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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Clovis’ Zia Elementary School on Monday was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, just one of 356 schools in the nation – and one of three in New Mexico -- receiving the designation. “We couldn’t be prouder of the entire Zia Elementary community,” Clovis schools Superintendent Renee Russ told The News in an email. “The staff, students, and families have worked hard to create a dynamic and supportive learning environment. “Earning the National Blue Ribbon School award is a reflection of their dedication and commitmen...
Saturday Roy/Mosquero 3, Clovis Christian 0 Roy/Mosquero 25 25 25 Clovis Christian 11 13 18 CCS individual statistics Kills – Madisyn Kruckeberg 2, Reece Robb 2. Blocks – Robb 1. Digs – Shae Stageberg 7, Hannah McKay 6, Kruckeberg 4. Aces – three tied with 1. Assists – Jalisa Raney 3, McKay 2. Records – Roy/Mosquero 9-3, Clovis Christian 6-5. Tuesday Melrose 3, Santa Rosa 0 Santa Rosa 8 8 21 Melrose 25 25 25 Melrose individual statistics Kills – Chantzee Elliott 14, Kambree Draper 10, Braylan Morgan 7, Hally Draper 5, Ali...
A train crash near Portales on Wednesday morning sent occupants of a vehicle to the hospital with injuries that were not life threatening, according to BNSF. Railway spokesperson Kendall Sloan told The News the crash happened about 7 a.m. "(A) train struck an occupied vehicle at a crossing ... There were no injuries to the crew," Sloan also stated in an email. The crash blocked most of the city's railroad traffic crossings for about two hours. Sloan said no train cars were derailed in the incident and trains were on the move... Full story
Much of the High Plains saw heavy rainfall for the first time this month on Saturday and fall's official arrival on Sunday has already produced considerably cooler temperatures. Severe thunderstorms flooded roads, caused power outages and dropped more than 2 inches of rain across the area, with some locations in Bailey and Parmer counties reporting more than 3 inches of rain. Albuquerque Meteorologist Carter Greulich said Clovis rain totals ranged from just over an inch at...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Martika Pettit, 49, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Roberto Echerivel, 43, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Stephen Fortner, 49, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, criminal trespass, concealing identity, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Scott Smith, 49, probation violation • Estacio Ramirez, 18, aggravated battery, criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct • Isaac Castillo, 37, failure to appear on m...
On this date … 1914: Model Grocery in Clovis advertised pie peaches for 10 cents per can, 20 bars of soap for $1 and 12 pounds of sugar for $1. 1933: New Mexico Gov. Arthur Seligman died and Andy Hockenhull, a Clovis lawyer, banker and Central Baptist Church Sunday school teacher, was appointed his successor. Hockenhull, 56, had been the state’s lieutenant governor. Seligman died after complaining of a sharp pain in his chest, just minutes after speaking at a state banker’s convention, The Associated Press reported. 1941:...
Texas Tech is not yet, and may never be, a football program where style points in a win are required. Red Raider fans should never be tempted to dismiss a Big 12 victory no matter if at times it seems disjointed. If it were style that fans were looking for, they should have gone to Raider Alley a few hours before Saturday afternoon’s game as Shaquille O’Neal, with the stage name of the Big Diesel, was spinning music for a mosh pit of revelers. As for the actual game, when Ari...
ROSWELL – Roswell High rallied from a one-set deficit on Monday night for a 19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-16 win over Portales High. PHS coach Bailey Greenwalt was disappointed her team couldn’t build off its quick start. The Lady Coyotes (10-1) finally took control with a dominant fourth set. “We played some really good volleyball at times, but we had too many errors,” she said. “It was a good, dominant first set. We led in the second set (16-10), and the third set was back and forth.” Junior middle hitter Skyler Massey post...
Gaia Chies scored early, and the Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team made it stand up on Sunday for a 1-0 victory over Colorado Christian at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium, the Greyhounds’ first win of the season. Chies, a junior midfielder from Italy, took a pass from senior midfielder Meghann Wingsutton and curled the ball past Cougars goalkeeper Alana Lopp and into the top corner of the net with just over 7 ½ minutes gone – one of just two shots on goal for the Hounds in the match. Meantime, the Cougar...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s boys kept winning on Saturday, but veteran CHS coach Greg Trujillo is a bit concerned with District 4-5A competition about ready to begin. Senior forward Ihab Mesbah had two goals and an assist and junior forward/midfielder Julien Salinas delivered a pair of assists as the Wildcats topped Del Norte 4-2, improving to 10-2 for the season with their sixth consecutive victory. “It was a sloppy game on our part,” Trujillo said. “We didn’t take care of the ball and retain possession. “We couldn’t conn...
Portales High’s football team has developed a bit of a rivalry against Los Lunas-based Valencia over the past few years. Now the teams find themselves in the same district as they prepare for Friday’s 7 p.m. clash at Eastern New Mexico University’s Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. It’s the fourth year in a row the teams have played. After splitting a pair of tightly contested games the first two seasons, the Rams ran away to a 51-0 victory in 2023. PHS coach Jaime Ramirez doesn’t expect a repeat of that on Friday ni...
It’s usually good to be a purist, but not in politics. Purism in politics is not feasible. The Republicans in the House proved that for the millionth time last week when they tried to pass the Save Act by attaching it to a CR – a continuing resolution that extends the funding of the federal government and prevents a government shutdown. CRs are what have to happen almost every year when Congress fails to pass its annual budget to fund the government — something that it’s...
Like clockwork, every presidential election we see a new set of attacks on the Electoral College. The Electoral College is the system by which the United States has elected every president since the Founding. As you may be aware, the Electoral College was the result of compromise among the Founding Fathers to resolve conflicting interests among the colonies that ultimately agreed to adopt the U.S. Constitution, thus becoming the first 13 American states under the...
Every two years New Mexico voters get the chance to make changes to our state constitution. Some years they’re big, fundamental changes, like scrapping the old state Board of Education in favor of a secretary appointed by the governor or ending the cash bail system. Some years they are just tinkering around the edges. This is one of those years. Voters will have four constitutional amendments on the ballot this year. Two of them will increase state support for disabled veterans and all veterans who have been honorably dischar...
Something about the mountains my soul needs regularly and loves always. There’s just something about gaining altitude, heading up. “I will lift up my eyes to the hills,” writes the psalmist as he beautifully affirms that all of his “help comes from the Lord” (Psalm 121). Reading the Gospels, I feel some sweet altitudinal affirmation when I read about Jesus “going up on the mountainside” to pray. Of course, we can pray and receive strength from our Father at any and all altit...
Construction at the southeast corner of Axtell and East Second streets in Clovis is the beginning of a new showroom for Beast Mode Equipment. “Basically, we’re expanding with our community. We’ve gotten a good welcoming in the area with our style of selling,” said Beast Mode General Manager Hayden Williams. Beast Mode’s storefront is on the corner of Axtell and East First streets. “We’re building a 50 foot by 100 foot ‘barn’ that we’ll be using as a showroom,” Williams said. As to when the new showroom will open, Williams s...
Mexican food is the fare at the new Cocina Delicious, 1501 N. Prince St., in Clovis. “It’s me, my mom Mila and our helper Ivonne,” owner George Alvarado said Monday. Alvarado said the restaurant is open Tuesdays through Sundays, “but we may be open some Mondays.” Alvarado said the restaurant will open at 8 a.m. and close at 2 p.m. “We are thinking about being open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.,” Alvarado said Alvarado said Cocina Delicious will be offering “different kinds of food, homemade.” “Menudo, enchiladas, smoked...
It was an oasis of, well, wings and wheels at the fourth year of Clovis Regional Airport’s fourth Wings-N-Wheels event. Amanda Brungart, the airport’s director, said 250 people, 25 cars and six aircraft were in attendance Saturday despite severe thunderstorm threats. “We had a Cessna 414, we had a Cessna Caravan, which was a freight aircraft that came in, and then a couple of our base tenants were able to come out as well,” Brungart said. While Brungart said she was pleased with the event, she said it was “somewhat minimized...
Glenco Inc., a Clovis’ structural steel fabricator, is celebrating its 70th birthday on Friday. “We started business in 1954 when my grandfather, Stanley Julian, opened the business,” Matthew Glenn said. Glenn is the owner of Glenco, Inc. “Grandad moved from Las Vegas (NM) to Clovis. He was a Santa Fe railroad man. He saw a need for the company in Clovis,” Glenn said. Glenn believes Glenco steel may be found in the construction of about 200 buildings, give or take, in Clovis. “Schools, churches, banks, Cannon Air Force Base....
An Eastern New Mexico University graduate has gifted two oil paintings to be displayed in the main lobby of the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building on the Portales campus. "We want to display these paintings in high-traffic areas near the front of the (building)," said Bryan Hahn, manager of the Runnels Gallery and the university art collection curator. "Many people from various disciplines are in that building, so a variety of people from many different backgrounds and...
I don’t remember why the 1970 blockbuster movie “Love Story” came up in conversation between me and The Lady of The House. She was in her recliner and I in mine. She was reading the freshest edition of “The Eastern New Mexico News.” “I’ve never seen ‘Love Story,’ I said, apropos of nothing. “You should be ashamed of yourself,” she said from behind her paper. I was taken aback. If perchance you know nothing about this flick it features Ali McGraw and Ryan O’Neal as young, star-crossed lovers. It contains the famous line, “Love...
Rain and lightning delays dragged out Saturday's Lone Star Conference football game between Eastern New Mexico University and Midwestern State at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. When play resumed, the Mustangs rained on ENMU's parade. Midwestern jumped out to a 16-0 lead in the second quarter and rode a 5-for-5 field goal performance from senior kicker Joseph Carlson to a 36-15 victory over the Greyhounds. The 6 p.m. start of the match was delayed by lightning for about...
Fire caused extensive damage early Monday morning to a home at 2021 Axtell St. in Clovis. Officials said the fire was reported about 6:40 a.m. No one was injured. No one was living in the home, said Clovis Fire Marshal Terrance Lizardo “It’s still under investigation right now,” Lizardo said late Monday morning. “We have figured out a point of origin for the fire itself, but depending on if there’s insurance on it, they may call in a private investigator. So we don’t want to d...
