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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis High's girls will try to keep their streak going of reaching Class 5A state competition, while the boys are looking for the first trip to state since reaching the semifinals in 2018. The CHS boys open the 2024 campaign on Monday, hosting Roswell Goddard in a 6:30 p.m. kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium, then travel to Albuquerque for a 6 p.m. tilt on Thursday against Hope Christian. Meantime, the Lady Wildcats are slated to face Centennial on Friday in a 4 p.m....
Jake, a highly intelligent fourth-grader with autism, changed my perspective on teaching. Jake was interested in math and science but found it very hard to engage in reading and social studies. When it came time for my annual Market Day project, in which students design a product to sell, advertise it, and then make and sell it, all within a budget, Jake refused to participate. I was at a loss. At the time, I was a teacher ambassador for the New Mexico Public Education...
PARIS - The 2024 Olympics worked at a time when the Olympic movement needed them to work. They were safe. They were accessible. The backdrops were spectacular. Fencing inside the Grand Palais. Equestrian at Versailles. Skateboarding next to the Luxor Obelisk. Beach volleyball beneath the Eiffel Tower. "My first couple matches, stepping onto the court with 12,000 people cheering, it was just an incredible atmosphere," said Chase Budinger, the La Costa Canyon, Calif., High Schoo...
Portales High’s soccer boys are looking to turn the corner this season while the girls are also looking to improve with a new coaching staff. Both teams open the new season at home, with the Lady Rams welcoming Las Vegas Robertson for a 3 p.m. encounter on Wednesday and both squads hosting Ruidoso at 11 a.m. (girls) and 1 p.m. (boys) on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium. Girls – Laci Lozoya, who played at Eastern New Mexico University, is taking over for David Sweet and will be assisted by PHS alum Zoe Roy. The Lady Rams (4-...
Clovis and Portales High's football teams had home scrimmages last week in preparation for Friday night's regular-season openers. The Wildcats entertained Lovington on Thursday night at Leon Williams Stadium. On Friday night, the Rams hosted a four-team get-together with Las Vegas Robertson, Lubbock Trinity Christian and New Mexico Military at the PHS practice facility which was cut short by lightning. This week, CHS opens with a cross-state trip to Farmington while the Rams...
Nearly a month ago, Patsy Delk stood at the front of what would become Curry County's history museum and closed her eyes. "It'll be worth it," she thought at that moment. But with so much left to do – and so little time available – could Delk and other members of the High Plains Historical Foundation pull it off? Turns out they could – and did. "I'm gonna try not to cry," Delk said while addressing a thicket of city members, foundation folks and friends during the museu...
Entering her second season at the helm, Portales High volleyball coach Bailey Greenwalt knows her squad has its work cut out as usual in District 4-4A. Still, she hopes her team’s returning experience bodes well against the likes of 2023 state semifinalists Artesia and Roswell Goddard. “We have more experience than we’ve had in the past,” said Greenwalt, a PHS alum. “Almost all (the main players) have played varsity before. “We’re still in our tough district. We have lots to prove, but the girls are really motivated.” T...
Today *New Mexico Lady Storm 2024-25 girls’ basketball tryouts – New Mexico National Guard Armory, 601 S. Norris St., Clovis. 10 a.m.-noon, tryouts for ninth through 11th grade; 1-3 p.m., tryouts for fifth and sixth graders. Information: Coach Mario Caswell at 575-693-8283 or email [email protected] Monday through Saturday *Tatzoopalooza fundraiser – noon-7 p.m. daily, Hillcrest Park Zoo, 110 W. 21st St., Clovis. Flash tattoos by Ronster Tattoo; 50 designs; $60 each or two for $100; proceeds support Hillcrest Park...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • David Baker, 66, driving while license suspended or revoked • Alaze Duffy, 24, probation violation • Misty Padilla, 42, failure to pay fines • Jonas Dominguez, 25, child abuse – negligently cause, kidnapping, aggravated battery against a household member, assault with intent to commit violent felony against a household member • Calvetti Johnson, 51, possession of a firearm or destructive device by a felon • Dillan Vaughn, 27, failure to pay fines...
More than 400 members of the New Mexico Municipal League met at Clovis' Civic Center for three days last week for their 67th annual conference. Clovis Assistant City Manager Claire Burroughes reported participants attended meetings for mayors and council/commission members, clerks and finance officers, police chiefs, judges and court clerks, librarians, for environmental quality and more. Burroughes was appointed president of the state's City Management Association for a...
A Curry County grand jury on Friday indicted a Clovis man on multiple charges he tried to terrify, intimidate or harass four area residents, including state Rep. Andrea Reeb. Online court records show Michael McKinney, 47, faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted of the fourth-degree felony charges against him. Online court records also show McKinney was sentenced to six months in jail in 2021 after similar criminal allegations involving Reeb and others...
Monday *City of Clovis Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 Thursday *Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority – 3 p.m., Ingram Room, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4262 *Clovis City Commission - 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clo...
Portales City Council members on Tuesday are expected to discuss a contract for the man they recently made a “conditional offer” to as their next city manager. Interim City Manager T.J. Cathey said councilors are expected to discuss the contract for Christopher Moyer in executive session. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Building, according to the city’s website. Council members on Aug. 3 agreed during a “special council meeting” to offer the job to Moyer, conditional on his passing a backgroun...
Curry County Assessor Sam Kelley is alerting area residents that their Property Assessment Profile can be purchased through the assessor’s office for $1. Kelley said a private company is offering the same service for $123. “The company does not appear to be doing anything that is technically illegal,” Kelley said, but he wants taxpayers to know there are cheaper options for those needing a comprehensive report of their property....
Two area men on Monday were arrested and charged with receiving or transferring a stolen motor vehicle. Curry County Undersheriff Wesley Waller said in a news release that investigators received information from the Parmer County Sheriff’s Office about stolen property possibly being stored at 1308 S. Lea St. in Clovis. The release stated two Kubota utility vehicles, stolen from a Parmer County business, were located on the property, along with a stolen 2005 Chevrolet Silverado, tires and wheel rims. The release stated T...
Too much government is a problem. I’m not talking about too many governments, but too much. Global government -- one government -- is the worst possible scenario. The fewer governments, the worse the problem generally becomes. Political power -- the power to govern, murder, steal, imprison, and enslave -- gets more dangerous the more concentrated and centralized it is. The best number of governments is exactly the same as the number of people alive. Neither more nor fewer. E...
When we studied the Declaration of Independence in grade school -- we didn’t call it elementary school then -- the one concept from the preamble we had to memorize above all else was: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” I sometimes wonder what percentage of high school graduates could quote that line....
New Mexico has its own unique culture and lifestyle, but I’m not sure all New Mexicans see it. This state is influenced heavily by its neighbors — Texas, Colorado, Arizona and Mexico. We are clearly impacted and even inspired by these next-door neighbors, in both good and bad ways. Take “chile” and “chili” as an example. I’d wager that residents of the Rio Grande Corridor refer to our beloved “chile” far more than they do on the east side of the state, where Texas infiltrates our state with beef-and-bean-bas...
Portales schools have implemented a no-phone policy during the school day, Superintendent Sharon Rowley told school board members at Monday’s meeting. The policy is intended to limit distractions and harmful effects that social media and cell phones have on a student’s mental health, she said. She cited data from the Surgeon General and told board members that engagement in schools is a big priority for this year. Principal Nathan Dodge said the policy began to be fully enforced on Monday and “parents are receiving it well....
What is the purpose of convocation ceremonies as a school year begins? Clovis Municipal Schools and Clovis Community College do this. By definition, a convocation is a group of people gathered together, often for academic purposes, according to Sharna Gardner, public relations specialist with Clovis Municipal Schools. “Clovis Municipal Schools has a long-standing tradition of holding a convocation immediately preceding the start of each school year,” Gardner wrote in an email. Gardner noted as a district, convocation has “dee...
Two large companies proposing to install solar panels across 3,000 acres in Roosevelt County presented information to the County Commission at its meeting on Tuesday. Blackwater Solar, a company that develops solar farms in various parts of the U.S., and Orstead Americas, a global company that operates renewable energy farms, are working together to install solar panels on leased land, according to a presentation by Jamie Mears, a project manager with Orstead. The project, which has yet to go through the county planning...
If I didn’t know that nostalgia can’t actually be transported, I would swear it must arrive each August on the Roosevelt County fairgrounds by the truckload. I was looking through some of our old Kodachrome family slides last week and found a few images that my mom captured at the Roosevelt County fair in 1965. In one of my favorites, I’m holding two soggy paper cones that I know for a fact contain the sticky remnants of red snow cones from the American Legion food booth...
Tuesday’s regular session of the Curry County Commission was dominated by a discussion between commissioners and Curry County Assessor Sam Kelley over the continued raising of property taxes in the county. The back-and-forth was spurred by a scheduled presentation by Kelley. “The State Tax and Revenue Department has a statistical analysis on each county. I was reporting on what percentage Curry County was at, where Curry County ranked in percentage of market value taxed,” Kelley explained after the meeting. Once a prope...
Bobby Sandoval always knew how to make things happen. That's according to longtime friend David Briseño, outreach director at Clovis' La Casa Family Health Center. "I've known Bobby since I moved to Clovis in 1990. He was a mentor and a friend," Briseño said last week. "What inspired me the most about Bobby was he knew how to navigate the system and get things done." Sandoval, the longtime city and county commissioner who died Monday at age 87, had been getting things done i...
SANTA FE — Amid a dispute with lawmakers over high crime rates, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's administration is contesting the findings of a legislative report about unspent public safety appropriations. After a legislative report found about 56% of the roughly $424 million appropriated over the past five years for public safety initiatives had been spent, a state budget agency conducted its own review. Its analysis concluded about 72% of such one-time funding has been spent or is in the process of being spent. Wayne P...
