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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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STAFF REPORT The Portales Rams got out an early 4-2 lead, but couldn’t hold on as unbeaten Sandia Prep scored six runs in the fourth en route to an 11-9 win on Friday in the first day of Portales’ four-team, round-robin tournament at Ram Field. Portales (6-2) won a late game on Friday from Raton 4-3. The Rams wrap up play in the event in a 7 p.m. contest today against Hope Christian. link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Portales second baseman Draven Saiz dives to knock down a lin...
Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Portales second baseman Draven Saiz dives to knock down a line drive before throwing the runner out at first base during the second inning of Friday’s baseball game against Sandia Prep at Ram Field. The Sartans defeated the Rams 11-9.... Full story
STAFF REPORT ROSWELL — Clovis High’s golf squads came a few strokes from catching district rival Hobbs Friday at New Mexico Military Institute, but were satisfied with the overall progress of qualifying for the state meet. The boys team finished second at the meet, shooting a team score of 306, between the Eagles’ 301 and fellow rival Carlsbad at 310. “I think we’re pretty evenly matched,” Clovis boys coach Cal Fullerton said. “We left a lot of shots out there, but it’s hard to complain about a 306 this early in the year.” T...
Staff writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Workhorse of the Year award winner Megan Hamilton, left, talks with Warm Heart of the Sunbelt award winner Ronnie Birdsong as they prepare to have their photo taken by Hamilton’s husband Bobby Hamilton, right, Friday night during the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the YAM theater. Honored and surprised were a couple of the words that came to mind for Warm Heart of the Sunbelt award winner Ronnie Birdsong Friday night during the annual R...
Staff writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Workhorse of the Year award winner Megan Hamilton, left, talks with Warm Heart of the Sunbelt award winner Ronnie Birdsong as they prepare to have their photo taken by Hamilton’s husband Bobby Hamilton, right, Friday night during the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Banquet at the YAM theater. Honored and surprised were a couple of the words that came to mind for Warm Heart of the Sunbelt award winner R... Full story
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] The third grade obesity rate in New Mexico has dropped 20 percent since 2010 because of programs like Healthy Kids Curry County. “We've made such a difference in our work and facing childhood obesity,” said Mitch Gray, program coordinator. According to a press release from the New Mexico Department of Health, the third grade obesity rate in 2010 was at 22.6 percent. At the end of 2014, the rate dropped to 18.1. Since 2010, the obesity rate has been gradually declining. “We are encouraged by...
DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] The third grade obesity rate in New Mexico has dropped 20 percent since 2010 because of programs like Healthy Kids Curry County. “We've made such a difference in our work and facing childhood obesity,” said Mitch Gray, program coordinator. According to a press release from the New Mexico Department of Health, the third grade obesity rate in 2010 was at 22.6 percent. At the end of 2014, the rate dropped to 18.1. Since 2010, the obesity rate has been gradually declining. “We are encouraged by...
STAFF REPORT City commissioners and Clovis Mayor David Lansford held a second, two-hour interview Friday with a finalist for the Clovis city manager position, former Roswell City Manager Larry Fry. “It was a very nice interview with Mr. Fry,” Lansford said after the group emerged from an executive session. “We did want to meet with him again and ask some additional questions, have him ask us questions and see if there's any opportunity there to move forward.” Fry declined to comment on the interview. Lansford made it clear th... Full story
STAFF REPORT City commissioners and Clovis Mayor David Lansford held a second, two-hour interview Friday with a finalist for the Clovis city manager position, former Roswell City Manager Larry Fry. “It was a very nice interview with Mr. Fry,” Lansford said after the group emerged from an executive session. “We did want to meet with him again and ask some additional questions, have him ask us questions and see if there's any opportunity there to move forward.” Fry declined to comment on the interview. Lansford made it clear th...
On this date ...link 1975: Snow blanketed the region and low temperatures came in at 16 degrees. Nine traffic accidents were blamed on the early-spring storm, including one that sent three people to Memorial Hospital in Clovis. Fort Sumner’s Irene Stout reported 45-mph winds uprooted three telephone poles, blew street signs down and tore off three barn roofs in the area. Portales had seen close to 2 inches of snow by noon. 1955: Portales Floral, at 301 S. Ave. C, was p...
On this date ...link 1975: Snow blanketed the region and low temperatures came in at 16 degrees. Nine traffic accidents were blamed on the early-spring storm, including one that sent three people to Memorial Hospital in Clovis. Fort Sumner’s Irene Stout reported 45-mph winds uprooted three telephone poles, blew street signs down and tore off three barn roofs in the area. Portales had seen close to 2 inches of snow by noon. 1955: Portales Floral, at 301 S. Ave. C, was p...
Local columnist link Grant McGee Does your mother-in-law have a nickname for you? I got to thinking about this the other day when I heard that some of my cousins still refer to my momma as “Aunt Johnnie.” Johnnie was not my momma’s name. It was a name given to her by my grandmother, my momma’s mother-in-law. You probably know someone like my grandmother: No woman was good enough to marry her boys. So when my dad came back to the Southland after World War II with a Yankee... Full story
Local columnist link Grant McGee Does your mother-in-law have a nickname for you? I got to thinking about this the other day when I heard that some of my cousins still refer to my momma as “Aunt Johnnie.” Johnnie was not my momma’s name. It was a name given to her by my grandmother, my momma’s mother-in-law. You probably know someone like my grandmother: No woman was good enough to marry her boys. So when my dad came back to the Southland after World War II with a Yankee...
In search of ponies link Sharna Johnson They can’t be seen, but when they are around, they can pack a powerful punch. Don’t let the name fool you; positive ions have been associated with agitation, difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity and restlessness. Known as serotonin syndrome, these symptoms can surface in living creatures when there is an increase of positive ions in the air. The good news is, these disturbing little ions aren’t usually coming from anything that human...
In search of ponies link Sharna Johnson They can’t be seen, but when they are around, they can pack a powerful punch. Don’t let the name fool you; positive ions have been associated with agitation, difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity and restlessness. Known as serotonin syndrome, these symptoms can surface in living creatures when there is an increase of positive ions in the air. The good news is, these disturbing little ions aren’t usually coming from anything that human...
Staff report First baseman Blake Cooper capped a two-run rally in the eighth inning with an RBI single, lifting Eastern New Mexico University past 21st-ranked Angelo State 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series at Greyhound Field. The teams have a pair of seven-inning games on tap today, starting at 1 p.m., before closing out the series with a noon nine-inning single tilt on Sunday. ENMU (7-17, 3-10 LSC) got a solid outing from right-hander Mike Peters, who pitched into the... Full story
Staff report PORTALES — First baseman Blake Cooper capped a two-run rally in the eighth inning with an RBI single, lifting Eastern New Mexico University past 21st-ranked Angelo State 5-4 on Friday night in the opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series at Greyhound Field. The teams have a pair of seven-inning games on tap today, starting at 1 p.m., before closing out the series with a noon nine-inning single tilt on Sunday. ENMU (7-17, 3-10 LSC) got a solid outing from right-hander Mike Peters, who pitched i...
Staff report KINGSVILLE, Texas — Jaeleen Castro hit a one-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh on Friday and Texas A&M-Kingsville completed the sweep of a Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader by edging Eastern New Mexico University 11-10. In the opener, Kingsville got a complete-game pitching performance from Carlie Clark in posting a 4-2 victory. The Javelinas (11-14, 3-7) erased a five-run deficit over the final three innings to take the nightcap. The teams conclude their four-game series with an 11 a....
Staff report KINGSVILLE, Texas — Jaeleen Castro hit a one-out, run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh on Friday and Texas A&M-Kingsville completed the sweep of a Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader by edging Eastern New Mexico University 11-10. In the opener, Kingsville got a complete-game pitching performance from Carlie Clark in posting a 4-2 victory. The Javelinas (11-14, 3-7) erased a five-run deficit over the final three innings to take the nightcap. The teams conclude their four-game series with an 11 a....
