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A Clovis woman was killed while riding a bicycle Thursday night and a 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatality. Dawn Renee Dozier, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from Curry County Sheriff Mike Reeves. Dozier was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene after the crash, the release stated. An investigation led to the arrest of Fernando Chavez-Molina. He is charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in great bodily injury or death. He was being held at...
Eastern New Mexico University president James Johnston has appointed associate athletic director Michael Molina as the school’s interim athletic director, replacing Paul Weir. A native of Overland Park, Kansas, Molina has been in ENMU sports administration for the past five years. Prior to that, he has spent six years at Cal State-Bernadino. Weir resigned his position at ENMU in October, and is slated to begin new duties at Abilene Christian as deputy athletic director and chief operation officer at the end of this week. B...
With nothing left of Thanksgiving dinner now but leftovers, inquiring minds want to know if the big Thanksgiving debate reared its head at your table. I’m not talking about Republican versus Democrat values. I’m not even talking Dallas Cowboys versus Philadelphia Eagles. What I’m referring to is did you have dressing or stuffing on your table? To some it may seem like semantics. Isn’t it the same side dish, some would ask? No, it is not and your semantics and underst...
If you spend some time with Tami Martin, she will tell you the time in her life when she developed an interest in being involved in choral music. The director of the Clovis High School choir as well as the Clovis Community Chorus spent time with The News as she was preparing for Tuesday night's Community Chorus concert. Q: What is the story of you and Clovis? A: In 2008 my husband was called to a local church here, Parkland Baptist Church, and that's how we came to town. In...
With an experience core to build around, veteran Clovis High girls basketball coach Jeff Reed is hoping the Lady Wildcats can reach heights they haven't made in almost a decade. "We've got a good group of seniors, and we've got our two leading scorers back," Reed said as the team prepared for its Tuesday season opener at Rio Rancho Cleveland. "I'm excited about having the opportunity to do some things we haven't been able to do in a while." Meantime, the CHS boys open their...
FARWELL – It was a mixed bag for Farwell’s basketball teams on Tuesday night. Farwell’s girls continued their strong early-season play with a 64-46 win over Shallowater. Meantime, the boys were just five days removed from a second-round loss in the Texas Class 2A Division I football playoffs and, with a couple of their key players out with grid injuries and almost no practice time, absorbed a 79-48 loss at the hands of Ropes. The Lady Blue (4-1) posted their fourth win in a row – all over Class 3A schools – since dropping...
PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado State-Pueblo used two long runs to take control and limited Eastern New Mexico University’s women to 24 percent shooting from the floor en route to a 49-37 victory over the Greyhounds on Friday night. ENMU (3-2), playing its third consecutive contest in the Centennial State, converted just 13-of-55 shots overall, including 4-of-21 from 3-point distance, while scoring just 12 points in the final two stanzas. Junior guard Landri Hudson scored 14 points and junior forward Alisha Little posted her fou...
Exiting Interstate-25 south of Socorro, I head east on the two-lane asphalt known as U.S. 380. Auburn-tinted desert dappled with creosote bushes lines the highway. Ahead is the village of San Antonio, beyond that the Rio Grande River and further down the road the Jornada del Muerto basin. San Antonio, population 113, is one of those places you might miss if you blinked. But a yellow signal at the intersection of U.S. 380 and New Mexico 1 warns motorists to slow down as they zi...
Monday *Roosevelt County Crimestoppers — Noon, Pecos Room, ENMU Campus Union Building, Portales. Information: Darla Reed at [email protected] or 575-226-5237 Tuesday *Clovis Municipal Schools board — 5:30 p.m., Board Room, CMS administration building, 1009 Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-4300 *Portales City Council - 5:30 p.m., Council Chambers, Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St., Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 *Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees – 5:30 p.m., board room, Business Office Build...
Found playing in a softball complex, this Labrador isn't afraid to give you "the puppy-dog eyes" to earn your affection. Brownie is about 3 and still has the energy of a puppy said a Portales animal shelter employee. Brownie is available for adoption at the Portales shelter....
From Oregon to Colorado, health officials are seeking answers for a new respiratory illness that is affecting dogs across the country. The unknown illness includes symptoms of coughing, sneezing, eye or nose discharge and lethargy. Retired Veterinarian Dr. David Hudson said it is fairly similar to other agents, such as distemper and bordetella that causes upper respiratory illness, however it lasts much longer and isn’t affected by common antibiotics. “They (New Hampshire researchers) don’t really know where it came from....
The city of Clovis has a vacancy on the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee for a representative from District 4, a city news release states. The committee meets on the third Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the North Annex, Clovis-Carver Library, 701 N. Main. The city also is seeking a representative to serve on the Civic Center Policy Board. The board meets quarterly and makes recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding the Clovis Civic Center. For duties and responsibilities of both positions, go...
The Eastern Plains Council of Governments received a 2023 Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations for its Eastern Plains Mental Health Program project. “This project is a collaborative project with the United Way of Eastern New Mexico … and the Eastern New Mexico Consortium to target the mental health needs and opioid or drug use mitigation,” a news release from EPCOG stated. “The consortium is a public-private partnership with local school districts, institutes of higher...
The Christmas Glitter and Glow light show is back. It’s been hosted by Rocky Bernard and his crew at St. Bernard Farms for the past seven years. The idea originated with Bernard’s mom, who passed nearly 11 years ago. He said she always smiled when looking at the lights. After her passing, Bernard said he started this to honor her love and passion for the holidays. “That was my mom’s favorite holiday. … And it started as an honor for her and then it became this big community thing,” Bernard said. Bernard said he did not ant...
As you tuck into that last plate of leftovers today … or polish off a piece of pumpkin pie for breakfast (my personal favorite) … I’ve got some alarming news: Christmas is coming. And it is coming fast. In fact, we are about to be bowled completely over with events celebrating the Yuletide season in eastern New Mexico, and they won’t stop until everyone’s favorite jolly old elf arrives one month from … yikes … yesterday. Local festivities kick off on Tuesday, so grab a pen and...
Clovis Municipal Schools and all public school districts in New Mexico are facing a significant challenge from the New Mexico Public Education Department. They are proposing a rule change that would mandate all school districts in the state adhere to a minimum of 180 student days per academic year, rather than to simply meet the 1,140 hour requirements stated in statute. Currently, CMS enjoys a calendar with 170 student days — a schedule that has served our community well. Although not impactful for the Clovis district, t...
As you get older, you get more used to death. You become familiar with seeing your elders pass on. Death can be painful; oftentimes more so for the ones left behind. It’s a tragedy when a loved one’s life is cut short; for parents, the loss of a child must be the worst. I haven’t gone through that, but I can imagine how incredibly heart-wrenching it is. I’ve lost a lot of people who meant the world to me — friends, mentors, family members. The loss of my parents, Charles and Lois McDonald, was the most monumental for my li...
Lately, there has been a plethora of articles appearing in the world press that decries the plight of Ukraine. The majority of these items contain some articulation of the fact that Ukraine is losing the war and running out of men, munitions and time. Additionally, President Zelenskyy is feuding with his military commander, Gen. Valerii Zaluzhny, and being hounded by his former strategic communications adviser, Oleksii Arestovych. Meanwhile, Zelenskyy has canceled the...
About six years ago, there was a little boy named Charlie Gard. Charlie lived in England, and had two loving parents who begged the country’s National Health Service to provide experimental treatment for the boy, who suffered from a debilitating condition known as mitochondrial disease. At every turn they were stymied because the nihilistic powers that be in the U.K. determined that his life was not worth the effort. Then, the parents tried to have him moved to the U.S. w...
How long has it been since you heard someone say “It’s a free country?” I used to hear it almost every day. I haven’t heard anyone say this for years now. Another thing people no longer say is “This mammoth steak is delicious.” No one says either phrase anymore for the same reason. No one is eating mammoth steaks and America isn’t a free country. Sure, if all you want to do is agree with government opinions and be obedient to its edicts, you’re still free. A slave is comple...
Let’s go back. Way back, 138 years, to when Silver City citizens almost did something that most of us wouldn’t approve of today. Here’s an announcement from the Southwest Sentinel of Nov. 24, 1885: “There will be a meeting of citizens on Tuesday evening at Crown Hall for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of ordering the Chinese population to remove for the following reasons: “First, they [do] work that our needy population desire; second they have paid but $12 into the treasury as city taxes during th...
Cannon Air Force Base security forces were conducting “increased patrols” late Tuesday afternoon when an individual reported hearing gunfire. The gunfire report led to the evening’s lockdown and “active shooter protocol,” said Capt. Jackie Pienkowski, Cannon’s chief of public affairs. After investigating, “We believe that these reports were two separate incidents,” she said on Wednesday. Pienkowski said she could not discuss events surrounding the initial increased patrols “due to an ongoing investigation.” B...
If you met Henry "Hank" Bayless on the streets of Clovis in his prime, you might have thought: this is not someone to mess with. A towering 6 feet 4 inches, he often wore a black leather jacket over a black T-shirt, his long hair held back in a ponytail. Longtime friend and reality television star Duane "Dog the Bounty Hunter" Chapman liked to say Bayless resembled a modern-day Doc Holliday. It wasn't an act. Hank was a military veteran who went on to become, as one local...
Residents and Clovis city officials gathered for one important goal Tuesday: to improve Main Street so locals and visitors might experience the cultural history downtown has to offer. Hosted by the city of Clovis and Clovis MainStreet, the community was invited to attend a Clovis Great Blocks meeting. Officials displayed several conceptual designs aiming to enhance the streetscape. Three streetscape schematics, along with a few designs for pocket park and a plaza were presented to attendees by Pland Collaborative Principal...
With plates stuffed with turkey, green beans, mash potatoes and freshly baked rolls, 787 residents were given another reason to be thankful this holiday season at the Lighthouse Mission's Thanksgiving Banquet on Thursday. Executive Director Richard Gomez said they had beaten last year's record by serving 187 more residents. He said between deliveries and people who dined in, they barely had any leftovers to serve for Friday's lunch. "We still have some turkey and a few other...
