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HOBBS — Eastern New Mexico’s Kandice Miles qualified for the NCAA championships two times over, as the Greyhounds had 10 top-five finishes and 15 more top-10 performances at the New Mexico Junior College Ross Black Invitational on Saturday. Miles, a sophomore, received provisional qualification with a 24.33 in the 200. She also ran the final leg of ENMU’s 400 relay team that finished at 46.6 seconds. Both times are school records. The relay team includes Miles, Lateria Slaughter, Danee Bustos and Zhane Gurule. The Greyh...
Throughout the course of a lifetime, a person may have the fortune to enjoy not only several pets, but several types of pets. It may start with something small and easy to care for — a goldfish or hamster — and as a child grows and proves they’re ready, they might graduate to a cat or dog. It’s a natural progression many children experience, beginning with the colorful critters adorning the nursery and stuffed animals propped in the crib. Reasons children find themsel...
Several million Americans celebrated a holiday on Monday, but you wouldn’t know it living in New Mexico. Patriots’ Day (or Patriot’s Day as it’s known in Maine) is held annually on the third Monday in April to commemorate the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which kicked off the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. Massachusetts began celebrating Patriots’ Day in 1894 and was later followed by Maine (1907), Wisconsin (2001) and for the first time this year, Connecticut. The holiday coincides with a pair of popular sporting...
On this date ... 1988: Clovis High School students Richard Knowles and Steve Houston earned a spot on the front page of the Clovis News-Journal after they wore mini-skirts to school to protest the district policy that allowed female students to attend classes wearing short skirts, but forbid shorts for all students. "We were just mad because we were getting all hot and sweaty and the girls can get away with wearing mini-skirts," Knowles told the newspaper. "There was nothing...
CLOVIS — The much-discussed addition and renovation to the Curry County Adult Detention Center will be up for approval at today's Curry County Commission meeting. The 17-month project is scheduled to include a new sally port, medical center and additional housing at the detention center. HB Construction, Inc.'s original bid for the project was $12,152,000, but that cost was brought down to $11,556,086.19 after the commission approved 13 cost-saving measures at its April 3 m... Full story
PORTALES — Burners beware: A resolution seeking to restrict fire activity in Roosevelt County will be considered at today's commission meeting. County Manager Amber Hamilton said that because of extremely dry conditions in the county, a resolution to re-institute a fire ban will be brought before the commission. "We have a current ordinance on the books that allows for us to look at the various studies and geographic information coming out in regard to the current fire c...
HOBBS — Call it a championship day for Portales. Though the Buck Brandon Classic at Hobbs’ par-72 Rockwind Golf Club is a two-day event, the local teams were only planning on taking part in Monday’s first round because of scholastic testing today. But in that busy Monday, the Portales boys team shot the low round, with a team 313 score, edging out Clovis by two strokes. “They did well,” Portales coach Matt Hunton said of his boys team. “Austin Davis — he’s my only senior this year — he really had a good round, played sol...
PORTALES — It was a Black Monday for sure. The weather was fine, but the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team didn’t fare so well. The Greyhounds suffered a rocky first three innings Monday and continued reeling, losing to Lone Star Conference foe Texas A&M-Kingsville 20-3 at Greyhound Field. A&M-Kingsville scored six in the top of the first inning, three in the second and three more in the third. The Javelinas opened Monday’s game by drawing three consecutive walks and a wild pitch to load the bases, and Dallas DeSte...
SANTA FE — Bullets or bees, something sounded enough like gunfire whizzing past the heads of baseball spectators and players to cancel the Clovis-Santa Fe junior varsity game early Saturday afternoon and bring police to the scene. “It was kind of bizarre, just surreal, honestly,” said Clovis’ Gayla Brumfield, who was among some 50 or 75 spectators at Capitol High School’s field for the doubleheader. “I understand that things can happen, I get it. But in today’s times you can’t be too careful, and when you hear bullets wh... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Monday: Clovis • Robert Winans, 27, battery against a household member • Miri Burnish-Polniaszek, 23, battery against a household member, negligent use of a deadly weapon • Jose Honoroto, 35, driving on the wrong side of the road, driving while under the influence, no insurance, expired registration plate • Dulcenia Baca, 50, probation violation • Patrick Avent, 51, probation violation • Michael Russell, 29, shooting at or from a motor vehicle (great bodily harm...
FRIONA — Two Texas men were found dead after their airplane crashed Sunday about 8 miles west of Friona, according to a news release from Texas Department of Public Safety. The men were identified as Clayton Sides, 25, of Dimmitt and Thomas Jacob Hefner, 25, of Bovina. The news release reported the plane was last seen in flight about 8:30 p.m. (CDT) Sunday west of Friona. Officials estimated the crash occurred about 9 p.m. (CDT). Parmer County Sheriff Randy Geries said it was discovered about 1 a.m. Monday...
PORTALES — The Portales City Council must approve modified language in a document at tonight’s meeting if it hopes to begin conducting building inspections. In February, a committee made up of council members developed a memorandum of understanding between the city of Portales and the city of Clovis as a temporary solution to restrictions on Portales’ ability to inspect buildings. The action came about after the council learned that House Bill 219, which requires cities to hire four building inspectors with separate certi...
Wednesday • Richard Schwartz Faculty Saxophone Recital — 7 p.m. at the ENMU Music Building. Free admission. Information: 575-562-2377 Thursday • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building. Information: 575-625-9743 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: “The Nightingale.” Information: 575-763-9687 • ENMU Spring Choral Concert...
Today • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in the commission chambers, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5591 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-8562 • Friends of the Clovis-Carver Public Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 • Clovis Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — 5 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575...
