Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- There are tens of thousands of bucking bronc and bull rides in a professional rodeo season. The 2022 saddle bronc championship wasn’t decided until the last one. When Saturday’s 10th and final round of the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center began, Sage Newman, Lefty Holman, Stetson Wright and Zeke Thurston were separated by $5,600 — which, over the long haul of the season, is akin to the change one finds between sofa cushions during a spring cleaning. Thurston won the gold buckle by ridin...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Tuesday Boys Portales 73, Eunice 51 Eunice (0-1) — Ashton Thompson 12, Kevin Garcia 5, Jaen Castro 2, Jose Calvillo 8, Billy Blevins 5, Elijah Melancon 8, Luis Gomez 6, Jorge Gomez 5. Totals 22 6-18 51. Portales (1-1) — Xodus Gomez 15, Davian Lucero 20, Paxton Culpepper 7, Jase Hightower 6, Emmanuel Diahn 9, Zane Mayberry 4, Markus Aranda 10, Devin Diaz 2. Totals 30 8-15 73. Eunice 12 14 15 10 — 51 Portales 18 25 5 25 — 73 3-pointers — Eunice, Blevins. Portales, Culpepper, Diahn, Gomez, Hightower...
JACKSON, Miss. -- Mississippi State University football coach Mike Leach was in critical condition Monday at University of Mississippi Medical Center after being hospitalized Sunday due to a “personal health issue,” school officials said. "Mike's family is with him and appreciates the overwhelming expressions of love and support for the coach, but also requests that their family's privacy be respected at this time,” a school statement read. Leach, 61, was transported by ambulance from his home to the university's medic...
Today *Holiday Bazaar – 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Hydration Station, 523 W. University, Portales. Local vendors; food trucks. Information: 575-749-2024 *Clovis Community Band presents “Sounds of the Season” – 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1501 Sycamore St., Clovis. Free, but donations accepted. Information: 575-760-6257 *Cider and Song – 5-8 p.m., front lawn, Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland Drive, Clovis. An outdoor Christmas celebration for the whole family; dress warmly and bring lawn chairs. Songs around campfires...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday - Friday): Clovis • Kathryn Shelton, 47, probation violation • Jett Sours, 33, failure to appear on a felony charge • Andrew Chavez, 32, failure to pay fines, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Gage Bonestroo, 37, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Curtis Aday, 36, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • Hector Molina, 21, failure to pay fines • Justin Arias, 27, criminal...
Monday *Portales Municipal Schools board - 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 Tuesday *Curry County Commission meeting – 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, Curry County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6016 Wednesday *City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission – 3 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9639 Thursday *Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority - 3 p.m...
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Beef enchiladas, Spanish rice, chips and salsa, sopapilla with honey. Tuesday: Baked fish, scalloped potatoes, green beans, dinner roll with butter, fruit cocktail. Wednesday: Salisbury steak, roasted potatoes with gravy, broccoli, dinner rolls and butter, cookie. Thursday: Steak fingers, mashed potatoes with gravy, winter blend veggies, biscuit with butter, pudding. Friday: Christmas meal, including ham with pineapple sauce, yams, green beans, dinner...
Clovis Breakfast: Bagel and strawberry cream cheese. Lunch: Chicken smackers, scalloped potatoes, seasoned mixed veggies, chilled mixed fruit, whole wheat roll or (grades 6 to 12) pizza or spicy chicken or cheeseburger and fries. Tuesday: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza. Lunch: Corn dog, seasoned fries, mini-carrots, ranch dressing, chilled fresh apple or (grades 6 to 12) spicy chicken, cheeseburger or burrito and fries. Wednesday: Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick. Lunch: Ham and cheese sub, seasoned fries, veggie cup, ranch...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “Other Birds” by Sarah Addison Allen. Down a narrow alley in the small coastal town of Mallow Island, S.C., lies a stunning cobblestone building comprised of five apartments. When Zoey Hennessey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at Th...
The sounds of Christmas came unexpectedly and caught me by surprise. The choir on the courthouse steps had just finished their first Christmas carol, “Jingle Bells,” when the answer came. Church bells from the First Baptist Church, a block away, opened up in a carol of their own. Ask and ye shall receive I thought. The choir director noticed the bells and held up starting the second song until the song was done. The church bell repertoire was far from complete and so the con...
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about local business owners and the unique merchandise and services they have for sale -- just in time for Christmas. Shane Grah says his shop, JunQtique at 519 Main St. in downtown Clovis, is full of furniture, antiques, gift ideas and more. When you walk into JunQtique that's exactly what will be found. In addition to his Clovis store he opened a location on Sixth Street in Amarillo two years ago. The News stopped by Ju...
PORTALES — Senior guards Davian Lucero and Xodus Gomez set personal scoring highs on Tuesday night and Portales evened its record for the season at 1-1 with a 73-51 victory over Eunice at the Ram Athletic Center. Lucero poured in 20 points, including 17 in the first half when the Rams opened a 43-26 lead. After scoring 25 points in the second frame, PHS weathered a five-point third stanza before running away with a 25-10 margin in the fourth period. “Our kids came out and played really hard,” said Rams coach Randy McBro...
MORIARTY — Just call them the Cardiac Lady Buffs. And against larger schools, too. Melrose’s girls improved to 6-0 for the season — including three wins against Class 4A and 5A opponents, by a grand total of four points — after erasing a six-point deficit with three minutes left for a 47-46 triumph over host Moriarty in the semifinals of the Bruce King Invitational. Meantime, the Melrose boys stayed perfect at 5-0 with an 80-47 thumping of the Pintos to move into Saturday’s title tilt against Class 3A Las Vegas Robertson...
ELIDA - The Elida girls basketball team got off the schneid relatively early this season. The Lady Tigers gave new coach Taylor Kountz her first victory on Thursday, a 43-28 decision over Carrizozo in a battle of young, struggling teams in the quarterfinals of the Tiger Invitational. It wasn't long ago that Elida won eight consecutive small-school state championships. The going's been tough since then, but with a roster that includes five freshmen and three eighth-graders,...
ELIDA — Dora and Logan were slated to meet on Saturday night for the boys and girls championships in Elida’s Tiger Invitational. In boys semifinal action on Friday night, Dora rolled to a 64-44 victory over the Clovis junior varsity while Logan needed overtime to topple the host Tigers 64-59. On the girls’ side, with the same matchups, Dora edged the Clovis JV 40-36 and Logan defeated Elida 48-14. Boys — Six-foot-4 senior Steven Masini scored 35 points while junior Cole Kircher added a personal-best 16 in Dora’s win. Lead...
FARWELL — Farwell’s boys and girls had no trouble in their opening-round games of the Farwell Invitational on Thursday. The Steers notched a 65-34 victory over Hale Center in the quarterfinals of the boys meet, while the Lady Blue captured their first tilt in pool play with a 72-21 win over Muleshoe. Senior Corey Stancell led three players in twin digits for Steers (4-2), scoring 20 points, while junior Alec Actkinson added 14 and senior Adrian Munoz tallied 12. Farwell broke the game open by limiting the Owls (4-5) to jus...
RIO RANCHO — Led by a 10-for-10 outing from junior guard Zarai Lewis, Clovis High’s girls put together an amazing night at the free throw line on Friday. Lewis finished with 17 points and and the Lady Wildcats went 26-for-32 overall from the stripe en route to a 57-31 victory over Santa Fe High in the consolation semifinals of the Rio Rancho Invite. The Lady Cats (4-2) were slated to face West Mesa, an 84-52 winner on Friday against Grants, in Saturday’s fifth-place tilt. Clovis led 17-9 at the quarter, then ran the margi...
