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PORTALES — A staple of Portales’ business district is closing after 62 years. Woody’s Jewelry will hold a liquidation sale Thursday through Sunday, according to its promotional advertising. Owner Danny Woodward said the store will close on Dec. 27. He was unable to talk about the closing on Monday, but the message on the store’s answering machine reports: “After 62 wonderful years and two generations in business, Danny and Chris (Woodward) are retiring. Thanks to all who have made Woody’s Jewelry a great success.” T...
PORTALES — What Eastern New Mexico University pretty much knew Saturday night became official on Monday. Midwestern State, by virtue of its 56-43 victory over ENMU on Saturday at Greyhound Stadium, won the Lone Star Conference. Monday, as expected, the Mustangs (9-0) were the LSC team selected to compete in the NCAA Division II playoffs. They will host Sioux Falls (9-2) in Wichita Falls, Texas on Saturday at 1 p.m. Central, noon Mountain time. The Greyhounds (8-2) are now awaiting a probable bid. Attempts to reach ENMU head c...
CARLSBAD — Both Clovis swim teams fared well in Saturday’s Carlsbad Invitational, but it was the girls who stood out the most, taking home first place. The Lady Wildcats’ championship point total was 235, far ahead of second-place Hobbs (113). Carlsbad (77), Pedro Vista (52), Farmington (32) and Artesia (25) rounded out the girls participants. “They swam well,” Clovis head coach Vincent DeMaio said of his girls team. “We were actually a lot faster last weekend in Lubbock. ... Lubbock just outweighs us — they have 90 kids...
ALBUQUERQUE — A day after scoring three points on 1-of-3 shooting, Arcaim Lallemand posted a game-high 17 points and came a rebound short of a double-double to help Eastern New Mexico University take a 66-61 victory Sunday evening over New Mexico Highlands. The Greyhounds led nearly wire-to-wire to start the season 2-0 for the first tie in three years and only the second time since 2003-04. “This game was decided by physicality and rebounding,” ENMU coach Tres Segler said in a school release. “I was incredibly proud of how...
Division II playoff schedule First round Saturday Nov. 18 All games 1 p.m. local time Findlay (9-2) at Shepherd (10-0) California (Pa.) (9-2) at Assumption (9-1) West Chester (8-3) at Shippensburg (10-1) West Georgia (8-3) at Virginia State (9-0) West Florida (7-3) at Wingate (9-1) Delta State (8-3) at Bowie State (9-1) Harding (8-3) at UIndy (11-0) Northwest Missouri State (9-2) at Ashland (10-1) Ouachita Baptist (9-2) at Ferris State (9-1) Colorado State-Pueblo (9-2) at Minnesota State Mankato (11-0) Sioux Falls (9-2) at...
Unfortunately for pets, all too often they — or more specifically their hair and dander — are triggers that can make things miserable for those prone to allergies or respiratory conditions. It’s a sad thing to discover a pet might be causing someone in the house problems. And while there may be some things that can be done to lessen the impact of their presence, if the issues are severe enough, families often arrive at a difficult conclusion — that the critters have to go....
On this date ... 1982: Employees of Southwestern Public Service were preparing for an open house for their recently completed coal-fired power plant, Tolk Station Unit No. 1, near Muleshoe. The 561,000-kilowatt plant was the largest ever built by SPS, and was expected to provide electricity for 225,000 people. The two-day open house included tours of the facility, which was designed to burn 296 tons of low-sulfur coal per hour when operating at maximum capacity. 1957: The Curr...
CLOVIS — A cold-case murder trial is set to begin Nov. 27. William Hadix is accused in the September 2003 shooting death and robbery of Jessie Clyde "J.C." Tucker in Clovis. In a docket call Monday morning, Judge Fred Van Soelen confirmed the dates of the five-day trial. It's scheduled to begin with jury selection Nov. 27 and last through Dec. 1. Deputy District Attorney Brian Stover and defense attorney Gary Mitchell both attended the hearing telephonically, with Hadix p...
BERNALILLO — The Eastern New Mexico News was awarded the prestigious 2017 Associated Press State Newspaper of the Year honor on Saturday night at the 109th annual New Mexico Press Association convention at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa. The AP award is given to one newspaper statewide annually, and The News was competing against much larger papers in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces. The News was launched last November as the merger and continuation of the Clovis News Journal and Portales News-Tribune. It is t... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Friday through Sunday: Clovis • Robert Baker, 25, failure to pay fines • Leonela Villalobos, 19, child abuse (no death or great bodily harm), possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, expired registration plate • Kalod Gardley, 30, failure to pay fines • Dante Dowdy, 19, probation violation • Lawrence Caldwell, 54, possession of a controlled substance • Manuel Rubio, 31, probation violation • Marco Rivera, 26, aggravated driving while under the influence, pr...
CLOVIS — The Clovis Municipal Schools Board of Education will discuss the results of the district’s involvement with the University of Virginia Partnership for Leaders in Education program at its regular meeting tonight. The school turnaround program was established in 2003 and provides assessments of school systems across the country. Superintendent Jody Balch said members of the program came to Clovis to interview CMS employees and analyze the school district and will produce a report detailing the strengths and weaknesses...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is holding a special meeting today to address suggestions in a recent legislative report that it better manage its administrative functions. The 72-page report, created by the Legislative Finance Committee, recommended that ENMU begin “centralizing administrative functions on the main campus to be more efficient,” according to President Jeff Elwell. Regents will be asked to consider expanding two positions — chief information officer and director of human resources — to “centrali...
PORTALES — A number of infrastructure improvements will be up for approval at today’s Portales City Council meeting. Perhaps most notably, the award of a contract for improvements to the city’s sewage lift stations to Adame Construction, Inc. will be discussed. The improvements, which were part of the city’s 2016 community development block grant from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, totals $459,959, with a local match of $106,937, according to City Manager Sammy Standefer. “Once the bid’s awarded, we...
Today • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Clovis Board of Education — 5:30 p.m. in board room, 1009 Main St. Information: 575-769-4300 Wednesday • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis Chamber of Commerce. Information: 575-763-3435 • Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. in north annex at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Informatio...
Today • Afterschool STEAM — 4:30 p.m. program for grades K-6 at Portales Public Library. Activity: Play your way. Information: 575-356-3940 • Books and babies — 10:30 a.m. for ages 0-3 at Portales Public Library. Story: Turkey Tuesdays. Information: 575-356-3940 • Quilters Tuesday — 6 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Lesson: Charm pack purse. Information: 575-763-9687 • Get Up, Get Movin’, Get Fit — 8 a.m.-3 p.m. healthy aging campaign for older adults 50+. Bring a lunch. Information: 888-623-6676 Wednesday • Teen game d...
