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  • Official: Base should do well despite cuts

    Freedom New Mexico

    Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler Cannon Air Force Base should survive military budget cuts in better shape than many other bases across the country, says Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler, fresh from a three-day conference with Air Force top brass. Chandler said Friday that he sees continued growth for Cannon because its mission fits in with the new Pentagon philosophy of "smaller but smarter." Chandler's assessments are based on information learned at his first conference of the Air Force Chief of Staff's...

  • Official: Base should do well despite cuts

    Freedom New Mexico

    Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler Cannon Air Force Base should survive military budget cuts in better shape than many other bases across the country, says Curry County Commissioner Caleb Chandler, fresh from a three-day conference with Air Force top brass. Chandler said Friday that he sees continued growth for Cannon because its mission fits in with the new Pentagon philosophy of "smaller but smarter." Chandler's assessments are based on information learned at his first conference of the Air Force Chief of Staff's...

  • Final day of tourney canceled

    Freedom New Mexico

    SAN ANTONIO — The final day of games in the St. Mary's NCAA Division II College Classic softball tournament was canceled on Saturday due to storms in the area. More rain was expected today and Monday, so the slate of games will not be made up. Eastern New Mexico University, which went 1-3 on the first two days of the season-opening event, had been slated to face Abilene Christian and Southeastern Oklahoma on Saturday. The Zias return to action on Friday, facing St. Edward's at 11 a.m. (MST) in their opening game of a w...

  • Final day of tourney canceled

    Freedom New Mexico

    SAN ANTONIO — The final day of games in the St. Mary's NCAA Division II College Classic softball tournament was canceled on Saturday due to storms in the area. More rain was expected today and Monday, so the slate of games will not be made up. Eastern New Mexico University, which went 1-3 on the first two days of the season-opening event, had been slated to face Abilene Christian and Southeastern Oklahoma on Saturday. The Zias return to action on Friday, facing St. Edward's at 11 a.m. (MST) in their opening game of a w...

  • ENMU spring enrollment sets record

    Freedom New Mexico

    For the first time in its history, Eastern New Mexico University's enrollment for a spring semester has surpassed 5,000 students. At 5,084 students for the semester, the university is sitting at a 4.5 percent increase over last year's enrollment of 4,864 students. Spring student credit hours, which higher education funding is based on, increased by 4 percent, exceeding 50,000 for the first time at 51,047 hours. "We are very pleased with this year's spring enrollment. The university enjoyed good retention from the fall...

  • CHS student facing assault charge

    Freedom New Mexico

    A Clovis High student was arrested Thursday for assaulting a school security officer, according to incident report from the Clovis Police Department. According to the report: l The student punched the officer when he was trying to break up what appeared to be a fight between two students, knocking the officer down. The officer got up and the student punch him a second time. l When interviewed by police, the student said, "He got in my face and I hit him." l The security officer received a cut to his right eyebrow about an...

  • CHS student facing assault charge

    Freedom New Mexico

    A Clovis High student was arrested Thursday for assaulting a school security officer, according to incident report from the Clovis Police Department. According to the report: - The student punched the officer when he was trying to break up what appeared to be a fight between two students, knocking the officer down. The officer got up and the student punched him a second time. - When interviewed by police, the student said, "He got in my face and I hit him." - The security officer received a cut to his right eyebrow about an...

  • ENMU spring enrollment sets record

    Freedom New Mexico

    For the first time in its history, Eastern New Mexico University's enrollment for a spring semester has surpassed 5,000 students. At 5,084 students for the semester, the university is sitting at a 4.5 percent increase over last year's enrollment of 4,864 students. Spring student credit hours, which higher education funding is based on, increased by 4 percent, exceeding 50,000 for the first time at 51,047 hours. "We are very pleased with this year's spring enrollment. The university enjoyed good retention from the fall...

  • Zias drop pair in tournament

    Freedom New Mexico

    SAN ANTONIO — Reliever Monica Cavazos worked around a pair of one-out walks in the bottom of the seventh to nail down a save as Texas A&M International held off Eastern New Mexico University 5-4 on Friday in the St. Mary's Division II College Classic softball tournament. ENMU (1-3), which split a pair of games on Thursday, then dropped a 9-5 decision to St. Edward's in a later game. The Zias close out the event today with games against Abilene Christian and Southeastern Oklahoma at 9 and 11 a.m. (MST), respectively. I...

  • City announces giraffe naming contest

    Freedom New Mexico

    The city of Clovis announced Friday a contest to name the giraffe born Jan. 25 in the Hillcrest Park Zoo. The Parks and Recreation Department is accepting suggestions via mail to 500 Sycamore, Clovis, NM 88101. Entries should include contact information for the submitter, including a name, address and phone number or email address. The contest winner will be honored with a plaque and receive a family year pass to the zoo. The 6-foot, 120-pound female calf is receiving care from zoo staff, and Parks and Recreation Director...

  • City announces giraffe naming contest

    Freedom New Mexico

    The city of Clovis announced Friday a contest to name the giraffe born Jan. 25 in the Hillcrest Park Zoo. The Parks and Recreation Department is accepting suggestions via mail to 500 Sycamore, Clovis, NM 88101. Entries should include contact information for the submitter, including a name, address and phone number or email address. The contest winner will be honored with a plaque and receive a family year pass to the zoo. The 6-foot, 120-pound female calf is receiving care from zoo staff, and Parks and Recreation Director...

  • Zias split season opener

    Freedom New Mexico

    Freshman shortstop Melissa Reynosa went 4-for-6 in Eastern New Mexico's season-opening doubleheader, helping the Zias pull a split against Texas-Permian Basin and St. Mary's to open the St. Mary's Tournament. The Zias won their opener 4-1 over Permian Basin behind a solid pitching performance from freshman Alberta Medina, and dropped a 5-4 decision to a St. Mary's squad bouyed by Alexandra Garcia's two-run, sixth-inning homer. Eastern broke through in the opener with a three-run third inning, where eight Zias went to the plat... Full story

  • Ticket feature: Souper Bowl set for Saturday

    Freedom New Mexico

    Salvation Army board member Twila Rutter services a to go bowl of homemade minestrone at last year's fundraiser. The fourth annual Souper Bowl will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army, 317 E. Second St. For $5 ($6 for to go orders), guests can choose a bowl to eat their choice of homemade green chile stew, posole, potato soup or minestrone — and take the bowl home afterward. The soups will be served alongside homemade desserts and breads. Proceeds from the event goes to local families in need in the Clovis a... Full story

  • Ticket feature: Souper Bowl set for Saturday

    Freedom New Mexico

    Salvation Army board member Twila Rutter services a to go bowl of homemade minestrone at last year's fundraiser. The fourth annual Souper Bowl will be 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army, 317 E. Second St. For $5 ($6 for to go orders), guests can choose a bowl to eat their choice of homemade green chile stew, posole, potato soup or minestrone — and take the bowl home afterward. The soups will be served alongside homemade desserts and breads. Proceeds from the event goes to local families in need in the Clovis a...

  • Kingsville post too much for Zias

    Dave Wagner Freedom New Mexico

    ENMU freshman Jasmine Johnson pulls up for a jumper over Texas A&M-Kingsville freshman Ashley Benavides in the first half of Thursday night's game at Greyhound Arena. ENMU senior Tori Northcutt stops and pulls up for a jumper in the first half of Thursday's game at Greyhound Arena. PORTALES — Jackie Stanley didn't play the first time Texas A&M-Kingsville and Eastern New Mexico University's women met. Turns out her presence made quite a difference. Stanley a 6-foot-2 junior post, had a double-double by halftime and finished w... Full story

  • Kingsville post too much for Zias

    Dave Wagner Freedom New Mexico

    ENMU freshman Jasmine Johnson pulls up for a jumper over Texas A&M-Kingsville freshman Ashley Benavides in the first half of Thursday night's game at Greyhound Arena. jumper in the first half of Thursday's game at Greyhound Arena. PORTALES — Jackie Stanley didn't play the first time Texas A&M-Kingsville and Eastern New Mexico University's women met. Turns out her presence made quite a difference. Stanley a 6-foot-2 junior post, had a double-double by halftime and finished with 21 points and 17 rebounds as the Javelinas t...

  • 'America the Beautiful' makes better anthem

    Freedom New Mexico

    A nother major sporting event, another national anthem conflict. This time it wasn't some disrespectful leftist butchering "The Star Spangled Banner," then grabbing her crotch and spitting on the ground as Roseanne Barr did before a baseball game. Instead, it was American rock legend and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler — a flag-waving conservative Republican. Tyler sang before at the opening of the NFL's AFC Championship game on Sunday in Massachusetts, getting a few words wrong and basically screeching notes he could b... Full story

  • 'America the Beautiful' makes better anthem

    Freedom New Mexico

    Another major sporting event, another national anthem conflict. This time it wasn't some disrespectful leftist butchering "The Star Spangled Banner," then grabbing her crotch and spitting on the ground as Roseanne Barr did before a baseball game. Instead, it was American rock legend and "American Idol" judge Steven Tyler — a flag-waving conservative Republican. Tyler sang before at the opening of the NFL's AFC Championship game on Sunday in Massachusetts, getting a few words wrong and basically screeching notes he could b...

  • Ticket feature: Church holding annual sausage dinner

    Freedom New Mexico

    St. Ann's Catholic Church of Bovina is holding their annual German sausage dinner Sunday. St. Ann's Catholic Church of Bovina is holding its annual German sausage dinner 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CST) Sunday in the Parish Hall. The St. Ann's Catholic Church Annual Sausage Dinner has been a tradition in the Bovina area for more than 40 years. The dinner was started in 1969 to raise money to fund church programs. Since the sausage is so popular, church members must take preorders to make sure enough sausage is made each year....

  • Ticket feature: Church holding annual sausage dinner

    Freedom New Mexico

    St. Ann's Catholic Church of Bovina is holding their annual German sausage dinner Sunday. St. Ann's Catholic Church of Bovina is holding its annual German sausage dinner 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CST) Sunday in the Parish Hall. The St. Ann's Catholic Church Annual Sausage Dinner has been a tradition in the Bovina area for more than 40 years. The dinner was started in 1969 to raise money to fund church programs. Since the sausage is so popular, church members must take preorders to make sure enough sausage is made each year....

  • GOP voters have little choice in race

    Freedom New Mexico

    Mitt Romney's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination suffered its first real setback, a resounding loss to Newt Gingrich in Saturday's South Carolina primary. The former House speaker's first victory is the latest manifestation of the trepidation GOP conservatives and Tea Party activists have for the former Massachusetts governor. Still, Republican voters in South Carolina were not flocking to Gingrich; they were running from Romney, who carried a double-digit lead a week ago and wound up losing by more than 12...

  • Portales City League basketball - Jan. 21

    Freedom New Mexico

    Saturday Pee Wee League Girls Extreme 14, Sparks 6 Scorers — Extreme, Cyria Aguirre, Sydnee Lemmon, 6 each, Hannah McDonald 2. Sparks, Olivia Low 4, Amanda Ornelas 2. Dora Lady Coyotes 8, Heat 0 Scorers — Lady Coyotes, Cashlyn Fraze 8. Monarchs 9, Sparks 6 Scorers — Sparks, Olivia Low 4, Amanda Ornelas 2. Monarchs, Ezriah Martinez 4, Kylyie Paden 3, Mikaela Ornelas 2. Mercury 22, Storm 4 Scorers — Mercury, Riley Shillings 10, Taris Rippee 6, Emma Gonzales 4, Anisten Tapia 2. Storm, Kylee Rodriguez 2, Esperanza Cruz 2. Boys... Full story

  • Obama wasting time on possible job creation

    Freedom New Mexico

    By denying a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, President Barack Obama may succeed in delaying until after November's election the politically difficult decision of which loyal constituency to offend, big labor or environmental activists. What is more certain is that the political maneuvering to deny a permit for the controversial 1,600-mile pipeline from Canadian wells to Texas refineries has an immediate, deleterious effect: It costs America thousands of jobs. The president's decision is contrary to consumer...

  • Hound's rally falls short; Lady Buffs turn back Zias

    Freedom New Mexico

    CANYON, Texas — The road and slow starts continue to plague the Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team. The Greyhounds rallied from 20 points down early in the second half — and had a 3-point shot at the buzzer to tie it — before losing 71-68 to West Texas A&M on Wednesday in a Lone Star Conference men's basketball game. Reggie Nelson scored a game-high 25 points for the Greyhounds (10-8, 3-6 LSC), who fell to 1-6 on the road this season. Devone Davis added 12 points for ENMU. Donald Sims had 19 points and 11 re... Full story

  • Obama's policy meant to capture Latino votes

    Freedom New Mexico

    President Barack Obama's fourth year in office will represent the 12th consecutive year that Americans have lived under hawkish, big-government progressive leadership from the White House. We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Obama isn't much different than George W. Bush. On immigration, a majority of Republicans should prefer Obama to Bush. Since 2009, the Obama administration deported illegal immigrants at a rate that doubled the Bush administration's most aggressive deportation drives. Progressives and...

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