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Logan took a big first-half lead and largely dominated during a 44-12 victory over non-district foe Questa during eight-man football action on Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns (2-0) led 36-6 at intermission. “The boys played well,” Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said. “I saw some positive things and some things to work on. I’m very proud of the boys.” Logan quarterback Brock Burns threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns. Aydin Kotara run for 159 yards and a touchdown, and Izaiah Kneitz combined for 110 yards rushing and receiving with a TD. Also...
For once, Tucumcari won’t be the only team competing in cross country in Quay County. San Jon has joined the fray this fall. Tucumcari and San Jon are scheduled to meet at the Amarillo ISD Invitational on Sept. 9, the Ruidoso Cross County Invitational on Sept. 30 and the City of Natural Lakes Invitational in Santa Rosa on Oct. 28. Tucumcari coach Tim Clark, in his second year, said he has at least five boys and three girls participating in the sport. He particularly excited about Alex Bueno De La O. “He’s been running all summer, and I’m e...
The San Jon volleyball team earned its first victory of the season last week with a 25-13, 25-22, 25-16 decision over district foe Clovis Christian. San Jon improved to 1-1. It was Clovis Christian’s season-opener. “They did well, really started playin as a team more and having fun with it,” San Jon coach Bobby Kandel said. “Our serving has really improved; that was our focus for the game.” The Eagles were led by a pair of freshmen — Reece Robb and Madisyn Kruckeberg — with four kills each. Hannah Medina added seven aces. However, Clov...
The attorney representing the Village of Logan has asked the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to order a halt to construction of a proposed water pipeline to Ute Lake because it would violate the Endangered Species Act. Logan attorney Warren Frost on behalf of the village wrote a letter Aug. 16 to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, with copies sent to officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. He alleges the Bureau of Reclamation is in violation of the...
Tucumcari Public Schools has canceled Friday night’s football game against McCurdy after a TPS student died Saturday night. The district was sending five or six counselors to school to help grieving students this week, said high school Principal Nicole Bright-Lesly. District officials did not identify the student publicly, but several said he was a member of the football team. The student died at his home, they said. Whether the Tucumcari Volleyball Invitational tournament scheduled for later this week will be played also remains uncertain, A...
Next Tuesday, Aug. 29, will be filing day at the Quay County Courthouse for those running in the November election for local seats. The Quay County Clerk’s Office at 300 S. Third St. in Tucumcari will accept filings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day. Quay County Clerk Ellen White said a declaration of candidacy is required for run for office. Those forms are available at her office or on the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website at sos.nm.gov before Tuesday and during the filing day itself. Those with questions should call the clerk’s offic...
San Jon’s volleyball team dropped its match 11-25, 15-25, 25-22, 15-25 on Saturday to a taller Roy-Mosquero squad, but the Lady Coyotes’ coach saw encouraging signs with his team. Sarah Archuleta — San Jon’s only senior — led the team with four kills, and teammate Addie Lafferty added three. Dakota Fisher made six assists and served 12 points during the match. The non-district matchup at San Jon was the season opener for both teams. San Jon only has eight varsity players on its roster, and only six suited up Saturday. Meanwhile, first-yea...
Several women who discussed a documentary film screening Sunday about women on Route 66 indicated they were grateful for these women's trailblazing work many year before. Katrina Parks, director of "Route 66: The Untold Story of Women of the Mother Road," described her film as a "public history project" and shepherded the discussion between viewings of segments at the Odeon Theatre in downtown Tucumcari. The full film can be streamed at tubitv.com and Vimeo. More information can be found at...
The congregation of the Temple Baptist Church in Tucumcari will be moving later this month into the vacant Trinity Baptist Church building. Brian Hughes, pastor of the Temple Baptist at 124 W. Aber St., said in a phone interview the church’s move to 881 S. First St. will be complete by Aug. 27. Sunday school is scheduled for 10 a.m., with worship service at 11 a.m. Hughes said the church closed the deal on acquiring the Trinity Baptist building on Aug. 1. He declined to disclose a purchase price. Trinity Baptist Church closed about a year a...
New Mexico’s Education Secretary is scheduled to honor Logan Municipal Schools this week for all three of its schools attaining the Spotlight School designation for high academic attainment. Logan superintendent Dennis Roch told the school board about the achievements during its Aug. 7 meeting. Logan’s elementary, middle and high schools each earned the Public Education Department’s Spotlight Schools designation for landing in the top 25th percentile for achievement in English, mathematics and science. State Secretary of Education Arsen...
Family, friends and area leaders threw a celebration Saturday for Lionel Martinez and his Lionel's Barber Shop's 60 years in downtown Tucumcari, but he wasn't even the longest-serving barber in the building that day. That would be Norman Smith, 91, of Smitty's Barber Shop a few blocks over, who has been cutting hair for 68 years. Smith and Martinez, though technically business rivals, laughed and swapped stories. Smith dropped himself into part-time status in barbering a few years ago. Martinez...
An Albuquerque judge rejected a lawsuit by Coronado Partners against the New Mexico Racing Commission to force it to issue a sixth and final license for a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari. District Judge Nancy Franchini on Friday morning issued an 18-page ruling in favor of the commission. Citing state law, Franchini ruled the New Mexico Legislature ultimately authorized the racing commission to grant or reject licenses. Franchini noted in her ruling the commission’s conduct “is not commendable” regarding Coronado’s application, “the...
Crowds for the 51st annual Rattler Reunion appeared to be significantly higher overall during the entire three-day event around Tucumcari. Kathy Segura, treasurer of the Tucumcari Rattler Alumni that organizes the reunion, reported that a total of 438 people paid to get in to the varying events. "It was way up" compared to the previous year, she said Monday. "We were extremely happy with it, and everyone seemed to have a good time." Last year, inflation and a local flare-up of COVID-19 cases...
The Quay County Fair this week is seeing an uptick in the number of livestock exhibitors. Dallas Dowell, president of the fair board, said in a phone interview Friday the number of livestock exhibitors is “up a little bit” overall. Dowell said the fair voted in 2021 to allow livestock exhibitors as young as 6 years old, “which helped some” with numbers this year, he said. The previous minimum age was 9. “This year, all participants with a large animal — goat, sheep, hog, steer — are eligible to make the sale,” he said of the latest change....
The staff of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez will hold open office hours on Aug. 22 at the Tucumcari Public Library. Constituents can come to get their questions answered and address concerns from 10 a.m. to noon at the library at 602 S. Second St. Leger Fernandez, a Democrat, serves the 3rd District of New Mexico that includes Quay, San Miguel and Curry counties, plus a chunk of eastern New Mexico and most of the northern part of the state....
A former Pecos High School basketball coach was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court to five counts of coercion and enticement of minors. Joshua Rico, 27, of Pecos pleaded guilty to the five counts on Dec. 22, according to a news release last week from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque. Upon his release from prison, Rico will be required to register as a sex offender and serve a 20-year term of supervised release. A federal grand jury indicted Rico on May 12, 2021. According to court documents, as e...
A Tucumcari man was found dead in a Dumpster near a local car wash last week, but New Mexico State Police investigating saw no signs of foul play. State police wouldn't immediately identify the man or other details about the case, but Tucumcari Mayor Ralph Moya and Dunn Funeral Home in Tucumcari confirmed it was Danny Bean Kirby, 54. A caller to the Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center at 4:19 p.m. Tuesday reported a body found in a Dumpster in an alley near the Acqua Mist...
An Albuquerque judge Friday rejected a lawsuit by Coronado Partners against the New Mexico Racing Commission to force it to issue a sixth and final license for a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari. District Judge Nancy Franchini on Friday morning issued an 18-page ruling in favor of the commission. Citing state law, Franchini ruled the New Mexico Legislature in 1978 authorized the racing commission to grant or reject licenses. “I’m very disappointed,” Logan attorney Warren Frost, one of Coronado’s principals, said in a phone intervi...
Hundreds of Tucumcari High School alumni are expected to flood into the city later this week for the 51st annual Rattler Reunion. Michelle Shipley Jaynes, president of the alumni association that organizes the event, said last Friday that over 100 had registered for the Reunion so far. She said she expects over 400 alumni to show up at the Tucumcari Convention Center by the time most of the activities kick off this Friday. The Class of 1993 is the Reunion host. Shipley Jaynes said organizers didn’t feel compelled to make many changes to the R...
Acquiring $25 million in state money to build a new hospital in Tucumcari remains the top item in Quay County’s proposed infrastructure and capital improvement plan. The county commission held a public hearing on July 24 about the plan, which serves as a wish list for the county. The infrastructure and capital improvement plan gives the New Mexico Legislature a framework to issue funds for capital outlay projects. The commission is scheduled to approve the plan at its next regular meeting. Trigg Memorial Hospital is almost 60 years old and no l...
Tucumcari MainStreet and the New Mexico Route 66 Association are joining forces to repair a dozen of Tucumcari's historic Route 66 neon signs damaged by a severe hailstorm in late May. In a news release last week, the association stated its damage assessment identified more than 60 pieces of broken neon tubing among 12 classic neon signs in the city. Johnnie Meier, preservation officer for the association and a neon expert, estimated about $7,500 is needed to repair or replace the broken tubing....
The New Mexico Department of Health’s Quay County Public Health Office in Tucumcari is providing no-cost, back-to-school vaccinations for all children age 18 and younger regardless of whether they are a patient or have insurance. The vaccinations will be offered at the office at 310 S. Second St. at the following dates and times: — Friday, Aug. 4: 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. — Monday, Aug. 7: 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. — Tuesday, Aug. 8: 8-11:30 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. Call (575) 461-2610 for more information or with any questions. Parents...
The former superintendent of House Municipal Schools was honored as New Mexico Schools Superintendent of the Year just a few months after the school district ousted her. About the same time Bonnie Lightfoot was honored by the New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders, a petition was filed in district court where the House school board would pay her $180,000 in a settlement agreement. During a New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders conference in Albuquerque in mid-July, Lightfoot was...
The Quay County Clerk’s Office stated in a recent news release that potential candidates for local offices in the Nov. 7 election will have to update their voter-registration information, if necessary, by Aug. 9 before filing for candidacy later this month. The office stated that potential candidates cannot make changes to their voter-registration affidavits after the state on Aug. 9 issues its proclamation that calls for a November election. Any prospective candidates with questions should call the office at (575) 461-0510. The official f...
The Pow Wow restaurant in Tucumcari reopened Friday after being closed for several months, and Carlson Coffee Co. several days earlier moved to a higher-traffic location along the city’s Route 66 corridor. The Pow Wow Restaurant and Lizard Lounge at 801 W. Tucumcari Blvd., a fixture in the city for decades, was rechristened as the Pow Wow Lounge with a scaled-down menu to complement its bar. Christopher Arias, a city commissioner, and his wife Tori bought the Pow Wow in late June. “The first few days have gone pretty good,” Arias said after...