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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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The Clovis High School Wildcat Marching Band won another championship on Saturday – its 11th straight title at the prestigious Zia Marching Fiesta in Albuquerque. For decades, the Zia competition was considered the unofficial state championship for marching bands since most of the state's top bands competed there along with top bands from Colorado and elsewhere. This year, CHS hopes to score the official state title in addition to its unofficial crown. "Now that Zia is f...
Three people were shot, one beaten and one stabbed early Saturday morning during a fight in a parking lot near 2001 N. Prince, Clovis police said. Police Capt. Robert Telles said none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. One man was arrested and charge with multiple counts of aggravated battery. According to a police news release: Police were dispatched for reports of shots fired. They soon learned Birdie Hernandez, 58, Jose Allamirano-Guerrero, 45, and Brian...
DALLAS – Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team finished another long weekend on the road on Saturday, dropping a 25-12, 25-15, 25-18 Lone Star Conference decision to Dallas Baptist. Senior outside hitter Delaney Fuller led the Patriots (12-6, 6-2 LSC), ranked 25th in NCAA Division II and the defending LSC regular-season champions, with 17 kills and five of the team’s eight aces. She collected eight of her kills in the opening set, when DBU finished with 19 as a team. Sophomore outside hitter Karly Wells added 11 ki...
The General Election, what some term the 2024 presidential election, is scheduled Nov. 5. Early voting began Tuesday at county courthouses. Early voting ends Nov. 2. Here are “Super Ballots” for Curry and Roosevelt counties: President Kamala D. Harris (D) Laura Ebke (Liberal Party) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (None) Chase Oliver (Libertarian Party) Jill Stein (Green Party) Donald J. Trump (R) Claudia De La Cruz (Socialism and Liberation Party) U.S. senator Martin Heinrich (D) Nella Louise Domenici (R) U.S. representative Dis...
On this date … 1937: A.L. Watson of Clovis was fined $100, with $50 suspended, after pleading guilty to riding with a drunken driver. The driver pleaded not guilty to the allegations and was going to trial. 1940: More than 100 blocks of Clovis city streets had been paved since March, city officials said. Eight more blocks were expected to be paved within the week — two on East Fifth, one on North Wallace, one on West Eighth, two on West 12th, one on North Reid and one on North Hull. 1941: An overnight drenching left far...
Today *Tiny Tots storytime: Letter E – 10 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7840 *Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m., bloodmobile, Clovis Community College, 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Register online at http://www.bloodhero.com. Advance appointments strongly recommended. Information: 877-258-4825 *Preschool storytime: “Monster Mash” — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library, 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Information: 575-356-3940 *Stitch Addicts stitch group – 1:30 p.m., Clovis-Carv...
Thursday *Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority - 3 p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Information: 575-935-4262 *Public EPCOR Water workshop hosted by City of Portales – 4 p.m., multi-purpose room, Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St., Portales. Enter through the doors facing the pool. Information: 575-356-6662 *City of Clovis Revenue Review Committee – 5:30 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 *Public meeting to discuss Roosevelt County Haz...
The city of Portales is hosting an “EPCOR Workshop” at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Memorial Building, 200 E. Seventh St. “I believe it is a more in-depth dive into things that… need improvement or change,” said City Manager Christopher Moyer. “The mayor and Council want to make sure that we are transparent in our interactions with EPCOR, which is why the public is invited to attend.” The city is considering a partnership with EPCOR to provide water services. “I do not know how the meeting will be set up as far as if there will b...
The last days this year for the Portales and Clovis farmers’ markets are this week. The last day for the market in Portales is Thursday, according to Market Manager Margie Plummer. North Plains Mall General Manager Leeann Glen said Saturday is the last day for the Clovis Farmers’ Market. Glen said the market started at the end of June and is located in the mall parking lot behind Taco Bell. Plummer is market manager for both the Clovis and Portales markets. Of the 2024 season, Plummer said, “The season was better than it co...
More than 4,200 residents in Curry and Roosevelt counties by Monday morning had already voted for the Nov. 5 election. Curry County Clerk Annie Hogland said 2,301 had voted early at the Curry County Courthouse; Roosevelt County Clerk Mandi Park said 1,221 had voted early at the Roosevelt County Courthouse and the county’s alternate site in the Jake Lopez Community Center at the fairgrounds. In addition, the clerks reported more than 700 absentee ballots had been returned prior to Monday. Early voting in Curry County is now u...
Clovis High’s soccer girls had Hobbs on the ropes for quite a while on Saturday, but they weren’t able to finish the Lady Eagles off. Still, it was a significant improvement over the teams’ first meeting in Hobbs. CHS led 1-0 at halftime, but the Lady Eagles mustered a couple of goals midway through the second canto to take a 2-1 victory in District 4-5A action at Leon Williams Stadium. The district champion and Class 5A sixth-ranked Lady Eagles (16-3, 5-0 district) won the earlier matchup at home 6-0. Lady Cats coach Ray R...
TYLER, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University's men were outshot 20-4 overall, but Texas-Tyler managed only three shots on goal and the teams battled to a scoreless draw on Saturday in Lone Star Conference soccer. It was the fourth meeting all-time between the Greyhounds and Patriots, and three of them have ended in draws – two of the scoreless variety and the other a 1-1 deadlock. Tyler picked up a 3-0 win at home in 2022. ENMU (4-3-5, 2-1-1 LSC) posted a second con...
Following a 42-24 Lone Star Conference loss on Saturday at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium, members of the Eastern New Mexico University football team watched a herd of West Texas A&M Buffs stampede off the turf and toward the scoreboard to take ownership of the Wagon Wheel, the trophy awarded to the winner of this contentious rivalry. "This is their trap and we just took it over," one Buff bellowed into his iPhone while recording the moment. The scene may have marked the...
ALBUQUERQUE – Clovis High’s girls finished sixth while the boys were 11th on Saturday in the 22-school Albuquerque Academy Extravaganza 5K cross country meet. The Lady Wildcats finished with 177 points, with Eldorado coming in first with 53. For the boys, Rio Rancho was first at 27 while the Wildcats were at 289, four behind District 4-5A rival Hobbs. Hobbs was 12th with 336 points, Carlsbad placed 16th with 446 points and Roswell High was 22nd at 584 on the girls side. For the boys, Carlsbad came in 14th at 407 and Ros...
RICHARDSON, Texas – Coming off their second Lone Star Conference tournament championship, and first since 1993, Eastern New Mexico University’s men were picked for seventh place in the 16-team LSC in a poll released by the conference office on Monday. ENMU, which went 22-10 (15-7 LSC) last season for its most wins since 1992-93, earned 391 points in the poll of LSC coaches and sports information personnel, and selected media members. West Texas A&M, an NCAA Division II national semifinalist and owner of a 30-5 record las...
Portales High’s football team is hopeful that a week off helps the Rams get back on track. Beaten 48-18 by St. Pius in their most recent outing on Oct. 11 at Steve Loy Family Foundation Stadium, PHS is looking for a bounce-back in a 1 p.m. District 2-4A kickoff on Saturday at Albuquerque Academy. Rams coach Jaime Ramirez said the bye week was beneficial. “We’re feeling better (physically),” he said. “It helped getting the guys healed up, for sure.” The Chargers (3-5, 1-3) are coming off a 22-9 loss at Friday night at Si...
It’s the usual partisan story. Folks who love Kamala Harris and hate Donald Trump thought she did fine in her interview with evil Bret Baier on Fox. Folks who love Trump and hate Kamala thought she was the same unqualified presidential candidate they’ve been watching for three months. But anyone in the middle, any truly independent or still undecided voter watching Fox, would have been left thinking a bunch of negative things about Harris. She didn’t look or act the least...
Heroes are easy to find but hard to keep. Especially when we’re young, we need our heroes, or positive role models if you prefer, as examples of what courage, sacrifice and success are all about. We typically start with our parents, superheroes in our young eyes, while our imaginations gravitate toward mythical beings like the Man of Steel, the Dark Knight or, yes, that proverbial cowboy riding through a time when right was right and wrong was wrong and what you did, not what you said, was who you are. Parents and action figu...
Former President Barack Obama stirred up some attention this month when he suggested lackluster support for Kamala Harris among Black men is mostly about her gender. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives or other reasons for that,” Obama said at Harris’ campaign offices in Pittsburgh. “You’re thinking about sitting out, or even supporting somebody who has a history of...
As I write, I’m just a few days away from attending another Biannual Coke County Pastors’ Conference. By the way, “biannual” is not one of my mother tongue’s brightest children. Wishy-washy, and depending on which authorities you consult, it can mean either “occurring twice a year” or “occurring every two years.” “Semi-annual” and “biennial” already handle “every two years.” I need “biannual” to pay for its keep, quit playing it both ways, fully adopt the best verdict, and...
I ran across an old photo of me on the beach at Perdido Key, Fla., back during those days when The Lady of the House and I lived in Pensacola, Fla. And as I always point out after I mention we lived in the Florida Panhandle, “Notice we returned to eastern New Mexico.” In the radio biz, “on the beach” means you have no job. And on that October day nine years ago, I had just been fired for the first time in my life. It was at a Pensacola new-car dealership. I started that September and sold five used cars and a new car that mon...
While a Regional Behavioral Health Center won’t go live until at least November 2026, updates regarding its operations were given last week at the Clovis Civic Center. With no crisis care facilities locally, it’ll provide people needing immediate treatment, for days or weeks, with a closer, cheaper and more comfortable option, proponents contend. The information session was led by James Corbett, a longtime behavioral health advocate and principal with Initium Health, the Denver healthcare consulting firm that’s suppo...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed an emergency declaration for Chaves County that unlocks $1 million in state funding to bolster flooding relief efforts in and around Roswell. "First responders have rescued more than 300 people since the torrential flooding began in Chaves County on (Saturday)," according to a news release from the governor's office. "My declaration of a state of emergency for Chaves County will help support local recovery efforts in the aftermath...
If you’re looking for a word to summarize Everett Frost’s contribution to Eastern New Mexico University, that word would be stability. That’s according to Steven Gamble, Frost’s friend who succeeded him as ENMU president in 2001. “A university can only grow when it has stability. Everett gave that stability to the institution and the institution advanced accordingly,” Gamble said Tuesday after learning of Frost’s death on Monday. Frost, who turned 82 last week, was ENMU’s ei...
