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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Michael Dwayne Burnett, 76, of Alamogordo, New Mexico passed away peacefully on September 19, 2023, at his home. Michael was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on September 5, 1947, to Clinton and Mary Frances Burnett. He grew up with brother, Larry Burnett and sister, Sherry Welborn, Michael being the youngest of the three. After graduating from Gatesville High School, Michael joined the Marines and was stationed in Vietnam where he bravely fought in the Battle of Khe Sanh. He was...
A Clovis teenager is being held in a detention center in Lea County on charges of murder and armed robbery, police in Tucson, Ariz., announced Tuesday. That same teen is a suspect, but not charged, in the weekend shooting death of Clovis' Izayah Montano, 18, police confirmed While Clovis police have not named the suspect, Arizona authorities identified him as Trystn Montoya, 17. Montoya and Jacob Sosa, 16, are both charged in connection with the Sept. 18 shooting deaths of...
Thursday Texico 3, Tatum 0 Texico 25 25 25 Tatum 12 14 14 Texico individual statistics Kills – Aspyn Furrow 15, Adalyn Autrey 7, Madi Hodges 3, Synia Harrison 3. Blocks – Autrey 3, Harrison 2. Digs – Furrow 12, Desiree Holman 9, Abby Haakma 8. Aces – Haakma 5, Furrow 4, Ella Collins 1, Taylee Sours 1. Assists – Collins 28. Records – Texico 7-1, Tatum 3-6. Other Thursday results: Clovis Christian (2-3) def. Floyd (0-10) 3-0 (scores n/a); Springer (7-1) def. Grady (7-4) 25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 23-25, 15-6. Saturday result: Roy...
Annie Paiz, 87 of Tucumcari, NM, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Annie was born on July 29, 1936, in Tucumcari, NM to Alex Quintana and Annie S. Quintana. Annie was raised in Tucumcari, where she also attended school. On January 10, 1953, Annie was married to Joe Mariano Paiz in Chino, California. A life-long Catholic, Annie was a parishioner at St. Anne's Catholic Church and was also a member of Las Carmelitas. Annie's work career included hospital...
Tuck Noble Monk, 88 a longtime Melrose, NM resident passed away at his Amarillo, TX home on Monday, September 25, 2023. Mr. Monk was born March 31, 1935 in Portales, NM to Tuck Noble and Lucinda Jane (Maupin) Monk. Mr. Monk grew up in Melrose and attended Melrose Schools. He married Patsy Ruth Sewell on July 5, 1952 at San Jon, New Mexico. Tuck worked as a cattle rancher most of his life, he was a member of Kenton Baptist Church in Kenton, Oklahoma. He was active in the...
Clovis police on Monday arrested a 17-year-old on a murder warrant out of Pima County, Ariz. The teen was also identified as a suspect in the weekend shooting death of Clovis' Isayah Montano, 18, according to a police news release. The teen has been transported to a juvenile detention facility, the release stated. Earlier Monday, police said they had little to go on beyond shell casings found at the scene of the shooting. Monday night's news release stated: "During the investigation, information was obtained that identified...
The Clovis Fire Department on Tuesday morning is scheduled to conduct a controlled burn at Ned Houk Park. The burn is slated to begin at 7 a.m. and last 8-10 hours, according to a city news release. "The purpose of this controlled burn is to reduce the heavy fire load from fallen trees and debris in order to minimize the risk of a wildland fire," the release stated. "If you see a column of thick black smoke in the vicinity of Ned Houk Park, do not be alarmed. There will be... Full story
Raymond Eugene "Gene" Atchley Jr (fondly known as Tubby and Grandpa), age 68, of Clovis, NM passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 11:00 am at Parkland Baptist Church, 921 Parkland Dr., Clovis, NM with Pastor Wayne Boydstun officiating. Raymond was born on December 21, 1954, to Raymond Eugene Atchley Sr and Billie Ruth Mills in Clovis, NM. On December 20, 1986, Raymond married Esther Flowers in Clovis, NM....
Curry Residents Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St. Clovis Monday: Meat lasagna, Italian vegetables, garlic bread cookie. Tuesday: Baked chicken, stuffing with gravy, sweet potato, roll with butter, fruit cocktail. Wednesday: Meatloaf with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll with butter, cake. Thursday: Green chile chicken, enchiladas, pinto beans Spanish rice, sopapilla and honey. Friday: Lemon baked fish, pilaf rice, sliced carrots, roll with butter, Jell-O. Friendship Senior Center 901 W. 13th St., Clovis...
Clovis Monday: Breakfast: Mini Cinnis. Lunch: Chicken drumstick, mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned corn, chilled peaches, whole wheat roll or (grades 6-12) pizza or Stuffwich and fries, or chef salad. Tuesday: Breakfast: Yogurt and graham cracker. Lunch: Chili dog on a bun, baked seasoned fries, pasta salad, Sidekicks or (grades 6-12) pizza or spicy chicken sandwich or chef salad. Wednesday: Breakfast: French toast bites Lunch: Burrito, Spanish rice, garden salad and celery sticks and dressing, chilled pears and Jell-O or...
The books listed below are now available for checkout at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The library is open to the public, but patrons can still visit the online catalog at cloviscarverpl.booksys.net/opac/ccpl or call 575-769-7840 to request a specific item for curbside pickup. “The Coldest Trail” by Wayne D. Dundee. Months have passed since five ruthless men killed Lone McGantry's partner and stole the horses from their ranch. Now, finally free of obligations that have kept him from taking up pursuit sooner, Lone has set...
Junior midfielder Fernando Segovia scored a pair of second-half goals on Thursday and Ruidoso defeated Portales High 2-0 in boys soccer at the PHS pitch. Segovia tallied his first goal in the 50th minute and then provided insurance in the 68th minute for the Warriors (3-4-1). Senior goalkeeper Mathew Garcia provided six saves for the Rams (0-5-1), who were outshot by Ruidoso 8-5 on goal. "They're pulling it together," PHS boys coach Dustin Harden said of his squad. "Every...
Just last January the auctioneer, the former wife and trustees of the estate proclaimed “It’s Now or Never” and dropped the gavel on the jet that’s been sitting at the Roswell airport, which once belonged to Elvis Presley. The aircraft has been the subject of several news stories over the years and has been listed in at least three previous auctions. It’s been parked on the tarmac in Roswell, out in the weather for 40 years. It popped back into my attention span while bro...
When you go to the monthly Saturday fundraiser sale at the Lighthouse Mission -- first Saturday of most months -- you'll see her helping people with prices, giving directions, making deals and other tasks. Debbie Montoya is busy those sale days and busy most days at The Lighthouse. It's her job. Even as The News was interviewing her Wednesday, she had things that needed to be done, and yet, she had time to talk about her life. Q: Who is Debbie Montoya? A: A loving, caring,...
LOVINGTON – Clovis High’s volleyball team extended its winning streak to five matches with a 25-17, 25-189, 27-25 victory over Lovington on Thursday night. The Lady Wildcats (7-2) were slated to visit Albuquerque on Saturday to take on Del Norte and Highland in matches at Highland H.S. Their next outing is a 6:30 p.m. tiff on Tuesday against Roswell Goddard at The Rock. Senior outside hitter Kailyn Jefferson had a double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs for the Lady Cats, but coach Cristy Hill said she struggled at tim...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Christian finally played at home for the first time this season on Friday night, and the Eagles celebrated with a 25-23, 25-19, 25-21 win over Eastern New Mexico University in the Lone Star Conference volleyball opener for both teams. Freshman middle blocker Camryn McGough posted 10 kills for OC (7-5 overall), while junior setter Lauren McClure notched 30 assists. ENMU (8-6) was led by eight kills and four block assists from senior outside hitter Mikaela Garvin, while senior middle hitter Gracelyn S...
EUNICE – Class 2A Eunice proved to be a fairly stern test for the Portales High football team. In the end, the Rams, ranked No. 2 by MaxPreps this week in Class 4A this week behind District 4-4A rival Lovington (3-3), had too much for the Cardinals and pulled away to a 38-13 win on Friday night in the team’s closest game this season. PHS coach Jaime Ramirez said it wasn’t his squad’s best overall outing. “We played a little sloppy,” he said. “We need to get a little sharper on our execution. We probably left three or four tou...
TEXICO – After a bit of a slow start, Texico started rolling in a Thursday night matchup against the Carlsbad junior varsity. The only thing stopping the Class 2A top-ranked Wolverines was the weather. After missing opportunities in Carlsbad's end of the field on their first two possessions, junior Alex Fuentes scored the next three times the Wolverines had the ball, including a 53-yard run with 8:37 left in the second quarter. It was at that point that the rain and l...
