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CLOVIS — Law enforcement evacuated the Curry County Courthouse and closed off a two-block perimeter near downtown Clovis several hours Friday afternoon before a bomb squad determined a suspicious package found outside the Dan Buzzard Law Library was not an explosive device. Sheriff Wesley Waller said the package, reported around 2 p.m. outside the building near Eighth and Mitchell streets, featured “suspicious characteristics.” Agencies including Clovis police and firef... Full story
PORTALES - Heading into Friday night's District 4-4A boys basketball contest against New Mexico Military Institute, Rams coach Rickie McBroom was hoping that his team could play a "compete, 32-minute game." And indeed, Portales did just that in a 59-36 win against an overmatched Colts squad. "I really thought our kids played hard for 32 minutes, I really did," McBroom said. "We got to play a lot of kids a lot of minutes - we got to do some things we normally don't do. On a...
CLOVIS - All good things must come to an end and today the Clovis boys and girls swim teams will wrap up their strong regular season in Hobbs. While the Wildcats will be looking to add a couple final state-qualifying times, Clovis coach Vincent de Maio said the focus of today's meet will largely be on fine-tuning small details so the squads will be ready when the top prizes are on the line in the coming weeks at the district and state meets. "We look at this as race...
Sandia (7-10, 0-4) at Clovis boys (8-10, 0-3) 6:30 p.m., Rock Staubus Gymnasium On the air: KTQM 99.9 FM. Last time out: The Wildcats burst out to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter and took a 41-24 advantage in the third against Santa Fe on Tuesday at The Rock, but were beaten on a heartbreaking three-pointer at the final buzzer by Victor Salcido. The Matadors hosted La Cueva on Tuesday and were defeated 62-49, their eighth straight loss. Last meeting: Feb. 14, 2017. It was a...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University second baseman Alex DeLaCruz, already tabbed as an All-American by one media outlet, has been named to the South Central Region first team by another. DeLaCruz was named to the team by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. DeLaCruz, who was named All-American after his junior season, received preseason All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He led the league in batting average, runs scored, hits, total bases and slugging percentage, while finishing s...
Eastern New Mexico at UT Permian Basin Women 1 p.m. today On the air: KSEL 105.9 FM Records: ENMU 10-8, 6-5; UT-Permian Basin 6-13, 4-7 Last time out: On Thursday, the Eastern women rallied for a stirring 73-71 overtime road victory against West Texas A&M, ranked 17th in the nation and also a Lone Star Conference foe. Double the reward. UTPB halted a losing streak at four by defeating Western New Mexico 77-59 at home on Thursday. Last meeting: Jan. 28, 2017. The Greyhounds...
On this date ... 1983: Members of Explorers Post 419, a group of young people formed to focus on learning more about dentistry, were spending time in the office of Clovis dentist Jeff Naggs for some hands-on learning. Kim Henry, Stacey Hassell, Carla Cox, Susan Thrasher and Jim Baldwin learned how to take dental impressions by practicing on each other at Naggs' office. Other local explorer posts were focused on medicine, veterinary medicine, and police work. 1978: "The 55-mile...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Thursday: Clovis • Chastidy Dominguez, 24, criminal trespass • Esequiel Cordova, 19, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Karrime Estrada, 25, failure to appear, contempt of court • Brandon Barron, 28, failure to appear on a felony charge • Heather Fuentes, 40, embezzlement • Greg Nunez, 35, probation violation • Dalia Ortegon, 53, failure to pay fines, failure to appear • Samuel Akers, 56, battery against a household member • Raymond Jaramillo, 64, no insurance,...
CLOVIS — Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker has returned to work after a self-imposed leave following his Jan. 15 shooting of a criminal suspect in Portales. Parker placed himself on leave sometime after the incident that started with James McFarlin allegedly stealing a front-end loader, said New Mexico State Police Public Information Officer Carl Christiansen. Christiansen declined to say when Parker returned to work. Parker said Tuesday he was “still in touch with (his) supervisors daily and checking in with the...
Is two better than one? How do you feel about a second license plate? A bill sponsored in this month’s legislative session by former Albuquerque police officer and incumbent District 12 Democratic Rep. Patricio Ruiloba proposes adding New Mexico to the 31 states in which motorists must have a front license plate in addition to one on the rear. Proponents of the measure say a second plate is good for public safety, since it makes things that much easier for law enforcement to identify vehicles and increases a car’s vis...
PORTALES - A "refugee" was big news on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University on Friday. Just ask Brock Fowler. The Floyd youngster spelled the word correctly to win the Roosevelt County Spelling Bee. It took 12 rounds - the last five with Brock and Dora's Susana Klassen matching skills - before Brock took the title and earned the right to represent Roosevelt County at the New Mexico State Spelling Bee in Albuquerque in March. Roosevelt County Spelling Bee Director Carol...
PORTALES — Thursday’s mineral oil spill in Portales could potentially cost the city $40,000 per block in road repairs. The incident, called vandalism by officials, saw a massive amount of mineral oil leak from a J.D. Heiskell feed manufacturing facility into a 3 1/2 block radius in downtown Portales. Police said they could not provide information on the criminal investigation related to the spill. Crews from the city of Portales and the New Mexico Department of Transportation spent the day absorbing the oil with sand, but roa...
Today • Special Food Distribution — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Central Christian Church, Portales. Individuals must fill out an income eligibility form upon arrival. Information: 575-769-2103 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Wal-Mart, Portales. Information: 575-625-9743 Monday • Nutrition Class — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Hosted by Zandy Bunch, NMSU. Information: 575-763-9687 Tuesday • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Activity: Sewing snowflakes. Information: 57...
