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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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LUBBOCK -- Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells was fired Monday, effective immediately. Tech Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt announced the change in leadership. Tech Offensive Coordinator Sonny Cumbie was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Texas Tech is 5-3 this season, but calls for Wells' immediate ouster began after Saturday’s 25-24 loss to Kansas State. Tech led 24-10 at halftime of that game. The Red Raiders would be eligible for a post-season bowl game with just one more win, but their f...
CLOVIS - Clovis native Isabel Garcia is hoping to soon become a member of the Clovis Police Department. Right now, she has another passion - boxing. After 35 fights as an amateur, the 22-year-old Garcia is scheduled to be a part of a pro fight card set for Saturday night in Las Cruces. She is scheduled to take on Stephanie Hun, a native Korean who is now fighting out of the El Paso area. The bout is in the 138-pound division and is scheduled for four, two-minute rounds. Asked...
Curry Resident Senior Meals Association 901 W. 13th St., Clovis 575-762-9405 All meals served with 2% milk and tossed salad w/dressing Monday: Baked BBQ chicken, potato salad, pinto beans, dinner roll w/margarine, Jell-O with diced pears Tuesday: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, Italian green beans, garlic toast, fruit cocktail Wednesday: Chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, dinner roll w/margarine, cake Thursday: Red chili beef enchiladas, refried beans, chips and salsa, peanut butter cookie Friday: Baked lemon...
Clovis elementary Monday: Breakfast, blueberry muffin, milk; Lunch, oven roasted drumstick, mashed potatoes/gravy, seasoned corn, fresh orange, whole wheat roll, milk Tuesday: Breakfast, banana bread, milk; Lunch, crunchy taco, salsa, lettuce, tomato, sliced cucumbers, Spanish rice, seasoned pinto beans, chilled mixed fruit, Jell-O, milk Wednesday: Breakfast, homemade breakfast burritos, milk; Lunch, hamburger, seasoned fries, veggie cup, ranch dressing, chilled pineapple, milk Thursday: Breakfast, pancake/sausage on a...
Information on working with hearty clay, cooking for longevity and using figs in popular food trends will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain). Dianna Effner is a designer of doll molds, and she will show several dolls and other items made from Hearty Clay. She’ll demonstrate how to mix colors and how to condition the clay for pressing. Her company is Expressions, Inc. in Jamestown, Missouri. Maria Benardis will...
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 Virtuous Circle” by Gaby Natale has been donated in the memory of Arlene Bowden. From growing up in a small town in Argentina to winning three Emmys for her nationally syndicated talk show, Gaby Natale has proven that success isn’t somet...
Model trains started out as a suggestion from a concerned physician, but for Clovis native Greg Jennings, the hobby turned into a lifelong passion. A founding member of the Clovis Area Train Society, Jennings has been a model train enthusiast since the time his doctor suggested the hobby could help him develop his fine motor skills. From working on miniature trains to raising successful human beings, Jennings believes that any job worth doing is a job worth doing well....
Well, the frost is on the punkin and the fodder’s in the shock and once again I’m so danged busy I don’t have time to enjoy the glorious season of fall. Lots of us get really busy in late summer as school starts back and lives return from summer vacations. By the time the days begin to noticeably shorten most people are slowing down or have entered a steady grind. It’s been a long time since I was in that position and I miss having the time to enjoy autumn. Too many deadlin...
SANTA FE — With many New Mexico cities and counties struggling to staff frontline positions, momentum could be building for legislation that would partially undo a 2010 law that bars retired public sector employees from going back to work while still collecting pension benefits. Several counties have passed resolutions supporting a “return-to-work” proposal, which received largely positive feedback during a Tuesday legislative hearing. Rep. Bill Rehm, R-Albuquerque, said he’s working on a proposal for the upcoming 30-day...
SANTA FE — Cast and crew members of the Rust movie production were inside a building at the Bonanza Creek Ranch when an assistant director grabbed one of three prop guns on a rolling cart outside, handed the weapon to actor Alec Baldwin and yelled, “Cold gun,” indicating it didn’t have any live rounds, a search warrant affidavit says. The court document offers more details about a fatal incident Thursday at the popular movie ranch south of Santa Fe, where the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says Baldwin — one of Hollywood’s...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Tuesday-Friday): Clovis • Jessie Marquez, 25, aggravated battery, probation violation, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer, concealing identity • Matthew Chavez, 43, failure to pay fines • Donsha Currie, 23, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Markel Kinnebrew, 28, non-residential burglary, larceny, criminal damage to property • Tonya Morgan, 39, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Nathan Bunce-Rupe, 30, failure to pay fines • James Brent, 51, aggravate...
CLOVIS — The Clovis City Commission voted at its Thursday meeting to approve a city of Clovis logo that will be released to use on city marketing materials and press releases instead of the city seal. Kelsey Knight, the city’s marketing, communications and grant coordinator said the logo is a spin-off of the one first adopted by the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce as a community brand. The purpose of the logo is to unify materials released from Clovis and will be used on marketing materials and press releases, Kni...
CLOVIS - After losing its previous three matches - albeit to quality opponents - the Clovis High girls soccer team believes it finally punched its ticket to this week's 12-team Class 5A state playoffs. Senior forward Nevaeh Coronado's goal late in the first half stood up, and the Lady Wildcats edged Roswell High 1-0 on Thursday night in the District 4-5A and regular-season finale for both teams at Leon Williams Stadium. In its last three outings, CHS (13-4-1, 3-3 district)...
CLOVIS - For perhaps one of the few times this season, the breaks favored Clovis High's volleyball team, especially late, coach Darrel Ray said. After a discouraging Game 2 loss which put them in a 2-0 hole, the Lady Wildcats came alive down the stretch and pulled out a 20-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20, 15-12 District 4-5A victory over Roswell High on Tuesday night at Rock Staubus Gym. "We started slowly," Ray said. "We had opportunities in Game 2, but we missed two serves late."...
LUBBOCK — After capturing women’s team honors in the LCU Region Preview meet on Oct. 16, hosted by Lubbock Christian, Eastern New Mexico University’s cross country squads headed to Cameron University in Lawton, Okla. on Saturday for the Lone Star Conference championships on Saturday. At LCU, the Greyhounds had the top two and six of the top 10 finishers in the 5K women’s race, led by sophomore Dorcas Kosgei with a winning time of 19 minutes, 13.1 seconds and junior Lethabo Seems, second in 19:32.4. For the men, the top tim...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University is introducing courtside seating as an option for this year’s Greyhound basketball schedule, as season ticket sales started Thursday. The women's basketball schedule features 12 home games, while the men's schedule offers fans 13 opportunities to see the team in Greyhound Arena. The first home game will be for the women’s team, a Nov. 6 exhibition against Northern New Mexico College. The courtside seats are $250 each, and will include a reserved parking spot and access to a hospi...
PORTALES — The Eastern New Mexico football team has changed the start time of its Saturday home finale against Angelo State University. The game was originally slated to kick off at 6 p.m., but will now start at 4 p.m. Prior to the start of the game, the Greyhounds will be hold Senior Day to honor all the seniors on the team....
LOVINGTON — Portales High’s Michael Riess and Clovis High’s Sammy Fuentes each finished in the top five on Thursday in a pre-district cross country meet. The event, originally scheduled for Portales, was moved to Lovington in midweek due to the unavailability of the course in Portales, PHS coach Laura McNeill said. Riess ran a time of 16 minutes, 58 seconds in the five-kilometer event, trailing only Lovington’s Derrick Castellanos (16:50). Meantime, Fuentes came in fifth with a clocking of 17:44, helping the Wildcats finish...
PORTALES - With the Portales Rams still technically its defending champion, following an abbreviated spring season with no title game, the field is wide open for the blue trophy in Class 4A. However, the Rams might not have a chance to defend their crown, with the latest blow a 12-0 setback to a defensively stout Silver squad. The visiting Colts (6-3, 2-1) held a punchless Ram offense to 72 yards and slowly took control of things in the second half. Silver took the lead with...
AMARILLO — Sophomore Daniel Sianez scored three touchdowns, including one on the opening kickoff and another on a 3-yard run for the go-ahead score with about four minutes left, and Muleshoe defeated Amarillo River Road 42-38 on Friday night in a Texas District 2-3A Division I matchup. The Mules (3-5, 1-1 district) clinched the win on an interception in the end zone by junior Judas Reyes with 26 seconds left. In a game featuring six lead changes, including three in the final period, Sianez ran the opening kickoff 80 yards, t...
