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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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My Dad, Hector Jesus Leal, grew up during the Depression in abject poverty in the small town of Mercedes in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He narrowly escaped death at least three times - once when he was bitten by a black widow spider while relieving himself in an old outhouse; another when his appendix ruptured, forcing him to have emergency surgery; and he slept through some pretty massive bombing while serving in Korea as a corporal in the Army. He suffered hunger and beg...
ELIDA — Times have changed in boys sports at Elida. A lot. After years of struggling to even field teams, the Tigers posted a winning record in basketball in 2018-19 and reached this year’s 6-man state championship game in football. They hope to continue that success on the hardwood this season as first-year coach Jared Fraze tries to implement an up-tempo pace. “We’re kind of changing up the style,” he said. “If (the players) buy into it, I think we could really be good.” Elida (15-11, 6-4 District 4-1A) made it to the sta...
Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap still can't sell the milk or meat from his cows. It's been more than a year since the animals tested positive for toxic chemicals that leaked into the dairy's water wells from nearby Cannon Air Force Base. But Schaap's situation might change soon, thanks to a new $4.8 million Environmental Protection Agency fund to research cleanup of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the nation's agriculture sector. EPA Region 6 administrator Ken...
PORTALES — When Portales High takes on top-seeded, unbeaten Bloomfield in Saturday’s 1 p.m. Class 4A state football championship game at Bloomfield, Rams coach Jaime Ramirez said the teams will be strikingly similar in style. “They’re a very good football team,” Ramirez said Monday of the Bobcats (12-0). “They’re aggressive and fast, and they’re solid on defense and offense. “To be honest, they’re a lot like we are.” Bloomfield was the 4A runnerup last year, losing in the f...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis ∞ Colton Capps, 27, failure to pay fines ∞ Bryson Campos, 27, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle ∞ Angie Venegas, 41, probation violation ∞ Joann McClendon, 40, failure to comply with specific requirements ∞ Tyrel Langdon, 34, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ Jayson Clement, 41, assault against a household member, probation violation ∞ Lawrence Madrid, 62, driving while license suspended or revoked, operating vehicle without requi...
CLOVIS — Clovis High’s football season began and ended with a storm. The Wildcats’ Aug. 23 season opener at Leon Williams Stadium was abbreviated by lightning, thunder and torrential rains, making their 42-16 lead over Hobbs an official victory with 9:05 remaining in the fourth quarter. And Clovis’ state 2A semifinal last Friday ended with a 56-43 loss to the Cleveland Storm, also at Leon Williams. The Wildcats did some storming of their own this season. They won the Distric...
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, in my favorite month, every year. It’s my time to return to my roots, to Arkansas and her Ozark Mountains, where I was born and half-raised, and where the Clintons have been abandoned for Trump. Every year my diversifying family takes over a mountaintop for a three-day reunion, in a tradition that tops my list of things to be thankful for. We’ll come together for the love, a feast and, hopefully, a respite from the political hostilities that have come to envelope Washington, D.C. Let’s for...
How can Thanksgiving Day be here again? Has it really been a year? Yes, it has, and this means it’s time again to remind myself of the things I’m grateful for on this Gratitude Day. You’d probably expect me to say I’m grateful for the scattered bits and pieces of liberty left in America; those fragments that haven’t yet been regulated out of existence, and I am. I’m also grateful for my family, especially because in the past year my son has moved within visiting distance. I...
We’ve seen thousands of sad stories in our time, but the case of a man found in his North Texas apartment three years after his death ranks right up there as one of the saddest. Ronald Wayne White, believed to be a Navy vet working as a defense contractor, was last in contact with his mother in New York three years ago. He apparently moved several times and traveled extensively so several police departments told his family they couldn’t treat him as a missing person, his family said. His body was recently discovered on the...
PORTALES — A Portales native is scheduled to take part in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday in New York City. Rebecca Lee, currently attending South Plains College, will be one of the parade participants for her second time, according to her grandmother, Barbara George of Portales. Lee and her sisters received a slot last year following submission of an audition tape. She decided to do a solo audition this year because her sisters didn’t want to miss basketball games. Lee, who is in New York City for pract...
On this date ... 1979: Historic artifacts, along with valuable paintings, jewelry and firearms worth an estimated $280,000 were recovered by police in Clovis and Hobbs. The items had been reported missing months earlier in Texas by rare books and document dealers. Items recovered included an anecdote hand-written by Abraham Lincoln, an early printing of the U.S. Constitution and a first edition copy of James Fenimore Cooper’s “The Spy,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. Officials said the Lincoln document was valued at $15,0...
Monday • Civic Center Policy Committee — 3 p.m., Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., Commission Room, Roosevelt County Courthouse, 109 W. First St., Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Airport Terminal Conference Room, 459 CR 11.5, Te...
The recent build-up of excitement and anticipation for the semifinal playoff game our CHS Wildcat football team played last Friday has been riveting. The idea we’d made it this far was thrilling. The possibility of making it all the way to state for the first time in many years, tantalizing. In anticipation of that fateful game, all our school sites became electrified, and a Spirit Parade was organized the day before the game. School sites went all out in celebrating, from e...
Holiday travelers beware — the weather leading up to Thanksgiving this Thursday is looking treacherous. Rain, snow and ice are in the forecast before things begin clearing up on Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service is predicting 2 to 4 inches in snowfall tonight for the Clovis and Portales area. “It’ll be the whole winter mix,” said NWS Meteorologist Todd Shoemake. “Freezing rain, sleet and snow that will likely continue into Thursday morning.” Showers may continue into Thursday night before finally winding dow...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Police Department is reminding residents that the holiday season is one in which to take extra precautions to avoid home and vehicle burglaries. The CPD advises: • Locking doors to vehicles and homes • Making arrangements to have packages delivered while somebody is home to avoid “porch pirates.” • Breaking from shopping trips to take high-value purchases home. Information: 575-769-1921...
The man accused in Clovis’ latest homicide was located in a vehicle in a parking lot and arrested without incident late Saturday in Amarillo, officials said. Steven Hogues, 34, of Albuquerque, is facing an open count of murder and felony possession of a firearm in the death of William Romero, 28, of Clovis. Hogues is in the Randall County Detention Center, being held on charges of failure to identify fugitive intent and a health and safety violation. Clovis District Attorney Andrea Reeb said she does not expect Hogues to b...
Whether you're far away from family, don't have time to cook an elaborate meal or are just looking to be social this Thanksgiving, there are plenty of options in Clovis and Portales to eat a traditional meal with friends, for free. • In Clovis, Lighthouse Mission will hold a free citywide Thanksgiving banquet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 407 L. Casillas Blvd. This is the eighth year in a row the mission has held a meal on Thanksgiving Day to help ensure everyone has somewhere t...
TEXICO — Call it business as usual for the Texico boys basketball team. There’s a new head coach, new assistant coach, some new players. But the Wolverines are still expecting to compete in District 7-2A and the state tournament. Two of the last three Texico teams made the state semifinals, and the team in between played in a state championship game. The past four Wolverine teams claimed EPAC championships. Last year’s team ended 23-8 after falling to Pecos in the state semis...
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s been a big push over the last decade to adopt Small Business Saturday. The idea is to encourage holiday shopping at home instead of online or at a big box store. This Saturday marks the 10th annual Small Business Saturday event, with various shops and groups in Clovis, Portales and across the state and country making a push to keep things local. Small Business Saturday is also a New Mexico tax-free holiday, meaning any shoppers going to businesses that employ 10 or fewer p...
Men vs. Metro State (1-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday at Regis (3-1) 5 p.m. Saturday Last time out: The Greyhounds (0-4) fell 93-78 at West Texas A&M to open the Lone Star Conference season Saturday. The Roadrunners topped Northern New Mexico 77-74 Nov. 20. The Rangers fell 90-69 to Western Oregon Saturday in Portland. Greyhound notes: It’s been a rough early patch for the Greyhounds, who have lost their first four games by an average of eight points per. Five Greyhounds are averaging double figures, led by junior Devin Pullum’s 16....
CLOVIS — The Clovis High football team’s 2019 season, which featured a District 2/5-6A championship, a 5-0 regular-season home record, and a spot in the 6A semifinals, has since earned even more rewards. When the all-district honorees were announced, 18 Wildcats were named, starting right at the top with Cal Fullerton getting selected as the district’s coach of the year. Fullerton and his staff guided a turnaround from last year’s 4-7 record to this season’s 8-4 state semifinalist showing. Senior receiver Malik Phillips was n...
CARLSBAD — Clovis’ boys and girls swim teams turned in stellar performances in their last competition before the Thanksgiving break. Last Saturday, the Wildcats competed in a dual meet at Carlsbad, with the Clovis boys winning 194-37, the Clovis girls 199-165, in a performance that included five new qualifying times for the Lady ’Cats. “It is highly unusual that in today’s swimming world, there are ever dual meets between teams,” Clovis head coach Gordy Westerberg said. “The vast majority of meets are competed as invitation...
GRADY — Alicia Rush’s return to the sideline was certainly one to remember on Saturday night. Rush, who coached girls basketball at the school from 1998-2012 and is also Grady’s athletic director, won her first game back as coach as junior Kamryn Harris hit a bank shot from the lane at the buzzer in overtime to give the Lady Bronchos a 47-46 win over Des Moines. Grady’s boys also won their opener over the Demons 77-40. The Lady Bronchos had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but missed two free throws and the game we...
ALBUQUERQUE — Melrose and Logan dominated Class 1A volleyball all season, so it’s not a shocker they followed suit with the all-state volleyball team. The Buffs and Longhorns took nine of the 10 first-team spots and 11 spots overall, with selections released this week by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. A total of 16 players from Curry and Roosevelt counties were honored, including five from Class 2A champion Texico. Melrose had six first-team selections following a 23-1 season — Brette DeVaney and Deajh...
PORTALES — For most teams, at any level, losing the starting quarterback to injury is, at the least, cause for concern. Portales High, though, has seen its signal-caller go down twice, and in both instances the Rams hardly missed a beat. Junior Baylor Diaz, the original starter, is slated to be under center on Saturday when PHS (11-1) visits top-seeded and unbeaten Bloomfield (12-0) in a 1 p.m. battle for the Class 4A state championship. Diaz sustained an ankle injury early i...
