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Articles from the April 15, 2017 edition


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  • Locals to observe World Tai Chi and Qigong Day

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 28, 2017
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    Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect changes in the program location due to weather concerns. CLOVIS — People across the world will be using holistic methods to improve their health April 29, and Clovis will be following suit. World Tai Chi and Qigong Day will begin at 10 a.m. in New Zealand, and will subsequently take place at the same time across the world, including a stop at The Master’s Center Conference Room — a movement Clovis organizer David Burch said will give participants an idea of what the disci...

  • Silver capitalizes for 14-0 win in ENMU spring game

    David Norton|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    PORTALES — After a scoreless first half in Friday’s ENMU Green & Silver spring football game at Greyhound Stadium, it was the Silver team making the biggest plays after the intermission on its way to a 14-0 win over the Green. The contest ended spring drills for the Hounds, who open the 2017 regular season at home with a 7 p.m. Thursday night game on Aug. 31 against Southwest Baptist. In classic Greyhounds fashion, little happened through the air, with most of the action con...

  • Game over for middle school athletics in Albuquerque

    Staff and wire reports|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    ALBUQUERQUE — Athletics are losing out in the competition for limited dollars as one of the nation’s largest school districts prepares for a 2 percent cut in state funding. Albuquerque Public Schools is dropping its middle-school athletics program for the coming school year because of anticipated spending reductions linked to New Mexico’s state budget crisis, the district announced Thursday. School district spokeswoman Monica Armenta said eliminating intermural middle-school volleyball, basketball, and track and field will...

  • Big inning thwarts ENMU softball squad

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    KINGSVILLE, Texas — Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Breanna Smith threw her team’s second shutout in a three-game Lone Star Conference softball series against Eastern New Mexico University on Friday, and the Javelinas completed a sweep with a 3-0 victory over the Greyhounds. A&M-Kingsville (22-21, 11-11 LSC) won Thursday’s series opener 8-0 on a five-inning no-hit effort by senior Carlie Clark. The Javs took Friday’s first game 14-3, scoring 12 runs in the bottom of the first. After a rough start on Thursday, freshman Kaylee Ro...

  • Friday area prep baseball linescores

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    District 4-4A First game Portales 13, Moriarty 3 Moriarty 003 00 — 3 4 2 Portales 632 02 —13 14 2 W — Josiah Lucero. L — Julius Giron. Top hitters — Moriarty: Troy Batie 2-3, RBI. Portales: Alex Galvan 3-3, 2 RBIs; Lucero 2-3, 2 RBIs. Second game Portales 9, Moriarty 3 Moriarty 000 000 3 — 3 9 2 Portales 400 500 x — 9 10 2 W — Damian Belden. L — Nazareth Garcia. Top hitters — Moriarty: Steven Sena 3-3. Portales: Emilio Lovato 2-4, RBI; Jordan Garcia 2-4, 2B, RBI. Records — Moriarty 7-13 (1-5), Portales (14-6, 5-4). District...

  • Javelinas rally to sweep Hounds

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    KINGSVILLE, Texas — Catcher Christian Caudle, third baseman Levi Zents and designated hitter Hunter Perkins hit run-scoring singles in the bottom of the fifth on Friday, lifting Texas A&M-Kingsville past Eastern New Mexico University 4-1 for a sweep of their Lone Star Conference baseball doubleheader. Kingsville held on for a 10-8 win in the first game. The Javelinas (23-10, 9-2 LSC) will go for a four-game series sweep in today’s 1 p.m. (MDT) finale. First baseman Jimmy Roche gave the Javs a 1-0 lead in the nightcap with one...

  • Tucker joins former ENMU assistant on bench

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    LAREDO, Texas — Tori Tucker is back on the sidelines with Jeff Caha, after her hiring this week as assistant women’s basketball coach at Texas A&M International. Tucker, who led Floyd to a state championship in 2010, was serving as an assistant at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. The two knew each other when Tucker played her junior and senior seasons at Eastern New Mexico University with Caha serving as associate head coach. "I always thought that if I became a head coach,” Caha said in a school release, “Tori...

  • Rams finish series sweep of Moriarty

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    PORTALES - The Portales High baseball team completed a much-needed District 4-4A series sweep Friday, beating Moriarty in a doubleheader 13-3 and 9-3 at Ram Field. The Rams (14-6, 5-4 district), who won Thursday's series opener 5-0, had fell behind Hope Christian and Ruidoso in their first district series, losing two of three to both. Meantime, the Pintos (7-13, 1-5) are now firmly in last place in district play. "We definitely needed the sweep big-time," Rams coach Dusty...

  • Clovis police blotter - April 15

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 2:09 a.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release, 700 block of Calhoun Street • 8:10 a.m.: Assault, 3100 block of La Fonda Road • 9:07 a.m.: Burglary, 1700 block of North Martin Luther King Boulevard • 10:00 a.m.: Theft of identity, 8800 block of Clovis Court • 10:20 a.m.: Stalking, 800 block of Rencher Street • 10:33 a.m.: Larceny, 1400 block of P R Lyons Avenue • 10:33 a.m.: L...

  • Pages past - April 15

    Updated Apr 15, 2017

    On this date ... 1987: U.S. Rep. Joe Skeen, R-New Mexico, was in Clovis to meet with area residents. About 25 people talked with Skeen in the Lecture Hall at Clovis High School. Topics of their concerns included national defense, cigarette smoking, liability insurance costs, minimum wage and drunken drivers. 1972: Former Ranchvale school students held their first reunion. Those in attendance included Haney Tate (class of 1932), Almaretta Growdon Wiggins (1926), Dola Brunk...

  • Roosevelt county manager appointed to task force

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 15, 2017

    PORTALES — Roosevelt County Manager Amber Hamilton was appointed to the Statewide Juvenile Justice Initiative Task Force, according to a county press release. The Council of State Governments Justice Center will work with the task force to analyze New Mexico’s juvenile justice system with recommendations being made and possibly introduced as legislation as early as 2018, according to an associated press story. The task force convened for its first meeting on Thursday in Albuquerque and anticipates two more meetings in 201...

  • Hydraulic vehicle overturns at landfill

    The Staff of The News|Updated Apr 14, 2017

    A hydraulic vehicle overturned Friday morning at the Clovis landfill, resulting in minor injuries to its operator, a dairy employee. Around 8:40 a.m., city police, fire, and public works were called to the site where a roll off truck had overturned onto its passenger side. The operator was attempting to pick up a large trash bin, but the contents of the bin were unbalanced and threw the vehicle off tilt, according to Clovis Police Capt. Roman Romero. The operator, identified...

  • Meetings calendar - April 15

    Updated Apr 14, 2017

    Tuesday • Cultural and Ethnic Affairs Committee — Noon at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Curry County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at the courthouse. Information: 575-763-6016 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at the courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • ‘Chowder with Crowder’ — 11:30 a.m. at Curry County Chamber, Clovis. Catch up on details of Legislative...

  • Events calendar - April 15

    Updated Apr 14, 2017

    Today • Easter egg hunt — 2 p.m. for ages 10 and under at softball complex on Industrial Drive, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 • Easter egg hunt — 9 a.m. at Guy Leeder Softball Complex, Clovis. Zoo visits free until noon. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Young Professionals Lunch with Leaders — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Featuring Johan Bagley from High Plains Gun Shop. Networking event for business professionals under age 40. Information: 575-935-5000 Tuesday • Page Turners book club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-...