Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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(Seeds in parentheses) (9) DORA VS. (1) TATUM When: 3 p.m. today at Bernalillo H.S. What: Class 1A girls state tournament quarterfinal game Records: Dora 15-13, Tatum 26-1 Radio: KRMQ-FM 101.5. This season: Tatum has three wins over Dora, two in regular-season District 8-1A play and a 43-38 decision in the district tournament final. Winner: Advances to a 6:30 p.m. semifinal game on Thursday at Bernalillo against either No. 4 Magdalena or No. 5 Logan. (6) FLOYD vs. (3) MELROSE When: 4:45 p.m. today at Bernalillo H.S. What:... Full story
z PHS could see district rival Lovington in semis CMI staff After escaping 14th-seeded Santa Fe Indian in the round-of-16, the Portales Lady Rams figure to get another stiff test today when they meet sixth-seeded Sandia Prep in an 11:30 a.m. Class 3A girls state quarterfinals at The Pit in Albuquerque. link Kevin Wilson: Clovis Media Inc. Portales sophomore Kambrey Blakey, trying to keep possession from a Santa Fe Indian School defender in Friday’s 63-60 state Class 3A r... Full story
CMI staff PORTALES —It was hard work, but Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team managed to salvage the finale of its four-game Lone Star Conference series against rival West Texas A&M on Sunday. After getting routed 13-0 in the first game of the doubleheader, senior first baseman Rafael Romo delivered a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning for a 6-5 victory over the Buffaloes at Greyhound Field. Senior third baseman Sam Hedrick led off the 11th with a triple to the right-center field alley off...
Tuesday’s quarterfinals Class 5A Volcano Vista 62, Hobbs 60 Mayfield 44, Eldorado 38 Cibola 53, La Cueva 35 Clovis 49, Carlsbad 38 Class 4A Valencia 61, St. Pius 53 Santa Fe High 51, Roswell High 43 Los Lunas 60, Miyamura 43 Gallup 73, Espanola Valley 62 Class 3A Lovington 48, St. Michael’s 32 Portales 49, Sandia Prep 42 Hope Christian 57, West Las Vegas 40 Shiprock 59, LV Robertson 32 Class 2A Hatch Valley 39, Mora 37 Texico 72, Eunice 45 Tularosa 64, Ramah 62 Laguna Acoma 50, Navajo Prep 49 Class 1A Tatum 56, Dora 46 Flo...
CMI staff BERNALILLO — Three-time defending Class B girls state champion Elida had no trouble Tuesday advancing to the semifinal round of this year’s Class B state tournament.. Junior guard Marily Varela led three players in double figures with 15 points and the top-seeded Lady Tigers blew past No. 8 Walatowa Charter 80-41 at Bernalillo H.S. link Joshua Lucero: PNT correspondent Floyd guard Tabitha Ornelas drives the baseline during the Lady Broncos 48-38 win over Melrose. The...
The following Roosevelt County residents have filed Tuesday for candidacy in the June 3 primary election: Magistrate Judge Republican • Timothy J. Gibson • Linda J. Short (I) County Commission District 3 Republican • Charles D. Bennett • Lewis Shane Lee County Commission District 4 Republican • Gene Creighton • Scott L. Burton (I) County Commission District 5 Republican • Kendell R. Buzard (I) County Clerk Republican • DeAun D. Searl (I) • Beverly A. Bennett County Assessor Democrat • Royene Tivis Republican • Kenner... Full story
That millstone around high school students’ necks — the college-admission behemoth known as the SAT — is changing. College Board officials announced last week that the test so many high school juniors fear will be fundamentally different starting in 2016. With changes ranging from the selection of vocabulary words to optional essays to the elimination of penalties for guessing, the overhauled SAT is designed to be more connected to curriculum. While some fear the new test will be too easy, we think many of the changes are p... Full story
It is with great honor that I welcome you to the second, and likely final, 2014 newsletter of the Kevin Wilson Book Club. It has not quite caught fire like the Oprah Book Club. In the week since I named my first six (technically, seven) selections, I have not seen new versions rushed out with “Kevin Wilson Book Club” stickers affixed on the front cover. Maybe this extended winter weather has kept the stickered versions at their various publishing houses. If you wish to che... Full story
All Roosevelt County capital outlay projects in House Bill 55 were fully funded Tuesday by Gov. Susana Martinez. Below is a list of each project: • $100,000 to plan, design, construct and install improvements to the agriculture shop building in the Dora consolidated school district. •z $30,000 to plan, design and construct an exhaust system for the shop building at Elida High School. • $75,000 to plan, design, construct and install a security system and related improvements and to purchase and install related infor...
PNT senior writer [email protected] The Roosevelt County candidates running in the June 3 primary are a mix of experienced professionals and novices. Tuesday was the only day to file for county and state positions. Twenty candidates filed for positions, and ten of them are incumbents. There are five races that will be contested in the primary. County Commission District 3 Republican candidate Lewis Shane Lee raises cattle and grows alfalfa in Dora. Lee has never served on the commission but feels he has strong ties to... Full story
I have the key to annoying a 92-year-old woman: put her name in a song, then sing it around her all day. link Christina Calloway That would most likely annoy anyone, but this particular woman is resilient, a hard one to crack, and she is also my grandmother. While I was home for the Christmas holiday, I spent one day with her, my brother and uncle Dennis. We started our day with an excursion to the San Francisco Public Library downtown where my grandma and father were featured...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime— 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 356-3940. Wii Wednesday — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. Teens’ choice. Open to students in grades 7-12. Information: 356-3940. Friendship Roosevelt County Extension Club — 1 p.m., McAlister Room. Information: Judy Terry, 356-8129 or Wilma Wilhoit, 973-5826 Thursday Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m., P...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Monday • 12:05 a.m.: Noise disturbance, 1800 block of Dillon-Wood Drive. • 12:51 a.m.: Noise disturbance, 900 block of South Avenue B. • 2 a.m.: Noise disturbance, 1800 block of Dillon-Wood Drive. • 6:37 a.m.: Burglary, 1300 block of South Globe Avenue. • 8:11 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block of West 18th Street. • 8:18 a.m.: Animal complaint, 700 block of South Main Avenue. • 8:32 a.m.: Prisoner transport, 100 block of Airport Road. • 9:10 a.m.: Ambulance...
CMI staff writer [email protected] With the ever-increasing issue of water access in eastern New Mexico, the city of Clovis is proposing to help its military neighbors by purchasing water rights adjacent to Cannon Air Force Base. Mayor David Lansford presented a recommendation Tuesday to the city’s Water Policy Advisory Board that would use economic development funds to purchase 930 acres worth of water rights currently owned by local farmer J.L. Wall. “Water supply is the one fatal flaw in Cannon Air Force Base’s futur...
PNT staff writer [email protected] The Roosevelt Commission held a special meeting in which it passed an emergency ordinance to restrict the sale and use of fireworks and banning open burning for 30 days, effective immediately. The ban will include camp fires, open fires, open burning of vegetation or rubbish and any other smoke-producing substance and material that creates a fire safety hazard. Roosevelt County Manager Charlene Webb reported that Fire Chief Gary Nuckols said Roosevelt County’s drought conditions have w...
