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🌱 How $90,000 will change your next visit to Ned Houk Park

Clovis, New Mexico Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Clovis! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How $90,000 will change your next visit to Ned Houk Park
  • Which Clovis athletes are peaking just in time for district?
  • Clovis man jailed out of state in high-profile murder case

Also on today's calendar: A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, windy and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 85, low: 44.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. City of Clovis receives $90,000 for Ned Houk Park improvements (newschannel10.com) — Clovis has secured a $90,000 state Trails+ grant to upgrade wayfinding signs and navigation throughout Ned Houk Park, improving safety and accessibility for visitors. City leaders say this funding builds on a master plan already in place and continues statewide investment in outdoor recreation projects across New Mexico.
   

2. Sprinkle continues recent solid play (easternnewmexiconews.com) — Clovis High golfers and tennis players are turning in strong performances, with senior Kylie Sprinkle winning medalist honors at Roswell’s Alien Invite and the Lady Cats tennis team sweeping Carlsbad at home. Both Clovis squads now look ahead to a key district tennis tournament they’ll host on May 2, plus more golf action in Roswell this week.
   

3. Alleged SLC Murderers Held at Detention Center (sweetwaternow.com) — A 21-year-old man from Clovis is jailed in Wyoming alongside a Texas co-defendant, both accused in a first-degree murder case out of Salt Lake City. Authorities say the pair surrendered peacefully after a traffic stop on Interstate 80 and now face charges in Utah, with no Wyoming charges currently expected.
   

4. Pages past, April 22: Lawn rakes cost 66 cents in 1970 (easternnewmexiconews.com) — Clovis shows up repeatedly in this historical roundup, from journalism students helping publish the Clovis News-Journal in 1941 to a 1965 prisoner escape tied to the Curry County sheriff and 1970 lawn equipment deals on Main Street. You’ll also find memories of Clovis High honors and Arbor Day tree plantings that longtime residents may remember.
   

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Ok Clovis! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Clovis

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.