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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Due to inclement weather, Clovis and La Cueva have rescheduled their Saturday baseball and softball doubleheaders. The baseball games are now scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Monday. Senior Day ceremonies will be held at the conclusion of the second game. Softball has been scheduled for 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday. No JV games will be rescheduled....
PORTALES — Seventh-ranked West Texas A&M flexed its muscles on Friday. Despite a strong wind blowing in, the Lady Buffs pounded seven home runs and handed Eastern New Mexico University 15-1 and 7-2 Lone Star Conference setbacks at Greyhound Softball Field. ENMU (20-35, 10-19 LSC) is slated to finish its season in the final game of the series today, a contest which was moved up from noon to 10:30 a.m. to try to dodge expected rain in the area. While the opener was a struggle on...
PORTALES — After James Elementary School students spent the last few weeks running the equivalent of a marathon, their work paid off with a splash Friday morning. First and second graders — 468 of them — ran six laps around the school's activity field during their first color run, passing through stations where teachers and volunteers splashed them with various colors of paint. The event was enjoyment for the students, but the idea behind it — helping children to be more ph...
PORTALES — Emotions weighed heavily on a crowd gathered in the Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School gym Friday afternoon. But happiness and admiration for a special young lady were two of the most prominent as teachers for 15-year-old Ashley Lopez shared memories about her love for dancing, hugging and Sponge Bob Square Pants. The school held a special graduation ceremony for the sixth-grader, who is in the end stages of congestive heart failure. Lopez was born with Deletion S...
CLOVIS — A group looking to conduct a deep drilling experiment in Quay County explained Thursday night what it hoped to do over the next few months, should the project continue. Quay County residents came along with plenty of dissent, and every indication they wanted the project to end. The High Plains Patriots' meeting at the Clovis-Carver Public Library covered the possible creation of a 5-kilometer-deep borehole. High Plains Patriots President Carolyn Spence said the P...
On this date ... 1987: Clovis Main Street board members were debating whether government should provide more funding for its program. Eighty percent of the board's $50,000 annual budget came from private businesses. Board Vice President Jim Wood said he'd like to see all of the funding come from private donations. But Chad Lydick and Lawrence Maberry said they felt the city had a vested interest in keeping Main Street businesses healthy and that city officials were willing to...
District 4/1-2A First game Floyd 6, Grady 0 Floyd 010 121 1 — 6 9 0 Grady 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 Brayan Navarro, Weston Whitecotton (6) and Whitecotton, Navarro (6); Chance Shaw, Jockamo Pearson (7) and Chisum Rush. W — Navarro. L — Shaw. Top hitters — Floyd: Whitecotton 2-4, Navarro 2-2, 2 RBIs, run, 2 BBs; David Martinez 2-3, 2 RBIs, BB; Jarrett East 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 runs. Grady: Shaw 1-3, 2B. Second game Floyd 12, Grady 10 Floyd 341 010 3 —12 11 5 Grady 000 208 0 —10 10 4 Edgardo Chavez, Connor Martin (5), Chavez (6) and Navar...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for the Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 12:04 a.m.: Breaking and entering, 1100 block of Sunrise Boulevard • 1:49 a.m.: Failure to appear, 700 block of West 12th Street • 8:44 a.m.: Battery, 2900 block of Fred Daugherty Drive • 10:18 a.m.: Criminal damage, 800 block of East 21st Street • 10:55 a.m.: Failure to yield stop sign, 14th/Sycamore • 11:22 a.m.: Larceny, 3900 block of North Prince • 11:53 a.m.: Leaving scene of cras...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Thursday • 11:10 a.m.: Fire rural, New Mexico 88/Roosevelt Road 8 • 12:05 p.m.: Reckless driver, location unknown • 12:08 p.m.: Remove subject, 1700 block North Boston Avenue • 3:10 p.m.: Drunk driver, 200 block South Avenue H • 3:17 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident hit and run, 700 block West 18th Street • 5:21 p.m.: Harassment in progress, 1400 block South Avenue D • 5:33 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, Kilgore Avenue/U.S. 70 • 6:14 p.m.: Cr...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about graduating high school seniors in the area. Melissa Davalos plans on attending Eastern New Mexico University and majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Do you have a favorite quote? What is it and why? My favorite quote would have to be “Do not be afraid. Do not be satisfied with mediocrity. Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” by Saint Pope John Paul II. It reminds me to always be courageous and to continuously strive for nothing less...
PORTALES — With a recent grant, Portales MainStreet will receive increased financial assistance and come one step closer to being recognized at the organization’s state and national levels. The New Mexico Resiliency Alliance on April 27 granted the program — along with 16 other community programs around the state — a “challenge grant” in the amount of $4,000, which Executive Director Sandy Vigil said it would use to match profits generated by an upcoming fundraising campaign. The increased funds will also bring the program...
CLOVIS — The Consul of Mexico will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church 7 p.m. May 6 to assist with any questions about migratory rights. The consulate will provide consultations by professional attorneys and monetary assistance as well. Assistance is for migrants only, but the event is open to anybody who wishes to pass along information to somebody who needs to know their rights and available resources....
Today • Roosevelt County Commission workshop — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 Tuesday • Relay for Life Committee — 5:15 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Relay for Life Captains — 6:15 p.m. in Ingram Room at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-714-1925 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Mem...
Today • The Devised Project: Departures — 7 p.m. performance at University Theater Center, ENMU, Portales. Admission: $5. Information: 575-562-1011 • Relay for Life — 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Portales Industrial Softball Complex. Information: 575-607-5692 or 575-309-6487 • Clovis Municipal Schools job fair — 9 a.m.-noon at 1009 Main Street. Information: 575-769-4322 • Astronomy Club viewing — 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. for daytime viewing, 6:30 p.m. for nighttime stargazing at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-763-9683 ...
