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RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University sophomore Marcus Parker was named the outstanding male track athlete of the 2018 indoor season by the Lone Star Conference. Parker was one of six ENMU athletes — three men, three women — and 94 total athletes recognized on the All-LSC indoor teams, released Wednesday by the LSC office. Parker and Kenneth Lloyd were first-teamers for the ENMU men, while Danee Bustos and Mason Swanson were first-teamers for the women. Other...
RIO RANCHO — That’s 28 up, 28 down. The Texico Wolverines marched right through their latest challenger Wednesday, shooting 66.7 percent from the field in an 80-46 dismantling of Dexter in the Class 3A quarterfinals at Santa Ana Star Center. Dalton Thatcher and Luke Phipps each scored 17 to lead a balanced effort for the Wolverines (28-0), who return to the Star Center Thursday for a 4:45 p.m. semifinal against Santa Rosa, which needed double overtime to fend off Newcomb 54-52. “I felt like we played pretty solid,” Texico coa... Full story
RIO RANCHO — Portales High's 2017-18 boys' basketball campaign came to an end on Wednesday morning against the most familiar of opponents. District 4-4A champion Hope Christian made it a 4-0 sweep over Portales, holding off the sixth-seeded Rams 72-63 in Wednesday's quarterfinal at the Santa Ana Star Center. "(Hope) came out and executed pretty well to start the third quarter," Rams coach Rickie McBroom said. "We didn't shoot well to start the quarter. But we achieved a c... Full story
Recently, there was a great deal of reading taking place throughout the district. Doesn’t that always happen, one might ask. Of course. However, the recent increase was due to “Read Across America.” Back in the late 1990s, the NEA (National Education Association) wanted to come up with a special day to specifically celebrate reading, so “Read Across America” was born. Technically held on the Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2), the event has grown and expanded to weeks and even lo...
When you lose someone you love, as many of us did last week with the passing of our friend Sharon King, it’s hard not to think of the African adage: “When an old man dies, a library burns to the ground.” Now, Sharon would smack me upside the head for suggesting she was an old man, and I’m not. Replace “old man” with “a beloved friend,” “a small-town mayor,” “a favorite aunt” — whatever description fits best — and the adage still rings true. It’s the loss of the wealth of inf...
On this date ... 1973: Rosa Roberts of Clovis was presented with a lifetime membership in New Mexico Garden Clubs Inc., in honor of her long service to Clovis' Gateway Garden Club, and other garden clubs in eastern New Mexico. A charter member of the Gateway Club, Roberts was voted "most valuable member" the year before, after a four-year run as president of the group. She had provided numerous programs on flower arranging, horticulture, and other aspects of gardening to...
CLOVIS — A 140-year old tradition will be injected with a bit of Clovis spirit this year as the Arts Academy at Bella Vista was selected to design an egg that represents the state of New Mexico for this year's White House Easter Egg Roll. Teachers and students at the school have been working on their design since last week when the school was notified it had been selected as New Mexico's representative. Principal Shelly Norris said the state's Public Education Department picke... Full story
PORTALES — A Lubbock man walked out of the Roosevelt County Detention Center on Monday as a convicted felon after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide and fleeing from a law enforcement officer. Assistant District Attorney Jake Boazman said Jerry Nale, 20, pleaded guilty to the charges Monday after serving more than 500 days in jail. He was also placed on five years of probation. Nale was arrested in May 2016 on felony charges of vehicular homicide, aggravated fleeing, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a m... Full story
BERNALILLO — Floyd coach Steve Foust said the other day that the key to his Broncos having a chance to beat No. 2 Maxwell in the 1A boys quarterfinal would be playing good defense. On Wednesday, Foust’s club played pretty solid defense, but the problem was the Floyd offense in a 61-47 loss at Bernalillo High School. “We relied too much on the 3,” Foust explained. “We couldn’t get anything going, getting to the basket, and I think their length really bothered us.” Kolten Riggs scored 29 for Maxwell (26-1), which will bring an...
BERNALILLO — On a night where points came at a premium, Landry Widner found just enough. The senior guard scored 12 points and had a trio of plays in the final minute to help the Melrose Buffaloes outlast hard-charging Grady 38-34 Wednesday night at Bernalillo High School. Melrose (22-7) moves on to a 4:45 p.m. Thursday quarterfinal, also at Bernalillo High, against Quemado. The Eagles topped Roy 52-31. Widner scored just three points in the second half, but they came at just the right time against the seventh-seeded B...
Here are results from contested Texas primary elections on Tuesday: All Republicans Bailey County District Clerk • Shelbi Harrison, 348 votes • Becky Espinoza, 615 votes Justice of the Peace • Nancy Barrier, 207 votes • Daniel Guzman, 131 votes • Danny Ramirez, 231 votes • Rodney Baker, 406 votes Parmer County County Clerk • Susan (Susie) Spring, 607 votes • Gerri Bowers, 528 votes County Treasurer • Bailey Warren Windham, 376 votes • Sharon May, 732 votes County Commissioner Pct.2 • Charles Wilkins, 165 votes • Steve Coc...
BERNALILLO — While the final score may not reflect it, the Elida girls basketball team faced a bit of a challenge in the No. 1 Tigers’ 56-33 1A quarterfinal win over No. 8 Cimarron Wednesday morning at Bernalillo High School. Early foul troubles sent key Tigers to the bench. Nonetheless, Elida still carried a 17-7 lead over Cimarron (14-14) after the first quarter and pushed it to 15 at the half. Lacy Ferguson scored 16 points and Kasyn Creighton 13 for the Tigers (23-7), who advanced to a 1:15 p.m. Thursday semifinal aga...
PORTALES — City offices will close at 11 a.m. Friday, allowing Portales city employees to attend funeral services for Mayor Sharon King. King died March 1. Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Portales. City offices will reopen Monday, according to a city news release....
ALBUQUERQUE — A Clovis native has been reappointed to a five-year term as a New Mexico workers compensation judge. Rachel Bayless’ new term will expire in April 2023, according to a Workers Compensation Administration news release. Bayless first joined the WCA in February 2014 as the agency’s general counsel, the release said....
CLOVIS — Wayland Baptist University-Clovis is holding commencement ceremonies for 19 graduates at 10 a.m. Friday at Central Baptist Church. Dean Gary Mitchell said he expects 15 of the graduates will be at the event. Of the graduates, eight earned master’s degrees and the other 11 earned bachelor’s degrees. The master’s candidates are largely teachers, with Mitchell noting one graduate is a bank employee and two others are affiliated with Cannon Air Force Base. Clovis Police Chief Doug Ford is the commencement speaker. Ford e...
CLOVIS — The deadline for Clovis Municipal Schools students to apply for the state Bilingual Seal is on Friday. Bilingual Multicultural Education Coordinator Santi Gutierrez said the district has more than 70 seniors who have qualified for the seal, up from 26 last year. Gutierrez said previously Clovis handed out a district bilingual seal before adopting the New Mexico State Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy when it was established for the 2015-16 school year. Students must meet two of the following three requirements t...
CLOVIS — The Small Business Development Center at Clovis Community College is going strong, according to a presentation at Wednesday’s CCC Board of Trustees meeting. During the SBDC program review, an annual requirement for each of CCC’s grant funded programs, Business Advisor Dominique Chairez told the board about the number of services the center provides to its clients including loan proposals, tax education and growth plan management. “We strive to develop skilled entrepreneurs and strong businesses and we do that wi...
CLOVIS — A woman was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with embezzling over $12,000 in a two-year period as the employee of a Clovis grocery store. Rosa Davis, 58, was booked into the Curry County Adult Detention center just after 8 a.m. Wednesday and charged with almost 150 counts of embezzlement, according to court and jail records. An investigation started in December when the Asset Protection Director for Albertson's told police he had surveillance videos of Davis “refunding money when no one was at the reg...
PORTALES — The city of Portales bid an emotional farewell to two outgoing officials at Tuesday’s city council meeting, including late Mayor Sharon King. Plaques were presented to councilor Antonio Salguero and King, whose plaque was hung on the wall in the council chambers. “When staff ordered the plaques, we really had no idea that we’d never get the opportunity to present hers to her. For most of us, we never even imagined that our last conversation with her would truly be our last,” City Manager Sammy Standefer said of K...
BERNALILLO — A popular adage in high school basketball is that it’s tough to beat a team four times in one season. But once the second half started, it didn’t seem too challenging for Melrose. The top-seeded Buffaloes pulled away after halftime, outscoring District 4-1A rival Grady 46-15 the rest of the way en route to a 73-34 quarterfinal victory Wednesday at Bernalillo High School. Melrose (27-3) returns to Bernalillo High for a 3 p.m. Thursday semifinal against Quemado, which topped Evangel Christian 71-53. The Buffa...
Today • Clovis Senior Center Task Force — 2 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St. Information: 575-769-7828 • Bovina Independent Schools Board of Education — 5:45 p.m. (CST) in BIS Administration Building, 500 Halsell St., Bovina. Information: 806-251-1336 Monday • Fort Sumner City Council — 5:30 p.m. at Fort Sumner City Hall, 173 Ave. E, Fort Sumner. Informati...
Today • Colour Creators Adult Coloring Club — 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Lucky Charms.” Information: 575-356-3940 • CCC Cultural Arts Series: Mile Twelve — 7 p.m. at Marshall Auditorium, Clovis. Admission: $15. Mile Twelve is a bluegrass band from Boston, Massachusetts. Information: 575-769-4115 • Lily Zhang — 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Buchanan Hall in the Eastern New Mexico University Music Building. Zhang is a...
