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Staff and wire reports A bill aimed at increasing penalties for traffickers and possessors of child pornography cleared the Senate and House late Wednesday and awaits the governor’s signature. The main component of House Bill 65 adds prison time to three categories of the child pornography trade. It calls for a 10-year prison term for possession, 11 years for distribution and 12 years for “manufacturing” lewd images of children. A sentencing enhancement for possession is also part of the proposed new punishments. The measu...
MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] Money may have been tight with capital outlay, but area municipalities and schools were pleased with what is slated to come to them after the close of the 2016 Legislature. The $166 million in statewide capital outlay requests, paid for through oil and gas revenues, are pending the approval of Gov. Susana Martinez. She has until March 9 to sign all legislation, and carries line-item veto power on capital outlay awards. They passed on unanimous votes in the House of Representatives and...
Staff report SAN DIEGO — Senior first baseman Devin Carter hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth on Thursday and Point Loma Nazarene University went on to an 11-6 victory over Eastern New Mexico University in the opener of a four-game series. The Greyhounds (5-2) had tied it 4-4 in the top of the inning on junior third baseman Daniel Ward’s fifth homer of the season, a two-run shot off Sea Lions lefthander Eric Pierce (2-0). First baseman Ryan Garcia led off the Point Loma sixth with a single and Carter fol...
STAFF REPORT The music lineup has been set, mostly, for the September Clovis Music Festival, and organizers believe they’ve found “A Better Man” to highlight the 29th annual event. Country musician Clint Black, whose resume also includes “Killin’ Time” and “When My Ship Comes In,” will perform Sept. 10 at the Marshall Middle School Auditorium. The Sept. 9 concert, also at the Marshall Auditorium, will feature multiple artists under the umbrella “American Bandstand.” Tickets ar...
Courtesy photo Country artist Clint Black will be the headline artist during the second and final night of the Clovis Music Festival Sept. 10....
Clovis at Alamogordo boys On the air: KCLV 1240 AM/99.1 FM, streaming online at kclvsports.com Records: Clovis 3-20 (0-5), Alamogordo 7-18 (1-4). Last time out: Both teams have been idle since Friday. The Tigers fell 58-50 at Carlsbad, while Clovis fell to Hobbs 74-42 at home. Last meeting: Feb. 5, 62-60 Alamogordo. Impact: Both teams will face each other 7 p.m Tuesday to open the 4-6A tournament, with the winner traveling to the second seed Thursday. But still in the balance is the No. 3 seed, and home-court advantage...
STAFF REPORT As a sophomore, Kamal Cass developed into one of the most explosive weapons for the Eastern New Mexico University football team. Now, the running back is recognized that way nationwide. Cass, who led the Lone Star Conference with 1,514 rushing yards and set a school record with 22 touchdowns, was named a first-team Division II All-American by the Don Hansen Football Committee. He was joined on the team by senior offensive guard Cody Jurek, an honorable mention. Th...
Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis sophomore Teya Morris makes a move to drive by Alamogordo freshman defender Calysta Jacob in the first half of Thursday night’s District 4-6A game at Rock Staubus Gymnasium....
SPORTS WRITER [email protected] Locked in a sluggish duel with Alamogordo, the Clovis High girls found their way to the free throw line down the stretch on Thursday night. That always hasn’t been the best thing for the Lady Wildcats, but this time they managed to go 14-for-17 en route to 21 fourth-quarters and pull out a 34-30 District 4-6A win over the Lady Tigers in the regular-season finale for both teams at Rock Staubus Gym. No matter what happened in the game, the tea...
BOYS District 4-1A Grady 66, Mosquero 36 Grady (18-6, 8-0) — Koby Valentine 11, Gunner Burrage 2, Ivan Valdez 4, Trenton Lee 30, Justin Bowney 1, Jordan Provencio 6, Daniel Edwards 2, Tucker Northcutt 8, Jayden Garrett 2. Totals 27 6-10 66. Mosquero (9-13, 2-6) — Nathan Eggart 2, Andrew Eggart 4, John David Chatfield 4, Casey McCleskey 11, Antonio Valdez 9, Colton Padilla 4. Totals 17 1-4 36. Grady 17 23 20 6 — 66 Mosquero 8 10 8 10 — 36 3-pointers — Grady, Lee 4, Northcutt, Valentine. Mosquero, McCleskey. Junior high — Mo...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] PORTALES — It took Tarleton State just 19 seconds to take the lead Wednesday night at Greyhound Arena, and the Texans did more than enough in the first half to make sure they’d never give it up. E.J. Reed scored 16 to lead four Texans in double figures, as Tarleton jumped out to an 11-0 lead to open the game and a 46-17 advantage at the half en route to an 83-53 rout of Eastern New Mexico. The Greyhounds finally got on the scoreboard 4:38 in,...
