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Clovis native Sandy Massey received an email Jan. 19 that shed light on a mystery she had wondered about since July 1966. A story about the young woman’s death, and the 55-year effort to identify her, is featured in the most recent issue of Texas Monthly. Every summer Sandy, then 15, would stay with her grandparents in Pecos, Texas, where they owned The Ropers Motel. On July 5, 1966, in the morning her granddad checked in a young man and a young woman, Massey said. Her granddad said the girl “was so young and (the man) loo...
It is one thing to see a problem, point it out, and grouse about it, as many of us like to do. It is quite another to see a problem, mull over how to fix it, then set about doing that ... especially when you're only 12 years old. That is exactly what Kaylee Jo Summers of Elida did (the latter, not the former). Thanks to an effort spearheaded by this enthusiastic soon-to-be seventh grader in the Elida Schools, the existing playground area in Elida's shady green town park is on...
BASEBALL Prep linescore Saturday Texico 13, New Mexico Military 8 Texico 314 021 2 —13 19 3 New Mexico Military 011 006 0 — 8 12 1 Josh Griego, Freddy Davalos (3), David Davalos (5) and D. Davalos, F. Davalos (5); Luis Patron, Caleb Eisenhower (3), Jessie Claney (5) and Jose Barcelo. W —Griego. L — Patron. Top hitters — Texico: Gabe Bailey 3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 runs; F. Davalos 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 runs; Griego 2-4, 2B, RBI, run; D. Davalos 2-3, 2 BBs; Anton Goins 4-4, 2 3Bs, RBI, run; Brayden Bender 2-4, RBI, run. Records — Texico...
I like trains. I always have. I’m not sure what it is that particularly fascinates me about them; maybe it’s the whole package. I like the sounds of their whistles. I like the sounds of their various linkages and mechanisms. I like the look and sounds of steam locomotives. (They seem magical to me, even if you don’t bump into Harry Potter and his friends on one.) I like the deep guttural roar from diesel locomotive engines. I like the massive “clang” when train cars are coupl...
RICHARDSON, Texas — The Lone Star Conference announced 2,146 student-athletes were placed on the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring 2021 semester. Texas-Tyler had a league-high 185 students recognized for their academic achievements. Angelo State was second with 161 honorees, followed by Texas A&M-Commerce with 158 in third and Texas-Permian Basin with 156 in fourth. West Texas A&M ranked fifth among LSC institutions with 152 honor roll members. Of the 2,146 honorees, 698 (32.5%) earned a perfect 4.0 GPA for the s...
CLOVIS - Clovis High seniors Jerrick Maldonado and Pacer Hill had a big day on Tuesday. They've got another one coming up on Saturday, when they lead the Wildcats into the Class 5A state track meet at the University of New Mexico's facility in Albuquerque. Maldonado and Hill signed national letters of intent on Tuesday with Division II programs Adams State and Angelo State, respectively. Maldonado plans to run cross country for the Grizzlies and then compete in the 800 and 1,5...
CLOVIS — Roger Jackson is glad to have the Custom Classic back. After 36 consecutive seasons, the 2020 tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. This weekend’s event at Guy Leeder Softball Complex features 88 teams, down only three from the 2019 event. Nearly half of them are from out of town, said Jackson, the tournament director, and that’s something that can help the local economy. “We’re real tickled we’re only down three teams,” he said. “It’s definitely neat to have it back. Everybody just wants to play and have fun...
ALBUQUERQUE — Clovis Christian’s boys wrapped up a solid golf season with a state Class 1-3A championship on Monday. Meantime, Texico’s girls came up just short in their bid for a title. CCS posted three of the day’s top eight scores en route to a four-man total of 328 and a 13-shot victory over Socorro at Los Altos Golf Course. St. Michael’s was third at 375. Freshman Noah McKay shot six-over-par 78 for the Eagles, finishing third in medalist competition behind New Mexico Military’s Jackson Hicks (75) and Socorro’s J...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Alex Lucero, 18, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Luis Valenzuela, 34, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Pedro Garcia-Renteria, 22, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Zechariah Robinson, 25, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Anthony Abeyta, 24, probation violation • Benito...
On this date … 1956: Glenda Parrish of the Rogers 4-H club had won the Roosevelt County cherry pie baking contest. Ann Fraze of Dora was second and Dretha Franklin of Perry finished third. Judges were from East Valley View, Bethel and KE-NM radio. “The judges were impressed with the ease and handling Miss Parrish used in putting together her pie,” the Portales Daily News reported. 1956: Portales’ Tower theater was playing “Tiger,” promoted as “the happiest picture of the year,” starring Jeff Chandler and Laraine Day. Ti...
Ford's announcement that it's about to unveil an all-electric F-150 to eventually replace its gas- and diesel-powered pickups is a big pop-culture deal. This is America's most popular vehicle we're talking about. You'll find it on big-city streets and way back in the sticks. Heck, you can even find it as the vehicle of choice for some roughnecks down in the oil patches of the Permian Basin. It's a symbol of our American way of life. Taking such a pickup and turning its wheels toward the future is the kind of thing that needs...
You are responsible for yourself. No one else can be as responsible for yourself as you are, nor can you ever be completely responsible for anyone but yourself. Please do your best in the case of babies and others who are totally helpless, though. When your own responsibility fails -- and all of us have been there -- you can ask others for help. Friends, family, and charity are there to fill the gap when you fail to be as responsible as you should have been. The...
Pressed by NBC’s Lester Holt earlier this month about why she hasn’t visited the U.S.-Mexico border to personally witness the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the unforgiving desert, Vice President Kamala Harris tried to make light of a deadly serious situation. “I haven’t been to Europe. I don’t understand the point you’re making,” Harris quipped, her words falling as flat as a TV sitcom missing its laugh track. Holt’s question seemed pretty straightforward: Why hasn’t Harris, who was tapped by President Joe Biden in March t...
Once school is out for the summer, teachers and parents are both often concerned with learning loss during the summer months. This is especially true at the end of the crazy year we've just gone through. One simple activity that helps counteract this learning loss is reading. Whether children read on their own, read aloud with other kids, or with parents … it all helps. Parents reading aloud to their children is particularly beneficial for developing stronger vocabularies, i...
PORTALES — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a man who committed suicide in November at the Roosevelt County Adult Detention Center. A lawsuit filed by Portales attorney Eric Dixon contends the Nov. 11 death of Eric Padilla, 37, of Raton, could have been prevented had he received timely medical attention for diabetes and depression. The suit, which seeks unspecified financial damages, also names jail medical provider Wellpath and RCADC Administrator Justin Porter, Lt. Mathew Vigil, Detention Officer Jesus L...
Clovis MainStreet and Portales MainStreet were among 31 programs in New Mexico that recently received reaccreditation from Main Street America. According to a news release from New Mexico Main Street, Main Street America designated New Mexico’s 28 accredited and three affiliated Main Street programs for meeting rigorous performance standards. In addition to Clovis, Main Street American accredited programs were in Alamogordo, downtown Albuquerque, Artesia, Barelas, Belen, Carlsbad, Corrales, Deming, downtown Farmington, Gallup...
CLOVIS - Without a music festival to bank on, organizers of the Draggin' Main festivities concentrated on making the greatest experience possible for car and motorcycle enthusiasts. With the weeklong festivities complete, organizers felt it was mission accomplished. "It was the best one ever," longtime organizer Gene Porter told The News. "The only thing that would have made it better is if we'd have had the music festival concerts with it." Thom Moore, chair of the Draggin'...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County Commissioners quickly approved a measure continuing a premium pay stipend for its detention center personnel through the rest of 2021. Following the request from Detention Administrator Justin Porter, commissioners voted 4-0 to continue the $150 stipend per pay period. County Manager Amber Hamilton said the costs would be covered through federal dollars for pandemic expenses. Porter said detention center employees take on a tough job without COVID-19, and staff have taken more than 500 tests and a...
CLOVIS — No injuries were reported in a Monday night collision on the Norris Street railroad crossing. Lena Kent, executive director of public relations for BNSF Railways, estimated the collision occurred at 8:48 p.m., and that the crossing was back open to traffic a little more than two hours later. Kent said the passenger truck that was involved in the collision was not occupied at the time of the collision. Kent said BNSF wasn’t aware of how the truck ended up on the tra...
