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CLOVIS — Familiar names have been selected to fill leadership roles in athletics at Clovis Municipal Schools. Lonnie Baca, a longtime coach and teacher at CMS, was named athletic director. Jaden Isler will be the Cats’ new boys basketball coach after leading Elida girls to four state titles. CMS also on Thursday announced it’s hired Carissa Caroland as director of health services and Tori Teague as principal at Barry Elementary School....
CLOVIS — A Clovis parent was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening to shoot up his child’s middle school. Gattis Middle School and Clovis High School Freshman Academy were on lockdown for just over an hour following the threat reported around noon Wednesday, school officials said. That was all the time it took for police to locate and arrest Carlos Anchondo, 33, for interference with members of staff and interference with the educational process, according to a news release from Clovis police. “The parent wante...
CLOVIS — Clovis baseball coach Richard Cruce has been honored as coach of the year for District 2-6A, according to a release from Clovis Municipal Schools. The award is selected by all of the coaches in 2-6A, which includes Clovis, Santa Fe, Manzano, Sandia, La Cueva and Eldorado. The Wildcats finished second in district play behind La Cueva, going 8-2 overall. For the season, Clovis is 23-5 to tie a school record for single-season wins. The Wildcats entered the Class 6A state tournament as the No. 4 seed, and face C...
Over the past decade, a revolution in the U.S. gas industry has clouded the outlook for coal in the production of electricity. Coal’s share of the nation’s power supply has tumbled from more than 50 percent to 30 percent today. But don’t count out coal. The real question is not how many coal plants will be shuttered in the next few years, but rather can the decline be slowed? An estimated 17,000 megawatts of coal-based power is slated for retirement this year. What does the future hold at this pace of capacity loss? A littl...
In the time it takes most people to eat lunch, Portales flint knapper Tommy Heflin can pick up a chunk of obsidian, chip away at it with homemade tools, and turn it into a perfect arrowhead with edges sharper than a surgeon’s scalpel. And he can tell stories the whole time he’s doing it, and even make it look easy. That’s what 44 years of experience can do for a guy. Heflin worked his magic — and it really is magical to watch — for the Friends of the Portales Public Library l...
CLOVIS — If anyone knows the importance of depth at a state meet, it's Clovis boys track and field coach Mark Sena. As a Fort Sumner High School athlete, Sena competed in the shot put and took fifth at state. His throw added two points onto the Fort Sumner total and the Foxes ultimately won a state championship by just a point. So, it's crucial that Sena's Clovis boys team heads into this weekend's state 6A meet in Albuquerque having qualified in every event. Each Wildcat a...
CANYON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference, on the eve of its baseball tournament, handed out plenty of honors at its postseason banquet. Seven of those awarded were Eastern New Mexico University players. Second baseman Alex DeLaCruz repeated as an All-LSC first-teamer, leading a five-man selection on the squad. Pitcher Keenan Dodd, meanwhile, was the LSC's academic player of the year and one of three Hounds selected to the all-academic team. DeLaCruz led the LSC in batting (...
PORTALES — One last hand-off. One last jump. One last throw. One last sprint to the finish. Twenty-three Portales track and field athletes — 13 boys and 10 girls — will compete at Friday and Saturday's 2018 Class 4A State Track and Field championships. Head coach Chris Bachicha is optimistic about this weekend in Albuquerque, as he believes big things could be in store for his squad. "We're pretty excited and we like our chances," Bachicha said. "If our kids P.R. (Pers...
PORTALES — The 2018 season has seen its fair share of ups and downs for Eastern New Mexico baseball, but they recently remedied that by making school history, as the Greyhounds qualified for the Lone Star Conference Tournament for just the second time in program history, with the other time coming in 2009. ENMU (23-23, 7-17 LSC) swept UT-Permian Basin in a doubleheader Saturday to clinch an LSC Tournament berth. The Hounds will open today's tournament at West Texas A&M's W...
American flags will be flown at half-staff on Tuesday as a tribute to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, according to a press release from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Known as “Peace Officers Memorial Day,” the national day of remembrance for fallen police officers is held every year on May 15. According to timeanddate.com, the idea for the day was introduced in 1961 and signed into law by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. Then in 1994, according to the press release, Congress and...
On this date ... 1978: The Altrusa Club of Clovis, under the leadership of President Nancy Taylor, was gearing up for its ninth annual Mother's Day Smorgasbord. The three-hour event was held in the Clovis High School cafeteria, and served as both a fundraiser and service project for the club. "The Altrusans give their Mother's Day weekend to this project in hopes that the effort will add to the joy of Mother's Day for the ladies of the community," the Clovis News-Journal repor...
CLOVIS — Randall Pruit hugged his defense attorney Wednesday in court after a jury acquitted him on his ninth DWI charge. Pruit, 54, was found not guilty of aggravated DWI, failure to maintain traffic lane and speeding in connection with his Oct. 21 arrest in Clovis. It was the first of two DWI charges for Pruit since 2009, according to court records. His attorney Dan Lindsey said the case “was all based on exaggerated, faulty premises and a very limited investigation,” and that they were grateful to the jury, which deliv...
RIO RANCHO — The Portales Rams no-hit their first opponent, and got outhit by their second opponent. All that mattered to the Rams on the first day of the Class 4A state softball tournament was they won both on Wednesday — 18-0 over East Mountain and 2-1 over Cobre. Portales (19-9) moves on to an 8:30 a.m. game against second-seeded Bernalillo at the Rio Rancho softball complex. The sixth-seeded Rams had little trouble against No. 11 East Mountain in what amounted to a pla...
AARHUS, Denmark — The Bakken Bears are one again champions of BasketLigaen, this time with Clovis native Jaye Crockett leading the way. The Bears defeated Horsens IC 83-76 on Monday to finish off a 4-0 sweep in the league championships. It was the only game within single digits, as the Bears won their four games by a combined 54 points. Crockett, a 2010 Clovis High graduate, averaged 19 points and seven rebounds in the four games. In the closer, Crockett scored 20 points on 6-of-11 shooting to lead five Bears in double f...
RIO RANCHO — Wednesday was a tough day for local teams in the NMAA Class 1A/2A baseball tournament at Rio Rancho High School, as both Melrose and Floyd got knocked out in the quarterfinal round. The No. 3 Buffaloes (15-5) saw their three-peat bid fall short with a 3-0 loss to No. 6 Jemez Valley, 3-0, while the No. 8 Broncos lost to No. 1 Mesilla Valley, 15-5 in five innings. Melrose allowed two runs in the fifth inning to fall behind, 3-0, while stranding the bases loaded in the bottom of the inning, squandering its best o...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday: Clovis • Amelia Sandoval, 64, driving while under the influence, driving or moving an unsafe vehicle, operation of vehicle on approach of emergency vehicle • Fabian Vasquez, 27, aggravated assault, battery against a household member, child abuse (no death or great bodily harm), interference with communications • Amber Finch, 23, bribery of a witness, probation violation • Nickie Lopez, 37, probation violation • James Pacheco, 41, probation violation • Laeinani Ba...
A group of over fifty of our middle school students participated in a remarkable event earlier this week called, “Envisioning Your Future.” This program is an extension of the many activities taking place at our three middle schools via our student success coaches, made possible through ENLACE. Our amazing middle school “coaches” are Joseph Williams at Gattis, Stephanie Parker at Marshall, and Alicia Turner at Yucca. Working with caseloads of students, they focus on prevent...
CLOVIS — Hundreds of Clovis Community College students will celebrate earning a degree or certificate this school year during Friday’s graduation ceremony. Scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Clovis Civic Center, students are looking forward to celebrating their academic accomplishments that are years in the making. “I’m just excited,” said Selene Chavez, who earned her degree last fall but because CCC does not hold a ceremony in the fall, will have the chance to walk at graduation on Friday. Chavez said her favorite aspect of attend...
PORTALES — Concealed carrying, marijuana legalization and economic development were just a few of the topics covered by Roosevelt County magistrate judge, sheriff and county commission candidates at a public forum Tuesday night. Master of ceremonies Donald Elder officiated the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce-sponsored forum at the Yam Theatre, starting with the four candidates for magistrate judge. The first question Elder posed was about New Mexico’s high DUI rate: Does the state need still tougher laws or stricter sen...
PORTALES — Angel Loya, accused of shooting Dylan McKay dead last month in Portales, was approved Wednesday for release on bond under house arrest with an ankle monitor, among other conditions. Loya, 22, pleaded not guilty at the hearing to the second-degree murder charge on which he was indicted last week. He was arrested April 27 on an open count of murder and has remained in custody since then. Judge Donna Mowrer approved a $50,000 cash or surety bond, for which Loya is eligible only after procuring and financing an e...
RIO RANCHO — The Texico Wolverines sprinted out to a great start in defense of their Class 3A title Wednesday morning. But Texico knows it’s only starting a marathon, being held in an Albuquerque metro area that's already feeling like summer. The top-seeded Wolverines jumped out to an 8-0 lead after two innings, and got a run with no outs in the bottom of the fifth to claim a 14-4 victory over ninth-seeded Laguna-Acoma in their 3A quarterfinal at Cleveland High School. The Wolverines stay at Cleveland for a 4 p.m. mat...
Today • Portales Board of Education — Noon in the board room of the L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene Ave., Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Commission on Older Adults — 3 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport, 459 Clovis Road 11, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 1 p.m. in room 110 of the ENMU-Roswel...
Today • Movie Madness — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Movie: “Heavyweights.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Mother May I.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Clovis Community College Radiologic Technology Pinning — 6 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-769-2811 Friday • Clovis Community College Nurses’ Pinning — 11 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-769-2811 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Pu...
