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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — The Super 8 Motel in Portales remained closed Monday as police continued to investigate the presence of what appeared to be methamphetamine in the motel’s water supply. “Our building is still closed due to all the complications,” Sean McLaughlin, a front desk clerk, said. The building has been closed since Friday, when the substance was discovered in an ice machine. Portales City Manager Sarah Austin said Friday night officials have determined there has been no contamination to the city's water supply and that th...
Tuesday • Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education — 5 p.m., L.C. Cozzens Board Room, 501 S. Abilene. Special meeting to consider resolution seeking delay of social studies curriculum. Meeting will be streamed at livestream.com/accounts/25937490 or under the webcasts section at portalesschools.com. Information: 575-356-7000. • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Face masks required. Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing...
Today • Old Fort Days — various locations, Fort Sumner. Information: https://www.fortsumnerchamber.net/oldfortdays or call Fort Sumner Chamber of Commerce at 575-355-7705 • Fiesta de Familias 2021 — 2-9 p.m., Lindsey Park, 820 N. Ave. M, Portales. Live music, cornhole tournament, car show, community resource fair, pinata, face painting, food. Sponsored by Portales Cultural Affairs Committee. Information: Joan Martinez-Terry at 575-356-6662, option 1 Tuesday • Books and Babies: “Crawling Cuties” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Roberto Segura-Acosta, 73, criminal sexual penetration (three counts), criminal sexual contact of a minor (six counts) • Kyle Mawhorter, 33, probation violation • Melanie Kloberdanz, 30, probation violation (two counts) • Thomas Martin, 22, probation violation • Eddie Franklin, 59, probation violation • John Dillon Breen, 34, failure to appear • Christopher Mills, 42, failure to appear • Alexander Vargas, 38, probation violation, driving while l...
Information on using whole grains in your favorite recipes, cooking with salmon and sewing on stretchy fabrics will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Cindy Falk is with the Kansas Wheat Commission, and she’s going to show how simple it is to sneak whole grains into your favorite recipes. She recommends that we make at least half of our grains “whole” grains, and she’ll explain why. She’s from Manhattan, Ka...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Nature of a Lady” by Rodea M. White. Lady Elizabeth “Libby” Sinclair, with her love of microscopes and nature, isn’t favored in society. She flees to the beautiful Isles of Scilly for the summer and stumbles into the dangerous secrets l...
Clovis schools Monday: Breakfast, blueberry muffin, milk; Lunch, oven roasted drumstick, mashed potatoes & gravy, steamed broccoli, fresh orange, whole wheat roll, fresh vegetables, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, banana bread, milk; Lunch, soft taco, lettuce/tomato, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, chilled mixed fruit, fresh vegetables, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, homemade breakfast burrito, milk; Lunch, hamburger on a bun, seasoned fries, veggie cup & ranch, chilled pineapple, fresh vegetables, milk Thursday: Breakfast, pancake...
Ahhh, the good old days of sleeping with the windows open. We were forced to relive those days last week as the air conditioner took a header. Seems my memory of the good old days doesn’t recall quite so many allergens, mosquitoes or barking neighborhood dogs. I came home for lunch one day late this week and while there noticed it didn’t seem as cool as it should be. The wife said she could feel cold air so I ignored it and put a load in the dryer. I walked by the air ven...
Mykala Chavez is the only child of Ron and Shana Chavez. She was born in Gallup, but she and her family moved to Clovis when she was in first grade so they could be closer to her Dad's side of the family. Chavez has had quite the journey since being in Clovis. Five years ago, she had correctional surgery for scoliosis. She now has 10 titanium screws are connected to two different nylon tethers in her back. Kyro, her service dog, is right beside her to help when he can. He is...
CLOVIS - Clovis High's girls finished out their pre-district schedule in style on Thursday night, posting a 3-0 victory over Roswell Goddard at Leon Williams Stadium. Senior forward Nevaeh Coronado and junior forward/midfielder Caley Adams combined for the Lady Wildcats' goals, two by Coronado, and each assisted on the other's tallies. Clovis extended a 1-0 lead with two goals over the final 10 minutes. "I think we probably played a pretty complete game," Lady Cats coach Ray...
MULESHOE — Muleshoe sophomore Daniel Sianez had himself quite a night on Friday. Sianez returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown, starting a Mules comeback, then scored what turned out to be the deciding touchdown on a 13-yard run late in the third quarter in a 35-31 victory over previously unbeaten Tulia. Muleshoe (2-2) held on during a scoreless final stanza. Sophomores Zeke Kasel and Zach Radloff led a 260-yard ground attack, rushing for 112 and 100 yards, respectively, while senior quarterback Zach Hasley threw for 1...
COMMERCE, Texas — Senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon collected 17 kills, 14 digs, four block assists and three aces on Friday night as Eastern New Mexico University won its first match in nearly two years, a 19-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 15-10 decision over Texas A&M-Commerce in the Lone Star Conference volleyball opener for both teams. The Greyhounds (1-7 overall) last won when they defeated Western New Mexico in four sets on Nov. 16, 2019 in their LSC and regular-season finale at Silver City. The 2020 campaign was c...
