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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PORTALES — Just like riding a bike, competing at a national track championship gets a bit easier with experience. Eastern New Mexico’s Marcus Parker, Kenneth Lloyd and Danee Bustos have been there before, but sophomore Kandace Miles, on the other hand, has not. Miles (200-meter dash), along with Bustos (200), Parker (100 and 200), Lloyd (high jump) and the women’s 4x100 relay team (Miles, Bustos, Lateria Slaughter and Maijah Mathis) will all represent the Greyhounds at this year’s NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field C...
PORTALES — Chukuka Emili will spend his final college basketball season at Eastern New Mexico University, as the Greyhounds announced landing the 6-foot-7 forward Tuesday. Emili is a Division-I transfer from Houston Baptist. "Chu's size and athleticism is truly special,” ENMU coach Tres Segler said in a release from the school. “His wingspan and leaping ability will give him the ability to play above the rim at all times. We needed someone last season to give us the big lob-dunk plays, and to finish with power and autho...
If the only commemorative days you associate with the month of May are Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, think again. There are “holidays” for all types registered on Checkiday.com. Take today, for instance: If you have a penchant for writing about yourself, feel free to celebrate Biographer’s Day. Is “like” not a strong enough word to describe your feelings toward trees? Love a Tree Day, also today, might be just what you need. If you have the strange urge to indulge in two completely unrelated foods, Thursday is both Hummus...
In many places, the name of Karl Marx evokes the same response as the name of John Wayne Gacy: anger, disgust and resentment. The German economist and philosopher who helped to inspire communism is not fondly remembered by most of those familiar with the historical record. Expert estimates of the number of people who died because of the crimes and errors of communist governments range from 65 million to 94 million. But the Chinese government, whose ruling Communist Party officially embraces Marxism-Leninism, decided a...
President Trump has decided to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran Nuclear Agreement, and his critics are enjoying their opportunity to show concern. You can debate whether the deal had any legitimacy, whether it was a good idea, and what breaking the deal means, but you’d be missing the point. Agreements are meaningless to governments. Every government, or rather every person imagining themselves a representative of a government, feels...
CLOVIS — Two weeks after voting down an intergovernmental services agreement with the city of Clovis, on Tuesday the Curry County Commission approved two separate agreements nearly identical to the original. Commissioner Angelina Baca's swing vote made the difference. The previous agreement, which the commission opposed by a 3-2 vote on May 1, included payments from the city for the housing of detainees at the county's adult detention center and payments from the county to s... Full story
On this date ... 1973: The yearbook staff from Texico High School was preparing for an all-school variety show to raise money to defray expenses for the 168-page Wolverine yearbook. Gerald Whitener and Cheryl Lockmiller were co-editors for the 1973 book. The variety show, called "Sunrise to Sunset," was going to be held in the Texico High School gymnasium. Besides entertainment including a tumbling and jump rope exhibition by the Texico Tumbling Tots, the event was to include...
CLOVIS — Monkeys might not be the type to see, hear or speak evil, according to the old maxim — but that didn’t account for witnesses or security footage, which helped locate suspects in a zoo vandalism incident last week. Fortunately, three marmosets affected by the destructive antics Friday morning were not harmed or lost when four individuals scaled the zoo fence and broke the window of their enclosure, said Hillcrest Park Zoo Director Vince Romero. Staff were notified of the intrusion by a witness who saw the group climb... Full story
Booked The following were booked into local jails Monday: Clovis • Caressa Bandy, 25, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Luis Ramirez, 55, aggravated battery (deadly weapon) • Kelly Jaramillo, 51, probation violation • Lee Kilbourn, 68, criminal sexual contact of a minor in the third degree • Leonel Alarcon, 19, failure to pay fines • Justin Brewer, 26, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle • Joshua Pena, 32, theft of identity • Roy Kincaid, 26, failure to appear at time and place stated in citation • Nich...
Terry Martin and Nicole Roybal, both Democrats, are seeking a four-year term as Curry County magistrate judge for District 1. Duane Castleberry is the incumbent, who is not seeking re-election. Candidates were given the same questions, and asked to answer them on the spot. Absentee voting began last week and will take place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until June 1 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 2 at the Curry County Administrative Complex. Early voting begins Saturday and will be available Tuesday through... Full story
PORTALES — Various improvements to the fairgrounds will be the next project Roosevelt County will request completion of through its community development block grant application, officials said. At a public hearing on Tuesday morning, Special Project Coordinator Carol Acosta-Flores said a majority of attendees at three previous public hearings — held to ascertain what projects residents felt were the most urgent — suggested fairground improvements. The application is for $750,000 plus a $37,000 match by the county, Acosta-Flo...
Today • Clovis Local Emergency Planning Committee — 1 p.m. at the Bert Cabiness City Government Center, 321 N. Connelly St., Portales. Information: 575-769-7828 • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at Clovis/Curry Chamber. Information: 575-769-7828 Thursday • Curry County Health Council — Noon to 1 p.m. at the Curry County Administrative Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-6009 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 1 p.m. at 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Information: 575-935-4264 • Clovis City C...
Today • Elida High School graduation — 4 p.m. at the Elida High School Gymnasium. Information: 575-274-6211 • Page Turners Book Club — 6:30 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Book: “The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion.” Information: 575-763-9687 Friday • Clovis High School graduation — 6 p.m. at the Curry County Events Center. Information: 575-769-4350 • Fort Sumner High School graduation — 6 p.m. at the Fort Sumner High School Gymnasium. Information: 575-355-7734 • Bovina High School graduation — 7 p.m. (CD...
CLOVIS — Clovis High School has honored seniors Austin Fuentes, Sydni Hill and Josiah Thomas for its top athletics awards. Fuentes was named the 2017-18 winner of the Leon Williams award for best all-around male athlete. Candidates must letter in at least two sports as a senior, and factors such as leadership and character are considerations in the final selection. Coaches of the male sports teams make both the nominations and selections. Fuentes participated in football a...
