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A Dallas grand jury last month declined to indict a Clovis city employee on a weapons charge from this summer. Clovis’ Information Technology Director Paul Nelson was arrested on a work-related trip June 11 after a Transportation Security Administration employee at Love Field Airport found a loaded semi-automatic .380 caliber handgun inside Nelson's backpack at the main security checkpoint, according to records from the Dallas Police Department obtained last week by The Eastern New Mexico News. “Nelson stated he forgot tha...
Ledrian "Moses" Fletcher was born and raised in Clovis and has loved to play sports since his early days of attending Cameo Elementary School. He grew up loving to play football but was always told he was too small for the sport. He tried his hand at softball but it lasted one week. But mixed martial arts (MMA) was another one of his loves. He said he has watched martial arts movies for years. He has been inspired by the greats. Randy Couture, retired mixed martial artist, is...
CLOVIS — At least four individuals have asked to be considered for the upcoming appointment to fill Ben Smith’s seat on the Curry County Commission. Smith announced his resignation, effective Saturday, at a commission meeting last month. He said he accepted a position in the dairy industry in Nebraska. The District 4 vacancy will be filled by appointment from Gov. Susana Martinez, but the timeline is open-ended. “Applications are being reviewed, and an announcement will follow the Governor’s selection,” spokesman Michael Lone...
Information on making Stitch ‘n Rip jackets, ways to improve sleep and making snack cakes will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday at noon. (All times are Mountain.) Barbara Crawford will demonstrate how to make innovative Stitch ‘n Rip jackets. She’ll go over free motion sewing, adding batiks, putting on collars, and share some new themes that incorporate hand and machine embroidery. Crawford lives in Katy, Texas. James Fal...
Are you getting cold yet? We're approaching coat season quickly and in case you're undecided on what cozy looks you'll be displaying this year, here are a few coats and jackets trending and growing in popularity this fashion season. First is the puffer jacket that you’ve probably noticed falling off the shoulder of your favorite household names since last season. Well, the puffer jacket made it another season. Not only are you guaranteed warmth when sporting this jacket but if...
Some reflexive patriots, up in arms about blacks protesting experiences they’ve never endured by not observing rote rituals, ironically imagine they need military-grade weapons to protect them from the government the national anthem represents. The FBI defines a mass shooting as, “Four or more shot and/or killed in a single event at the same general time and location.” According to Newsweek, the library shooting in Clovis “marked the 244th mass shooting in the U.S. in 2017. To...
I grew up reading the rain reports from around the county in the local newspaper. The editors had the farmers trained to call in their rain totals after a storm and color was added by interviewing a few of the local dirt tillers. Examples of some of those reports went something like this: • “We got 6-tenths of gentle soaking rain that fell all night.” • “I had an inch and a half when I checked at 5:30 this morning then another 2-tenths by 10 a.m.” • “It came down real hard...
Over the last week, a few news items have come to my attention, and I just think the mob is wrong. Contrarians, unite: • NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, when asked about recent NFL protests during the national anthem, said he expected his players to stand during the anthem. The general reaction I’ve seen from fans has been a sarcastic, “Good luck with that.” But I think the NBA won’t have the problems that people think it will. It goes back to the person on top. Since the day he began, Silver has been a commissioner who’s kep...
It was a jarring way to start a Monday morning. My wife woke me at the start of this past week to let me know there had been a horrible shooting in Las Vegas. It didn’t resonate right away, but as I cleared my eyes at 5:30 a.m. and began to catch up on the details, I read the appalling news. A gunman had opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest Festival country music concert. The death toll and the number of people injured had already climbed several times in the preceding hours....
They called him Maggie. Ernest Marsh came by the nickname as a teenager working in Clovis’ Elite Confectionery downtown more than 100 years ago. Slaughter Murray, the ice cream parlor’s owner, had a phonograph for his customers’ entertainment. “When no one else was playing a record, Ernest would put on his favorite tune, ‘When You and I Were Young, Maggie,’ and soon Murray and his buddies were calling him that,” Clovis historian Don McAlavy wrote in the history book “Curry County New Mexico.” Ernest arrived in Clovis in 1909...
Considered to be the "architect" behind the Golden State Warriors' two recent NBA titles — and counting, Director of Scouting and former General Manager Larry Riley is a pretty popular man around NBA circles these days. However, before Riley broke into the NBA as a scout for the Milwaukee Bucks in 1988, he was the man responsible for leading the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds men's basketball team as their head coach from 1978-88. In his time as coach, Riley helped the program...
CLOVIS — For years, it's been assumed the current Parkview Elementary would see a second life as a senior center when Clovis Municipal Schools moves on to a new campus. But time was not on its side. With that in mind, the Clovis City Commission unanimously voted Thursday to start a scope of work on a new senior center at Hillcrest Park. The center, to be built in a phased process south of the Wellness Center, is expected to run about $6.9 million. The building would be 2...
CLOVIS — Local law enforcement and members of the community came together on Saturday afternoon at Greene Acres Park for this year's National Night Out event. Members of the Clovis Police and Fire Departments and other local agencies were on hand to talk with citizens and show off some of the equipment they use every day. "It's always good to have the community come out and have a chance to walk around, take a look at everything, and meet officers and firemen and the people t...
When the New Mexico Supreme Court approved new pretrial detention rules earlier this year — rules designed to help judges determine whether a criminal defendant should be held without bail — it was anticipated that as the sweeping reforms were implemented, fine-tuning would be needed. Now, three months after the rules took effect, eight of the state’s 13 district attorneys are proposing changes that provide needed clarity and uniformity in how detention hearings are conducted. The court should listen to them, just as it li...
On this date ... 1962: Eastern New Mexico University theater students were gearing up to present the satire “Teahouse of the August Moon” under the direction of longtime theater professor R. Lyle Hagan. Thirty-seven students were participating in “one of the largest casts ever assembled for a university theater production,” according to the Clovis News-Journal. George W. McKinney designed the sets for the Pulitzer prize-winning comedy. 1952: Clovis police were alerted on two out-of-state stolen property reports, one from Li...
CANYON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico’s University’s men and women’s cross country teams traveled over to Canyon, Texas for the West Texas A&M Stampede on Saturday, and both teams finished second to the host Buffs. The Hounds’ Omer Almog and Coley Norcross completed the meet with first- and third-place finishes, respectively, at The Range in Canyon. The Buffs finished with 20 points in each meet. The Greyhound men took 42 to finish second among four teams, while the women scored 35 to finish as the only other scoring team. Alm...
CLAREMORE, Okla. — Playing its second game in as many days, Eastern New Mexico again couldn’t find the back of the net, falling 5-0 at Rogers State in Saturday’s Heartland Conference men’s soccer match. Pedro Garcia scored two goals for the Hillcats (6-5-1, 3-4-1). which outshot the Greyhounds 28-5 and 11-3 on goal. Rogers State also got goals from Abe Young, Jaxon Pitt and Jeremy Hoelzer. Young’s goal at the 25:56 mark was the only tally of the first half. Chivasiay Gallagher led the Hounds (2-9-1, 1-7) with two shots on...
Local eight-man teams won convincingly Friday night, Texico lost a nailbiter and other area teams were less fortunate. Dora 50, Springer 6 For the Dora Coyotes, the game was ran through junior quarterback Bradley Ramirez during their match-up with Springer Friday night. With five starters being out this week, head coach Mason McBee needed someone to fill in the position at quarterback for Dora (4-2) and Ramirez had a week to learn the offense. Ramirez clearly learned enough. He had two quick rushing touchdowns in the first...
ALBUQUERQUE — Hannah Dahl and Emma Gevelhoff scored 14 minutes apart, and Eldorado added to Clovis’ rough stretch in District 2-6A play with a 2-0 win Saturday afternoon. Eldorado (6-7-1, 3-2-1) dominated the stats sheet offensively in handing Clovis its third-consecutive defeat in district play. The Eagles had nine shots on goal to Clovis’ four, and had all four corner kicks. Clovis (7-6-2, 1-3-2) led in saves 7-0 and direct kicks 9-3. The Wildcats visit Manzano on Tuesday at 3 p.m....
Clovis Elementary Monday: No school Tuesday: Breakfast — Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch — Mini tacos, seasoned pinto beans, seasoned corn, seasonal fresh fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — Bean and cheese burrito. Lunch — Hamburger on a bun, fries, lettuce/tomato/pickle, apple. Thursday: Breakfast — Mini pancakes. Lunch — Meat and cheese lasagna, steamed broccoli, ranch salad, chilled peaches, whole wheat roll. Friday: Breakfast — Peach bread. Lunch — Hot dog on a bun, tater tots, min carrots w/ranch, cookie. • Breakfast inc...
Baxter Curren Senior Center 908 Hickory, Clovis Monday: 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. jewelry pals, noon pinochle, 1 p.m. line dance, 5 p.m. business meeting, 5:30 p.m. potluck, 6 p.m. social night Tuesday: 8 a.m. quilting, noon pinochle 101, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 6 p.m. musical Wednesday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. exercise equipment, 8:30 a.m. exercise class, 10 a.m. sewing, 1 p.m. crafts, 6 p.m. ladies night Thursday: 8 a.m. blood pressure, 8 a.m. eggs, gravy and biscuits $4, 8:45 a.m. pinochle 101, 1 p.m. bingo, 6...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt General Hospital Health Fair is fun and good for you, too, according to the hospital’s planning director. The fair, now in its seventh year, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, fully stocked with health information and services for the community, said Haylee Spence. The service Spence has received the most calls about is a $35 blood screening panel. A $1,200 value, the panel is “a huge savings for people,” she said. The panel checks for information including triglyceride, cholest...
Today • “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” — 2 p.m. musical at ENMU University Theater Center. Tickets: $7 general, free for students with ID. Information: 575-562-1011 • Chili Cook-off — Noon at Living Word Church, 3719 E. 21st Street, Clovis. Tasting: $5. Information: 575-218-1914 Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Magnet Magic. Information: 575-356-3940 • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Charm pack purse. Preregistrat...
Many local public offices will remain open Monday, in spite of the Columbus Day holiday. Portales and Clovis city offices, Eastern New Mexico University and Clovis Community College will all be open during regular business hours on Monday. Portales Municipal Schools, Clovis Christian Schools, and the offices of Curry and Roosevelt County will be closed. The Clovis Municipal Schools central office will be open, but students will have no school....
Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Committee — 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Civic Center Policy Committee — 3 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales School Board — 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Portales High School. Information: 575-356-7000 Wednesday • Planning and Zoning Committee — 3 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Eastern Plains Council of Governments — 10 a.m. at 418 N. Main Street, Clovis. Information: 575-762-7714 • Portales MainStreet Board — 5:...
