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Staff and wire reports A Clovis man attempting to sell slot machines through the classifieds found out his potential buyers were actually undercover agents with the New Mexico Gaming Control Board. John A. Mesner, 59, was arrested by Clovis police on Friday and charged with five counts of possession of illegal gaming devices and one count of unlawful transportation, sale and distribution of a gaming device. Possessing, selling or distributing slot machines without a license in New Mexico is a felony and the laws are strictly...
New Mexico men’s basketball coach Ritchie McKay spoke Monday to the local Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Clovis High School. (Staff photo: Rick White) Ritchie McKay likens many Christians to youngsters during Halloween, a day in which children pull masks over their faces in the hopes of becoming — if only for a night — someone or something they’re not. But he said to be passionate for Jesus Christ means the masks of sin must come off, that Christians need to follow God’s guidance in everything they do. The Universit... Full story
Sexual assaults at U.S. Air Force bases are more widespread than officials first believed, and addressing the problem will require major institutional changes, according to an Air Force report released this week. Air Force teams investigated 85 installations in the United States and overseas and found that many women failed to report rapes because they feared they would be disciplined. The report said “respondents repeatedly described sexual assault as a cultural issue in need of a compelling and sustained message.” The fou... Full story
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Police responded to a burglary complaint Saturday night in the 1000 block of Ross. One of the residents said he was at home sick when he heard a noise in the house. A young boy went to the kitchen to arm himself, and around that time observed a female subject entering his living room. He confronted the female subject and she claimed to have stumbled into the wrong house. She said she would leave through the window she came in....
The outgoing district attorney and a longtime public defender are vying for the top position in the district defender’s office, which will become open after Oct. 29. Assistant public defender Jim Wilson, an Idaho native, and District Attorney Brett Carter are scheduled to meet with the state’s top public defender in two weeks to discuss the position, Wilson said. Both are looking to fill the position of 9th Judicial District defender Calvin Neumann, who is retiring after 25 years in the Clovis office. Gov. Bill Ric... Full story
City and county officials on Tuesday celebrated the grand opening of North Main Street as repairs were completed on railroad crossings. For the past two years, city, county and state officials have worked with Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad officials seeking funding to fix the North Main crossing and its approaching roadways. On Monday, barricades were set up near South Avenue B enabling workers to replace bumpy wooden railroad ties with concrete. At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, repairs for the first of two roadways was...
ROSWELL — Roswell High opened its 2004 volleyball season Tuesday night with a 25-16, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18 victory over the Portales Lady Rams. Stephanie gomez had nine kills, Sugar Tarin seven and Samantha Matta six for the Lady Coyotes. Meantime, Elizabeth Bennett chipped in five kills and three blocks and Lena Lucero pounded out four service aces. For Portales, Morgan Hill collected a match-high 10 kills and Megan Kabrick added six. “Early on we had trouble at the net,” PHS coach Ruth Chavez said. “We couldn’t get our offen... Full story
Leonard Pitts: National Columnist What would it take to get you to stand up for me? Let’s say I’m routinely discriminated against and in some cases outright despised. Let’s say I’m often used as a scapegoat, and there’s an ongoing debate over what rights I do and do not deserve. Under what circumstances would you be willing to break with the pack and speak a word on my behalf? Would it be enough that you simply saw a wrong being done? Or would you need to have some emotional... Full story
Good crowds will likely mean a return performance for the Spanish Musical Fair and Demolition Derby at Roosevelt County’s fair, officials said on Tuesday. Scott Tucker, Demolition Derby organizer, said there were approximately 2,500 people for the derby’s second year. Fair board president Kent Best said there were approximately 1,500 people for the Spanish Musical Fair, which was in its first year. Tucker said the Crashmasters team of Odessa, Texas, won the derby contest, which included a prize of $2,500. “It was a prett... Full story
Officials with the El Llano Grande District of the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are inviting Clovis, Portales and Cannon Air Force base first- through fifth-grade boys to join the organization, according to a news release from the local Boy Scouts organization. Scott Kilian, the senior district executive, said he is looking forward to two September events in Clovis. Boy Scouts can bring a friend to do the ropes course at Clovis Community College, he said. “It’s a fun event.” Cub Scouts will also be having a “Fish...
PORTALES — It didn’t take long — just two matches — for the first-year Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer program to break into the win column. Of course, ENMU coaches Carlos Elizondo and Travis McCorkle thought it could’ve been even sooner. The Greyhounds scored just 61 seconds into their history on Friday at Texas Wesleyan, but eventually had to settle for a 1-1 tie with the Rams after two overtimes. They left no doubt on Saturday, though, scoring the first three goals in a 3-1 win at Dallas Baptist. “One of the... Full story
The outgoing district attorney and a longtime public defender are vying for the top position in the district defender’s office, which will become open after Oct. 29. Assistant public defender Jim Wilson, an Idaho native, and District Attorney Brett Carter are scheduled to meet with the state’s top public defender in two weeks to interview for the job, Wilson said. Both applicants are looking to fill the position of 9th Judicial District defender Calvin Neumann, who is retiring after 25 years in the Clovis office. Gov. Bil...
Don McAlavy: Local Columnist One of the oldest families settling near the soon-to-be Clovis in 1904 was the Joel C. Faris family of eight. A farmer who raised cotton, horses and mules in Texas, Joel Faris was also a carpenter, building the first homes when Clovis began. He built the first real estate building at Third and Main, made for Clayton Reed and C. V. Steed. One of his grandsons was Carroll Faris, Clovis High School Class of 1950, one of CHS’ great athletes. Carroll, like his grandfather, was an entrepreneur too, f...
Freedom Editorial So we now have another proposal for reforming the sprawling 15-agency “intelligence community” that missed the signs that 9/11 was in the works and didn’t exactly get it right about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. It’s a welcome addition to the ongoing debate, but the very extensiveness of the proposal, coming on the heels of a somewhat different proposal from the 9/11 Commission, underlines the importance of taking it slow and trying to get the organization, the policies, authority and the job descrip... Full story
Fourteen of 17 Clovis schools met the state’s standards for performance and participation, according to ratings released Monday by the New Mexico Public Education Department. Clovis High School, Cameo Elementary and Marshall Junior High School failed to meet the department’s yearly progress standards. Cameo failed to meet state standards for the second straight year, meaning the school will be placed on “school improvement” status and be forced to develop an improvement plan. The ratings were based on student perform... Full story
