Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep summary Saturday Portales 53, Rio Grande 0 Portales 28 19 6 — 53 Rio Grande 0 0 0 — 0 Scoring summary First quarter P — Emmanuel Diahn 8 run (kick failed) P — Elijah Kladiihbah 50 pass from Devin Diaz (Diaz run) P — Zane Mayberry 10 pass from Diaz (Eric Ramirez kick) P — Kladiihbah 25 run (Ramirez kick) Second quarter P — Kladiihbah 25 run (Ramirez kick) P — Kladiihbah 50 punt return (pass failed) P — Brandon Blidi 1 run (kick failed) Third quarter P — Mayberry 85 kickoff return (no PAT try) Records — Portales...
“Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.” So writes the wise old Scottish preacher and author George MacDonald. It’s true, isn’t it? Our Father tells us that happiness lies in learning to be content with what we have, whether we have a little or a lot. He tells us to “seek first his kingdom and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33), and “all these things” — thi...
WICHITA FALLS, Texas - In no way did it look like Eastern New Mexico University's football team would make a game of it after the first quarter of Saturday's Lone Star Conference clash against 15th-ranked Midwestern State. The Mustangs, playing their home opener, put together three early scoring drives and led 17-0 before period's end. Then, the tide slowing turned and the Greyhounds jumped in front with three touchdown passes from freshman quarterback Nate Valencia to senior...
PORTALES — Wins have been hard to come by for the Portales High boys soccer team this season, so Saturday’s 3-2 triumph over East Mountain at the PHS pitch was a reason to celebrate. Freshman midfielder Luis Ruelas gave the Rams a seemingly comfortable 3-1 lead with a goal in the 70th minute, only to see the Timberwolves counter just over a minute later. Portales, though, was able to hang on. “We played better as a team (than in recent matches),” Rams coach Ruben Tellez said. “We kind of controlled the middle better an...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University women’s soccer team hung in there for more than a half on Saturday against 12th-ranked Angelo State, but the Rambelles got a penalty-kick goal from junior midfielder Valerie Solis early in the second stanza and made it stand up for a 1-0 Lone Star Conference victory. ASU (6-1, 1-1 LSC) rebounded from a conference-opening loss and dominated play for the most part, but the Greyhounds (2-5, 0-2) made the Rambelles — coached by former ENMU coach Travis McCorkle — work hard fo...
CLOVIS - Will this be the week Clovis High's football team breaks through for a win? Wildcats coach Cal Fullerton certainly hopes so. The Cats (0-4, 0-1 Class 6A District 2/5) take on Albuquerque High (2-3, 0-1) in a 7 p.m. kickoff at Leon Williams Stadium. The Bulldogs are coming off back-to-back losses, but showed well last week in a 16-6 district-opening setback against Eldorado. "They played Eldorado pretty close, and they played Volcano Vista (the week before) pretty...
PORTALES — After dropping the opening set, Clovis High’s volleyball team opened a 16-10 lead in Game 2 and appeared poised to square its match with Taos in Saturday’s Peyton Chavez Invitational at the Ram Athletic Center . Lady Tigers senior libero Daniella Cortez then took over on the service line, and 6-foot senior outside hitter/middle blocker Kiona Ely did the rest. With Cortez serving at 11-16, Taos scored the next seven points for the lead. The Lady Tigers ended the set on a 15-2 run and went on to win 25-15, 25-18...
RIO GRANDE — Portales High’s football team got off the schneid in a big way on Saturday. Now the Rams are looking to string some wins together. Sophomores Elijah Kladiihbah and Zane Mayberry combined for five touchdowns and PHS routed Rio Grande 53-0 in a game called on the New Mexico Activities Association’s 50-point mercy rule after Mayberry returned the second-half kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Both teams came into the tilt 0-4, but it was pretty clear from the get-go which side was stronger. “We needed this win big...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Albert Hernandez, 45, failure to comply with specific requirements • Damian Apodaca, 29, kidnapping • Fernando Mendoza-Tovar, 35, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, no insurance, open container, failure to maintain traffic lane • Israel Gonzalez, 32, failure to appear on a felony charge • Joe Gabaldon, 50, failure to pay fines • Jose Guerrero-Altamerano, 42, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicati...
After a year of sitting on the sidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Clovis and Portales bands are getting set for some lighthearted themes in their competitive band routines this month. Both the Clovis High and Portales High bands are heading to Texas this week to open up an October generally known as band competition season. “They’re extremely excited,” Clovis High Director Bill Allred said. “Last Friday was our first performance in two years. In years past … kids would be scared the first time. The kids were exci...
On this date … 1976: The Luv-Way Adult Book Store in Clovis was attracting the attention of local law enforcement. Assistant District Attorney Bill Bonem issued a statement reporting “(T)here is no existing (statute) or county ordinance which prohibits the operation of such a business. “However, the New Mexico legislature in the 1973 session enacted a law prohibiting distribution of ‘sex-oriented’ material harmful to minors.’” Bonem said the law required the district attorney to “review material offered for sale and to det...
With Homecoming activities in full swing this week at Eastern New Mexico University, it’s only natural (at least, for me) to do some reminiscing about a long ago gathering of Greyhounds. I hit the newspaper archives for both the Portales News-Tribune and the Clovis News-Journal for a peek at Homecoming from a half century ago. Eastern’s 1971 Homecoming took place on Nov. 12-13, and was attended by a “near record crowd,” according to the News-Journal, although no specific numbe...
I remember an old poster from my college days that asked, “What if they gave a war and nobody came?” That’s kind of what happened Sept. 18 in Washington D.C. Capitol Police who survived the battle on Jan. 6 were prepared for a second round. But this time nobody came. Sadly, I fear it was a reprieve, not a reversal of what has been a disturbing trend. During debate earlier this year on a bill that would have prohibited protests outside of private residences, members of the New Mexico Legislature talked about the threats they...
Are you enjoying this “new normal?” Neither am I. What can be done about it? Consider: Those who gained power or prestige by using the COVID panic will not willingly go back to the way life was before. They will have to be forced out. They’ll probably make this a crime before you get the chance. Try anyway. Even if you do successfully force them out, things can never go back to exactly the way they were before. COVID-19 is a new cold virus, added to over 200 cold viruses — rhi...
President Joe Biden’s administration says the intention for proposing a controversial plan to monitor private bank accounts is to catch tax cheats. But when looking at the actual language of the proposal, there must be a better way. One of many wish-list items on the Treasury Department’s proposed fiscal 2022 budget, the plan would force banks to report information about transactions for all accounts worth $600 or more to the Internal Revenue Service. Only aggregated data would be reported — not individual transactions. Banks...
WASHINGTON — Farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought conditions may have an additional year to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Eligibility for Notice 2021-55, posted Monday on the IRS website, includes all 33 New Mexico counties, plus 35 other states and one U.S. territory. The sales must be solely due to drought, causing an area to be designated as eligible for federal assistance. Livestock generally must be r...
CLOVIS — The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is seeking contestants and sponsors for the Retail Committee’s second annual Mr. and Miss Clovis Sparkle Contest, according to a chamber release. Contestants ages 5-11 will fundraise through a combination of donations and sales of sponsor business gift cards, with proceeds going to purchasing lights for the holiday season. The top fundraising boy and girl will be crowned with the titles in a Dec. 2 ceremony, and all contestants will ride in the Dec. 4 Clovis MainStreet Chr...
CLOVIS — Curry County Youth Services is sponsoring a residential decorating contest and a yard sign sale in recognition of Red Ribbon Week, according to a county release. The yard sale sign will run through Tuesday, while the decoration contest entry deadline is Oct. 25. Red Ribbon Week runs Oct. 23-31 Prizes for the decorating contest include a fire pit for first place, a family pass to Main Event and a gas card for second and a basket of board games, movies and snacks for third place. Anybody who purchases a yard sign w...
The New Mexico Department of Health reported 1,548 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend, including 54 cases in Curry County and nine in Roosevelt County. Of the Curry County cases, 50 came in the Clovis 88101 ZIP code, putting the area fourth among all New Mexico ZIP codes for new infections. The three ahead of Clovis were Albuquerque (87121, 62 cases; 87401, 60 cases) and Los Lunas (87031, 56 cases). None of the 15 deaths reported over the weekend were of Curry or Roosevelt counties. The reports brought the statewide...
CLOVIS — A former detention center officer at the Curry County Detention Center will get a new trial on his claim he was demoted and driven to resign after reporting apparent policy violations by detention officers who were videotaped tasing an jail inmate. A three-judge panel for the New Mexico Court of Appeals on Monday unanimously reversed a jury instruction in the district court trial of the charges of Weston Peasnall, the detention officer, against the Curry County Commission and ordered a new trial. Peasnall had appeale...
PORTALES — Four Eastern New Mexico University graduates, a Clovis bank and a group supporting ENMU music students will be honored Saturday during the ENMU Foundation Homecoming Breakfast Saturday at the Campus Union Building. The breakfast is part of this week’s homecoming festivities leading up to the 6 p.m. Saturday game against Lincoln University. Award recipients are The Bank of Clovis for Business of the Year, John W. Templer for Philanthropist of the Year, and University Friends of Music for Volunteers of the Year. For...
It was a combination of skill as a hunting guide, some luck and shared faith that made Jared Piepkorn of Clovis a television personality. Piepkorn said he makes his living as a hunting guide, which requires intimate knowledge of areas in which he guides hunters and how to spot places where fish and game will be available for fishing and shooting. Last year, Piepkorn, who spends most of the year leading hunting and fly-fishing expeditions in New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota and...
CLOVIS - Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee members got a first look Monday at a shooting range that is nowhere near completion but starting to take shape. The committee met for about an hour just outside of the Joe C. Thomas Archery and Winged Shooting Training Center and discussed the range, potential new donation policies and hopes for various grants. City Manager Justin Howalt provided a brief tour of the facility named for the former city manager, mostly by...
CLOVIS — A 16-year-old boy was driving the pickup involved in a pedestrian fatal on Aug. 29, the boy’s attorney said Monday. Clovis police said they are still investigating the crash that took the life of Martha Castillo as she walked across Thornton Street that night. Attorney Dan Lindsey said his client never saw what he hit and that he returned to the scene “within a very few minutes.” Lindsey said his client stopped his 2000 Ford Ranger moments after the collision, inspected the pickup to see if he could determi... Full story
