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CLOVIS — A retired elementary principal notched a hole-in-one Monday at Colonial Park Golf Course. Mel Mapes, former principal of Zia Elementary, posted the ace on the course’s par-3 17th. He hit the shot with a 7 wood from 170 yards out. The hole-in-one was witnessed by G.C. Ross and Larry Robinson.... Full story
CLOVIS - Due to the ongoing drought in eastern New Mexico, the Curry County Commission unanimously adopted a burn ban at Tuesday's meeting. "Everything is just tinderbox dry," Curry County Fire and Safety Director David Kube said. The approved resolution is based off a similar ordinance approved by the commission in 2016. The burn ban prohibits open flames outside of a building in the unincorporated portions of the county, with some exceptions. According to the resolution,... Full story
LOVINGTON - Full strength was more than enough for the Portales girls tennis team on Tuesday, as it took a 9-0 win at Lovington. "It was a great day of tennis," Portales coach Ann-Marie Bucksath said. "We improved, got to work on a lot of stuff. "Overall, the girls did really well. We got our full lineup back." Sarah Blaeser had the biggest day on the scorebook, losing just four games in her two matches. She swept Fernanda de Dos, then teamed up with Timberlyn Neece for a...
CLOVIS - There's a saying that goes, 'it's not how you start, it's how you finish.' Clovis' softball team was on the unfortunate end of that axiom in Tuesday's home doubleheader against Hobbs, starting off great in Game 1 before losing that game 14-3 in six innings and the nightcap 18-0 in just three frames. The Lady Wildcats just couldn't avoid those bad innings that have already plagued them regularly this season, those innings that start off innocently enough and snowball...
PORTALES - The Eastern New Mexico University softball team finished strong in Tuesday's doubleheader. Lubbock Christian just started stronger. The visiting Chaparrals did enough damage early in each end of a doubleheader at Greyhound Softball Field Tuesday to claim the biggest rout and the narrowest victory. Lubbock Christian (19-9) was never challenged after posting 11 in the first inning for a 21-3 opening victory, but had to escape in the nightcap with a 9-8 win and ENMU's...
BILLINGS, Mont. — Westmont's Lauren McCoy scored a game-high 22 points, including the go-ahead layup with 1.9 seconds to play, as the No. 4 Warriors held off No. 15 Wayland Baptist 56-54 in Monday’s NAIA Division I national semifinals. Morgan Haskin added 18 for Westmont (25-6), which moved on to Tuesday’s title game against Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.). Wayland Baptist ended its season at 27-7, giving the Flying Queens their highest win total since the 1999 season. Deborah VanDijk scored 12 to lead three in double figures for W...
PORTALES - The Portales Rams girls basketball team is scheduled to be honored during an assembly scheduled for 2:20 p.m. today at the Ram Athletic Center. The Rams, who entered the Class 4A tournament as the top seed, cruised by District 4-4A rival Moriarty 50-39 in the title game. It was the eighth girls basketball championship in school history. The public is invited to the assembly....
ROSWELL — Clovis had a pretty solid Alien 8 Tuesday, taking first place in the boys competition and second in the girls meet. But it was a pretty good day all around for local schools, with nine area players earning qualifying legs on the first meet of the season. The qualifying legs are reached by shooting at or below a target score that varies by course. Teams or individuals qualify for May’s state meet by picking up three legs. Clovis’ Kolt Bennett was the individual medalist with a 72, while David Maldonado shot 77 to put...
LOVINGTON - Fresh off a trio of easy wins at the Eunice Cardinal Classic, the competition stepped up just a little bit Tuesday for the Portales Rams. Class 5A Lovington kept the Rams off balance throughout the day, and took advantage of late errors to snag a 5-0 home win Tuesday. Josef Roberson allowed just three hits over 6 2/3 innings of work and notched five of the six strikeouts for the Wildcat pitching staff. "They threw a soft lefty out there," Portales coach Dusty...
It’s north versus south in a poll to decide the best green chile in New Mexico. A USA Today Reader’s Choice 2018 poll shows El Patron Cafe in Las Cruces sitting in the number one spot, followed by El Farolito in El Rito. While El Patron is touted on the poll’s website for presenting its “spicy, but not overpowering” chile in everything from nachos to pineapple upside-down cake, El Farolito is credited with having “more fans than the town has residents.” The competition is certainly stiff, with other entries including Sad...
On this date ... 1973: Paul Crume, was a well-known columnist for the Dallas Morning News, with roots in Farwell. He contacted Clovis News-Journal Managing Editor Bill Southard to share a memory of a favorite teacher. In his column called, “Big D,” Crume said he’d written about the plural of the word “goose” and had some readers who contended that when talking about five or fewer of the big birds, the correct plural was “gooses,” and that “geese” only applied to larger numbers. “I was aghast at hearing this,” Crume wrote...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday through Tuesday: Clovis • Juan Lopez-Lara, 59, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Maximino Silva, 22, probation violation • Eloy Carabajal, 38, probation violation, tampering with evidence • Arcenio Sanchez, 59, probation violation • Antonio Sandoval, 30, failure to appear on a felony charge • Dustin Martin, 42, failure to appear on a felony charge, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Dulcenia Baca, 50, probation violation • De...
Today • Curry County Health Council — Noon at County Administration Complex, 417 Gidding St. Information: 575-763-6009 Friday • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at the ENMU-Ruidoso campus, 709 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso. Information: 575-562-2121 Wednesday • Clovis Public Works Committee — 8:30 a.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 • Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N....
Today • Tiny Tots — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Preschool Storytime — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Story: “Spring in Your Step.” Information: 575-356-3940 • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 2501 N. Norris St., Clovis. Information: 575-625-9743 • Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Project: Oval baskets. Information: 575-769-7840 Thursday • United Blood Services Blood Drive — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the...
PORTALES - Roosevelt County commissioners on Tuesday received a bit of good news when County Manager Amber Hamilton informed them that the sheriff's office was no longer the target of a lawsuit. Hamilton said the lawsuit was appealed to the New Mexico Supreme Court after being denied by District Judge Fred Van Soelen in July 2017. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Eric Dixon on behalf of criminal defendants Cody Banister and Armando Pena, as well as a mother of a woman killed in...
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How much do you respect self-destructive people? Do you honor those who engage in self-harm such as “cutting?” Do you celebrate those who burn up their mind and body by abusing drugs and alcohol? Do you respect those who commit suicide as soon as life doesn’t go their way? Then why praise teenagers (or anyone else) who protest for more anti-gun laws? Just because they are “doing something” with conviction? If that’s all it takes, young ISIS recruits deserve your respect, to...
Victims of child pornography are entitled to restitution from those who victimize them, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2014. But the means for doing so are incredibly burdensome, and Congress should change that. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill to do just that in January, but it has not made any progress in the House. Co-sponsored by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and a long list of other lawmakers, the measure is one of those ideas that make people wonder why this law isn’t already on t...
