Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep summary Saturday 6-man District 2 Clovis Christian 53, Floyd 0 Clovis Christian 16 23 14 — 53 Floyd 0 0 0 — 0 Scoring summary First quarter CCS — Noah Gershon 65 punt return (Manu Garbarino 2PAT kick) CCS — Caleb Van Beek 22 pass from Jaden Martinez (Garbarino 2PAT kick) Second quarter CCS — Kimber Barnett 62 run (kick blocked) CCS — Easton Adair 33 run (PAT failed) CCS — Garbarino 8 run (Adair run) CCS — Garbarino 24 4-point FG Third quarter CCS — Austin Lingnau 1 pass from Carter Teune (Garbarino 2PAT k...
I've never considered myself to be much of a prophet — not in the popular sense of the word. If you read the Bible books that bear the names of the prophets of old, you'll find, as my Old Testament professor was fond of saying, “The Old Testament prophets were more 'forth-tellers' than foretellers.” Yes, indeed, some amazing foretelling, by God's power, is certainly there. But much more involved was “forth-telling,” proclaiming whatever message God gave them to preach, a...
In almost 23 years as a firefighter - including three as chief of the Portales Fire Department - Steve Beaty never saved the life of a chicken. "I saved a dog, some cats ... a few people," he said. But chickens? Nope. Not from fires anyway. But from other causes? Undoubtedly. In fact, the first day I talked with Beaty, he had just done blood tests on 150 chickens to screen for pullorum (a Salmonella-related disease that causes high mortality in poultry) and had swabbed the thr...
On this date … 1971: Soaking rains brought mixed responses from regional farmers. As reported by the Portales News-Tribune: “The moisture was not welcome to farmers with broomcorn down in the rows, waiting to be stacked, and the dripping sky is even more gloomy to the migrant labor which is here to work in the broomcorn fields. “But to everyone else, the moisture is welcome, if only the sun will come out and give the country at least two more weeks of growing weather.” In Roosevelt County, rainfall totals had ranged from a...
MELROSE - The Melrose Buffaloes had an easy time in winning their first two games of the season by a combined score of 148-0. Slated to host Pine Hill on Saturday, the Buffs wasted no effort to get to 3-0. Melrose was awarded a forfeit win when the Warriors were unable to field a team for the game. The Buffs expect a much stiffer test on Friday when they welcome Fort Sumner (4-0, 1-0 8-man District 2) for a 7 p.m. contest in their district lidlifter. The Foxes got past distric...
CARLSBAD — Portales High junior Michael Riess posted a second-place finish in boys competition on Saturday in the Carlsbad Invitational cross country meet. Riess covered the 5-kilometer course in a time of 17 minutes, 31.36 seconds, trailing only Alamogordo’s Celso Garcia (16:47.50). Alamo captured team honors with 58 points to 72 for Hobbs. Clovis High was seventh in the 10-team field with 157 points, while PHS did not field a full squad. Freshman Sammy Fuentes posted the Wildcats’ top time, coming in 14th in the 80-ru...
CLOVIS — Coming off an unwanted two-week bye, Clovis High’s football team jumps into Class 6A District 2/5 action this week when the Wildcats take on La Cueva in a 7 p.m. Friday kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium. Meantime, Portales High is also seeking its first victory when the Rams visit Rio Grande (0-5) in a 1 p.m. start on Saturday. CHS (0-3) saw its game at Rio Rancho canceled on Sept. 17 due to injuries and COVID-19 protocols before having its bye last week. Meantime, the only loss for La Cueva (4-1) came at the hands of...
ABILENE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University junior Kelvin Kipkemboi placed second with a time of 24 minutes, 56.7 seconds over eight kilometers on Saturday, helping the Greyhounds to a fifth-place team finish in Abilene Christian’s Naimadu Classic cross country event. Meantime, the ENMU women put four runners in the top 20 over a 6.2-kilometer event to come in third with 78 points. Abilene Christian dominated both divisions, winning with 35 points to 73 for Texas-Permian Basin on the men’s side and posting a near-...
The Wall Street Journal should be lauded for putting Facebook on trial in the court of public opinion. The newspaper is exposing one of the biggest issues facing America today — our ability to discern hard truths from the destructive nature of misinformation. In a series of recent articles, the Journal is using internal Facebook documents to expose how the social media platform is hurting its consumers. It’s even drawing comparisons between Big Tech and Big Tobacco, it’s that harsh. Or so I read from other sources. I could...
Is it just easier for us to create bogeymen than face harsh realities? In the 1980s, it was the Satanic Panic, as if roving devil worshipers were terrorizing small towns and kidnapping children. Closer to home, we experienced that wave of almost mania about worldwide child sex trafficking, which we ultimately learned was largely inspired by Q-Anon and other online bad actors as a way to take some of the spotlight away from racial justice protests. Sex trafficking is a huge problem, and it’s something federal and local law e...
Tax the rich? It sounds like a great idea ... to people without a grasp of economic reality. For the rest of us, it looks like national economic suicide. If you punish people for being productive, you’ll discourage productivity. Yes, there are some people who would keep working hard to create value even if the IRS keeps stealing it, but many would throw in the towel and live on the bare minimum they are allowed to keep. They wouldn’t start businesses to benefit society or to...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Veronica Tellez, 39, receiving/transferring stolen motor vehicles • Alicia Rippetoe, 33, failure to appear on a felony charge • Carlos Martinez-Altamirano, 25, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Griselda Garcia, 48, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Kristoval Diaz, 21, probation violation • Anna Ortega, 34, failure to appear on a felony charge, trafficking, possession of a controlled substance • Ricky Martinez, 56, trafficking c...
PORTALES — A Portales man was sentenced to 12 and a half years in jail Monday for charges connected to a shooting in June 2020. Oracio Ornelas, 40, was convicted of aggravated battery and receipt, transportation or possession of a firearm by a felon in June. According to a release from the district attorney’s office: • Portales police responded to a convenience store in reference to shots fired and a male subject injured. Police learned the shooting victim was at one of the gas pumps washing his windshield when Ornelas appro...
Central Baptist marks anniversary CLOVIS — Clovis’ Central Baptist Church will mark its 90th anniversary Sunday with a two-hour church service on Saturday afternoon, plus a special service on Sunday. The Saturday service, scheduled from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., will feature pictures and talks by former pastors and staff of the church, according to church secretary Holly Marchman. Marchman said Sunday will include church service at 10:30 a.m. with no Sunday school. Religion Digest is compiled by the staff of The News. Contact Edi...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis has closed portions of Sycamore Street and 21st Street Tuesday to allow for gas line repairs, according to a city release. Work by the New Mexico Gas Company is expected to finish today. Roadways impacted are Sycamore between Piedmont Drive and 21st Street and 21st from Sycamore to Wilshire. Information: J.D. Gutierrez, 575-763-8429....
Clovis remained in the top 10 ZIP codes for COVID-19 infections Monday, but infection numbers are down over prior weekends. Monday’s report from the New Mexico Department of Health confirmed 1,525 new cases of COVID-19 between Friday and Monday, including 52 cases in Curry County and nine in Roosevelt. There were no local deaths among the 14 reported by the DOH. The 47 cases contained in the 88101 ZIP code put the area seventh among all New Mexico ZIP codes, with Albuquerque’s 87124 ZIP code tops at 64 cases. Last Mon...
PORTALES — The Super 8 Motel in Portales re-opened for business Monday afternoon after being closed since Friday due to the presence of what appeared to be methamphetamine in the motel’s water supply. The reopening was confirmed Tuesday by a woman who answered the phone at the hotel, but would not confirm her identity outside of being hotel management. New Mexico State Police said on Friday results of their testing of the material thought to be methamphetamine were “inconclusive,” and samples were sent Friday for further...
SANTA FE — A virtual hearing has been scheduled for next week regarding the August suspension of the Floyd school board. Two separate Zoom meeting links have been issued to board members by the Public Education Department, with both the Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 sessions scheduled for 9 a.m. Each session is expected to run six to seven hours. The hearing is afforded board members following their Aug. 4 suspension. The public notice of the hearing said since school board suspension is the topic, the hearing may be posted online a...
Having waded through a difficult past year, many of the common traditions seem to have taken on greater significance. One of these is “homecoming.” While the actual origins of homecoming are uncertain, the event and its associated celebrations have been around since the 1800s. Dropping by Clovis High School to hear about this year’s homecoming preparations, I experienced a delightful revelation: faith in humanity, specifically, our youth — restored. The CHS Student Council...
PORTALES - Investment in education is a key goal for many in our society. Yet, investing in and of itself is a sacrifice, especially for teachers. From paper and books to time and money, teachers invest much of their life into the wellbeing of students. So a local nonprofit took the opportunity to lighten the load for educators. The Portales Woman's Club on Sept. 9 donated enough supplies to fill two sport utility vehicles to Brown Early Childhood and Development Center. "We...
Curry County Commissioner James Ridling's fellow commissioners remember him as a nice person who was conscientious about his commission duties. Ridling, 69, died on Saturday. He had served as a District 2 commissioner since January after being elected for the first time in November. To District 1 Commissioner Robert Sandoval, Ridling had been a "partner at work and a friend away from work" for nearly 40 years. Both had worked for the U.S. Postal Service since 1982. "I retired...
ALBUQUERQUE — The identity of Billy the Kid is shrouded in some level of mystery, unless you ask the three towns in three states that claim to host the gunslinger’s grave. A New Mexico filmmaker who has become one of the legend’s biggest fans is planning a different way to argue who’s right. And Michael Giudicissi expects to get “The Final Trial of Billy the Kid” to cause some disagreements. “The story of Billy the Kid has been transformed and pulled and twisted for 140 years,” Giudicissi said. “If anybody comes away with a c...
PORTALES — Losing one of your best players, if not your best, is a factor any team would have to overcome. First-year Eastern New Mexico University football coach Tye Hiatt said the Greyhounds were no exceptions tot he rule after standout senior wide receiver Justin Manyweather went out with an ankle injury during the second quarter of Saturday’s Lone Star Conference opener against Texas A&M-Kingsville at Greyhound Stadium. Manyweather put the Hounds on the board with a 94-yar...
PORTALES — A Clovis man was arrested Saturday in Portales following an alleged early morning stabbing. David Santarosa, 20, was booked into the Roosevelt County Adult Detention Center, and is being held without bond pending a pretrial detention hearing in district court. He faces charges of aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, tampering with evidence, concealing identity and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. Santarosa made his first appearance Monday afternoon in Roosevelt County Magistrate Court. S...
