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CLOVIS — Ask an average Clovis resident for the center of the city, and most fingers would point at the intersection of Prince and 21st streets. That means a lot of automotive traffic, with most motorists making legal turns and maneuvers throughout the day. The city of Clovis is at targeting the not-so-legal actions, primarily around the intersection’s heavily-visited Walgreens drug store. There are currently three legal ways to access the store, according to city officials present at Wednesday’s public works meeting: a rig...
Today • Fourth Annual Boo in the Zoo — 1-4 p.m., Hillcrest Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St., Clovis. Tickets $1 per person; available in advance at the zoo Tuesdays-Sundays, Taco Box in Clovis and Portales, TireWorks in Farwell, and the Chamber of Commerce in Friona, TX. Costumes welcome; trick-or-treating, games, costumed characters, face painting, hair coloring, photo ops, creepy critters show, and more. Hosted by KTQM 99.9 FM. Information: 575-769-7873 • Clovis Community College Cultural Arts Series presents “Sugar Skull! A Dia d...
CHS basketball ticket sales start Monday Clovis High School will begin sales of reserved season tickets on Monday, according to a release from the school. Season ticket holders from the 2018-19 season have until Nov. 12 to renew their tickets or inform the CHS athletics office of intent to relinquish their seats. Beginning Nov. 13, all remaining tickets will be sold to the public. Tickets are $135 per seat, with a $25 discount for active duty or retired military with a military ID card. The tickets are good for all regular...
PORTALES -- It didn't take too long to figure out the West Texas A&M Buffaloes would be leaving Greyhound Stadium one wheel heavier than when they came in. The Buffaloes eventually took back the round wooden trophy Saturday night, jumping out to a 28-0 lead just 16 minutes in en route to a 35-14 victory over Eastern New Mexico. The Greyhounds outgained the Buffs 373-286, but could not recover from six turnovers -- five lost fumbles and an interception. Redshirt sophomore Nick...
TEXICO — Friday night’s Texico football victory was one for the this-is-why-you-play-the-game file. With an offense that moved the ball mostly at will, and a stubborn, stifling defense, the Wolverines flattened Santa Rosa 41-0 at Texico High School to win the District 6/7-2A championship, improving to 3-0 district, 6-4 overall. It was also Texico’s fourth straight victory to conclude the regular season. Winning championships, hoisting trophies. Yup, definitely good reaso...
CARLSBAD — If Thursday was any indication, the Clovis boys cross country team is right in the hunt for a district championship Jerrick Maldonado crossed the finish line first yet again, and he and T.J. Gregg ran the fastest times in school history in Thursday’s Pre-District 4-5A meet. No team scores were taken for the event, but Clovis coach Mark Bussen guessed the Wildcats and Hobbs were within a few points of each other. “We made big strides” Bussen said. “The conditions Thursday were not good. It was 45 degrees and windy...
MORIARTY — It took a while to get going, but the Portales Rams found their mojo late. Senior wide receiver Kellen Hightower stepped in when starting quarterback Hagen Rains went down with a second-quarter ankle injury on Friday night, and guided Portales to a 26-3 District 3-4/4A win over Moriarty. The Rams (8-1, 2-0 district) will face rival Lovington on Friday at Greyhound Field with the district title on the line. The Wildcats (6-3, 2-0) won over Ruidoso 47-21 on Friday night. “They’re always a good football team,...
CCLOVIS — Clovis High’s young volleyball team shows flashes at times. The Lady Wildcats just aren’t sustaining their good play long enough. Hobbs rode strong front-row play from senior middle hitter Saqqary Baker and eighth-grade outside hitter Aniya Joseph on Friday night, pulling away to a 25-22, 25-10, 23-25, 25-17 District 4-5A win at Rock Staubus Gym. The Lady Eagles (8-11, 4-1 district) remained tied for the top spot in the district with Roswell High, which beat Carls...
CLOVIS — Clovis head volleyball coach Ruth Chavez had seen it, she’d seen the improvement and potential in her young team throughout the season. Tuesday night at Rock Staubus Gymnasium, Chavez saw that improvement and potential come to some fruition as the Lady Wildcats earned their first District 4-5A victory of the season, brooming away Carlsbad, 26-24, 25-14, 25-17, Clovis’ first sweep since blanking Valencia on Sept. 7 in the Moriarty Tournament and only its sixth overall win of 2019. “It felt good,” Clovis head coac...
SILVER CITY— Behind a sixth-place finish from Aminata Kenyawani, and a solid all-around effort, the Eastern New Mexico women’s cross country team took third Saturday in the Lone Star Conference Championships. The Greyhounds had two of the top 10 finishers, with all five of their scoring runners placing in the top 30 in the 6K race at Western New Mexico. Lubbock Christian easily bested West Texas A&M for third place with 64 points and had the medalist in Amira Cunningham (22:29.12). The Lady Buffs scored 90 to finish just ahe...
PORTALES — Whatever chances the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball team had of making the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament took a big hit over the weekend. The Greyhounds were handed a 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21 setback by Western New Mexico at Greyhound Arena Friday, followed by a 25-17, 23-25, 25-22, 25-19 loss Saturday against Texas-Permian Basin. At 3-17 (0-11 LSC), and with the top four teams in each of the league’s three six-team divisions qualifying for the tourney, the Hounds need to jump two squ...
LAREDO, Texas — With Eastern New Mexico trailing 2-1 late at Texas A&M-International Thursday, Desiree Morgas provided the dramatics. Morgas knotted the game with a penalty-kick goal with 16 seconds left in regulation, then assisted on Julia Tucker’s game-winner two minutes into the second overtime to give the visiting Greyhounds a 3-2 victory. The win helped ENMU (5-6-1, 2-6-0) snap a five-game losing streak and inch closer to the Lone Star Conference playoff bubble. The top seven teams in the conferene will advance to the L...
DALLAS — It may have taken two days to officially record it, but a win is a win for the Eastern New Mexico men’s soccer team. Thanks to three first-half goals, the Greyhounds finished off a road victory Friday over Dallas Baptist, taking the weather-delayed contest 4-1 to exceed last season’s win total. Four Greyhounds scored on the contest, with a pair of goals coming just 35 seconds apart in the 36th minute. Already leading 1-0 on Julian Trapp’s tally, the Greyhounds struck again when Robbie Jenkinson put home the corner...
The final week of regular-season soccer for area teams brought some of the OK and some of the could-be-better. First the OK. On Wednesday, Clovis’ girls team played its last regular-season game — home or otherwise — and ended in a 0-0 tie with Roswell. Junior keeper Hanna Nussbaumer took care of Clovis’ part of the shutout, notching three saves for the Lady ’Cats, while working 100 minutes in goal. Clovis finished the regular season 10-5-4 overall, 2-1-3 in District 4-5A play. Now the could-be-better. Clovis’ boys team c...
Portales’ volleyball team had been on a 15-match winning streak after losing its season opener. But the Lady Rams’ run ended at Artesia on Tuesday, 3-2, in a see-saw contest. They actually led 2-1 after three sets, but dropped the next two, including a 16-14 thriller in the fifth-set finale. Portales’ complete set scores were 18-25, 28-26, 25-20, 16-25, 14-16. The Lady Rams carried a 15-2 overall record, 2-1 District 4-4A, into Saturday afternoon’s road match at Goddard. They will visit Lovington on Tuesday night before...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday-Friday: Clovis ∞ Christian Bernal, 18, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, driving while license suspended or revoked ∞ Martin Pacheco, 36, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ Avery Allsop, 21, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation ∞ Carol Birdsong, 49, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug ∞ Tony Salguero, 54, speeding,...
FARWELL — A former priest accused of indecency with a child was found not guilty by a Parmer County jury on Wednesday. Peter Mukekhe Wafula, 40, served in Hereford, Friona and Bovina before he was removed from the ministry in 2018. He was indicted by a Parmer County grand jury in October 2018. KFDA-TV News reported Wafula’s attorney issued a written statement about the verdict: “We’re so thankful that the jury in this case had the courage to follow the law and render the verdict that justice required,” Dan Hurley wrote. “On b...
CLOVIS — Clovis Municipal Schools got an outsider’s perspective on their elementary and secondary schools, with a good share of highlights and growth opportunities mentioned at Tuesday’s CMS board meeting. Laura Adkins, executive director of language, culture and at-risk services for CMS, reviewed the Scholastic Family Engagement Assessment. The data was compiled through a combination of surveys, site visits, phone calls and document and website analysis. Secondary and elementary schools were graded in the areas of welco...
CLOVIS — A GriefShare seminar on surviving the holidays will be held Saturday morning at Central Baptist Church. The free two-hour seminar begins at 9 a.m. in Room 103 of the church. The seminar will include a 40-minute video, a booklet, brunch and discussions on how to prepare for the holiday season following the loss of a loved one. Information: Kathy Hammill, 760-917-3051, or Melissa Perkins, 575-309-4208....
PORTALES — Whatever the newest infrastructure funding plan for the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority is called, be it “skin in the game” or the “20/30/40 plan,” David Lansford believes it’s the only language that will get through to the federal government. Lansford updated members of the authority Thursday on his desired local push to fund the interim groundwater portion of the multi-county water project, which would allow the authority to buy and transport agricultural water to municipalities before the project is...
Two candidates are vying for Grady School Board Position 3 this year, with Kodie Weese throwing her hat in the ring against four-year veteran Gerald Garland. Early voting has started and Election Day will be Nov. 5. The News sat down with both candidates to ask about their qualifications. Other candidate interviews will follow in upcoming editions of The News. Kodi Weese Why are you running? I am running because I have two children in the school and I think that the board should have more members with children attending the...
CLOVIS — Demolition of buildings on the 800 block of Main Street and the 900 block of Mitchell Streetwill begin this week to make room for a parking area with green space to better serve businesses and government buildings in the area. The Curry County Commission approved a partnership with Main Street, Inc. to submit a grant project proposal for planning, designing and constructing the project. The grant would allow up to $80,000 for the project with a 20 percent match, 60 percent of which must be in cash, while 40 p...
