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Merriam-Webster tells us a ghost story is "a tale based on imagination rather than fact." So what I'm about to relate may not qualify as a ghost story worthy of Halloween since it's mostly true. The truth is what makes it so terrifying. Fair warning: This report contains graphic, spine-chilling details that may not be suitable for children or anyone who's ever feared being eaten alive. This is the story of the cow house. Nothing will jump out from behind a gravestone and...
CLOVIS - By Las Vegas standards, Hobbs would have entered Thursday's District 4-5A volleyball match against Clovis High at Rock Staubus Gym as a prohibitive favorite. Sure, the Lady Eagles prevailed in the end, clinching the district title, but not before taking a few body blows from the Lady Wildcats. Hobbs (14-8, 5-0 district) extended its winning streak to 10 matches with a relatively hard-fought 25-14, 22-25, 25-12, 25-19 victory. The second-set loss was only the third...
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University extended its late-season winning streak to four on Friday night with a 25-12, 22-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-12 Lone Star Conference win over Texas A&M International at Greyhound Arena. The Greyhounds (5-15, 5-7 LSC) pulled away from a 10-10 tie in the deciding set, getting a kill from senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon to go in front before freshman outside hitter Mikaela Garvin notched three kills in the final four points. Senior outside hitter Jasmine Gannon collected her ninth d...
MULESHOE - After getting a quick shot in the mouth on Friday night, the Muleshoe football team bounced back in dominating fashion. Senior quarterback Zach Hasley threw for seven touchdowns - six in the first half - and the Mules stormed back to blow out Dalhart 61-16 in a District 2-3A Division I clash. The game was for sole possession of second place in the five-team district, and the Mules (4-5, 2-1 district) left no doubt. They finished with 26 first downs and 558 yards of...
ROSWELL — Portales High junior Michael Riess claimed boys individual medalist honors in Friday’s District 4-4A cross country meet at the New Mexico Military course. The Rams finished second in team standings behind Lovington while the Lady Rams were third in girls competition, trailing host Roswell Goddard and Lovington. Team scores were unavailable. Meantime in District 4-5A, hosted by Roswell High at NMMI, Clovis qualified its boys team second and its girls squad third. In both meets, the top three of four teams earned tri...
RICHARDSON, Texas — After sitting out last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, expectations are not high for Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams in the Lone Star Conference. In preseason polls released Tuesday and Wednesday by the LSC office, the ENMU women were picked for 13th and the men 14th by a vote of coaches, sports information directors and media representatives for all 17 schools. Lubbock Christian was chosen to repeat as conference champion in both polls. Though some teams began action last week, mos...
CLOVIS — Clovis High School will hold tryouts this week for its first-year wrestling program this week, according to a release from the district. Students in grades 9-12 can try out at 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at the CHS Lego Gym. Anybody trying out must have a physical done and provide a copy of an insurance card, and the school also asks each person to bring a mask and a water bottle. Information: [email protected]....
BOVINA - New Home would never proclaim it had figured out the Bovina Mustangs in Friday night's District 2-2A Division II tilt. The box score said otherwise. After a dominant Mustangs first quarter, it was all New Home the rest of the way as the Leopards scored 21 unanswered to topple Bovina 21-14. Freshman Caleb Cook threw for 173 yards and two scores, and the Leopard defense held its own after quickly falling behind 14-0. "I didn't do a very good job of getting us ready to p...
ALBUQUERQUE — It certainly wasn’t the way the Clovis High football team wanted to end the regular season. Starting from the opening kickoff, which Eldorado senior Shane Aspera returned 85 yards for the first of his three touchdowns, the Wildcats found themselves buried in a deep hole by the end of the first quarter. They never recovered, losing to the Eagles 50-14 in the Class 6A District 2/5 and regular-season finale for both squads. While Eldorado (7-3, 4-1 district) is squarely in the 12-team Class 6A playoff picture, the...
LOVINGTON — The Portales Rams ran into a hot football team on Friday night as they saw their 2021 campaign likely come to an end. Lovington wrapped up its first perfect district season in 10 years, building a 19-0 halftime lead and handing the Rams a 39-7 District 4-4A setback in the regular-season finale for both squads. The Wildcats (7-3, 3-0 district), ranked No. 1 in Class 4A, won their fourth game in a row and figured to get the top seed and a first-round bye in the 12-team playoffs, which were to be announced Saturday n...
Wednesday • Clovis Community College Board of Trustees — 8 a.m., CCC, 417 Schepps Blvd., Room 512, Clovis. Information: http://www.clovis.edu/about/administration.aspx or 575-769-4001 Thursday • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m., North Annex, Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Public is welcome. Meeting will also be available on Suddenlink channel 10, at www.cityofclovis.org, or on Facebook at City of Clovis, NM (City Government). Information: 575-769-7828 Nov. 8 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m.,...
On this date ... 1941: State officials estimated 20,000 hunters would be in the fields and hills of New Mexico starting Nov. 1 for the beginning of deer season. State Game Warden Elliott S. Barker predicted game would be “unusually fat” and distributed around the state better than usual because good feed and water had been found everywhere. “The fact that deer will be scattered over larger areas than usual may give the impression that they are scarce, but such, we believe, is not the case,” Barker said. The turkey crop, h...
Today • Boo in the Zoo 5 — 1-4 p.m., Hillcrest Park Zoo, 1208 N. Norris St., Clovis. Sponsored by KTQM radio. Tickets $1, all ages. Wear costumes and trick or treat in the zoo. Games, Costumed characters, face painting, photo ops, creepy critters show, and more. Information: 575-762-4411 • ENMU Halloween Baseball Game and Trunk or Treat — 4 p.m., Greyhound baseball field, Portales. Trunk or Treat begins at 4 p.m. in parking lot behind left field; game at 5 p.m. Costume contest, prizes, etc. Information: 575-562-2236 • Parkl...
At the New Mexico Department of Health COVID-19 update press conference on Wednesday, DOH Cabinet Secretary Laura Parajon announced since March 2020, the number of people in New Mexico who have died from COVID totals 5,027. It is estimated that 1.8% of the number of people who get COVID will die, Parajon said. She said the rate of the number of people in NM who are fully vaccinated against the virus is slowly increasing. In the 18-plus age group, 72.3% have been fully vaccinated and 54.2 of those age 12 to 17 years have been...
CLOVIS — Between six to nine months of project design, a similar timeframe to acquire easements and 12 to 14 months of construction, plenty of time still separates the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority from the Texico lateral it envisions as part of its water delivery system. It’s just as well, since an agreement with EPCOR Water that’s a linchpin to the lateral is only at its starting point as well. But those who attended a Wednesday study session at the ENMWUA office saw no reason they couldn’t find common ground....
