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Plans for a new go-kart attraction at the recreational business St. Bernard Farms went up in smoke Monday. A wind-driven grass fire burned an estimated 15 to 20 acres, destroying cedar fencing, lighting, signage and the go-carts. Owner Rocky Bernard said the farm sustained about $50,000 in damages. Good news, he said, was the flames never reached the farm fields, so they will be able to provide corn mazes and pumpkin patches this fall as usual. However, he said Monday’s f...
Editor’s note: This is one in a continuing series of state-of-the-entity interviews with local officials. Sarah Austin is the city manager for Portales. Q: What has been the recent discussion on the water situation? A: We’ve discussed how to increase our water supply, how to drill more wells, and how much funding is needed. We created the water drought plan, which is now the water efficiency plan. We are in the process of installing flow meters at our tanks, we are working on ordinances, rate increases, and incentives. Q: How...
Months ago, I jotted down a few words about, well, fools. It was probably a foolish thing to do, likely motivated by my foolishly reading too much news. But here’s what I wrote. “We all at times play the fool. “Only a fool will install each of the bars of his own soul-cell by flaunting freedom for license, trading love for lust, parodying self-less patriotism with mindless populism, mocking virtue’s civility with soul-rot’s untamed tongue, confusing strong opinion with eternal...
HOBBS – For the third time this month, Roswell High gave Clovis High all it wanted on Monday night. The Wildcats, though, pulled away down the stretch to take a 55-44 win over the Coyotes at Hobbs’ Ralph Tasker Arena in the tiebreaker game for the District 4-5A regular-season championship. As a result, the Cats (19-8) will host Saturday’s 6 p.m. tourney title matchup at The Rock. Brothers Jayden and Marvin Cox combined for 41 points and came up with some clutch plays late to help the Cats pull away from a two-point lead...
AUSTIN, Texas – Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team is still looking for its first series win. On Sunday, the Greyhounds had a great chance to do just that, but they couldn’t hang on to an 8-0 lead and St. Edward’s rallied late for a 9-8 victory and a series split. Trailing 8-0, the Hilltoppers (6-8, 6-6 LSC) scored seven times in the bottom of the sixth, capped by a three-run homer from junior designated hitter Dillon Flores, then got a bases-loaded, two-run single with two out in the eighth from senior right f...
It's been a season of "what ifs" for the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team. Fully half of the Greyhounds' 26 games have been decided by six points or less (6-7), and they've had their share of disappointments. On Saturday, though, they got one to bounce their way as junior forward Ishuana Hunter found senior guard/forward Deja Adrian for a back-door layup with 3.6 seconds left for a 56-54 Lone Star Conference win over Arkansas-Fort Smith at Greyhound...
Eastern New Mexico University's softball team kept its hot start going over the weekend, capping a three-game Lone Star Conference series sweep of St. Edward's with a 15-5 drubbing of the Hilltoppers at Greyhound Softball Field. ENMU, playing its first home games, came into the weekend just 4-18 all-time against the Hilltoppers, but now sport a 4-2 record against them in their own park after their first sweep of St. Ed's. ENMU (13-4, 6-3 LSC) pounded out 12 hits in Sunday's...
Arkansas-Fort Smith may rank near the bottom of the Lone Star Conference men's basketball standings, but the Lions certainly didn't play like it on Saturday. Coming off a 109-106 loss on Thursday at Western New Mexico in triple overtime, UAFS stayed in contention for almost the entire game before Eastern New Mexico University finally nailed down a 92-85 victory at Greyhound Arena to clinch a berth in next week's LSC tournament at Frisco, Texas. Senior guard Greg Johnson...
LEVELLAND, Texas – The bad news is the Farwell girls' dream of a trip to the Class 2A state semifinals at the Alamodome in San Antonio came to an end on Saturday. The good news is the bulk of the squad consists of juniors, and they'll be back next year for another run. Wellington got off to a strong start and the Lady Skyrockets went on to a 56-44 victory over Farwell at South Plains College. The Lady Skyrockets (29-6) will now take on Nocona (34-3) in the semifinal round at 1...
RIO RANCHO – Four members of the Clovis High wrestling program represented the school over the weekend in state competition at Rio Rancho Events Center, and each came away with at least one win. Senior Fidel Madrid led the way, earning ninth place with a 2-2 record in the boys’ 139-pound division. He lost in the opening round to sophomore Justin Owens of Carlsbad by major decision 9-0, then came back to pin Mayfield junior Chase Kaufman in the second period and defeat junior Bubba Marrujo of Roswell High 7-4 before being ous...
ALBUQUERQUE – The senior-laden Clovis High boys swim team did well in Friday and Saturday's state meet hosted by Albuquerque Academy, finishing sixth in team standings. Meantime, the younger Lady Wildcats earned fifth place, and have high hopes for doing even better next season. Both squads had seven entries score in the top eight. Seniors Porter Kidd and David Reeb each placed in two individual events and on two relays for the boys, while senior Kriday Andiboina scored in thr...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Valente Aranda, 37, tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance • Carlos Gallegos, 29, battery against a household member • David Merril, 63, probation violation, possession of a controlled substance • Jaime Roe, 34, failure to pay fines • Kailash Jugessur, 31, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, failure to maintain traffic lane, failure to obey traffic control d...
A yet to be named “significant” country act wants to appear at this September’s world championship Professional Armed Forces Rodeo Association rodeo at the Curry County Events Center. The news came from events center General Manager K. C. Messick at Tuesday’s regular Curry County Commission meeting. Messick declined to name the act but did say this Country artist approached him about appearing because the person is a big supporter of the military. “Right now we haven’t inked the contract. We’ll make a big announcement...
On this date ... 1950: “Sands of Iwo Jima,” starring John Wayne and Forrest Tucker, was playing at the State theater in Clovis. “Clovis is cheering the Marines’ greatest hour,” a publicity ad reported. 1956: Two local men were sentenced to prison by Judge E.T. Hensley Jr. after pleading guilty to unrelated crimes. Nelson Foster, a 34-year-old farmer from Oklahoma Lane, received a one-to-10-year sentence for larceny. He admitted to stealing a rotary shredder from L. L. Collins...
The Democrats are trying to put Donald Trump in jail. The Republicans are trying to put Joe Biden in jail – along with the rest of his extended political crime family. Both sides think the only way they can win is by putting their opponent in jail. Is this what our beat up republic has to look forward to as we head for the election in November? The country is not just going to hell in a handbasket, it’s already there. I’m watching an invasion of illegal immigrants parad...
For years, I’ve been calling Donald Trump a snake-oil salesman, but that’s such an antiquated term. Then I heard about the line of shoes and cologne he’s now promoting, and now I’m thinking he’s a telemarketer. And, I must say, he’s good at it. I heard on NPR that his red, white, blue and gold sneakers are selling out. Like the Trump brand itself, they’re getting terrible reviews, but he manages to sell them to his salivating suckers anyway. Trump may be bringing down our democracy, but hey, he’s one of the best pitchmen o...
It should probably come as little surprise that a majority of American millennial and Generation Z women identify as liberal. A Gallup Poll released earlier this month indicated the ideological gap between men and women across various generations has increased over the past few years, and that young women today are much more liberal than young men. Some of their findings: • Women aged 18 to 29 are now 15 percentage points more likely to identify as liberal than men of the s...
The Melrose Village Council unanimously approved their first ever liquor license at their regular meeting Monday. The license allows the Sawmill Brewing Co., a brewing station of Red Door Brewing in Clovis, to make, distribute and sell beer at the location on Fifth St. in Melrose. According to council member Ronald Moore, there were about 90% of those in attendance who were in favor of the idea, and only a couple of people who spoke against it. Those who were against the idea, according to Moore, thought this action would...
I was mindlessly surfing the Internet the other day, looking up this and that, this person, that person and I wondered about Bobby “Big Deal” Thompson, a fellow I knew long ago and far away. Well, he’s dead, he died a few years ago. He was 74. I mostly remember Big Deal for his wedding on the radio. It was back in a little town tucked back in the hills and hollows of Appalachia’s coal country. Bobby was what some might call a “character.” He was loud, he was boisterous, he was funny. Bobby made money in the mobile home...
The old chapel that houses Sierra Vista Hospital’s rehabilitation center is quaint, with light streaming through stained glass windows dating back to the Truth or Consequences facility’s parochial roots. Less charming are the mini split air conditioning units that line the walls of the room, and the window units that cool the emergency medical services department in an old convent — both evidence the HVAC system in the building is shot, along with much of its other infrastructure. “I’m basically one sewer line break awa...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is set to review a bipartisan-sponsored bill granting the New Mexico Livestock Board authority over meat and poultry inspections in the state. According to a news release from the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, inspections conducted and certifications issued by NMLB would be equivalent to or greater than those given by the United States Department of Agriculture. Senate Bill 37, known as The Meat Inspection Act, received unanimous support Feb. 13 from the New Mexico House of Representatives...
The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce has announced its newest “Retail Rockstar” winner, Clovis Furniture Exchange & Mattresses Too. The public is invited to a presentation at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the store at 115 W. Grand Ave. Clovis Furniture Exchange & Mattresses Too was nominated for the award by the previous winner, Diamonds Evermore....
A recording studio designer is coming to Clovis to work on the sound studio in the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce’s Norman & Vi Petty Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum. According to a Chamber news release, acoustician and studio designer Sam Berkow will headline a press conference at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Chamber offices at 105 E. Grand Ave. According to the release, Berkow, along with his company, SIA, has contributed to the creation of multiple music facilities globally, including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Hollywood Bowl,...
The 7-Eleven corporation, based in Irving, Texas, is paying $950 million to Dallas-based Sunoco for 204 Stripes convenience stores and Laredo Taco Company restaurants in West Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma. According to a report in “The Dallas Morning News,” the purchase follows the initial $3.3 billion purchase of 1,030 stores in 17 states, including Stripes stores in Texas, from Sunoco in 2018. This transaction brings all Stripes and Laredo Taco locations across the U.S. under 7-Eleven ownership. The transaction is pen...
Since she was a child, Clara Thomas has found herself immersed in the sights and smells of the kitchen. Always challenging herself with difficult recipes like cheese cake, Thomas knew she wanted to cook her entire life. With the cooking industry always being a part of her family, Thomas said she knew she had to chase after her dreams. "I've been cooking since I was 12 and I love seeing people eat my food when I cook. That's my love language, it's cooking," Thomas said. Owner...
