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A Texico man was found shot to death Thursday afternoon at a Curry County dairy. One man is in custody and has been identified as the suspected shooter, Sheriff Wesley Waller said in a news release. Mairon Franco Rodriguez, 23, was found deceased inside a milking barn, the release said. According to the news release: • Deputies about 1:30 p.m. Thursday were dispatched to a dairy located at 197 New Mexico State Road 77 regarding a person shooting at employees. • Upon arrival, deputies detained an individual, who was rep... Full story
CLOVIS - Up over a ramp, down Sycamore Street, to 14th street they go. Where they'll stop? They hope in Akron, Ohio. Saturday, the 17th annual Clovis Soap Box Derby takes place from 9 a.m. to around 2:30 p.m., with the champion getting a sponsored trip to Akron's Derby Downs Track for the 81st All-American Soap Box Derby World Championships on July 21. The city best known as home to major tire companies and LeBron James is descended upon by over 500 racers from across the... Full story
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories about local athletes who played in multiple North-South All-Star games Playing in state tournaments is nice. Winning them even nicer. Portales’ Zamorye Cox did both over the past seven months — competing in the state volleyball tournament in November and helping the basketball team win the 4A state title in March. Her contributions were well known at Portales, but were not lost on state all-star selection committees, either. Cox was chosen to represent the Lady Rams...
CHICAGO — The Eastern New Mexico University track and field teams did the heavy lifting, putting the college in a top-200 finish for the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings. With 120.5 points, scored entirely by the indoor and outdoor track and field teams, ENMU finished 161st and appeared in the final standings for the sixth time in seven years. The cup was developed 23 years ago as a joint effort of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NA...
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico has another contender on its hands, as Celie Vick became the second Greyhound to qualify for Saturday night’s short-go finals at the College National Finals Rodeo. Vick’s third go-round on Wednesday night in goat tying produced a time of 6.3 seconds, second only to Maddee M. Doerr (6.1). With Wednesday’s performance, Vick qualifies for Saturday’s final, as she sits fourth overall (20.5). Doerr, meanwhile, is first overall at 19.3 seconds a...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University filled its vacant softball coach position Thursday, adding former Urbana coach Kira Zeiter to the green and silver fold. Zeiter will take over the Greyhound program, effective Monday, according to a release from the school. The Tucson, Arizona native replaces Katie Welborn, who resigned after three seasons with the program’s second-highest wins total at 53-112. Zeiter coached three seasons at Urbana, going 35-103 with a Mountain Eas...
On this date ... 1968: A bridegroom on his honeymoon was killed and seven other people, including his wife, were injured when a scenic chairlift climbing the top of 7,800-foot-high Raton Pass snapped a drive chain. Robert Guillaum, 41, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and his wife of one day, June, 33, were hurled to the rocky hillside below them when the accident occurred. Witnesses said chairs on the lift began "sliding backwards some 200-300 feet at a high rate of speed," when a drive...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Olivia Hughes, 19, driving while under the influence • Dustin Denham, 19, burglary of a vehicle, larceny, theft of a credit card • Julia Machado, 25, failure to appear • Jared Castillo, 43, probation violation • Quentin Estorga, 47, aggravated assault upon a health care worker, failure to yield to pedestrian in cross walk, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Paul Gutierrez, 26, failure to pay fines • Melanie Ryan, 43, failure to pay fines • F...
• Ute Lake Camp Meeting — Through Saturday, camping in state park in Logan, Highway 540 S. Loop. 6 a.m.-10 p.m. activities. Public invited. No charge for meals or activities. • First Christian Church — Through today and Aug. 3-4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1700 N. Main St., Clovis. All ages. Theme is Shipwreck: Rescued by Jesus. • Clovis Seventh-day Adventist Church — Today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 1501 E Llano Estacado, Clovis. Ages 4 to 16. Theme is Sea of Miracles. • Central Bapti...
Tuesday • Friends of the Library — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Wednesday • Curry County Chamber Board — 11:30 a.m. at chamber boardroom. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at North Annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Health Council — Noon at administrative complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 The meetings calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar...
Today • PHS All 80s reunion — 5 p.m.-7 p.m. classmate catchup at Enchantment Vineyards, 2102 E. Third St., Portales. Information: portalesrams.myevent.com • Heritage Days — 7 p.m.-10 p.m. street dance at Memorial Park in Portales with the Blackwater Band. Information: 575-356-8541 • Free movie night — 7 p.m. “God’s Compass” at Living Word Church, 2101 E. 21st St., Clovis. Information: 575-218-1914 • Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. showing of “Despicable Me 3” at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • H...
I have told this story before, but I think it warrants a rerun. I was in the grocery store one day several years ago and my heart was sad as I observed a mother and father shopping with their three children. Two were school age and one was a toddler. The father was pushing the basket and the mother was barking out orders: “Stay in line,” “Don’t touch anything.” The toddler riding in the basket started to fumble with a package of crackers. The father stopped the cart, picked up...
In the last couple of weeks, two famous people whose names I barely knew took their own lives, and so both departures have been in the news. In fact, I knew one name not at all; fashion designers and I evidently live on different planets. I did at least recognize the name of the food guy. I like food. The families and friends, admirers and fans of these folks are honoring their lives’ work — and trying to deal with the grief. They are also left, as are families and fri...
