Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has, for the second straight year, received a major injection of federal dollars with the Bureau of Reclamation giving notice for $14.8 million in 2021 appropriations. The authority is tasked for construction and eventual operation of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, which will deliver potable water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to member communities Clovis, Portales, Texico and Elida. Clovis’ allocation also includes Cannon Air Force Base. The aut...
The following marriage licenses were recently issued at the Curry County Clerk’s office: • Matthew Lopez, 25, and Lindsey Bender, 21, both of Clovis • Zain Hedrick, 24, and Areana Flowers, 25, Clovis, NM • Gabriel Trujillo-Martinez, 28, and Lucero Hernandez, 26, both of Clovis • Aurelius Houston, IV, 37, and Angelica Baca, 30, both of Clovis, NM • Devin Amaral, 22, and Madison Harden, 21, both of Silver Spring, Maryland • Josue Gloria, 31, of Denton, Texas, and Marissa Garcia, 32, of Clovis The following marriage lice...
Funny, athletic, positive, and ornery -- just a few words used to describe Travis Foster. But what seemed to stand out about him the most, according to his family, was his willingness to try anything. And try anything, he did. He was a Marine, a school teacher, a cattle rancher and orchard farmer, an artist, and a deep-sea fisherman. He participated in theater, square dancing, water aerobics, Tai Chi, golf, yoga, and exercise classes. He played the mandolin, ukulele, guitar,...
CANYON, Texas — It was another tough outing for the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team. Swept in a season-opening series last weekend at St. Edward’s, the Greyhounds dropped a twin bill to rival and 22nd-ranked West Texas A&M 13-3 and 17-2 in Lone Star Conference play on Thursday. Both games ended in the seventh inning on the 10-run rule. Friday’s scheduled series finale was postponed due to inclement weather. The games had been moved up from Friday and Saturday early in the week in an attempt to beat the anticipated...
SUNDOWN — Hale Center made it a little tougher on Farwell this time, but the Lady Blue stayed in control throughout in a Class 2A girls bi-district round playoff game on Thursday night. Farwell advanced to an area round contest with a 68-47 victory over the Lady Owls. The Lady Blue (19-10) face Panhandle in a game set for Canyon H.S. at 7 p.m. (CST) on Monday. Farwell coach Mikel Tucker said that if weather intervenes, the matchup would move to 6:15 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday at Canyon Junior High. Senior Presley Agee (11) and f...
FARWELL - With a district championship out of reach, the Farwell boys basketball team turned its attention to tuning up for the postseason on Friday night. Suffice it to say, it was a bit of an up-and-down performance against a young Vega squad. Still, the Steers opened the game on a 13-0 run and ended it with a 34-4 blitz over the final 13 1/2 minutes to post a 69-29 victory over the Longhorns in the regular-season finale for both squads. Farwell (24-3, 6-2 District 3-2A),...
RICHARDSON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference announced changes to its baseball and softball schedules on Wednesday after the NCAA Division II Management and Presidents Council decided to eliminate the super-regional round of postseason play this spring in both sports. Baseball regionals will be between four and six teams, with softball regionals having six squads. Both sports in the LSC will now have an open weekend scheduled for May 7-9, reserved for potential makeup games. The baseball conference tournament includes the t...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Steven Watkins, 45, possession of a controlled substance • Christopher Shields, 39, trafficking controlled substances • Tony Kitts, 62, failure to pay fines • Victoria Garcia, 46, failure to pay fines • Yolanda Flores, 43, failure to pay fines, possession of a controlled substance • Amos Wood, 48, failure to pay fines, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Patrick Terrazas, 24, failure to pay fines, falure to appear on a felony c...
CLOVIS — Winter decided to stick around for another weekend in eastern New Mexico as the area was placed in a winter storm watch on Friday. The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has predicted six inches of snow as the most likely scenario for Clovis and Portales, with a 90% chance of more than four inches. “Widespread snow is expected through Sunday night, along with record cold temperatures and gusty winds. Cold temperatures will linger Monday before the final winter storm arrives on Tuesday through Wednesday, bri...
CLOVIS — Clovis Municipal Schools has delayed in-person learning for Cohort B for grades 6-12 until Friday, according to a district release. The district will begin a hybrid education model this week, with students in three cohorts: • Cohort A attends school in-person on Mondays and Tuesdays, and goes virtually the rest of the week. • Cohort B goes virtually the first three days and in-person Thursdays and Fridays. • Cohort C is entirely online. Cohort A will begin in-person instruction on Tuesday, due to Monday’s President...
CLOVIS — Over the last few months, a “Let Them Play” movement built steam in support of prep athletics, and indications are those will soon be starting again. However, a different group is also looking to play again, as music programs continue to fight for the opportunities to perform in public during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am so happy and tickled that the athletics are having the opportunity to play and do their passion,” Clovis High Band Director Bill Allred said. “These kids need it, and kids are suffering in this sit...
The worst thing to happen in my lifetime was the massacre of 20 children almost a decade ago. The current controversy of the Capitol riots, the Antifa uprisings this summer, the Oklahoma City bombing and even 9/11 don’t carry that same, crushing weight. The other tragedies were political reckonings, making us face the terror within, and without. But Sandy Hook was what happened when we thought there was a bottom, a basement, a level beyond which we could not sink — and the...
“You think we’re bad for America?” Sean Hannity of Fox “News” asked that question of Ted Koppel four years ago as the latter was interviewing him on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Yes, answered Koppel, “because you’re very good at what you do and ... you have attracted people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts.” Thus dressed down, Hannity smirked and made a face. He later asserted that Koppel — 1992 inductee into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, winner of...
In New Mexico and the United States as a whole, recent months have seen unprecedented attacks on the traditional energy sector from policymakers in Santa Fe and Washington. The potential harm of President Biden's ban on oil and gas production on federal lands has been well-documented. Our state, New Mexico, will be disproportionately impacted by such a ban, particularly if it lasts for many months or years. We are the third-largest oil producing state in the nation and about...
I’m not sure if the Super Bowl is a testament to our persistence and ability to overcome challenges, or more evidence that our priorities are all screwed up. But I will admit that I’m surprised they made it to the finish. When Major League Baseball stumbled out of the gate in July, with the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals both having to shut down in the first week, I didn’t see much hope for the NFL being able to complete its season. They didn’t get here without paying a cost. According to USA Today, 262 players...
It was only a matter of time before Cicero got canceled. The New York Times the other day profiled Princeton classicist Dan-el Padilla Peralta, who wants to destroy the study of classics as a blow for racial justice. The critique of classics as stultifying and privileged isn’t new, but in the woke era this attack is more potent than ever and has a better chance of demolishing a foundation of Western education. At a time when Abraham Lincoln doesn’t pass muster in the progressi...
Most Americans, in fact nearly all Americans, get around using vehicles that use gasoline. And nearly all of our goods are delivered in trucks that use diesel. If there’s no fuel, those vehicles don’t magically start running on water or banana peels or old gym socks or any other substance, natural or man-made. This is a hard, difficult truth that Americans must absorb as the White House seeks to cut greenhouse gas pollution that comes from burning fossil fuels. The administration is putting a fair amount of energy into str...
CLOVIS - A Clovis man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly creating a drive-through window at a Main Street business. Tony Kitts, 62, was booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center Tuesday, about three hours after he allegedly drove through the front window of Bullet Bob Has It. He was booked on an unrelated warrant for failure to pay fines and fees, and released Friday afternoon. According to information from Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero: • Dispatch received a c...
CLOVIS - The New Mexico State Police division in Clovis, through a donut sale, raised $15,000 for the family of fallen police officer Darian Jarrott Wednesday. The NMSP sold the donuts in the Hobby Lobby/Harbor Freight parking lot surrounded by over a dozen squad cars with flashing lights. From a folding table officers exchanged their stock of 1,200 donuts for however much people wanted to give. Officer Jack Carpenter of the CPD said the sale started at 10 a.m. and the donuts...
With more than half of the state moving out of the “red” designation on COVID-19 gating criteria, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed optimism in a Wednesday pandemic update. Curry County was one of 15 counties in New Mexico that moved to the yellow designation under the state’s Red to Green reopening plan. The plan evaluates counties every week based on meeting the metrics of 8 daily cases per 100,000 individuals and test positivity of 5% or lower. Green counties meet both, yellow counties meet one and red counties meet...
On this date ... 1921: Two men accused of criminal activity from Nebraska to Texas and New Mexico had been arrested in Kenna. Local authorities became involved when the men gave a forged check to purchase a rifle and ammunition in Hereford. From there, they purchased gasoline in Bovina, then other guns in Texico and Elida, all with forged checks using different names. Officials said the men's journey began in Omaha, Nebraska, in a stolen Jordan roadster, which they soon traded for a Ford in Kansas. They allegedly obtained...
Today • Valentine’s Day Monday • Presidents Day Tuesday • Mardi Gras • “Storytelling Through Blues and Gospel” — 7 p.m., via Zoom. Free Black History Month presentation by Freedom Singer Bettie Mae Fikes, “Voice” of Selma, Alabama. Sponsored by ENMU African American Affairs. Registration information available at: https://www.facebook.com/events/461634288330684. Information: http://www.facebook.com/ENMUReads/ • Virtual Afterschool S.T.E.A.M. (Science, technology, engineering, arts, math): “Building Blocks” — 4:30 p.m., Portale...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., via Zoom. Information: https://www.currycounty.org/open-government/meeting-portal or 575-763-6016 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., auditorium, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Attendance to this meeting may be requested by calling 575-356-6662, option 3, prior to the meeting. Covid-19 social distancing and face covering restrictions will apply. Questions or comments from citizens may be submitted in writ...
CLOVIS - As Clovis High transitioned to hybrid learning for the first time this school year, Principal Jay Brady was asked the No. 1 school function he took for granted before COVID-safe protocols changed so many operations. "Lunch and breakfast," Brady said without hesitation Friday morning at his office, right after making morning announcements to the small group of students getting their first taste of CHS in-person learning. Beginning this week, the district is starting...
CLOVIS - Cold night. Warm hearts. In a parallel to the way COVID-19 has upended everyday life, Thursday's bout of nasty weather created a less than ideal night for an outdoor ceremony at Plains Regional Medical Center. But thanks to a few program alterations, and the PRMC employees' willingness to spend a few 25-degree minutes outside, a community parade was held to honor all those employees have done through nearly a year of the pandemic. The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of...
