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Anita Perez Escamilla, 73, of Dimmitt, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Dimmitt, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 10:00 AM with Celebrant David Contreras and Deacons John Nino and Richard Martinez officiating. Graveside services will follow at Elida Cemetery, in Elida, New Mexico, at 1:00 PM. Arrangements and services have been entrusted to Colonial Funeral Home of Dimmitt,...
Jaremy Alexander Smith, a man suspected of killing a New Mexico State Police officer early Friday, was apprehended Sunday by the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office following a pursuit and a shooting by deputies that left him injured. Smith, 32, of Marion, S.C., is accused of fatally shooting Officer Justin Hare on Interstate 40 near Tucumcari after Hare had offered to assist him with a flat tire, authorities said. State Police issued an arrest warrant charging Smith with first-degree murder and armed robbery, among several o...
Cameo Elementary School will close, Lockwood Elementary will become a preschool center and the Freshman Academy will move to Clovis High School. Those are among recommendations Clovis Municipal Schools board members will be asked to consider in the coming month. Superintendent Renee Russ led the board of education work study session on Tuesday morning. Russ said she and other school officials have informed impacted schools’ staff of the proposed changes but emphasized the board will have the ultimate say in any changes. ...
BNSF Railway officials have planned repairs to the Norris Street crossing on Friday, further challenging motorists traveling north and south across Mabry Drive. A city of Clovis news release states the northbound outside lane and southbound outside lane at the Norris Street railway crossing will be undergoing repairs Friday. Those repairs are expected to take place between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., the release stated. The crossing will remain open, but one lane both directions will be closed while repairs are made. Officials...
As I begin to write, I’m about 10 minutes away from hearing a beautiful sound. In 10 minutes, our chiming wall clock will ring out a quarter past the hour. You won’t notice, but I’m listening, and I’ll be pausing for a moment. You see, our clock has been away, taking time for a bit of a sabbatical for its health. For decades, it has been hanging on our living room wall and, as long as I remember to wind it, it has quite precisely and faithfully fulfilled its sweetly toned c...
On this date ... 1940: Coach Rock Staubus’ Clovis High School football team had scheduled nine games but wanted three more to complete “one of the stiffest schedules arranged for a local team in several gridiron years,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Teams on the schedule already included Clayton, Raton, Portales, Carlsbad and St. Michael’s College of Santa Fe. The season was slated to begin Sept. 13, but no opponent had been lined up yet. 1950: Johnny Reynolds of Dora was in Portales’ Miller hospital after suffering...
PORTALES – Four members of the Portales High Lady Rams basketball team have been chosen for All-District 4-4A first-team honors. Named to the 12-player squad were senior guard Audrey Paden, junior guards Myleigh Banda and Angel Ornelas and junior forward Evannie Fulfer. Portales finished the season with a 20-9 record after losing to Gallup 66-56 last week in the Class 4A state quarterfinals at The Pit in Albuquerque. Other first-teamers were seniors Lorin Wagner and Kymber Beltran, junior Hattie Harrison and sophomore J...
CANYON, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s women recorded several top three finishes over the weekend in the WT Spring Open, the outdoor track opener hosted by West Texas A&M. ENMU put four runners into scoring positions in the 400, led by freshman Helena Klutsey-Carboo, second in 57.33 seconds. Placing sixth through eighth for the Greyhounds were sophomore Meghan Rodriguez (1 minute, 2.63 seconds), freshman Mariana Marquez (1:02.52) and senior Sevannah Romero (1:04.87). Sophomore Riley Midgett ran 26.59 for sixth in the...
CANYON, Texas – Unfortunately, it wasn't Eastern New Mexico University's day on Saturday. Playing in the NCAA Division II men's basketball regionals for the first time in 20 years, the Greyhounds held a six-point lead heading into the late stages of the half. But third-seeded Colorado Mesa and standout 6-foot-9 junior forward Trevor Baskin were too much in the end, and the Mavericks pulled away late for a 95-77 victory. Baskin, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's p...
ROSWELL – Down 5-0 after two innings, Roswell High rallied back and finally scratched out the winning run in the bottom of the 11th on Saturday to edge Clovis High 6-5 in the third-place game of Roswell Goddard’s Southwest Classic. The Wildcats (5-5) wasted no time jumping out to a 5-0 lead, but they were unable to add on and by the fourth frame the Coyotes (4-2) had pulled even. “I can’t fault the way we play the game of baseball,” CHS coach Richard Cruse said. “I said all year that we’ve got a chance to be pretty good....
CARLSBAD – Clovis High’s boys earned a split of dual matches on Friday in Carlsbad’s six-team Claire Higgins Invitational. Saturday’s second day of competition was rained out. The Wildcats and Lady Wildcats were slated to face Artesia and Roswell High, respectively. Carlsbad and Hobbs tied for boys team honors with three points each, while the Cats and Artesia both finished with two points and Las Vegas Robertson and Roswell High scored a point apiece. The Cats defeated Robertson 6-3 while losing to Carlsbad 8-1. Clovis went...
LAWTON, Okla. – Junior right-hander Josaiah Estrella pitched six solid innings and Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team salvaged a four-game Lone Star Conference split against Cameron on Sunday, defeating the Aggies 7-1. ENMU (13-13, 11-13 LSC) has now split five of its six league series. The Greyhounds have home splits against then-top 5 teams Angelo State and West Texas A&M, but struggled to tread water against the lowly Aggies (7-21, 7-21). Estrada (2-1) allowed just four hits, with two walks and four str...
New Mexico Workforce Connection is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at its offices at 111 N. Main St., Clovis. According to a NM Workforce Connection news release participants include: Mental Health Resources, Ute Construction Company, Curry County, City of Clovis, Smart Style hair salon, Goodwill, New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, U. S. Army, New Mexico Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Outreach Program Services of America. The release notes those who attend the job fair should...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Charitie Stanton, 38, abandonment of a child • Ralph Flores, 56, concealing identity, criminal sexual contact of a minor in the third degree • James Wyche, 25, bribery of a witness, shoplifting • George Rodriguez, 20, criminal damage to the property of a household member • David Martinez, 24, failure to appear on a felony charge • Joshua Lucero, 30, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • David Bumgardner, 41, reckless driving, failure to re...
An equine vaccination clinic is set for Saturday in the parking lot near the Curry County Cooperative Extension office at the Curry County Fairgrounds. “It’ll be southwest of the Events Center from 8 a.m until it’s complete,” County 4-H Agent Kandy Hutchins said. Hutchins provided an event flier that noted the event is open to the public from “all counties” with a portion of the proceeds going to the Curry County 4-H Horse Project. “We have a vet, Sara Loya, from Bar S L Veterinary Services of Stanley, New Mexico, who h...
Republicans in both chambers of the Legislature are taking a deep breath and weighing their options after each of their caucus leaders announced they would not be seeking reelection — news that dropped just as campaign season kicks into high gear and the GOP tries to prevent any more hemorrhaging of votes at the Capitol. While Senate Minority Leader Greg Baca of Belen plans to serve the remainder of his term through December, House Minority Leader Ryan Lane of Aztec called it quits Thursday, leaving House Republicans s...
It was “The Stepford Wives” meets “The Handmaid’s Tale.” More than a week later, people are still talking about the State of the Union response given by Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, which has been widely mocked by politicians and pundits alike. It certainly didn’t require the skills of a futurist to realize her less-than-stellar efforts would result in a raw and ruthless parody on “Saturday Night Live.” One Republican pollster called Britt “creepy,” while a national Republican...
Republicans are never going to impeach Joe Biden. I wish more Republicans would beat that fact into their skulls. Just as Democrats weren’t able to impeach Donald Trump because they didn’t control the Senate, Republicans are never going to impeach Biden for the same reason. It doesn’t matter how corrupt Biden and his family are, how he has allowed 8 million illegal immigrants to invade our Southern border or how mentally out-of-it he is. Biden will never be impeached and M...
In the great red-blue divide that is America these days, we live in an atypical state. New Mexico is not as politically divided along rural and urban lines as other states. For years now, Democrats in New Mexico have dominated politics in enough rural counties to add to their “urban” majorities in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Meanwhile Republicans have held a grip on other rural area and many smaller cities, with a lock in the southeastern corner of the state, a region deep in agriculture and rich in oil and gas...
Responding to calls from stranded drivers with broken-down cars is a regular feature of the job for New Mexico State Police. But Officer Justin Hare, who was shot and killed while on duty Friday morning, was known for taking that task to the next level. “If he saw a car or a pickup on the side of the highway, he was always stopping to try to help them,” said Jason Goen, a Tucumcari mechanic and tow truck driver who worked alongside Hare for years. “When you call out road service it’s kind of expensive, and he would help pe...
A Clovis man on Monday was sentenced to 28 ½ years in prison following his conviction last month on charges that included fleeing a law enforcement officer. Arthur Martinez, 40, was found by Judge David Reeb to be a repeat offender with five prior felony convictions and numerous probation violations, according to a news release from District Attorney Quentin Ray....
The city of Clovis has openings on city boards and committees. There are three vacancies on the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee for a representative from District 1, District 2 and a resident of Curry County. There are two vacancies on the Lodgers Tax Advisory Board. There is one vacancy on the Senior Services Committee for a representative from District 2. For all duties and responsibilities visit www.cityofclovis.org . According to a city news release, those interested in filling the openings are asked to...
I find it strange how some folks don’t know or care about their ancestors … what they did, how they lived, what they accomplished. I think that’s just sad. When I think about “my people” who lived long ago, I believe we honor them by knowing a bit about them. I learned a lot about some of my ancestors from my father’s mother, my grandma, a great storyteller. Grandma was one of seven children of an iron ore mining company superintendent and his bride. Grandma was from the Appalachian Mountains in western Virginia near the We...
The Floyd Country Jamboree opens a two-night run Friday, the first time in five years it’s returning to its traditional format. It’s the 71st fundraiser for the Floyd Lions Club, according to President Paul Benoit. The music fest returned from a COVID-19 hiatus last year, but with just one night. This weekend, Friday features the traditional Jamboree Band, which consists of 14 performers, advanced rope tricks by Wild Bill Cathy and cowboy poetry. Benoit said the selection for citizen of the year will be presented on Fri...
School superintendents across New Mexico are considering a lawsuit against the state’s Public Education Department. The mission is to prevent PED from implementing its 180-day rule set to go into effect with the 2024-2025 school year, Clovis Superintendent Renee Russ said last week. Clovis’ school board on Tuesday night was expected to consider a resolution supporting Russ’ joining the New Mexico School Superintendents Association’s opposition to the 180-day rule. The resolution calls for “a Legal Defense Fund … in their ef...
