Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep standings New Mexico All Times MDT District 5-6A Dist. All W-L W-L Los Lunas 3-0 5-4 Clovis 2-0 2-6 Santa Fe Capital 1-1 4-4 Santa Fe High 0-2 1-7 Albuquerque High 0-3 1-7 Friday’s result Los Lunas 51, Santa Fe High 0. Saturday’s result Santa Fe Capital 36, Albuquerque High 20. Thursday’s game Santa Fe Capital at Clovis, 7 p.m. Friday’s game Santa Fe High at Albuquerque High, 7 p.m. District 4-6/4A Dist. All W-L W-L Portales 1-0 7-1 Lovington 1-0 2-6 Albuquerque Academy 0-1 5-3 Bernalillo 0-1 2-5 Friday’s result...
The 2022 New Mexico State Fair recorded 475,318 visits, making it the third best-attended fair since 2012, when the fair went from a 17-day format to an 11-day schedule. How that translates to revenue won't be known until mid- to late-November after all the bills have been paid and final numbers are tallied, said State Fair General Manager Dan Mourning. Still, he was confident that "revenue was up," adding that vendors of liquor, food and merchandise all reported booming sales throughout the fair. Last year, visitors were...
MELROSE - The stage is set for the 8-man District 3 football championship. Melrose made sure of that on Friday night with a resounding 46-6 victory over Logan. The Buffaloes (6-3, 3-0 district), ranked second in 8-man behind Lordsburg, visit No. 3 Fort Sumner (7-0, 3-0) for all the district marbles on Friday night. Sophomore quarterback Josiah Roybal threw for four touchdowns and ran for one as the Buffs opened a 30-6 halftime lead on the Longhorns (6-3, 1-2). He went in on a...
An open date for Texas Tech was a much-needed reprieve at the midpoint of the football season. Injuries, inevitable with any team, were starting to become a factor for a team lacking depth, and the gauntlet that was the five-game ultra-test is over. The Red Raiders faced five consecutive Top 25 teams at the time they played – Houston, North Carolina State, Texas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State. Tech is 3-3, with three wins at home and three losses on the road. It’s per...
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s struggles in Lone Star Conference volleyball continued on Saturday as Texas A&M-Kingsville handed the Greyhounds a 25-18, 25-21, 25-20 setback. Freshman middle blocker Ayanna Jackson posted 11 kills while junior outside hitter Jackie Alanis collected eight kills and 11 digs for the Javelinas (13-8, 5-3 LSC), who improved to 5-0 at home this season — including four sweeps. Senior middle blocker Gracelyn Stubbs and junior outside hitter/libero Rylee Mapes each notched eight...
CLOVIS — A few weeks ago, Clovis High’s football team didn’t necessarily expect to be in a position to win a district championship. Still, after dropping their first six contests, the Wildcats find themselves at 2-0 in District 5-6A heading into Thursday’s 7 p.m. matchup against Santa Fe Capital (4-4, 1-1) at Leon Williams Stadium. With a win, the Cats would be playing for a district title next week at idle Los Lunas (3-0, 5-4). Coming off a 53-0 rout of Santa Fe High on Oct. 7, first-year coach Andrew McCraw said his squ...
CLOVIS — With a chance to lock up the District 4-5A girls soccer championship, Clovis High came up a bit short on Saturday. Sophomore Brianna Baker found the back of the net just over three minutes into overtime, and Hobbs pulled out a 2-1 victory over the Lady Wildcats at Leon Williams Stadium. With the win, the Lady Eagles (8-9-2 overall) pulled into a share of first place with Clovis (15-4), both standing 4-1 in district play. Each was scheduled for its district and regular-season finale on Thursday, with Hobbs hosting C...
"Next Exit," an acclaimed life-after-death drama and comedy film partially shot in Tucumcari, will hold its official premiere at Tucumcari's historic Odeon Theatre Monday evening. Doors at the theater will open at 5 p.m., with the screening at 6 p.m. The film's writer and director Mali Elfman, co-star Katie Parker, producer Derek Bishe and Magnolia Pictures representative Neal Block will hold a question-and-answer session after the showing at 7:40 p.m., Odeon Theatre general...
Americans, in general, are rotten at taking time off. For decades, the statistics have been pretty clear about that. Factor in the “Great Resignation” of the last couple of years, stupid (and ultimately cruel) government programs that pay folks more to stay home than to work, and “quiet quitting” (bad, I think, if you’re defrauding your employer; good, I think, if you’re establishing some boundaries employers should have to respect) ... Factor all of this in, and, in general,...
A few weeks ago, I was wading through old newspaper archives — one of my favorite pastimes — when I came across an essay written by Gordon Greaves in honor of his 50th anniversary of working as a journalist. By May 24, 1981, Greaves had been the editor of the Portales News-Tribune for decades. In the piece, he shared the story of his “first official assignment.” Greaves graduated from Portales High School in May of 1931. Within days, his editor-father J.G. Greaves propose...
On this date … 1972: The First National Bank of Muleshoe had compiled the region’s first freeze dates from 1950 to 1971. The earliest freeze in those 22 years occurred Oct. 7, in 1951 and 1952. The latest first freeze occurred Nov. 20, 1964. Temperatures across eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle were the coolest this fall over the weekend. But temperatures did not drop below 40 degrees and they’re not expected to fall below 40 for at least another week. The Farmer’s Almanac reports the average first frost of fall oc...
Early voting continued this week at the Curry County Administrative Complex at 417 Gidding St. in Clovis, Curry County clerk Annie Hogland said. Hogland said a total of 481 early ballots have been cast. She said 635 absentee by-mail ballots have been issued and 16 of those have been returned. A second early voting location will be open at North Plains Mall beginning this Saturday. Same day voter registration services continue to be available. Roosevelt County clerk Mandi Park said as of close of business Friday, 211 early in...
Isn’t it better to not create a problem in the first place than to try to fix it after it happens? I appreciate those organizing a trash pick-up day, and those who took time out of their week to participate. I appreciate the people who don’t toss their trash around in the first place. and those who regularly pick up litter whenever they see it, even more. If there is a pre-existing problem, make sure any solution you try isn’t going to have the unintended consequence of makin...
As an observer of human nature and the body politick, I’ve reached the conclusion that the meanspirited attacks on both sides are largely due to the extremes. But there’s a more moderate middle that sees a third way, one that’s closer to our collective nature and articulated well by the pundit David Brooks. Longtime journalist Brooks is what I’d describe as a moderate conservative. He writes a column for the New York Times and gives analysis on PBS News Hour, but he’s more of a free thinker than a partisan political...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Jose Almanza-Rodriguez, 48, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jim Arias, 30, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, battery against a household member, battery upon a peace officer, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jose Madrigal, 35, child abuse – negligently cause • Isaiah Gabaldon, 24, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, criminal damage to property • Matthew Tavarez, 19, possession of a controlled substance • Aar...
It’s unfortunate that the families of Sandy Hook probably won’t actually get anything close to the nearly $1 billion that a Connecticut jury assessed last week against right-wing conspiracy monger Alex Jones for his monstrous lies about the massacre that killed their children. But the historic verdict nonetheless sends a strong message to those who inhabit the sewers of profitable misinformation out there: Society has had enough. Within hours of the shooting deaths of 20 small children and six adults at Sandy Hook Ele...
After delivering more than $40 million last month to 29 law enforcement departments, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the state is looking for more applicants for the remaining $8.5 million in funding available. According to a news report from the governor’s office Lujan Grisham said, “We will be reaching out to every agency that did not apply through the first round to invite every community to apply for this critical funding.”. The 2022 Omnibus Crime Bill appropriated $50 million toward New Mexico law enfor...
Mental Health Resources of Portales will be getting a $47,900 grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development. Grant money is also going to agencies in Fort Sumner, Tucumcari and Socorro. Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced on Oct. 12 the USDA is awarding $110 million overall in grants to improve health care facilities in rural towns across the nation. According to a news release from the USDA the grants will help 208 rural health care organizations expand critical services for nearly 5 million...
Sunday’s rain total in Clovis came in at 1.44 inches according to the National Weather Service. Monday, the rain amount was smaller, 0.14 inch. Rain totals varied around Curry and Roosevelt counties. The Portales Sunday rain total was 0.61 of an inch, Monday 0.15 of an inch. Roosevelt County extension agent Patrick Kircher described the rain as “fairly widespread” and varied in amounts from what he heard. “Silage harvest continues to move along,” Kircher said. “The rain had the potential to slow that down.” Kircher said...
Clovis' fall "Trek for Trash" happened Saturday morning and the event netted more roadside refuse than last year. Megan Darrow from the Clovis city manager's office reports 353 bags of trash were collected compared to 333 in 2021. Darrow said 147 volunteers helped pick up trash. Some volunteers participated in teams. Awards went to teams that gathered the most garbage. First place went to Yucca Middle School with 82 bags, second place went to Cannon Federal Credit Union with 6...
Western Bank of Clovis plans to merge with Western Commerce Bank, headquartered in Carlsbad, in early 2023, according to representatives of the bank. Jason Wyatt, chairman, president and CEO of Western Bank of Clovis, and vice-chairman, president and CEO of Western Commerce Bank, said “the main purpose of the merger is to provide the Clovis bank with greater resources in order to grow and better serve the communities of Clovis and Portales.” The two “sister banks” currently have common management, common members of the board...
Visitors to Curry County businesses and homes may see green lights glowing in the windows through Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The green lights honor the service and sacrifice of the county’s 4,373 veterans and mark Curry County as a “Green Light for Veterans county” in accordance with a resolution unanimously approved on Oct. 11 by the county commission in association with the National Association of Counties. County Manager Lance Pyle introduced the resolution on Oct. 11 as part of a regular county commission meeting. The resol...
Darwin, the beloved Curry County courthouse dog, passed away on September 19, but his memory will live on in all the people he knew and the many victims he comforted throughout his stay. Darwin, an English Labrador Retriever, came to work at the courthouse in November 2019 as part of a statewide program called Assistance Dogs of the West, Darwin's handler, later owner Judith Glikas said. ADW trains dogs for different types of services, including as courthouse dogs. "These...
A local group is scheduled to have a consultation this week with the American Civil Liberties Union regarding the “sanctuary city for the unborn” ordinance that was introduced Thursday for consideration of adoption by the city of Clovis. “Eastern New Mexico Rising” is a group that describes itself as “a non-political, non-partisan group who care about progressive issues and social justice.” Clovis resident Laura Wight, in speaking for the group “and citizens of Clovis,” said group members were scheduled for a Tuesday evening...
PORTALES - Junior quarterback Kason Martin threw for four touchdowns in his return to action and Eastern New Mexico University scored two early touchdowns in a span of 18 seconds on Saturday night en route to a 42-14 Lone Star Conference victory over Simon Fraser at Greyhound Stadium. Martin, sidelined for the past two games by a shoulder injury, completed 21-of-30 passes for 274 yards, hitting junior wide receiver Asa Wondeh on scoring tosses of 45 yards and 1 yard,...
