The Eastern New Mexico News - Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities

• Police: Suspect charged with two homicides in Arizona. A suspect in Clovis' latest homicide was arrested Monday on a murder warrant out of Pima County, Ariz. Police declined to release the suspect's name because of his... — Updated 9/29/2023

A 54-year-old Clovis man died Wednesday morning in a traffic accident near Fifth and Walnut streets. Joseph Sandoval was found in the roadway after being hit by a vehicle. Sandoval was transported to Clovis' Plains Regional... — Updated 9/28/2023

The EPCOR water company is helping the city of Texico operate and evaluate the city’s water system’s reliability under a contract between the city and the water company that provides EPCOR the opportunity to acquire the system... — Updated 9/27/2023

Barbara Riggan believes Clovis is a strong municipality because of the services it offers senior citizens. “Seniors rely on services from the city such as transportation, recreation and libraries. Without such services seniors wo... — Updated 9/27/2023

Investing is often portrayed as something people need not worry about after retirement. The theory that people should avoid risk as they approach and reach retirement age makes sense, as the unknown of investing can expose aging... — Updated 9/27/2023

TYLER, Texas – Senior midfielder Nina Ballesteros scored in the fifth minute and, despite being outshot 25-7 overall and 8-3 on goal, Eastern New Mexico University managed to hang on to a 1-1 tie against Texas-Tyler on Saturday i... — Updated 9/27/2023

ALBUQUERQUE – Its District 4-5A slate is looming ahead, but Clovis High’s volleyball team has been on quite a run lately. The Lady Wildcats extended their winning streak to seven matches on Saturday with wins over Del Norte... — Updated 9/27/2023

BELEN – Clovis High’s soccer teams posted a road sweep on Saturday, the boys beating Belen 6-1 while the girls notched a 5-0 whitewashing of the Lady Eagles. In the boys’ match, five players contributed to the scoring column... — Updated 9/27/2023

• ENMU absorbs first setback of season. WICHITA FALLS, Texas – First, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team looked like it was headed for a loss. Then the Greyhounds stormed in front and seemed poised for a rare win o... — Updated 9/27/2023

Sept. 27 On this date ... 1930: New Mexico Drug Co. in Portales was reminding parents: “Now is the time to have your child vaccinated for Typhoid, and we are making a special reduction to school children - 65 cents for the... — Updated 9/27/2023

Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Mary Trujillo, 53, criminal trespass • Roshell Floyd, 39, battery • Daniel Chavez, 47, failure to comply with specific requirements – attempt... — Updated 9/27/2023

The Curry County Health Council, in partnership with United Way of Eastern New Mexico, is hosting a “recovery walk” from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Greene Acres Park, according to a county news release. “Recovery month... — Updated 9/25/2023

LOVINGTON – Clovis High’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 25-17, 25-189, 27-25 victory over Lovington on Thursday night. The Lady Wildcats (7-2) were slated to visit Albuquerque on Saturday... — Updated 9/23/2023

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Christian finally played at home for the first time this season on Friday night, and the Eagles celebrated with a 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 win over Eastern New Mexico University in the Lone Star Conference... — Updated 9/23/2023

EUNICE – Class 2A Eunice proved to be a fairly stern test for the Portales High football team. In the end, the Rams, ranked No. 2 by MaxPreps this week in Class 4A this week behind District 4-4A rival Lovington (3-3), had too muc... — Updated 9/23/2023

SANTA FE – The governor’s office issued two executive orders last week approving emergency funding for Quay and Curry counties after they were hit by spring storms. Both executive orders from Michelle Lujan Grisham provide up... — Updated 9/23/2023

The board of directors of United Way of Eastern New Mexico has approved a $5,000 supplemental grant to the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, according to a United Way news release. The Sept. 3 fire that closed Walmart “for... — Updated 9/23/2023

A second man has been charged in connection with the Aug. 22 battery of Clovis’ Loydale Kirven. Kirven was shot in the leg after a verbal altercation turned violent, court records show. J.D. Pringle, 36, is in the Curry County... — Updated 9/23/2023

Is it OK to bury your deceased pet in your yard in Clovis? In a word: No. According to a Clovis city ordinance, when a pet is deceased its remains become classified as garbage and garbage and/or rubbish, according to the... — Updated 9/23/2023