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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Pamela Atherton was born and raised in southern California. Early in her life she fell in love with acting but soon decided she wanted to be a journalist. She thought she'd be the editor of a college newspaper but found herself hired to do radio. She came to New Mexico a few times before she decided to take a position at a local radio station in the Clovis area. She has worked locally for KWKA and as a morning show host at KTQM that ended in 2007. She started a podcast show...
1. Clovis police released reports that shed some light on how a suicidal criminal suspect was able to bring a gun into the Curry County jail on Feb. 1. Officer Sanford Wagner wrote in his report that he searched Wesley Flores for a weapon, but “I do not remember if I checked his right side very well” before transporting him to jail. Officials said Flores pulled a gun from his clothing in the jail’s pre-booking area, held a standoff with police for four hours, then shot himself in the face. 2. Court records filed Wedne...
ALBUQUERQUE — A hearing examiner is urging New Mexico regulators to reject an earnings proposal related to Xcel Energy’s two planned wind farms along the Texas-New Mexico border. One of those proposed projects is the Sagamore Wind Project, a 522-megawatt wind farm that would be located 20 miles southeast of Portales. At issue is a proposal that would allow the utility to recover lost earnings that accumulate between the time when the wind farms actually come online and when the state Public Regulation Commission approves new...
CLOVIS — City officials say a joint powers agreement with Curry County expired in 2016. And they won’t be making any more monthly payments to the county until a new agreement is reached. County officials said they did not receive the city’s monthly payment of $10,833.33 in February, and city officials said no more payments will be forthcoming unless a new agreement is reached. That agreement may even mean the county pays the city. “The agreement between the city and the county has expired and therefore the city is not leg...
Was it a ghost on camera or something else? That’s what a United Kingdom-based television crew coming to Clovis next month hopes to examine. Strange Evidence, a Discovery Science Channel show now in production of its second season, focuses on bizarre occurrences caught on film like surveillance video or dashcams. Julian Watson, who’s directing an upcoming episode, said the strange sighting in August of an apparent apparition on a Clovis resident’s security-camera footage will be the subject of their work here in late March...
CLOVIS — City voters go to the polls March 6 to decide on three issues related to infrastructure and quality of life improvements. If all three issues are approved, the costs will be $20 million. Officials said sitting city commissioners are prohibited from taking a position on the ballot measures beyond providing information and urging residents to vote. So The Eastern New Mexico News asked candidates on the ballot who are not currently sitting on the commission two questions: Do you support the bond measures on the March 6...
Recent news reports show Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies aren’t doing nearly enough to combat foreign meddling in their platforms. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has charged 13 Russians and three foreign companies with using social media to subvert the 2016 U.S. presidential election and support the Donald Trump campaign. But the charges aren’t slowing the Russians. In the wake of the tragic Parkland, Florida, school shootings, Russian social media accounts immediately began spewing inflammatory rhe...
Editor’s note: Deadline to submit a letter to the editor regarding the March 6 elections is Monday. Letters should be emailed to: [email protected] City can’t be trusted with tax hike Can you trust the city of Clovis with a tax increase? Look at past spending to judge future spending. Let’s go back 30 years to the public library. When Sears vacated the building it was going to take $2 million to remodel. The city implemented a sales tax increase to raise the entire amount of money in about three years. But instead of wa...
Oil and natural gas production is surging in New Mexico and nationally. But there’s a hidden danger lurking in the shadows: divestment. Over the past decade, critics of the petroleum industry have mounted a “keep-it-in-the-ground” campaign as a way of demonstrating their concern with climate change. But the campaign, which began in New England, has evolved into a national movement. Its leaders like Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and environmentalist Bill McKibben are urging corporations, universities, foundations, and faith-b...
Your spring 2018 wardrobe should be the most versatile and fun year of dressing ever. You already have everything you need, so it shouldn’t be a task finding something to wear. Because spring fashion in the new year is vintage inspired and doesn’t rest in any era, you’re halfway there. Don't toss out your older blazers and dresses with shoulder pads. The same things you may be planning to get rid of will be on the racks next season. Some of the most wearable looks this seaso...
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference — Robert Frost I like the work of Robert Frost. I can’t say that I’ve studied it all that closely but what I know moves me as the average man. I’ve got to say that his poem “The Road Not Taken” has always stopped and haunted me. I have to say there was the day when if there were two ways to get there I wanted to take the road that was less traveled even if it was going...
Information on gluten-free sweets and making duct tape pouches will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) John Vollertsen, more commonly known as Chef Johnny Vee, is going to demonstrate two recipes from his cookbook. These are delicious gluten-free sweets the whole family will enjoy. He is in Santa Fe. Crafter and designer Marisa Pawelko will show how to make duct tape pouches using nonstick cut...
My book-of-the-month summary for February is “The Ig Nobel Prizes” by Marc Abrahams (Dutton, 2002, 240 pages). The official criteria for winning is for “achievements that cannot or should not be reproduced.” The unofficial criteria is the “achievement must first make people laugh.” The awards are handed out at Harvard each year by Nobel Prize winners, with most recipients actually showing up. Some winners: • The Southern Baptist Church of Alabama produced an estimate of h...
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico up by 10 early in the fourth, and nine minutes away from the Lone Star Conference's third seed. Texas A&M-Kingsville eliminated from LSC tournament consideration for a week, less than 300 fans in the building and a feeling it would be understood if not commended if the Javelinas packed it in for 2017-18. Not so fast. The Greyhounds went 3-of-17 shooting the rest of regulation and overtime, and the Javelinas sent the crowd home happy and s...
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Despite all that the Eastern New Mexico men's basketball team has been through down the stretch, the Greyhounds are headed to the Lone Star Conference playoffs. Their recent four-game losing streak ranged from heartbreak — as in an overtime loss to Angelo State — to the improbable — a loss to struggling Western New Mexico. Saturday, though, it was all officially tucked away in the past, as the Hounds nipped Texas A&M-Kingsville 58-56 on Maurice Coleman...
Pete would talk with me and my friends during lunch break, and swipe a handful of candy while saying, “I need to make sure the vending machines aren’t poisoning you guys.” When you’d ask him to borrow a ruler, he’d counter, “King or queen?” I’d choose prime minister. He had a daughter after I left the school. She won a state championship on the golf team he coached and is soon to be married. He’s got another daughter who’s growing up too fast. Mary knew I was learning French, and would encourage me by having conversation...
On this date ... 1988: New Mexico Gov. Garrey Carruthers declared Portales to be the state capital for the day, and set up shop in the Portales Inn to host a breakfast where he called the recently completed legislative session one of the most productive in history. He then set off on an ambitious schedule for the day that included a visit with the New Mexico Peanut Growers Association, a tour of the ethanol plant, addresses to students at Eastern New Mexico University and...
Area teams are among the favorites to win girls state basketball championships, if the seedings are any indication. Eastern New Mexico schools accounted for three No. 1 seeds and nine selections across five classes in brackets released Sunday evening by the New Mexico Activities Association. First-round games will be played Friday on the home courts of the higher seeds. Games will be scheduled early this week. Winners move on the quarter final play scattered throughout Albuquerque, Bernalillo and Rio Rancho. All state... Full story
Throughout the small-school boys basketball season, Texico and Melrose have set the bar. Melrose has won 19 straight since it last lost to … Texico, which hasn’t lost in 26 tries this season. They’ve both been honored with No. 1 seeds in the state basketball tournament brackets, released Sunday night by the New Mexico Activities Association. First-round games will be hosted by the eight higher seeds in each bracket, with quarterfinal and semifinal games scattered throughout Albuquerque, Rio Rancho and Bernalillo. Title games... Full story
MELROSE — The Melrose boys basketball team stampeded to a District 4-1A championship on Saturday night. The Buffaloes started early and kept rolling late, all the way to an 80-48 win over Grady at Melrose High School. The championship-game win lifted the Buffs to a 25-3 record and in good position ahead of the state-tournament seeding release. "We should have a good shot at the overall No. 1 seed," Melrose head coach Kevin Lackey said. "So it should be a fun couple weeks." Melrose had a 19-6 lead over Grady after one period,...
The Roswell Destroyers are seeking players for their upcoming Women’s Football Alliance season. The Destroyers are the first and only women's full contact football team in Chaves County. Team President Megan Patterson said the team practices 6 p.m.-8 p.m. nightly and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Tryouts are available for any female 18 or over through February. Information: Patterson at 575-317-8688, or email Destroyers press contact Shannon Seyler at [email protected] Registrations are now being accepted for the A...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Cheese omelet. Lunch — Chicken nuggets, au gratin potatoes, California veggies, delicious apple, whole wheat roll. Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch — Porky rib on bun, baked fries, seasoned green beans, seasonal fresh fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — Breakfast burrito. Lunch — Pepperoni pizza on French bread, gardend salad w/ranch, applesauce, seasonal fresh fruit. Thursday: Breakfast — Peach bread. Lunch — Corn dog, baked beans zucchini coins w/ranch, seasonal fresh...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 1 p.m. crafts Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 9 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class...
Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Crochet lesson: Oval placemat and coaster. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: “Play Your Way.” Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Pet Parade.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween Programs — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Xbox One free play. Information: 575-356-3940 Friday • Clovis/Portale...
Monday • Parmer County Commission — 10 a.m. (CST) at Parmer County Courthouse, 401 Third St., Farwell. Information: 806-481-3691 • Bailey County Commission — 11 a.m. (CST) at Bailey County Courthouse, 300 S. First St., Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-3044 • De Baca County Commission — 1:30 p.m. at the Annex Building, 643 B N. Fifth St., Fort Sumner. Information: 575-355-2601 • Muleshoe Independent School District Board of Trustees — 7 p.m. (CST) in the MISD administration building, 514 W. Ave. G., Muleshoe. Information: 806-27...
