Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Mr. Abelino Chavez Jr. (Abe), of Clovis, New Mexico, passed away February 16, 2024, and is now resting in the arms of Jesus Christ. Abe was born to Abelino Salazar Chavez Sr. and Mary Louisa (Wisa) Garcia Urioste on November 14, 1961, in Roswell, New Mexico. He was a son, grandson, nephew, brother, uncle, cousin, and good friend to many. Uncle Abe was known and liked by everyone he came in contact with. Abe was born with an illness that lasted throughout his life, but because...
Our beloved Mema, Diana Marie 'Pelzel' Darnell, 84, of San Antonio Texas, passed away on February 19th, 2024, of natural causes. Diana was born on May 5th, 1939, to Alphonse and Mary Pelzel in Hays Kansas. Diana graduated from Hays High School in 1957. In 1958, Diana married William 'Don' Darnell. Diana and Don went on to have 2 children, Donna Darnell of Clovis New Mexico, and Dana Darnell of San Antonio Texas. The two raised their children both abroad and in Clovis New...
Stephanie Renee Babbitt, 36, of Amarillo passed away on February 27, 2024. Stephanie was born June 30, 1987, in Portales, New Mexico to Lynetta and Kerry Babbitt. She was raised in Clovis, where she graduated in 2005 from Clovis High School. She was a devoted Christian who loved the Lord. Stephanie hobbies included spending time with her cat "Stormy", listening to music and reading. She was a devoted mother to her two beautiful daughters, Lexi, and Bella. Stephanie cherished...
Reuben Samuel Kelley passed from this mortal Life into the arms of his Savior and loving wife on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, in Clovis New Mexico at the ripe old age of 93. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 in the morning on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens, 1601 E. Llano Estacado, Clovis, NM with Charlie Vannetta officiating. Reuben was born to Austin L. and Ella M. Woodring Kelley on February 14, 1931, in Portales, New Mexico. Consistent with...
A memorial service for Kenneth Howard "Butch" Martin, 83, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Central Christian Church, 1528 S Main Ave. with Pastor Don Thomas officiating. Kenneth "Butch" Martin was born on May 25, 1940, in Clovis, New Mexico to the home of Katie Lorene (Bell) and Floyd Howard Martin, and died on February 27, 2024, in Portales. He graduated from Clovis High School in 1958 where he was offered multiple scholarships for...
The Portales school board on Saturday is scheduled to interview four superintendent candidates vying to succeed Johnnie Cain. Cain has held the position the last 11 years and plans to retire at the end of the school year. Three of the four candidates for the job already work for Portales Municipal Schools. The fourth candidate is also local with ties to PMS. Board members also are scheduled to meet Monday and could name a new superintendent at that time. Monday’s meeting is set for 6 p.m. in the board room of the school admin...
A Farwell man died Wednesday night after he was struck by a vehicle in the 200 block of Curry Road 10 northwest of Texico. According to a news release from Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett: Authorities at 7:08 p.m. Wednesday received a 911 call about a person struck by a vehicle near the Clovis airport. When rescue workers arrived, they found Brandon Galvan, 23, had died as a result of his injuries at the scene. “Deputies learned that Galvan had been out on Curry Road 10 running eastbound as a part of his physical f...
Multiple wildfires scorching the Texas Panhandle had merged as of Thursday morning, creating the largest wildfire in state history at more than one million acres burned. The forest service said the largest of the fires, the Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County, was an estimated 1,075,000 acres and 3% contained as of 9 a.m. Thursday. The 687 Reamer fire, which stood Thursday at roughly 2,000 acres, burned into the Smokehouse Creek fire, the service said. According to...
The National Weather Service is predicting up to an inch of snow late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning across eastern New Mexico. Chance of precipitation is 80%, according to NWS, but Thursday's high temperature should be in the low 50s. Temperatures on Friday will be in the low 70s, but high winds are expected with wind gusts up to 35 mph.... Full story
Clovis Christian’s boys and Texico’s girls opened their golf season on Monday in the Texico Invite at Colonial Park Golf Course. Texico’s girls were the only full team in the event and fashioned a four-person score of 420. Senior Liz Elam led the way, shooting 42-43 – 85, while Sophie Schaap shot 50-57 – 107, Sierra Hunt 58-53 – 111 and Gabrielle Delarosa 54-63 – 117. CCS had two entries, with Lauren Weaver at 56-59 – 115 and Kaprice Foote at 62-61 – 113. On the boys’ side for the Eagles, senior Noah McKay posted a scor...
NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Timothy Frederick placed in three events, including a win in the 200, in the Lone Star Conference indoor track meet over the weekend at the University of Oklahoma. ENMU’s men finished eighth in a nine-team field with 23 ½ points while the women, who also got a win from freshman Grizell Scarlett in the 60 in 7.49 seconds, were sixth of 10 teams with 29 points. Frederick became the first ENMU male to win an event at the LSC indoor meet since 2018, running a finals time of 21.61 seconds in the 200. He a...
