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The first reports that Walmart was on fire were received by Clovis Fire Department at 3:37 a.m. Sunday. Six minutes later the first firefighting unit was on scene. Soon after that, "everything we had, literally," was on its way to the region's largest retail outlet, Deputy Fire Chief Fay Craigmile said. And it was already too late to prevent what she and others have called "significant damage." "We didn't initially see anything suspicious ... but just the heavy fireload that...
The Rosary for Stella Lucero, 74, of Portales, will be recited at 7:00 PM, Tues., Sept. 5, 2023 at St. Helen Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Wed., Sept. 6, 2023 at St. Helen Catholic Church with Fr. Francisco Carbajal officiating. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with David Lucero, Jr., Jason Lucero, Robert Lucero III, Joe Angel Pena, Arthur Villanueva, Steve Villanueva and Baby J. serving as pallbearers. All her...
TUCUMCARI -- Mesalands Community College stated in a letter to a state senator the financially troubled college was not “at this time” considering the option of becoming a branch of a four-year university. State Sen. George Munoz, D-Gallup, in late July wrote letters to Mesalands, Eastern New Mexico University and New Mexico State University, urging Mesalands to consider a partnership or make the Tucumcari college a branch campus of one of the universities. He requested a response by Aug. 28. Last month, Mesalands board of...
On this date ... 1932: George Lancaster, 19, accused of killing his wife, Blanche Lancaster, 34, entered a plea of not guilty in district court before Judge Harry Patton. Attorneys Carl Hatch and A.W. Hockenhull asked jurors to consider the former high school football star’s mental condition and relationship with the woman “many years his senior.” George Lancaster’s attorneys presented a temporary insanity defense. They said he was a “boy who has not sinned, but who has been sinned against,” the Clovis Evening News-Journa...
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce has announced the newest “Retail Rockstar” is The Bender Auto Group on Mabry Drive. The auto dealership group will be honored for “their exceptional service in our retail community” at a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Thurdaday at Bender Chevrolet GMC, 2500 Mabry Drive. The Bender Auto Group is a locally owned and operated Clovis dealership that has been providing vehicle sales and service since 1969. “We invite you to join us for the presentation next week, where we will be honoring...
According to a news release from the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce a Family Medicine provider has joined the Roosevelt General Hospital Clinic. Marielle Opeña graduated from Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces with clinical rotations in eastern New Mexico. Opeña returns to New Mexico to practice after completing a full spectrum of family medicine residency in Maine, according to the release. Opeña’s interests are rural medicine, women's health, chronic management and treating patients of all ages...
Business has returned to the Food Court at Clovis’ North Plains Mall with the opening of The Pita Pocket. The eatery is operated by former vehicle salesman David Ashcraft and his “significant other,” Chelsie Morris. “We feature our homemade pita bread and chocolate chip cookies,” Ashcraft said. Ashcraft operated “Honest D’s Auto Sales” before opening The Pita Pocket. “Before I sold cars I was in the food biz,” Ashcraft said. Ashcraft said the inspiration for The Pita Pocket came from his grandmother who came from the Oro G...
Chile roasting at Clovis Farmer’s Market has started according to North Plains Mall General Manager Leeann Glen. Glen said the Farmer’s Market will continue through Oct. 31 in the mall’s southwest parking area behind the Red Lobster restaurant. The market is open Tuesdays at 5 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. until all produce is sold, according to Glen. Glen said the chile roasting has begun at the Clovis Farmer’s Market with the arrival of Ledbetter Chile Farms chile. Evelyn Ledbetter of Ledbetter Farms said the chile roastin...
A career U.S. military man from the Northeast is offering a vehicle rental option in the area. Salomon Caicedo operates LMTLSS LLC, a car rental business operating on the Turo platform. “Turo is just like Air BNB just with vehicles,” Caicedo said. In comparing his vehicle rental business to others in the field Caicedo said his is “Very flexible and personable.” “We just want the customer to have a great experience,” Caicedo said. Caicedo has five vehicles in his business. He described the rental procedure. “Download t...
We don’t always end up where we think we’ll be when we start out on our journey. For some, the journey is straightforward. I think about the people in my life who knew what they wanted to do and be, and then set out to make it happen. For others, myself included, there were more twists and turns than the normal straightaway. It isn’t just that plans change, but that we change. Or our situations change. Or we discover what we thought we wanted, just didn’t work for us. Or it j...
I was sitting on the patio on a recent evening and enjoying some quiet time. It was almost cool, by which I mean it was mercifully less than 100. I’ve got some plants out there that seem to be doing well — considering the oppressive heat and drought. A couple of Mandevilla plants are blooming nicely. A pomegranate plant (believe it or not) is filling in well. Not sure yet what it will need to really bloom, but I need to do some research. I’ve got two or three hibiscus plant...
Joey McGuire was right. His Texas Tech football team did put the country on notice last Saturday night, that is after a long rain delay if much of the country bothered to notice. And it is this – that after a face plant against Wyoming on CBS and the home opener this weekend against Oregon on FOX, these Red Raiders are not ready for prime time despite their national exposure. After a summer of strutting and flexing, and getting many buy-ins from media and fans that this c...
Friona tournament Thursday (pool play) Clovis Christian 2, Fort Sumner JV 0 Clovis Christian 25 25 Fort Sumner JV 9 17 CCS individual statistics Kills – Hannah McKay 5. Digs – three tied with 1. Aces – Jalisa Raney 6. Assists – Allison McRaven 1, Raney 1. Record – Clovis Christian 1-1. Clovis Christian 2, Friona JV 1 Clovis Christian 25 20 15 Friona JV 23 25 13 CCS individual statistics Kills – Madison Kruckeberg 2, Reece Robb 2. Digs – Shae Stageberg 5. Aces – Hannah Medina 2. Assists – four tied with 2. Record – Clovis Chri...
The Gattis 7th grade football team lost to Texico 34-14 on Aug. 24. Scoring for the Cubs were Braylon Weaver on a 50-yard quarterback keeper and on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Luciana Gallo, with Jacen Maes converting on a 2-point conversion. In their second game, played on Aug. 29, Gattis defeated the Yucca Chaparrals 34-6 as Gallo scored three rushing TDs, Weaver added a touchdown and two 2-point conversions, and Bentley Lukkar scored. Meantime, the defense added a safety. The Cubs were scheduled to play again on Tuesday...
ELIDA – Senior Zane Rush scored touchdowns in three different ways and also tossed a scoring pass as Grady subdued Elida 40-26 in 6-man District 2 action on Friday night. Rush caught a 38-yard pass from senior Xavier Romero for the game's first score, then returned a punt 48 yards later in the period, threw a 13-yard TD pass to freshman Madden Flood in the second stanza and went in on an 18-yard run to put the game out of reach in the final segment. Also for the Bronchos (...
ALAMOSA, Colo. – The Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team completed its season-opening weekend in Colorado with its second draw, tying Fort Lewis 1-1 on Sunday. Meantime, the ENMU men fell to 1-1 for the season with a 3-1 loss to the Skyhawks. In the women’s tilt, senior forward/midfielder Haley Huff put the Greyhounds on the board midway through the first half, converting from close range on an assist by junior midfielder Abbie Dickens. Fort Lewis, playing its season opener, tied it on a goal by freshman defen...
Sul Ross State's season opener at Western New Mexico last week resembled some basketball contests – a game of runs. The Lobos scored 21 consecutive points to take a 21-7 lead late in the half, but WNMU finished on a 28-0 surge and posted a 42-28 victory. When Eastern New Mexico University's football team takes on Sul Ross in an 11 a.m. (MDT) start on Saturday at Alpine, Texas, the Greyhounds will be looking for improvement over their narrow 28-26 season-opening win against New...
SANTA FE – It was a long day for Portales High’s soccer squads on Saturday, but (mostly) a profitable one. PHS went double overtime in both matches against host Academy for Technology & The Classics, the girls pulling out a 2-1 victory while the boys had to settle for a 2-2 tie. Lady Rams sophomore J’Lynn Maestas scored the winning goal on a shot from about 40 yards out in early in the second OT. Sophomore Maria Lujan got the game’s first tally, but ATC tied it shortly before halftime. First-year PHS girls coach David S...
It may not be much, but when you're 0-3 you look for any advantage you can get. Clovis High's football teams welcomes longtime former district rival Carlsbad to Leon Williams Stadium for a 7 p.m. matchup on Friday. The Cavemen (1-2) are coming off a 28-7 loss at Class 6A No. 5 Volcano Vista on Saturday. "We've got them on a short week," CHS coach Andrew McCraw said, "so hopefully they'll be tired." The Cats dropped a 55-14 decision at Carlsbad last season. The Cavemen,...
It’s week 28, and the sleep just keeps getting more and more uncomfortable. No, I’m not complaining, just adjusting to all of this still. Every week is an adjustment since it’s always something new. Let’s see … this week, in addition to the hard time sleeping, I’ve started to get leg cramps or “charley horses” at night, as some might call them. Those are quite the shock to wake up to when you’re peacefully sleeping. It’s hard to believe we are about 12 weeks out from meeting our baby girl. One thing I have yet to talk ab...
Better horse hospitality is on its way to the Curry County Fairgrounds. County officials will break ground for a multi-purpose livestock pavilion at 10:30 a.m. today, with the public invited to festivities. The 57,216 square-foot facility, planned to accommodate 250 portable animal stalls, is set for completion in summer 2024, prior to the next Curry County Fair. Construction cost is $14.09 million, county officials said. Funding comes from the Regional Recreation Centers...
Seriously folks. Maybe we Republicans better stop banging on Old Joe Biden for the serious cognitive issues he obviously has. Unless we hold the players on our own team responsible for their cognitive issues, we have to stop harping on the obvious mental declines of President Biden, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Diane Feinstein, my home state’s ancient senator. I’m talking of course about the problem of what to do about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s shaky brain. The Repub...
After whipping themselves into a frenzy, conservatives have tried to do a rapid U-turn of their embrace of YouTube sensation Oliver Anthony and his hit song, “Rich Men North of Richmond.” The flip-flop comes after Anthony (real name Christopher Anthony Lunsford) derided Republican politicians, radio hosts, and conservative news outlets for brazenly adopting his song. “It was funny seeing that (Republican) presidential debate,” Anthony said. “I wrote that song about those peo...
In May 2005, a federal committee charged with reducing the nation’s military installations recommended that Cannon Air Force Base be closed. Local, state and federal lawmakers joined the community to rally behind the base in hopes of saving it. Area residents wrote hundreds of letters and thousands lined the streets of the city when the federal Base Closure and Realignment Committee came to town for a public hearing. If the local efforts had a vocal leader, his name was Bill Richardson. New Mexico’s governor never cla...
No one ever accused Bill Richardson of not thinking big - and dreaming bigger. Of all those thoughts and dreams, New Mexico sports were a prime beneficiary. To the mind-bending prospect of a National Football League franchise someday making Albuquerque its home, Richardson said (in effect), why not? Let's at least look into it. To the far more realistic hope of Albuquerque hosting an annual college bowl game, Richardson said, let's make it happen. To the formation of a...
