Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool storytime “Firehouse Fun” (field trip to fire station) — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 • Stitch Addicts stitch group — 1:30-3 p.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Teens and Tweens: “Game On: Xbox one free play and board games” — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Open...
CLOVIS — After months of rumors, Allsup’s Convenience Stores, Inc., told its employees on Tuesday it is being acquired by an equity firm that operates Iowa-based convenience store chain Yesway. The deal for 304 locations, announced via a Yesway release Tuesday morning, is subject to regulatory approval and closing conditions. “We are very excited to have selected Yesway as the acquirer of our company and the future custodian of our brand and legacy,” said Mark Allsup, Allsup...
CLOVIS — Money raised selling donuts and collecting registration fees that was intended for baseball uniforms may have gone instead toward tires, electric bills and other personal expenses of two former Zia Little League presidents charged this month with embezzling thousands from the organization. Andrew Duran, 36 and Gabriel Montoya, 21, were arrested Friday and Monday, respectively, and each charged with third-degree felony embezzlement over $2,500. Clovis Police Det. Randy Pitcock charged Duran with embezzling $2,695 i...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico football team may be down sometimes, but never seems to be out. Saturday, for the second game in a row, the Greyhounds notched a second-half comeback victory, this time beating recently-ranked Midwestern State 27-24 on the road. A week after rallying from two touchdowns back to beat Texas A&M-Kingsville at home, the Hounds saw a 17-3 lead over host Midwestern turn into a 24-17 deficit before rallying to edge the Mustangs by three. “It was exciting,” ENMU head coach Kelley Lee s...
CLOVIS — It was a big weekend at Leon Williams Stadium for Clovis High senior Sofia Rico. Friday night she was named Homecoming Queen, shortly after it was announced that her childhood ambition had been to drive an ice cream truck. Less than 24 hours later, Rico was back on the stadium turf with her Clovis girls soccer teammates, and was cool as ice cream when she buried a second-half penalty kick that turned out to be the Lady Wildcats’ only goal of the day in their District 4-5A opener against Hobbs. They wound up com...
Audie Murphy was perhaps America’s greatest war hero and one of its most decorated soldiers. After World War II his fame grew through his acting career. He starred alongside James Stewart and Sandra Dee in movies that included “Night Passage” and “The Wild and the Innocent.” “To Hell and Back” is a book and movie based on Murphy’s war experiences. His story is well chronicled. What you might not know is how close he came to opening a business in Texico just weeks before his death. Born in Texas to a family of sharecroppers,...
Peter and I are packing for our annual trip again. My husband is retired and I write, so we are able to travel now. Getting married late in life, this might have posed some problems because Peter is exactly the opposite sort of traveler I used to be. “I’m packing two separate bags — one for Spain and one for on the way there,” Peter informs me. “This will mean some duplication, but it will simplify things when it’s time to fly.” Peter is obviously pleased with himself. I used to take pride in traveling light. I fit all my cl...
Roosevelt County's Gayle Walker is an artist - and a good one - but I think you'd have to call her a local historian as well. Most years for nearly a decade now, she selects one of the small rural communities that dot our county, and puts in hours of research on its history, including interviews with current and former residents. Then she retreats into the well house-turned-studio that sits behind her family's farmhouse near Arch and transforms her findings into an oil...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday-Monday: Clovis • Eric Garcia, 26, distributiong of a controlled substance • Elio Loya, 18, failure to pay fines • Nicole Harris, 31, battery • Nathan Bunce-Rupe, 28, driving under the influence • David Cardenas, 50, battery against a household member, interference with communications, aggravated driving while under the influence, failure to appear at time an dplace stated in citation • Angela Rubio, 25, failure to pay fines • Jose Padilla, 37, shooting at or from a mot...
PORTALES — The city of Portales Public Works department is planning a lengthy shutoff of a water line near Eastern New Mexico University Wednesday to allow for scheduled line repair work, according to a release from the city. The work will be on the line at the railroad crossing near the intersection of North Avenue K and U.S. 70. Service will be shut off at 2 p.m., and the city anticipates services being down at least five hours for nearby businesses. Also on Wednesday n The city’s convenience center for large trash dro...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Board of Commissioners discussed changes to the county's vehicle accident prevention policy during a special meeting Tuesday morning. After reviewing the policy changes the board decided to address several issues throughout, ultimately tabling approval to wait for a more thorough revision. The policy was last updated in 2007 and County Attorney Steve Doerr and County Manager Lance Pyle advised further revisions to eliminate redundancies and add several specific policies proposed by commissioners d...
CLOVIS — A Clovis resident died Monday afternoon in a crash at the intersection of Curry Road 3 and Curry Road G. According to a news release from Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller: n An investigation determined that Neyra Quinones-Cenciceros, 43, of Clovis, was traveling south on Curry Road G in a 2002 Toyota sedan. n The vehicle failed to yield at the posted intersection of Curry Road 3 and collided with a westbound 2019 Mack semi tractor-trailer, driven by Jeremy Chastain, 43, of Amarillo. n Quinones-Cinciceros died at t...
Clovis choirs excel at festival PORTALES — Clovis choirs had 44 first division solos and eight first division ensembles receive superior ratings at last week’s Southeast New Mexico Music Educators Vocal Solo and Ensemble Festival, held Thursday at Eastern New Mexico University. Choirs High students named in the release from Clovis Municipal Schools include: • Grace Silva (outstanding soloist) • Savannah Hackett (outstanding soloist) • Adam Duran (outstanding soloist) • Joshua Martin (outstanding soloist) • Mixed Ensembl...
Education in today’s world is not only about classroom academics; other facets must be taken into consideration, whether involving sports, clubs or the overall well-being of students. The latter has become more of a focus as schools across the nation have encountered increased violence and other challenges affecting students’ overall well-being. With our own community having undergone some serious tragedies during the last couple of years, it’s worth sharing some of the measu...
One of the things bothering conservative Americans these days is the “socialism” behind the Green New Deal being proposed by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others. But I think they’re ignoring a key point: Converting to clean and renewable energy is a golden opportunity for capitalists, if they’ll just seize the moment. After more than a century of burning fossil fuels at an industrial level, we’ve now reached the point in which we must radically change our energy consumption. Science and technology are already b...
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, and all the rest of you, too! Welcome to the Big Top. Yes, that’s right: the Impeachment Circus, with its dancing elephants and prancing donkeys, is coming to town. It has been announced amid much fanfare. The flyers have been tacked to telephone poles all over America and I think I hear the parade of animals coming up the street. Grab your manure shovels from the tool shed and be ready to start scooping. If only it w...
Apropos of nothing, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson decided recently to not-so-boldly wade into the three-year-old controversy surrounding NFL players who kneel during the national anthem. While questions about pregame protests and players calling attention to inequality and police brutality were front and center during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, the on-field issue has faded over time, with far fewer players taking a knee this year. Either Parson didn’t get the memo, or the governor has just plain run out of ideas as he casts a...
Clovis and Portales are two of 18 communities selected for U.S. Census recruitment efforts, according to a release from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. The NMDWS and New Mexico Workforce Connection are partnering with the Census to find 23,000 New Mexico applicants for thousands of positions next year at the rate of $13.50 to $15 per hour. Forums will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday at Eastern New Mexico University and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday at Clovis’ New Mexico Workforce Connection at 111 N. Main. R...
CLOVIS — In one more week, Clovis Community College expects to have its new president named to take over on Jan. 1. Board of Trustees Secretary Raymond Mondragon chaired the search committee that pored over more than 60 applicants to create the finalist pool that visited campus last week. Mondragon didn’t get into too many specifics with the format of the finalist visits, as everybody attending the Monday board meeting had participated in some activity with one or more finalists. Each day included campus and city tours, int...
On this date ... 1969: The Clovis Youth Recreation boxing team was preparing to host teams from Lubbock and Amarillo at the wrestling arena on Mabry Drive across from the La Vista motel. Coach Bob Stevens was also looking to recruit new boxers for his Clovis team. No experience was necessary, he said, as he and assistant coaches John Riley and Chuck Haas were “eager” to teach the sport. Practices were being held in the basement of the Avalon Hotel on the corner of Mitchell and West Grand streets. Pages Past is compiled by...
PORTALES — Walk some laps, have a beer and listen to some live music this weekend while supporting the fight against cancer in eastern New Mexico communities. The Relay for Life of Eastern New Mexico will host its main relay event this Saturday at Oasis State Park from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Instead of regular park admission visitors can pay $5 for a Relay for Life pass. “This is going to be one of the better events we've had over the last three or four years,” said Mark Clark, the organizer for he Eastern New Mexico Relay for L...
Today • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — 10 a.m., EPCOG office, 418 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 • U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, D-N.M., staff mobile office — Noon-2 p.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B. Information: 575-323-6384 Monday • City of Clovis Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd.,...
CLOVIS - It wasn't the easiest Saturday for the Clovis High Band. But, who said that winning band competitions in two cities in one day was supposed to be simple? The Wildcats band overcame some challenges, likely brought on by a heavy travel day, and took grand champion awards at the Lubbock Westerner and Amarillo's High Plains Marching Festival. After performing its "Rachy" show at the Clovis High homecoming football game Friday night, the band got back at it again early...
CLOVIS - The last of three local jail escapees to face court this year was convicted of five felony counts Tuesday in connection with the trio's short-lived flight from the Curry County Adult Detention Center in June 2018. Ricky Sena, 26, now faces a maximum exposure between 30 and 50 years in prison in a sentencing hearing yet to be scheduled. That range includes an enhancement of either four or eight years for each felony conviction, based on whether the courts determine if...
PORTALES - Carol Morgan is still hoping her missing son will come home. But she fears it was his remains found last week inside the trunk of a burned vehicle in Roosevelt County. "I wish he would walk through the door," she said Monday, referring to her son Kristopher Morgan, 43, who has been missing since Sept. 27. "But I know my son wouldn't just go missing." Morgan said she went to her son's house last Wednesday evening and was approached by law enforcement officers. The...
