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The accidental push of a button sent police rushing onto the Eastern New Mexico University campus on Wednesday morning in search of an active shooter. But it turned out there was no emergency at the Student Academic Services (SAS) building. The university’s emergency alert system, RAVE Alert, sent out the false alarm a few minutes after 8 a.m. Wednesday. University Police Chief Brad Mauldin said officers arrived on scene one minute later. After identifying that the alert was a...
While attendees seemed divided in a town hall meeting Tuesday night between the Portales City Council and the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority to discuss the Ute Water Pipeline Project, one point was unanimously agreed upon: The importance of bringing water to eastern New Mexico. “We can kick the can down the road a year, 10 years, 20 years, if we do all the things that we say we’re going to do: Conservation of playas, all this stuff. But, there is no doubt we’re gonna need the Ute Water Project in some form or an...
A prominent figure in the Zia Pueblo spoke Wednesday afternoon in the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building's Zia Room about how the symbol synonymous with his tribe's name came to be on New Mexico's flag and countless other places. Tribal Sheriff and General Counsel for Zia Pueblo Robert Medina - whose presentation was sponsored by ENMU Native American Affairs as part of Native American Heritage Month - said that he began studying the Zia symbol when he wrote a...
When Yucca Middle School assistant principal Brandon Boerio recently accepted the position of Clovis Municipal Schools Director of Music Education, he quickly realized he was about embark upon a journey that would allow him to combine a pair of favored pursuits. "I'm very excited about the opportunity," said Boerio, who is in his ninth year with the Clovis school district after four years with Portales Municipal Schools. "I will remain in administration while also working...
Boys Texico 65, Farwell 50 Farwell (0-1) — LeeRoy Cervantes 2, Brandon Galvan 6, Jackson Garman 8, Izaiah Benoit 10, Jace Perkins 19, Dakota Meeks 3, Ethan Stancell 2. Totals 18 7-17 50. Texico (1-0) — Cayd Bilbrey 7, Ben Crist 2, Brock Thompson 3, Dalton Thatcher 7, Lance Myers 2, Braden Fraze 20, Mason Golden 2, Nathan Phipps 15, Paden McDermid 7. Totals 24 15-22 65. Farwell 13 15 10 12 — 50 Texico 14 19 18 14 — 65 3-pointers — Farwell, Perkins 3, Benoit 2, Garman 2. Texico, Fraze 2. Junior varsity — Texico def. Farwel...
CLOVIS - The Curry County Events Center is making way for a famous country music star. Gary Allan, whose 2013 album "Set You Free" made No. 1 on the Billboard 200, is performing at 8:30 p.m. today at the center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Events Center General Manager Joelle Reed said tonight will be Allan's first performance at the center. "We're very excited that Gary Allan is coming here," said Reed. "He posted a Facebook video message talking...
Liberty University point guard John Dawson was named Wednesday as a nominee for the 2017 Allstate NABC Good Works Team, according to a release from an Allstate marketing representative. Dawson, a 2013 Clovis High graduate, is one of 181 nominees for the community service award, now in its fifth season. The release singled out Dawson for specific deeds, including donating meals to the homeless and volunteering at events such as Get Downtown, volunteering at One Community Church, the Virginia Special Olympics and TC Miller...
PORTALES — The Portales Rams and Robertson Cardinals are no strangers to each other. They’ve played each other 15 times in the previous 10 seasons — five times in the playoffs, and the other 10 to lead off each season. This time, they play each other to close out the season. The top-seeded Cardinals (12-0) visit Portales (11-1), the second seed, in a 1:30 p.m. Saturday battle at Greyhound Stadium. Portales is seeking its first state title since winning the 3A crown in 2008. To get an independent perspective, we looked to te...
PORTALES - The Eastern New Mexico men and women's basketball teams will hit the road today, opening their Lone Star Conference schedule at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in what should be strong early season tests for both squads. Tipoffs are 4:30 p.m. (MST) for the women and 6:30 p.m. (MST) for the men. For the men, they will have to tall order of trying to slow down a 7-1 Falcons team that is averaging 101 points per game while holding opponents to only 86. The...
The following is a sampling of calls for Portales police, fire and sheriff: Tuesday • 11:23 a.m.: Threats report, walk in • 2:01 p.m.: Criminal sexual contact, walk in, report taken • 2:50 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block South Roosevelt Road 3 • 3:26 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, 1500 block West Fir Street • 5:09 p.m.: Burglary report, 1500 block West 18th Street, report taken • 6:26 p.m.: Ambulance requested, 1600 block West 18th Street • 7:56 p.m.: Criminal damage in progress, 100 block West Fourth S...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Tuesday • 7:41 a.m.: Failure to yield stop sign, 21st Street/Williams Avenue • 8:53 a.m.: Burglary (commercial), 400 block of Schepps Boulevard • 10:46 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 200 block of Cameo Street • 11:08 a.m.: Burglary (auto), 2000 block of North Thornton Street • 12:27 p.m.: Fail to yield from private drive (muni), 21st Street/Williams Avenue • 12:59 p.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,00...
On this date ... 1976: Local law officers had made two major drug busts, confiscating more than 380 pounds of marijuana. In Clovis, three men were arrested and narcotics agents found more than 278 pounds of marijuana at a motel on East Mabry Drive. Officials also recovered an estimated $15,000 in cash and a pistol. The Clovis News-Journal reported it was the largest pot bust in Curry County history. In an apparently unrelated incident, a Portales man had been arrested on the...
Basketball • Today — Saturday – JP Stone Tournament; brackets are on the school website at www.doraschools.com • Monday — Junior High teams play Elida in Dora, 4 p.m. BPA food drive The Dora BPA Chapter sponsored a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. The students began gathering non-perishable food items on Nov. 17 by placing advertisements and empty boxes in each classroom of the elementary and high school and various places around the community. The fourth grade and junior classes w...
Today's family in need: This single grandmother is raising her two granddaughters, ages 5 and 7. They are surviving on a fixed income. "The money she gets barely covers the rent. The girls attend troops programs and are a joy to be around," said Salvation Army Corps Officer Lt. Kelly Berggren. "Grandma would love to be able to provide a Christmas for the girls." About the Empty Stocking Fund: The fund is a joint venture of the Salvation Army and The Eastern New Mexico News....
Today • Preschool story time — 6 p.m. at Portales Public Library. Book: Birds of a Feather. Information: 575-356-3940 • Teen program — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 13-18. Activity: Charm bracelet. Information: 575-356-3940 • Holiday concert — 7 p.m. in the Campus Union Building at ENMU, Portales. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 • Little Miss Merry Christmas coronation ceremony — 6 p.m. at the Yam Theatre, 219 South Main Street, Portales. Information: 575-356-8541 • Student composition recit...
Today • Clovis City Commission — 5:15 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library, north annex, 701 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Civil Aviation Board — 5:30 p.m. at Clovis airport. Information: 575-769-7890 • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m. in commission room at county courthouse, Portales. Information: 575-356-5307 • Portales City Council — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building, Portales. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 Wednesday • Clovis Chamber Ambassadors — 11: 30 a.m. at...
CLOVIS - Get ready to be sad. Someone left a cat in a pet bed outside Clovis' animal shelter sometime Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Tayler Fields, who works next door at the Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico, saw it across the way and went to investigate. She found it cold and lifeless. She feared it had frozen to death. She alerted shelter officials anyway, a few hours before they were scheduled to open. Fields is used to seeing abandoned animals. She grew up in a...
If you're in need of a dose of holiday cheer, or on the hunt for some "one-size-fits-all, never-needs-dusting" gifts for friends, family, or colleagues, I have good news: Eastern New Mexico University and Clovis Community College have some offerings on tap that will fit the bill, and the first one is tonight. Eastern's annual holiday concert is at 7 p.m. today in the ballroom at the Campus Union Building, 1500 S. Ave. K, Portales. A cornucopia of ensembles from the school's...
