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A high speed chase originating in Texas ended with a fatal crash in Clovis early Thursday morning. Clovis Police Department (CPD) dispatch was alerted to a pursuit of a motor vehicle crossing into New Mexico from Texas on US 60/70/84 headed toward Clovis according to a news release from CPD Captain Roman Romero. The pursued vehicle, a 2008 Chrysler PT Cruiser with a New Mexico license plate, was reportedly fleeing Texas law enforcement driving westbound into Clovis on Mabry Drive, and had reportedly reached a speed of...
Two children are dead in a Wednesday house fire in Clovis. Clovis Fire, Rescue and Police personnel were called to 206 Axtell St. at about 9:35 a.m. on report of smoke coming out of the residence. Clovis Police Department (CPD) Deputy Chief Trevor Thron said when personnel arrived on the scene an adult was standing on the roof of the house and personnel got information there were three children in a room on the second floor. According to a news release from CPD Capt. Robbie...
The Great American Clean-up is happening Saturday. A news release from the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce and Clovis Economic Development (CED) is expressing to the community the encouragement for residents to join the City of Clovis and “team up to clean-up” this weekend. Chamber officials believe this initiative is a great way to show community pride. The top three teams that bag the most trash win awards. Registration begins at the Parks & Recreation Department at 7:30 a.m., Saturday. The report says the Par...
Sistar Yancy, one of the organizers of Thursday's National Day of Prayer in Clovis, has her thoughts with the United States of America. "I'm praying for our nation," Yancy said. "We need it badly." Yancy's group, Christian Believers, are leading the Clovis event, which began more than a decade ago. "We started in 2012. Tammy Waters organized it and passed it on to Sabrina Farmer and Sabrina passed it on to me," Yancy said. Yancy believes "only prayer can change the situations...
My laptop computer went mute recently. I can’t tell you exactly when, but I’m sure it lost its voice several days before I noticed it had lost its voice. Its speakers, I knew — or thought I knew — were fine; they just were not speaking. As emergencies go, it was way down the list from a house fire and just maybe a bit above being subjected to another smarmy ad on TV by a politician going low to assure you that he is not a low-life politician or, at least, not as slimy as his d...
This has been a tough year for losses. In February, my husband Wayne lost his brother, George, to Alzheimer’s. Then, a day before the fifth anniversary of my dad’s passing, Wayne’s dad, George Jeston Head, died, leaving us mired in a pit of grief. There are so many similarities between our two fathers. Both had very distinct visions of right and wrong. Both served their countries proudly, without question. Both were spiritual men of honor and integrity, who loved their famil...
MELROSE – The defending Class 1A state champion Melrose Buffaloes have earned the third seed in the six-team 1A state tournament and will host a first-round tilt against fellow District 3-1A member Cimarron at 2 p.m. today. The winner goes on to play second-seeded Magdalena in a semifinal match on March 12 at Spark Kindness Sports Complex in Albuquerque. The Buffs (9-5) went 3-0 against the Rams during district play. Unbeaten defending champion Logan faces the winner of today’s other game, sending fifth-seeded Gateway Chr...
LUBBOCK – Competing against a mix of Division I and II athletes, Eastern New Mexico University’s track teams set numerous personal bests during Saturday’s Corky-Crofoot Shootout hosted by Texas Tech. Junior Timothy Frederick ran an NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying time of 10.49 seconds in the men’s 100. Top finishes for the men came from freshmen Alex Williams, third in javelin at 208 feet, 6 inches, and Noe Ybaben, seventh in shot put at 43-5 ¾. Williams also posted a D-II provisional qualifying mark. For the wome...
LOVINGTON – Hopefully, the Clovis High boys track team is peaking at the right time. On Friday, the Wildcats took first place in Lovington’s Ross Black Relays, finishing with 97 ½ points to 88 for Artesia. Coach Mark Sena said it was their first team championship since taking the Plainview Invitational in 2019. “I really feel like we’ve got more kids running well,” Sena said on Saturday. “Some of the times we had last night were unbelievable.” Senior R.J. Nora continues to lead the way for the Cats. At Lovington he p...
PORTALES – Saturday's regular-season-ending Lone Star Conference softball doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field carried a bit more weight for Texas A&M-Kingsville than Eastern New Mexico University. While the Greyhounds clinched the final spot in this week's 10-team, single-elimination LSC tournament with a 4-2 win in Friday's series opener, Kingsville still had a chance to jump up a couple of notches, and the Javelinas did just that with a 6-4, 3-1 sweep. ENMU (25-29, 17-2...
CLOVIS – Melrose in Class 1A and Texico in Class 2A expect to make some noise in this weekend’s small-school state track competition at the University of New Mexico track facility in Albuquerque. Both schools will take 32 athletes to their respective state meets, split almost evenly for both between boys and girls, for the two-day competition beginning on Friday. Melrose’s girls are the defending 1A state champions by a nearly 40-point margin over Gateway Christian, while the boys came in fourth last season. Texico tied...
PORTALES – About the only thing that was going to keep Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team from getting into this week’s Lone Star Conference tournament was a four-game sweep at the hands of Lubbock Christian on the final weekend. The Greyhounds took care of that little item in the opener of Saturday’s doubleheader, erasing a 6-0 deficit with two big innings and holding on for a 13-9 win over the Chaparrals. LCU (31-19, 29-19 LSC) took the nightcap 19-9, erasing an 8-4 deficit in the final three innings, before...
Portales High School drama teacher Melody Gallagher jokes that she recruits and retains drama students with the promise of "afterschool snacks and juice boxes." But in reality, "All jokes aside, this department is thriving because theater is such a positive and inclusive environment for all," Gallagher said. Fifty members of that flourishing PHS drama department are preparing to open their spring musical, "Into the Woods Jr." at 6 p.m. Friday in the Performing Arts Center at...
Joe Biden lies. He stumbles. He has the beginnings of dementia. Everything Fox News says about his incompetence and his horrible domestic and foreign policies is absolutely true. Everyone knows America will be more prosperous and safe when he is no longer in the White House. But Joe Biden isn’t leaving. He’s decided he can run for re-election in 2024 for one simple reason – the Republican Party nomination is in the pocket of Donald Trump. I’m not a Never Trumper. I voted f...
A spate of recent shootings serve as a depressing reminder that accidentally ringing the wrong doorbell, driving to an incorrect residence, or mistakenly getting into the incorrect vehicle can be deadly. In Kansas City, 16-year-old honors student Ralph Yarl mistakenly arrived at the wrong home while looking for his younger siblings. There he was shot and severely wounded by 84-year-old Andrew Lester, a chain of events that shocked residents and sent citizens and the country on...
On this date ... 1937: About 50 area residents attended the quarterly meeting of the Eastern New Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Speaker Richard Hindley, manager of the Clovis Evening News-Journal, told the crowd it needed to keep track of what was going on in Albuquerque and Santa Fe and be “adequately represented” at state meetings. “We shouldn’t get sore when we are left out if we don’t go to the meetings at which plans of statewide interest are laid,” Hindley said. Repre...
Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that could prevent taxing entities from funding projects that voters had already rejected. The bill is aimed at Amarillo, which in 2022 attempted to fund renovations to its Civic Center after voters said no to a similar plan just two years earlier. It’s a shame a law like that would need consideration. What kind of public officials would ask voters what they think, then make them fund the project anyway if they don’t like the answer? Oh,...
Things got back to normal Monday afternoon at Yucca Middle School in Clovis after an unspecified “security threat” put the school in a “Secure and Teach” mode for about a half-hour. According to a news release from Clovis Municipal Schools, at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, staff received information regarding a possible security threat on campus. Law enforcement was notified and the campus was placed in Secure and Teach mode to allow for an investigation. During Secure and Teach, instruction continues as usual, however exterio...
Clovis city commissioners at their next meeting Thursday will be considering the demolition of some structures around Clovis. According to the agenda structures on properties on 13th Street, West Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard are being considered for demolition. Among other matters before the commission will be the announcement of the winners of the Founder’s Day coloring contest. Clovis City Commission meets Thursday at 5:15 p.m. in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library at 7th and Main S...
Baxter-Curren Senior Center of Clovis is hosting an event Saturday with a car and motorcycle show, craft sale and dance. A center news release says registration for the car show is $35 and will happen from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday. Door prizes will be awarded every hour and car show trophies will be handed out at the dance from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the dance is $6. Those attending are encouraged to bring a covered dish as a potluck meal will be going on during the dance. The senior center is also having...
Two Marshall Middle School teams will be putting their skills to the test in the national KidWind competition. The Marshall Airbenders and the Whirlwind Kittens, all sixth-grade students, will head to Boulder, Colo. in two weeks to compete with their own turbine projects. The competition is focused on helping educators and students learn more about renewable energy. Pamela Quezada-Grupo is a science teacher at Marshall and sponsors the two teams. By integrating the program...
“Pepper” and “Jack” are the names of Hillcrest Park Zoo’s baby kangaroos thanks to a Southwest Cheese winning bid of $4,000 to name the joeys. According to a news release from the Clovis city manager’s office, the contest for individuals and businesses to bid for the naming rights of the Hillcrest Park Zoo’s newest additions ended Friday. According to the release, many responses to the contest were received with many creative name ideas. Some of the entries suggested naming the young marsupials “Hop & Scotch” and “Ja...
Greyhound Arena in Portales will be the scene of a big event Friday afternoon: The inauguration of James Johnston as the 12th University President and third University System Chancellor. According to a news release from John Houser, ENMU Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Communications, the public is invited to the 3 p.m. event at Greyhound Arena. There will be a live stream on the University website at www.enmu.edu. Houser reports the inauguration formalizes...
A Clovis man is in the Curry County Adult Detention Center (CCADC) after engaging in a stand-off with Curry County deputies Saturday at a house north of Clovis. According to a news release from Curry County Sheriff Mike Reeves, just after 4:30 p.m., deputies went to 511 Curry Road 14 to serve a search warrant for a fugitive that has been eluding arrest since 2019. Reeves wrote the suspect was Jose Adrian Negrete, 41, who authorities believed resided at the address. Deputies believed Negrete was armed. Reeves detailed how...
It was a packed house Saturday night at Greyhound Arena for the Aaron Watson concert. With seats full and the floor filled with dancing, it was a good night for enjoying country music. The show kicked off at 7 p.m. with Jenna Paulette, who wasn't an artist I was familiar with at the beginning of the night. However, her sound and engaging performance made me know who she was by the end. Following Paulette on the stage was Roosevelt County's own, Will Banister. His performance...
