Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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This week the state of New Mexico announced it has consolidated its housing assistance programs into a single access point called the New Mexico Home Fund. Through these programs, a total of about $167.1 million in rent aid has been awarded and the state has received another $55 million in federal funds to support homeowners, according to a state press release. “The Home Fund provides a single access point for several emergency housing programs, including rental assistance, utility assistance, temporary housing assistance, re...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Portales High’s football team played on the road for the first time this season on Friday night, and nothing changed from the first two weeks. The Rams were solid from start to finish and cruised to a 55-30 victory over West Las Vegas, breaking the game open with three third-quarter touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Paxton Culpepper, who missed the second half of a 26-14 win over Ruidoso in the previous week at Greyhound Stadium, was just fine in this one. Culpepper threw for four touchdowns and ran for anot...
CLOVIS — It’s not the way you’d like to win, but Clovis High’s boys will take it. The Wildcats took advantage of an own-goal by New Mexico Military with about eight minutes left to edge the Colts 3-2 on Tuesday night at Leon Williams Stadium. Sophomores Ihab Mesbah and Angel Nunez scored for the Cats in the first half, which ended in a 2-2 tie. “We defended OK, but they outshot us,” CHS coach Greg Trujillo said. “We created a few scoring opportunities, and the ones we had, we scored.” NMMI (0-2) outshot the Cats on goal 10-3...
AMARILLO — Clovis High’s volleyball squad got off to a quick start on Tuesday night, but Amarillo Palo Duro dominated from there and the Lady Dons handed CHS a 17-25, 25-17, 25-15, 25-10 setback. Lady Wildcats coach Darrel Ray said his squad was relatively competitive through Game 2, but faded from there. Like many Texas schools, Palo Duro (8-8) is already well into its season. “We just didn’t show up in Games 3 and 4,” he said. “The first set was really good for us, and in the second we were competitive but had problems wi...
MELROSE - In what looked early on like it might be a tight tussle, it didn't take the Melrose Buffaloes long to turn the game into a runaway. Melrose broke the scoring ice in the final minute of the first quarter, then erupted for 40 points in the second stanza in thumping Magdalena 58-8 on Friday night. Sophomore quarterback Josiah Roybal completed 19-of-24 passes for 327 yards and three touchdowns as the Buffaloes (2-1) bounced back from a 46-8 neutral-field pasting the...
The Portales Public Library closed on Monday for roof repairs, and most operations are moved into a temporary location that librarians are not ready to reveal yet, because decisions are still pending on what services can be offered. The library’s head librarian Tawna Luscombe also said on Friday that programs for elementary and secondary students are being held in the auditorium at the Portales Memorial Building, at 200 E 7th St. Luscombe added, however, that the auditorium will only be open for those programs. “The who...
Many area residents of Roosevelt and Curry counties may not know that one of the most popular Norteño bands in the American southwest and northern Mexico calls Roosevelt County home. Members of Los Huracanes del Norte’ live around Midway and Elida according to Elida schools third grade teacher Dana Cook. “They’re a very humble family,” Cook said. The band has released over 900 songs. Members of the band and their families are reportedly excited about making a trip to Hollywood, Ca. this week for a ceremony celebrat...
The abandoned seed barn off West Amador Avenue in Las Cruces has stood for decades as a giant monument to lost industry. The city has had big plans in the past to breathe new life into the old structure. In 2015 it was going to be part of Gin Plaza, described in the ill-fated Amador Pròximo project as an “homage to the neighborhood’s agricultural and industrial history and an invitation to millennials who crave an eclectic vibe in which to explore, live, work and recreate.” Amador Pròximo was just another in a long line of...
How much does President Biden dislike America? Let us count the ways. Last week, our phony uniter-in-chief called about half of the country – Republicans and all red-hatted supporters of Donald Trump – semi-fascists. His press secretary – the person who has the impossible job of trying to clarify, excuse or walk-back Biden’s daily gaffes and deranged attacks on his fellow Americans – said later that the president was not exaggerating by using the political f-word. “When you...
The electric vehicle revolution is here, and the United States must now make a choice. If we do nothing or not enough to break our dependence on China for battery metals like lithium and nickel, we face an uncertain future leading to the loss of electric vehicle (EV) production and other advanced technologies that can underpin our manufacturing sector, our energy security and our efforts to slash carbon emissions. For the first time in decades, passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) offers a major tool for reducing...
The Republican Party only had about a half-century to prepare for the end of Roe v. Wade yet is still scared and confused now that the late, unlamented decision is no longer with us. It may be that the media is exaggerating the extent that the Dobbs decision has changed the trajectory of the midterms, but there is no doubt that it has energized Democrats and that pro-lifers suffered a signal defeat in a Kansas referendum in early August. Some Republicans seem to think they...
Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which is in the same family of viruses that cause smallpox but is much milder. There are 26 cases in the state, over 15,000 nationwide, and over 43,000 globally. Like any new disease impacting our state, we at the New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) want to separate fact from fiction so residents can make informed choices to protect themselves. Symptoms can include fever, chills, headache, muscle aches and backache, tiredness, and swollen lymph nodes. The best...
Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September and this year, that’s tomorrow. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, and over the years the day has come to denote different things to different people. Labor Day was originated to pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of the American worker, and has its roots in the deadly Chicago Haymarket Riot of 1886. Police and workers faced off in clashes that turned violent when thousands of workers took to the s...
Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769-7908 Monday, closed Tuesday: 9 a.m. Fast Fitness with Beth (Rec Center), 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Decorative card crafting, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Music lessons by appointment, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Peer support group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Bingo, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Zumba, noon to 3 p.m. Bridge/hand and foot, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Line dance, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Ttraditional exercise with Don (Rec Center), 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Yoga with Don. Wednesday: 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., Fast Fitness...
Andy Avery will be in Clovis starting Wednesday, playing some "old time rock 'n' roll" like he used to and testifying for the Lord. Who is this friend of local pastor Jon Forrest from the Tennessee River town of Lexington, Tn.? What is the beginning of the 59-year-old guitar player's story? "I raised myself, music was a gift," Avery said. "I was an athlete at Florida State University in Tallahassee and I left that behind when I met Gene Simmons." Yes, THAT Gene Simmons, the...
Beginning this fall, students who have missed 5 or more consecutive days of school due to an approved COVID absence are eligible for Pandemic-EBT relief from the State of New Mexico. According to a news release from the offices of Clovis Municipal Schools, in order to receive P-EBT benefits, medical documentation of a student’s positive test results must be provided. Proof of a positive, laboratory-confirmed test result can be provided to school office staff or the school nurse. At home COVID test results will not be a...
The Texico Volunteer Fire Department's chief Diane Queener has been on the job for just over a month having assumed the top post August 1, but she's been with the department since October 1997, 25 years ago. Queener, 55, spoke of working for the Clovis Fire Department for about 2 ½ years, going to nursing school and starting with Texico before beginning in nursing school. Queener said the Texico fire department has 32 active members. One aspect Queener likes about the...
One person died in a house fire at 816 Stateline Road in Texico Monday morning. Texico Volunteer Fire Department chief Diane Queener did not have an official identity on the dead person. The body has been sent to Albuquerque for an autopsy. “Everything is inconclusive until the state fire marshal gets their report done,” Queener said. Queener said the department’s prayers are with the family of the victim. “We are here to support them in any way they need our support,” she said....
About two dozen people came to a community meeting on Clovis concerns Thursday, over 50 people watched online, according to organizers. The session at Community Church of the Brethren was organized by Josefita Griego, known for her Facebook page "Take Back Your Community" and Daniel Murrell, pastor of the host church. Among the people who came to the session were Clovis Fire Chief Mike Nolen and Clovis Police Captain Robbie Telles, part of police chief Roy Rice's...
There was no traffic on the street, nor any cars in the parking lot. No pedestrians milling about either. Still, I held out hope the restaurant was open. The old building was in dire need of a fresh coat of paint. A black banner painted across the top of its facade was overlayed with white lettering that spelled out "El Monterrey." The "El" though, had grown faint, a casualty of time and weather. The stand-alone storefront, comprised of five arches, told an interesting story....
Road maintenance is a “never ending thing” so the New Mexico Department of Transportation Project Fund Grant award of over $2.7 million this week to Roosevelt County will be “money well spent,” said County Commissioner Dennis Lopez. Maintaining the roads is “all about public safety and protecting our constituents,” Lopez said. “The funding will be utilized to enhance approximately 62 miles of County Maintained Roadways, with about 59 miles of chip sealed roadways to be resurfaced with a micro-seal emulsion,” a county news r...
Clovis police, with help from personnel with the Roswell field office of the FBI, located the juvenile who sent out a shooting threat via Snapchat against Clovis schools Friday morning. Clovis Police Lt. Trevor Thron reports in a news release the Clovis Police Department began receiving tips in reference to a threat of a shooting that was supposed to occur at the Clovis Schools Friday. The original threat was being spread through social media and the validity of this threat was investigated by the Clovis Police Department....
FOOTBALL Prep summaries Thursday Canyon Randall 35, Clovis 10 Clovis 3 0 0 7 — 10 Randall 7 21 7 0 — 35 Scoring summary First quarter R — C.J. Holmes 73 punt return (Ariel Hadzisabic kick), 8:26 C — Kash Roberts FG 26, 2:50 Second quarter R — Nathan Baker 21 pass from Nathan White (Hadzisabic kick), 11:09 R — Baker 32 pass from White (Hadzisabic kick), 4:50 R — Baker 55 pass from White (Hadzisabic kick), 2:03 Third quarter R — Dylan Ray 19 pass from White (Hadzisabic kick), 8:43 Fourth quarter C — Samej Satchel 15 run (Robert...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — After letting an early 10-point lead slip away, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team put together a strong third quarter to subdue New Mexico Highlands 34-18 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. Junior transfer quarterback Kason Martin completed 24-of-31 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns, two to junior college transfer Asa Wondeh. The first covered 44 yards in the second quarter and made it 10-0, and the second went for 39 yards early in the final period. “I’m extreme...
CANYON, Texas — An early punt return by Canyon Randall put Clovis High’s football team in an early hole on Thursday night, and the Wildcats were unable to dig their way out of it. Senior C.J. Hernandez returned the punt 73 yards for a score less than four minutes into the contest, and the Raiders never looked back in a 35-10 victory over the Wildcats. Senior quarterback Nathan White threw for four touchdowns — including three in the second quarter to senior Nathan Baker — as the Raiders improved to 1-1 for the season....
