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PORTALES — It will be a while longer before Mary and Sandi Taylor face trial for the death and serious injury last summer of two young girls in their care, following a last-minute continuation Thursday in Roosevelt County Court. A jury pool of 75 was already called and awaiting the selection process when Judge Donna Mowrer approved a motion from the Taylors’ defense attorney Tye Harmon, who said recent witness and discovery filings from prosecutors obligated him to request more time. District Attorney Andrea Reeb said it was...
Today • Pinwheels for Peace — 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., art display at Clovis-Carver Public Library. More than 400 pinwheels with messages of peace will be on display. Information: 575-763-3435 Saturday • Yard sale fundraiser — 8 a.m. to noon, parking lot on the southeast intersection of Thornton and Purdue Streets in Clovis. Benefits Clovis High band students. Information: 575-769-2311 • The Petty Breakers – Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series. 7 p.m., Marshall Auditorium, 100 Commerce Way, Clovis. Admission: $15-$20. In...
Have you ever had self-doubt? Sometimes I question my decisions. It may be something small like cooking spaghetti for supper and thinking I should have gone the roast route. Or it might be which purse to buy. Then when I finally buy the purse, I go home and think, “I should have gotten the green one instead of the black one.” My self-doubt doesn’t stop there. Self-doubt has caused me indecision about many things in life. I even have self-doubt when I know God has stirr...
One of the sweetest and best ladies I’ve ever known, Vernell Cotten Nance, my mother-in-law, just passed away. Maybe this is a good time to reprise this column from August 2012: My mother-in-law has just moved from her apartment down and around the corner from our house, where she moved around five years ago, to assisted living in a community about 75 miles away. I don’t like it much. I know — we’ve all heard the jokes about mothers-in-law. And, yes, I’m afraid we’ve all...
CLOVIS — A simple design will carry a powerful message during the Pinwheels for Peace event today at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Co-organizer Misty Bertrand said the international pinwheel project promoting non-violence has been in Clovis previously but wasn't here last year; so the Clovis/Curry County Chamber Ambassadors thought it was important to revive the event "especially with the way the world is today." The pinwheels — about 400 of them — were designed by members... Full story
CLOVIS — A fixture of the Clovis Community College commons area for more than three decades will be coming down this weekend due to safety concerns, according to college officials. A stained glass art piece created by former CCC art teacher Bruce DeFoor, which features New Mexico scenery, has hung in the second floor of the commons area near the bookstore since 1982. But when he inspected the piece over the summer, DeFoor said he recommended it be taken down. "There's n...
CLOVIS — Officer, that's not my grenade. Gary Charley told police something to that effect this week when they located his recently stolen vehicle Tuesday morning off an alley near the 400 block of Clovis' Second Street. It was abandoned there less than 36 hours after he'd reported it missing early Monday morning from outside his place of work. When police located his Nissan sedan, they found what looked like a grenade inside and called out Cannon Air Force Base's Explosive O... Full story
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico senior Mercy Rotich was named Thursday as the Lone Star Conference’s women’s cross country runner of the week, according to a release from the conference office. Rotich was second with a time of 18:04.7 at last week’s Texas Tech Open. It was the top time for a Division II runner, and her fastest time as a Greyhound. Rotich helped the ENMU women finish sixth at the meet. Rotich, who redshirted in 2017, only ran one regular season race in...
September is more than half over and though Melrose’s football team isn’t in panic mode yet, the Buffaloes would like to rebound tonight after suffering two straight losses following an opening-week victory. Two teams straddling the state line — Texico and Farwell — will also clash tonight. Roosevelt County rivals Elida and Floyd do battle on Saturday afternoon, as does Dora, who visits faraway Pine Hill, all part of a big weekend of area football. Tonight Mountainair (3-1) at Melrose (1-2), 5:30 p.m. This game has a couple...
PORTALES — It’s been tough sledding for Portales volleyball in 2018, as the team goes through a rebuild. However, the Rams got some relief on Thursday night, disposing off the winless Ruidoso Warriors in three sets, 25-14, 25-13 and 25-17. “I thought we served well and passed the ball good,” Rams senior Taylee Rippee said. “We’ve gotten better, but we just have to keep practicing hard and getting better to keep going.” It didn’t take much for the Rams (2-6) to get going agains...
CLOVIS — If the Clovis High football team is going to halt its losing streak at two and get back on the fun side of .500 tonight, defense — most specifically the defensive backfield — will likely be the biggest key. Clovis defenders should be plenty busy tonight at Leon Williams Stadium, however they fare. Because Lubbock Coronado’s 6-foot-2 sophomore quarterback Sawyer Robertson likes to put it up, be it a deep pass or the dump-off and slant varieties. Just look at the sta...
The following marriage licenses were recently filed at the Curry County Clerk’s Office: • Jordan Lee Boyce, 18, of Clovis, to Adriana M. Abarca, 20, of Portales • Matthew Joseph Cordova, 25, to Brenda Loya, 23, both of Clovis • Robert J. Montanez, 32, of Amarillo, to Alejandra Virginia Chavez, 25, of Clovis • Robert Gomez Jr., 31, to Shaynell Marie Fay Rodriguez, 32, both of Clovis • Alexander Joseph Bryant, 21, to Alicia Jo St. Clair, 20, both of Clovis • Christian Andres Gomez, 22, to Abigail Awilda Cruzado, 25, both of Clo...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday-Thursday: Clovis • Michael Lujan, 23, assault with intent to commit a violent felony against a household member • Shynericc Lewis, 21, probation violation • Robin Russell, 28, failure to appear, failure to pay fines • Justin Tipton, 38, failure to appear • Elijah Harris, 21, failure to appear, failure to pay fines • Scot Andrews, 56, larceny (over $250 but not more than $500) • Caleb Peterson, 21, no insurance, open container, driving under the influence Por...
On this date ... 1968: Robert Haseloff, Kyle Sheets and Craig Phillips had been selected Steers of the Week by The State Line Tribune newspaper. Haseloff was lineman of the week for his "outstanding performance in the Dimmitt-Steer game" the previous week. Sheets, No. 82, and Phillips, No. 42, were the backs of the week. In other sports news: Joe Robertson, a Santa Fe engineer, had won the horseshoe pitching championship at the New Mexico State Fair. "I've been pitching...
CLOVIS — Board members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority on Thursday unanimously approved both of the new business items on their agenda. They awarded to Oscar Renda Contracting a construction contract on an interim pipeline between Clovis and Cannon Air Force Base. They also authorized the execution of a Water Trust Board Loan to supply additional funds to that project. Work on Finish Water 2, estimated at $25 million, should begin in November or December and is expected to take the better part of a year. S...
CLOVIS — In a decision met with a round of applause, the Clovis City Commission approved a variance allowing an Albuquerque restaurateur to test out Clovis for a new location. The commission voted unanimously Thursday night following a hearing on a variance for Red Door Brewing Company to hold celebration events Oct. 12 and Oct. 26 at the former Levine’s Building property on the 400 block of Main Street. The hearing for a variance was required because the Levine’s building is within 300 feet of the Potter House Church. City...
Monday • Economic Incentive Board — 7:30 a.m., Assembly Room at Clovis City Hall, 321 N. Connelly. Information: 575-763-9654 • Roosevelt General Hospital board meeting — 5:30 p.m., Fred Anthony Conference Room, RGH, 42121 U.S. 70, Portales. Information: 575-359-1800 Tuesday • Clovis Municipal Schools board meeting — 5:30 p.m., CMS district board room, 1009 Main St. Information: 575-769-4300 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St. Information: 575-356-6662 The meetings calendar is a d...
