Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep standings New Mexico (Regular-season final) Class 6A District 2/5 Dist. All W-L W-L La Cueva 6-0 9-1 Eldorado 4-1 7-3 Sandia 4-1 5-4 Clovis 3-3 3-6 Santa Fe High 2-4 6-4 Albuquerque High 0-5 2-8 Manzano 0-5 1-8 Thursday’s results Eldorado 50, Clovis 14; Manzano at Sandia, susp. to Saturday. Friday’s result La Cueva 40, Albuquerque High 14; Santa Fe High, open. Saturday’s result Sandia 65, Manzano 27, comp. of susp. game. Class 4A District 3/4 Dist. All W-L W-L Lovington 3-0 7-3 Ruidoso 2-1 5-5 Silver 1-2 6-4 P...
TUCSON, Ariz. — Like their female counterparts, the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team got a rough baptism into the 2021-22 season on Monday night, falling to Arizona 96-50 in the team’s only preseason exhibition contest. ENMU’s women ventured into Tucson last Thursday and were handed an 84-25 setback by the homestanding Wildcats. In Monday’s tilt, the Hounds took a quick 3-0 lead on a 3-pointer by junior guard JaQuan Morris, but Arizona ripped off the next six points, then went on a 7-0 tear to open a 13...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University’s volleyball team continued its late-season roll on Saturday, so much so that the Greyhounds are now in strong position to qualify for the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament later this month. Mired near the basement of the 18-team circuit only a few weeks ago, ENMU (6-15, 6-7 LSC) extended its winning steak to five — the program’s longest since a six-match run in 2016 — with a tight 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 sweep of Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. With the...
PORTALES - Tye Hiatt figured his first season as Eastern New Mexico University's football coach would be a little rough, especially considering the Greyhounds hadn't played since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Until Saturday, though, he said he thought his team had generally put its best foot forward. Playing their final home game of the season, the Hounds couldn't overcome a three-touchdown blitz by Angelo State - on just four plays - early in the second stanza and wen...
CLOVIS - With lopsided losses in their final two regular-season games, Clovis High's football team put itself squarely on the bubble as far as a spot in the 12-team Class 6A state playoffs. Late Saturday night, the Wildcats learned that they had earned the final berth in the bracket, and with the No. 12 seed face a trip to play fifth-seeded Las Cruces High in a 2 p.m. first-round game on Saturday at the Field of Dreams. If they can pull the upset, the Cats (3-6) are looking...
MELROSE — Melrose and Fort Sumner know each other pretty well when the teams meet in football. The longtime rivals collide on Friday night in an 8-man semifinal playoff game, with kickoff set for 6 p.m. Top-seeded Tatum (8-1) hosts No. 4 Logan (7-3) in the other matchup. It’s an all-District 2 field remaining after Logan knocked out District 1’s lone rep, Magdalena, 24-18 last week. Fort Sumner (7-2) beat district foe Mesilla Valley 54-14 in the other first-round tilt. “This is going to be one of those games where we both kn...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Ariel Branch, 32, battery against a household member • Vicente Torres-Gurrola, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to appear on felony charge, kidnapping, aggravated assault against a household member, aggravated burglary, criminal damage to the property of a household member, aggravated battery against a household member, receiving stolen property, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, unlawful carrying of a handgun by a p...
Committee seeking alumni nominations CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Education Foundation Alumni Committee is seeking nominations of distinguished Clovis High School alumni to be honored during its 12th annual “Purple Pride Hall of Honor Awards” in 2022. Nomination forms must be completed online at clovis-schoolsfoundation.org/nominations/ The nomination deadline is Feb. 1. The release did not give a date for the awards banquet, but the 2021 ceremony was held in June. Education Digest is compiled by the staff of The N...
SANTA FE — The Eastern New Mexico News picked up six awards at the annual New Mexico Press Association's convention last week in Santa Fe. The awards included a sweep in the category of best supplement/special sections. First place in the Weekly Class 2 category went to The News for its 2021 Menu Guide. The News also won second place in the category for its My Fuzzy Valentine section. The News Graphic Artist Andrea Ramos earned second-place awards for color retail advertising and house advertisement. The News Publisher D...
SANTA FE — New cases of COVID-19 continued their weekly rise as October closed out, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The DOH reported a weekend total of 2,630 cases between Saturday and Monday, the first day of November. That is the highest weekend total reported by the state including October case counts, ahead of the Oct. 12 (2,433), Oct. 18 (1,895) and Oct. 4 (1,776) reports. The Oct. 12 report included four days of reporting due to Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 11. The Monday report also recorded 39...
On this date … 1971: A proposal to allow Sunday liquor sales in Clovis had been soundly defeated, 1,881 votes to 559. Ten of the 11 voting precincts said no to the option. Only the voting site at La Casita said yes, 49 votes to 27. Voters also approved a plan to lease Clovis' Memorial Hospital to a non-profit corporation by a 2-to-1 margin. More than 3,200 votes participated in the election, about 700 more than officials had anticipated based on other “off-year” elections. About 29 percent of the city's 11,381 regis...
The divisions in our nation mostly lie along urban and rural lines. Why is that? Recently I spent a week in Memphis. It’s famous for Beale Street and the Blues, Elvis’s Graceland and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, but as is the case with any famous city, it’s so much more than what it’s known for. The Greater Memphis area population is about 1.3 million, but the latest Census count puts it at 633,104 inside the city limits. It should be no surprise that, in 2020, Biden won big there, carrying all of Shelby County...
We’d like to thank Texas Republican state Rep. Matt Krause of Fort Worth for launching an inquiry into the books lining the shelves of public schools across Texas. No, really. Thank you. Sometimes we forget what it’s like to be a kid, driven by a bubbling curiosity and that indomitable impulse to do the opposite of what adults say. What more ingenious way to persuade students to read than to type up a 16-page list of books and tell schools that those titles are being investigated? It’s a clever move. We expect hundreds if no...
I hate to sound like a parrot repeating the only phrase he knows until everyone is sick of hearing him. Even though it’s true. Squawk! Government is the problem. If you’ve seen any news or visited a store recently, you may have noticed the supply chain seems to be broken. Almost every retailer is having trouble getting products, and many of them are telling customers to start trying to get what they want early. They are warning customers that the things they want may sim...
On Friday, there were pumpkins, jack-O’-Lanterns, corn shucks, costumes, candy, cupcakes, and much more abounding across the district, celebrating Halloween since it fell on the weekend this year. Walking into the Arts Academy at Bella Vista, I found myself almost immediately at the end of the line of Ruth Bridgwater’s second-grade class, making their way to the library. These little ones insisted I join them in their “Tour of the Spooky Library.” Librarian Jamie Petty, all dr...
WASHINGTON — A Clovis physician who pleaded guilty to entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 events at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced Friday to 24 months probation, a $500 restitution charge and a $3,000 fine, according to court documents. Leonard Gruppo, 56, pleaded guilty Aug. 18 to a charge of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a capitol building after turning himself in early June. He was allowed to go free on a personal recognizance bond while awaiting trial. As part of the plea deal, Gruppo admitted knowing i...
CLOVIS — All five of Curry County volunteer fire departments have received grants ranging from $100,000 to $300,000, and the county’s fire administration has received $25,000 for help in recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters, according to a news release from Curry County Administration. The total of all the grants from the New Mexico Fire Protection Grant Fund, a part of the New Mexico Homeland Security Department, was more than $1.5 million, the news release stated. The funded projects include: • $100,000 for the B...
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation District Two is holding a State Transportation Commission meeting 8 a.m. Nov. 16 at Center of Recreational Excellence (CORE) in Hobbs, according to an NMDOT release. The DOT holds six STC meetings annually, with one held in each district. District Two includes Curry and Roosevelt counties. The oversight group is comprised of Jennifer Sandoval (District One, vice chair), Bruce Ellis (District Two), Hilma Chynoweth (District Three), Walter Adams (District Four, chair), T...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Probate Office will hold a free seminar Nov. 18 for seniors and their families about guidance on wills, estates and other probate matters. The seminar, which will include Probate Judge Kendall Terry and a representative from the Legal Resources for the Elderly Program, will start 10 a.m. at the Jake Lopez Community Building and is expected to last an hour. The seminar does not require registration in advance. Information: Terry, 575-760-3960 or kterry@rooseveltcounty.com...
AUSTIN, Texas — In honor of both active and retired military, daily entrance fees at Texas State Parks will be waived for all day-use visitors Nov. 14. “The dedication, sacrifice and service displayed by the women and men that serve in our country’s military is unparalleled and is a source of pride throughout the country,” said Rodney Franklin, Director of Texas State Parks. “Their commitment to service undoubtedly inspires us at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. To celebrate their service, Texas State Parks would lik...
CLOVIS — The Curry County Road Department anticipates beginning work on Curry Road K in the spring, following a funding allocation from the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The county is beginning work with engineers on bid documents for the work between Curry Road 9 an Curry Road 7. The project’s total cost is $1.214 million. Information: Walon Jones, 575-762-1501....
Applications open for grants SANTA FE —The New Mexico Finance Authority has opened applications for the final round of the $200 million Business Recovery Grant Program. Businesses and nonprofits have until Dec. 7 to apply for the program, according to an authority release. The program, created by the state to help small business owners and nonprofit organizations during the pandemic, offers grants that can be applied to many needs — including rent, lease or mortgage payments, or financial flexibility for companies to reb...
Blame it on some hot summer days. Blame it on COVID. Blame it on the fact that, as Nancy Dunson said, her husband Randy "didn't have a project at the time, and he needs a project." Blame it on whomever you like, but if you're able-bodied and own a few common tools, then please consider showing up at the Portales Cemetery at 9 a.m. Saturday. That "project" I mentioned is a big one, and many hands are needed. The Dunsons live about a mile and a half from the Portales Cemetery. I...
CLOVIS - The owner of a now-shuttered Clovis dairy said he is pleased the Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to list several per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous chemicals under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Art Schaap is also pleased with a rule change that clarifies a state's authority to require cleanup of any waste that meets the RCRA standard. All of it should have happened years ago, Schaap said. "It's about...
November started with the area’s first taste of winter weather, with overcast days and overnight temperatures just above freezing. There’s more of the same predicted today, but temperatures should rebound by Thursday and eastern New Mexico will have to wait a little longer for snowfall. Monday saw the Clovis airport register an overnight low of 33, just above freezing. The high for both Tuesday and Wednesday was expected to be 49 degrees, with a 20% chance of precipitation. Today’s high temperature for Clovis is expec...
