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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A flurry of illness has forced changes for two fine arts productions scheduled this weekend at Eastern New Mexico University, but a third event bringing culture to the High Plains is all-systems-go and opened Tuesday at Enchantment Vineyards. "Opera 101: A Night of Opera Scenes," has been postponed by the ENMU Department of Music. Those who have already purchased tickets will be able to use them when the new dates are announced. Across campus at the University Theatre Center,... Full story
BASKETBALL Prep State pairings (Seeds in parentheses) Boys (Saturday) Class 5A (16) Santa Fe Capital at (1) Volcano Vista, 6 p.m. (9) Atrisco Heritage at (8) Rio Rancho, 7 p.m. (12) Hobbs at (5) Organ Mountain, 6 p.m. (13) Santa Fe High at (4) West Mesa, 5 p.m. (14) Las Cruces High at (3) Los Lunas, 6 p.m. (11) La Cueva at (6) Carlsbad, 5 p.m. (10) Eldorado at (7) Rio Rancho Cleveland, 5 p.m. (15) Rio Grande at (2) Sandia, 6 p.m. Quarterfinals: March 8 at The Pit, Albuquerque Semifinals: March 9 at The Pit, Albuquerque...
A new family pavilion is planned for the Texico Cemetery, according to Cemetery Board President Dan Pearce. "It will provide comfort and care for families during their time of need," Pearce wrote in a news release. Pearce pointed out detriments to graveside services are extreme cold and heat. "The new structure will have insulated walls to protect from the cold, wind and heat," Pearce wrote. "A metal building with lights and fans as well as three garage doors for families...
SANTA FE -- George W. Bush was serving his first term as president and the first season of American Idol premiered on TV the last time the governor of New Mexico received a salary increase. Not just the governor but the attorney general, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer and state land commissioner haven't seen raises in more than two decades. Three high-ranking Senate Democrats are championing a proposal to give them each a nearly $60,000 raise. Whether the five-figure salary increase should take effect immediately or...
Booked The following were booked into local jail (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Gregorio Tefoya, 28, non-residential burglary • Dillon Ward, 25, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, probation violation • Alexis Edwards, 21, out of state fugitive • Joshua Lloyd, 40, criminal damage to property, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Lloyd Bagwell, 30, failure to register vehicle, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, no drivers license, no proof of insurance, parole violation • Amanda Richardson,...
Disgusting, this day. At least, a chunk of it. Almost, I might even say, one of those “no good, very bad” days you’ve heard about. Oh, but it could always be worse, someone says, rather unhelpfully. Well, of all people, Christians have the very best reasons to be optimistic and positive. But I hereby confess that I have some days when, to the cheery person assuring me that “it could be worse,” my reply might be, “I believe you. I don’t doubt that it could be worse. And I...
Grief is a sneaky beast. There I was, scrolling through social media mostly minding my own business, when it hit. It started out innocently enough. I was knee-deep in fancy chocolate blends and extracts. Google seems to think I have a baking problem, and regularly throws things of interest my way. This time it was a cookbook. A triple layer chocolate something or other flashed on the screen, topped with the title, “50 Things to Bake Before You Die.” Challenge accepted, I tho...
DORA – The Dora Coyotes cruised to the District 4-1A boys tournament championship on Saturday night with a 56-22 rout of Gateway Christian. Dora (20-6) outscored the Warriors 21-1 in the second quarter for a 30-point halftime lead. Ten players were in the scoring column for the Coyotes, with senior Steven Masini posting 11 points, senior Kegan Rodriguez nine and senior Bryson Paxton and junior Cole Kircher eight apiece. Top scorer for Gateway Christian (5-18) was eighth-grader...
AUSTIN, Texas – Freshman second baseman Megan Morris singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th, and St. Edward’s completed a three-game Lone Star Conference softball sweep of Eastern New Mexico University with a 2-1 win on Sunday. The Hilltoppers (12-6, 6-4 LSC) held the Greyhounds to just three runs over the weekend, posting 3-0 and 8-2 wins in Saturday’s twin bill. Senior right-hander Brook Leger (8-3) took her second tough loss of the series, allowing just seven hits and one earned run over 9 1/3 innin...
RIO RANCHO – Clovis High baseball coach Richard Cruce knew his team might take some lumps in a season-opening event hosted by Cleveland H.S., and he was right. But he also wanted to find out something about his squad. The Wildcats dropped all three of their games in the affair, falling to Belen 5-3 on Thursday, Piedra Vista 9-3 on Friday and the host Storm 15-3 on Saturday. “I wanted to jump in and see where we stood early in the year,” Cruce said. “The first two games we kind of competed, and then we had a letdown in the thi...
PORTALES – Sunday's finale of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series between Eastern New Mexico University and No. 15 St. Edward's at Greyhound Field was suspended in the middle of the first innings due to high winds which made playing conditions unsafe, according to a release from the ENMU sports information office. The Hilltoppers (9-4, 7-4 LSC) had scored twice and the Greyhounds (6-9, 6-9) were coming to bat when play was halted. The release said more information...
RICHARDSON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s men expected to get the No. 7 seed in this week’s eight-team Lone Star Conference tournament at Frisco, Texas, but instead they are eighth going in after coming up third in a three-way tiebreaker for sixth. The Greyhounds (17-11) take on rival and top-seeded West Texas A&M (22-6) in a quarterfinal matchup set for 5 p.m. (MST) on Friday at Comerica Center. ENMU ended up tied with East Division members Dallas Baptist (17-13, 12-10) and St. Mary’s (15-12, 12-10). The Hounds...
HOBBS – Clovis High’s girls have had a solid season and can match up with a lot of teams in Class 5A. Rival Hobbs apparently isn’t one of them. The Lady Eagles jumped on CHS early in Saturday’s District 4-5A championship game and cruised to a 77-35 victory. Hobbs (24-3) earned the No. 1 seed in the 16-team Class 5A state tournament and will host No. 16 Rio Rancho on Friday night. Meantime, the Lady Wildcats (20-8) were seeded 10th, and will travel to No. 7 Las Cruces High (20-8) the same night. Other than 21 points from ju...
Donald Trump and a lot of cameras flew into East Palestine, Ohio, last Wednesday. Yes, it was a typical Trump photo op. Yes, they were his MAGA people. The mostly white working-class town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border has nearly 5,000 souls and about 70 percent of them voted for him in 2020. But Trump did something for the people of the polluted town on that Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg had not yet done – he showed up and showed them he cared. Whatever you think about his st...
Here we are. Another year, another February and another Black History Month in the books. Every year, for 28 days (29 in leap years), we are rightly introduced to and reminded of the innumerable contributions Black people have made to this nation. Corporations make bold and brazen acknowledgments, educational institutions salute Black history, and churches sponsor dinners representing a culinary smorgasbord undeniably definitive of recipes that originated in the African diaspo...
One year into Russia’s assault on Ukraine, a few things are clear. Ukraine remains highly motivated, punching well above its weight against a far bigger and more experienced foe. The Russian military, meanwhile, has underperformed to nearly the same degree, though it continues to muster bodies and ammunition to throw at the front. It is also clear that the U.S. role has been essential in giving Ukraine a fighting chance. Thanks to a successful American campaign to become the indispensable nation, we are the only ones c...
On this date ... 1946: A committee of Curry County men finalized plans for fairgrounds facilities that would include a grandstand, cow barn and display hall. Cost for the projects was estimated at $75,000. Committee members represented five organizations — Chamber of Commerce, county agent, Mounted Patrol, Bi-State Fair Association and Soil Conservation Service. Dean Pattison made the resolution calling for a $25,000 bond election. The plan was for the remainder of the money to come from donations. 1950: Eastern New Mexico Un...
Clovis Main Street merchant Robert Vilandry has been fined $49 for violating the city’s sign code. Municipal Judge Vicki Kelley made the ruling on Feb. 21, court records show. Vilandry, who owns Bullet Bob Has It, said the judge told him she didn’t fine him more because he took down the signs in front of his store immediately when he received notice he was in violation of the city’s sign code, which was enacted in May. Vilandry said he was also warned that if he violated the city ordinance again, he could spend 30 days in ja...
The Roosevelt County Road Department has closed South Roosevelt Road AD between NM 236 and South Roosevelt Road 3 at the request of the Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative, to allow downed lines to be safely removed from the roadway and repaired. County Road Superintendent Ricky Lovato issued a news release saying the department has received some reports of roads impeded with blown sand, tumbleweeds and tree limbs throughout the County. Lovato reports the Road Department is working to clear roads as reported. Lovato asks...
This Friday is World Hearing Day, a campaign held each year by the Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization. Rachel Lingnau, an audiologist and assistant professor at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) said this day serves as an “opportunity to help people realize that hearing loss exists” and that it is “absolutely treatable, and it should not be ignored.” Lingnau has been an audiologist for 19 years, and has been at ENMU for seven. She said hearing loss does not get the attention it...
MELROSE -- Could it be true? Do cats really have nine lives? One cat in Melrose is offering some evidence, or at least making a comeback after a near-death experience. Tom, now a three-legged cat, was a gunshot victim last August. Staci Huggins of Melrose found him, nearly dead. He spent 30 days at the Tucumcari Animal Hospital where he lost his leg but was nursed back to health. Huggins, a hospice nurse, first became aware of Tom through his owner, one of Huggins' patients....
Three bills under consideration by the New Mexico Legislature that would increase minimum wages and enhance family and medical leave benefits for employees in the state are being opposed by Chambers of Commerce members in Curry and Roosevelt counties. Two of the bills proposed in the state House of Representatives have been sent from the House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee to the House Commerce and Economic Development Committee. The economic development committee has tabled one of the bills, House Bill 28,...
Three houses were destroyed by fire in Muleshoe. Portales' First Baptist Church lost a good portion of its roof. More than 8,000 homes were without power for hours throughout eastern New Mexico. Sunday's winds, clocked as high as 84 mph in Dora, were blamed for all of the above. Weather watchers reported sustained winds neared 60 mph for much of the day, leaving behind broken fences, trampolines in trees, and local yards and streets littered with large tree branches and...
