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Brittney Griner is home. The WNBA superstar landed in San Antonio, Texas, Friday morning after being released from Russian custody a day earlier. Per standard procedure for freed U.S. prisoners, Griner’s first stop is expected to be a medical facility for evaluation. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, tweeted, “So happy to have Brittney back on U.S. soil. Welcome home BG!” Griner, 32, was exchanged for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a caught-on-camera swap at Al Bateen Execu...
Clovis school system campuses will be shut down effective Friday. According to a news release from the Clovis Municipal Schools (CMS) administrative offices, CMS will shift to remote learning beginning Friday due to a strain on local healthcare resources stemming from an increase in communicable illnesses. It is anticipated at this time that regular, in-person instruction will resume Monday. The release reports in recent days there’s been a marked increase in cases of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that h...
All Portales schools have been ordered closed until Monday. According to a Portales Municipal Schools news release, due to the increase of illness and shortage of staff, Portales Municipal Schools administration decided to shut down all campuses for the remainder of this week. The news release states "School will resume on Monday December 12th. Parents will be contacted by school administration or their child's classroom teacher to provide guidance on instruction during the temporary shutdown." The news release reported...
The Bernalillo County District Attorney's Office is investigating the conduct of New Mexico State University employees and players in connection with a fatal shooting by an NMSU basketball player in Albuquerque after it took hours for police to obtain the gun used in the shooting from a coach. Meanwhile, NMSU officials said Tuesday the school will hire an external, third-party investigator to review the Nov. 19 fatal shooting and the university's response to it. The announcements came a day after the Albuquerque Journal and...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Clovis roper Shad Mayfield tied a Thomas & Mack Arena record Tuesday night, winning the sixth round of the tie-down roping competition at the National Finals Rodeo. Mayfield's time of 6.5 seconds was .1 faster than runner-up Jontavian Douch and 1.0 seconds faster than standings leader Caleb Smidt, who finished third on Tuesday. Mayfield now shares the arena mark with Cody Ohl and Trevor Brazile, Montanasports.com reported. The win earned Mayfield $28,913, moving his season total to $265,272. Smidt earned...
PORTALES -- The junior high school in Portales will adopt distance learning for the remainder of this week, Superintendent Johnnie Cain said Tuesday. Cain said in a letter to parents that multiple absences have occurred in recent days due to "a high number of respiratory illnesses, flu, strep, and even COVID throughout the city and county." "These illnesses are not limited to just our students as some staff have become sick as well," Cain wrote in a letter to junior high parents. "At Portales Junior High School, we have...
On this date … 1941: The headline in a special edition of the Portales Daily News read “JAPS ATTACK U.S.” A secondary headline read, “50 Japanese Planes Loose Powerful Bombs On United States Fortifications in Hawaii” A story under the headline “Bulletin!” reported: “The United States is now at war with Japan, with Japan as the aggressor. “England is expected to declare war on Japan within the next hour. “This startling news was flashed around the world at 2:30 E.S. Time, as...
Booked The following were booked into local jails (Friday - Tuesday): Clovis • Eric Craine, 21, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Jeremy Castillo, 40, forgery, theft of identity, fraud • Andrew Rytter, 43, forgery, theft of identity, conspiracy to commit forgery, attempt to commit a felony, to wit: fraud • Blake Turl, 22, aggravated battery • Jose Holguin, 26, failure to pay fines • Iris Castro, 38, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge • Warren Stubbs, 51, driving under the influence of liquor • Fernando Martin...
The names of Clovis High School students selected for All-State Band and All-State Choir have been announced. According to a press release from Clovis Municipal Schools, during the last week of October and the first week of November, Clovis High School, band and choir students auditioned for the New Mexico Music Educators (NMME) All-State performances. The following students were selected for the All-State performances which will be at the NMME conference on January 7, 2023 on the campus of the University of New Mexico in...
If you talk at length with Traci Franklin of Traci's Greenhouse on Mabry Drive in Clovis it becomes apparent her store is a great fit for someone who loves flowers, the agricultural industry, farming, ranching, raising animals and growing things. The News talked with Traci Monday afternoon while she worked on crafting an evergreen garland and found out she grew up in Logan. When she went to college, she chose Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, Okla. about 10...
