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PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team broke a 10-game losing streak in a big way in the opener of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader against Texas-Permian Basin on Friday. It took the Greyhounds a while to get going in the second game, but a seven-run fourth was just what the doctor ordered and the Greyhounds went on to complete an 8-0, 10-5 sweep of the Lady Falcons at Greyhound Softball Field. The teams wrap up their three-game series with a noon start today. Freshman workhorse Kaylee Rogers tossed her...
RUIDOSO — Portales High’s boys earned their second leg toward state Class 1-4A golf competition on Friday, finishing second in the Alien 8 tournament. The Rams just made the cut with a team score of 337. Artesia swept both divisions of the meet, shooting 317 in boys competition and 343 on the girls’ side. Rams coach Matt Hunton said the team played well, considering a tough, windy day in competing in a tournament hosted by New Mexico Military on Thursday in Roswell, followed by an early departure time for Ruidoso. “We d...
RUIDOSO — The Portales Lady Rams bounced back from a morning loss, rallying from an early deficit to beat Los Alamos 13-6 on Friday in the Kristen Griego Memorial softball tournament. Portales (2-3), which lost to Los Lunas on Friday, dropped a 9-4 decision in its first game on Saturday in the 32-team event. The Lady Rams will play twice more today to finish out their weekend. Freshman Wendy Baeza, who took the loss against the Lady Broncos, came in during Los Alamos’ six-run second and blanked the Hilltoppers over the final...
PORTALES — A lot of reminiscing was taking place during lunch hour Friday at the Jake Lopez Community Center Building on the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Portales Ag Expo, chamber of commerce Executive Director Karl Terry shared the beginnings of the annual event to those gathered for the annual pork chop luncheon held in conjunction with the Expo. Terry told those gathered that in 1993, it all started with Dallan Sanders and Chase G...
CLOVIS — Roy Ebihara, Lillie Kiyokawa and Fred Kimura knew about as much as you'd expect a bunch of 8- and 9-year-old kids to know why 1942 played out the way it did for them as Japanese-Americans living in Clovis. The approximate 75 years that have passed, little by little, educated them on Japanese-American relations before and after the attack on Pearl Harbor and just what fear, hysteria and people looking the other way could do to bystanders of a particular heritage. E...
On this date ... 1972: A National Commission on Drug Abuse report had called for "liberalized marijuana laws," but multiple public officials opposed such actions. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew called the report frightening. Law enforcement officials said legalizing the use of marijuana would "at best change nothing and at worst could debilitate society," United Press International reported. The commission recommended removal of state and federal restrictions on personal...
FLOYD — The lure of live music in a family friendly environment drew many first-time attendees to the Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree Thursday night at the Floyd High School gym. The jamboree, now in its 67th year, brought together a multitude of performers to play classic country, gospel and bluegrass music. Darrell Roe and his mother Sue Roe, both of Portales, were hesitant about braving a sand storm on the way to Floyd, but found the event's style of music to be worth t...
PORTALES — The trial of a former Portales man accused of child molestation was vacated Friday as District Judge Donna Mowrer ordered a competency evaluation. Rocky Banda, 36, of Amarillo, was arrested in February 2016 and charged with 24 counts of criminal sexual penetration of a child, as well as criminal sexual contact with a child and bribery of a witness. His victim was allegedly molested over several years. Clovis attorney Benjamin Herrmann was appointed by the courts as Banda’s standby counsel after Banda chose to rep...
NMMI Colt Classic At Roswell Championship semifinals Texico 7, Capitan 3 Texico 002 201 2 — 7 14 3 Capitan 010 200 0 — 3 5 1 Luke Phipps (7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO) and Brock Thompson; Brenden Usrey, Christian Newell (6) and Price Bowen. W — L. Phipps. L — Usrey. Top hitters — Texico: Brayden Wines 2-5, 2B, RBI, 3 runs; Dalton Thatcher 3-5, 2B, 2 RBIs, run; Cole Rohrbach 3-5, 2B, 2 RBIs; Nathan Phipps 2-4, RBI. Capitan: John Rogers 2-3, 2B, run; Caleb Hightower 2-3, RBI. Records — Texico 7-0, Capitan 2-3....
Jail log Released Thursday As of 7 a.m. Friday • Jordan Kelly Carlquist, 22, other jail • Virginia G. Jones, 36, time served • Mark A. Tapia, 23, time served • Troy A. Vancleave, 30, treatment facility Booked Thursday As of 7 a.m. Friday • Edgar Dylan Alarcon, 35, bench warrant • Ricardo Lopez Jr., 36, bench warrant — Compiled by the Staff of the News...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 8:53 a.m.: Failure to yield, 21st and Cameo streets • 9:13 a.m.: Failure to appear, 200 block of N. Pile Street • 9:16 a.m.: Failure to appear, 800 block of Purdue Street • 9:51 a.m.: Fraud, 200 block of N. Pile Street • 10:40 a.m.: Probation violation, 200 block of W. Llano Estacado Blvd. • 10:49 a.m.: Criminal damage, 14th and Sycamore streets • 11 a.m.: Careless driving, 200 block of...
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez on Friday issued the third executive order to fly flags at half-staff to honor a Cannon Air Force Base member killed during a March 14 training exercise. Flags are ordered at half-staff from sunrise to sunset today in honor of U.S. Air Force Maj. Andrew Becker. Becker, Capt. Frederick Dellecker and Capt. Kenneth Dalga, members of Cannon Air Force Base’s 318th Special Operations Squadron, were honored as a group with a Tuesday flag lowering from Martinez’ office. Dellecker and Dalga were honor...
Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • High Plains Patriots — 7 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-749-2955 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
Today • New Mexico Ag Expo — 9 a.m.-3 p.m at Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Admission: Free. Information: 575-356-8541 • Mayor’s Ball — 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner at Hotel Clovis Ballroom. Tickets: $75 each or $600 table of eight. Dress: Semi-formal black and white. Information: 575-309-8370 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Information: 575-769-2103 • Floyd Country Jamboree — 7 p.m. at the Floyd High School gym. Admission: $7 general, $5 military. Information: 575-...
