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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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MIAMI — Hurricane Irma continued its deadly sweep through the Caribbean on Friday as residents of Florida waited with frazzled nerves and growing fears over just how bad the storm would be. The Category 4 hurricane, with a footprint as big as Texas, is expected to make landfall early Sunday and blow through central Florida with 150 mph winds, reaching Georgia by Monday morning. Mandatory evacuations were in place for most coastal communities, affecting 650,000 people or more....
ROSWELL — Clovis High cruised through its six-team pool on Friday in the Zia Classic volleyball tournament, sweeping all five of its two-game matches. The Lady Wildcats beat Belen, Espanola Valley, Lovington, Goddard and Carlsbad in pool play. They will face Artesia, the runner-up in the opposite pool, in a 9 a.m. semifinal today. “We looked good today,” CHS coach Ruth Chavez said. “We’ll just keep working and see what we can do tomorrow.” The top two teams in each pool advanced to today’s Gold Bracket semifinals. R...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Eastern New Mexico’s women’s soccer team came oh-so-close to bagging its first win of the season Friday, but wound up settling for a 2-2 tie against Texas A&M International. The Greyhounds had built a 2-0 lead by the 34th minute of the first half. Samantha Fabela gave Eastern a 1-0 edge in the 31st minute, scoring off an assist from Ariel Lopez. Just over three minutes later, Jaci Sievers scored on a bouncer, with Makeyan Kalmbach assisting. The Hounds still led 2-1 at halftime. But Cio Bargallo, who h...
LUBBOCK, Texas — Calling Friday’s Eastern New Mexico-Colorado Christian volleyball match surprising and unpredictable would be understating it. First, the Greyhounds seemed doomed, seven points away from getting swept in their second match of the Lubbock Christian Tournament. Then it appeared they had taken control and would go storming to a five-set victory. Then it seemed they might squander a fifth-set advantage and lose in heartbreaking fashion. Ultimately, though, Eastern held on in the fifth, winning 3-2, with set sco...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University returns to the gridiron on Saturday to face Western New Mexico University as the Greyhounds prepare to open Lone Star Conference play with two straight road games. ENMU (1-0) will carry a perfect record into the game following last week's comeback win over Southwest Baptist, capped by Bailey Hale's game-winning field goal with 7 seconds left, while the Mustangs (0-1) fell to Division I-AA San Diego on the road in their season opener. D...
ALBUQUERQUE — Senior quarterback Sterling Sena threw for three touchdowns and ran for two on Friday as Melrose cruised to a 48-0 victory over Mancos, Colorado. The neutral-site game was played at Menaul High School. Sena had scoring runs of 40 and 10 yards in the first quarter. He threw TD passes of 40 yards to senior Hunter Sorgen and sophomore Tristan Sena in the third quarter, and finished the scoring with a 75-yard TD pass to senior Jordan Jasso early in the final period. The Buffaloes’ other touchdown came on a 3-y...
PORTALES — In a game mired in penalties, the Portales High football team managed to score 35 second-half points on its way to a 56-28 homecoming victory over West Las Vegas on Friday at Greyhound Stadium. The Rams held the Dons to just seven second-half points, along with just 76 total yards of offense and two interceptions. “Honestly, we still had a lot of penalties. I still don’t understand (that),” a frustrated Rams coach Jaime Ramirez said. “We played better on defense, we...
RIO RANCHO — Three turnovers in the game’s final 4 minutes and 20 seconds led visiting Clovis High into an overtime session, and Rio Rancho’s Cailon Bailon scored on a short touchdown run in the OT to give the Rams a 34-31 victory Friday night. The Wildcats (2-1) had taken the lead in what was a seesaw battle at Rio Rancho Stadium when quarterback Brandt Davis sliced his way into the end zone with 5:33 to play. Davis had thrown two touchdown passes earlier in the game. After Kabel Brooks tacked on the point-after, the ‘Cats h...
TUCUMCARI — Three people were arrested Friday following a pursuit that covered more than 30 miles involving the Village of Logan Police Department and Quay County Sheriff's Office. "This was the best interagency cooperation during a pursuit that I have ever experienced," said Rodney Paris, LPD Chief of Police. "The pursuit began on 540 Loop in Logan after I recognized the driver of a white Impala Justin French, 26, an individual wanted on multiple felony warrants," said C...
On this date ... 1982: The pilot of a crop duster escaped injury when his plane made an emergency belly landing at the Clovis Municipal Airport. Ted Stallings, of Chuck Stallings Aviation in Bovina, sheared off his plane’s landing gear when he struck an irrigation sprinkler on a crop-dusting run. To further complicate the matter, his radio was non-functional. After several passes over the Clovis airport, Stallings successfully landed the single engine Turbine Air Tractor on a turf runway. He walked away from the landing, and...
CLOVIS — A Curry County grand jury on Friday returned a 33-count indictment against Nathaniel Ray Jouett, 16, who is accused in the mass shooting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library on Aug. 28. Two library workers died in the violence, and four people were injured. A news release from District Attorney Andrea Reeb said the case will proceed through the adult criminal justice system. If Jouett is convicted of first-degree murder, he will be sentenced as an adult and could face life in prison, Reeb said. If he is convicted o...
Today • Desert Cruzers Run to Hillcrest — 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hillcrest Park, Clovis. Admission is free. Information: 575-693-2511 • Rotary Arts in the Park — 7 a.m.-5 p.m. at Hillcrest Park, Clovis. Information: 215-237-1859 • Clovis Quilt Expo — 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at extension building, Curry County Fairgrounds. Admission: Free. Information: 575-763-6505 • Speedway races — 6 p.m. at High Plains Motor Speedway. Admission: $5, under 12 free. Information: 575-799-5293 • Red Shoe 5K Fun Run/Walk — 7:30 a.m. start at Mesa Elementary pa...
Jail logs Booked The following were booked into local jails Thursday-Friday Clovis • Gwendolyn Brown, 40, probation violation • Ventura Garcia, 27, theft of identity, violation of the Remote Financial Service Unit Act, fraud • William Sandoval, 48, out of state fugitive • Jesus Anaya, 23, failure to appear on a felony charge, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge (two counts), resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Bobby Owen, 33, probation violation • Catherine Houston, 35, failure to pay fines Portales ...
Monday • Clovis Master Water Assurance Plan District 2 meeting — 6 p.m. at Fellowship Hall (east side entrance) Living Stones, 1800 N. Norris St. • Portales School Board — 6 p.m.-9 p.m. in the board room, 501 W. Abilene. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday • Connecting to Expertise — 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. mixer to bring local non-profit agencies together with faculty from Eastern New Mexico University. ENMU Campus Union Building-Sandia Room, Portales. Information: 575-769-2103 • Clovis Master Water Assurance Plan District 1 me...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education is accepting applications to fill the unexpired term of District 4 Representative Justin Howalt. Howalt recently resigned to accept the job of Clovis city manager, which begins Oct. 2. Registered voters who live in District 4 may apply for the position by sending a letter to school board President Paul Cordova at: Clovis Board of Education, Clovis Municipal Schools, 1009 Main St., P.O. Box 19000, Clovis, 88102-9000. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Sept. 1...
