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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Melrose sophomore Carson Fraze tries to power past Cloudcroft defenders Jarod Gay, left, and Jacob Toddy. Fraze had five carries for 45 yards in Melrose’s 60-6 win....
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Clovis senior forward Sam Meza gets by Portales defender Mireya Lopez in the second half for her third of four goals during Saturday’s 10-0 win at Leon Williams Stadium....
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The Lady Rams (1-3) finished up the final day of the Moriarty Invitational volleyball tournament splitting their final two matches and finishing sixth out of 18 teams. Portales won their opening match against Del Norte in four sets and lost their final match to Goddard in five. In the first match the Red and White won 25-21, 23-25, 25-21, 25-18. Both Kambrey Blakey and Sheraya Cox finished with double-digit kills — 15 and 10, respectively. Coach Ruth Chavez liked what she saw in the f...
SPORTS WRITER [email protected] CLOVIS — It took Clovis High’s girls less than three minutes to score. It took them less than a half to assume firm control. The Lady Wildcats cruised to a 6-0 lead at the intermission and never let Portales get close to scoring in a 10-0 win on Saturday at Leon Williams Stadium. The game ended in the final minute on the 10-goal lead rule. CHS coach Traci Sievers said her team attempted to work on things it knows it will need to do well whe...
Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Portales sophomore Sarah Lovato battles with Clovis junior Taylor Smith in the second half of Saturday’s game at Leon Williams Stadium....
STAFF REPORT LUBBOCK — Senior Melissa Moxley scored off a free kick with just under 19 minutes left in regulation to help Eastern New Mexico University overcome an own goal and salvage a 2-2 tie against Lubbock Christian in women’s soccer on Saturday. Moxley, a midfielder from Rio Rancho, was involved in the own goal when she tried unsuccessfully to clear the ball out from near the goal and tapped it into the ENMU net, making it 2-1 about nine minutes into the second half. The teams played through a pair of scoreless 10-... Full story
MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] Roosevelt County commissioners are “stuck between a rock and a hard place” when it comes to fixing county roads in strong need of repair, according to officials. “I know we have a couple of roads that need to be fixed, but we also need to be thinking about what winter could bring,” Road Superintendent Ricky Lovato told commissioners on Tuesday, adding that weather officials expect a harsh winter, which will tear up roads, causing his department to need their reserves at that time. C...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] link Matthew Johnson has his fish weighed by park staff member Gabriel Garcia during the Oasis State Park Biggest Catfish Challenge Derby on Saturday. The fish weighed in at 14 ounces. For the seventh year, Oasis State Park hosted the Biggest Catfish Challenge Derby on Saturday. True to its name, fishing enthusiasts competed to see who could catch the biggest catfish, with $450 handed out to the event winners. The event didn’t start until 5 p.... Full story
Staff report If the plan involves booking a motel and spending the Labor Day weekend at Ute Lake near Logan, you may want to hurry up. “We have one room (left) for Friday and one room (left) for Sunday,” said Logan’s Yucca Motel Owner Jennifer Perry on Thursday afternoon. “We’re already filled for Saturday.” There are other places to stay in the Logan-Tucumcari area, of course, but Perry said all signs point to a busy holiday for the region’s largest lake. Visitors usually book her rooms for two or three days, she said, but...
Tuesday • Portales City Council meeting — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Books n’ Babies storytime — 10:30 a.m. reading for children ages 0 to 3 at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 Wednesday • Preschool Storytime —10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Tween Program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Crafting activity for ages 9-12. Information: 575-356-3940 Thursday • Senior class — 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at CSC Senior Me... Full story
When talking to my boyfriend’s cousin recently, he asked how my mom was doing, and I told him she was fine, and I was going to see her Labor Day weekend. link Alisa Boswell He jokingly told me, “Yeah, we all know you’re a mama’s girl.” My response: “I’m well aware I’m a mama’s girl. I won’t deny it.” I don’t think he actually expected me to go along with what he said, but the truth is I am often the first person to tell people I’m “a mama’s girl.” I’m sure many people f... Full story
STAFF WRITER [email protected] link File photo The Kentucky Headhunters played the 2014 Clovis Music Festival. Some of their hit songs include “Dumas Walker,” “Redneck Girl” and “Walk Softly (On This Heart of Mine).” Ask anyone in town to define the “Clovis Sound,” and you’re sure to get dozens of different answers. Some say it’s the local flavor that bands from west Texas and eastern New Mexico produce around town. Others say it’s the music Norman Petty produced in his...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] link File photo The Kentucky Headhunters played the 2014 Clovis Music Festival. Some of their hit songs include “Dumas Walker,” “Redneck Girl” and “Walk Softly (On This Heart of Mine).” Ask anyone in town to define the “Clovis Sound,” and you’re sure to get dozens of different answers. Some say it’s the local flavor that bands from west Texas and eastern New Mexico produce around town. Others say it’s the music Norman Petty produced in his... Full story
On this date ...link 1975: Col. Edward J. Hughes had assumed command of the 27th Combat Support Group at Cannon Air Force Base. He replaced former CSG Commander Col. Charles O’Bier, who retired from the Air Force after 33 years. Hughes was a combat veteran having flown 113 combat missions, the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1975: An Australian artist was on his way to Portales for a one-man show at the Eastern New Mexico University library. Michael Lyons was planning to e...
On this date ...link 1975: Col. Edward J. Hughes had assumed command of the 27th Combat Support Group at Cannon Air Force Base. He replaced former CSG Commander Col. Charles O’Bier, who retired from the Air Force after 33 years. Hughes was a combat veteran having flown 113 combat missions, the Clovis News-Journal reported. 1975: An Australian artist was on his way to Portales for a one-man show at the Eastern New Mexico University library. Michael Lyons was planning to e...
Thursday • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum Tours, 105 E. Grand Ave., $5 admission • 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.: Live ProNews 7 news broadcast at Curry County Events Center, 1900 E Brady Friday • 8 a.m. to noon: Tours of the Norman Petty Studios, 1313 W. Seventh St. • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sew All Day…Rock All Night, Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum Tours, 105 E. Grand Ave., $5 admission • 9 a.m.: “Kids Rock” Rock & Roll Assembly, Mesa Elementary School...
Thursday • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum Tours, 105 E. Grand Ave., $5 admission • 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.: Live ProNews 7 news broadcast at Curry County Events Center, 1900 E Brady Friday • 8 a.m. to noon: Tours of the Norman Petty Studios, 1313 W. Seventh St. • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sew All Day…Rock All Night, Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Blvd • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Norman & Vi Petty Rock & Roll Museum Tours, 105 E. Grand Ave., $5 admission • 9 a.m.: “Kids Rock” Rock & Roll Assembly, Mesa Elementary School...
Monday Labor Day Tuesday Curry County and Area Republican Women Meeting— 11:30 a.m. Dakota Steakhouse, 816 Lexington St., Clovis. Information: Laquita Terry, 575-762-2885 or 575-763-4390 Water Policy Advisory Board— 5:30 p.m. City Hall, 321 Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Quilters Day— 6 p.m. Registration required. Clovis-Carver Public Library, Ingram Room, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-9687 Texico City Council — 6:30 p.m. Texico City Hall, 219 Griffin St., Texico. Information: 575-482...
Grief support group formed A newly formed grief support group is beginning 4:30 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 200 S. Ave. C, Portales. It will be held at 4:30 p.m. each Monday and classes are free. Dr. Keith Wilks will facilitate the group. Dr. Wilks has been facilitating grief support groups since 2007. The goal is to help those attending to "find peace in the wilderness of bereavement and grief." Although the group will be meeting in a church, Wilks stresses the gathering is open to anyone who is wrestling...
New Mexico House Speaker Don Tripp, a Republican, is taking criminal charges against Secretary of State Dianna Duran, also a Republican, seriously. That’s as it should be. Potential wrongdoing by officeholders should not be another move in the endless chess game of partisan politics, or another chance to score points against opponents. That Tripp wants to investigate further is a testament to the serious nature of the accusations against Duran — 64 criminal counts that include embezzlement, fraud, tampering with public record... Full story
New Mexico House Speaker Don Tripp, a Republican, is taking criminal charges against Secretary of State Dianna Duran, also a Republican, seriously. That’s as it should be. Potential wrongdoing by officeholders should not be another move in the endless chess game of partisan politics, or another chance to score points against opponents. That Tripp wants to investigate further is a testament to the serious nature of the accusations against Duran — 64 criminal counts that include embezzlement, fraud, tampering with public record...
Staff report A Clovis man was arrested Friday after being caught in the act of burglarizing commercial storage units just north of Clovis on N.M. 209, according to a news release from the Curry County Sheriff's Office. Jacob D. Connors, 36, was charged with aggravated burglary, possession of stolen property, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, possession of burglary tools, tampering with evidence and possession of methamphetamine. He was booked into the Curry County Detention Center. According to the news release:...
