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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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• Police: Suspect charged with two homicides in Arizona. A suspect in Clovis' latest homicide was arrested Monday on a murder warrant out of Pima County, Ariz. Police declined to release the suspect's name because of his juvenile status, but said he's 17 and charged with two homicides in the Tucson area. The teen has not been charged in connection with the weekend shooting death of Clovis' Isayah Montano, 18, but police identified him as a suspect in a Monday night news release. The 17-year-old is also charged with armed r...
Investing is often portrayed as something people need not worry about after retirement. The theory that people should avoid risk as they approach and reach retirement age makes sense, as the unknown of investing can expose aging individuals to losses that compromise their ability to live comfortably on fixed incomes. Though conventional wisdom regarding financial risk and aging still makes sense, the effects of inflation over the last year-plus have highlighted how important it can be for seniors to keep growing their money...
Ken Lindsey, 82, is known to some as a proponent of Senior Olympics, a proponent of healthy living. Lindsey is vice chairman of New Mexico Senior Olympics. In addition to being physically active he continues in his career as a doctor of chiropractic, a career he plans on tending to until his retirement ... in 2041. Lindsey is also a certified clinical hypnotherapist specializing in overactive bladder syndrome. The News caught up with Lindsey via email and text as he was in an...
When Behren Morton’s pass fell harmlessly to the turf at the goal line with 19 seconds left and not a Red Raider in sight, the failed fourth-down pass on a failed Saturday afternoon in overcast West Virginia brought two issues into focus: • The 8-5 season of 2022 was a mirage. • The Texas Tech offense has some real problems. Just when Tech fans thought September couldn’t get any worse, it did in a hideous way with a 20-13 loss to the Mountaineers to drop the Raiders to 1-3. Just four weeks ago, a popular preseason questio...
Portales High's soccer teams earned wins over Santa Fe-based Academy for Technology & The Classics on Saturday at the PHS pitch. The PHS boys earned their first win of the season, defeating ATC 2-1, while the girls improved to 5-2-1 with a 4-2 triumph. In the boys' tilt, ATC (4-3-1) scored in the fourth minute with sophomore midfielder Luis Gomez doing the honors, but shortly before halftime the Rams (1-5-1) pulled even when junior forward/midfielder Anthony Cordova found the...
TYLER, Texas – Senior midfielder Nina Ballesteros scored in the fifth minute and, despite being outshot 25-7 overall and 8-3 on goal, Eastern New Mexico University managed to hang on to a 1-1 tie against Texas-Tyler on Saturday in Lone Star Conference women’s soccer. Ballesteros intercepted a pass from Tyler goalkeeper Daniella Wilken and knocked it in from the left side for her second tally of the year. It was the fastest goal of the season for the Hounds, who have played to draws in four of their eight matches (1-3-4, 0-1-1...
ALBUQUERQUE – Its District 4-5A slate is looming ahead, but Clovis High’s volleyball team has been on quite a run lately. The Lady Wildcats extended their winning streak to seven matches on Saturday with wins over Del Norte 25-17, 25-23, 22-25, 25-23 and Highland 25-12, 25-7, 25-12 at Del Norte H.S. It’s believed to be the program’s longest winning streak since the Lady Cats strung together seven consecutive victories late in the 2007 season under longtime former coach Darrel Ray. Senior outside hitter Kailyn Jeffers...
BELEN – Clovis High’s soccer teams posted a road sweep on Saturday, the boys beating Belen 6-1 while the girls notched a 5-0 whitewashing of the Lady Eagles. In the boys’ match, five players contributed to the scoring column for the Wildcats (4-9), who won back-to-back outings for the first time this season. Junior forward Ihab Mesbah scored a pair of goals and also had an assist as the Cats broke it open after leading 3-1 at halftime. “They were fairly young and inexperienced,” CHS boys coach Greg Trujillo said of the Eagle...
• Portales avenges earlier setback, improves to 7-2. Portales High's volleyball team turned the tables on one of the squads it lost to this season. The Lady Rams get the chance to avenge the other setback next week, if not sooner. PHS improved to 7-2 on Monday with a 25-20, 23-25, 25-13, 25-20 victory over Roswell High at the Ram Athletic Center. On Tuesday, the Lady Rams visit Clovis, which handed Portales a five-set defeat earlier this month at the RAC. They might also p...
• ENMU absorbs first setback of season. WICHITA FALLS, Texas – First, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team looked like it was headed for a loss. Then the Greyhounds stormed in front and seemed poised for a rare win over Midwestern State. In the end, the Mustangs scored 10 points in the final 90 seconds to claim a 34-31 Lone Star Conference victory, capped by a 54-yard field goal from junior Ritse Vaes with one second left. “It came down to the wire,” Hounds coach Kelley Lee said Monday. “We had chances to put them aw...
• Rams set to take on Valley in final game before district play. After getting through the pre-district gauntlet, Clovis High’s football team is hoping to make another run toward a playoff berth when it opens its District 5-6A slate with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Friday night against Albuquerque High at Leon Williams Stadium. The Cats (1-5), coming off a 49-0 loss at unbeaten Roswell High, were 0-6 at this time last season before starting district action with three wins. They came up short of the postseason, though, when they wer...
- Elida notches high-scoring win over Mountainair. ABERNATHY – Muleshoe scored 21 first-quarter points and improved to 5-0 for the season on Friday night with a 47-0 rout of Abernathy. Junior quarterback Nathan Martens ran for one touchdown and threw for another, a 45-yard pass to senior Ramzee Martinez in the opening stanza. Martens completed 19-of-23 passes for 196 yards. Sophomore Josue Sigala and senior Daniel Sianez were both over 100 yards rushing and each ran for a t...
Sept. 27 On this date ... 1930: New Mexico Drug Co. in Portales was reminding parents: “Now is the time to have your child vaccinated for Typhoid, and we are making a special reduction to school children - 65 cents for the treatment.” 1940: “Romance! Action! Drama! Filmed in natural color!” That's what you could expect if you went to see Henry Fonda starring in “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” at Clovis' State theater. 1947: Clovis radio station KICA began moving from its former studio at the corner of Fourth and Main street...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Mary Trujillo, 53, criminal trespass • Roshell Floyd, 39, battery • Daniel Chavez, 47, failure to comply with specific requirements – attempt • Lucas Ramirez, 25, failure to comply with specific requirements – attempt • Fernando Lopez, 32, probation violation • Jose Rosas, 51, failure to pay fines • Charles Kirven, 37, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Kevin Guinn, 64, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
A proposed code change would require new construction projects in the state to include electric vehicle charging infrastructure in parking facilities. A draft provided to the Albuquerque Journal showed that, should the amendment be accepted as is, new construction projects would be required to build between 1% and 20% of their available parking as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment spaces, which are ready to charge vehicles. The ratio depends on the type of project. Other spots would be required to be electric-vehicle capable...
I got to thinking about jails a couple of weeks ago. The Curry County commissioners were going to have their annual tour of the county correctional facility and an invitation to cover the occasion was sent to the newspaper. Lockups have aroused my curiosity at times. Once upon a time, long ago and far away, I was working in radio news, covering a trial at a county courthouse. I was outside waiting for court to go back in session when the county sheriff came walking by. “Sheriff Bob, how ya doin’?” I called out. “Pretty good,...
Mamacita’s opens new location Mamacita’s Mexican restaurant has moved, opening its new location at 901 E. Llano Estacado Blvd., across the street from Lowe’s Home Improvement store. “We looked at it as an opportunity to buy real estate versus renting,” owner Chris Rolston said. Rolston, who grew up in Dora, bought the business, then located at the corner of North Prince and Fairmont Court about two years ago. Rolston sees a future for the area around Mamacita’s new location. “Clovis in general is expanding north. There’s a fa...
This has been a pretty good month for interaction with readers … A sampling: Ron Mask read a report in the Quay County Sun that New Mexico State’s interim president has decided this “is not a good time” for a merger with Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari. This pleases Mask, who prefers Mesalands link up with Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. “NMSU's decision is heaven sent,” he wrote in an email. “ENMU is a much more logical partner for Mesalands Community College students who wish to further their educati...
Get your popcorn ready, because a gut-wrenching level of drama has gripped the House of Representatives. To quote Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, "The Republican party is currently in a civil war." Speaker Kevin McCarthy slid over to a lectern and called for an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. After rabidly weaponizing the term "corruption," he turned around and walked away, assuming he had performed another crucial task required of him, regardless of...
The idea of a “universal basic income” has been around a long time. Most supporters are broadly on the left of the political spectrum, but many conservative thought leaders, including Charles Murray as well as Reagan officials like James Baker and George Schultz, have also been willing to consider the idea. The idea behind UBI is simple: replace welfare payments to the poor with cash payments to empower the poor to manage their government benefits. Welfare programs have a bun...
Eastern New Mexico University and the city of Portales will be hosting the "Rally on Main" event this weekend. This first-of-its-kind event will allow ENMU students and their families to immerse themselves in Portales culture and let those not from around here get to know the city, said Portales Mayor Ron Jackson. "This is the first year that this event has been held. Eastern always has a parent's weekend, but in conjunction with Eastern's parent's weekend, they decided to call it Rally on Main," Jackson said. Jackson said...
He was a talker. Fun to be around. He loved life. That's how friends and family described Raymond Atchley Jr., who died Sept. 19 after a career of public service. "He loved his friends, he certainly loved his family and he was a fun person to be around," said Raymond Mondragon, who worked with Atchley in the Clovis Police Department in the 1970s and '80s. "(He) gave his public service, not only to his community but to his state. That is what he enjoyed, was helping people," Mo...
Nearly 3,500 visit Clovis Municipal Airport for Wings 'N' Wheels event Clovis Regional Airport filled its runways with nearly 3,500 people on Saturday for the third Wings 'N' Wheels, said Megan Darrow, the city's marketing and communications coordinator. Guests explored the runways to look at 160 different hot rods and 15 competitive aircraft. "Thank you so much to the community and patrons who came to the airport and had a great time with us. We look forward to growing this...
