12 on four of the Lady Buffs’ nine 3-pointers. Melrose led 24-8 at the intermission, fought off a third-quarter rally by the Vixens (17-5, 3-1) and pulled away with an 18-point fourth quarter. Junior cousins Emmarie and All...
CANYON, Texas – Taighen Whitzel has gotten off to quite a start this season for Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team. The senior designated player from Carlsbad delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh on Friday, capping a two-run rally which lifted the Greyhounds to a 3-2 win over Fort Lewis in the West Texas A&M Invitational. Whitzel went 2-for-4, actually lowering her batting average through seven games to .727 (16-for-22). She’s collected eight extra-base hits and driven in 13 runs. Trail...
PECOS – Texico broke open a tight game with a dominating fourth quarter on Friday and the Wolverines maintained their spot atop the District 6-2A standings with a 68-54 victory over Pecos. Leading by a point, Texico (12-10, 3-0 district) outscored the Panthers 22-9 in the final stanza to win going away. Senior Cade Figg, junior Alex Fuentes and freshman Jett Curtis all had 14 points in the victory, with Figg scoring all of his in the second half, including 11 in the final s...
Several Clovis High athletes are poised to begin the next phase of their athletic careers. In a ceremony on Wednesday at Rock Staubus Gym, volleyball player Elizabeth Warwick and football players Aiden Brown, Jeremiah Johnson and Kohen Matus were the focus of attention. Warwick, an outside hitter/middle blocker for the Lady Wildcats, is headed to Wayland Baptist University in Plainview as a walk-on. Brown and Johnson signed national letters of intent at Eastern New Mexico...
