Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Businesses are prepping for the season. Stores in Clovis and Portales, from hardware to novelty to consignment, are getting ready for customers as they prepare for the winter weather. “We’ve got our shovels ready; we hope we don’t have another Goliath,” said Tankersley’s Owner Paul Tankersley, in reference to last December’s winter storm that essentially shut down eastern New Mexico for three days and rung up more than $150,000 in taxpayer costs. Tankersley said he had two customers on Monday shopping for warm clothes to...
Dick Shumate was asleep, below deck in the living quarters of the USS Phelps, when the bombs started falling. Brett Shumate said his father told him the story: "Everybody was called to their stations. He jumped up and went to work. He was still in his underwear for about two days because he never had time to put his clothes on. "They were able to fire up and steam out and they survived the initial attack. He said he really didn't see much because he was below deck the whole...
When it comes to hoops in New Mexico, there is but one destination — the Pit. The nationally renowned arena, originally named University Arena but affectionately called the Pit for its underground design, is the University of New Mexico Lobos hunting ground, where visiting teams fear to tread thanks to an amazing fan base that makes it one of the loudest, most raucous places to play college basketball. High school teams also strive to play in the Pit for state basketball championship games. Over the years, the Pit has p...
When you ignore the rules of reality, you get hurt. Notice I don’t say when you break reality’s rules, because those rules can’t be broken. They can only be accepted or ignored. Ignore them at your peril. Take gravity, for example. If you ignore gravity you will suffer, and you may even fall to your death. Once you accept the reality of gravity, you can use the rules governing it to fly or even to experience “weightlessness” in orbit. Neither is a case of defying gravity, but...
Much is being made of the fact that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote while Donald Trump “only” won the electoral vote. What major media refers to as demonstrators or protesters are in fact rioters who remain angry that they are unable to change the results of the election. Many are carrying signs with Trump’s likeness proclaiming, “Not My President.” One budding comedian on the internet posted a likeness of Hillary Clinton with the notation, “Not Anybody’s President.” N...
On this date ... 1941: The Sunday morning front page of the Clovis News-Journal led with the headline "FDR seeks further answer on Japan's aims." An Associated Press story reported President Roosevelt had dispatched a personal message to Emperor Hirohito. The message was characterized as "possibly a step of last resort to avert an open break with Japan." The Clovis newspaper published a special edition early that afternoon. That lead headline read: "Jap bombers blast Hawaii."...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High girls basketball team got off to a fast start Tuesday night, but the early momentum went away. The Lady Wildcats, though, regained momentum down the stretch and pulled away to a 45-36 win over Lovington at Rock Staubus Gym, improving to 3-1 with their third consecutive win. The schedule picks up for the Lady Cats in this weekend's Mel Otero Invite at Rio Rancho, but CHS coach Jeff Reed is hoping his team is learning how to finish games. Clovis o...
CLOVIS — Brandon Romero scored 15 points, and the Clovis Wildcats moved back to .500 on the season in a big way, pulling a 55-46 victory over former district rival Carlsbad Tuesday night at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. Isaiah Knight added 11, while Dominick Urioste and Jakeem Wynn each scored nine in what must be considered a substantial turnaround from Saturday's 81-26 loss at Rio Rancho Cleveland. "This was a big win for our program," Clovis coach Scott Robinson said. "We d...
This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northwest Abiquiu Lake — We had no reports from anglers this week. Animas River — Water flow near Aztec on Monday morning was 293 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. Albuquerque Area Drains — Trout fishi...
A look at permits filed in the city of Clovis in November, according to city records: • 9 — New residential permits filed in November, bringing the total to 40 for the year. It is the highest monthly total of 2016, topping April (seven). • 1,788 — Average square footage of each of the new residences. • 8 — Roofing permits for November, half the total in October. The permits were filed by six different applicants. • 128 — Total roofing permits for 2016. • $1,722 — Most expensive permit fee, charged in two different permits....
DEXTER — It didn’t take long for Portales High seniors Jeremy Karngbaye and Junior Ramirez to adjust from the gridiron to the hardwood. Three days after helping the Rams win the Class 4A state football championship, and with one practice under their belts, Karnsbaye and Ramirez each poured in 22 points on Tuesday night as Portales outlasted Dexter 67-64 in its season opener. Ramirez, the Rams’ quarterback in football, had five of the team’s seven 3-pointers in the game. Jace Wallace added 10 points for Portales. “We’re glad t...
CLOVIS — Clovis senior running back Micah Gray and senior defensive end Fernando Acosta received top honors on the All-Dstrict 6-2A team, released this week following the conclusion of the season. In girls soccer, Clovis coach Traci Sievers was named coach of the year. Gray, who rushed for 1,684 yards and 29 touchdowns and caught a pair of touchdown passes, shared offensive player of the year honors with Manzano’s Jordan Byrd. Acosta, who led Clovis with 132 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and 15 sacks, shared defensive pla...
PORTALES — As Eastern New Mexico University’s fall commencement draws near, many graduating seniors await the next part of their journey, something that speaker Elliott Stollar plans to address from his own experience. Stollar, an associate professor of chemistry at ENMU, feels his past seven years at the university will allow him to give students a relatable perspective. “I’m basically gonna reflect on my journey, since I was in their position, over the last 20 years. I’m gonna focus on relationships and career paths and...
Today's family in need: There is a submerged population in Clovis who also have needs during the holiday season. This family faces many difficult obstacles, one being a language barrier. This family of five with three small children could use help this Christmas. "We see many people from different walks of life. My wife's first language is Spanish so she meets and tries to help these individuals," said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. "They recently came to...
PORTALES — Attorney Eric Dixon on Tuesday was found guilty of misdemeanor assault in Portales’ magistrate court. A six-person jury delivered the verdict after about 90 minutes of deliberation. Magistrate Judge Karen Mitchell of Harding County sentenced Dixon to 180 days of unsupervised probation and fines and court fees totaling $573. Mitchell also told Dixon to avoid contact with his accuser, Butch Allen of Portales, during the probation term and to seek another attorney to be a mentor. Dixon’s attorney, Michael Garre...
Boys Clovis 55, Carlsbad 46 Carlsbad (1-2) — Josh Sillas 0 0-2 0, Matt Rendon 1 1-4 3, Gage Shoup 0 2-2 2, Michael Lee 0 2-2 2, Shumar Smith 1 2-2 5, Brenden Boatwright 8 0-1 16, Davion Young 1 0-0 3, Chris Johnson 7 1-1 15, Totals 18 8-14 46. Clovis (2-2) — Brandon Romero 6 1 0-0 15, Dominick Urioste 2 3-4 9, Taitt Kuchta 1 2-2 5, Jakeem Wynn 3 3-5 9, Ethan Davis 3 0-0 6, Isaiah Knight 4 3-5 11, Totals 20 11-16 55. Carlsbad 14 10 10 12 — 46 Clovis 8 18 12 17 — 55 3-pointers — Carlsbad, Smith, Young. Clovis, Urioste 2...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Monday • 7:15 a.m.: Larceny over $500, 4700 block of North Prince Street • 11:52 a.m.: Failure to yield at intersection, Ross Street/13th Street • 1:34 p.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release/probation, 200 block of North Pile Street • 4:14 p.m.: Driving under the influence, aggravated, 700 block of East 21st Street • 9:34 p.m.: Shoplifting (muni), 300 block of North Prince Street • 10:35 p...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Monday • 12:20 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 1100 block West Ivy Street • 12:23 p.m.: Larceny, 500 block West 16th Street, report taken • 12:32 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block South Avenue G • 1:05 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 2200 block South Roosevelt Road 4, assistance given • 1:55 p.m.: Ambulance requested, location unknown • 2:38 p.m.: Larceny, 100 block South Avenue G • 3:15 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident hit and run, 1300 block Cannon Boulev...
Today • Preschool story time — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Gingerbread Babies. Information: 575-356-3940 • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9683 • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Game: Just Dance. Information: 575-356-3940 • President’s holiday reception — 9 a.m.-11 a.m. in the CUB at ENMU, Portales. Open to public. Information: 575-562-1011 Thursday • Service of Remembrance — 6 p.m. at Steed Todd Funeral Home. A time to remem...
Today • Clovis Chamber Ambassadors — 11: 30 a.m. at the chamber. Information: 575-763-3435 • Civic Center Policy Committee — 2 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-763-9654 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 This calendar is a daily listing of area public meetings. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e-mail: [email protected]...
