Articles from the March 23, 2018 edition
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Offers coming in for man in hole
CLOVIS — The good intentions are surely out there, but the man of the hour was scarce to be seen Thursday after reports of a homeless person living in a hole in the ground went public this week.... Full story
Region's contestants get ready for spelling bee
Dust off your dictionaries. It’s time for the New Mexico Spelling Bee. Several local students are eligible to compete at this year’s state bee, taking place on Saturday in Albuquerque. Jaxon Bender, 10, and Jorge Barraza, 14, of Clovis, Timothy...
ENMU's Junior Preview Day set for Saturday
PORTALES — Area high school students with college interests have plenty of options. Eastern New Mexico University hopes its Junior Preview Day on Saturday will help answer any questions. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m., offering...
Floyd schools bus catches fire
FLOYD — The Floyd Municipal Schools is down an activity bus after it went up in flames Thursday afternoon. Superintendent Damon Terry said the fire was discovered at 12:52 p.m., and is believed to have been caused by an electrical short. The bus...
Food bank warns of scam calls
CLOVIS — Scammers are potentially using the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico’s contact information to improperly elicit donations, according to a press release from the Food Bank. The Food Bank does not ask for donations over the phone and will...
Reporter's notebook: Moliere's greatest hits
PORTALES — Ever heard of Moliere? No? Well, get ready, because a guest artist at the Eastern New Mexico University Theatre Department is giving a crash course tonight. Playwright Timothy Mooney is bringing his one-man show “Moliere than Thou” t...
Public record - March 23
The following marriage licenses were compiled from court records through Wednesday at the Curry County clerk’s office: • Bill Elliott Hayes, 54, to Thuy Hong Luong, 44, both of Plainview, Texas • Zackary William Wallace, 19, of Burleson, Texas,...
Moo-ving parts wreck best laid plans
The best laid plans may or may not work out, but that foundation is still a nice place to start. Indeed, it’s probably not the plans that were laid out so neatly that caused the problem. The stuff...
Real Christianity more than quoting scripture
What is authentic Christianity? Pastor Steven Furtick wrote: “Audacious faith is the raw material that authentic Christianity is made of. It's the stuff that triggers ordinarily level-headed people...
Bible translators deserve combat pay
A useful and delightful aid for anyone who, attempting cogent communication, might like a rule or two about punctuation marks such as apostrophes or commas, Lynne Truss’s best-selling Eats, Shoots...
Pages past - March 23
On this date ... 1973: Air Force Lt. Col. Robert James Sandvick, 41, gave his first public news conference since returning home to Farwell, after more than 6 1/2 years as a Vietnam prisoner of war....
Events calendar - March 23
Today • Original Team Roping — 9 a.m. at the Curry County Events Center. Information: 806-499-3584 • 68th Annual Floyd Lions Club Country Jamboree — 7 p.m. at the Floyd High School Gym, 1564 New Mexico 267, Floyd. Information: Facebook.com/...
Meetings calendar - March 23
Today • Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents — 9:30 a.m. at the ENMU-Ruidoso campus, 709 Mechem Dr., Ruidoso. Information: 575-562-2121 Monday • Clovis Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee — 5:30 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness...
Jail logs - March 23
Booked The following were booked into local jails Wednesday: Clovis • Tina LeClear, 51, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia • Cordney Cooper, 26, probation violation • Matthew Deyonge, 27, failure to pay...
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Goddard sweeps Clovis in softball shootouts
CLOVIS — Baby steps or long strides, they’re all positive as long as they’re going forward. Clovis’ softball team moved forward in Thursday night’s doubleheader against Goddard at Lady...
Wildcats claim 1-0 win with Gonzales' pinch-hit walk-off
RIO RANCHO — Senior Sebastian Nunez gave the Clovis Wildcats' baseball team a chance to win Thursday night. Senior E.J. Gonzales took it. Gonzales delivered a two-out, pinch-hit single to score... Full story
Clovis takes team wins at Texico Triangular
FARWELL — Clovis’ boys and girls golf teams each finished first in Thursday’s Texico Triangular at Farwell Country Club, which is par-72 for boys and par-73 for girls. The Clovis boys won the meet — which also included Portales, Texico and...
Portales softball team picks up first win
RIO RANCHO — Three games into the season, the Portales Ram softball team found its offense. The Rams opened up the Rio Rancho Tournament with a nine-run first inning en route to a 16-5 win over...
