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MELROSE — What’s in a number? Not a whole lot, when it comes to seeding for this week’s EPAC basketball tournament, says Melrose girls coach Caleb King. “It’s the first time we’ve been the (No.) 1 seed since I’ve been at Melrose,” said King, whose Lady Buffs (8-1) earned that honor for the 10-school event which begins today at Melrose. “It’s a privilege to get that, but you’re going to have to play three good games to win it. We just have to take it one game at a time.” The top two seeds have first-round byes, with...
A Tucumcari native was Albuquerque’s first homicide victim of 2020, according to the victim’s uncle. Vicente Christopher Romero-Lopez, 23, of the Albuquerque area died about 2 a.m. New Year’s Day in the driveway of a townhouse after he was shot to death. A second man a short time later was dropped off at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque with a gunshot wound but was expected to survive. Albuquerque police are investigating the homicide. Jerry Joe Lopez of Tucumcari said...
The calendar turns over fast and January comes before you know it. Meaning the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference boys basketball tournament is upon us. EPAC, as its commonly known, is a tournament that provides an early-season challenge for the small schools that partake in it. “It proves who’s the best on this side of the state,” Elida boys head coach Jared Fraze said. “When I was a kid growing up over here it was just exciting to see all the local teams deciding who was the...
If you’re interested in seeing how this nation is changing, look to the states. If you look to Washington D.C., you’ll only find deterioration. With the start of the new year, a lot of changes came through new state laws — with New Mexico in the thick of it all. On Jan. 1, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana, and it looks like a race to see who will become the 12th. According to Newsweek, governors in six states where recreational pot is still outlawed support legalization — including our own Gov...
New Mexico’s sweeping new law allowing expungement of criminal records in a plethora of cases has been described as “one of the broadest record-closing authorities in the nation.” Indeed, the statute goes too far in the kinds of cases in which history can be erased. Records that have always been public. Records used by landlords, employers, parents, child-care center operators and many others who have a legitimate reason to do a background check. And questions abound about exactly what happens in a range of cases from domes...
I’m not a fan of the trend on social media to create artificial divisions to pit people against each other. A recent example is the condescending remark “OK boomer.” This phrase is commonly used against anyone assumed to be a “baby boomer,” or who simply isn’t as “progressive” and “enlightened” as those weaned on “social justice” might prefer. If someone points out problems with socialism, with basing legislation on sexual identity issues, with climate change prescriptions to...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis ∞ Isaac Griego, 41, failure to pay fines, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation ∞ Angel Lechuga, 28, failure to appear on a felony charge ∞ Travis Reid, 33, failure to appear on a felony charge ∞ Manuel Duran, 46, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge ∞ Christian Herrera, 43, failure to appear on a felony charge ∞ Amanda Hardwick, 37, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug ∞ Tyler Phillips, 34,...
PORTALES — Portales High’s basketball teams will host the Portales Shootout this weekend at the Ram Athletic Center. Four games are scheduled each day from Thursday through Saturday, alternating girls and boys contests starting at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. on Saturday. The Lady Rams and Rams will play the final two games each night. The PHS boys were 5-5 heading into a Tuesday home game against Texico. They’ll face Andrews, Texas (8-8) on Thursday, Lubbo...
On this date ... 1970: Clovis city commissioners were considering bids for the city’s group health insurance program. Occidental Life Insurance had submitted the low bid among seven companies that made proposals. Occidental’s bid called for a $37.46 monthly premium for each city employee. That would go to $42.60 per month if the city opted to included disability income as part of the coverage. Pages Past is compiled by David Stevens. Contact: [email protected] For more regional history, see the website: pag...
Today • City of Clovis Planning and Zoning Commission — 3 p.m., Clovis City Hall assembly room, 321 N. Connelly, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Monday • Portales Municipal Schools board — 6 p.m., Board Room, L.C. Cozzens Administrative Offices, 501 S. Abilene, Portales. Information: 575-356-7000 • Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for signs), Clovis Communit...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Road Department plans to complete work today on South Roosevelt Road 8, according to a county release. The work, scheduled to start Tuesday, runs from N.M. 206 to N.M. 88 and includes intersection work and fog sealing. Residents are asked to watch for road workers and equipment and drive slowly in the area. Information: 575-356-5942 or 575-356-5307...
PORTALES — The city of Portales will close its Convenience Center from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, according to a city release. The closures are to allow for employee training. The center is located at 1230 N. Avon Ave., and is intended for residents to dispose of large and small trash items. City residents can use the center free of charge if they bring in a recent city bill indicating garbage service. Commercial business owners, county residents or anybody else who doesn’t pay for garbage ser...
CLOVIS — The U.S. Census will hold a job fair Jan. 17 in Clovis. The fair is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Clovis’ New Mexico Workforce Connection office at 111 N. Main St. Representatives with the 2020 Census will be on hand to answer questions and assist with applications. Information: 575-762-4571 or 2020census.gov/jobs...
MELROSE — After shutting down in 2018, the Melrose Clinic will be making a return under the guidance of Clovis Family Healthcare early this year. The Curry County Commission approved Clovis Family Healthcare as the new healthcare provider for the clinic during a meeting in December and CFH hopes to have the clinic open sometime next month. The clinic was constructed in 2010 using funding from a community block development grant and has been previously operated by two different healthcare providers, first La Casa and later R...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission will consider a new policy at its Thursday meeting covering the usage and creation of social media accounts on behalf of the city. The social media policy is rooted in the city having “an overriding interest and expectation in deciding what is ‘spoken’ on behalf of the city on its social media sites.” The policy only covers city social media accounts, and defers guidelines for how city employees use personal social media to its human resources department. The policy would keep the cityofclo...
PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Commission kicked off its first meeting of the year by taking care of some yearly business, first of which was appointing a new chairman and vice-chairman. Chairman Shane Lee relinquished his position to former vice-chair Matthew Hunton, with Tina Dixon then stepping into the role of vice-chair for the year. The commission went on to approve several general items requiring re-approval at the start of each year. First was to add both the new chairman and vice-chair as authorized signatory offici...
PORTALES — With limited numbers, Santa Rosa’s boys played a deliberate style on Saturday. That was just fine with Portales High, which isn’t uncomfortable with a slower pace itself. The Rams’ 3-2 zone bottled up Santa Rosa most of the way, and PHS pulled away down the stretch for a 54-43 win over the Lions at the Ram Athletic Center. Junior post Josiah Tellez (17 points) and senior guard Rico Diaz (15) both notched career scoring bests, with much of their damage coming after the Lions (5-5) had rallied for a three-p...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico fought its way back, and had matched the defending Lone Star Conference champion West Texas A&M Buffs blow for blow with just two minutes left. Then Joel Murray delivered the knockout blow. The sophomore guard, a third-team All-LSC selection last year, scored five points on consecutive possessions to break the stalemate and spark a 76-71 victory Saturday at Greyhound Arena. Murray scored 13 of his 22 in the second half, while fellow sophomore Q...
CLOVIS — A New Mexico advocacy group has refiled a civil lawsuit in Curry County against Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Attorney General Hector Balderas. The New Mexico Patriots Advocacy Coalition charges that Toulouse Oliver and Balderas denied citizens their rights for referendums on various items passed during the 2019 legislative session. A similar lawsuit was filed in Curry County last July, but dismissed on Friday by District Judge Fred Van Soelen. A. Blair Dunn, attorney for NMPAC, filed another suit a...
With 2019 behind them, area entities are looking forward to different projects and legislative goals to pursue in 2020. For the city of Clovis, there are various improvement projects and new services planned across the city for the year. There are several construction projects already in progress or waiting funding. The Public Works Department has several road and drainage projects underway and more planned for later in the year. The road project on Seventh Street is nearing completion with the next phase on Maple Street to...
PORTALES — This weekend, Greyhound Arena plays host to one of the area’s longest standing traditions, the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference basketball tournament. The 20 boys and girls teams means something else for Eastern New Mexico’s basketball programs — a Lone Star Conference road trip. After absorbing losses to West Texas A&M to open the 2020 portion of their schedule, the Greyhound men and women get back at it Thursday at Western New Mexico and Saturday at Texas-P...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is lowering its general admission ticket prices for home basketball games, according to a school release. Beginning with the Jan. 16 doubleheader against Lubbock Christian, general admission will be $5 for any game, with admission covering both games when a doubleheader is played. Additionally, the school will offer a “Greyhound Pack Pass” of five general admission tickets for $20. Previously, tickets were $6 for women’s games and $8 for men’s games. Season ticket prices will rema...
ANDREWS, Texas — The Clovis swim team’s visit to the Andrews Invite over this past weekend was mostly positive, but a bit exasperating too. The girls team won seven out of 12 events, and took second in three others. “So, 10 out of 12 races we got either first or second,” Clovis head coach Gordy Westerberg noted. But, a change in the scoring that allows a team’s top 20 instead of just top 16 to factor in helps the really large schools, and did in this case, as host Andrews took first in the 17-team field, Monahans (Texas) s...
GALLUP — After seeing its eight-game winning streak snapped the night before, the Clovis High boys basketball team had to go to the wire again on Saturday night. The Wildcats, though, pulled away down the stretch to claim a 51-46 win over Sandia Prep in the third-place game of the Gallup Invitational. Both teams were coming off tough semifinal losses, the Cats to Las Vegas, Nev.-based Spring Valley and the Sartans in a 61-60 decision against host Gallup. “We had good shots, but we didn’t have that good of a shooting night...
Numerous area athletes found their way on all-region lists announced by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association in football, soccer and volleyball. The Association has not announced its North-South All-Star teams, but has stated that only athletes named to regional teams this week will be eligible for selection on the North-South teams. The North rosters will be pulled from the Northeast and Northwest regional selections, and the South roster will come from the Southeast and Southwest regional picks. The creation of a...
