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Staff report ROSWELL — Sophomore guard Teya Morris helped Clovis High’s girls get off to a good start on Tuesday at Roswell High, but the Lady Wildcats weren’t able to sustain the pace. Morris knocked down a trio of 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Lady Cats took a 13-12 lead. But they went stone cold in the second period and never recovered in losing to the Lady Coyotes 46-31. Morris (16) and fellow sophomore Mimi Coleman (14) combined for all but one of Clovis’ points. Morris finished the night with four 3-point...
Boys Grady 72, Clovis Christian 18 Clovis Christian (2-11, 0-2) — Josh Fly 4, Josh Rojas 1, Keith Dunton 3, Dev Cockrell 10. Totals 6 5-8 17. Grady (11-3, 1-0) — Koby Valentine 8, Gunner Burrage 10, Ivan Valdez 2, Ryan Bone 11, Trenton Lee 14, Jason Hughes 5, Justin Downey 6, Jordan Provencio 8, Tucker Northcutt 6, Jayden Garrett 2. Totals 32 4-6 72. Clovis Christian 4 5 6 3 — 18 Grady 30 23 7 12 — 72 3-pointers — Clovis Christian, Dunton. Grady, Lee 2, Bone, Hughes. Junior high — Clovis Christian 32, Grady 25. Farwell 71, Lu...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] It was a rough night for the Portales basketball teams as both the boys and the girls lost by single digits. The Lady Rams were defeated at home by the Amarillo Sandies 46-40 and the boys lost their road trip game against the Lovington Wildcats 48-41. Portales coach Wade Fraze knew the Lady Rams would be challenged by Amarillo’s Lexy Hightower and he was correct as Hightower scored 24 of the Sandies’ 46 points. Kambrey Blakey led the Lady Rams with 17 points and seven rebounds, but Ama...
Staff report ROSWELL — The Goddard Rockets started hot, and finished hotter, to hand Clovis High’s boys a 74-46 loss on Tuesday night. Sophomore center Dalin Stanford scored 20 points, combining with senior point guard Noah Waide (19) and junior guard LeAnthoney Harrison (18) to outscore the entire Wildcats team and send Clovis to its sixth-straight defeat. Goddard (8-7) took early control with a 20-9 first quarter, then blew the game open with a 10-0 run midway through the third segment. “It was our turnovers in the third...
Editor [email protected] Most of eastern New Mexico knew Don McAlavy as an actor, a prolific writer, a painter and the unofficial historian of Curry County for decades. Kim Siewert always thought of him as a storybook hero. Courtesy photo Don McAlavy wrote about a dozen books related to eastern New Mexico history. “He is my cowboy,” she said in announcing her father’s death from pneumonia at age 84 on Monday. “He married my mom and she had five kids. We were in Califor...
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Managing editor [email protected] The February trial for a Portales man accused of child molestation has been cancelled for the time being as evidence has not been released by local law enforcement. Marco Nunez, 38, was arrested in April 2015, then again in June, for charges of criminal sexual contact and penetration of a minor under 13 years old as well as unlawful exhibition of motion pictures to minors. According to an arrest affidavit, Nunez allegedly inappropriately touched and penetrated three children on multiple...
On this date … 1966: A Cannon Air Force Base officer had received praise from the Journal of the Armed Forces for his combat duty in Vietnam and for his reaction to pacifist protests in the United States. “Remember that when I see someone in Vietnam carrying a Viet Cong flag, that’s a target for me to shoot at, because he’s the man I came to kill,” said Lt. Col. Harold E. Comstock in response to questions. “But when I see someone carrying a Viet Cong flag down the streets of New York or Washington, he is no longer an e...
Staff report Curry County commissioners will talk about disaster declarations and horse stalls and tour the construction site for new Gidding Street offices when they meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library’s North Annex. The county’s supervisor and employee of the year will also be named at the Commission’s regular meeting, County Manager Lance Pyle said. Two disaster declarations are on the agenda — one related to heavy rain last summer and another tied to the Christmas weekend blizzard. The county...
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Local columnist I’m thinking there just may be a baby boom in September, following last month’s Goliath snow storm. People cooped up in their homes for days, forced to talk to each other. Cook. Eat. Sleep. And … surf. On second thought, maybe not. Some people lost power during the Polar Express storm we received over the High Plains between Christmas and New Year’s. Many of us lost pizza and even mail and newspaper delivery service. That was roughing it. But one thing I noticed we didn’t lose — our sanity not being one o...
Opinion I’m thinking there just may be a baby boom in September, following last month’s Goliath snow storm. People cooped up in their homes for days, forced to talk to each other. Cook. Eat. Sleep. And … surf. On second thought, maybe not. Helena Rodriguez Some people lost power during the Polar Express storm we received over the High Plains between Christmas and New Year’s. Many of us lost pizza and even mail and newspaper delivery service. That was roughing it. But one thi...
Today • Preschool story time — 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Pajama party: Wear your pj’s. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Game day: Kinect Sports Heroes. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Preschool story time — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Pajama party: Wear your pj’s. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 9-12. Activity: Winter hand warmers. Information: 575-356-3940 • Chamber banquet — 6 p...
Today Elida village meeting — 7 p.m. City Hall, 704 Clark St., Clovis. Information: 575-274-6465 Thursday Melrose city meeting — 4:30 p.m. City Hall, 105 E. Avenue B., Melrose. Information: 575-253-4274 Curry County Commission Meeting— 9 a.m. Clovis-Carver Library, North Annex, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-5591 Friday Find the Hero in You, Blood Drive— 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Clovis-Carver Public Library, bloodmobile, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9687 Chamber Membership Breakfast— 7 a.m. Norm...
Staff report Her name won’t appear on the ballot, but incumbent Jena Rush wants another term on the Grady City Council. Rush did not file as a candidate on Jan. 5, but when no one else filed for her position, she signed up as a write-in on Tuesday. Here are candidates who will be listed on ballots when municipal elections are held March 1: Clovis City Commission Four-year terms Mayor: David Lansford (I) District 1: Constance Belcher, Ladona Clayton, Dhawal “Danny” Jariwala, George Jones, Rodney Muffley, Kyle Snider Distr...
Courtesy photo Devin Schuette, 35, 'always did everything 100 percent,' said his mother, Karen Alexander. Editor [email protected] Devin Schuette wanted a challenge. That’s why he joined the Army as an infantryman in 1999 after graduating House High School. “He loved his country and he loved the Army,” said his mother, Karen Alexander of Clovis. “He was very proud to be in the military. He was very well respected and he was very respectful.” Staff Sgt. Schuette...
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ENMU at Texas A&M-Kingsville Men • When: 6:30 p.m. (MST) today at Kingsville, Texas • Records: ENMU 4-10 (0-2 Lone Star Conference), Texas A&M-Kingsville 8-5 (0-2) • Last season: The Javelinas swept the Greyhounds, winning 75-67 at Portales and 83-52 at Kingsville. • Last time out: ENMU lost at sixth-ranked Midwestern State 90-56 while the Javelinas dropped a 50-47 decision at home to ninth-ranked Tarleton State, both on Saturday. • Of note: Kingsville leads the all-time series 42-25. … Leaders for the Javs are 6-foot-7 se...
ENMU at Texas A&M-Kingsville Men • When: 6:30 p.m. (MST) today at Kingsville, Texas • Records: ENMU 4-10 (0-2 Lone Star Conference), Texas A&M-Kingsville 8-5 (0-2) • Last season: The Javelinas swept the Greyhounds, winning 75-67 at Portales and 83-52 at Kingsville. • Last time out: ENMU lost at sixth-ranked Midwestern State 90-56 while the Javelinas dropped a 50-47 decision at home to ninth-ranked Tarleton State, both on Saturday. • Of note: Kingsville leads the all-time series 42-25. … Leaders for the Javs are 6-foot-7 se...
Consider it a glass-is-kind-of-half-full situation. While it is a welcome development that New Mexicans can now register to vote online, they still have to register with a major political party to be eligible to cast a ballot in a primary election. So as the Land of Enchantment takes its voter registration into the digital age (while preserving paper forms for those who prefer or need them), it continues to disenfranchise almost a quarter of a million of its registered voters — many of them age 18 to 24 — who “decline to st...
Consider it a glass-is-kind-of-half-full situation. While it is a welcome development that New Mexicans can now register to vote online, they still have to register with a major political party to be eligible to cast a ballot in a primary election. So as the Land of Enchantment takes its voter registration into the digital age (while preserving paper forms for those who prefer or need them), it continues to disenfranchise almost a quarter of a million of its registered voters — many of them age 18 to 24 — who “decline to st...
So here we are, at the onset of another legislative session. It’s one of the short ones, 30 days, and it’s at the front end of an election year, so it probably won’t be an overly productive one. Sure, a budget will be passed, since that’s essentially required by state law. But I’m not optimistic much of anything else will get done in the upcoming session. Take the REAL ID issue as an example of what’s to come (or what’s not to come). Two weeks ago it appeared reasonable to...
So here we are, at the onset of another legislative session. It’s one of the short ones, 30 days, and it’s at the front end of an election year, so it probably won’t be an overly productive one. Sure, a budget will be passed, since that’s essentially required by state law. But I’m not optimistic much of anything else will get done in the upcoming session. Take the REAL ID issue as an example of what’s to come (or what’s not to come). Two weeks ago it appeared reasonable to...
Editor [email protected]@cnjonline.com Most of eastern New Mexico knew Don McAlavy as an actor, a prolific writer, a painter and the unofficial historian of Curry County for decades. McAlavy celebrated his 80th birthday at a family friend's ranch in Florida. (Courtesy photo) Kim Siewert always thought of him as a storybook hero. “He is my cowboy,” she said in announcing her father’s death from pneumonia at age 84 on Monday. “He married my mom and she had five ki...
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