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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep summaries Friday Roswell High 49, Clovis 0 Roswell High 16 14 13 6 — 49 Clovis 0 0 0 0 — 0 Scoring summary First quarter R — Safety, blocked punt roll out of the end zone, 9:55 R — Josh Estrada 13 pass from Manny Fuentes (Fuentes kick), 8:01 R — Bryce Sanchez 4 run (Fuentes kick), 4:22 Second quarter R — Sebastian Mendoza 4 run (Fuentes kick), 4:22 R — Manuel Sigala 6 pass from Fuentes (Fuentes kick), :27 Third quarter R — Christian Hernandez 14 run (Fuentes kick), 9:50 R — Fuentes 3 run (kick failed), 3:12 Fou...
Clovis City Commission moved a step closer Thursday to officially having a $15 million loan to contribute to the Ute Water Project. The action in the form of an ordinance happened at Thursday's regular session of the city commission. There was a question as to where the $15 million would be going once it was acquired. Mayor Mike Morris said that Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority executive director Orlando Ortega had noted where the money would be spent with...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University has announced its basketball schedule for the upcoming season, including 14 home dates and 14 away/neutral site contests. The Greyhounds, under second-year coach Brent Owen, were 6-6 in early January last season before finishing 7-17 (3-11 LSC) after dropping 11 in a row before a season-ending win over Western New Mexico. ENMU opens with a 7 p.m. exhibition on Oct. 28 at Phoenix against Division I Grand Canyon of the Western Athletic Conference. The regular season begins with the L...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickles, tater tots, pudding. Tuesday: Chicken tacos, lettuce,tomatoes, pinto beans, ice cream. Wednesday: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garlic bread, sliced apple. Thursday: Grilled chicken sandwich, lettuce, tomato, pickles and onion, French fries, cookie. Friday: Frito pie (beef, beans, chili, cheese), salad, cake. Baxter-Curren Activity Center 908 Hickory, Clovis 575-762-3631 Monday: 8:30 a.m....
CLOVIS - While being outplayed much of the way, the Clovis High boys soccer team had a puncher's chance for a long time in Thursday's matchup with Lovington . An own-goal by Clovis broke a scoreless tie in the 51st minute, and Lovington went on to claim a 3-0 victory at Leon Williams Stadium. Lovington (8-2-1), two-time Class 4A defending state runnerup, didn't really have control until scoring twice late in the match. CHS coach Greg Trujillo said the Wildcats (4-8-1) were...
TEXICO -- The Albuquerque firm that was hired to audit the books of the city of Texico has taken issue with the city in a 50-page report issued in July and reported to New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colon. Rice and Associates, a certified public accountant firm, listed about 40 instances of issues with an audit of Texico’s books. Some of the issues have been resolved, some have been given a target date for resolution. What does the report from Rice and Associates mean to the city? “We are still financially solvent,” City Cler...
Funding for street improvement projects on 18th Street and Avenue K received approval Tuesday from the Portales City Council. The council approved a $290,000 project funded by $14,500 in city funds and $275,500 in New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) money for 18th Street projects. The projects include pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing of the intersection at 18th and Staffordwood and improvements on 18th from Avenue O to U.S. Route 70. The improvements...
The 14th Amendment, passed in 1868, was one of three changes made to the Constitution during the Reconstruction Era designed to ensure that Southern states didn’t slip back into their old ways. The most controversial section these days is probably the provision granting citizenship to anyone born in the country. But it was a more obscure section that was highlighted in a New Mexico courtroom earlier this month. In an attempt to keep former Confederate officers and political leaders from regaining power, the amendment p...
With just a few weeks left before early voting kicks off, what issues will motivate how New Mexicans vote? According to one recent poll the top issue this fall is inflation/ the economy (at 59%). Crime was right behind at 58% followed by immigration and health care. Abortion was down the list at just 29%. Surprisingly, the poll (done by KOB-TV) fails to even ask about education. In a state that consistently ranks at the very bottom in the nation on numerous (and bipartisan)...
Immigration is the last thing this is about. If conservatives really wanted to fix immigration, they could have done so years ago. Certainly, the broad outlines of a workable overhaul have long been obvious: a combination of hardened border security, a guest-worker program, streamlining the process for immigration and creating a pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally. In fact, President Bush offered a plan roughly along those lines back in 2006. “I know this i...
The nation is having a contentious debate over whether illegal migrants coming over the Southern border should be transported further inland, and if so, where and by whom. Should they stay in San Antonio or end up in New York City, get bussed to a rural town no one has heard of, or get flown to one of the most desirable summer spots in the country? Although this debate has generated much heat and is of great interest to the local authorities involved, it is really beside the...
Over the last several years, I have asked the question, “Who will decide when the COVID pandemic is over?” In an interview with Scott Pelley on “60 Minutes” last Sunday, Joseph Robinette Biden stepped up to the plate and declared that, “the pandemic is over.” Immediately after the program, a plethora of medical experts beginning with the head of the World Health Organization begged to differ, when he stated, “we’re not there yet, but the end is in sight.” What the presiden...
Article V of the state Constitution says a person must have “resided continuously in New Mexico for five years” prior to the election to be eligible to serve as governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney general or commissioner of public lands. But Article VII of the state Constitution says no one absent New Mexico while employed in the service of the United States or the state shall lose residency in New Mexico, no matter how long they’ve been gone. The state’s Uniform Military and Ove...
The Roosevelt County Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve a Notice of Intent for Consideration of a land use moratorium ordinance that would prohibit the use of land for a facility that is used for any medical procedure intended to terminate a healthy human pregnancy. The ordinance would go into effect for an indefinite period of time. The notice is for a two week period and would, if the ordinance is approved, go into effect after another month or so. Prior to the vote, Michael Garcia, the county’s attorney, sa...
The man set to be tried starting Monday on a first-degree murder charge in the November 2019 shooting death of Jahmall Burge, 36, of Clovis has signed a plea agreement. Johnny Rae Vigil, 29, has signed a plea agreement to second degree murder in Burge’s death according to Ninth Judicial district attorney Brian Stover. He said Vigil will be sentenced to 19 years in prison. Stover said part of the agreement is Vigil will have a charge of “prisoner being in possession of a deadly weapon” dismissed. Stover said Vigil will be sent...
A Clovis man is dead, victim of a house fire that Clovis Police believe he intentionally set. Allen Wayne Kowal, 59, of the 1200 block of Wallace Street, died of smoke inhalation inside his home from a fire he started Friday according to Clovis Police Lieutenant Trevor Thron. Thron said the case is being investigated jointly by the Clovis Police Department and the State Fire Marshal. Thron said no foul play is suspected....
A Clovis man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother entered a "not guilty" plea Wednesday morning in Ninth Judicial District Court. Martin Caballero-Diaz, 27, of Clovis entered his plea via video from the Curry County Detention Center before Judge Benjamin Cross in a brief arraignment hearing. Bond was not a consideration Wednesday because Caballero-Diaz is being held pre-trial detention without bail, Cross explained from the bench. Neither Leora Hutchins,...
The City of Clovis has one vacancy on the public works committee for one citizen member from District 2. The City of Clovis is also seeking applications for one student representative to serve on the Clovis-Carver Public Library Board. For more information or to obtain an application form, please contact the city manager’s office at 575-763-9654 or email [email protected]. Applications for either opening will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 30. The City of Clovis has three vacancies for Clovis a...
The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) is taking out a loan for $15.15 million from the New Mexico Finance Authority’s drinking water loan fund, but the loan will be repaid by the city of Clovis, because it will cover part of the city’s cost of membership in the ENMWUA. The loan arrangement received approval from the ENMWUA board of directors Thursday. The terms of the loan call for repayment over 33 years at an interest rate of 0.25% per year. Orlando Ortega, ENMWUA’s executive director, told the board...
In the race to fill the Curry County District 2 commissioner’s seat, a Republican candidate, Bradley Bender, and an Independent candidate, Tom Martin, are vying for the seat in the Nov. 8 election. Martin has been representing District 2 since November 2021, appointed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham after the September 2021 death of District 2 commissioner James Ridling. The job pays $24,599.45 annually. Bradley Bender Bender is the general sales manager for the car dealership Bender GM. For 17 years he’s been married to his...
Tuesday's first "Neighborhood Meeting" hosted by the Clovis city administration answered a few questions and served as an introduction to city services. Approximately 70 people attended the session held at St. John the Baptist Church off Cesar Chavez Drive on the city's west side. Mayor Mike Morris emceed the meeting. Morris outlined some points of progress for the city's west side including the future Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard project from Seventh Street on to 21st Str...
CLOVIS - It started with a safety off a blocked punt, and it didn't get much better from there. Roswell High used the early two points as a springboard to a 49-0 victory over Clovis High on Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium. Junior quarterback Manny Fuentez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the Coyotes (5-1) handed the struggling Wildcats their sixth loss of the season. CHS averted the 50-point rule when Sanchez missed PAT kick on Roswell High's last two...
PORTALES - It didn't take long to see what was developing in Portales High's Homecoming game on Friday night. The Rams scored on eight of nine possessions - only one drive was longer than 44 yards - and overwhelmed Pojoaque 54-0 at Greyhound Stadium to improve to 6-0 for the season. Up next is a trip to Albuquerque on Saturday to take on Class 5A Valley (3-1), which was slated to host 5-0 Piedra Vista on Saturday. After a bye week, Portales begins its three-game District...
CLOVIS — Joe Suniga, 48, became Clovis’ seventh homicide victim this year early Wednesday morning. He died shortly after being brought to Plains Regional Medical Center with gunshot wounds to his chest. Later Wednesday, police charged Victor Corral, 33, with first-degree murder in connection with Suniga’s death. Court records show Corral called Suniga’s niece shortly after the shooting and left a voice mail in which he said he “doesn’t know what happened.” Records show...
Nursing staff at Clovis Municipal Schools have seen nearly two dozen students recently needing treatment due to “One Chip Challenge” chips, according to a school email sent to parents. The product called "Paqui" consists of a coffin shaped package containing a single tortilla chip coated in spicy flavoring, which is advertised to be made from Carolina Reaper and Scorpion pepper, the email stated. "As of Friday, more than 20 students in our district have required medical intervention after either ingesting or touching One Chi...
