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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — If everything goes right, Portales Municipal Schools could give teachers pay raises in the 2018-19 school year, according to Superintendent Johnnie Cain. Cain told school board members and school officials Friday during a special meeting that as long as the district’s unit value remains at its current standing for the upcoming school year (2017-18), the district might have enough money in the following year to give pay raises. The New Mexico Public Education Department collects data regarding each of New Mex...
CLOVIS - Clovis MainStreet has big ideas for a 90-year-old property, Levine's Prices Talk. Lisa Pellegrino-Spear, executive director of MainStreet, presented the history behind the building at Thursday's Clovis City Commission meeting. Levine's was erected in 1927 as a department store. Pellegrino-Spear said, over the years, the 6,500 square-foot property fell into disrepair from poor upkeep of the previous owners. They opted to donate Levine's to the city in 2003, said...
District 4-4A Portales 7, New Mexico Military 6 Portales 000 231 1 — 7 8 6 NMMI 100 130 1 — 6 6 2 Emilio Lovato, Jordan Garcia (7), Darion Ontiveros (7) and Joel Legarda; New Mexico Military n/a. W — Lovato. L — Gavin Maloney. Sv — Ontiveros. Top hitters — Portales: Alex Galvan 1-3, 2-run 1B, run, BB; Juan Espinoza 2-4, RBI, 2 runs. New Mexico Military: Jasper Best 2-3, 3 RBIs, BB. Records — Portales 15-6 (6-4), New Mexico Military 15-4-1 (3-3-1). District 5-3A Texico 21, Tucumcari 2 Tucumcari 000 20 — 2 4 3 Texico 586 2x ...
ROSWELL — The Portales Rams won the opener of a key District 4-4A baseball series on Friday, outlasting New Mexico Military 7-6. The teams will finish the three-game set with a noon doubleheader today. Portales (15-6, 6-4 district) trailed 1-0 through three innings, but took the lead on a two-run single by Alex Galvan in the top of the fourth. The Rams got an RBI single from Juan Espinoza in a three-run fifth before the Colts (15-4-1, 3-3-1) rallied back to tie it with three of their own. PHS countered with single runs in t...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s Hall of Honors will add five members during a banquet scheduled for early next fall, including a NBA title-winning executive and a scholar athlete recognized by ESPN. ENMU athletic director Greg Waggoner said the class includes Larry Riley (men’s basketball), Gary Good (rodeo), Alex Mayo-Otis (softball), Anna Bellum (volleyball) and Samantha Lawrence-Ward (women’s soccer). Candidates are selected by the ENMU Hall of Honors committee, which consists of Waggoner, Charles Chamber...
District 5/1-3A First game Laguna Acoma 16, Dora 10 Dora 020 044 0 —10 17 1 Laguna Acoma 530 314 x —16 22 1 Top Dora hitters — Dixie Skelley 2-2, 3 runs, BB, HBP, SB; Kirsten Tapia 3-3, 2 runs, BB, HBP; Haileah Gramzow 4-4, 2B, 4 RBIs, run, SB; Brittaney Valladares 2-5, 2B; Tay Urioste 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs, 2 runs, BB; Randi Crandall 3-4, 2B, RBI, run, SB. Second game Laguna Acoma 22, Dora 10 Dora 001 27 —10 20 4 Laguna Acoma 356 44 —22 13 0 Top Dora hitters — Kayley Ferguson 2-4, 2B, run; Skelley 3-4, run, SB; Tapia 3-4, HR, 2...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 1:07 a.m.: Possession of stolen property, 2100 block of North Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard • 8:34 a.m.: Fail to yield from private drive, Thornton/17th • 11:12 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash, 3900 block of North Prince Street • 1:19 p.m.: Failure to appear, 600 block of West Ninth Street • 4:13 p.m.: Improper backing, Seventh Street/Cameo Street • 4:49 p.m.: Criminal damage, 200...
Saturday • Plateau Coop membership — 8 a.m. at Clovis High School lecture hall. Information: 575-389-5100 Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis-Carver Library board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Ethnic Affairs committee — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m. at district board room, 1009 Main Street. Information: 575-769-4300 • Rel...
On this date ... 1972: A man, woman and young boy from Clovis drowned in Ute Lake near Tucumcari after a boat they were in capsized. Noble Glover, 41, Earlene Campbell, age unavailable, and Jimmy Campbell, 9, were on the boat with four other people, officials said. The four survivors were hospitalized in Tucumcari, but were expected to recover. Police said two Muleshoe men, Fred Mardis and J. N. Brown, saw the accident and helped pull survivors from the water. 1967: Penney's...
Today • The Tartan Terrors — 7 p.m. at Marshall Auditorium. Tickets: $20 general, $15 senior/student/military. Information: 575-769-4031 • Kiwanis flower sale — 8 a.m.-noon at C&S parking lot, Portales. Proceeds benefit childrens activities. Information: 575-749-1840 • Special food distribution — 9 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Information: 575-769-2103 Monday • Stitch Addicts — 1:30 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library. Open stitch, lesson review. Information: 575-769-7840 Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m....
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about graduating high school seniors in the area. Myra Grimes has been active in tennis, student council, National Honor Society and French club. She is a student Rotarian, a Clovis Carver Public Library board member and a student intern. Myra plans to major in biology, and enter surgical residency after completing medical school. What will you be doing next year, and what led you to that decision? The BA/MD program at the University of New Mexico. Why did you choose the Univ...
CLOVIS — A workshop at Clovis Community College is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday to help small businesses get funding through Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The workshop will be hosted by the New Mexico Small Business Development Center at CCC and the New Mexico Federal and State Technology Partnership Program at New Mexico State University. Registration is available online at http://bit.ly/2pDNvyT to attend in person or http://bit.ly/2neiLCS to attend via l...
CLOVIS — School officials in Clovis are warning local businesses to be wary of organizations claiming to fundraise on behalf of the public schools. A Clovis Municipal Schools release notes CMS does not endorse or support solicitations by third parties with no affiliation with the school, and that any requests would come directly from a CMS employee or student. The district asks to report any suspicious solicitation to the superintendent’s office at 575-769-4320....
CLOVIS — Police on Friday said they believe they know the cause of the argument that left two people dead early Thursday morning, but they’re still investigating. Capt. Roman Romero said officials will release additional information after they receive reports from the Office of the Medical Investigator about the deaths of David Lopez, 43, and Carlos Gallegos, 25. Lopez was found shot and unresponsive in an apartment on the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Gallegos, who had been stabbed, was found dead in a car...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis is seeking a representative to serve on the Civil Aviation Board. The person selected would replace Tom Phelps, who resigned due to his new position as interim city manager. The term would be for three years, as Phelps’ term was up for reappointment in April anyway. The advisory board meets 5:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month, normally at the Clovis Municipal Airport. Applications are due 5 p.m. Friday and are available at the city manager’s office. Information: 575-76...
PORTALES — With full knowledge it was only a placeholder, administration at Eastern New Mexico University introduced a $63.4 million operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget, a 1 percent reduction from this year, will assuredly change, as Business Affairs Vice President Scott Smart noted the figure was based on the House Bill 2 that was vetoed by Gov. Susana Martinez. “None of us have crystal balls,” Smart told ENMU regents Friday morning, “but I believe it’s probably likely that that number’s going to increa...
