Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Unofficial results from the New Mexico Secretary of State's office show former Ninth Judicial District Attorney Andrea Reeb as the area's new representative in state legislative District 64 and Bradley Bender as Curry County's new commissioner from District 2. County Clerk Annie Hogland said the tally was complete as of 9:27 p.m Tuesday. It was Bender's 1,440 votes to Martin's 1,012 votes. "It's not over 'til it's over, but it doesn't look good," Martin said of the vote before... Full story
MELROSE — Nobody quite foresaw what was coming. After all, unbeaten Melrose is the two-time defending Class 1A state volleyball champion and the top-ranked team in 1A, and the Lady Buffs have reached the state finals for eight consecutive years under coach Casey Jackson, winning four titles in that time. Still, their 25-16, 25-2, 25-11 District 6-1A dismantling of rival Logan on Saturday — in less than an hour, no less — was a surprise even to the Lady Buffs. “It was probably the cleanest (match) we’ve played all year,” Ja...
ALBUQUERQUE — Nobody really stood out, but Clovis High’s young girls cross country squad put together a 10th-place team effort in Saturday’s Class 5A state cross county meet, hosted by Albuquerque Academy. Running with three eighth-graders, a freshman, a sophomore and two juniors, the Lady Wildcats finished with 308 team points in the competition, which included 15 full squads. Eighth-graders Brooke Newcomer (59th in 22 minutes, 37.47 seconds) and Mai Nguy (61st, 22:38.38) led the way for Clovis. “The team ran good,...
PORTALES — Second-year Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Meghan De los Reyes, who led the Greyhounds to a 10-14 record (6-10 Lone Star Conference) in her initial campaign, decided to change gears with her team this season. She has nine new players, a new assistant coach (Martin Pazanin) and a new style — as in up-tempo. Picked 10th out of 16 teams in the LSC this season — although the conference is actually splitting into two eight-team divisions — De los Reyes says she doesn’t play much attention t...
PORTALES - If there ever was any question, the Lovington Wildcats showed Portales High they are more than capable when they stunned the Rams 20-14 on Oct. 28 at Greyhound Stadium in the battle for the District 4-6/4A championship. PHS gets another crack at its rival at 7 p.m. on Friday when they meet again in a Class 4A quarterfinal playoff tilt on Lovington's blue-turf field. "It's going to be another big ballgame," Rams coach Jaime Ramirez said. "They're good. The team that...
FORT SUMNER — Cash cattle prices hit their highest point in seven years the week of Oct. 22, reaching $150.52 per cwt., generally $3 higher than the previous week, and average closeout were $158 per head in the black that week, according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. Packer margins averaged $16 per head two weeks ago, a recovery after the previous week saw packers losing $15 per head....
PORTALES — Brent Owen begins his second season as the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach trying to change the culture. Last season, the Greyhounds had a couple of good wins early and were 6-6 as Lone Star Conference play got rolling. They then suffered through an 11-game losing streak before capturing their finale over Western New Mexico, but the 7-17 record (3-11 LSC) didn’t sit well. Owen thinks with the players the Hounds have brought in, they can turn things around quickly. “We made a pretty signifi...
The New Mexico Department of Transportation is hosting two virtual/in-person public meetings to discuss the US 60 alignment study: milepost 325 to 383, Ft. Sumner to Clovis, in De Baca, Roosevelt, and Curry Counties. The Study will examine needed improvements within the US 60 study limits, including upgrading the roadway with passing lanes and other safety enhancements, Americans with Disability Act facilities, drainage improvements, lighting, and signals. The purpose of the meetings is to introduce the study and receive...
Investigators with the Curry County Sheriff’s Department have recovered buried stolen property in the 1200 block of Curry Road G. Curry County Sheriff Wesley Waller wrote in a report Oct. 26 his investigators got a tip on the possible location of a stolen welder taken from Parmer County, Tx. earlier that day. The landowner agreed to a search of the property. The search did not yield the stolen welder but deputies did see a Case loader partially buried on the property. Waller reports the loader had the name of a local c...
Seasons are good, and I’m glad I live in a place where we get a distinct taste of each of them. “For everything there is a season,” writes the wise man in Ecclesiastes 3, “and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted . . .” and on he goes, pondering not really the seasons of the year so much as the “times” of our lives. Nonetheless, the deep truth he utters finds its root in the reality...
In the days leading up to Veterans Day Friday and Clovis’ Veterans Day parade day Saturday, a number of area veterans associations and fraternal organizations will be hosting events. John Montaño, known in Clovis for organizing parades and events, said the events known an “open house” feature food and are open to the public. This evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. American Legion Post 117 at 2800 W. Grand Ave., is hosting an open house. Clovis’ Elks Lodge 1244 at 218 Sycamore St. is hosting an open house Thursday from 5 p.m. to...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Peyton Ledbetter, 24, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug • David Lacey, 37, battery upon a peace officer, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Brandon Fenley, 34, probation violation, driving under the influence of drugs • Jeremy Moore, 25, parole violation, violation of restraining order prohibiting domestic violence, probation violation, battery • Andrew Flores, 58, probation violation • Larry Lucer...
Sometimes I feel like an optimist in search of a reason to still feel that way. I want to believe in what’s good about this world, but writing about the issues of our time can be depressing. I’m penning this column in advance of this year’s general election results, so I don’t know who won and who lost. I’ve already written about my frustrations with this election cycle, including all the fears that have been espoused on both sides of the political divide, so even if I were to spin some optimism into the mix, you wouldn’t...
Settling into a theater seat as the houselights dim and a performance gets under way – that’s one of my favorite places to be. If you’re a theater junkie, too, I have good news: Two local productions are scheduled to take place this month in Portales. One is a revenge comedy that cleverly deals with a tough topic; the second is a lighthearted parody perfect for all ages. The revenge comedy — “Exit, Pursued by a Bear” by Lauren Gunderson — opens Thursday for a four-day run...
For a nation torn apart politically, a cure is emerging, of all places, in Alaska. On Tuesday, voters in the 49th state went to the polls to elect a U.S. senator and representative in a new way. The system, called “final four voting,” is aimed at choosing public officials — of any party — who will focus not on tearing down their opponents but on getting things done. Alaska’s system, approved by the electorate in 2020, directly targets America’s greatest political challenges: how to get government to produce real solutions a...
Why would anyone bother confronting politicians? Do they really believe politicians matter in their daily life? You protect your rights by exercising them -- by putting them into practice -- not by begging others to respect them. I’m not going to a politician’s office to try to convince them of anything. Not to beg them to stop violating my rights nor to ask them to violate someone else on my behalf. You won’t find me at a protest, a political rally, or in a voting booth for t...
A Clovis woman remains in Plains Regional Medical Center after her SUV left the road near 14th and Davis Streets and damaged two homes, one significantly. Clovis Police Captain Roman Romero reports that just before 1 p.m. Tuesday the Ford SUV driven by a 39-year-old woman, who remains unidentified, left the roadway, struck the north side of the house on the southeast corner of 14th and Davis, then rammed the house on the southwest corner of 14th and Davis. The damage to that...
Several banks in Clovis have reported that over the past few weeks, individuals from Texas have been attempting to cash forged checks, according to a release by the Clovis Police Department. “These fake checks have real local businesses listed on them along with the businesses’ account numbers,” the release states. So far three males from Amarillo, Tx. have attempted or successfully cashed checks at Clovis banks. The police, who continue to investigate the case, say some of the individuals have been positively ident...
The Curry County administration has issued a news release letting county residents know if they’d like to properly dispose of an American flag the county offers such a service. “Curry County believes in the proper disposal of the American flag,” reads the release. “When a flag is worn, tattered, ripped or soiled beyond repair, it should be retired and disposed of properly.” Through a partnership between the National Association of Counties, the National Flag Foundation, and the National Sheriff’s Association, Curry Count...
City, county and school officials and others interested in recreation and sports in Curry County filled the chairs in the Curry County Commission's meeting room Monday to register and express their views on what a recreation and sports center in Curry County would include and where it should be located. Data from a survey among those who attended and public comments were collected by representatives of Vigil and Associates, an Albuquerque architecture firm. Vicente Castillo,...
CLOVIS – Officials last week activated sensors to detect vape use and said they recorded nearly 300 incidents at two secondary campuses of Clovis Municipal Schools. “While district awareness of the growing prevalence of vaping among youth nationwide and locally led to the purchase of the detection system, the sheer quantity of detection alerts is incomprehensible, particularly when the system is not yet operating at full capability,” school officials stated in a news release. The district is in the process of insta...
TEXICO — Sophomore Alex Fuentes scored six touchdowns on Friday night and No. 2 seed Texico roared into the state Class 2A football playoff semifinals with a 62-12 thrashing of Tularosa. On Friday night, the Wolverines (8-3) travel to third-seeded Santa Rosa (9-2) for a 7 p.m. semifinal tilt. Texico rallied to edge the Lions 23-20 at home on Aug. 26. Santa Rosa, which has won eight in a row, thumped Loving 56-13 in the quarterfinal round. Friday’s winner advances to the Nov. 19 championship game against either top-seeded Jal...
PORTALES – Five candidates from five different states interviewed for the chancellor/president job at Eastern New Mexico University last week. All five engaged in forums specifically for ENMU staff, faculty and people from the community and university, traveled to the ENMU Roswell and Ruidoso campuses and were interviewed by the university’s Board of Regents. A water main break in Portales caused some interviews to be conducted virtually, but Regent Phillip Bustos said he thought the interviews went well despite cha...
CANYON — After dropping a heartbreaker to Texas-Permian Basin in its previous outing, this time Eastern New Mexico University’s football team found a way to pull one out — and against the Greyhounds’ biggest rival, no less. Sophomore wide receiver Tyree Cherry hauled in a 37-yard scoring pass from junior quarterback Kason Martin with 14 seconds left on Saturday, lifting ENMU to a 24-21 victory over West Texas A&M in the annual “Wagon Wheel Game” in its first appearance on the Buffaloes two-year-old on-campus stadium. “I’m jus...
The Hobbs City Commission on Monday voted unanimously to approve an ordinance aimed at banning abortions in the city. The measure is similar to an attempt to ban abortions in Clovis, which commissioners tabled last week. Neither Hobbs nor Clovis has an abortion clinic, but private healthcare providers have expressed interest in opening one because Texas has imposed a near-total ban on abortion. Response came quickly from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. “This resolution, authored by out-of-state extremists working t...
