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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of the longtime manager of Allen Theatres in Clovis, filed a lawsuit Monday against the theater group. Abby Parish is alleging Allen Theatres committed age discrimination against him. Parrish, who’d worked at the Clovis movie theater since 1991, alleges Russell Allen, the president of the company, “forced him to retire in September 2020, and refused to return him to work in March 2021 (after pandemic restrictions were lifted) because he was 72 years old,” accor...
Kwesi Felix Boafo, an Eastern New Mexico University graduate student from Ghana, stood over a new polymerase chain reaction machine, wrapped in plastic. He looked at it eagerly, like a kid hovering over a gift on Christmas eve. Over the next several months, Felix Boafo will use the machine – which amplifies and detects DNA – for his upcoming graduate project: Determining liver abscess in cattle. A recent West Texas A&M University report revealed this "can lead to more th...
Portales High’s volleyball team claimed the championship in its eight-team Peyton Chavez Invitational on Saturday, defeating Las Vegas Robertson 25-12, 25-14, 19-25, 25-23 in the championship match at the Ram Athletic Center. Portales (8-5) took the top seed from Pool A on Friday with a 5-1 record in games, then defeated Roswell Goddard 25-12, 12-19, 25-14 in Friday night’s bracket quarterfinals. The Lady Rams bested Melrose 25-12, 25-19, 25-13 in Saturday’s semifinals. Porta...
Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins Tuesday. That's also the deadline to register to vote online and by mail, Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland reported in a news release last week. "Same day voter registration is offered at all polling places for early voting and on election day, but we encourage residents to register or update existing voter registrations prior to the (Tuesday) deadline," Hogland wrote. Absentee ballots started going out Sept. 21 for...
On this date … 1944: A Parmerton woman was recovering from an accident involving a pressure cooker. Mrs. G.H. Brock was cut by glass when a jar in the cooker exploded. Several stitches were required to close the wound. Parmerton was in central Parmer County, Texas, and was the county seat for seven months in 1907 before that distinction went to Farwell. 1946: Republican candidates had made “a strong bid for the veteran vote” at a rally in Portales. Gubernatorial candidate Ed Safford “declared flatly that he favored the sam...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Ismael Acy, 29, probation violation, parole violation • Tyler Phillips, 39, failure to pay fines • Richard Orosco, 43, probation violation, parole violation • Marcee Barela, 44, probation violation • Destiny Reiser, 28, failure to pay fines • Tiffany Anderson, 34, probation violation • Jessica Colbert, 42, assault upon a school employee • Steven Hogues, 38, probation violation • Joseph Garcia, 25, child abuse – intentional, driving while under...
I can sleep through almost anything, but some things are guaranteed to get your attention. Recently, my wife and I were sitting at home watching television, and I’m sure I was flirting with drowsiness (since a couch and a TV are almost as conducive to sleep for me as a pillow and a bed), when we were both suddenly jolted as fully awake as we’ve ever been in our lives. Retina-searing light flashed through the room and an ear-drum-splitting boom rattled the pictures on the wal...
SILVER CITY – Western New Mexico pulled out three close sets and the Mustangs handed Eastern New Mexico University a 25-22, 25-22, 26-24 Lone Star Conference setback on Saturday. ENMU (3-10, 0-2 LSC), which dropped its conference opener on Thursday at Texas-Permian Basin on Thursday, battled evenly through most of the match but couldn’t pull out points late in each set. Senior outside hitter Jessica Sales had 15 kills while senior outside hitter Jazmyne Walker earned a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs, to go with fou...
The Eastern New Mexico University soccer teams picked up shutout wins over Sul Ross State on Saturday, the women winning a Lone Star Conference clash 1-0 at Alpine, Texas, while the men posted a non-league victory over the Lobos 2-0 at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. Senior midfielder Meghann Wingsutton put the Greyhounds on the board in the 27th minute in the women’s contest. Junior forward Mariana Gonzalez Jimenez earned the assist on the play. Both sides had scoring opportunities the rest of the way, but the d...
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Senior Alex Fuentes scored a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter and Texico remained unbeaten for the season with a 24-14 victory over West Las Vegas on Friday night. Leading 8-0 at halftime, Fuentes scored on runs of 8 yards and 1 yard in the third period to extend the margin to 24-8 over the Dons (3-3), ranked fifth by MaxPreps in Class 3A. The Wolverines (5-0), ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, took the lead in the second quarter on an interception return for...
CANYON – Senior Sammy Fuentes finished third and led Clovis High’s boys to a third-place team finish in Saturday’s Canyon Invitational cross country meet. Fuentes posted a time of 15 minutes, 40.53 seconds over the 5K course, finishing behind two Canyon runners – including winner Lathan Lewter (15:14.57). Canyon cruised to team honors in a field of 13 full squads with 22 points, well ahead of Frenship (112) and the Cats (143), who edged Plainview by one point. “We’re just working hard and trying to improve our speed,” CHS...
ROSWELL – Juniors Olivia Rossow and Aubrie Bolanos each scored a pair of second-half goals and Roswell Goddard blanked Portales 4-0 on Saturday in the girls District 4-4A opener for both squads. The Lady Rams (5-7 overall) held their own for a half against the Lady Rockets (9-5-1), but they couldn’t keep pace after play resumed. Still, PHS coach Laci Lozoya said she was encouraged by her squad’s play. “We’re excited for the next time we play them,” she said. “We didn’t have our full roster this time.” The teams meet again...
Centennial got an early goal, then stayed put for most of the rest of the day. Clovis High’s soccer girls, though, couldn’t find the net and the Las Cruces-based Lady Hawks added a late insurance tally to claim a 2-0 win on Saturday at Leon Williams Stadium. The match was a makeup of a Sept. 21 contest postponed due to inclement weather. Sophomore forward Cleo Coca tallied both goals for Centennial (7-7), which was in control much of the way and kept the Lady Cats (4-8-2) from finding many opportunities. “We created some chan...
Eastern New Mexico University’s football team will try to break out of a two-game losing streak on Saturday when the Greyhounds host 11th-ranked Central Washington in a 6:30 p.m. Lone Star Conference matchup at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. It will be Homecoming at ENMU. After wins over New Mexico Highlands and Sul Ross State to start the campaign, the Hounds (2-2, 0-2 LSC) have lost at Angelo State 26-20 and to Midwestern State 36-15. They are coming off a bye week. Meantime, the Ellensburg, Wash.-based Wildcats bring...
After reaching the Class 4A state championship game in 2023, Portales High’s football team has had a bit of a rough go this season, in part due to injuries. Still, the Rams (3-3, 1-1 District 2-4A) find themselves in reasonably good shape in the district after Friday’s 34-21 victory over Valencia at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium. They’ll try to keep it that way on Friday when they visit Silver (2-4, 0-2) in a 7 p.m. kickoff. Things haven’t gone all that well this season for the Colts, either, but Rams coach Jaime R...
Other than the presidential election and a super-tight congressional race down south, it’s a fairly tame general election in New Mexico. It could have been a more consequential year, with a mid-term, term-limited governor struggling to keep her party in lockstep on issues like crime containment and school calendars — while every seat in both the state House and Senate are up for election. Currently the New Mexico Senate is run by the Democrats, who command a 27-15 supermajority. All 42 Senate seats are up for election thi...
When new Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham fired her first education secretary, Karen Trujillo, in July 2019 after just six months on the job, I thought it was a rash decision. But to be fair, I was biased. Like many people in Las Cruces, I knew Karen a little bit, and liked her. Still, the governor’s explanation seemed weak. “It is absolutely imperative that we genuinely transform public education in this state,” she said. “We must identify a vibrant and ambitious new leader for the Public Education Department as soon as we can....
A big topic of discussion at a Friday hearing on senior services in the Clovis area: The driveway into the new Hillcrest Senior Life Center is too narrow. “The entryway is kind of narrow. … There’s really only room for one vehicle to come in and out,” said David Briseño, director of Outreach and Corporate Compliance for La Casa Senior Center and La Casa Family Health Center. He moderated the hearing held at the Hillcrest Senior Life Center on East Seventh Street. “The city is aware of the situation and working to alleviate...
Are you better off than you were four years ago? That simple question to America’s voters was coined in 1980 by my father when he debated Jimmy Carter on TV. Part of my father’s closing statement, it probably won the night for him. Since then, it’s become a question that has been asked to voters in some form or another in every televised presidential debate. My father followed it up with several other rhetorical questions that are just as relevant today as they were 44 years...
Portales and Elida school districts have earned top honors in a statewide Golden Chile Awards Program for buying and serving locally grown food, providing tasting opportunities, supporting student-led gardens, and educating students about the importance of healthy nutrition. That’s according to a news release from Healthy Kids Healthy Communities The awards program recognizes farmers, school districts, senior centers and preschools in a four-tiered recognition program – Seed, Sprout, Blossom and Golden Chile -- designed to...
Xcel Energy’s New Mexico customers will soon see the benefits of an improved, more advanced electric grid as the company begins installing smart electric meters at homes and businesses. According to an Xcel news release, installation begins this week as part of a multiyear project to bring customers “cleaner, safer and more reliable energy through advanced grid technology.” Mike McLeod, an Xcel regional manager, described “smart meters” as “the starting point for a more advanced grid, improving reliability and providing n...
A fire broke out Sunday at Portales’ wastewater treatment plant, according to a news release from City Manager Chris Moyer. “Preliminary investigation reveals that a blower motor caught fire,” Moyer said in the release. “The fire was quickly put out, and at this time the damage looked minimal.” Moyer said investigators had been called in to assess damages, but no additional information was available....
The Curry County Health Council is giving away gun locks and secure boxes, according to a county news release. While they last, the gun locks and boxes are available at the Curry County Administration Office located at 417 Gidding Street, Suite 100, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. More information: Contact Curry County administration at 575-763-6016....
I write about politics about as well and as often as I write about sports. And you’ve never seen any of my sports writing, have you. It’s because there ain’t none. I mean I do wish I had the political writing skills of the late, great Molly Ivins. She sure could write entertaining political stuff. One of the nicest compliments I ever received on my politics was from the Bossman here at The Eastern New Mexico News, who long-ago simply said: “You know, I can’t tell what your politics are.” But (pssst) I’ll tell you, dear rea...
The fight over the New Mexico Public Education Department’s rule requiring 180 instructional days — a plan that has drawn criticism from teachers, administrators and lawmakers for nearly a year — will continue after a judge delayed issuing a ruling in a key lawsuit. In a hearing Monday, 5th Judicial District Judge Dustin Hunter heard arguments from attorneys representing the New Mexico School Superintendents Association and more than 50 school districts across the state, which sued the Public Education Department over the 1...
