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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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It’s all in the fur — sleek and smooth, fluffy and pillowy, long and wavy or coarse and curly. Not only is it the perfect place to find comfort and soothe away worries, it might just hide some medicinal magic capable of altering the course of a human life. It begins almost as soon as the news is received. Knowing a new life is on the way brings out a protective instinct to make everything perfect, and nothing short of new linens, freshly laundered clothes and a spotless, ger...
CANYON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico University’s men finished third out of 12 teams while the women were seventh out of 14 on Friday and Saturday in the West Texas A&M Classic & Multi track meet. The men finished with 106 points, trailing Barton County CC (Kansas) at 176 and WT at 169. The women finished with 49 1/2 points, with WT winning it with 178 points to 110 for New Mexico Junior College, 103 for Barton County and 89 for Texas Tech. For the Greyhounds on the men’s side, Omer Almog finished first in Saturday’s 5,000 with...
PORTALES — For the third game in a row, the Eastern New Mexico University baseball team opened a 6-1 lead against Tarleton State on Sunday. And for the second time, the Greyhounds had to eke out a win over the Texans, this time winning 9-8 when center fielder Chris Padilla capped a three-run eighth with a two-run double. The Hounds (27-11, 5-5 Lone Star Conference) thus won three of four against TSU (19-17, 2-9). Padilla finished the game 2-for-4 with three RBIs, also driving in a run with a fourth-inning single. ENMU c...
On this date ... 1992: Everett Frost was inaugurated as the eighth president of Eastern New Mexico University. Frost had been interim president since July 1991. He succeeded Thomas Bond who was named president in 1989. Frost would hold the position until 2001, when Steve Gamble succeeded him. 1972: Court hearings had been scheduled for 12 people charged with criminal trespass when they refused to leave the office of ENMU President Charles Meister. The group had met with Meister to discuss the ethnic studies budget at the...
MELROSE — Monday afternoon saw the Floyd baseball team play one of its best games of the season on the way to a 12-1 District 4/1-2A win over Melrose. The Buffaloes (4-6-1, 4-5-1) gave up nine free bases on five hit batters and four walks. Combined with the Broncos (7-4, 7-1) 12 hits, this led to a quick matchup that ended early in five innings. "Every single pitcher we have has never pitched before (this season)," said Buffs coach Caleb King. "Whenever they don't come out a...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation and the city of Portales finalized the purchase of the Portales Inn last week when they signed an agreement with Ambience Hospitality LLC. The historic property, located at 223 W. Second St., is slated for redevelopment by the Albuquerque-based company, which an RCCDC press release referred to as an award-winning, "new nationally recognized hotel chain" that manages hotels and properties throughout New Mexico a...
CLOVIS — Responder vehicles and HazMat suits would normally be a cause for alarm, but residents should think twice if they see as much during daytime hours on April 20. The City of Clovis/Curry County Office of Emergency Management, in partnership with BNSF Railway, will conduct a multi-agency drill exercise focused on learning the way around new tools for responding to hazardous material spills. The training will take place southwest of the Hull Street overpass, near the southbound railroad tracks going towards Portales. T...
Monday District 4/1-2A Floyd 12, Melrose 1 Floyd 103 53 —12 12 1 Melrose 100 00 — 1 3 0 W — Brayan Navarro. L — Vicente Hinojosa. Top hitters — Floyd: Weston Whitecotton 2-4, RBI; Connor Martin 2-3, 2 RBIs; Patrick Terry 3-4, 2B, 5 RBIs. Melrose: Sterling Sena 1-3, HR. Records — Floyd 7-4 (7-1), Melrose 4-6-1 (4-5-1). District 4/1-2A Grady 14, Elida 2 Grady 431 60 —14 15 4 Elida 100 01 — 2 4 12 Chance Shaw, Lucas Whitehead (5) and Chisum Rush; Levi Kline, Megan Falcon (5) and Colton Ferguson. W — Shaw. L — Kline. Top hitters...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 6:41 a.m.: Fire/still alarm, 2200 block West Beech Street • 11:58 a.m.: Public affray report, 200 block South Knoxville Street • 1:44 p.m.: Theft report, 700 block Wiley Cox Circle, report taken • 3:31 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 18th Street/Abilene Street • 4:13 p.m.: Verbal domestic, 300 block East First Street • 4:45 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1900 block South Avenue I • 6:33 p.m.: Remove subject, 100 block North Avenue I • 6:52 p.m.:...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Friday • 12:52 a.m.: Concealing identity, Seventh/Mitchell • 2:29 a.m.: Failure to appear, 1200 block of West Seventh Street • 9:53 a.m.: Leaving scene of crash w/property damage, 3900 block of North Prince • 11:02 a.m.: Driving on suspension/revocation, Second/Jones • 11:17 a.m.: Public affray, 1500 block of Sycamore Street • 12:32 p.m.: Failure to yield stop sign, Sandia Drive/Duckw...
PORTALES — The USDA-Rural Development will be hosting a workshop to allow local residents to learn more about Single Family Housing and direct loan/grant programs. The workshop is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Eastern New Mexico University College of Business, room 113, with registration beginning at 12:45 p.m. The first hour will be on the Guaranteed Single Family Housing program and the second hour on the Direct Single Family Housing programs. To RSVP, call Single Family Housing Specialist Rose Perez at 5...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University Executive Director of Planning and Analysis Patrice Caldwell said the steady stream of comments received on the university’s website show the community’s engagement in the process of selecting a new president for the university. Caldwell said she has not seen the commentary to the four presidential candidates who visited the campus last week, she has seen the high volume of comments coming in, indicating a high level of engagement, which will be a boon to the ENMU Board of Regen...
Children from both Clovis and Portales will be flooding the local softball complexes Saturday to embark on a search for candy. Guy Leeder Softball Complex on East 14th Street will host Clovis children ages 0-11 at 9 a.m. with an egg hunt, giveaways, including bikes and gift baskets, and even a special appearance from the Easter Bunny, according to Clovis Assistant City Clerk Vicki Reyes. "We have him there, and the parents can take pictures with them if they want to," Reyes...
Today • Relay for Life Committee — 5:15 in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Relay for Life Captains — 6:15 in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Friends of the Library — 11 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Portales MainStreet Board — 5:30 p.m. at the Yam Theatre. Information: 575-226-3783 • Water Policy — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board — 8 a.m...
Today • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: How to use a walking foot. Registration required. Information: 575-763-9687 • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Rural Development single family housing workshop — 1 p.m.-3 p.m. at ENMU, Room COB 113 in the College of Business. Please, RSVP. Information: 575-622-8745 ext. 4. • Toddler Time — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 57...
Mario Martinez qualifier At Fort Sumner Boys Team standings: 1. Santa Rosa 95; 2. Desert Academy 70; 3. Tucumcari 60; 4. Fort Sumner 58; 5. Springer 52; 6. San Jon 32; 7. (tie) Melrose and Vaughn 21; 9. Logan 15; 10. Elida 11; 11. House 7; 12. (three-way tie) Dora, Floyd and Grady 0. Area results Field events Shot put: 3. Jacobo Ortiz, Fort Sumner 37-2 1/4; 4. Cory Terrell, Fort Sumner 36-6 1/4. Discus: 3. Alex Moyer, Fort Sumner 102-11 1/2; 4. Cory Terrell, Fort Sumner 100-7; 5. Sammy Baltazar, Fort Sumner 100-3 1/2. Triple...
