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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Deputy editor [email protected] With two weeks remaining before their first chance to hit somebody else, the Clovis Wildcats feel the first week of work has been productive. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Senior Jared Duncan looks for a running lane during Saturday’s Clovis High football practice. The Wildcats wrapped up their first week of drills with a two-hour session at Leon Williams Stadium. “They’ve had a good week,” coach Eric Roanhaus said Saturday morning...
Staff report RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University was picked for fourth place in the Lone Star Conference women’s preseason soccer poll this week, while both ENMU cross country squads have been tabbed for third place in rankings. Angelo State finished with 82 points and eight of 15 first-place votes in the six-team women’s soccer poll to edge defending champion Texas A&M Commerce, which had 80 points and collected the remaining seven first-place votes. Midwestern State (48) nipped ENMU (44) for third place... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] School doesn’t officially start for the students of Portales High until next Friday, but that doesn’t mean the sports teams have been taking it easy. Strength and conditioning and team practices and even competing in touraments have all been par for the course for the Portales Rams. Volleyball July was a busy month for the Lady Rams as they played in four volleyball tournaments, one in Colorado and three in New Mexico. When they weren’t out on the court last month, the Lady Rams worked on st...
link Staff Photo: Anna George Molly Callinan, left, vocals for the Lt. Dan Band, and Gary Sinise, electronic bass and leader for the Gary Sinise Foundation, jam on Saturday at the Open House for Cannon Air Force Base. Staff Writer [email protected] People ran for cover, then grooved it out Saturday at the Cannon Air Force Base Open House when a Lt. Dan Band performance was postponed to 7 p.m. due to storms. Lightning within a 5-mile radius forced attendees to wait under... Full story
Staff Writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Anna George Molly Callinan, left, vocals for the Lt. Dan Band, and Gary Sinise, electronic bass and leader for the Gary Sinise Foundation, jam on Saturday at the Open House for Cannon Air Force Base. People ran for cover, then grooved it out Saturday at the Cannon Air Force Base Open House when a Lt. Dan Band performance was postponed to 7 p.m. due to storms. Lightning within a 5-mile radius forced attendees to wait under... Full story
Deputy editor [email protected] It’s the second week of fall sports practices, better known as the first week of practice for fall sports that don’t involve first downs. Monday is the first day Clovis High soccer, cross country and volleyball teams can get going, and most teams are looking at two-a-day practices when teacher meetings don’t conflict with the schedule. Girls soccer coach Traci Sievers said her team will hold a pair of practices on Monday, in the morning at CHS and the late afternoon at Yucca Middle Schoo...
Staff report Eastern New Mexico University football coach Josh Lynn expects to have the largest turnout for the start of practice in at least a couple of years when the Greyhounds begin drills this week. Around 140 to 150 players are expected to check in on Monday morning, and the team will begin workouts the following day in preparation for a rare Thursday night opener on Sept. 3 against New Mexico Highlands at Greyhound Stadium. Lynn, a former ENMU player and assistant coach now beginning his fourth season at the helm,...
Staff report PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University football coach Josh Lynn expects to have the largest turnout for the start of practice in at least a couple of years when the Greyhounds begin drills this week. Around 140 to 150 players are expected to check in on Monday morning, and the team will begin workouts the following day in preparation for a rare Thursday night opener on Sept. 3 against New Mexico Highlands at Greyhound Stadium. Lynn, a former ENMU player and assistant coach now beginning his fourth season at t... Full story
link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis officers block off a section of Elm Street near the intersection of Delta Street, where there were reports of shots fired around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Staff report Clovis police investigated a shooting Saturday evening near the intersection of Elm and Delta streets, but little information was released. Residents near the scene said they heard shots around 6:30 p.m., then saw a man running from the area before he ran through the alley... Full story
Staff report Clovis police investigated a shooting Saturday evening near the intersection of Elm and Delta streets, but little information was released. Residents near the scene said they heard shots around 6:30 p.m., then saw a man running from the area before he ran through the alley between Herb and Gary streets. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis officers block off a section of Elm Street near the intersection of Delta Street, where there were reports of shots fired... Full story
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis officers block off a section of Elm Street near the intersection of Delta Street, where there were reports of shots fired around 6:30 p.m. Saturday....
Another week is finished, and the summer is coming to an end. link Alisa Boswell Where did the time go? Whether teachers, children or any other average, every-day Joe, I’m sure we all feel this way most of the time as we think, where did the time go? Whether it’s in reference to summer, to your children growing older or the time since you graduated high school, this seems to always be the question in our minds. It’s definitely a question that’s been weighing on my mind th...
Good morning, flag Clovis’ J.D. Cole has a couple of questions. He reports he travels from Clovis to Portales five days a week. About a mile past Greyhound Stadium, “out in the middle of nowhere,” he wrote in an email, “there is an American flag waving in the breeze. “It is a gratifying sight.” His questions: Who put the flag there, and why? “I'm always on a motorcycle and get a good feeling when I see this flag,” he wrote. “It adds to the pleasure of riding in the wind.” They also serve It seems the Farwell Police Depa...
Staff Writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Anna George Isaiah Bostwick, 2, takes control of a static VH1N helicopter. Civilians and military members came together on Saturday for live music, food, cars and more as part of the Cannon Air Force Base (CAFB) Open House. The event featured a fun run, local bands, food prepared by Cannon volunteers, a car show, static displays of the aircraft and ground vehicles, and children’s activities. Senior Airman Rebecca Elorza, a...
link Staff photo: Rae Arnett Bealls Store Manager Melissa Bonem reorganizes items on the shelves on Saturday morning. STAFF WRITER [email protected] Local stores in Portales were staying busy on Saturday for the tax-free holiday, according to store managers. “So far business has been steady,” said Melissa Bonem, store manager at Bealls. Denim and shoes were the most sought after items on Saturday morning according to Bonem. “Denim and shoes,” Bonem said. “Typica...
The following is the schedule of events for next months Roosevelt County Fair: Aug. 18 • New Mexico Christian Children’s Home pork chop breakfast: 6:30-8:30 a.m. at the Jake Lopez Building • Weigh steers: 8 a.m. • Judge adult crafts, fine arts, handiwork, photography, sewing and woodworking, 4-H, 4-H open, junior crafts, sub junior crafts, and food preservation: 9 a.m.-noon • Judge poultry: 10 a.m. • Judge flower show: noon • Market swine shows: 4 p.m. • Voting opens for fair board elections: 5 p.m. in Home Arts Building • Do...
Deputy Editor [email protected] The fairest week of all has finally arrived in Curry County, packed with live music, rides, food and, of course, the livestock. “We are really enjoying the spirit of the fair,” Curry County Events Center Manager Joelle Reed said Thursday. “Everyone’s coming together and adding their talents to make it an event for the county and community to attend.” Reed has been working hard recently to get the Events Center and fairgrounds ready for the Curry County Fair — slated for Tuesday through Sat...
If you believe in coincidence, that would explain the flood of new donations so far this year from powerful and politically connected people to the Clinton Foundation just as Hillary Rodham Clinton is ramping up her presidential campaign. An Associated Press analysis of donors for the first half of this year shows those increasing their contributions included some of Hillary Clinton’s top political supporters, corporations and foreign governments with interests before the U.S. government and veteran Democratic fundraisers thr...
