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On a cold and blustery evening before Christmas, my daughter, four friends, a border collie, and I headed to Paul’s Lake, part of the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge south of Muleshoe. We were in search of sandhill cranes. Jude Smith, project leader for the High Plains National Wildlife Refuge (which includes Muleshoe), had alerted us that the numbers might be low on this visit — an unseasonably warm winter seems to have temporarily “short stopped” them in Oklahoma and Kan...
CLOVIS — With the presents unwrapped, glazed ham or stuffed turkey reduced to leftovers, the NBA quintuple-header long since completed, there's one Christmas treat left. It's holiday basketball tournament time. Both the Clovis boys and girls teams tip off at home tonight — the boys in the Griego and Sons Holiday Classic, the girls in the Plateau Holiday Tournament. Getting ready for the back nine The Lady Wildcats begin the Plateau Tournament tonight, with a 6:15 p.m. gam...
On this date ... 1972: Eastern New Mexico was still reeling from a horrific accident two days earlier that claimed 19 lives and left 15 people with severe injuries when a busload of mostly junior high and high school students collided with a cattle truck on a narrow bridge between Melrose and Fort Sumner. The victims were all associated with Woodlawn Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, and had been on the way to a winter retreat near Taos. Survivors, including church members on...
The Dora Consolidated Schools Board of Education saw considerable upheaval in 2017 after a state auditor discovered over $100,000 in potentially mismanaged funds between 2013 and 2016. That included $41,000 worth of janitorial supplies purchased from a school employee’s company and $37,000 in recyclables redeemed by an employee. The activity topped a busy year in regional education news. In August, Dora school board member Gary Simpson resigned and the four remaining board members voted to place then-superintendent Steve Barr...
Booked The following were booked into local jails through Tuesday: Clovis • Antonio Marin, 24, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Aaron Cook, 42, probation violation • Maria Silva, 32, contempt of court (two counts) • James Dimas, 49, probation violation • Michelle Chavez, 25, concealing identity Portales • Miguel Franco, 26, battery, criminal damage to property, interference with communications • Angel Lucero, 33, three bench warrants • Patrick Marquez, 34, hold for other agency • Billy Polk, 33, battery upon a peace...
PORTALES — A break in one of Roosevelt County’s main water lines was active for roughly four hours on Wednesday, causing between 500 and 700 residents to lose water service. Roosevelt County Water Co-Op Office Manager Ursula Parker said the cause of the break at the intersection of South Roosevelt Road U and New Mexico 267 — which began around 1 p.m. and was repaired around 4:30 p.m. — was unknown as of Wednesday afternoon. “I just spoke with the general manager, and the line did break in two places,” she said. The area af...
PORTALES — The Rams’ boys basketball team will embark on the 26th annual Littlefield Wildcat Classic starting today. The always-anticipated tournament, which runs through Saturday, is one that Portales has never won. But if the Rams can do certain things over the next few days, they’ll have a shot to win it, according to coach Rickie McBroom. “It’s always a tournament that’s really helped us. We haven’t ever won it, but it comes at the right time for us to get three games in,” McBroom said. “Coming back into the new year...
CLOVIS — The Clovis High football team had its second senior commitment to play college football on Wednesday. Left tackle Josiah Thomas made the verbal commitment to Eastern New Mexico University. Running back Demerious Milton has also committed, with plans to play for New Mexico Military Institute’s junior college program. Thomas played six games for Clovis, which went 6-6 in its first season under Cal Fullerton. The 6-foot-2, 280-pound Thomas finished the season with 14 tackles and one sack. A player who makes a ver...
Sheriff Malin Parker called it a “fairly stupid crime.” Officials on Wednesday were still searching for a man who assaulted one dairy worker and pointed a handgun at another in the early hours of Christmas Eve. The motivation was apparently robbery, Parker said, though nothing was taken. “It’s a fairly stupid crime, because most guys that go into a milk barn to work the night shift are not gonna be carrying large amounts of money or anything of any value, because they get so dirty while they’re working,” Parker said. The i...
When the Federal Communications Commission voted on Dec. 14 to repeal Obama-era net neutrality regulations, there were fears among consumers that the decision meant the end of the internet as we know it. Critics of the deregulation decision said internet service providers will now legally be able to slow down content or charge more money to access particular websites. But so far, most local internet providers have maintained that users will not experience any changes as a result of the net neutrality decision. When asked...
Today • Pre-K Story Hour — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9687 • United Blood Services blood drive — 1 p.m.-5 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-625-9743 Ongoing • Artist of the month — Art from Sarah Bice will be on exhibit all month at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-762-6359 The events calendar is a daily listing of area events. To place an item on the calendar, call the newsroom at 575-356-4481 or e-mail: [email protected]...
