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ALBUQUERQUE — All it took for the Clovis American Junior Little League softball team on Tuesday night was one big inning. Make that one HUGE inning. Down 4-2, American scored 16 runs in the bottom of the third and went on to an 18-8 win over Albuquerque Thunderbird in the second championship game of the age 13-14 double-elimination state tournament, played at Atrisco Heritage Little League. The game was called after 4 1/2 innings on the 10-run rule. American, which lost early in the tournament to Thunderbird before coming b...
PORTALES — An attempt by the state to address concerns about a large dip in Portales has seemingly created another issue. The crevice on the intersection of Fir and North Avenue I was constructed in April by the New Mexico Department of Transportation after the NMDOT received complaints of standing water, according to NMDOT Public Relations Officer Manon Arnett. Portales Public Works Director John DeSha said the dip was meant to drain water from Fir, which becomes New M...
On this date ... 1972: A Clovis woman was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident when she struck a boy on his bicycle. The woman received a one-year deferred sentence by Judge Dee Blythe. Her driver's license was also revoked. 1972: Judge Edwin L. Mechem took under advisement a lawsuit against the Portales Municipal Schools, alleging discrimination against Mexican-American students. The parents of four students filed the suit because Portales schools did not have...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority swore in new members Tuesday and narrowly elected Clovis Mayor David Lansford as its new chair. Lansford was elected 4-3 in the meeting at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Portales Mayor Sharon King was elected as the vice chairman, while Curry County Commissioner Robert Thornton was elected secretary. Thornton was among two of the new members along with Clovis City Commissioner Ladona Clayton. Veteran member a...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico University softball team has added four players, including a Division I transfer and a sibling junior college pair. Pitcher Kim Herron, infielder Lauren Likes, outfielder Emma Gary and pitcher/outfielder Hanna Gary will join the Greyhounds for the 2018 season, according to a school release. "I could not be more excited about where this team is headed,” ENMU coach Katie Welborn said. "I have faith that the girls we recently signed will be the building blocks we need to be a competitive pro...
The following are highlights from Tuesday morning’s Curry County Commission meeting: • Approval of memorandum of understanding between Curry County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and several community organizations for a term of three years. According to the county website, RSVP connects volunteers to work stations and reimburses them for mileage and meals. Returning participants in the MOU with the county include Clovis Meals on Wheels, Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, and various senior and family centers. The...
CLOVIS — An exterior door to the office of the 9th Judicial District Attorney was defaced with a marker sometime before Tuesday morning. Assistant District Attorney Kristen Beltran told the newspaper she saw the message “Nazi HQ” written in marker on the upper panel of the entrance to the office on Gidding Street Tuesday morning when she came to work. Beltran said she contacted law enforcement, who responded and are now investigating the incident. The marker was erased from the door before Tuesday afternoon. CPD Police Capt....
CLOVIS — City police have arrested a man who allegedly shot five bullets into a truck in a Denny’s parking lot Saturday night, according to a CPD press release. Jonathan Romero, 22, was arrested early Monday morning, charged with abuse of a child, shooting from a motor vehicle and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, all felonies. He remains in the Curry County Adult Detention Center on a $10,000 cash bond. It was not immediately known if Romero had a lawyer yet. A family member told police she, along with her two young c...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday-Tuesday: Clovis • Dalia Ortegon, 52, failure to comply with specific requirements, failure to appear • Tyler Allen, 21, probation violation, shoplifting • Marvin Soromen, 49, probation violation • Eugene Foster, 56, driving while license or revoked, no seat belts • Shenandoah Rierson, 41, larceny (attempt) • Eugene Foster, 40, driving while license suspended or revoked • Oscar Arthur, 47, possession of a controlled substance • Jesus Villa, 29, bribery of a witness • Gil...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County is planning to eliminate its advisory planning board, and it’s pretty sure nobody will notice the difference. The Roosevelt County Commission expressed intent to adopt a new ordinance to alter its current subdivision regulations during its Tuesday meeting. Ordinance 2017-06, County GIS Coordinator Johnny Montiel said, would be the first change to the regulations since 1997. The subdivision regulations, according to the original ordinance text, “are adopted to guide development in the uninc...
PORTALES — The Portales Ministerial Alliance has banded together to serve the community. The Alliance’s “Love Portales” initiative includes a summer full of public activities benefiting residents, including a 10 K run on Saturday. Garnet Blaney, student pastor at First Baptist in Portales, along with the Ministerial Alliance has organized the Love Portales Fun Run at 8 a.m. on Saturday. According to Blaney, participants have the option to run 1 mile, 5 kilometers, or 10 kilometers. The entry fee is $15 per partici...
Today • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents Retreat — 9:30 a.m. in Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: 575-562-1011 • Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Finance committee — 2 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Animal Control Task Force — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in North Annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curr...
Today • Little Sprouts storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library for preschoolers. Story: “Gone Camping.” Information: 575-356-3940 • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 10 months-3 years. Information: 575-769-7840 • Portales Kiwanis swim meet — 3 p.m. at Portales swimming pool. Watermelon to follow. Admission: Free. Information: 575-749-1840 Thursday • Childrens’ Storyhour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library for ages 3-6. Theme: Let’s get ready for Shark Week. Information: 575-...
