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A Clovis grand jury on Friday will be asked to decide if three juveniles accused of murder should stand trial as adults. A fourth juvenile charged with murder in the Nov. 14 slaying of Marcos Ramirez, 26, may also face adult sanctions, but he remains under medical care and in the custody of his guardians, Assistant District Attorney Jake Boazman said. “We had 10 days to file notice of attempt to seek adult sanctions … now we have 10 more days to get in front of a grand jury,” Boazman said. “Because it’s a first-deg...
On this date … 1948: Paul and Dizzy Dean became owners of the Clovis Pioneers baseball team. Paul, whose nine-year Major League career had ended in 1943, would be player-manager for the Class C West Texas-New Mexico League team. Dizzy Dean, who would be elected to the Hall of Fame in 1953, said he would be active in the team behind the scenes. 1954: High winds and dirt turned regional skies reddish brown. Winds whipped up to 64 mph and visibility was reported at less than two miles in Fort Sumner. 1960: An exhibit from the S...
An angler, a biologist and a farmer walk into a commission meeting. It might sound like the start to a bad joke. But that could be the makeup of a future New Mexico Game Commission, as some legislators and nonprofits push for changes to the seven-member committee. A draft of a bill that would create specific "job descriptions" for commissioners, as well as raising hunting and fishing fees for the first time in decades, was presented last month at a meeting of the Water and Natural Resources Committee. Under the proposal,...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Damian Bargas, 28, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Roman Delgado, 34, failure to pay fines • Ronald Orner, 18, breaking and entering • Tiffany Anderson, 34, probation violation • Adrianna Cordova, 26, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Monique Sierra-Simmons, 35, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Gary Cain, 55, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle • Tyler Phillips, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Christ...
New Mexico's oil and gas industry is holding strong. It's difficult to predict the booms and busts of the oil and gas industry, but academic expert Jim Peach points to rig counts as a measure to judge how the industry is doing. If the number of drilling rigs falls below 100 in New Mexico, that could indicate a bust on the horizon, he said. New Mexico's rig count stood at 102 as of Nov. 22, the same as the week prior, according to energy company Baker Hughes. That's four fewer rigs than the year before. Nonetheless, New...
Style points were probably a bit in short supply on Monday night. No matter. Portales High's boys escaped, holding on late to edge Los Alamos 49-45 in their season opener at the Ram Athletic Center. Leading 21-17 at halftime, the Rams built a 12-point lead with an 18-10 surge in the third stanza. Meantime, the visiting Hilltoppers (0-2) returned the favor with the same advantage in the final frame, pulling within a point with just over a minute left. "We were fighting to...
For just a brief time, it looked like Justice College might be able to hang with Eastern New Mexico University's men on Saturday. That notion ended quickly, though, and the Greyhounds rolled to an 88-45 victory over the Chandler, Ariz.-based Lions at Steve Loy Arena. Junior guards Treyvon Byrd and Isaiah Randolph finished with 20 and 14 points, respectively, while junior guard Cooper Jackson posted 12 points and seven steals. All told, 11 of the 12 Hounds who saw action...
Julieta Ceja has waited a long time to get back on the basketball coach. The Eastern New Mexico University sophomore from Jiquilpan, Mexico, has wasted little time making her presence felt. After sitting out all of the 2023-24 campaign due to an ACL injury suffered in warmups during the season finale the previous year, Ceja has started all seven games for the Greyhounds and on Saturday recorded her first double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) in a 91-38 blowout of Oklahoma Panhandle State at Steve Loy Arena. Ceja was one of f...
SANTA ROSA – It seems all the Texico Wolverines have had to do is reach the Class 2A state football championship game, and they cruise from there. A year after thumping Eunice – a team it had lost to earlier in the season – 44-7 in the finals, the Wolverines did the same against Santa Rosa on Saturday, posting a 50-0 win over the Lions in a game which ended on the 50-point mercy rule about a minute into the final quarter. Senior running back Alex Fuentes amassed 257 yards rush...
LOS LUNAS – Jeff Reed called it an “ugly” game. Still, winning ugly is better than the alternative. Clovis High’s girls shot 19-for-22 from the free throw line, including 6-of-6 in overtime, and rallied for a season-opening 62-58 victory over Valencia on Saturday afternoon. Senior guard Amanda De La Rosa scored a personal-best 19 points, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range and 5-of-5 from the foul line, while sophomore guard Gianna Cordova added 18 with 3-of-4 from distance, including a 3 to tie the game 54-54 with 21 seco...
Donald Trump kept telling us he’d be a threat to democracy if re-elected president. Now he’s showing us. Several months ago on his Truth Social website, Trump threatened to “expel” and “cast out” government workers who oppose his radical views, describing them as a “sick political class” that hates the country. The 2024 election, he wrote, “is our final battle.” He is wasting no time acting on his promise. Trump, who has endured his own accusations of sexual harassment and ele...
As a Baby Boomer, I looked on with bemusement; but Dec. 10, 1974 was a cultural milestone for the oldest members of Generation X. That’s when ABC premiered the Rankin/Bass Productions animated Christmas special “The Year Without A Santa Claus” (a.k.a. “Scary Title, Kids, But Tell Mom and Dad That Hasbro and Mattel Are Still Here for You Even in a Worst-Case Scenario”). Showcasing the voice talent of Shirley Booth and Mickey Rooney (“Hey, kids, let’s put on a show – one without that nerve-wracking ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas...
I was working at a place a few years ago when, one day, the manager was yelling, sending someone home to change clothes. “You are dressed totally inappropriately. Go home now and change clothes,” Mr. Manager commanded to the female staff member. I hadn’t heard or seen someone getting sent home like that since junior high school. Yeah, junior high. I don’t know when or why this “middle school” stuff started. I come from a time when kids got sent home for skirts that were too short or hair that was too long. Such things were...
Christmas brings out the best and worst of our way of life. Crass consumerism runs rampant this time of year, as if owning things equates to happiness. If that’s the case, why are there so many miserable rich people? Sure, it’s the season of giving, but it’s also a season for getting. People buy things for their loved ones, and then a little extra for that special something for themselves. You know you do. I do too. Christmas used to be a religious holiday, but if that’s still the case for you, it’s because you’re go...
As I’m writing on the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving, most of us still have a bit of turkey left. No wonder a giblet or two of the news earlier today focused on a warning. Great Thanksgiving memories are worth holding on to, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture cautions that leftover meals shouldn’t be kept too long. At our house today, we still have a bit of turkey left, but we’re well past the “My, what a wonderful bird!” stage and have moved into the “Let’s slap a hunk...
ROSWELL - Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Steve Pearce will step down as the state party's leader this month, touching off a crowded race to succeed him. Ash Soular, communications director for the party, confirmed in an email Nov. 26 that Pearce, a former congressman, will not be running for a fourth two-year term. "Chairman Pearce is not seeking another term but will remain involved with the Party," Soular said. She was unable to provide a statement from Pearce...
Four teachers from Clovis Municipal Schools were recipients of scholarships from the Sonic Foundation, a branch of Sonic Restaurants of which there are four in the Clovis/Portales area. According to a Sonic news release, the Clovis teachers were four of 175 teachers nationwide who received scholarships in November to attend the Ron Clark Academy Experience, “a world-class, two-day educator training that occurred in Atlanta” in early November. The teachers are Brittney Sutherland and Stephanie Ramirez from Barry Ele...
'Tis the season for parades. Clovis, Farwell, Melrose and Portales all have planned to light up the night. First up: The Portales Christmas Light Parade is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Friday. The lineup begins at the Eastern New Mexico University Theatre before traveling down Second Street to Main Street, and then wrapping up in the parking lot at C&S, Inc., 300 W. First St. More information is available by calling 575-356-8541. Clovis' Christmas Light Parade is set for 7...
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