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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Eastern New Mexico certainly got a May shower Friday, as a brief storm pummeled both Curry and Roosevelt counties with rain and hail. Though the storm only lasted a few hours, a great deal of rain and hail found its way to residents. Local stations with Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) reported over a 24-hour period as high as 1.35 inches of rain in Curry County and 1.1 inches in Roosevelt County. Residents in both counties reported golf-ball sized hail. Fears of rain, which turned out to be...
Three suspects connected to the May 14 homicide in Clovis have been arrested, police said last week. Those in police custody include one adult — 18-year-old Xavier Lucero — and two juveniles. Lucero and one juvenile were located in Kern County in Bakersfield, Calif. “Both wanted individuals will be held in custody awaiting extradition back to New Mexico to face the charges related to this homicide,” Clovis police said in a news release. Another juvenile was recently arrested locally in connection with the death of 16-year...
CLOVIS — A man was injured Thursday night at Hotel Clovis after apparently jumping three stories to avoid hotel management. Capt. Roman Romero of the Clovis Police Department told The News Friday the department was still undecided on filing charges against the 32-year-old man, who was not identified. According to Romero, first responders were called to 201 Main, as a caller relayed a man jumped from a sixth-story window and impacted the Hotel Clovis’ third-floor exit roof. The man was discovered with a serious leg inj...
PORTALES - In a school year full of difficult days, the 2021 class of Portales High School closed out high school Saturday with a day of fun, sun and optimistic eyes on their upcoming adulthood. The morning graduation, held outdoors at Greyhound Stadium due to COVID-19 concerns, was postponed from its original schedule of Friday night for what turned out to be well-founded fears of a powerful storm. A sunny morning greeted a crowd of more than 1,000 friends and family, 151...
BASEBALL Prep linescores Tuesday First game Roswell Goddard 11, Clovis 0 Goddard 030 311 3 —11 7 2 Clovis 000 000 0 — 0 0 3 Owen Alsup and Cinco Holloway; Norbert Archibeque, Josias Jimenez (6) and Donovan Usery. W — O. Alsup. L — Archibeque. Top hitters — Roswell Goddard: O. Alsup 2-3, 3-run 3B; Colby Eldridge 1-2, 2 runs, 3 BBs. Second game Clovis 6, Roswell Goddard 4 Goddard 100 110 1 — 4 5 5 Clovis 005 100 x — 6 5 1 Caleb Seely, Michael Mathison (3), Gabe Campos (4), Dustin Hardwick (6) and Holloway; Josh Martin, Will...
PORTALES — Portales High has selected a new volleyball coach, and is in the process of doing the same for boys basketball. The school this week named Moriarty assistant Jacki Bailey as its volleyball coach, replacing Ruth Chavez, who stepped down to became the PHS athletic director at the end of June. Meantime, boys basketball coach Rickie McBroom has announced his retirement, and the school has begun the process of finding a replacement. For the past nine years, Bailey has served as an assistant volleyball coach at M...
On this date ... 1961: Donald C. Moyer officially became the third president of Eastern New Mexico University in a “colorful inaugural ceremony attended by Gov. Edwin L. Mechem and learned people representing over 80 schools of higher education and professional societies in the United States,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. The university's Symphonic Band played for an academic procession to the football stadium where formal ceremonies took place. Moyer had assumed his duti...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Benito Chavez, 42, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Damien Samora, 21, aggravated battery against a household member, criminal damage to the property of a household member, child abuse-intentional • Gabriel Moya, 34, failure to appear on a felony charge • D'Rel Jones, 22, failure to pay fines • Deborah Hudson, 47, failure to pay fines • Casey King, 48, residential burglary, criminal damage to property • Clayton Chavez, 27, failure to co...
In fox news, they seem to be everywhere. A recent informal social media poll found more than 20 area residents who said they have seen foxes in or near Clovis lately, some as recently as the past week. While these frequent sightings may make it feel as though the local fox population has increased, Cpl. Clay Moyers of New Mexico’s Department of Game and Fish said even in drought years city fox populations stay fairly static. That’s because the food, water, and shelter they need are all provided by city inhabitants. Why the...
CLOVIS — The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is heading to Portales in a few weeks. The authority, during its Thursday meeting, approved a construction agreement for the Finished Water 3A phase of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System. Beginning July 6, contractor Smithco Construction will begin work on the 11.5-mile portion of pipeline from Cannon Air Force Base to the Portales water system. The $19.284 million job requires Smithco reach substantial completion within 360 calendar days and final completion i...
CLOVIS — Clovis Municipal Schools has named four changes in administrators — an elementary school principal and an assistant principal for each of its three middle schools. According to a pair of district releases, July 19 will be the first day in the position for Sandia Elementary Principal David Fredericks and assistant principals Bethanie Baker of Yucca Middle School, Niki Black of Marshall Middle School and Lori Gammill of Gattis Middle School. Fredericks, has been an assistant principal at Clovis High School since 201...
CLOVIS — After a spirited discussion May 20 about city-owned parking downtown and what rights downtown business owners had to them, the Clovis City Commission sent the matter to the city’s Public Works Committee. After another spirited discussion Wednesday morning, Public Works gave the issue a new destination — the June 9 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The issue first began when Robert Vilandry, owner of Bullet Bob Has It on Main Street, lacked nearby parking spaces because people were using those spots for Bando...
A tall, awkward, angular man stood up on a cold fall day in 1863 and spoke to a crowd assembled on the field of the most terrible battle of our nation’s most terrible war. There, in the unfinished cemetery near that little Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg, nothing was certain, least of all the survival of the American experiment. In his reedy voice and flat Western accent, Abraham Lincoln set forth a brief history of the union, examined the conflict and gave a vision of what lay beyond. He saw not the old union restored but a...
There is no such thing as the united states. As an era of medical mask mandates draws to a close and we begin to ponder lessons learned, that one should top the list. Not to overstate the case. To our credit, we are a nation that has always united in times of national crisis. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, when the Russians launched Sputnik, when John Kennedy was murdered, when terrorists flew planes into skyscrapers, we ceased, albeit briefly, to be red or blue or black or...
I’m not going to change your mind about abortion. This is not a “hearts and minds” sort of essay, seeking common ground on a battlefield bloodier than Gettysburg. This is a simple acknowledgement that, for the first time in 48 years, there is a strong possibility that the most cited, most manipulated, most controversial Supreme Court decision of the last century will be consigned to the margins of history. This month, the Supreme Court decided to take up the most conse...
There was a “scientific consensus,” they told us. According to the media and assorted experts, there couldn’t be any questioning of the idea that the coronavirus (or SARS-CoV-2) emerged naturally, and anyone suspecting it might have come from a Chinese lab was an ignoramus, conspiracy theorist or hater. These enforcers believed in the power of the words “scientific” and “consensus,” when conjoined and used as a weapon, to shun dissenters and stifle debate. During much o...
If you ask people to name the freedoms listed in the First Amendment, most of them will get the first three: Religion, speech, and press are at the tip of everyone’s tongue. After a moment’s thought, some folks will remember the other two. The First Amendment of the Constitution states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peopl...
Some of the defendants facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol deserve points for creativity. Among the defense arguments emerging in court documents: “I got caught up in the mob” and “Trump told me to do it.” But the “mob” and the individuals charged in the insurrection are one and the same, and breaking the law just because you think a higher authority with a well-known penchant for dangerous rhetoric said you could doesn’t make it right. The attempt to brush aside criminal behavior with such lame excuses turn...
PORTALES - After nearly an hour in discussion with his potential replacement, the Portales City Council honored outgoing City Manager Sammy Standefer for his 29 years with the city. The council, following a 45-minute executive session, agreed to enter contract negotiations with Sarah Austin, who currently serves as village manager in Milan. Austin told The News she was glad to be there for Standefer's going-away meeting, and realized she'd have some big shoes to fill. Standefe...
Meetings are subject to change due to coronavirus concerns. Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Access restricted to those on the agenda. Public invited to view the meeting at www.currycounty.org. Contact Lance Pyle at [email protected] prior to the meeting with comments or questions to be addressed in the meeting. Information: 575-763-6016 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library...
Today • Do Portugal Circus — two performances: 2 and 5 p.m., Curry County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady St., Clovis. Tickets $15-$50, available online at https://www.doportugalcircususa.com/ Monday • Memorial Day • Memorial Day Service — 10:30 a.m., flagpole, Portales Cemetery, 1600 E. Third St., Portales. Presented by Blair-McDermott Post 31 of The American Legion; public is warmly invited to attend. Free lunch to follow at VFW Post 9515, 316 S. Main Ave., Portales. Information: 575-359-0332 • Celebrate Recovery Memorial Da...
CLOVIS — COVID vaccines are rolling out faster than ever, but the Clovis Municipal Schools district is still not sure if it will require masks for the 2021-2022 school year. The subject was not on the school board’s agenda for the May 25 meeting, but when a parent Josh Parkin called in to ask what the school would be doing, Superintendent Renee Russ addressed the issue. “I believe these masks aren’t helping our kids at all,” Parkin said. “I believe it’s just to make people do something. It’s a compliance thing. “My daug...
After a year off due to COVID-19 gathering restrictions, Roosevelt County will once again host a Memorial Day remembrance on Monday. Randy Dunson, commander of American Legion Post 31, said the program would be held at the Portales Cemetery at 10:30 a.m., followed by a free lunch at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9515. He anticipates a 45-minute event, between its annual tributes to fallen veterans and Gold Star Mothers, along with a dedication of a new grandstand at the...
CLOVIS — Firefighters on Tuesday afternoon battled a fire at 508 Weatherford St. in east Clovis that destroyed an unoccupied mobile home and several sheds behind it. Deputy Fire Chief Byron Dixon said the fire was reported about 6 p.m. Emergency responders remained on the scene hours later, going through debris and trying to determine a cause. Dixon said the fire likely started in a shed and spread to the mobile home. He said there was nothing obviously suspicious about the f...
CLOVIS — A Clovis jury on Tuesday found Daniel Heil innocent of kidnapping and aggravated battery charges stemming from an incident last spring. Heil, 30, claimed self-defense in the case, according to his attorney, Eric Dixon. In a news release Dixon stated he was “very happy with the not guilty verdicts and will continue to champion the rights of those wrongfully accused of crime.” The jury did find Heil guilty of a battery charge. Prosecutors contended a rock was used in assaulting a victim, but jurors found Heil “only...
