Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Whether you've driven past it once, or a thousand times, you have almost certainly noticed the cream-colored walls and red clay-tiled roof of a Spanish colonial-style villa on the south side of U.S. 70 between Portales and Clovis. If you're a fan of Norteño music, you likely know it's the home base of one of the best known and most enduring Norteño bands, Los Huracanes del Norte. But you may not know that tucked behind the graceful walls, manicured lawns, and lush apple o...
FOOTBALL Prep summary Friday District 5-6A Clovis 53, Santa Fe High 0 Santa Fe High 0 0 0 0 — 0 Clovis 21 20 0 12 — 53 Scoring summary First quarter C — Jett Stone 1 run (Kash Roberts kick), 10:32 C — R.J. Nora 62 pass from Stone (Roberts kick), 4:22 C — J.D. Burton 87 interception return (Roberts kick), 1:22 Second quarter C — Stone 13 run (Roberts kick), 10:47 C — Roberts 12 run (kick failed), 2:47 C — Roberts 41 interception return (Roberts kick), 2:37 Fourth quarter C — Brian Weiss 5 run (kick failed), 11:53 C — Burton...
The opening line on her obituary reads: "Shiray Berry passed away at home on Sunday September 4th, 2022, finally defeating and murdering that villain cancer." It sums up the attitude the 34-year-old Berry had toward the colorectal cancer that took her life. It was her sense of humor, her contagious laugh, her determination to beat cancer and sharing her story online that her friends and followers remember. "How do cows stay up to date? They read the moos-paper." That's one of...
CLOVIS - After key District 4-5A road wins over Hobbs and Carlsbad, Clovis High's soccer girls almost got caught off-guard on Tuesday. The Lady Wildcats, though, made a couple of goals two minutes apart in the first half stand up and held off Roswell High 2-1 at Leon Williams Stadium, improving to 14-3 overall and 3-0 on the first time through the district. Junior Courtney Bradley and senior Caley Adams found the net in the 26th and 28 minutes, respectively, the latter coming...
PORTALES — Portales High’s volleyball team got started a bit too late on Tuesday night. Hobbs opened Game 1 on a 9-1 run and cruised until the third set, handing the Lady Rams a 25-15, 25-18, 25-23 loss at the Ram Athletic Center. “They have a lot of firepower, a lot of strong hitters,” PHS coach Jacki Bailey said of the Lady Eagles (9-7). “We couldn’t get a lot going. There just weren’t a lot of opportunities for us to build momentum.” Nobody reached double figures in any category for Portales (6-8), although the La...
PORTALES — In its first home match since 2019, the Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team stunned No. 8-ranked Midwestern State 1-0 on Wednesday night in Lone Star Conference action at Greyhound Stadium. Freshman forward Ben Sauerlander scored the only goal of the night, converting on a touch pass from junior forward Jonathan De Motta with less than three minutes remaining in the opening stanza. Coming off its first loss, MSU (6-2-2, 0-2-0 LSC) put up 16 total shots in the contest, with 13 coming after halftime. Onl...
Clovis Monday: No school. Tuesday: Breakfast: Raspberry churros. Lunch: Chili cheese fries, mini-carrots and celery with ranch, whole wheat roll, sidekicks or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or corn dog or cheeseburger and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Breakfast bread. Lunch: Mandarin orange chicken, fried rice, egg roll, steamed broccoli, chilled fresh fruit or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or hoagie or cheeseburger and fries. Thursday: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza. Lunch: Chicken sandwich, baked French fries, veggie cup, ranch dressing,...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University released its 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule on Thursday, including 22 Lone Star Conference games and five non-league tilts. “We’re excited to announce our schedule for this season,” second-year coach Meghan De los Reyes said in a release from the school. “We have assembled a strong non-conference schedule (which) includes our (RMAC/LSC) Challenge, followed by two home (NCAA) Division II contests.” De los Reyes has made significant changes to the squad, including the hiring of ass...
One of the fun things about my job is that folks expect the local chamber of commerce to know everything. Including, very frequently, local history. That might include someone trying to figure out where great-grandpa's homestead was or where the business granddad started in the 1930s might have been located. I get a lot of calls from confused people who have an old Portales address that dated before all the street names got a change. They'll get to looking at present day maps...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Goodbye Again” by Mariah Stewart. In the wake of her daughter’s unexplained suicide and her husband Jim’s sudden abandonment, Liddy Bryant is determined to move on and make some positive changes in her life. In her hometown of Wyndham Beach,...
Leonard Madrid's plays are a reflection of his growing up in the Hispanic culture of Portales and his familiarity with Latino communities in New Mexico. Many of his plays are actually set in north Portales, where, he says, the people speak a mix of Spanish and English that are unique to the community. Madrid's plays have received the Latinx Playwriting award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. One play, "Aurora" was performed at a national festival for new playwrights...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Beef Stroganoff, broccoli and cauliflower, breadstick with margarine, tropical fruit. Tuesday: Hot chicken sandwich, tater tots barbecued beans, fruit salad. Wednesday: Beef lasagna, green beans, garlic toast, peaches. Thursday: Barbecued chicken, scalloped potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, roll with butter, spiced apples. Friday: Taco salad, pinto beans, pears. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-769-7908 Monday: 9 a.m. Exercise class....
Every two years, those running for office tell us this will be the most important election of our lives, and I always roll my eyes and mumble, maybe for you. This year’s election, which starts with early voting on Tuesday, is pretty darned important, and not for who will win control of the House, Senate and other elected positions. This year’s election is important simply for the sake of elections themselves. In 1896, losing Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan started a tradition that would serve our nat...
Clovis Police Captain Robbie Telles reports in a news release Victor Cano-Garcia, 36, died when a vehicle fell off a jack and he was pinned underneath. Telles reports Police and Fire Services were dispatched to the 1300 block of East Brady Street at about 2:50 p.m. Thursday for a report of a vehicle falling off a jack and pinning someone underneath. On arrival Clovis Police and Clovis EMS found Cano-Garcia pinned underneath the front passenger side of a Chevrolet pickup. Telles reports it was determined Cano-Garcia became...
We’re all in this thing together. Or so we like to say. But Ron DeSantis’ hypocrisy just punched a hole through that ideal. In 2013, when Hurricane Sandy devastated New Jersey, the then-Florida congressman piously declined to support a bill providing $9.7 billion in aid to those who had seen their homes damaged or destroyed. “I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Sandy,” he declared, but added that it would not be “fiscally responsible” to increase the debt without a d...
'Tis is the season to promote male masculinity. There has been no shortage of rhetoric emanating from a number of right-wing politicians warning about the supposed decline of male virility contributing to the death of "real manhood." From Mike Pompeo decrying and declaring war on the "wokeness that is supposedly weakening the military," to Senator Josh Hawley's allegations of " the left's attack on men in America." Earlier this summer, shameless Fox News host Tucker Carlson...
One of the most significant events in American politics is that Hispanics are, in effect, deciding that they are working-class voters rather than ethnic-grievance voters. This is so momentous because it means that Democrats can’t rely on the monolithic Hispanic voting bloc they imagined would guarantee them an enduring electoral majority, and that the shift to the Republicans may be just beginning (the migration of working-class whites to the GOP has been happening over the c...
If you’re looking for ways to mistreat a college president, look no further than Clovis-Portales. We’re pretty good at it. At Eastern New Mexico University, the ever-loyal Patrice Caldwell remains chancellor, the position she accepted only after the sudden – and still curious – departure of Jeff Elwell, ENMU’s 10th president, in 2020. Her plan was to retire that summer after 40 years as a dedicated faculty member and vice president, but she stepped up on request in hopes of en...
It appears that the votes are in as to who is responsible the Nord Stream pipelines and most of the media agree. Russia did it. I don’t know who did it, and what follows is an attempt to look at the situation through the normal investigation process that includes means, motive and opportunity. MEANS: News reports specify that the damaged pipes are constructed of steel that is five inches thick and coated with concrete. These pipes lie on the seabed at depths of between 230 a...
On this date ... 1962: Sophomore linebacker Earl Dunn had been named Hound of the Week for Eastern New Mexico University following a 13-7 win over Tarleton State. Dunn recorded 12 unassisted tackles and seven assisted tackles as the Greyhounds evened their season record at 2-2. The Clovis News-Journal reported Dunn was 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, describing him as “lanky.” Other ENMU players nominated for the week’s Hound award were senior middle guard Jim “Tank” Forrester...
The Fast TV Network announced during a news conference Wednesday it will move from Albuquerque into the vacant Kmart building in Tucumcari that will be home to a television and movie production facility, a New Mexico Route 66 museum and welcome center. In all, the $8 million project eventually will create between 30 and 70 jobs after its soft opening on July 1, 2023, said Mike Lee, Fast TV's president and CEO, during the briefing inside the Tucumcari Railroad Depot. Lee said...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis * Sean Simpson, 28, battery against a household member * Shawn Doss, 50, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, probation violation, out of state fugitive * Mark Suniga, 23, larceny, non-residential burglary, probation violation * LeDonna Dawson, 43, battery against a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, battery * Shane McKay, 21, failure to pay fines, probation violation * Richard Sena, 43, criminal sexual penetration...
CLOVIS -- About 70 people rallied at the Clovis-Carver Public Library on Thursday, urging Clovis be declared a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” Group leaders also asked city officials to ban abortion clinics from the city. Clovis Mayor Mike Morris told the crowd, “This blesses my heart. I’m pro-life. I do not consider the [abortion] debate over. We have to work at the state level.” Many of those at the rally also attended Clovis’ City Commission meeting Thursday at the library. Morris told commissioners he had reviewed an...
CLOVIS -- Robin Jones will remain as interim president of Clovis Community College until at least Nov. 2, when the college’s board of trustees meets again. Trustees made the decision on a 4-0 vote Wednesday at their regular meeting. Trustee Laura Leal abstained from voting. She said she believes CCC President Charles Nwankwo should be reinstated until an investigation spurred by employee “no confidence” votes in May has been completed. Jones was named interim president at a special board meeting on Aug. 8; those duties were...
CLOVIS - Clovis High's football team has been on the wrong side of a couple of games this season like Friday's contest against Santa Fe High, so it felt pretty good to be on the other end of it. The Wildcats returned three interceptions for touchdowns, building a 41-0 halftime lead and cruising to a 53-0 District 5-6A victory over the Demons in their Homecoming game at Leon Williams Stadium. Senior safety J.D. Burton notched two of the pick-6s, including the game-ender on the...
