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The vehicle chase that resulted in the death of an Albuquerque man Thursday in Clovis originated in Muleshoe, officials said this week. Manuel Delgado, 33, was driving a 2008 PT Cruiser at speeds up to an estimated 80 mph, being pursued by law officers from Bailey and Parmer counties, according to a Clovis police incident report. Muleshoe Police Chief Benny Parker said in a news release the incident began about 2:30 a.m. Thursday when an officer initiated a traffic stop in the 800 block of West American Boulevard in...
Social media threats of violence aimed at unspecified schools on Wednesday are nationwide and not substantiated, according to area school officials and law enforcement officers. Portales schools Superintendent Johnnie Cain sent a letter to parents and guardians on Tuesday night, making residents aware of the threats. "The police and Sheriff''s Office is aware of this post and have informed us that this is a nation-wide media post in other states and across New Mexico.," Cain wrote. "Although this does not appear to be a...
On this date ... 1946: The 35th Lions Club in New Mexico had been formed in Elida. Boyd Gregory had been selected president. W.J. Crume was named first vice-president. Charter night was scheduled June 11. The club was to meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at 7:30 p.m. 1951: The Portales Milling Co. was fined $300 in federal court for “introducing adulterated and misbranded flour in interstate commerce,” records showed. Company officials pleaded not guilty to eight counts of the allegations. U.S. District Jud...
No doubt, among the most influential Christian leaders who ever lived was the amazing John Wesley who, along with his brother, Charles, founded the Methodist movement within the Church of England. And John Wesley writes simply, “I learned more about Christianity from my mother than from all the theologians in England.” If you read even a little about Susanna Wesley, you’ll get a picture of an incredible lady of faith. The quality of Susanna’s and John’s relationship is portra...
Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) announced last week that they will once again sponsor a summer reading support program named ENMU Reads. This will be the fourth year ENMU has supported “the largest education program during the summer in New Mexico and West Texas,” according to the release. ENMU will provide 85 New Mexico and West Texas libraries with ENMU-branded certificates, bookmarks, coloring book pages, activity books, posters, and stickers for free. The release stated that this is to “encourage young New Mexic...
The City of Clovis is looking for individuals to be on two city boards. One high school student is being sought to serve as representative on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. Applications are also being taken for one representative to serve on the Civil Aviation Board. The board makes recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding expansions, improvements, facilities and policies governing the operation of the airport. For more information, or to request an application form for either opening, interested...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — For those concerned about the presence of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in area groundwater, the 27th Special Operations Wing is returning to live virtual meetings to provide an overview of the PFAs investigation. According to a news release from the Cannon Public Affairs department, the session will be held May 17 at 5 p.m. The Restoration Project Manager from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center will provide investigation status updates and answer public PFAS questions. The news release n...
As a boy in the 1970s whose dad would put him on a tractor around 8 a.m. on a long summer day and often not get him off until a 9 p.m. sunset, a tractor radio broke up the monotony. It was a godsend. Even then, the Starland Vocal Band and Seals and Crofts began to wane as the day wore on in the Texas Panhandle. Just get me to 7:15. Not only did it start to cool by then and the end of the day was in sight, but the Texas Rangers pregame show would come on KGNC in Amarillo. At...
CLOVIS – Clovis High’s boys are unlikely to compete for a team championship in this weekend’s Class 5A state meet in Albuquerque, but the Wildcats could be among a number of teams looking for a top-3 finish and a team trophy. Everybody is chasing Rio Rancho Cleveland, the six-time defending 5A champion and winner in nine of the last 10 state meets, Wildcats coach Mark Sena said. “Cleveland is probably the favorite going away,” Sena said as the Cats, who have never won a state team title, gear up for Friday and Saturday...
LUBBOCK – Eastern New Mexico University freshman Alex Williams in javelin and junior Timothy Frederick in the 400 are waiting to see if they will qualify for the NCAA Division II national outdoor track championships in late May at Pueblo, Colo. Williams finished third in men’s javelin competition with a throw of 211 feet, 7 inches at the three-day Lone Star Conference championships hosted by Lubbock Christian. He is currently ranked 10th in Division II, so he stands a good chance of making it to the nationals as the top 16...
ALBQUERQUE – Not everything went just right for Melrose's girls in Class 1A state track competition, but enough did that in the end the Lady Buffs had plenty of points to spare. Melrose ran away to its second consecutive 1A title, rolling up 95 points to 61 for District 6-1A rival and runnerup Logan on Friday and Saturday at the University of New Mexico track facility. The schools swapped places on the boys' side, with the Longhorns winning with 93 points to 74 ½ for th...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis Christian’s boys and Texico’s girls were sitting second after the first round of the two-day Class 1-3A state golf tournament at Canyon Club at Four Hills. While both have some breathing room over the rest of the field, suffice it to say each had more than its work cut out trying to move up in Tuesday’s final round. CCS shot a four-man score of 354, leaving the Eagles 40 shots behind defending champion Mesilla Valley. They were seven strokes ahead of third-place Socorro. “I think that’s the battle for...
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s stay in the Lone Star Conference baseball tournament was relatively short, but the Greyhounds at least made top-seeded and second-ranked Angelo State work a little bit on Saturday. ENMU got a pair of home runs and three RBIs from freshman left fielder Jonatan Clough and rallied late to make it interesting before dropping a 9-6 decision to the Rams. The eighth-seeded Hounds (23-28), making just their fifth appearance in the LSC tourney and first since 2018, lost Friday’s open...
A cadre of four-legged teachers named Bart, Newbie, Shag, Target, Smudge, Goober, Patches, Lil, and Cricket are on the hunt for some new students. But there are some catches. To begin with, eight of them are a mix of horses and horse/pony crosses. The ninth – Cricket – is pure pony. The lessons they are ready to teach won't take place in a saddle. And it's free. Allow me to introduce the residents of Abrazos Adventure, the business that since 1999 provided countless folks in...
In the campaign commercial President Joe Biden released to announce his re-election campaign, there was one individual who was prominently displayed – Kamala Harris. Since the moment Biden selected her as his running mate in July 2020, there has been no shortage of commentary about Harris and her role as vice president. No honest person can dismiss the fact that being a woman of color has been a political handicap for her. As a woman of color and a biracial one at that, Harris...
Haven’t we seen this never-ending story before? It’s just that the politics have flipped. When we had Democrats in power in the House, all we heard were bad stories about Donald Trump. All we heard from Democrats and their parrots in the major media was how Trump supposedly broke a bunch of laws and should be impeached, imprisoned or hanged for things like colluding with the Russians, dodging his taxes and golfing too much. One by one, those fake stories would fizzle out and n...
I’m told ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that can answer questions. So I gave it a try. Me: Who is David Stevens, publisher of The Eastern New Mexico News? ChatGPT: David Stevens is a journalist and the publisher of the Eastern New Mexico News, a daily newspaper based in Clovis, New Mexico. He has been with the newspaper since 1998 and has served as publisher since 2011. Fact check: The Eastern New Mexico News is not a daily paper. It publishes twice a week. I started working here in 2001, not 1998. I became p...
Editor’s note: The following essay was co-written by a student in Erik Stanley’s anthropological writing class at Eastern New Mexico University. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1-in-4 adults in the U.S. have some type of disability, including mobility, sensory, mental, or physical ailments. One of the biggest issues facing some disabled persons is an inability to properly vote and make their voices heard. Inaccessible voting can look like long waiting times, inadequate parking, and large cro...
Editor’s note: The following essay was co-written by a student in Erik Stanley’s anthropological writing class at Eastern New Mexico University. Throughout recent history, consumers have supported businesses that align with their beliefs. Many have gone as far as boycotting businesses that do not support their views. A quick scroll through social media will result in finding posts encouraging people to support or boycott local businesses based on the owner’s personal beliefs. However, this practice while seemingly virtu...
Roosevelt County recently announced they are planning to partner with the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) to host a summer internship program for local high school students. According to a release, the county has applied for the program for three consecutive years. “If awarded funding, we are anticipating being able to place up to 40 student interns,” said Lauren Bagwell, human resources coordinator. The six-week program would have the interns working 20 hours per week. The release wrote, “Partnering entit...
Clovis Community College officially opened its “Campus Cabinet” April 27, its way of dealing with student food insecurity by offering free food items. Now the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) announced new initiatives to address food insecurity statewide in addition to housing insecurity. According to a news release from the state Department of Higher Education, $1 million will be dedicated this year to support on-campus food and nutrition projects statewide and partner with Complete College America, a nat...
Editor's note: Matthew Del Toro is a junior at Clovis High School. He is the son of Gwyn and Armando Del Toro of Clovis. He aspires to become an aerospace engineer and attend New Mexico State University in Las Cruces or Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was selected by Curry County to be its "manager for a day" on Thursday. He wrote this about his experience: Though most of my peers were getting ready for school, I was preparing for an altogether...
Eastern New Mexico University is scheduled to welcome graduates and their families to Greyhound Arena at 10 a.m. Saturday for the university’s 144th commencement ceremony. The ceremony will be for 657 ENMU students, with 420 earning bachelor’s degrees, 137 earning master’s degrees, and 100 earning associate degrees. The students come from throughout New Mexico, 36 states, and seven nations worldwide, according to a news release from John Houser, ENMU assistant vice president of marketing and communications. Gay Su Pinne...
A website that analyzes high schools and institutes of higher learning nationwide has named three area high schools among New Mexico’s best. The website Niche ranked Texico High School as the 22nd best in the state, Clovis High School’s Freshman Academy as 29th in the state and Fort Sumner High School as 30th. Niche used eight weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics and grades, but other factors include culture and diversity, health and safety, clubs and activities, resources, and sur...
