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  • Area ceremonies set for Veterans Day

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] A variety of local events are being held throughout this week to honor the service and sacrifices of the nation’s military veterans. Staff photo: Kurt Munz-Raper James Polk Stone Community Bank is having a Wall of Honor in all branches across Roosevelt County. Vice President Ron Jackson said veterans and families of veterans can give pictures to post on the wall and new photos will be added throughout the month. The 70th annual A...

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  • Harvest Jamboree set for Friday

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] An evening of family-friendly entertainment is on the way for residents to support a good cause, according to organizers. File photo The fourth annual Floyd Lions Club Harvest Jamboree will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Yam Theatre. Organizers said the family-friendly event will feature country music and will raise money for the Floyd Lions Club to help with scholarships, eye care and for other Floyd community members in need. The fourt...

  • Hounds rout Panhandle State 53-10

    Matthew Asher

    SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] PORTALES — It’s always good for teams to be able to change things up heading into the final leg of competition and the Eastern New Mexico football team showed it doesn’t always have to rely on the running game to find success. After a two and a half hour weather delay, the Greyhounds (6--4, 5-3 LSC) put it on the Aggies (2-8, 1-7 LSC) despite the soggy conditions, winning 53-10. The win guarantees the Hounds a winning season and the timin...

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    Matthew Asher

    Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU’s Johnny Smith stiff-arms a defender during the first quarter of the Greyhounds’ home finale on Saturday against Oklahoma Panhandle State at Greyhound Stadium.... Full story

  • Hounds rout OPSU, 53-10

    Matthew Asher

    SPORTS EDITOR [email protected] PORTALES — It’s always good for teams to be able to change things up heading into the final leg of competition and the Eastern New Mexico football team showed it doesn’t always have to rely on the running game to find success. After a two and a half hour weather delay, the Greyhounds (6--4, 5-3 LSC) put it on the Aggies (2-8, 1-7 LSC) despite the soggy conditions, winning 53-10. Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU’s Johnny Smith stiff-a... Full story

  • Saturday area prep volleyball — Nov. 5

    SUMMARIES District 5-3A tournament Championship Texico 3, Santa Rosa 0 Santa Rosa 11 21 18 Texico 25 25 25 Individual statistics Kills — Santa Rosa, Sharmaine Benally 4, Mikayla Garnand 4, Cassandra Cisneros 3, Jadyn Romero 3. Texico, Jasmine Gannon 21; Mel Davalos 8, Cynthia Reynoso 5, Maryelle Dickerman 3. Blocks — Santa Rosa, Elyse Chavez 1. Texico, Gannon 4, Davalos 2. Digs — Santa Rosa, n/a. Texico, Micah Pinnell 23, Gannon 15. Aces — Santa Rosa, Benally 1. Texico, Baylee Sours 1. Assists — Santa Rosa, n/a. Texico, K...

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    Matthew Asher

    Staff photo: Matthew Asher ENMU’s Johnny Smith stiff-arms a defender during the first quarter of the Greyhounds’ home finale on Saturday against Oklahoma Panhandle State at Greyhound Stadium....

  • SPORTS COLUMN: When does the sports bandwagon stop?

    Just like that, with the final out of the 2016 World Series, a fan base instantly gained thousands of followers. Did these fans like the Chicago Cubs prior to the World Series? Have they spent year after year lamenting at the “Curse of the Goat” that haunted Chicago for over a century? Did they even watch all of Game Seven? These fans are what the sports world has come to call bandwagon fans. Those myriad newcomers who latch on to a team’s success with no real passion or ties to said team. They are generally looked down... Full story

  • STATE CROSS COUNTRY: McNaughton, CHS boys post eighth-place finishes

    Staff report RIO RANCHO — Things just didn’t go the way Clovis High’s boys had hoped in Saturday’s Class 6A state cross country meet. For senior Kelsey McNaughton, though, it wasn’t a bad day at all. McNaughton, the Lady Wildcats’ lone representative in the girls meet, finished eighth in a field of 93 runners with a time of 19 minutes, 31.30 seconds. The boys, though, had designs on a top-three finish and a team trophy. It just wasn’t their day, though — the Wildcats were eighth with 191 points. “We really just didn’t get out...

  • Texico sweeps in district finals

    Kevin Wilson

    Sports writer [email protected] TEXICO — There never was really a lot of doubt about Saturday’s District 3-5A volleyball tournament final between Texico and Santa Rosa, although the visiting Lady Lions made things interesting from time to time. link Staff photo: Kevin Wilson Texico junior Maryelle Dickerman goes on the attack at the net against Santa Rosa junior Nicolette Gonzales during Saturday’s District 5-3A volleyball tournament championship match at Texico. The L...

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  • Meetings calendar — Nov. 6

    Tuesday Curry County and Area Republican Women — 11:30 a.m., K-Bob’s Steakhouse, 1600 Mabry Dr. Information: 575-762-2524 or 575-763-4390. Floyd city council — 7 p.m. City Hall, 1569 NMHWY 267., Floyd. Information: 575-478-2585 Texico city council— 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 219 Griffin St., Texico. Information: 575-482-3314 Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. City Hall, assembly room, 321 N. Connelly St., Clovis. Information: 575-763-9654 Wednesday Elida city council — 7 p.m. City Hall, 704 Clark St., Elida. Information...