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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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From time to time someone will tell me they really like the idea of libertarianism; they only wish it could work in the real world. This reminds me of someone confessing they like the idea of electricity, if only it could actually work. Because not only can it work, it does. Libertarianism doesn’t just work; you are surrounded by it all the time. In fact, you practice libertarianism yourself, even if you never realized it. And so does everyone else — other than the not...
The 2016 presidential election showcased both major political parties with an unyielding narrative. This is the first of a two-part series that attempts to connect some political dots to arrive at how and why we are in our current state of affairs. First, the Democrat story. There was no way Hillary could lose to Trump in a head-to-head campaign. When Bill Clinton established the Clinton Foundation and all its ancillary organizations as charities he did so with the intention...
CLOVIS — Reserved seat tickets for the Clovis High School girls and boys basketball seasons will go on sale Nov. 1, according to a release from Clovis Municipal Schools. Reserved seats are $140 apiece and are good for all regular season games — starting Nov. 25 for the boys and Dec. 1 for the girls. Past season ticket holders have until Nov. 20 to purchase their same seats or contact the CHS Athletic Office to relinquish them. All remaining tickets will be sold to waiting list members, then the general public if the wai...
CLOVIS — Well into autumn and district playoff time fast approaching, Clovis' volleyball team needed something, anything, to break out of its recent funk. A five-game losing streak — four setbacks against District 2-6A opponents and one to area rival Portales — had changed the complexion of the Lady Wildcats' season, which had begun with a flourish at 8-2. They needed to change it back, return to a positive mode, and fast. Enter Manzano, Clovis' opponent in Tuesday night...
CLOVIS — After a pair of 3-0 losses to Sandia on Tuesday, both Clovis soccer teams are looking at two sets of odds for making the Class 6A playoffs. Those odds, unfortunately, are slim and none. Both Clovis girls coach Traci Sievers and boys coach Greg Trujillo figure the only way their teams can make the playoffs is to take a win Saturday against La Cueva. But they admit that may not be enough. The girls visit La Cueva at 1 p.m., while the boys host the Bears at 3 p.m. At Leo...
On this date ... 1987: Eva Davis was honored for her longtime efforts on behalf of the Clovis black community at the annual awards banquet for the Clovis branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples. U.S. Attorney General Raymond Hamilton was the keynote speaker. He praised Davis as a "great inspiration." Clovis Mayor James B. Moss called her "a great person who has done much for Clovis." In her response, Davis said, "If I have helped anyone along...
PORTALES — Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton detailed at Tuesday's county commission meeting a tentative plan to apply for disaster relief funds from heavy rains in August. Because De Baca County and Curry County have both incurred road damage due to flooding, Hamilton asked state officials if the three counties could jointly apply for funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "That is something they're looking at, because of the timespan of when all of t...
CLOVIS — A new agreement approved Tuesday between Curry County and the company managing its Fairgrounds and Events Center places a stricter emphasis on controlled alcohol service, following two citations served on the Events Center this summer. A modified management agreement approved unanimously by Curry County commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday morning extends the county’s existing contract with Spectra Venue Management through the end of 2019, with a few adj...
ALBUQUERQUE — The Portales volleyball team earned a key district road win on Tuesday, as the Rams downed Hope Christian in Four sets. With the win, Portales maintains a first place lead over Moriarty in the 4A/District 4 standings. The Rams (13-4, 3-0) took the opening set, 25-20, before the Huskies (8-8, 1-2) tied things up with a 25-17 win in set No. 2. From there, Portales took control of the match in the final two sets, 25-22 and 25-15. “I don’t think we played great,” Rams coach Charity Gomez explained. “We had a few...
CANYON — Eastern New Mexico lost for the fourth time in five matches in Tuesday evening’s Lone Star Conference volleyball showdown at West Texas A & M. The Lady Buffs took down the Greyhounds in four sets, 25-22, 26-28, 25-17 and 25-15. After dropping a tight opening set to the Buffs (12-9, 6-5 LSC), the Hounds (8-13, 5-6) rebounded for 28-26 victory in set No. 2. Eastern overcame a 10-3 deficit, early in the set, and actually broke a forgettable streak, in the process. Prior to Tuesday’s second set, the Hounds hadn...
RUIDOSO — The Portales Rams boys and girls soccer teams each notched key shutout victories in Ruidoso on Tuesday. The District 4/1-4A showdown featured a 5-0 boys victory, followed by a 1-0 girls victory. “We just played really well,” Portales boys coach Nathan Dodge explained. The Boys came out and played really well and gave a really good effort. They took control early, and heck, you can’t go wrong with five goals by five different players.” Portales (8-8, 2-4) jumped on the board with a Lesther Oliva Andrade goal, off...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday Clovis • Arthur Lucero, 23, failure to appear on a felony charge • Chris Santillanes, 47, distribution of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia • Joseph Torres, 38, driving while license suspended or revoked • Efrain Trevizo, 26, failure to appear on a felony charge • Nicole Clark, 28, failure to appear on a felony charge • Jacob Ratigan, 21, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Alister Burns, 28, sexual exploitation of children (possession)...
PORTALES — An order for out-of-state travel was granted by Judge Donna Mowrer on Tuesday to the former Portales daycare owners charged with leaving two children in a hot car in July. Maliyah Jones, 22 months, was pronounced dead and Aubrianna Loya, 3, was critically injured after officials said they were left in a hot car for 90 minutes by Sandi Taylor, 31, and her mother, Mary Taylor, 62, the former owners of Taylor Tots daycare. The Taylors — who were indicted for one count of child abuse resulting in great bodily harm and...
CLOVIS — The Eastern Plains Council of Governments on Tuesday unanimously voted to approve an option that allows J.L. Gray Co. to purchase three low-income housing complexes from EPCOG. EPCOG Executive Director Sandy Chancey said J.L. Gray, under the option, would pay EPCOG $150,000 and in return the company would assume the mortgages and debt owed on the three properties, according to the approved agreement. The properties are the Ruth Visage Apartments in Portales, which has 26 units, the San Jon Estates in San Jon (...
Today • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: “What a Hoot!” Information: 575-356-3940 • Blood drive — 3 p.m.-7 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 • Gothic Science Fiction Film Series — 7:30 p.m. in Jack Williamson Liberal Arts building, room 112. Movie: “Blade Runner” (1982). Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 Thursday • Preschool storytime — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Preschool SMART start. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween pr...
Today • Finance Committee — 2 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at North Annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Clovis Municipal Schools Board — 5:30 p.m. at central office board room. Information: 575-769-4300 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call...
Activists, local education bureaucrats and teacher unions have been fully on board with the mantra that we just don’t spend enough taxpayer dollars on K-12 education in New Mexico. This is in spite of that fact that when it comes to per-student spending, New Mexico tends to be closer to the middle of the pack — in stark comparison to our achievement rankings and graduation rates that are consistently closer to bottom of the barrel. And it goes far beyond debate. Unable to convince legislators to increase our $2.7 billion educ...
