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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Road trips can be great — wind rushing through open windows, favorite tunes on the stereo and an abundance of scenery to take in — and having a happy, slobbering pooch riding along makes it that much better. One of the fun parts of having pets is being able to incorporate them into your activities and do things with them; after all, most pet owners will quickly say their critters are part of the family. Hiking, walks in the park, picnics, you name it, people like to have the...
PORTALES — Even though one is 6A and one is 4A, Clovis and Portales are still area rivals. When they play, it's always a big deal — for Clovis, because Portales teams are always tough; for Portales, because of that and because the Wildcats are the 6A giants, so when a 4A competes with and even beats them, it says a lot. Monday, the teams battled for about five hours and split. Portales' girls beat Clovis 9-0; Clovis' boys squeaked out a 5-4 win over the Rams. "The boys rea...
PORTALES — Swords, sorcery and S.M. Stirling will infiltrate Eastern New Mexico University on April 6 as part of the 42nd annual Jack Williamson Lectureship. Don't know S.M. Stirling? Allow Barbara Senn, lectureship committee member and long-time attendee, to introduce the event's guest of honor. "One of his big series that he's written is called 'The Emberverse.' What happens in the series is a change — he calls it 'the change,' which is where the title for (this year's) lec...
The “Clovis Sound” is still alive and well 60 years later. In honor of Homer Tankersley’s 91st birthday, Nor-Va-Jak Music has released an album with several previously unheard songs from the Clovis singer and businessman. The album includes 18 songs recorded from 1958 to 1971 with Norman Petty, half of which have not been previously released. Tankersley served in the U.S. Army during World War II, performing in USO shows, before returning home to Dallas where he performed with the Imperial Sugar Quartet. He ultimately moved...
On this date ... 1983: Robert L. Matheny was named president of Eastern New Mexico University, effective July 1, to replace Warren Armstrong only a week after Armstrong had been selected as the new president of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. "It's a real honor and privilege to be named president of Eastern New Mexico University," Matheny said. Matheny, 50, had been executive vice president for academic affairs at ENMU since 1981. From 1976 to 1980, he was...
CLOVIS — Don't be fooled by any recent drizzle; fire hazards are still high, as evidenced by two weekend blazes that damaged vehicles but left no injuries in Clovis. Four engines responded Saturday night to a fire in the back yard of a house on Cameo Street that burned an 18-wheeler, a pickup truck and a tree and spread to a neighbor's fence line before firefighters had it under control. The damage only took about half an hour, with officials receiving the call at 9:25 p.m. a... Full story
Texas Tech coach Chris Beard gathered his seniors in a tight circle around him when they came out of their final game with 9 seconds left - and one win short of the Red Raiders making it to the NCAA Final Four for the first time. "He just told us how much he appreciated the journey, how much he loved us and appreciated us for sticking with him," Zach Smith said. Smith, All-Big 12 guard Keenan Evans and Justin Gray wrapped four-year careers at Tech that began with a 3-15...
CLOVIS — A man is in jail after injuring a Clovis police officer while fleeing a shoe store at the mall Saturday afternoon, officials said. Myrtis Hart, 32, was booked into the Curry County Adult Detention Center just before 4:30 p.m. that day for aggravated battery upon a peace officer and resisting arrest, among other charges. Less than two hours earlier, officers responded to the Footlocker store at North Plains Mall for a trespassing complaint. Hart had been asked to leave the store and refused to give his name to mall se... Full story
The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents meeting on Friday in Ruidoso offered a glimpse of potential improvements to the university, according to President Jeff Elwell. A futuristic feature of the new Golden Student Success Center, set to open on the Portales campus on Aug. 28, was approved by regents. A $200,000 “student engagement technology system” in the new building will use touch screens and interactive displays to provide users with information about the library, available services and campus events, acc...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Monday: Clovis • Euphelia Rubio, 21, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Brandon Ashmore, 28, driving while license suspended or revoked • Justin Brewer, 26, probation violation • Manuel Duran, 23, probation violation, conspiracy to commit bringing contraband into jail, failure to appear on a felony charge • Jesus Navarrette, 20, driving while license suspended or revoked • David Pachevo, 46, battery • Lisa Maese, 46, failure to appear at...
PORTALES — Audits of the past and the future will be discussed at tonight’s Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees meeting. The firm that will conduct the hospital’s audits from 2018 to 2020 will be selected at the meeting, according to RGH Chief Executive Officer Kaye Green. “In accordance with state law, we issued a request for proposal and several accounting firms submitted proposals to conduct our annual audit for the next three years,” she wrote in an email on Monday. “Our recommendation is to stay with the fi...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the official removal of Ranchvale Elementary from the district inventory at tonight’s meeting. The school closed in May 2016 and, according to the agreement signed in 1930, the land and the building have gone back to the original property owners J. Emmet and Ellen Davis, who transferred the property at no cost to the Curry County Board of Education. J. Emmet and his wife Ellen died in 1944 and 1981 respectively, so now the property rights belong...
CHILDRESS, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico News was awarded the top newspaper prize in its division at the 108th Annual Panhandle Press Association awards over the weekend. It was the third consecutive year The News took the honor. The News collected the General Excellence award, which honors one publication in each class based on its writing, photography, layout, advertising and special sections. The News competes in Division 2, a category that includes members that are daily or semi-weekly newspapers. In Division 1 (... Full story
Today • National Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony — 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clovis Veterans Affairs Clinic, 921 E. Llano Estacado Blvd.. Information: 575-763-4335 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at ENMRSH, Inc., 2700 E. Seventh St., Clovis. Information: 575-762-3718 • Afterschool at the Library — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Three Little Pigs construction. Information: 575-356-3940 • Clovis Community Chorus Spring Concert — 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1501 N. Sycamor...
Today • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 5:30 p.m. at RGH clinic conference room, 42121 U.S. 70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 Wednesday • Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabine...
