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A Clovis woman has been charged with embezzling an estimated $9,500 from Hotel Clovis where she was a manager at the apartment complex. Court records allege Angela Arguello, 45, stole rent money and deposit checks between June 2023 and last month. Heather Babcock, the social services coordinator for Hotel Clovis, told police that a total of 18 payments had not been deposited to the complex’s bank. When Arguello was questioned about the missing money, “she couldn’t come up with answers to the questions, then she started to ‘v...
Curry County commissioners on Wednesday heard arguments for building a county sports complex from a real estate advisory company. Steve Haemmerle and Emily Connor of Hunden Partners based in Chicago presented commissioners with a “Community reaction and sports complex study.” Haemmerle said the company has handled over 200 studies for youth sports facilities such as the one proposed for Curry County. In the study, Hunden surveyed more than 700 area residents to determine if there is a need for a sports complex. “Po...
The Clovis City Commission denied a text amendment change to the Unified Development Ordinance regarding carports, going with the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. At their regular meeting Thursday, the commission heard Jared Morris, city attorney read over the carport overlay district portion of the code of ordinances. In the ordinance, “The carport overlay district is intended to accommodate the use and construction of "stick-built" carports that generally match the appearance of the principal d...
The last two of the five candidates for the Clovis Community College president position last week explored the area and were interviewed by college board trustees. Candidates on Thursday and Friday were given the opportunity to speak with several employee constituencies and the public before meeting with trustees. Each candidate was questioned by elected officials, representatives from Cannon Air Force Base and the public. After the public forum, the audience was encouraged to fill out a survey via QR code to give feedback...
The Clovis Community College (CCC) Board of Trustees discussed the possibility of a 3% salary increase for all faculty and staff starting July 1. Heather Lovato, chief financial officer, said the institution will not raise any tuition or other fees at the board’s study session on Wednesday. “That (the increase) was signed by the governor,” Lovato told the News No decision was made. Discussion over the increase, as well as capital outlay and bond monies will be hosted at the next regular meeting on April 10. As of right now,...
Some of my most dismal high school memories are of those dreaded ventures around Portales attempting to sell yearbook ads. Even as a teenager, it felt to me like we were asking for something we probably didn’t deserve, and even then I knew that every business we walked into was being visited by kids from every other school with requests like ours. That may be part of why I loved hearing about an experience Leslie Creighton had with a student who came into her family’s Por...
The family of a Portales woman killed in a 2023 motor vehicle crash has been awarded $77 million in a default judgment by a Santa Fe County court. Court records show Lisa Ayn Poitras represented herself in the civil case filed by the family of Martha Lozano Polanco who was killed April 14, 2023. Court records allege a bus driven by Poitras ran a red light at the intersection of West Second Street and South Avenue C. Poitras’ vehicle collided with a 2010 Toyota driven by Polanco, 61, which resulted in Polanco’s death, rec...
Clovis High's tennis teams claimed victories in dual contests against Portales High on Tuesday at the CHS tennis courts, the boys winning 6-3 while the girls posted a 9-0 sweep. In boys play, the Wildcats went with a roster of junior varsity players against the Rams, who have only four squad members. The Cats claimed forfeit wins at Nos. 5 and 6 singles and at No. 3 doubles. In singles, boys winners were junior Jackson Rossi, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0) at No. 1; freshman Ben Brooks,...
EUNICE – Sophomore Carson Pfaffenberger hit a three-run homer in the second inning and Portales High's baseball team went on to a 16-7 victory over the Hobbs junior varsity in Friday's championship semifinals of Eunice's Cardinal Classic. The Rams (2-1) were slated to face the host Cardinals (3-2) in Saturday night's championship tilt. Friday's game was stopped after 5 ½ innings due to the tournament time limit. Pfaffenberger, senior Kaiden Gutierrez and junior E...
Portales High's softball team visited Lady Wildcat Field for a doubleheader on Tuesday night, and two football games broke out. The Lady Rams, playing their season-opening contests, put together six innings of four or more runs en route to a 17-13, 31-14 sweep of Clovis High. PHS had two four-run innings and a seven-run frame in the opener. Trailing 15-6, the Lady Wildcats rallied for four runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to make it close. Senior Giselle Romero went...
While the Clovis High baseball team is already well into its season, Portales High was just getting started in Tuesday night's matchup at Ram Field. Portales gave the Wildcats all they wanted, but a two-run double in the sixth by freshman Javi Jimenez held up for CHS in a 5-4 victory over the Rams. The hit gave the Cats (6-5) a 5-3 lead, and they held on with sophomore left-hander Joseph Hernandez working the final four innings in relief and allowing just two hits and a run. "...
Ruger Bravo found himself in an unusual position on Friday night. With no relief appearances since his freshman season in 2022, Bravo came in from the bullpen in the sixth inning charged with protecting a one-run lead in the opener of a key four-game Lone Star Conference series against Texas-Permian Basin. The senior left-hander allowed no runs over four two-hit innings, and the Greyhounds held on for a 6-5 victory at Greyhound Field. The teams were scheduled for two seven-inning tilts on Saturday. They’ll complete the s...
After a rough stretch against some of the Lone Star Conference's best squads, Eastern New Mexico University's softball team picked up a much-needed series sweep against last-place Texas-Permian Basin, capped by 8-5 and 6-2 wins in Wednesday's doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field. ENMU (18-14, 11-13 LSC) entered the week having lost 10 of its previous 11, but the Greyhounds took care of business against a team which came into the series averaging less than two runs a game...
Clovis SPRING BREAK Portales Monday: Breakfast: Ultimate Breakfast Round, Fruit Cups & Juice. Lunch: Lasagne Rollup w/Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Breadsticks & Peaches or (grades 7-12) Chicken Wings, Fries, Celery Sticks, Breadsticks & Peaches. Tuesday: Breakfast: Morning Roll, Applesauce & Juice. Lunch: Pizza, Broccoli, Carrots & Fresh Fruit or (grades 7-12) Asian Chicken, Rice, Broccoli & Carrots & Pineapple. Wednesday: Breakfast: French Toast, Sliced Apples & Juice. Lunch: Beef & Cheese Nachos, Homemade Pinto Beans, Carrots...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Sloppy Joe on a Bun, Fried Potatoes, Baked Beans & Pudding. Tuesday: Beef Enchiladas, Pinto Beans, Chips & Salsa, Sopapilla w/Honey. Wednesday: Pinto Beans w/Ham, Fried Potatoes, Cornbread & Pudding. Thursday: Meat Lasagna, Italian Vegetables, garlic Bread & Cake. Friday: Square Fish Sandwich or Chicken Patty, Tomato & Lettuce, French Fries & Sherbet. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769-7908 Monday: 10am Stretching. Tuesday: 1:30pm...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “I Prayed for You” by Jean Fischer. This book was given in memorial of Irene Watkins. The heartwarming story follows a mother bear who prayed for her child’s arrival, then cherished and prayed for each of her baby’s firsts--from first step to first...
If you spend some time with Clovis' Christy Mendoza you may believe she speaks directly, forcefully. "I was taught to speak so everyone could hear. People think I'm angry, but I'm not," Mendoza said. Mendoza stopped by the offices of The News on Thursday to talk about her life. Q: So you were born in Los Angeles? A: In the Queen of Angels hospital. I lived there until I was 10 years old. Q: What are some of your memories of Los Angeles? A: Downtown L.A. The Bradbury Building,...
Hearing about students and families on spring breaks this last week or so has brought out a streak of jealously in me. I did spend a few spring breaks backpacking and actually had one beach vacation when I was in college. It wasn’t your typical beach spring break though. A buddy and I who were both into scuba diving at the time decided Blue Hole and Conchas Lake wasn’t going to cut it any longer. We wanted warm salt water, some reef action and an adventure. After res...
In hopes of challenging the state's Public Education Department's proposed changes to school calendars, the Clovis Municipal Schools Board on Tuesday unanimously voted to be part of a planned lawsuit. The board approved a resolution supporting CMS Superintendent Renee Russ joining the New Mexico Superintendents Association's opposition to the 180-day rule ordered by the PED. Multiple area school superintendents have said they also will join in the planned lawsuit. The mission...
About the most hurtful thing anyone can say about me is to describe my writing as “political.” It wounds me more deeply than almost any other words can. Politics is what someone is doing when they encourage others to vote for or against something. Or someone. Politics is what people engage in when they advocate yet another law aimed at the rest of society or want existing laws enforced more violently. Politics says this politician will be better at running your life than som...
I received greetings from my local draft board in 1962. At the time I was serving with the U.S. Marines in Japan. The letter had my correct mailing address, including my current rank, service number and unit as well as FPO, San Francisco, Cal. The FPO stands for Fleet Post Office. The address should have been a clue that I was on active duty. Back in the day, when you graduated from high school, if you were an 18-year-old male, you could almost count on being drafted shortly....
Most Americans think we have the right to attend public meetings and let our elected officials know what we think about how they’re doing. There is no such right in New Mexico. Our open meetings law requires that accommodations be made for the public to attend and listen to meetings of the city council, county commission and other government boards and commissions. But, there’s nothing that says we have the right to speak at those meetings. It’s up to each board to set its own rules. Typically, elected leaders under...
Speed-detection cameras are active around school zones in the city of Portales, with a “grace period” in place until April 19. After the grace period, drivers will be charged $100 for speed-limit violations. Last year, Portales Police Chief Chris Williams presented an automated traffic enforcement study to the Portales City Council that showed drivers in the city aren’t too compliant when it comes to obeying posted speed limits. “This is an additional measure that our police department is taking to keep our community safe,...
Area residents at Tuesday’s school board meeting were overwhelmingly opposed to Clovis Municipal Schools’ plans to close and repurpose campuses. During the “open forum” portion of the session, eight people spoke to the board with concerns ranging from teacher/student ratios to classrooms being located in portable classrooms that wouldn’t stand up to eastern New Mexico weather. The room was filled to capacity with another two-dozen people waiting outside when the meeting began. Here’s a summary of some of the community c...
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. "We want to emphasize that we are just now starting the conversation period. We did take the last week or 10 days or so to go personally visit campuses that might be most directly impacted through recommendations,"...
