Articles from the February 25, 2016 edition

Prep summary BOYS District 6-2A tournament Dora 48, Fort Sumner 45 Dora (18-10) — Dylan Roberts 5, Zach Dewbre 4, Sam McConnell 2, Aaron Jasso 8, Dalton Privett 19, Slade Hamann 4, Xavier Gramzow 6. Totals 18 8-15 48. Fort Sumner (14-13) — Brant West 10, Kyle Idtensohn 5, Raymond Drake 2, Noah Maxwell 7, Hunter Sparks 12, Tyler Riggins 1, Kreston Butterfield 8. Totals 14 11-20 45. Dora 13 11 13 11 — 48 Fort Sumner 12 12 9 12 — 45 3-pointers — Dora, Jasso 2, Privett, Roberts. Fort Sumner, West 2, Butterfield, Idtensohn...

Staff Writer [email protected] Clovis City Commission candidates shared their backgrounds and their ideas for the city’s future on Thursday, the last public forum before Tuesday’s municipal elections. The gathering was hosted by the High Plains Patriots in the Master’s Centre conference room. Candidates made introductory comments and then fielded questions from the audience. The District 1 field is comprised of Ladona K. Clayton, Rodney S. Muffley, Dhawal “Danny” Jariwala, Constance C. Belcher, George Talmadge Jones IV...

Clovis Municipal Schools’ decision this week to close Ranchvale Elementary School was not difficult. Just sad. Costs to repair a deteriorating facility were estimated in the millions of dollars, and the district has nearly 1,000 empty seats in other nearby schools. So CMS board members unanimously made the fiscally responsible decision to shutter the 61-year-old building located 11 miles northwest of Clovis. Ranchvale-area residents have plenty of reasons to be upset about the decision; it involves more travel time for t...