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Two Logan players were selected for Saturday’s annual small-school Red-Green All-Star Football Game at Artesia. Senior running back Haden Judd and senior linebacker Payson Nials will represent the Longhorns, who were state champions in six-man football this year. Logan coach Dwayne Roberts informed the Quay County Sun of of his two players’ selections. The game will take place at noon Saturday at the Bulldog Bowl in Artesia. The large-school Red-Green game will take place later that day at 3 p.m. The events are organized by the New Mexico Hig...
New Mexico’s State Canvass Board on Nov. 26 unanimously certified the results of the 2024 general election. The board is comprised of the governor, Secretary of State and chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. During the meeting, the board also ordered automatic recounts in elections for state representative District 57 and Los Alamos County commissioner at large. Both races saw margins of less than 1%. The next scheduled State Canvass Board meeting to certify the automatic recount results will be on Dec. 16. The board also shared p...
A former Tucumcari city commissioner was sentenced to probation and community service after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of bouncing a check of nearly $3,000 for outstanding water bills. Christopher W. Arias, 31, pleaded guilty to fraud by worthless check in a deal with prosecutors. According to court documents, Arias was placed on 18 months of supervised probation. He also must perform 50 hours of community service and complete either the ASPEN of New Mexico “Second Chance Life Values” treatment program or a financial acc...
A state-mandated audit last week of one voting precinct in Quay County in the Nov. 5 election confirmed the original ballot count was accurate. Three election officials, County Clerk Ellen White, Deputy Clerk Veronica Manley and District Judge Timothy Rose presided over a hand recount Wednesday of 327 ballots cast in Quay County's Precinct 6, which is bordered by Highway 209 to the west, U.S. 54 to the north, the San Jon school district border to the east and the caprock to the south. The New...
Two healthcare organizations that serve six counties, including Quay, learned they will receive a total of about $2.6 million from the state Rural Health Care Delivery Fund. A news release Thursday from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham stated Multicultural Evaluation and Consultation Associates, also known as MECA Therapies, will receive an estimated $1,617,176 from the fund to enhance maternal healthcare coordination in Quay, Curry, Roosevelt, Dona Ana, Chaves and Lea counties. MECA Therapies, which offers prenatal and early childhood services,...
The Christmas season in Tucumcari officially will begin Saturday with the city’s annual Light Parade, along with other activities throughout the day as part of Small Business Saturday. “Our hope is to have enough people stay here and shop in town on Saturday,” Tucumcari MainStreet director Connie Loveland said. The traditional big event is Christmas Light Parade at the 6 p.m., organized by the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce. Parade entries will line up at the Legacy Church parking lot near Lake Street and East Tucumcari Boule...
Tucumcari's volleyball team boasted an all-time high of five players making first-team all-district honors, including the Player of the Year. Senior setter Caylee Benavidez, one of the most decorated players in THS volleyball history, earned Player of the Year honors in District 6-2A. Other first-team district choices for the Lady Rattlers were junior middle blocker Kyla Lopez, sophomore outside hitter Cambree Benavidez, senior outside hitter and defensive specialist July Lafferty and senior...
Two area players played big roles in their team's four-set victory Saturday at the annual 1A/2A Red-Green All-Star Volleyball Game organized by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Logan senior setter and middle blocker Haylie Bidegain notched 13 kills and three blocks and Tucumcari senior setter Caylee Benavidez totaled 18 assists and five kills in the Red team's 21-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-19 victory over the Green All-Stars. The match was played at St. Pius X High School in...
Five players from Logan’s state runner-up squad were named to the first team of Region 6-1A all-district volleyball. Lady Longhorns who made the team were senior setter and middle blocker Haylie Bidegain, junior outside hitter Desta Rose, sophomore libero Jadyn Garcia, junior defensive specialist Mylee Stone and junior setter Charli Fuller. Bidegain led the Lady Longhorns in kills (276), aces (43), hitting percentage (.281) and blocks (71) and was second on the team in assists (342). She also was chosen for Saturday’s Class 1A/2A Red-Green All...
A total of seven players from the state-champion Logan six-man football team earned first-team District 1 honors, including Player of the Year. Another four Longhorns earned second-team honors. Player of the Year was senior running back Haden Judd, who totaled over 2,200 all-purpose yards and 35 touchdowns during the season for the 12-0 Longhorns, who earned their first-ever state championship in football. Judd averaged almost 120 yards rushing per game and 15 yards per carry. He scored 26...
New Mexico State Police arrested a Thoreau man on his fifth driving-while-intoxicated charge after a high-speed chase through Quay and Guadalupe counties. Jimmie Glen Yazzie Jr., 44, was charged with 13 total counts: aggravated DWI, aggravated assault on a peace officer, aggravated fleeing a law-enforcement officer, resisting or evading an officer, criminal damage to property, driving while license revoked, reckless driving, speeding, failure to maintain traffic lane, no turn signal, overtaking vehicle on the right and improper equipment. The...
The Tucumcari chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution again is taking orders for Wreaths Across America. Christmas wreaths will be placed on the graves of a specific veteran or any veteran at Tucumcari Memorial Park cemetery on Dec. 14. The cost is $17 per wreath. To order, call (575) 403-6959 or mail a check, payable to Tucumcari Chapter DAR, to Susan Taylor, 2202 S. Third St., Tucumcari, NM 88401. Phone or mail orders are due by Nov. 29. The idea for Wreaths Across America began in 1992 when Morrill Worcester, who owned Worcester...
For the second straight year, Logan Municipal Schools earned the coveted Spotlight designation — the highest attainable — at its elementary, middle and high schools from the New Mexico Public Education Department. San Jon and House schools earned the Spotlight designation at two of its three schools. Tucumcari earned the second-highest Traditional designation at all three of its schools, which means they are in good standing. The PED issued its annual ratings for all schools based on the 2023-2024 year last Tuesday via its New Mexico Vis...
The Quay County Commission last Tuesday approved a canvass of the 2024 general election results without much discussion. That’s a far cry from recent elections after Donald Trump claimed — without evidence — that his 2020 presidential re-election over challenger Joe Biden was stolen from him. Those claims sparked turmoil in many county election operations, including in New Mexico. The commission approved the canvass of the 2020 results, but skepticism about election integrity persisted into 2022, when two commissioners said they were asked...
Because of recent storms, water levels at Conchas Lake have reached their highest point in almost six years. Franklin McCasland, manager of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District, said in his Nov. 12 report to the district’s board of directors that the lake had risen to an elevation of 4,181.12 feet that morning. McCasland said the day after the meeting that was the highest water level in the lake since early 2019, when its elevation reached 4,182 feet. He reported Conchas Lake had received 47,631 acre-feet of inflow this month with just 2,307 a...
Not bad for what was supposed to be a rebuilding year. Tucumcari’s volleyball team finished its season with two victories at the Class 2A tournament in Rio Rancho, plus a school record for wins. The Lady Rattlers also finished its district schedule undefeated, the first time that’s happened. They won their third district title in four years. Fourth-seeded Tucumcari (21-6) ultimately finished sixth at the 2A tourney, falling to eventual state runner-up Mesilla Valley Christian 20-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 15-12 on Friday. The Lady Rattlers wer...
The Logan FFA parliamentary procedure team recently received a Gold designation at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. The National FFA Parliamentary Procedure career and leadership development event tests students' ability to effectively communicate ideas during a meeting. The team included Braeden Lightfoot, president, and members Charmaynn Hall, Kyleigh Phillips, Trinity Grant, April Lansdell and Jaida Roberts. They were coached by Bonnie Lightfoot. The Logan FFA chapter adviser is...
Logan’s basketball teams will be playing under new scoreboards this season. The Logan Municipal Schools board last Monday accepted a donation of new scoreboards from The Bank of Logan. Superintendent Dennis Roch said the new scoreboards would be installed both in the main gymnasium and the Performing Arts Center, which often is used during tournaments. Roch said a crew would install the new scoreboards before the start of basketball season. He said the devices can operate wirelessly. In addition, new branding reflecting the donation from The B...
The superintendent of Logan Municipal Schools is resigning next month to take a position with New Mexico Senate Republicans. Dennis Roch confirmed in an email today he told the school board and staff he was resigning effective Dec. 31 to become the caucus chief of staff for New Mexico Senate Republicans. New Mexico Senate Republicans also sent out a news release today announcing Roch’s hiring. Roch has been Logan’s superintendent since 2013. Before that, he was an assistant superintendent at Texico and Tucumcari. Roch was a New Mexico sta...
Tucumcari's assistant city manager received a promotion. The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday voted 4-1 to hire Renee Hayoz, a former District 4 commissioner and an assistant city manager since September, as city manager in January. Hayoz will replace Paula Chacon, who is retiring in December after a little more than two years at the helm. After about a 45-minute closed executive session, Commissioner Jonathan Brito moved to hire Hayoz pending an agreement. Commissioner CJ Oglesby...
The Quay County Health Council will offer two suicide-prevention programs on Thursday at VFW Post 2528 in Tucumcari. The council has two contractors trained in a suicide prevention program called QPR, which provides information on the signs of suicide, questions to ask to someone exhibiting signs, appropriate responses and regional resources available. Free sessions at the VFW are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. Each session will be about one hour. “Get this training and maybe you can save a life by being in the right place at t...
Tucumcari’s volleyball team secured a berth in the Class 2A tournament but wouldn’t know of its next opponent until Monday night because a winter storm delayed a key district match. Brackets for the state’s volleyball tournaments traditionally are scheduled by the New Mexico Activities Association on Sunday before matches later that week. However, a severe winter storm postponed a key match in Tucumcari’s district between Raton and Santa Rosa until Monday night. The NMAA stated after the completion of the match, it would seed the teams and set...
Logan’s first-ever boys cross-country team finished seventh in the Class 1A-2A state championships Saturday at Albuquerque Academy. Two Tucumcari runners finished in the top 40 individually, as did a girl from San Jon, in 1A-2A. Devin Kotara was Logan’s top runner, finishing 39th individually in 18 minutes, 30.2 seconds. Other runners for the Longhorns were Bill DeLuca (55th, 19:02.0), Mitchell Wall (72nd, 19:31.9), Christopher Lucero (77th, 19:37.3), Connor Moore (92nd, 20:04.08), Kale Griffiths (105th, 20:22.4) and Kaden Bongers (139th, 21:...
Logan made a splashdown to the six-man football championship. Despite torrential rains and wet snow that made their home football field resemble a swamp, the top-seeded and undefeated Longhorns continued their season-long rampage with a 48-2 home victory Friday over fourth-seeded Elida in the semifinals. Logan (11-0) will host Grady in the championship game at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Second-seeded Grady (10-1) defeated third-seeded Mountainair 36-18 in the other semifinal on Saturday. The title game...
Powered by their second straight district championship, the Logan volleyball squad on Sunday secured a No. 1 seed in this week’s Class 1A tournament. The Lady Longhorns (19-4), which earned a first-round bye, will play the winner of the Grady-Pine Hill matchup at 2 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland High School. Logan coach Glynna Strand said of her team’s district crown and high seed that she was “just proud of my team and their hard work.” Logan is in the same bracket as No. 4-seed and longtime area rival Melrose (17-6). In the other bracket is No....