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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Three juveniles were robbed at gunpoint and shot at on Saturday afternoon outside Clovis, Curry County Sheriff Michael Brockett said. No injuries were reported. One teenager is in custody and law officers on Tuesday were looking for a second teen suspect. Police were notified of the incident about 2:30 p.m. Saturday. A farmer near the intersection of Curry Road O and NM State Road 245 was approached by three juveniles who said they’d been robbed, Brockett said. The victims, two from Clovis and one from Portales, had been i... Full story
GRADY – Junior Cy Draper hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and Melrose handed Grady its first loss of the season on Monday, a 6-3 decision in the District 3-1A opener for both teams. Draper’s home gave the Buffaloes (5-3) a 6-1 cushion, and they withstood a rally by Grady in the bottom half. The Bronchos (7-1) came into the game ranked No. 1 in Class 1A after their fast start. Senior Michael Cardonita went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored for Melrose. Draper drove in a fourth run with a suc...
NORMAN, Okla. – Sophomore Kennedy Ulmer and the women’s 400 relay team earned NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks over the weekend in the University of Oklahoma’s John Jacobs Invitational track meet. Ulmer went 145 feet, 4 inches on her final throw in javelin, good for sixth place and improving her Lone Star Conference-best distance in the event. “It was very exciting for me (to have) the opportunity to compete against D-I (athletes) and see how far (I’ve progressed),” Ulmer said. “The facility was just amazing....
OKLAHOMA CITY – Jonathan Baileys hadn’t had a lot of opportunity to play for Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team before this weekend. Suffice it to say, he pretty much made the most of his opportunity. The junior designated hitter from Tipp City, Ohio went 7-for-17 with a triple, three home runs, nine runs scored and nine runs batted in against Oklahoma Christian, capped by a 3-for-5 day with a pair of early two-run homers and five RBIs in Sunday’s 13-5 triumph. That gave the Greyhounds three victories in the fou...
EUNICE – Senior Noah Swift went 3-for-4, scored twice and drove in three runs on Monday as Portales High’s baseball team registered a 10-5 victory over Eunice. With a Friday District 4-4A doubleheader against Artesia at Ram Field moved up to Tuesday, Rams coach Arturo Ontiveros decided to turn Monday’s tilt into a “bullpen by committee” game. Seven pitchers worked one inning each, with senior Dylan Saunders starting and followed by seniors Edel Legarda, Devin Diaz, Peyton Williams, Swift and Zane Mayberry and sophomore...
ROSWELL – Clovis High’s boys were in a tie for seventh place with Roswell High after Monday’s opening round of the two-day RISD Invitational golf tournament. Playing the par-71 Spring River Golf Course, the Wildcats and Coyotes posted four-man team scores of 355. Roswell Goddard had a four-man tally of 325 and led the 10-team field by one shot over Silver and by two over Artesia. The final 18 holes were to be played on Tuesday at the New Mexico Military golf course. Clovis had just three players available in girls competition...
Stanton Optical will be opening a location in Clovis soon on the west side of the 1600 block of North Prince Street. Angela Cobb, Lubbock brand manager with Stanton Optical, said the corporation plans on opening the Clovis location between June and July this year. Stanton Optical specializes in eyeglasses, contacts and eye exams. “We have free eye exams with eyeglass purchase and we pride ourselves on meeting everyone’s budgets so everyone can have glasses,” Cobb said. The corporation, based out of Dallas, has over 300 locat...
Kelley’s Bar and Grill has changed to a four-day-per-week operation, according to a post on its social media account. New hours listed by the business at 2208 N. Prince St. are 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Thursdays, and 4 p.m. to close on Fridays and Saturdays. The post read the business is closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday....
A thief stole 10 wheels and tires from three trucks at the Bender Chevrolet GMC dealer early Saturday. Brad Bender said a man who “knew what he was doing” left two wheels because “he didn’t have room in the bed of his truck.” The man captured on security video parked in a dark area and had removed the tags from his vehicle, Bender said. “Just a single guy,” said Bender, who is also a Curry County commissioner. “He spent two hours walking back and forth … when a car pulled in (to the car lot) he would crawl under a car to avoi...
The New Mexico Farmers’ Marketing Association has opened its annual applications for the New Mexico Grown Approved Supplier Program for farmers, ranchers, food hubs, and distributors across the state. According to a news release from the NMFMA, the Approved Supplier Program is a food quality assurance program that supports New Mexico Grown, a values-based local food purchasing program that provides “fresh, locally produced” food for New Mexico school-age children, older adults, and families. Approved vendors will be eligi...
A new president for Clovis Community College may be chosen at a special meeting of the college’s trustees on Thursday. According to an advance agenda distributed Friday, the board will meet in executive session as part of the meeting. Afterward the board is slated to attend to the agenda item listed as “Action, if any, regarding presidential selection and employment offer.” “You can read what the agenda says. That’s all I can divulge at this time,” Board Chair Lora Harlan said Monday. Five finalists were interviewed...
When the Clovis and Portales High softball teams met early in the season at Lady Wildcat Field, the teams combined for two football scores in a doubleheader swept by the Lady Rams. Wednesday's rematch – pushed back a day by Tuesday's rain – turned out much differently. Portales won both games again, but took the opener 14-8 after trailing 8-0 early and then squeaked out a 3-2 victory with a run in the seventh in Game 2. "I feel like we're doing things in midseason that we sho...
ROSWELL – Clovis High’s girls outlasted Artesia to take third place in the seven-team Roswell Goddard Invite on Thursday, played at Spring River Golf Course. Sophomore Kylie Sprinkle led the Lady Wildcats, shooting 48-45 – 93, followed by junior Kayleigh Maldonado 49-47 – 96, senior Emilee Spears 53-54 – 107 and junior Jordan Archuleta 61-58 – 119. Lovington took team honors at 370, followed by Goddard 386, CHS 415, Artesia 420, Hobbs 531, Portales 444 and Gateway Christian 473. Individual medalist honors went to Lovington’s...
West Las Vegas, ranked third in Class 3A, built an early 4-0 lead against Portales High on Thursday and held on for a 5-4 victory at Ram Field. Trailing 5-1, Portales (7-5) put together a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh before coming up short. Sophomore Javier Montoya went 2-for-3 for the Dons (12-2), with a run scored and an RBI. “They got the hits when they needed them,” Rams coach Arturo Ontiveros said. “We left a lot of runners in scoring position. “We had plenty of opportunities, but we just couldn...
Clovis High's baseball team has had a pretty solid pre-District 4-5A slate, and the Wildcats are hopeful it carries over. CHS wrapped up the pre-district portion of its schedule with a 17-2 victory over Class 2A Texico on Thursday night at Bell Park. The Cats now have a trio of three-game district series remaining on the schedule, beginning this week against Carlsbad. Clovis (10-6) managed just seven hits against the Wolverines, but took advantage of numerous walks and errors...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Junior shortstop Willie Ponce capped a six-run seventh with a grand slam to get Eastern New Mexico University close, and the Greyhounds completed a comeback from a seven-run deficit to beat Oklahoma Christian 16-12 on Friday in the opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series. Ponce drove in seven runs with a pair of home runs, giving him five for the year. He hit a three-run shot in the second for a 5-2 lead. The teams were slated for two seven-inning tilts on Saturday, then wrap things up with...
Clovis Municipal Schools has scheduled a community meeting for 7 p.m. Wednesday to review the Facilities Master Plan and related proposals. The meeting is at Marshall Auditorium. “This meeting is being held for the community in an effort to encourage public participation and to provide information about the Facilities Master Plan process,” a CMS news release stated. “Opportunity for questions and public comment will be announced during the meeting.” School officials have said they are considering school closures and repurpo...
The City of Clovis has five openings on three of the city’s boards and committees. There are three vacancies on the Economic Incentive Board for a citizen representative from District 1, a citizen representative from District 2 and an industry representative i.e. manufacturing, warehousing and transportation. The City is seeking one representative to serve on the Civic Center Policy Board. The City has one vacancy on the Public Works Committee for one citizen member from District 4. Those who are interested in filling any o...
What was the business at 2208 N. Prince St. before it was Kelley’s Bar & Grill? According to records at the Curry County Assessor’s Office, 2208 N. Prince Street was once “Shur Grow Behhen” Building Sales, originally owned by Leon Williams. “That was in the 1950s early ’60s, I believe. The business name is what’s on the record. There are no specific dates on this information,” Curry County Chief Deputy Assessor Candace London said Tuesday. The stadium at Clovis High School bears Williams’ name. “Leon Williams was a car...
Editor’s note: Content in this report may not be appropriate for younger readers. A Clovis massage parlor owner and her associate are facing federal racketeering charges after allegations their employees offered illicit commercial sex. Shaoping Wen, 64, and Xu Wang, 41, were charged with conspiracy to use interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises, court records show. They were arrested March 24. Records show Wen is the owner of several massage parlors across New Mexico and Texas, including one in Clovis, two in C...
Editor’s note: This is the last in a series of stories looking at Clovis Municipal Schools plans for closure and repurposing. The series will continue over the next three weeks. One aspect of the Clovis Municipal Schools Facilities Master Plan is the repurposing and liquidation of some of the system’s buildings. Lincoln-Jackson school, a building that is on the National Registry of Historic Places at Alphon St. and Grand Avenue and Los Niños Early Intervention Center at 3001 N. Thornton St. are two buildings set for repu...
Optical Source of Clovis has been named the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s newest Retail Rockstar. Optical Source will be presented with the award at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at its location at 1908 Prince St. Optical Source was nominated for the honor by the previous winner, City Printing....
La Fiesta restaurant at Fifth and Main streets in downtown Clovis officially opened with a ribbon cutting last Wednesday hosted by Clovis MainStreet. “La Fiesta is owned and operated by Rudolfo and Irene Gonzales. The Gonzales’ have come to Clovis from Mexicali in the Mexican state of Baja,” Dominique Chairez said. Chairez is on the board of Clovis MainStreet. Chairez described the restaurant as “family oriented, faith oriented and home style.” “It’s got its own Baja California spin. The little gem on their menu are the...
Tropical Twist Café has opened a second location in Clovis. Jonathan Rodriguez, who operates the cafes with partner Amanda Ornelas, said the new location at 616 W. 21st St. was opened in response “to customer requests.” “A lot of our customers were asking for a drive-through location,” Rodriguez said. Tropical Twist’s first location, at 713 E. 21st St., unit A, “is doing really well,” according to Rodriguez. The grand opening of the second location is Saturday, featuring a bouncy house, DJ and face painting from noon to 8...
The Clovis Civic Center’s home and garden show set for this weekend has been canceled. Civic Center General Manager Sarah Stevens said the cancellation was “due to unforeseen circumstances,” but declined to elaborate. Home/garden show fans aren’t all out of luck. The Curry County Events Center still expects to host its show June 1-2. “By moving Pioneer Days to May we had to push the home and garden show to June,” said CCEC General Manager K.C. Messick. Messick said the Events Center and Civic Center previously held home/g...
