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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — The postal creed states: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds". Clovis High's baseball team kind of borrowed that creed on Tuesday by playing in two of the above conditions — the rain and the gloom of night — when hosting Lovington at Bell Park. And the Wildcats of Clovis express-delivered a 24-1 victory, taking care of the Wildcats of Lovington in five innings to notch their 13th... Full story
CLOVIS — More than 50 years since serving in Vietnam, Florencio Ramirez sat at the Clovis Veterans Affairs Office on Tuesday and enjoyed some light refreshments while waiting for his appointment. He came in from Logan with his grandson, and they were pleasantly surprised to find some decorations, pins and food laid out as part of an afternoon function to honor veterans of the conflict. It may have been a subdued reception, but from Ramirez' perspective it still reflected a v...
CLOVIS — Hate the weather, love the scores. At least that's how the Clovis Wildcats must feel, as eight Wildcat players notched qualifying legs at Tuesday's Clovis Invitational at Colonial Park Golf Course. Against a light, but constant, rain and cold winds, Clovis' Kolt Bennett was the overall boys medalist with a 75, including a 35 on the back nine. Christian Fontanilla of Clovis tied Carlsbad's Jake Bowen with 76 for second place, while Portales' Valen Low and Goddard's C... Full story
CLOVIS — This just in: The road does not go on forever, and neither will the road construction on North Prince Street. New Mexico Department of Transportation Public Information Officer Manon Arnett said Tuesday that construction is about 70 percent complete. And motorists can tell there is progress because this week traffic flow changed. Drivers have been moved into the northbound lanes while paving takes place for the southbound lanes from between Colonial Parkway and L... Full story
Neglecting to understand which things are your business, and which are not, causes many problems. People spend too much time with their noses in places where they don’t belong while ignoring things for which they are responsible. If there’s a guy living in a hole, it is none of your business unless you are the guy in the hole or the owner of the property where the hole was dug. No one else gets to have a say. It’s not your business just because you are law enforcement or a...
ARTESIA — It was another strong outing for Portales tennis on Tuesday, as the Rams made easy work of the Artesia Bulldogs, despite early weather conditions. Portales girls won in a sweep, 9-0, while the boys were nearly as impressive in a 7-2 rout. On the girls side, Sarah Blaesar, Kinsey Bilberry, Timberlyn Neece, Zamorye Cox, Danielle Ruiz and Kelly Fraze were all singles winners, with the doubles tandems of Blaeser/Cox, Bilberry/Neece and Fraze/Ruiz all victorious, as w...
PORTALES — Defensive woes in Tuesday's cold and blustery conditions sunk Portales softball in a 10-8 loss to Hobbs. The Class 6A Eagles capitalized on three-consecutive fourth inning errors by the Rams to take the lead for good. "Errors early, like in the third or fourth inning killed us later on in the game," Rams coach Nathan Dodge explained. "You gotta score 10 runs to compete, and that's hard to do. I always tell the girls you can score seven or eight, you can be in j...
A garden is blooming in Las Cruces, and one of the “gardeners” is an eastern New Mexico native. Clovis resident Mary Mattimore’s quilt, entitled “Pitcher Plant,” will be featured alongside the work of 34 other quilters from across the state at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. “How Does Your Garden Grow?,” an art show being held from April 6 through Aug. 5, will display quilts that feature plants both real and imagined, according to a museum press release. Other pieces in the show have such mouth-waterin...
On this date ... 1988: Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Clovis for Ted Waldhauser, 79, a longtime Clovis city commissioner who also served as mayor for seven years. Waldhauser, a native of South St. Paul, Minnesota, came to Clovis as a cattle buyer in 1938, and also ranched and farmed. He helped found both the Curry County Mounted Patrol and the Clovis Stockyards Association, serving as president of the latter for many years. Survivors included...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Hector Ramos, 21, criminal solicitation to commit possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Gonzalo Cardenas, 34, probation violation • Russell Harmon, 53, battery against a household member • Kayden Harmon, 23, battery against a household member • Marvin Gorrell, 52, operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock • Christian Herrera, 41, probation violation • Roberto Sisne...
CLOVIS —The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education unanimously approved parking and drainage improvements at the the new Parkview Elementary at a cost of about $495,000 at Tuesday’s meeting. Deputy Superintendent of Operations Carrie Bunce said the district did not realize the current drainage ditch at the school would be so large until construction began. Bunce said the project would add 32 additional parking spaces, with further expansion available in the future, and would bring the water from the drainage system und...
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens wrote in an op-ed for the New York Times on Tuesday that demonstrators against gun violence “should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.” It’s not a particularly popular idea in eastern New Mexico. Stevens wrote that the idea of a “a well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state ...” is “a relic of the 18th century.” He also wrote that repealing the Second Amendment would do more to weaken the National Rifle Association’s “ability to stymie legislat...
Today • 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 Cabiness City Government Center, 321 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Friday • Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing — 9 a.m. at Curry...
Today • Collective Goods Book and Gift Sale — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Plains Regional Medical Center. Fundraiser event for the PRMC Auxiliary Scholarship Fund. Information: 575-769-2141 • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Bunny Hop.” Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Collective Goods Book and Gift Sale — 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Plains Regional Medical Center. Fundraiser event for the PRMC Auxiliary Scholarsh...
As part of its continuing campaign to prevent China from stealing American intellectual property, President Donald Trump’s administration is considering restrictions on the number of Chinese citizens enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. Targeting foreign students will undermine U.S. competitiveness, not enhance it. Of the 1 million foreign nationals enrolled at U.S. schools, nearly one-third are from China — double the number of any other country. Chinese students receive 10 percent of all doctorates awarded in the...
