Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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FOOTBALL Prep standings District 5-6A Dist. All W-L W-L SF Capital 0-0 2-2 Los Lunas 0-0 2-2 Albuquerque High 0-0 1-2 Clovis 0-0 0-4 Santa Fe High 0-0 0-4 Friday’s results Carlsbad 55, Clovis 14; Alamogordo 30, Santa Fe Capital 14; West Mesa 27, Albuquerque High 21; Roswell High 35, Los Lunas 23. Friday’s games Eldorado at Clovis, 7 p.m.; Albuquerque Academy at Santa Fe Capital, 7 p.m.; La Cueva at Los Lunas, 7 p.m. Saturday’s game Santa Fe High at Manzano, 11 a.m. District 4/6-4A Dist. All W-L W-L Portales 0-0 4-0 Albuq...
PORTALES -- Animal control has become an issue in Portales as the city struggles with not having enough staff and facilities to keep up with demands, and help from local animal rescue groups has dwindled. Some social media posts say dogs are running around in groups uncontained and one longtime, former shelter volunteer said people are dumping litters as well as adult cats and dogs. Portales resident Linda Sumption, who formerly taught at Eastern New Mexico University, said after retiring she got involved with animal rescue...
CLOVIS — A non-traffic complaint was issued over the weekend against a Curry County’s Sheriff’s deputy following an incident at Clovis’ Walmart, police said. "We have been made aware of a pending petty misdemeanor charge against Riley Loomis. He has been placed on restricted administrative duties at this time," Curry County Undersheriff Michael Brockett wrote in an email response to questions from The News. "If you have any further questions regarding the incident, please contact the Clovis Police Department as they are the...
Scholastic assessment scores for the state of New Mexico show Clovis schools near the average mark for student proficiency in multiple subjects while Portales schools show slightly above-average proficiencies. Clovis schools' weakest subject matter was math with a 23% proficiency rate while Portales schools' weakest area was early literacy. The test results for the 2021-22 school year were released at the beginning of the month by the Public Education Department. The scores measure the proficiency of students in English...
On this date … 1962: St. James Episcopal Church was celebrating its 12th anniversary at Twelfth and Main streets in Clovis. “When the massive adobe walls were first rising, it was often referred to as ‘that mud hut downtown on Main Street,” the Clovis News-Journal reported. “Yet handmade sun-dried bricks which go into such adobe walls have been widely used in hot, dry, sunny climates like New Mexico, Palestine and Egypt since the days of the Pharaohs.” The “milestone...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis * John Crawford, 33, non-residential burglary, larceny, arson * Frankie Owen, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * Matthew Thomas, 24, failure to appear on a felony charge * Anthony Ramos, 34, failure to appear on a felony charge * Shakila McClendon, 44, failure to pay fines * Jasmine Weeks, 19, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge * DeJacka Stapleton, 48, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge, failure to pay fines * Ethan Beltran, 26,...
Bailey County District Judge Sherri Harrison has been arrested, then released on bond, facing one count each of the misdemeanor charges of official oppression, furnishing alcohol to a minor and criminal trespass, according to documents from the 287th District Court and Bailey County. Harrison was indicted on Aug. 31 by a grand jury on the charge of official oppression. On the same date, complaints were filed in Bailey County by Sgt. Toby Catlin, a Texas state trooper, on charges of furnishing alcohol to a minor and criminal...
President Joe Biden and Cabinet officials on Monday were in touch with freight-rail companies and unions in an effort to avert a crippling strike by thousands of workers, according to a White House official. The official, who requested anonymity to share the discussions, did not offer further details about the president's message to the parties. Biden's personal involvement in the stalled labor talks signifies how seriously the White House is taking the possibility of a work...
Laura Wight, director of the Golden Library at Eastern New Mexico University, is glad to have an exhibit from The Remnant Trust at ENMU. The exhibit is made up of very old documents and manuscripts. "My favorite thing about this exhibit," Wight said, "Is it puts documents and manuscripts in the hands of people who might never be able to handle such items." What is the most striking item to her in the exhibit? "The Vulgate Bible," Wight said. "It's from the 13th century...
Eastern New Mexico University’s enrollment numbers are up by 2.3 percent overall from fall 2021, according to a report from John Houser in ENMU’s Marketing and Communications department. Houser reports the fall 2022 total headcount is 5,106 students, up from 4,991 in 2021–2022. Eastern New Mexico University undergraduate enrollment grew to 3,833 students, a 2.1 percent increase from the previous year. The freshmen class saw the biggest growth – a 23.2 percent increase – boasting a freshmen class 430 students strong. O...
“That’s the way to throw the football – good job!” “What are you doing? Why are you throwing it there?” “All right! Big-time scramble there!” “Don’t hold the ball! Come on, get rid of it!” On a warm Saturday afternoon, Texas Tech quarterback Donovan Smith turned fans into various likenesses of Sybil, she of the multiple personality disorder. At times, Smith could make many of the 56,271 fans stand and high-five their neighbor. At other times, he could make them shake their hea...
Knowing right from wrong is important; knowing when we’re right but wrong is a fruit of deeper wisdom. It is, you see, frighteningly easy to be “correct” on an issue but to be very wrong indeed in attitude and thus inflict damage on our own souls and collateral damage on the souls around us. Being “right” and being “good” are not necessarily the same things, but I like very much the words of the little girl who is purported to have prayed, “Oh, Lord, please make the bad people...
AUSTIN, Texas — So far, the Eastern New Mexico University volleyball keeps on finding ways to win. On Saturday, the Greyhounds completed a three-game sweep of the Lone Star Conference crossover tournament with a pulsating 28-26, 24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 15-11 victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Hounds (9-3) have won eight of their last nine matches heading into the start of LSC play with contests against Oklahoma Christian on Friday and Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. Junior outside hitter Mikaela Garvin p...
CLOVIS - Statistically, Artesia dominated the match. Still, the Clovis High boys soccer team gave itself a fighting chance down the stretch. Senior forward Cameron Thorp scored a pair of goals and the Bulldogs hung on late for a 2-1 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday at Leon Williams Stadium. Artesia (8-3) outshot the Cats 13-2 on goal, but a tally by sophomore forward Ihab Mesbah on a scramble in front of the net gave Clovis (3-6-1) life with about 13 minutes left. "We...
ALBUQUERQUE — Never mind that Melrose is off to a 2-2 start this season under first-year coach Drew Hatley. It won’t be a surprise if the Buffaloes make a run at an eighth consecutive trip to the 8-man state finals, looking for a sixth title in that span. So far this season, the Buffs have tested themselves with a pair of neutral-field games against top Colorado foes. They’ve lost both, including a 64-34 decision to Dove Creek on Friday, but they may not see any better opponents all year than the Bulldogs or top-ranked Manco...
ROSWELL — It was a tough weekend for Clovis High’s volleyball team, but veteran coach Darrel Ray is hoping the Lady Wildcats can get back on track this week. CHS went 4-6 in its six-team pool on Friday in the Zia Classic, then won the first set twice in bracket play before losing to Roswell High 23-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-23 and to Los Lunas 23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-17. Clovis (2-6) swept Miyamura and Hobbs in two-set pool matches, but similarly lost to Roswell Goddard, Mayfield and Los Alamos. Ray said the Lady Cats dropped the...
CLOVIS — First-year Clovis High coach Andrew McCraw has remained upbeat as the Wildcats have struggled through the early portion of their schedule. One thing’s for sure — either the Cats or Eldorado will taste victory for the first time when the teams match up at 7 p.m. on Friday night at Leon Williams Stadium. “I fully expect a tough, physical game,” McCraw said of the clash between 0-4 teams. “They need a win — and we do, too.” Both squads took it on the chin again last week — the Cats losing at Carlsbad 55-14 on Friday w...
In case you haven’t noticed, nuclear power is back in the headlines these days. Even here in New Mexico, where there are no nuclear power plants, it’s an issue. Not only do we have the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), where radioactive waste is stored deep underground in the southeastern corner of the state, federal regulators are considering another facility that would store up to 100,000 metric tons of high-level radioactive nuclear waste, which would be transported in from nuclear reactors around the nation. This one...
While Great Britain and much of the world has focused this week on the death of a monarch, it was a loss much closer to home that has been in many hearts in eastern New Mexico, that of former longtime Dora School Superintendent Guy Luscombe. Luscombe died Friday in Portales at the age of 94. His funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at (where else?) the Guy Luscombe Gymnasium in Dora, the building whose construction he oversaw 50 years ago, and which was christened with hi...
According to a recent poll, a majority of New Mexico voters approve of stiffer anti-gun legislation. This is why the U.S. Constitution exists, and why America was established as a republic, not a democracy: to protect individual rights from majority opinion. It places human rights beyond the reach of politics. You don’t get to vote on liberty. Whether or not this works in practice could be the subject for another conversation. Invariably, the anti-gun faction claims that ...
In a functioning Florida Legislature, state Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, would be an outlier. In this Florida Legislature, he’s dangerously mainstream. Like Republicans in other states, Florida lawmakers claim that public education’s main problem is not a shortage of teachers and bus drivers or helping students who fell behind during the pandemic. No, the problem is school districts forcing an LGTBQ agenda on children and parents. The Florida Legislature passed the so-called “don’t say gay” bill (HB 1557) to address t...
About 200 public officials and area residents gathered Sunday outside the Curry County Courthouse for 9/11 Day to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony, which lasted about 90 minutes, was one of 75 public memorials across the country with Global Youth Justice Inc., County Manager Lance Pyle said. About 50 local residents read names and profiles of 65 people who died as a direct result of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The most personal s...
Longtime Clovis Mayor David Lansford and longtime Clovis-Portales District Attorney Andrea Reeb are seeking the New Mexico House District 64 seat open with Randal Crowder’s retirement. Lansford is running as an Independent, Reeb as a Republican. This is the third in a series of Q&As with both. Candidates were asked to limit answers to 150 words. Absentee and early in-person voting for the general election is set to begin Oct. 11. Election Day is Nov. 8. David Lansford Q: Who i...
Getting spent, or used, fuel from nuclear power plants to a proposed interim storage facility in Lea County would require routing the spent fuel by rail to Clovis to reach a rail line that is the only access route to the Lea County site. Holtec International, a firm that specializes in spent fuel storage and nuclear power plant site decommissioning, is seeking a license to operate the interim storage facility in Lea County. As part of Holtec's license quest, the company must a...
PORTALES — Trailing most of the way, Eastern New Mexico University’s football team used a dominant third quarter to take a one-point lead on Saturday night and nursed the advantage into the final stanza. Then Midwestern State’s Dylon Davis stole the show — literally. The junior cornerback stepped in front of a hurried pass by Greyhounds quarterback Kason Martin and returned the interception 43 yards for a score with just over 10 minutes left, and the Mustangs went on to claim...
