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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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After studying countless hours and spending time away from her Lubbock family, Eastern New Mexico University student Gwen Buchanan will be able to hold proof of her hard work at Saturday's 145th commencement ceremony. The 21-year-old forensic science major said attending ENMU is nearly a family tradition, as both her parents and grandparents also graduated from the Portales university. That makes Buchanan the third generation in her family to graduate. "I'm from the Lubbock...
LUBBOCK – Clovis High's girls finished fourth in a field of 22 teams while the boys were ninth out of 24 over the weekend in the Lubbock Invitational swim meet. CHS co-coach Vincent de Maio said on Monday that the boys had some disqualifications trying to get to events on time in the large and, at times, unwieldy meet. "The meet was huge, and a lot was going on," de Maio said. "These things happen, and it was a learning process for us." Lubbock High swept both team titles, b...
WHITHARRAL, Texas – It took Bovina’s boys a while to get their first victory. Now they have a little winning streak going. On Saturday, the Mustangs claimed the consolation championship in Whitharral’s tournament with a 53-52 victory over Springlake-Earth. In a game that was close all the way, the Mustangs (2-9) pulled even with the Wolverines (5-3) in the third quarter, outscoring them 18-13, then edged them out with a 15-14 advantage in the final stanza. Seniors Miguel Lopez, Yandel Deleon and Daniel Herrera scored 15, 1...
FARWELL – Five members of the Farwell Steers were chosen to the first-team offense in District 1-2A Division I football selections. Junior Jonathan Armstrong was made it at quarterback, senior Corey Stancell was selected at running back, junior Lucas Nicolas and senior Jorge Vasquez were tabbed in the offensive line and junior Ryder McElroy earned a spot a wide receiver. Named to the second team were sophomore Chris Reyes in the line and Wilbourn at both wide receiver and kicker. Farwell had no first-teamers on defense, b...
MELROSE – Things started poorly for Grady's boys in Saturday's American Heritage tournament finals, and they never got better. Senior standout Zane Rush picked up a foul on the first trip down the court, and Grady couldn't get anything going in a 65-25 loss to host Melrose. In the girls' title matchup, Melrose posted a 59-29 victory over Quemado. Despite their early issues, the Bronchos (3-3) managed to stay within hailing distance, trailing 32-15 at halftime. But Melrose t...
FARWELL – Portales High’s boys expected to have their work cut out for them in Saturday’s Farwell Invitational final against Class 1A Fort Sumner, and they weren’t disappointed. Juniors Jase Hightower and Paxton Culpepper posted personal bests of 22 and 21 points, respectively, as the Rams rallied in the final stanza to top the defending 1A New Mexico champion Foxes 69-63. In the girls’ championship game, Farwell had no trouble with Littlefield, rolling to a 57-28 victory. Portales (3-0) needed a 22-10 fourth-qu...
DALLAS – Eastern New Mexico University’s men – and Jahcoree Ealy in particular – just keep on rolling. The senior guard/forward poured in 42 points – the most by an ENMU player in this century – and the Greyhounds controlled the game most of the way en route to a 104-94 victory over previously unbeaten and seventh-ranked Dallas Baptist on Saturday. Ealy, who was 14-of-19 from the floor, now has 104 points in his last three outings and on Monday earned his second consecutive LSC player of the week honor on offense. Th...
A long-lived Clovis family business has expanded into auto sales. XAS, which stands for “Extreme Auto Sales,” recently opened at 105 E. First St., on the southeast corner of First and Main streets. “We’re selling quality pre-owned vehicles,” owner/operator Ed Perales Jr. said. Perales also owns Ed Perales Construction, a business started by his father “many years ago....
Dotson Laser Engraving of Clovis has been named the newest Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce Retail Rockstar. The business was nominated for the honor by the previous honoree, Forrest Tire. Dotson Laser Engraving, which has been in business for four years, was scheduled to be honored with a presentation Tuesday morning at the Chamber offices on East Grand Avenue....
Sweetie Jack’s Snacks is a new business owned and operated by Clovis entrepreneurial couple Lisa and Bobby Vinson. “The credit goes to my wife, Lisa, she’s incredibly creative, an awesome artist and a great idea person,” Bobby said. “We freeze dry candies, but I come up with all kinds of unique concoctions,” Lisa said. She adds different flavorings to the standard candies. Sweetie Jack’s Snacks sells its products through social media and at local events....
The Ogallala Land & Water Trust’s efforts to conserve water in the Ogallala Aquifer in an area near Cannon Air Force Base have been acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Defense in a recent department publication. OL&WT Executive Director Ladona Clayton reports the trust’s work has been highlighted in a government publication along with two other conservation efforts in the country near military installations. “The REPI Program (Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration) is like a team that works to keep two impor...
The Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico recently received a donation of $10,000 from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico and plans on using the funds to buy tens of thousands of eggs. Blue Cross and Blue Shield recently awarded more than $750,000 to 36 community organizations in New Mexico, according to its news release. Food Bank Executive Director Dianna Sprague said the money will be used to buy and distribute nearly 65,000 eggs. Sprague described eggs as a “low-cost, protein-packed superfood” and a sta...
The Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 2023 annual awards. Those awards include Citizen of the Year, Chamber Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year, Heart award, Ken Huey Patriot award and the Lifetime Achievement award, according to a Chamber news release. The release reports nomination forms are available online at clovisnm.org and must be submitted by 5 p.m. Dec. 29. Award recipients will be honored at the annual Chamber banquet scheduled Jan. 26 at the Curry County Events...
Legacy Monuments was selected as Business of the Month for December by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Legacy Monuments recently helped United Way of Eastern New Mexico by allowing sign space on their building to advertise UWENM’s 211 Service, according to a Chamber news release. Legacy Monuments sells headstones and memorials. The company also helps in the placement of the pavers twice a year at the Roosevelt County War Memorial. It’s owned and operated by Kyler and Ashley Silva, with the family having three gen...
Monica Crowley summed up the sad state of the Republican Party perfectly last week in a single tweet. Following the House’s 311-114 vote to expel the lying GOP weirdo and future criminal defendant George Santos, she wrote: “Republicans bounced George Santos. “Kevin McCarthy is leaving this month. “Bill Johnson is retiring. “This will leave the GOP with a ONE-SEAT majority. “Democrats would never do their voters like this. “These people don’t give a bleep about us or the count...
Do as I say, not as I do. This sort of Victorian philosophy seems to be par for the course among many of the so-called family values conservatives. Recent reports that Christian Ziegler, the husband of Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler, is under police investigation in Sarasota, Fla., following a rape allegation sent shockwaves through the right-wing echo chamber while eliciting eye rolls from many progressives and others on the cultural left. Local reporters for...
The fourth Republican presidential debate thankfully featured just four candidates rather than the cattle call we saw in previous sessions. But, whether there are four or 14 running, the same problem persists. There's only one - former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie - willing to tell primary voters what too many of them apparently don't want to hear. Donald Trump is unfit to be president and presents an unacceptable threat to our democracy. To our ears, the key moment in the...
Eastern New Mexico University will host Northern New Mexico in men’s basketball beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at Rock Staubus Gym on the Clovis High School campus. Admission is free and toys will be given away during timeouts, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools news release....
The Living Word Church is hosting a Prison Fellowship Angel Tree Christmas party from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. Gifts will be provided 101 children on behalf of their parents, according to a church news release. Multiple individuals, organizations and churches provided donations for the project. The church is at 2101 E. 21st Street in Clovis....
Election Board members, also known as poll workers, are being appointed for all 37 precincts within the Clovis Municipal boundaries, according to a city news release. Workers will oversee all five of the city’s consolidated polling locations on Election Day, and at one early voting site and one absentee board site, the release stated. Applications are also being accepted for a standby list. Anyone interested can contact the city clerk at 575-763-9632, or visit City Hall, located at 321 N. Connelly Street....
Federal and state grants adding up to $1 million have given the city of Clovis a chance to finish renovations of the 1919 Lyceum theater. The Lyceum has been closed since a theater group departed in 2013. With the new funding, city officials hope to reopen it in about a year. The Lyceum is one of three historic downtown Clovis theaters in various stages of revival. The Mesa and State theaters, both also closed for years, reopened in 2021 after renovations, although the State...
SANTA FE -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced the final recipients of funding through the $80 million Rural Health Care Delivery Fund created earlier this year, and some of those dollars are coming to eastern New Mexico. “The Rural Health Care Delivery Fund is making sure that no matter what part of New Mexico you call home, you have access to high quality and affordable health care,” the governor stated in a news release. Local awards include: Presbyterian Healthcare Services: Pediatric cardiology serving Curry Count...
Portales Municipal Schools has been awarded a grant for a security system aimed at identifying guns on campus. The Stronger Connection grant will allow installation of an Artificial Intelligence system that will work with cameras at Portales High School. Once installed, the program will be able to identify “gun-shaped objects,” and alert law enforcement and school staff to take safety precautions. Director of Federal Programs, Curriculum and Instruction Rick Segovia provided the news to the Portales school board on Mon...
Wet weather this way comes. And it’s going to be cold. Rain was expected to begin falling across eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle on Tuesday night and is likely to continue through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Before the clouds clear on Friday, the region could see an inch of moisture or more and snow showers are also possible. NWS predicts a 90% chance of rain today and Thursday. Rain mixed with snow is expected Thursday afternoon and evening. The weather service makes no mention of snow a...
With each exhibit decorated in shimmering colorful lights, Hillcrest Zoo looks to bring the holiday spirit to residents this week for Christmas at the Zoo. Christmas at the Zoo is an annual event, in which Hillcrest Zoo goes through a “winter wonderland transformation” for a week. It started Tuesday and is set to run through Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. each night. Zoo Director Stephanie Chavez said this was her first time being a part of the Christmas at the Zoo, but she knew within her recently appointed position she...
