Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — More than seven months later, many still feel the pains of Clovis' deadly library shooting as if it were yesterday. Some of those wounds were laid bare earlier this month during a daylong court hearing — including victim impact statements — on motions concerning the accused teenage shooter Nathaniel Jouett. But the court is also addressing the mental health needs for Jouett, 16 at the time of the shooting. While Jouett's defense attorney, Stephen Taylor, wanted him t... Full story
Sadly, we now live in an age where someone somewhere will always be offended by something. Case in point: On Wednesday night, Oklahoma Thunder play-by-play announcer Brian Davis referred to how All-Star Russell Westbrook was playing as “out of his cotton-pickin’ mind.” Davis used that phrase as the point guard was en route to a historic season for triple-doubles. Soon after, Davis was being blasted for his linguistics and labeled a racist and socially insensitive. It was o... Full story
SANTA FE — The Clovis High junior varsity baseball team got an early ending to its junior varsity doubleheader Saturday, when the sound of gunfire led to an evacuation of the field and cancellation of the remaining contest. District Athletic Director Larry Chavez told the Santa Fe New Mexican when spectators and participants heard gunshots near the Capital High field, officials canceled the game out of safety concerns. Chavez speculated that some people use the area south of Capital’s softball and baseball fields for tar... Full story
CLOVIS — Homeowners in east Clovis are claiming that wind-blown dirt from a vacant lot has become a nuisance in their neighborhood. City officials say there is nothing that they can do. Staci Manley said she's lived on Fred Daugherty Avenue, behind the Clovis Civic Center, for about a year but never had an issue with wind blowing dirt off a vacant lot until about a month ago. That's when hay bales that lined the property were removed. Now Manley says her home and the s...
CLOVIS — With colored powder flying every which way, more than 200 runners took part in Saturday's National Crime Victims' Rights Week Color Dash at Hillcrest Park. The scene was more like a Jackson Pollock painting than your average road race. Money raised from the event was donated to the Hartley House, the local domestic violence shelter that provides services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children, as well as a batterers intervention program. "The Hartley H...
CLOVIS — Lack of water has long been and will continue to be an issue in eastern New Mexico for years to come. That’s why the Curry County Commission has decided to establish a committee to explore water conservation. The committee was approved at the commission’s April 3 meeting “with the purpose and goal of educating the county residents for water conservation and any volunteering associated with water conservation,” according to Commissioner Angelina Baca’s motion that passed by a 4-1 vote. Commissioner Robert Thornton sa...
It was in a closet, seconds after the plea to “take this stuff off my hands,” was issued. The piercing eyes met mine and I said Geronimo’s going home with me. I’m not too sure my friend was even aware that the iconic, framed print leaned against the wall was of infamous Apache warrior Geronimo. It had been given to her with a lot of other stuff and it looked a little creepy to her and getting it gone was a good thing. Everyone’s heard the word Geronimo, just not everyone...
The 2018 Met Gala is set for May 7 and the theme this year is Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination. Vogue magazine reported that the theme was curated to 'create a dialogue between fashion and the masterworks of religious art in the museum's holdings (Metropolitan Museum of Art).' For those who aren't familiar with the Met Gala or Met Ball, it's an annual fundraising gala celebrating The Costume Institute's new exhibition on a changing theme. It has been calle...
Information on using a satin stitch to finish applique work, organizing photographs and the nutritional benefits of fresh and dried figs will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Shannon Brinkley is an author, designer and teacher and will talk about the satin stitch and the benefits of finishing applique pieces in this way. She’ll discuss stabilizers, thread selection and stitch settings and s...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High tennis teams are making some progress in District 2-6A competition, even if the scores have yet to reflect it. For the second consecutive weekend, the Wildcat teams suffered 9-0 losses to a 2-6A opponent at home. This time, it was La Cueva winning at the Clovis Community College courts. In both the girls and boys competition, the Bears never went to a third set, with the Clovis boys winning 17 games and the Clovis girls 10 games in the singles and doub...
PORTALES — A six-run second inning sunk Eastern New Mexico's baseball team in Saturday's Lone Star Conference battle against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Javelinas catcher Will Arnold amassed six RBIs, including a grand slam in the decisive second inning, to give Kingsville a 13-7 victory. "We got a few guys on base and that's what we're always trying to do is get some baserunners," Kingsville coach Jason Gonzales said. "We got the big hit by Will Arnold right there and got us on t...
PORTALES — One day after a dramatic walk-off hit against Texas A&M-Kingsville, Eastern New Mexico softball couldn't quite replicate the magic in Saturday's doubleheader home finale. The Javelinas took Game 1, 8-3, followed by a 14-4 Game 2 rout. In the opening game, Kingsville (24-21, 11-13) scored two runs in the first, second and fourth innings respectively. An Anastasia Leibas RBI single up the middle got things going for the Javelinas in the first, before Roxy Chapa's s...
CLOVIS — Talk about a measuring stick. Clovis' boys track and field team considered Friday's Wildcat Relays a means of determining how far it had progressed this season, how far it still needed to go. And if Friday's meet at Leon Williams Stadium was any indication, the Wildcats are in solid shape as state-tournament competition looms. In fact, they blew the doors off the event, winning it with 141 points, 72 more than second-place LaCueva. It was a nice way for Clovis to h...
ALBUQUERQUE — It was a strong weekend for Portales baseball, following a 10-day layoff. The Rams had the tall task of traveling to district rival Hope Christian — 4A's No. 1 team, but managed to show why they are the defending state champs, taking two out of three from the Huskies. Portales (10-7, 5-1) swept both games of Friday's doubleheader, 13-3 and 2-0 respectively, before falling, 13-10, on Saturday. "The wind was blowing like crazy and our guys did a good job of bei...
Whenever local athletes sign on to play college sports, I try to give them the same initial questions so the process is easier for them. What other schools were you considering? What convinced you to pick this school? Was there a point you realized you had a chance to play at the college level? I get the same initial question too from somebody at each ceremony. Where’s your camera? When it comes to letter-of-intent ceremonies, the camera usually stays in the office or my living room. I brought only a notebook to the most r...
When deficit warrior Paul Ryan came to Congress in 1999, the national debt was $5.6 trillion. When House Speaker Paul Ryan leaves in 2019, the figure will be about $22 trillion. In announcing his retirement from Congress, Ryan touted on Wednesday as his greatest accomplishments an enormous tax cut that will devastate suburbs like Long Island, and a bill massively hiking military spending. Thanks to those two initiatives, that national debt will reach $30 trillion by 2028. The debt will have grown from 40 percent of gross...
I took at least 1,000 photos during my recent 17-day, 4,162-mile journey with Spooky, a fellow Navy spy, stretching from New Mexico to North Carolina. States included New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Since I don’t have the poetic chops to describe the desolate desert and rocky-cliff-framed beauty of the West nor the lush river-framed towering-tree majesty of the South, I will simply share a few memories. In Red River I saw a...
Accepting help can be hard, but one local man is glad a near-stranger decided to push the issue last month. Bob Messick wrote to The News this month nominating Emily Ramos, his cashier at a local business, for a “Good Citizenship Award” due to actions that may have saved his life or others. “Other people said that I was ill, but she took action,” he wrote, referring to an incident March 2 when he was struggling to enter his vehicle after a transaction with Ramos at a self-storage facility in Clovis. “I really think she might... Full story
ROSWELL — The Portales High tennis teams had a long Saturday at New Mexico Military Institute, and suffice it to say the girls team made its mark. The Ram girls lost just three matches on the day, beating NMMI 7-2 and Moriarty 8-1 in a District 3/4-1A/4A round-robin, and two of those were 8-5 defaults called when Portales clinched the victories. "I feel really good about today," Portales coach Ann-Marie Bucksath said. "The kids came out and swung hard. Sarah Blaeser had an a...
On this date ... 1988: Four hundred people crowded the Clovis High School cafeteria for the annual awards banquet of the CHS chapter of the Future Farmers of America. Tamara Rush was named Star Chapter Farmer, and also received the Big E Award; Amanda Brower was the Star Greenhand for the chapter. Several local adults were named Honorary Chapter Farmers for their contributions to the chapter, including Max Best, Bruce Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. James Priest, and Dr. Hugh Ritch....
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory St., Clovis Sunday: Gospel sing Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, 9 a.m. pinochle class, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 1 p.m. crafters, 2:30 p.m. embroidery, 6 p.m. trivia mania Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sew days, 10 a.m. nursing home visit, 1 p.m. Needle Gang Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy...
Clovis Elementary Monday: Breakfast — Bagel w/cream cheese. Lunch — Italian spaghetti, garden salad, mini carrots w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamon roll. Lunch — BBQ shredded pork on a bun, baked fries, veggie cup w/ranch, sidekicks. Wednesday: Breakfast — Apple cinnamon bread. Lunch — Ham steak, au gratin potatoes, chilled mixed fruit, whole wheat roll, cookie. Thursday: Breakfast — Yogurt, cheese sticks. Lunch — Chili cheese fries, fresh broccoli crowns w/ranch, seasonal fresh fruit. Friday:...
Heather Mahan was born at Cannon Air Force Base. She is the daughter of Lu Ann and Travis Mahan and the oldest of three. She and has two brothers, Tyler Lewis and Chase Mahan. She went to high school in House and graduated in 2003. She earned a conductors certificate from Johnson County Community College in 2007 and worked for the railroad for a year. She gave birth to her son, Ty Caperton, the following year. She enjoys keeping busy and staying involved in the community...
Today • Dora Business Professionals of America Brisket Lunch — 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Donations welcome. Information: 575-477-2211 • Weekend Warrior Bootcamp — Noon to 5 p.m. at Patriot Outdoors, 1250 Clovis Road 16, Clovis. This free event will explain the mission of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation and teach attendees how to run grassroots movements. Information: http://americansforprosperityfoundation.org • Jailhouse Rock Musical — 6 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis. Free admission....
Monday • Floyd Board of Education — 6 a.m. at Floyd Municipal Schools, 1564 New Mexico 267, Floyd. Information: 575-478-2211 • Grady Board of Education — 6 p.m. at Grady Municipal Schools, 100 Franklin St., Grady. Information: 575-357-2192 • Muleshoe Board of Education — 7 p.m. (CDT) at the Muleshoe Independent Schools Administration Building, 514 W. Ave. G, Muleshoe. Information: 806-272-7400 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in the commission chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5591 ...
