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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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With more than 1,000 pages of material across five applications and site visits in three locations, the New Mexico Racing Commission has some work ahead if still intends to award the state’s sixth racino license before year’s end. The commission will formally announce what parties applied for the license during a public meeting this morning at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, but it already shared online all five of the application packets submitted before Friday's deadline. Down from an eligible pool of 11 groups previously vyi...
CLOVIS - A moment of silence will highlight a city of Clovis observance on Tuesday marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly shooting at Clovis-Carver Public Library. The event is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday on the library's south lawn. Mayor David Lansford will lead the observance, according to a city news release. The news release issued Wednesday also detailed the disbursement of the approximately $60,000 donated by the community through the Clovis/Curry County... Full story
PORTALES — Senior leadership cannot be overlooked in high school sports. That is especially true when referring to coach Ruben Tellez’ Portales girls soccer squad for 2018. The Rams lost 12 seniors and return about five or six starters this year. However, only two of those starters — Rebekah Christensen and Micaela Garcia — are seniors. Meanwhile, two eighth graders and a bevy of freshmen will be playing this year, as well. “I’ve already talked to (Christensen and Garcia), an...
PORTALES — The 2018 season will be trial by fire for new Portales boys soccer coach Juan Mendez, as he tries to get acquainted with his team. Mendez, who recently took over the program, earlier this month, previously did youth soccer coaching in Portales. The 2012 grad was a senior on the Rams’ 2011 team that made it all the way to a state title game. Mendez hopes to bring that kind of culture to the present-day Rams. “Just like any other coach, it’s to bring the champio...
RICHARDSON, Texas — Eastern New Mexico’s women’s soccer team was picked to finish sixth in the Lone Star Conference, according to the preseason poll released Wednesday from the conference office. West Texas A&M, last season’s tournament champion, led the seven LSC member schools with 109 points and 10 first-place votes. The Lady Buffs were followed by Texas A&M-Commerce (two first-place votes) and regular season champ Angelo State (five). Midwestern State was fourth, followe...
CLOVIS — As the category 4 storm Hurricane Lane heads toward Hawaii, eastern New Mexico residents with an island connection are left worrying about what will happen in the hours to come. Ernie Kos, the executive director of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, said she is concerned for her mother who lives with caregivers at her home in Oahu. “I tried to call my mom earlier (Wednesday) morning and everyone was scrambling to get her hurricane ready,” Kos said. Kos said she already had plans to visit her mother in a... Full story
Roosevelt County Fair Schedule of events Today-Sunday (Subject to change without notice) Today • 9 a.m. — Youth Horse Show • 1:30 p.m. — Dairy Heifer Show • 6 p.m. — Breeding Beef and Market Steer Show • 6 p.m. — Goat rodeo, goat branding • 5 p.m.-midnight — Wright's Amusement Carnival • 8 p.m.-midnight — Will Banister and The Modern Day Ramblers • 9:30 p.m. — Junior livestock sale books close Friday • 8:30 a.m. — Supreme Livestock Showmanship Contest • 6:30 p.m. — Junior Livestock Sale • 7 p.m. — 4D barrel race • 3 p.m.-...
Wind Symphony named honor band CLOVIS — The Clovis High School Wind Symphony was named New Mexico Music Educators Association’s State Honor Band for 2019, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools press release. Recordings were submitted to three out-of-state judges who unanimously picked CHS, the release said. The band has been selected eight times as the NMMEA Honor Band, including six under the direction of Bill Allred, both state records. Wayland students to be honored CLOVIS — A dozen Wayland Baptist Unive...
CLOVIS — Joelle Reed is no longer general manager of the Curry County Events Center, but she declined to say why when contacted by The News on Wednesday. Reed had been GM since 2014. She said Tuesday was her last day working at the events center for Spectra, which contracts with Curry County. Jay Satenspiel, regional vice president for Spectra, wrote in an email: “We’re not able to comment on topics related to personnel. I’ll let you know when we have hired a new General Manager....
CLOVIS — A woman charged last year with felony extreme cruelty to animals was sentenced Wednesday to two years supervised probation through a plea agreement. Twila Williams, 50, of Portales, was arrested in March in connection with an incident from August 2017 when one horse was found dead and eight other equines — five horses and three donkeys — malnourished in Curry County. She was charged then with a fourth-degree felony, but pleaded guilty this week to two misdemeanors through the agreement. District Attorney Andre...
On this date ... 1958: Vandals were making headlines around Curry County. City of Clovis officials said they were closing Potter Pool a week earlier than planned unless vandals came forward and confessed their recent overnight actions. Garbage cans had been emptied into the pool along with broken pop bottles. Someone had also flooded the bath house. Police were investigating. Southern Union Gas Co. was also reporting problems with vandals. Officials said five gas meters had...
Booked The following were booked into local jails Tuesday-Wednesday: Clovis • Coby Knight, 21, failure to pay fines • Shawn Castaldi, 46, out of state fugitive • Phillip Littlefield, 48, failure to appear • Kimberly Cross, 40, possession of drug paraphernalia • Anthony Sena, 26, failure to appear • Raul Castro, 18, concealing identity, reckless driving Portales • Robert Baltazar, 41, criminal trespass, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Martin Dominguez, 49, commitment order • Justin Husted, 44, bench warrant • Ro...
Today • Clovis MainStreet Board — 8:15 a.m. at 418 N. Main St. Information: 575-769-7828 • Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority — 9:30 a.m. at the Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-935-4264. Monday • Revenue Review Committee — 5 p.m. in assembly room at City Hall, Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Tuesday • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. at county courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 • Clovis School Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis Municipal Schools District Board Room. Information: 575-769-4300 The me...
Today • Preschool Storytime — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 • Blood drive — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Clovis Community College. Information: 800-333-8037 • ENMU job fair — 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Sandia Room at Eastern New Mexico University’s Campus Union Building. Filling part-time positions. Information: 575-562-2211 • Paella on the Patio — 6 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Menu items: paella, tapas, dessert. Tickets: $30 each. Information/reservations: 575-935-5000 • Page Turners Book Club ...
