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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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BASEBALL College standings LONE STAR CONFERENCE All Times MDT Conf. All W-L W-L Angelo State 34-6 36-6 St. Edward’s 30-9 32-9 Texas-Tyler 31-13 32-13 West Texas A&M 26-14 28-14 Lubbock Christian 22-18 24-18 Texas A&M-Kingsville 23-21 24-22 Eastern New Mexico 19-20 21-20 St. Mary’s 17-23 19-23 Texas A&M International 16-24 17-25 Texas-Permian Basin 15-25 17-25 Oklahoma Christian 12-28 12-30 Ark.-Fort Smith 9-31 11-31 Cameron 9-31 9-33 Friday’s results Texas-Permian Basin 14, Texas-Tyler 7; Lubbock Christian 12, St. Edwar...
SANTA FE -- State District Judge Bryan Biedscheid granted a motion Monday to seal the settlement agreement and related hearings in a wrongful-death case related to the shooting death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The decision was based on defense arguments the privacy of Hutchins' minor son — a beneficiary — warrants confidentiality. Hutchins died and director Joel Souza was wounded Oct. 21, 2021, after a revolver held by Rust producer and star Alec Baldwin discharged a live round, striking both. Hutchins' hus...
If I were asked to give the title of my favorite song, I don’t know what I would say. I like too many. If I were asked, by someone trying to make the task easier, to list 10 of my favorite songs, I don’t think I could do that, either. Same problem. Too many. I like so many songs. Different styles, genres, eras. A song doesn’t have to be perfect for me to like it. Hey, I was in high school in the 1970s. Lots happened in that era that no one should be proud of, but some of th...
On this date ... 1950: Rex Ormon, a junior from Borger, was elected president of the student body at Eastern New Mexico University. Ormon succeeded Anderson Carter as president. He received 130 votes to 108 for Artesia senior Mickey McGuire and 93 for Royce Lowry, a junior from Shamrock. 1956: Williams & Son Motor Co., located at 800 Main St. in Clovis, claimed, “No other truck can offer you as much as a new 1956 GMC.” A newspaper ad reported all the new GMCs had a 12-volt electrical system and tubeless tires. 1960: Vet...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team has been in a bit of a funk lately on offense, but at least the Greyhounds have kept their heads above water. During a week in which they netted just nine runs in six games, were blanked three times and no-hit in back-to-back outings, they managed to earn a 3-3 split and thus continue to cling to the final spot in the upcoming 10-team Lone Star Conference tournament. ENMU (24-27, 16-23 LSC) dropped a 4-0 decision on Sunday against Oklahoma Christian. Still, aft...
The City of Clovis has announced openings on a couple of the city’s boards. There is an opening for a representative from a bank or from the finance or accountant career field to serve on the Economic Incentive Board (EIB). The city is also seeking one high school student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. For those who are interested in serving on either one of these boards, contact the City Manager’s Office at 575-763-9654 or email [email protected] for more information or...
PORTALES – Portales High's softball team earned its first District 4-4A victory of the season on Saturday, taking the opener of a doubleheader against Roswell Goddard 7-1 at Wheeler Park. Goddard earned a split with a 17-4, five-inning triumph in Game 2. Senor Abby Marquez and sophomore Myleigh Banda combined to scatter eight Lady Rockets hits. Meantime, Marquez also doubled three times in four at-bats for the Lady Rams (9-9, 1-5 district), who put the contest out of reach w...
PORTALES – On a weekend where balls were flying all over the park, Eastern New Mexico University managed to limit Oklahoma Christian to three hits in Sunday's finale at Greyhound Field – and still had all it could do to get away with a win. The Greyhounds completed their first four-game Lone Star Conference series sweep since March 2017, holding off the Eagles 6-4 behind two more home runs from freshman left fielder Jonatan Clough. Clough belted four round-trippers in the ser...
CARLSBAD – The good news is that Clovis High’s baseball team won’t see Carlsbad again unless they somehow meet in the Class 5A state tournament. The bad news is that Friday’s District 4-5A doubleheader didn’t go much better than Thursday’s series opener at Bell Park. After winning 14-2 on Thursday, the third-ranked Cavemen continued their domination of the Wildcats with a 12-1, 6-0 sweep. Carlsbad (16-4 overall) won the opener in five innings as senior Tristan Thomas allowed just two hits. Clovis (9-11), which had won eight o...
CLOVIS – Clovis High senior Jeremiah Johnson knew he would need to reach back if he wanted to win boys shot put competition in Friday's Wildcat Relays at Leon Williams Stadium. And he did just that. Putting one out there nearly 3 ½ feet farther than his previous best, he overtook Texico sophomore Taye Smith on his final throw, going 50 feet, 5 ¾ inches to win it. Smith was second at 49-5 ¾. The Wildcats finished third in an 11-team field, scoring 68 p...
ARTESIA – Clovis High’s girls were fourth while the boys came in eighth in Monday’s Artesia Invite golf tournament. The Lady Wildcats shot 364, trailing Hobbs by three shots, while the boys posted a four-man score of 363. Three CHS girls finished under 90, led by Jolei Adkins and Kiaya Gallegos with 87s, while Kayleigh Maldonado followed at 88. All five boys managed to break 100 for the day. Gavin Anderson led the Cats at 87 and Jakob Stone followed at 89. Lovington took both team titles, the boys shooting 308 to 317 for H...
A life-sized interactive reproduction of Moses' tabernacle of the wilderness is in Portales for a return engagement after being experienced by more than 3,000 locals when it was here in 2015. Central Christian Church at 1528 S. Main St. in Portales is hosting the multi-day event that continues through Sunday, according to Senior Pastor Don Thomas. He said the idea of bringing "The Tabernacle Experience" back to eastern New Mexico was an easier sell this time than it was eight...
LOGAN – Top-ranked and unbeaten Logan pulled away with a pair of five-run innings on Monday to deal No. 2 Melrose a 10-0 loss in District 3-1A baseball. The game was scoreless until the fourth, when the defending Class 1A champion Longhorns (13-0, 4-0 district) put their first five-spot on the board. They ended it in the next frame on the 10-run rule. The teams meet again in a doubleheader at Melrose on April 28. Junior Kaeden Stoner gave up one hit to Melrose (7-2, 3-1) – a single by junior Dathan Yeary – with one walk...
Lucio Marin was in the third grade at Lincoln-Jackson Elementary School in 1995 when a time capsule was buried on the grounds. “I’ll be honest, it was 28 years ago, so I don’t remember what was put in there, but I know everybody who was there put something in there,” Marin said. Marin said he remembers there were music cassettes, pogs (a popular toy of the day), some people wrote notes to their future selves and other items. “I just know it was a big event for the school,” Marin said. “We were going to open it up in 2020 bu...
My governor Gavin Newsom has finally found an excuse to get out of the state he’s been tyrannizing for the last three years. He’s going around to red states like Florida, telling them how they’re the ones that are doing everything wrong. While Newsom is AWOL, which actually is a good thing for the over-taxed people of California, the state continues to fall apart. Its great cities continue to suffer from high crime and homelessness. Its budget deficit for 2023 is $22 billi...
It’s the year before a presidential election, which means it’s once again time for a group to call for a unity ticket of a Democratic and a Republican for president and vice president or for an independent candidate to avoid the dysfunction of the parties entirely. The current effort by the No Labels group to get a presidential ballot line in all 50 states for 2024 is being treated as something of a novelty, but we’ve seen something like this in most modern presidential elections. Just four years ago Unite America was propo...
Hillcrest Park Zoo announced Monday via social media that they are holding a naming contest for their newest additions, the baby kangaroos. The joeys, a male and female, moved into the Clovis Zoo in February. They are not yet available for public viewing but should be in the near future. The contest for naming the kangaroos began on Tuesday, and will go through April 28 at 4 p.m. Submitting a name suggestion is easy. Visit cityofclovis.org/kangaroo and click "submit your...
Wash bays for show animals don't belong at the entryway to the proposed Curry County Livestock Pavilion. Moving such wash bays to the back of the proposed building at the Curry County Fairgrounds was preferable to having them at the main entrance. This was the consensus of the County Commissioners special commission session Monday morning. Fidel Madrid was absent from the session. A presentation on the project's schematics was done by Steve Teeters from Formative Architecture...
A report that a child had a gun at Clovis’ Yucca Middle School on Friday was determined to be unfounded, according to a police report obtained by The News. Yucca Principal Annetta Hadley alerted police that one 11-year-old student reported another said he had a “Glock 19” in his pocket. The student then reportedly said his dad owns “20 guns and a tank” at their house. But a Clovis police report concluded: “After interviewing all children involved in the case, this report is unfounded and will be handled internally...
FORT SUMNER — The De Baca County Commission on April 10 approved renewal of a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund the Wildlife Services cooperative program for fiscal year 2024. The Commission agreed to pay $43,250 to fund the predator protection program provided by long-time USDA employee Dwayne Milliron. The amount is a slight increase over the current contract. Also known as the “government trapper,” Milliron works to prevent predator damage to livestock. He has also been working to help manage a rec...
Eastern New Mexico University has spent the last several years creating new products in collaboration with New Mexico-based companies. They’ve come out with salsa, coffee, and now they can add beer and cocktails to their list of goodies. The university announced last week a partnership with the Red Door Brewing Company to produce Blackwater Draw Lager, a Bohemian-style Pilsner Lager, and their partnership with the Mother Trail Beverage Company to produce “The Greyhound,” which is a cocktail made with grapefruit juice and g...
Portales schools students will be released early on most Fridays but will still spend more time in class under a school calendar adopted Monday in the wake of new legislation that requires more classroom time in state public schools. While students will be freed early on Fridays, teachers will be working full days. The non-class time will be filled with communicating with parents, professional development, enriching knowledge of subject areas and other teaching enhancements, according to Sara Hunton, coordinator of...
In the days after Friday's and Saturday's Clovis Music Festival two people who retained their exuberance about the event are organizers Robyn Snowberger and Ernie Kos. "We had record attendance for both nights," Music Festival Committee Chair Snowberger said. "The total for both nights was 3,800 scanned tickets." Snowberger noted the festival usually runs for three nights so with two nights this time the record attendance is for any Clovis Music Festival. "This is only our...
A 61-year-old Portales woman was killed Friday night in a vehicle crash near the intersection of West Second St. and South Ave. C. Officials said Martha Polanco Lozano’s vehicle was on fire when rescue workers arrived. She was transported to Roosevelt General Hospital and then to a Lubbock-area hospital where she died, records show. Police on Friday night arrested a New Hampshire woman and charged her with homicide by motor vehicle. Records show Ayn Poitras, 55, of Wentworth, N.H., was driving a white bus or camper that ran a...
A Clovis fire truck started multiple fires Monday that burned about 175 acres east of the city and took firefighters eight hours to extinguish. According to a news release from the Clovis Fire Department: “An Aerial unit, normally stationed at Clovis Regional Airport, was being brought into town for hose testing. While driving the firetruck west on SR 523 from the airport, the vehicle had a hydraulic failure to one of the outriggers. “The outrigger plate was in contact with the roadway causing sparks. The sparks, in tur...
