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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Eastern New Mexico University football team has seen some reward for its solid all-around effort Saturday against Tarleton State. Two days after their 24-15 road win over Tarleton, fueled by forcing three Texan turnovers, the Greyhounds returned to the AFCA Division II Coaches Top 25, released by the Associated Press on Monday. Saturday’s victory in Stephensville, Texas was an impressive one, especially for the ENMU defense. Two of the turnovers created by the Hounds led to Eastern touchdowns. Offensively, ENMU ground T...
Scaly, leathery or smooth and slimy, reptiles are one of those critters whose mere presence can strike terror in some folks and send them into uncontrollable panic. In some cases, fear of reptiles is not only well-deserved, it’s downright instinctual particularly when it comes to the venomous varieties because they are more than capable of killing or severely injuring humans and other animals. While many dangerous reptiles do exist, however, there are thousands of members of t...
PORTALES — As the final stretch comes for Lone Star Conference women's soccer, every opportunity matters. Even the ones you've got to shrug your shoulders about receiving. A late-game scuffle turned fortuitous for Eastern New Mexico University, and Mikra Zamarripa ended the team's three-week scoring drought with Texas Permian Basin down a man for a 1-0 victory Sunday at Greyhound Stadium. The win gave the Greyhounds (3-7-4, 2-4-2) a desperately-needed boost in the standings f...
NEW YORK — Todd Frazier and Aaron Judge each hit three-run homers, and C.C. Sabathia tossed six shutout innings, as the New York Yankees crushed the Houston Astros 8-1 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The victory put the Yankees back in the ALCS, trailing now only 2-1. Game 4 is today at Yankee Stadium, with a scheduled start time of 3:08 p.m. MDT....
BORGER, Texas — The Eastern New Mexico University rodeo team produced a quality showing at the rodeo hosted by Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas, this past weekend. The women's team finished eighth with 55 points while the men's team had 10 points. Tarleton State won the women's event with 383.3 points while Weatherford College won the men's rodeo with 400 points. On the women's side, Celie Vick split fourth and fifth in the short go and was fifth in the average of the goat tying. Tawny Barry was 2.6 seconds in the f...
On this date ... 1972: The 25th annual Clovis cattle festival opened at the Ranchers and Farmers Livestock Association for a two-day run. Included on the agenda were a cattle show with a slew of trophies to be awarded to outstanding herds, a "Coffee for the Ladies" in the Ladies Lounge; and a dollar-a-plate barbecue hosted by the Cattle Capitol Cowbelles. Officials said 4,500 cattle were expected in the special sale that took place on the second day, with "odd cattle" cattle...
CLOVIS — Curry County is taking a harder stance on alcohol service at the Events Center and Fairgrounds, based on the terms of a modified management agreement due for consideration at this morning's County Commission meeting. The Beer Garden new to the 2017 Curry County Fair will have been a one-time event, and financial penalties for at-fault alcohol citations are made explicit in the agreement scheduled for discussion and action today from commissioners. The modified a...
PORTALES — Today's 9 a.m. Roosevelt County Commission Meeting will be focused on housekeeping, with several reports and procurement items being heard. Among the items is a request to create new accounts for equipment purchases below $5,000. The action will fund purchases through their own accounts, rather than through the capital assets fund, according to County Manager Amber Hamilton. "It's just an accounting cleanup. There's a zero impact to the budget," she said. Also at t...
CLOVIS — The Eastern Plains Council of Governments will hold a special meeting this morning to discuss the potential sale of three different properties EPCOG owns. EPCOG has received an offer from the J.L Gray Company and will discuss at the meeting whether or not to sell its three rental properties, Executive Director Sandy Chancey said. The properties are the Ruth Visage Apartments in Portales, the San Jon Estates in San Jon and the Rio Pecos Estates in Santa Rosa. Discussion on the sale of the properties will be done in e...
Clovis’ Caleb Chandler was the first of three members to resign abruptly from the state’s Interstate Stream Commission last week, but he declined Monday to discuss his departure. With a brief email Oct. 10 to Gov. Susana Martinez, Chandler announced his resignation effective immediately and stated his “sincere appreciation” for the “opportunity to serve the people of New Mexico.” “Best wishes to you as you continue to work hard for the citizens of our state,” concluded the email. Chandler had served the previous year a...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Sunday: Clovis • Ronald Archie, 67, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Dennis Johnson, 39, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Roberta Jones, 58, littering, criminal trespass • Kasserine Hughes, 20, shoplifting ($100 or less) • Susan Mondragon, 33, child abuse (no death or great bodily harm) • Arthur Lucero, 23, failure to appear on a felony charge Portales • Jimmy Aranda Jr., 33, bribery of a witness, false imprisonmen...
PORTALES — Tonight’s Portales City Council meeting will see an ordinance authorizing a loan of $1 million from the New Mexico Finance Authority to fund the construction of a fire substation. City Manager Sammy Standefer said loans of this type don’t require the borrowers to pay for 20 years, but terms are still to be negotiated. He added that he hopes construction on the substation — located near Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School on the north side of the city — can begin in early 2018. “I expect the construction to take app...
Today • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at Roosevelt County Courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. at county offices, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Friends of the Library — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • EPCOG Board — 10 a.m. at 41...
Today • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Yarn pumpkins. Information: 575-356-3940 • Page Turners book club — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: ‘The Orphan’s Tale.’ Information: 575-763-9687 • Books ’n’ babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Book: ‘Autumn Adventures.’ Information: 575-356-3940 • Blood drive — 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Plains Regional Medical Center, Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m...
