Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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CLOVIS — Curry County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to limit voting members appointed to its water-focused land trust to five non-agricultural water users, following concerns about possible conflicts of interests in other formations. During Tuesday's regular meeting, Commissioner Chet Spear proposed appointing seven voting members to the committee, three of which are technically local landowners who could possibly benefit from serving on a land trust focused on water conservation. The land trust is anticipated to aid with any...
New Mexico's court of appeals on Monday affirmed reckless child abuse convictions of two former Portales daycare owners. Sandi and Mary Taylor, former owners of the Taylor Tots Daycare, were sentenced to 30 and 36 years in prison, respectively, after two children in their care were left in a hot vehicle for 2 hours and 40 minutes in July 2017. Maliyah Jones, 22 months, died as a result of the incident. Aubri Loya, then 23 months, was seriously injured but survived and has...
FORT SUMNER — A 30-year-old Louisiana man shot himself following an April 8 high-speed chase involving New Mexico State Police, De Baca County Sheriff’s personnel and Santa Rosa City Police. Jock Waylon Thacker, 30, whose last known address was in Reeves, La., fled State Police on Interstate 40 after they attempted to stop him for speeding near Clines Corners. Driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am, Thacker reached speeds of more than 120 mph during a pursuit that covered almost 100 miles, officials said. The chase ended on U.S...
Since this column has my name on it, this should be obvious: The opinions expressed herein are simply my own to own. G.K. Chesterton died far too long ago for me to tell him, in this life anyway, how much I love his writing. I do indeed love his way with words and his wit regarding politics (and everything else). Regarding government in general, he writes, “All government is an ugly necessity.” Regarding politics, he recommends, “What we should try to do is make polit...
LUBBOCK — The Planned Parenthood Health Center in Lubbock started offering abortion services on Thursday. Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas says patients seeking an abortion can access abortion services at the Lubbock clinic, in addition to the services already being offered. Those services include annual wellness exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, birth control, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections to prevent HIV transmission, and other reproductive healthcare. When Planned Parenthood a...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday-Tuesday): Clovis • Myrtis Hart, 35, probation violation • Vincent Galvan, 32, probation violation • Amanda Richardson, 30, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Brandie Cordova, 37, criminal trespass • Edward Leon, 27, failure to appear on a felony charge • Jacklynn Jaquez, 18, aggravated battery • Isaiah Houston, 21, failure to pay fines Portales • Damiana Griego, 47, bench warrant • Jonathon Arredondo, 31, battery, interference with communications, a...
Legalized recreational marijuana likely is coming to eastern New Mexico. The mayor of Trinidad, Colo., passed along some advice to the region after the experiencing the effects of legal weed in his community. “Be very careful how many (marijuana dispensaries) you allow in your community,” Trinidad Mayor Phil Rico said in a recent telephone interview. “Be careful how close you put them to educational facilities. Be very careful if you have a historic district and how you control that. Be careful with your application proce...
The Republican Party of New Mexico is holding its annual state convention next month, but it won’t be in-state. The three-day event, dubbed Operation Freedom, will be held in Amarillo, which has much looser COVID-19 restrictions than New Mexico, where mass gatherings under even the most lenient conditions are limited to 150 people. “It was named ‘Operation Freedom’ because had we been able to have it in our own state, we would not have to travel,” Kim Skaggs, the state GOP’s executive director, said in a telephone i...
TEXICO - Craig Cook is hopeful his Texico boys basketball team learned a lesson against District 6-2A rival Pecos on Saturday - and in a win, no less. Texico ran away to a 33-11 halftime lead - holding the four-time Class 2A state champion Panthers to just three field goals in the process - before things became a bit sticky late in what turned into a 62-51 victory. On Monday night, the Wolverines stepped outside district play and rolled over Loving 65-8 in a game played at...
CLOVIS — Clovis Christian’s boys put an end to a brief two-game losing streak on Saturday night with a 69-48 non-district victory over Dora at the CCS gym. Senior Noah Gershon and sophomore Carter Teune each had five 3-pointers and 20 points for the Eagles (5-2), while senior Tyler Lingnau added 11. Gershon set a personal scoring high with his output. CCS trailed by eight points early, but outscored the Coyotes 19-8 in the second canto to build a 13-point halftime lead. Sophomore Steven Masini had 21 points and sophomore Cac...
LOVINGTON - A busy start to the season may have caught up a bit with Clovis High's boys on Saturday. Coming off an excruciating buzzer-beating District 4-5A home loss to Hobbs the night before, the Wildcats didn't have the oomph on Saturday afternoon and dropped a 64-57 decision to Lovington. Clovis (5-3) started well and led 12-4 at the quarter, but Lovington (2-4), with a number of tough setbacks to 4-5A members, pulled close at halftime and took control in the final two...
ROSWELL — Clovis High’s tennis girls opened the season with a pair of victories on Saturday in a three-way invitational hosted by New Mexico Military, beating the host Lady Colts 6-3 and Roswell Goddard 7-2. Meantime, the CHS boys were defeated by NMMI 9-0 and edged by Goddard 5-4. The Lady Wildcats pulled out three-set wins against NMMI with sophomore Niliyaah Hall at No. 5 singles and the tandem of junior Ayia Alsaleh and senior Alex Gonzales at No. 2 doubles. Meantime, Goddard came in a bit shorthanded and had to for...
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with George Floyd's death last year was convicted on Tuesday afternoon. The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Jurors, who were sequestered, reached their decision after hearing closing arguments from the prosecution and defense Monday. They started deliberations afterward. Jurors heard from 44 witnesses over 14 days of testimony. The trial began seven weeks ago, on March 8, with jury s... Full story
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Break up those Greyhounds! In what has been a long and painful season, the Eastern New Mexico University softball team finally made a notch in the win column on Sunday — and moved out of the Lone Star Conference cellar to boot — with a 10-4 thumping of Midwestern State in the second game of a Lone Star Conference doubleheader. MSU claimed the opener 3-2 with a run in the bottom of the seventh. In fact, the Hounds were painfully close to a winning weekend road trip — they dropped the second game of Satu...
On this date … 1956: Clovis Senior High School classes were preparing to resume after “a large section of plaster fell from the ceiling at the east end of the third floor hall,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. The incident happened on a Thursday afternoon. Workers made repairs and classes were scheduled to resume the following Monday. “(T)here appears to be no danger of plaster that can fall,” school officials told the CN-J. No students were injured when the plaster f...
After a solid year of postponed and canceled events, the weekend that is coming (even with all the still-necessary modifications) represents a glorious return of some beloved events and local traditions. Get ready for some virtual elbow-rubbing time with science fiction folks, a High Plains talent show, tasty smoked pork chops, high stakes domino championships, and a cascade of petunias and geraniums. The fun kicks off Thursday with events that will be vying for space on the...
After this past year, government owes business an apology. Not just empty words, but a meaningful apology. An immediate suspension of all taxation on any economic activity whatsoever and a suspension of all business regulations would be a good start. If you imagine I just said businesses should be free to poison or maim customers, you’re hallucinating. I never said any such thing. If you harm someone (including harming them with government actions) — on purpose or accidentally...
This year, Earth Day might actually mean something. For the previous four years, we had a president who denied the climate emergency facing us, but now we have a leader who not only believes the science but is treating the looming catastrophe as the existential crisis it is. President Biden rejoined the Paris climate agreement in his first day in office, and he recently unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that includes a massive shift from fossil fuels to clean energy sources like solar and wind. And just last week,...
It long has been clear that Capitol Police were woefully unprepared for the Jan. 6 assault on Congress by rampaging supporters of then-President Donald Trump, who were bent on overturning the results of the 2020 election. But a new report by the agency's inspector general documents in depressing detail lapses in training, readiness and intelligence assessment. Inspector General Michael Bolton also reported that the police were ordered not to employ “heavier, less-lethal weapons” that might have dispersed the rioters. And he n...
Churches mark Luther 500th CLOVIS — Area churches on Sunday marked the 500th anniversity of Martin Luther’s Public Defense before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Imperial Diet. On April 18, 1521, in Worms, Germany, Luther pronounced, “Here I stand [on God’s Word, the Bible]. I can do no other. God help me! Amen.” Churches throughout the world observed the anniversary, including Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clovis and Christ Lutheran Church in Portales. Congregations included comment within the sermons, bulletin informati...
PORTALES — A pair of Portales High School students are state-level finalists for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Logan Grady and Landon Grawrock are two of 18 students competing statewide for best actor in the New Mexico Enchantment Awards. The competition will be judged following the streaming show 7 p.m. May 21 and announced live that night. Terry Davis, co-producer for the Enchantment Awards, said due to the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out most opportunities at theater performance, students registered for t...
As most are likely aware, we have physically returned to school (sounds of cheering!). Students of all grade levels at all sites have returned to the classroom full time in Clovis. We have still maintained our Cohort C option, for students whose parents choose to have their child continuing their education online, virtually. Returning physically to school has been a powerful experience for staff and students. Interestingly, many teachers had long since returned to their...
Both Curry and Roosevelt counties are expected to stay in the state’s vaunted turquoise status under the “Red to Green” COVID-19 public health guidelines when the new county ratings are unveiled today. The state has, since Nov. 30, graded counties every two weeks on meeting gating criteria of 8 daily cases per 100,000 residents and test positivity at or below 5%. Green counties meet both, yellow counties meet one, red counties meet neither and turquoise counties make green for two consecutive data collection periods. Clovi...
New Mexico Transportation Secretary Michael Sandoval, along with other representatives of the Department of Transportation’s District Two, visited the region Monday with various local representatives to gauge their project needs. Sandoval, along with Rep. Randy Crowder, R-Clovis, and Director of Local Government Relations George Dodge, spoke with The News on Monday afternoon about the visit and the department in general. Q: What was the purpose of today’s Clovis visit? Sandoval: I think it was a couple of things. First, we...
BASKETBALL Prep summaries Saturday Boys Non-district Lovington 64, Clovis 57 Clovis (5-3) — Darrell Lewis 2, Elijah Garcia 21, Bryson Goldsmith 11, C.J. Gutierrez 8, Juan Hernandez 9, Jaden Phillips 6. Totals 20 10-17 57. Lovington (2-4) — Cobe Sandoval 19, Jared Jeffrey 11, Isaac Hinson 5, Adam Aguilera 9, Tayton Hilliard 16, Joey Villalobos 2, Damian Ortiz 2. Totals 20 15-21 64. Clovis 12 13 16 16 — 57 Lovington 4 19 22 19 — 64 3-pointers — Clovis, Garcia 3, Goldsmith 3, Hernandez. Lovington, Sandoval 4, Hilliard 3, Hinson...
