Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents meeting: 8:30 a.m., Regents Room, Eastern ENMU Administration Building, 1500 Ave. K, Portales. Toll-free phone 800-367-3668. Monday • Curry County Commission, special session, 1:30 p.m., commission room, courthouse annex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees study session: 2 p.m. in CCC Room 512. Additional details, http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspxor call the Office of the President at 575.769.4001. To place an item on th...
BASEBALL Prep linescores Friday St. Michael’s Jim Pierce Memorial At Santa Fe Consolation semifinals Portales 6, Raton 3 Raton 001 002 — 3 4 3 Portales 320 01x — 6 9 0 Dylan Quartieri, Matthew Quartieri (5) and Chance Middlebrook; Miguel Gomez, Carson Pfaffenberger (3) and Noah Swift. W — Pfaffenberger. L — D. Quartieri. Top hitters — Raton: D. Quartieri 2-3, run; M. Quartieri 1-3, run; Isaac Garcia 1-1, 2-run 1B. Portales: Zane Mayberry 2-3, 2-run 2B, 2 runs; Hagen Rains 1-2, 2-run 2B; Andru Ontiveros 1-2, 2 runs; Traven Pri...
ARTESIA — The host Artesia Bulldogs proved to be too much for Clovis High in the finals of the Artesia Invitational baseball tournament, cruising to a 12-0 win over the Wildcats in Saturday’s fifth-place game. Already leading 5-0, the Bulldogs (6-3) scored seven times in the bottom of the third and ended the game after 4 1/2 innings on the 10-run rule after five. Clovis lost to Roswell Goddard 12-9 in Thursday’s quarterfinals before coming back to blank Belen 4-0 on Friday. Senior left-hander Josh Madrid allowed three singl...
MELROSE — Sophomore Dathan Yeary pitched a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 15, and went 3-for-4 at the plate with a double and two runs scored as the Melrose baseball team defeated Floyd 19-1 on Monday in a game shortened to 4 1/2 innings by the 10-run rule. The Buffaloes, who tallied 13 runs in the bottom of the first, improved to 2-2 while it was the first outing of the season for the Broncos. Senior Brandon Garcia scored three times and finished 3-for-3 for the Buffs. Melrose will take on Magdalena in a 2 p.m. n...
PORTALES - For a while, Eastern New Mexico University was one of the hottest teams in the Lone Star Conference. Strong pitching from Arkansas-Fort Smith in the final two games cooled off the Greyhounds, who were trying for their third consecutive LSC series win. After taking the first two matchups in the four-game set, giving them eight wins over a 10-game stretch, the Hounds nearly got shut out in the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader, then fell apart late in a 13-4...
SANTA FE — Sandia Prep scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth to overhaul Portales High 6-4 on Saturday and claim fifth place in Santa Fe High’s Jim Pierce Memorial baseball tournament. Portales (3-3) jumped on the Sundevils for an early 4-0 lead and still lead 4-1 heading into the last of the fourth. The game was called after four innings due to the tournament’s two-hour time limit. Sandia Prep (7-4) outhit the Rams 6-4. Senior Hagen Rains singled, tripled and scored twice for PHS, while sophomore Kaden Gutie...
PORTALES - For a program trying to build, the start of the Lone Star Conference season has been a gauntlet for Eastern New Mexico University's softball team. With Friday's twin bill against Texas A&M-Kingsville, the Greyhounds had opened the league slate with consecutive doubleheaders against five teams ranked in NCAA Division II's top 25. That stretch ended on Sunday, when the Hounds (9-19, 2-10) split a pair against Texas A&M International at Greyhound Softball Field. They...
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a disaster declaration for 16 Texas counties where severe storms swept through Monday, tearing open schools and leveling homes. A least one person, a 73-year-old Grayson County woman, died and more than a dozen, including 10 in Grayson County, were injured, The Associated Press reported. The first significant weather event of the spring also dropped nearly 6 inches of snow across parts of the Texas Panhandle and left eastern New Mexico wet and windblown. Monday and Tuesday saw wind gusts in the...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Jahmaal Glover, 27, criminal trespass • Marvin Gorrell, 56, driving on suspended or revoked license • Linzy Garcia, 33, failure to appear on a felony charge • Kevin Crook, 62, probation violation • Christopher Brophy, 42, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Devin Crockett, 29, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon, aggravated assault, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, unauthorized graffiti • Christopher Rodriguez, 36, fa...
On this date … 1967: Clovis High School wingback Wayne Hallmark had been named to the High School All-American football team by the Coach and Athlete magazine. The team was picked annually by high school coaches, college recruiters, sports writers and broadcasters. Hallmark was also an outstanding basketball player. In his senior year he scored 172 points, breaking Tommy McDonald’s previous school scoring record of 151 points. He recently won the 100-yard and 220-yard sprints at the Eastern New Mexico Relays at Portales. He...
I firmly believe that the greatest contribution to my daughters’ education wasn’t in helping them get through high school or even college. It was in teaching them a love for reading. Often it came as bedtime stories by Dr. Seuss, or one of the tales of the Berenstain Bears, or through a Japanese children’s book I couldn’t read but their mother could. Whatever it was, they came to look forward to it every night and their love for books grew with time. As parents, we didn’t teach them to read, but by the time they were old...
When your favorite floor lamp only stays upright because it’s been lashed securely to a nearby end table with 10-ply string, it could be time for a replacement. So it is at my house, which has triggered a shopping expedition into the overwhelming array of choices that exist to bring illumination to our homes. One online retailer I looked at offers more than 4,000 selections for floor lamps alone. Yikes. It’s a good week to appreciate my grandparents’ kerosene lamps. Electricit...
It’s aggravating that New Mexico’s Supreme Court decided the petitions aimed at possibly holding the New Mexico governor accountable for her COVID overreach were “legally invalid.” Aggravating, but not surprising. Somehow the “law” always benefits the elite political class and their schemes at the expense of the rest of us and our liberty. Whenever mere people try to hold government accountable and make it stay within its clear boundaries, the state finds a way to brush their...
Almost exactly two years after the entire world shut down due to the initial threat of COVID-19, the state of New Mexico’s Department of Health has made it clear it no longer views it as a priority. Recently, acting Health Secretary David Scrase told the media that the staff that has been tasked with compiling daily COVID-19 data will be reassigned to their previous responsibilities, and COVID-19 updates will be provided by an automated system. Daily numbers will no longer be broken down county-by-county. Instead, that w...
A planned power outage is set for 1 a.m. Thursday in Fort Sumner. Farmers Electric Cooperative says the planned outage for their Fort Sumner area customers will last about 15 minutes. “Barring any unexpected delays, power should be restored to normal operation by 1:15 a.m.,” according to a notice from FEC. FEC reports the outage is being taken for system maintenance and upgrades. The co-op invites anyone with questions about the planned outage to call them at 1-800-445-8541 during regular business hours....
Fort Sumner will implement its next sewer rate increase a year earlier than expected after action last week by the village council. Acting on a suggestion from auditor Geoff Mamerow of Southwest Accounting Solutions, LLC, the council voted unanimously to increase sewer rates effective June 24. The increase had been originally scheduled for July 1, 2023. Village residents will see the base charge for sewer service increase from $28 to $36 per month for up to 4,000 gallons of water use. Additionally, residents will pay a...
Specialty Retailers is remodeling the former Beall’s building in the Lovington Shopping Center to make way for a Burkes Outlet store. It will be the fourth Burkes Outlet in New Mexico. The company operates stores in Ruidoso, Roswell and Alamogordo. The store features clothing and home accessories including bed and bath. The Lovington outlet will have a soft opening on April 25 and a grand opening on May 2....
The De Baca County Commission last week approved a memorandum of understanding with Quay County and the 10th District Attorney’s office to participate in a prisoner monitoring program. The program provides ankle monitors for prisoners released under pre-trial conditions. De Baca County will pay $3.64 per day for each monitor, which is tracked by Scram Systems, a national court and alcohol monitoring company. District Attorney Tim Rose said ankle monitors were purchased through state funding and Quay County acts as the a...
Today • Job Fair, Curry County Events Center: Noon to 5 p.m. Positions sought include full- or part-time bartenders, security, janitorial staff, keepers, maintenance. 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Friday • Early Childhood Education & Care Department listening session: 12:30 p.m. 2 p.m. at ENMRSH Early Childhood Services, 2700 E. Seventh St., Clovis. (nmececd.org) . Department Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky and other staff from the agency’s leadership team will host the session. More information: nmececd.org. Our “Spring Tour” i...
The Air Force Civil Engineering Center has begun installing groundwater monitoring wells as a part of the remedial investigation to aid in determining the extent of potential per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances in groundwater from Cannon Air Force Base. According to a news release from the Cannon public affairs office, the AFCEC began collecting soil and groundwater samples to identify potential PFAS contamination both on and off the base. Local landowners near Cannon provided property access allowing contractors to...
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin was convicted Tuesday of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge, however, acquitted Griffin on charges he engaged in disorderly conduct during the riot in which supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential election win. Sentencing is scheduled June 17. Griffin faces a maximum of one year in prison. Griffin’s trial in Washington, D.C., was the second held in connection with the siege. Ear...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has called the state Legislature back to Santa Fe for a special session slated to start April 5. Legislators wrapped up their regular session Feb. 17. "We just have to work on three things," said Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview. "Funding this special session, introducing a bill, which should be a carbon copy of the funding bill she vetoed with her changes and a rebate for state residents." "They should have this all worked out in advance and we should a...
CLOVIS — There are no goose traps, let alone “bear traps” at Clovis’ Colonial Park golf course. The topic came up at last week’s Clovis City Commission meeting as golfers took their turns before commissioners to complain about conditions at the course. Weeds were frequently mentioned along with poor turf conditions and “bear traps” on the course. Commissioner Helen Casaus wanted to know, “What are these bear traps everyone’s talking about? Surely we don’t have bears out there.” A brief discussion followed and consensus was th...
Editor's note: Longtime readers of "The News" may have noticed that Sheryl Borden's regular column about the PBS TV show "Creative Living" is no longer published. She sent us an email explaining PBS management decided to stop promoting the show with the column since it's been in reruns for three years. We thought this was a good time to recap the show's history. Sheryl Borden took her skills giving presentations to homemakers in Roosevelt and Curry counties into a public...
Playing in the NCAA tournament’s regional semifinals for the 26th time in Mike Krzyzewski’s 42 seasons as Duke’s coach, the Blue Devils face a team they’ve never previously met in the tournament. Texas Tech rallied past Notre Dame in the game’s final minutes Sunday night, topping the Irish 59-53, to advance to meet Duke on Thursday night at 7:40 p.m. at San Francisco’s Chase Center. So the Sweet 16 will pair Duke (30-6), the West Region’s No. 2 seed, against the No. 3-seeded Red Raiders (27-9). For all Duke and Krzyzewski ha...
