Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The victim of an alleged Thursday homicide was a “great soul,” a “go getter” and a “wonderful mother,” according to a friend. That’s how Cynthia Dominguez remembered her friend of 20 years, Erika Zamorano, who was found dead around 9:45 p.m. Thursday in a home on the 900 block of E. Second St. in Portales. Court records show that Zamorano had a wound over her left eye “consistent with a possible gunshot wound.” 34-year-old Gerardo Marquez, of Portales, was charged with Zamorano’s murder and booked into the Curry Co... Full story
CLOVIS — Clovis High School’s busy athletics schedule Friday was no match for Mother Nature. High winds forced postponement Friday of three different Clovis home events — a 1:30 p.m. tennis match against Santa Fe, and 5 p.m. baseball and softball doubleheaders against Sandia. The tennis match was rescheduled to 1:30 pm. Monday at the Clovis Community College courts. The baseball and softball rescheduling depends on when Albuquerque Public Schools can arrange transportation. Clovis High softball coach Brandi Thomas guess...
TEXICO — File it under "h," maybe under "c." But file it somewhere under the "how cool is that" file. The answer is "pretty cool" whenever a team ranked No. 1 in the state plays one ranked No. 2 in the regular season. It will happen today — weather permitting — at Texico Field, when the top-ranked Wolverines baseball team hosts second-ranked Estancia in a doubleheader scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Only the possibility of lightning can make this matchup more electric. When the prep baseball polls were released Tuesday throu... Full story
CLOVIS — Many know him as the energetic "workout guy," who can be seen hoisting a barbell or doing handstands at the northeast corner of the busy intersection of 21st and Norris streets. If you drive by at the right time, you might even see him swinging from the crosswalk light. His dog, Precious, is usually there watching. Joe Carter, 33, "aspires to inspire" with the very public exercises he calls "corner fitness," but the arrangement works well for him, too. The energy a... Full story
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records through Wednesday at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Eduardo Soto Galvan, 28, to Carolina Flores Rodriguez, 34, both of Earth, Texas • Tanner Jon Sullivan, 22, to Ashlyn Summer Raine Sereda, 22, both of Clovis • Clinton Dustin Harden, 40, to Barbara Nichcole Aldrich, 40, both of Clovis • Zachariah S. Mares, 27, to Jessica Diane Draper, 24, both of Melrose • Rudolfo R. Anaya, 60, of Lubbock, to Marietta Valdez, 57, of Clovis • Qais Heresh, 21, to Aliyson Le...
For every people there are those events that mark the past. Any person who decides to continue farming or ranching, year after year, forgets the middling inconveniences, for both sanity and space. You’ll need that room to remember where all the trailers are parked and what you need to do with those steers. There are more things on the minds of those folks than they can probably fit. So, what do we remember? Well, there’s at least one thing that’s burned into a few brain...
Collateral damage is a general term for deaths, injuries, or other damage inflicted on unintended targets. Sometimes we speak of civilian causalities of a military operation and those are viewed as collateral damage. It is so sad to see innocent people killed and thus hundreds are affected. An example of collateral damage can be seen from the EF5 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, in 2013, killing 24 people and nine of those were children. Winds surpassed 210 miles an hour and...
“The word ‘good’ has many meanings,” writes G. K. Chesterton. “For example,” he continues, “if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.” Certainly a true observation, as far as it goes. I, for one, would like to know more about the character of the fellow’s grandmother before rushing to judgment. Nobody before or after Chesterton has done a better job of lining up words delightfull...
ELIDA — Baylee Oder's eight strikeouts in a dominating performance helped lead his Elida High baseball team past the Grady Bronchos, 12-2, in Game 2 of Thursday's 1A/2A-District 4/6 baseball doubleheader. The Bronchos took Game 1 in eight innings, 8-6. After Grady (4-8, 4-6) managed to find a way to win Game 1 in eight innings, despite blowing a six-run lead late, things swung heavily in the favor of Elida (3-7, 3-7) during the second game. Oder came out strong with six s...
On this date ... 1983: An abundant salamander crop was wreaking havoc with the drainage system at the Clovis wastewater treatment plant. Dikes around the lagoon had been damaged, and two local farmers who had contracts to use the stored water for irrigation were trying to lower the level as quickly as possible so repairs could be made. The challenge? The drain pipes kept filling with salamanders. Clovis farmer Dan Ware said he had cleaned out 20 feet of a 6-foot drain pipe pac...
CLOVIS — Earth Day, the annual worldwide celebration of our planet scheduled for Sunday, came a few days early at Clovis Community College on Thursday. The CCC Employee Community Outreach Council Multicultural Earth Day Exhibit included loads of information about building your own garden, conserving water and protecting the environment. Lynda Kline showed off some packing nuts made from corn and potato starch, rather than the traditional plastic foam. The biodegradable packing...
All aboard, Clovis: Trains are rolling in on Saturday, but not the kind you might think. The Clovis Area Train Society is holding a model train show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Ingram Room of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Eugene Kelly said visitors will be able to see several table tops full of model trains. "Various members have built different modules. Each scenic's different from the next, and they all join together to create one large layout," he said. Kelly hopes...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission is going to take a second look at fee waiver requests, and possibly how to pay for the city services those fees are supposed to support. The commission decided on a unanimous vote in Thursday evening’s meeting to refer the process of fee waiver requests to the Revenue Review Committee later this year, with a caveat that it consider lodger’s tax funds to help defray various facility rental and street closure costs. The commission handles numerous requests for events, and they often requi...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Jose Guzman, 19, possession of a controlled substance, failure to appear on a felony charge, tampering with evidence, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Jenna Herrington, 29, concealing identity, probation violation, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Antonio Gallegos, 20, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Deandra Childers, 28, probation violation • Leo Lopez, 59, probation violation • Eric Ch...
Clovis High School teacher Amy Garcia was honored as the 2018 New Mexico Association for Career and Technical Education (NMACTE) Teacher of the Year, according to a news release from Clovis schools. The award was presented this month at the NMACTE conference in Albuquerque. The organization’s awards recognize those “who have contributed to the success of (career and technical education) through the quality of their work and their involvement in the community.” Garcia has been a CTE teacher for CMS since 1999 and also serve...
PORTALES — Students in this busy age may sometimes feel they’re drowning in a sea of choices. That’s why a group of Portales High School students have decided to throw out some life preservers. Students Against Destructive Decisions is an organization dedicated to providing “students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving, and other destructive decisions,” according to its mission statement. A chapter of the organizat...
Today • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 1 p.m. at Cooperative Educational Services, 4216 Balloon Park Rd. NE, Albuquerque. Information: 575-562-2133 Monday • Roosevelt County Budget Workshop — 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Parmer County Commission — 10 a.m. (CDT) at the Parmer County Courthouse, 401 Third St., Farwell. Information: 806-481-3691 • Bailey County Commission — 11 a.m. (CDT) at the Bailey County Courthouse, 300 S. First St., M...
Today • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Wheatfields Senior Living Community, 4701 N. Prince St., Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 • Book-to-Movie for Middle Grades — 4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Movie: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” Information: 575-763-9687 Saturday • High Plains Garage Sale — 6 a.m. to noon at the Curry County Events Center. Free admission. Vendor spaces range from $20 to $120. Information: http://heymix.com • Greg Skarda Memorial Golf Tournament — 8 a.m. at Colonial Park Go...
