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The Tucumcari High School cross-country team competed in its final regular-season meet Thursday at Santa Rosa before it travels later this week to the district meet at Cobre. Rattlers coach Tim Clark didn’t recall the results for his high-school runners Thursday, but he said his usual top runner, Creed Owen, had an off-week, allowing teammate to Alex Bueno De La O to have a better showing. “I’d rather have an off-week at Santa Rosa than have an off-week (at district),” Clark said. Clark said two varsity runners also did not compete Thursda...
A representative from the Tucumcari Historical Museum talked Monday to the Quay County Commission about the museum’s takeover of Tucumcari Rawhide Days and its expanded plans for the annual festival. Alan Daugherty, speaking on behalf of the Tucumcari Historical Research Institute that runs the museum, said it plans to expand the scope of the festival to a “Rails, Reels and the Route” theme — basically, Tucumcari’s railroad and Route 66 heritage, plus resuming a film festival — in 2023. Daugherty also said Tucumcari Rawhide Days also would...
Logan cruised to two district wins over Clovis Christian and San Jon last week and stayed alive in the race for a district title. The Lady Longhorns blasted visiting Clovis Christian 25-9, 25-5, 25-9 on Thursday, then overwhelmed visiting San Jon 25-10, 25-11, 25-21 on Saturday. Logan improved to 13-6 overall and 7-1 in district play. The Lady Longhorns trail only No. 1-ranked Melrose (18-0) in the district, which they will face again on Nov. 5. Melrose 3, San Jon 0 Like almost all of the Lady Buffaloes’ opponents this season, San Jon fell i...
The New Mexico Racing Commission, citing the declining health of the state’s horse-racing industry, on Thursday unanimously denied a license application from Coronado Partners to build a racetrack and casino on Tucumcari’s east side. The commissioners’ 4-0 action followed a closed executive session of about an hour to discuss the application for the sixth and final license in New Mexico. The commission faced a court-mandated Nov. 2 deadline to decide on Coronado’s application. Commission Chairman Sam Bregman said after reviewing Coronad...
"Next Exit," an acclaimed life-after-death drama and comedy film partially shot in Tucumcari, will hold its official premiere at Tucumcari's historic Odeon Theatre on Monday evening. Doors at the theater will open at 5 p.m., with the screening at 6 p.m. The film's writer and director Mali Elfman, co-star Katie Parker, producer Derek Bishe and Magnolia Pictures marketing and distribution Neal Block will hold a question-and-answer session after the showing at 7:40 p.m., Odeon Theatre general...
The Logan Municipal Schools board last week unanimously approved a letter to the Harding County Commission, imploring it to improve the condition of Trigg Road. “As you know, Logan Municipal Schools serves a number of students (as well as school staff) who live along this road,” the letter states. “The condition of the road has prompted safety concerns, both by residents and by our school bus contractor who is responsible for picking up students along this road.” The letter stated because of a likely increase of capital outlay funds in the 202...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases stayed at a low level, with just three reported by state health officials in each of the last two weeks. However, average daily case numbers in New Mexico increased for a second straight week, according to New Mexico Department of Health data. The COVID Act Now website kept Quay County’s risk rating for community spread of the disease at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 18.2 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 36.4 the previous week. The total number of coronavir...
Melrose capitalized on its opportunities in the red zone, and Logan didn’t. The result was a 48-6 loss for the host Longhorns in eight-man district football action on Friday. Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said his team suffered three turnovers inside its opponent’s 20, including two at the goal line. “We just didn’t get it in the end zone,” he said. “We were in the red zone six times. Four of those were inside the 10. “We actually held the ball more than Melrose most of the night. We moved the ball on them all night; we just didn’t punch it in. We...
An unbeaten Melrose volleyball team took the upper hand in the District 6 standings Saturday with a 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 victory at arch-rival Logan. The Lady Buffaloes, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A, improved to 16-0 overall and has lost only one set all season. They improved to 5-0 in the district. Logan, ranked sixth in 1A, fell to 11-6 overall and 5-1 in district play. “We didn’t look as good as we did when we played Fort Sumner,” Logan coach Glynna Strand said, referring to her team’s victory over the Vixens earlier in the week. “Still...
The Logan Municipal Schools board last week unanimously appointed a new member last week who is a familiar face. The board during an Oct. 3 special meeting appointed Tom Humble, who served on the board for 12 years before losing re-election last year, to replace the recently resigned Scott Osborn. Two candidates sent letters of interest to the board to fill the seat, but superintendent Dennis Roch stated in an email the other applicant withdrew hours before the meeting. As a result, Roch said last Monday’s meeting lasted less than a minute. ...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases remained at a low level, with just three reported by state health officials last week. COVID-19 cases totaled two in the county the previous week, according to New Mexico Department of Health data. The COVID Act Now website kept Quay County’s risk rating for community spread of the disease at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 36.4 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 48.5 the previous week. The total number of coronavirus cases in Quay County since the pandemic began in...
Another month, another record for Tucumcari cannabis sales. Tucumcari in September set its third straight record for legal marijuana sales, with more than $369,000 in recreational and medical sales, according to a news release Friday from the Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department. That edged the city’s previous record of $356,000 in sales in August. Tucumcari recorded just short of $306,000 in recreational sales and over $63,000 in medical sales in September. Tucumcari recently saw the opening of its 10th c...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team ended up on the wrong end of a five-set, non-district loss Saturday at Clayton. The Yellowjackets prevailed 12-25, 25-19, 13-25, 25-22, 15-11 over the Lady Rattlers (12-5). “We played really hard, and the team showed great hustle on every play,” Tucumcari coach Dana Benavidez said. “Clayton had a couple of good/tall blockers that came up with big plays at key points in the game.” Benavidez praised back-row players Alexus Lafferty, Alexis Ramirez and Haisley Huffman for a number of hustle saves. Cambree...
Tucumcari’s city manager said she was exploring an idea of using lodgers tax funds to help pay for new lighting for Tucumcari Public Schools’ ballpark redevelopment project. Paula Chacon said during the city’s Lodgers Tax Advisory Board meeting Wednesday the city has been cultivating a more cooperative relationship with the school district. She said aiding the district with new lights for the new high-school baseball and softball fields that soon would be built would be “an investment that’s beneficial to the city.” However, she said she could...
The race for the Quay County Commission’s District 3 seat is one of the very few local contested races in next month’s general election. The race pits Republican nominee Brian Fortner, 63, a retired teacher, coach, broadcaster and rancher who lives in rural Tucumcari, versus Democratic nominee Tommy Wallace, 62, a third-generation rancher who lives near Grady. Fortner prevailed in a five-way race in the Republican primary election earlier this summer. Wallace was unopposed in his primary election. The winner will replace Franklin McCasland, a R...
The Fast TV Network announced during a news conference Wednesday it will move from Albuquerque into the vacant Kmart building in Tucumcari that will be home to a television and movie production facility and a New Mexico Route 66 museum and welcome center. In all, the $8 million project eventually will create between 30 and 70 jobs after its soft opening on July 1, 2023, said Mike Lee, Fast TV's president and CEO, during the briefing inside the Tucumcari Railroad Depot. Lee said his company is...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases fell to just two last week, and New Mexico’s governor rescinded six executive orders related to the pandemic but not the public health emergency order. COVID-19 cases totaled seven and 10 during the previous two weeks, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The COVID Act Now website maintained Quay County’s risk rating for community spread at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 48.5 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 121.2 cases the previous week. The t...
The New Mexico Activities Association last week gave Ace Whitson, a freshman at Logan High School, the organization's inaugural Spirit of Sport Award for his comeback after an accident that forced the partial amputation of one leg. The Spirit of Sport Award was created by the association "to recognize those individuals who exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics," according to a news release. The Spirit of Sport Award was presented...
State-ranked Ruidoso cruised to an unsurprising 45-0 victory over a young and winless Tucumcari squad, but the Rattlers’ coach saw encouraging signs from his squad. The Warriors, which improved to 6-1 overall, led 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-0 at halftime. Ruidoso is ranked fourth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Ruidoso totaled nearly 400 yards of offense. Quarterback Cooper Pritchett was 9-for-12 passing for 212 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for another TD. Kaden Sago ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns in just eight carries. T...
The Tucumcari High School girls volleyball continued to roll, earning three-set victories over Pecos and Estancia last week. The two wins improved the Lady Rattlers' record to 12-4 overall, and they again were ranked seventh in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Tucumcari has won seven of its last nine matches. On Saturday, Tucumcari traveled to Pecos and prevailed 25-23, 25-14, 27-25. Cambree Benavidez led the Lady Rattlers with 13 kills, and Haisley Huffman added nine. Caylee Benavidez totaled 28...
Mesalands Community College will host its 14th annual Grand Canyon Region rodeo on Friday and Saturday at the Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Tucumcari. Stampede coach Matt Hughes said he’s optimistic this weekend’s event will give his team a chance to overcome a slow start. His men’s and women’s teams each were in fourth place in the regional standings through Sept. 26 after competitions at Dine College and Cochise College, both in Arizona. Hughes said Andy Guzman and Marco Juarez, who both previously have qualified for the National Col...
Logan Municipal Schools superintendent Dennis Roch recently received a Distinguished Service Award from the New Mexico Activities Association. Roch, Josh McCurdy and Neil Swapp received the annual award on Sept. 26 during the NMAA and NMADA fall leadership conference in Albuquerque. The honorees "have all contributed significantly toward the good of the Association in one form or another" and have "supported interscholastic activities for numerous years," according to a news release. Roch grew u...
The New Mexico Racing Commission last week announced a date when it will accept or reject an application from Coronado Partners that wishes to build a casino and horse-racing track in Tucumcari. Commission Chairman Sam Bregman announced at the end of the commission’s meeting Thursday it would make a decision on the license application during its next regular meeting on Oct. 20. Coronado Partners principal and Logan attorney Warren Frost, who attended the meeting Thursday, said he asked the commission whether he could make a presentation on beha...
Quay County’s number of coronavirus cases fell to the single-digit level last week, though an apparent outbreak at Mesalands Community College showed the virus still can cause disruptions. COVID-19 cases totaled seven last week, compared to 10 and 19 during the previous two successive weeks reported by the New Mexico Department of Health. Mesalands was scheduled to hold its regular board of trustees meeting on Sept. 27. However, Margaret Ragland, executive assistant to President Gregg Busch, sent an email Friday evening stating the meeting h...
The K-Bob’s Steakhouse that soon was to reopen in Tucumcari has undergone a name change and a format change. K-Bob’s announced on social media Friday the new name of the restaurant at 200 E. Estrella Ave. will be Stone Ranch Steakhouse. Faye Kolman, chief financial officer and vice president of Albuquerque-based 19twelve Holdings that owns the Tucumcari site, stated in an email Friday her company no longer was involved in K-Bob’s. “We still love them; however, wanted more control over our product and menu,” Kolman wrote. “For example, we...