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STAFF REPORT A pair of ENMU football players were named to the NCAA Division II All-Super Region IV Team Wednesday morning. Sophomore running back Kamal Cass and senior offensive linemen William Jurek were selected by the Don Hansen Football Committee. Cass garnered first team honors, while Jurek was chosen to the second team. The duo helped the Greyhounds set a number of offensive records last season, which included a team-record 485 points, 68 total touchdowns, 5,878 yards of total offense, 7,273 all-purpose yards, 4,144...
The Santa Fe New Mexican A House bill that calls for holding back some third-grade students who don't show proficiency in reading at their grade level cleared its first hurdle Tuesday after the House Education Committee recommended approval of the measure in a 6-4 vote along party lines. This followed a 6-6 vote that momentarily stalled the bill. Both times, Republicans voted to move the bill forward, and Democrats voted to kill it. According to a witness, two Democrats left the room after the initial vote and were not...
Staff report A pair of ENMU football players were named to the NCAA Division II All-Super Region IV Team Wednesday morning. Sophomore running back Kamal Cass and senior offensive linemen William Jurek were selected by the Don Hansen Football Committee. Cass garnered first team honors, while Jurek was chosen to the second team. The duo helped the Greyhounds set a number of offensive records last season, which included a team-record 485 points, 68 total touchdowns, 5,878 yards of total offense, 7,273 all-purpose yards, 4,144...
Staff report Defending Lone Star Conference softball champion West Texas A&M was a comfortable choice to repeat in the conference’s annual preseason poll. The Buffs, who went 22-6 in LSC play and claimed both the regular season and tournament titles, claimed 17 first-place votes from a mix of 25 LSC coaches, sports information directors and media representatives. Their 211 points put them well ahead of second-place finisher Angelo State (173). Eastern New Mexico, which finished 3-25 in conference and lost 30 of its final 34 g...
Staff report Defending Lone Star Conference softbal champion West Texas A&M was a comfortable choice to repeat in the conference’s annual preseason poll. The Buffs, who went 22-6 in LSC play and claimed both the regular season and tournament titles, claimed 17 first-place votes from a mix of 25 LSC coaches, sports information directors and media representatives. Their 211 points put them well ahead of second-place finisher Angelo State (173). Eastern New Mexico, which finished 3-25 in conference and lost 30 of its final 34 g...
Editor [email protected] A bill intended to strengthen New Mexico’s child pornography laws has passed the House, 60-2, and is headed for the Democratic-controlled Senate. House Bill 65, co-sponsored by Clovis Republican Rep. Randal Crowder, would allow prosecutors to charge one count of possession for each pornographic image. The law currently limits charges to one count, no matter how many images are possessed. “The vote came out very good, but there was a lot of debate. It wasn’t easy,” Crowder said. Democrats Moe Mae... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] In Santa Fe, Eastern New Mexico University students informed state legislators of the most pressing issues facing the school at the beginning of the 2016 state legislative session. The students, who were members of the Associated Students of Eastern New Mexico University, spoke to the legislators about topics including state appropriations and lottery solvency, stressing that the legislative session keep ENMU in mind. In a statement from...
Editor's note: The following is the first in a series of question and answer sessions with Portales city council candidates. Veronica Cordova is a Ward A Portales City Council candidate and works for US Bank. Early voting for the election will be at Portales city hall from Feb. 10 to Feb. 26. Absentee voting by mail will be accepted from Jan. 26 to Feb. 26. The election will be on Mar. 1. Veronica Cordova Why do you want to be a city councilor and what strengths do you feel...
On this date ... 2006: New Mexico lawmakers were debating the effects of a minimum-wage increase from $5.15 an hour. “I think it hurts the economy. I’m opposed to raising it,” said Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis. “Businesses won’t hire as many employees if the minimum wage rises because they won’t be able to afford training the new hires.” The proposed hike was not approved that year, but by January 2014, New Mexico’s minimum wage had risen to $7.50 an hour, where it remains toda...
Local columnist If you have ever questioned the existence of the American dream, I’d invite you to spend a little time with Rosario Jimenez. That is, if you can catch up to her. Rosario is the supervisor at Juanito’s Restaurant in Portales, where she’s been a familiar face in the dining room for nearly 23 years. Before that you might have seen her at Juanito’s in Clovis, and prior to that—starting in 1978 when she came to the United States from Chihuaha, Chih., Mexico—she put in nine years at the old Los Arcos Restaurant...
Two chapters published Manuel Varela and his colleagues have had two chapters accepted for publication by Wiley-Blackwell in an upcoming book called “Foodborne Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance.” The title of the first chapter is “Antibiotic resistance in seafood-borne pathogens,” and co-authors are: Sanath Kumar, Manjusha Lekshmi, Ammini Parvathi and Binaya Bhusan Nayak. The title of the second chapter is “Molecular biology of multi-drug resistance efflux pumps of the major facilitator superfamily from bacterial pathogens...
Days remaining in session: 21 Facing blowback Rep. Rick Little, R-Chaparral, drew fire for saying during a Tuesday committee hearing that he thinks homosexuality is a choice. On Wednesday, The New Mexican reported that Little, during a debate about a bill to add police as a protected class under New Mexico’s hate crimes law, argued that other classes currently protected under the statute were not based on inherent characteristics. “We’ve got religion on there. There’s choices in religion. You can decide to be of any religion...
Basketball • Today — Varsity teams play at Evangel Christian, 5 p.m. • Friday — Varsity teams play at Mountainair, 4 p.m. • Monday — Junior Varsity teams vs Portales C, 4 p.m. BPA Kiss-O-Grams Fundraiser Members of the Dora Chapter of Business Professionals of America will begin their annual Kiss-O-Gram sales on Monday. For only 75 cents, students and staff may purchase a Valentine message on a heart with three chocolate kisses to be delivered at school the afternoon of Feb. 11. For an additional 10 cents each, you may add...
Education columnist Bullying is a topic that seems to plague every generation, and it will likely remain so. An added difficulty in today’s world is a new realm of potential negative communications possible through the Internet. For example, cell phones and social media have expanded opportunities for negative behaviors. All of our schools have stepped up programs and activities to combat bullying, both in the classroom as well as school wide. The well-known “Character Counts” program has become even more fully integ...
Deputy Editor [email protected] Virtual classrooms are coming to Clovis public schools. Clovis Municipal School board members on Tuesday approved a request for proposal for virtual classroom teaching services to help with a shortage of licensed teachers. The process includes teachers in other states who meet New Mexico standards teaching classes via videoconference. Deputy Superintendent of Instruction Cindy Martin said the process was much like a session on Skype. Human Resources Director Kerry Parker said the classes... Full story
Editor [email protected] A bill intended to strengthen New Mexico’s child pornography laws has passed the House, 60-2, and is headed for the Democratic-controlled Senate. House Bill 65, co-sponsored by Clovis Republican Rep. Randal Crowder, would allow prosecutors to charge one count of possession for each pornographic image. The law currently limits charges to one count, no matter how many images are possessed. “The vote came out very good, but there was a lot of debate. It wasn’t easy,” Crowder said. Democrats Moe Mae...
Staff report City of Clovis officials have published ballots for the March 1 elections and absentee voting is under way in the clerk’s office at City Hall. Four City Commission and the mayor seats are open for election and voters in all four districts will be asked one question: • “Shall a new section be adopted to the Clovis City Charter to read: The City Commission by Ordinance shall require voter authentication by photo identification for municipal elections.” Commissioners, by a 5-4 vote, decided in November to place t... Full story
On this date ... 2006: New Mexico lawmakers were debating the effects of a minimum-wage increase from $5.15 an hour. “I think it hurts the economy. I’m opposed to raising it,” said Rep. Anna Crook, R-Clovis. “Businesses won’t hire as many employees if the minimum wage rises because they won’t be able to afford training the new hires.” The proposed hike was not approved that year, but by January 2014, New Mexico’s minimum wage had risen to $7.50 an hour, where it remains today. 1976: A Clovis school teacher had been select...
Local columnist If you have ever questioned the existence of the American dream, I’d invite you to spend a little time with Rosario Jimenez. That is, if you can catch up to her. Rosario is the supervisor at Juanito’s Restaurant in Portales, where she’s been a familiar face in the dining room for nearly 23 years. Before that you might have seen her at Juanito’s in Clovis, and prior to that—starting in 1978 when she came to the United States from Chihuaha, Chih., Mexico—she put in nine years at the old Los Arcos Restaurant...
Clovis Community College is scheduled to host a photography invitational, “Through Lenses & Light,” from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today. The exhibition, which features local photographers’ work, will be at the Eula Mae Edwards Museum, 417 Schepps Boulevard. The reception is free. Language proficiency to be recognized Clovis High School graduates who have attained proficiency in a language other than English will receive an emblem reflecting the skill on their diplomas. A Clovis Municipal Schools news release said the Seal of Bi...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 8:32 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident without injuries, 3600 block of Benjamin Davis Drive. • 8:44 a.m.: Child abuse, abandonment, location unknown. • 10:09 a.m.: Contempt of court, 500 block of East 10th Street. • 11:22 a.m.: Assault, aggravated, location unknown. • 12:19 p.m.: Larceny up to 4500, 900 block of West Plains Avenue. • 3:17 p.m.: Abuse of resident with injury or death, location un...
