Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep summary Saturday Portales 40, Hatch Valley 0 Portales 14 6 20 0 — 40 Hatch Valley 0 0 0 0 — 0 Scoring summary First quarter P — Zane Mayberry 50 pass from Devin Diaz (Eric Ramirez kick) P — Elijah Kladiihbah 50 pass from Diaz (Ramirez kick) Second quarter P — Ramirez 20 pass from Diaz (kick failed) Third quarter P — Mayberry 50 pass from Diaz (Ramirez kick) P — Braydon Mignard 15 run (Ramirez kick) P — Emmanuel Diahn 20 blocked punt return (kick failed) Records — Portales 2-5, Hatch Valley 0-7. Prep standin...
HATCH — In a season where Portales High’s football team has struggled, the Rams have left no doubt when they do post a win. PHS (2-5) got on the board with a 53-0 spanking of Rio Grande on Sept. 25, and returned to the win column on Saturday in a 40-0 drubbing of host Hatch Valley. Despite its record, Portales has outscored its seven opponents for the season 208-152. “We’ve pretty much been in every game we’ve lost,” Rams coach Jaime Ramirez noted. On Friday, the Rams begin Class 4A District 3/4 action with a trip to Rui...
CLOVIS - Portales High's volleyball team got a first-hand look on Saturday night at quite likely its main competition in the upcoming District 4-4A race. After reaching the championship match of the Clovis Invitational at Rock Staubus Gym, the Lady Rams struggled against district rival Roswell Goddard and absorbed a 25-18, 25-20, 25-13 loss to the Lady Rockets. PHS (13-4) and Goddard (13-3) face off twice more this month, beginning with the district opener - the Lady Rams'...
CLOVIS — After struggling through the first six weeks of the season, Clovis High’s football team has suddenly put together a two-game winning streak. The Wildcats hope to add to it on Friday night when they travel to Albuquerque for a 7 p.m. Class 6A District 2/5 clash against Manzano at Wilson Stadium. A 28-21 victory on Friday at Santa Fe High has lifted the Cats (2-4, 2-1 district) into a tie for third place in the seven-team circuit with Sandia (3-4, 2-1). Meantime, the Monarchs (1-5, 0-2) are ahead of only Alb...
SILVER CITY — It’s been a long time since Western New Mexico has tasted victory against Eastern New Mexico University in football. That nearly changed on Saturday night. In a wild finish reminiscent of some of Sunday’s NFL games, ENMU scored twice in the final minute to wrest a 50-47 Lone Star Conference victory over the Mustangs in a matchup which in recent years has been dubbed the “Green Chili Bowl.” The teams combined for more than 700 yards of offense and 11 touchdown passes. But after Western took a 47-37 lead with...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Benny Preston, 40, aggravated burglary, conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, aggravated battery • Robert Maestas, 47, driving while license suspended or revoked • Jordan Smith, 28, driving while license suspended or revoked • Luis Molina, 33, possession of a controlled substance, failure to pay fines • Jesus Valladares, 38, failure to pay fines • Paula Griego, 39, battery upon a peace officer, aggravated driving while under the influence o...
PORTALES — Portales’ Peanut Valley Craft and Music Festival, which took a year off last year due to COVID-19, will come back to the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday, and organizers are optimistic it will be well-attended. The Roosevelt County Health Fair will share space the Peanut Valley festival on Saturday morning, offering COVID-19 and flu vaccines along with its usual health screenings, according to Karl Terry, executive director of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. The health fair and the fes...
CANYON - A Clovis student at West Texas A&M University has won a $3,000 research grant from the college for developing a system of evaluating exercise performance using computer programs and video images. Lance Fletcher, a senior computer science major at WTAMU, took the President's Undergraduate Student Research Grant for a project that combines body imaging and calculation of angles into a system that helps evaluate how well exercise is being performed. The program,...
I was 3 or 4 years old when I first became a hairdresser, an early career path that failed to earn wholehearted support from my parents. I’m not sure who was my first victim, the baby “Pebbles” doll, or … well, let me get to the other in a moment. If you’re old enough, you may remember Pebbles, the cavegirl toddler who was the daughter of cartoon Neanderthals, Fred and Wilma Flintstone, on the popular Saturday morning series, “The Flintstones.” The 16-inch Pebbles doll was rel...
“Progress” is a word liberals grabbed to avoid the “liberal” label that those on the right have soiled so effectively. Feel free to call me either; better that than to embrace the stagnation of conservative thinking. The reality is, we all want progress. OK, there are exceptions - like the Proud Boys, who prefer supremacy to equality and anything over liberalism - but for the rest of us, we want our society moving forward. The divisions come when it’s time to talk about what that really means. By definition, “progress...
As they prepare to spend $1.2 trillion on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, along with a vastly larger sum on a party-line social-policy bill, Democrats might be expected to defend their ambitions on the merits. Instead, progressive leaders seem to be focused on fiscal gimmickry. Their goal is to advance a $3.5 trillion initiative known as Build Back Better. With moderates balking at the bill’s scope and cost, efforts are underway to deliver a slimmer version that might command broader support. Unfortunately, these seem to b...
If government claims it will finally allow you — after you buy a license — to do something you’ve always had a natural human right to do, but makes the rules for getting the license so burdensome, complex, annoying, and expensive that few will jump through the hoops, what was really accomplished? Was your freedom increased or was it a scam? The New Mexico cannabis business licensing scheme looks like one such example to me. Some licensing schemes are concerned with controlling...
CLOVIS — The city of Clovis is seeking six people to serve on three of its lower boards and committees, according to a city release. Applications for the Civic Center Policy Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee will be accepted until 5 p.m. Oct. 28. Duties and responsibilities are listed at cityofclovis.org. The vacancies are as follows: • Civic Center Policy Board: The board, which meets quarterly, is seeking one citizen representative. • Planning and Zoning Commi...
CLOVIS — A Clovis man was arrested Sunday and charged with kidnapping and multiple other felonies connected to violence against his former girlfriend. Joshua Windle, 39, is accused of breaking into his former girlfriend’s house last month and in August. He also faces allegations of aggravated burglary, criminal sexual penetration, aggravated battery and aggravated stalking, according to court records. Sally Ishii told police Windle held her hostage for a full day in August and choked her three different times. Windle, als...
PORTALES — A Portales woman was killed Sunday night in a crash south of the city, according to a Tuesday release from the New Mexico State Police. Wendy Marquez-Martinez, 20, died at the scene of the accident near the intersection of N.M. 206 and Roosevelt County Road 8. She was a passenger in a Ford Escape traveling north on N.M. 206. According to the NMSP release: • The Escape collided with the rear of a trailer that was being pulled by a 2019 Ford F-250 at the intersection. • Two others in the Escape, a 23-year-old male...
On this date … 1966: Levine’s department store in Clovis was hosting a “gigantic” 34th birthday sale. The Main Street store was open until 8 p.m. all week. Specials included: • Men’s all-cotton flannel shirts, 99 cents. • Plastic drapes, 38 cents. • Ladies’ laminated dress coats, $14.88 • Boys’ corduroy jeans, two pair for $5. • Seamless nylons, 29 cents. • Ladies’ padded lace bras in four colors, $1. • Three-piece luggage sets, $9.99. • Luxury muslin king-size sheets, $1.99. • Area rugs, $4.97. • Punch bowl set, $1.99. ...
The following is a Q&A with candidates for Position 4 of the Dora school board. Jana Roberts is running for re-election against Shauna Wade. Candidates were each asked the same questions via phone. The election is Nov. 2. Why did you decide to run? Roberts: This would be a re-election for me. I have been on the board for 17 years and I’d like to continue supporting the community and the school. Wade: I decided to run to be more involved with my children’s school. What experience and/or skills do you have that you believe wil...
ENMU resumes Family Weekend PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is resuming its annual U.S. Bank Family Weekend Friday and Saturday, according to a university release. The 2020 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event will feature a Big Band dance with the ENMU Jazz Band supplying music, a coffee and donut event with President Patrice Caldwell, faculty presentations and a tailgate party prior to Saturday’s football game against West Texas A&M. “A high point of the fall semester, U.S. Bank Family...
Stephen Plotnick lives in Prospect Heights, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, and is considering a move to Portales to allow his son to enroll in Eastern New Mexico University’s nationally respected forensic anthropology program. But there is a problem, Plotnick said. His son, Jacob, is 13 and exceptionally bright, and the elder Plotnick said Jacob should have a normal high school experience, along with college study at his young age. He believes Portales Municipal Schools’ policy on “dual enrollment” classes that generate both hi...
As many are aware, music education is an important part of our school district's offerings. We have long maintained extremely high standards, with outstanding certified music educators at every school site, from kindergarten through 12th grades for many years. Research has shown unequivocally that music supports and enhances cognitive development across all other subject areas. A poster recently encountered reads, somewhat abbreviated: “Why Music? Music is Math (rhythm b...
The Clovis High band is now more than halfway through its competitive season, and it has a trio of competition victories to show for it. The band's baseball-themed "Home Run" show won top honors at Saturday's Lubbock Westerner, with the outstanding band award to go with nods for best percussion and color guard as well. Clovis High Band Director Bill Allred said the band's performance was notable for how it overcame weather challenges. "It was ridiculously hot," Allred said. "T...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Commission has received a warning from the New Mexico Department of Health for repeatedly failing to follow public health guidance on face masks at its meetings. The Sept. 30 letter from Deputy Secretary and General Counsel Billy Jimenez notes that video of recent commission meetings shows county commissioners, other county employees and citizens attending the meetings are frequently not wearing masks or wearing them incorrectly. The state has required face coverings in indoor settings, regardless o...
CLOVIS - Police on Tuesday continued to investigate a Sunday morning homicide in Clovis. Police said they responded to a call at 125 El Camino at 10:40 a.m. Sunday. That's where they found 28-year-old Ivan Leuvano with "multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso area." Leuvano died soon after arriving at Plains Regional Medical Center via ambulance. An afternoon release from the Clovis police that identified Leuvano as the victim said the 9th Judicial District Major Crimes...
SANTA FE —Thursday is the deadline for residents of Curry County’s District 2 to apply for the vacant seat on the Curry County Commission. The seat is vacant due to the death of Commissioner James Ridling, who won the seat in the 2020 general election. Applicants are asked to send a resume and letter of interest to Melissa Salazar, the state’s director of boards and commissions, at [email protected]. The appointment will be made by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Whoever is appointed to the seat will serve throu...
Community members are seeking help in locating a Clovis man reported missing since Thursday night. A flyer provided to The News is calling for a 10 a.m. Wednesday community search for James Sneed, 55. The search party will gather at the Portales Wal-Mart parking lot. A Clovis Police Department representative confirmed to The News Tuesday Sneed has been reported missing and the case has been forwarded to its investigations unit. According to the flyer: • Family members last heard from Sneed around 9 p.m. Thursday. He was d...
