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A bill introduced by New Mexico Sen. Pat Woods is designed to help rural school districts save thousands of dollars in transportation costs by allowing them to use sport utility vehicles instead of school buses. "It makes sense; it is safe and it could be faster to use an SUV rather than a big school bus to drive students to school when there are just a few students on the route," Woods said. Woods said he introduced Senate Bill 381 after a school superintendent told him he was required to use...
Artists from near and far have made their way to Tucumcari to participate in Mesalands Community College's 19th annual Iron Pour. "Even in its 19th year, the Iron Pour has continued to draw in art enthusiasts," said D'Jean Jawrunner, event coordinator/founder. A week-long event of mold building, art shows and events will take place for Mesalands' Iron Pour, culminating with the pouring of 4,000 pounds of molten iron. The foundry building at Mesalands was alive with activity as more than 20...
Grant funding from the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department has allowed the Tucumcari Senior Citizens Center to replace its 10-year-old transportation vans with newer, safer models. Jared Langenegger, city manager, said the initial application for funding was submitted in 2013, and in November 2015, the center received a grant agreement in the amount of $190,000 for the purchase of new vehicles. The center has used the funding to purchase two Ford 12-passenger transit vans for $34,881 each and one Dodge Grand Caravan at a cost of...
The future might be brighter for eastern New Mexico, where solar energy is concerned as solar technology prices continue falling and the renewable energy tax credit remains. The Solar Energy Industries Association reports that solar photovoltaic (PV) prices have fallen by 19 percent over the last year and by 62 percent over the last five years. According to SEIA, there are 112 solar companies in New Mexico with 634 megawatts installed around the state, 253 megawatts in 2016 alone. The organization is predicting a growth of another 1,747...
The Tucumcari City Commission authorized city employees on Thursday to seek $340,000 in state grant money to help resurface Second Street in Tucumcari’s downtown area. Ralph Lopez, a project manager in the city’s community development department, said in a special meeting Thursday that the grant is a re-application of a grant request that was turned down last year. If successful, any money received from the grant would be added to other funding the Second Street project has already received, Lopez said, including $180,000 in legislative gra...
March 1946 • E. E. Rivers, a resident of Quay County, was hired as secretary of the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce for the year, according to an announcement released by R. C. Sandusky, president of the organization. • Kenneth Ayres had a story that’s “one for Ripley’s.” One of his 8-month-old white Leghorn pullets laid an egg that tipped the scales at just under 8 ounces. The king-sized egg measured 8 3/4 inches at its largest circumference and 7 3/4 inches the short way. • J. O. Robinson was elected commander of the local post of the Vetera...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers for today through March 15: Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Barbecue chicken, pasta salad, kidney bean salad, whole wheat roll, margarine, honey dew Friday: Tuna and shells, salad with dressing, crackers, fruit cup Monday: Pepper steak, baked potato, margarine, California vegetables, dinner roll, cherry cobbler Tuesday: Pork stir fry, salad with dressing, whole wheat roll, margarine, apple cobbler Wednesday: Taco salad, Spanish rice, squash with margarine,...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 27 through March 3: • Henry Meadows, 38, warrant • John Pak, 26, possession of a controlled substance • Albert Chacon, 30, battery on a household member • Steven Gloms, 27, child abuse-negligently caused • Henry Meadows, 39, warrant The following individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 27 through March 3: • Dillan Franklin, 18, transferred to the department of corrections • Joshua Linker, 27, transferred to the department of...
Monday-Friday • Annual Iron Pour: 9 a.m., - 5 p.m. at Mesalands Community College Thursday • City Commission Workshop: 5:30 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall Monday • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse March 23 • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall March 27 • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse Service clubs • Altrusa Club of Tucumcari: Noon, first and third Wednesday of each month, Pow Wow Restaurant, 801 W. Route 66. Call 575-461-1377. Support group...
If it could be argued that the roughly 360 kindergarten through eighth-grade students at La Promesa Early Learning Center are getting anything near a quality education — despite the charter school’s serious financial and accounting problems — it would be appropriate to ask the state Public Education Commission to hold off on revoking the West Side Albuquerque school’s charter and shutting it down at the end of the school year. But no one who looks at the data can successfully make that argument. According to La Promesa’s most recent report ca...
I will briefly respond to letters about my views on the Nara Visa borehole project, and then move on: The German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck observed, “Politics is the art of the possible.” I bow to this reality, as two county commissioners and Logan School Superintendent Dennis Roch did on Feb. 13. I accept defeat but do not stand corrected. Here is a quote from Franklin Orr, the U.S. Department of Energy’s under-secretary for science and energy, about the borehole project, which he leads: “Importantly, no nuclear waste will be involved in th...
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minnesota, recently remarked on CNN, “I think that Donald Trump has already done a number of things which legitimately raise the question of impeachment.” Ellison went on to state that, “On day one, he was in violation of the emoluments clause. This is a part of the Constitution that says as president you can’t get payments from a foreign power.” The Title of Nobility Clause, also known as the Emoluments Clause, proclaims: “No title of nobility shall be granted by the Unit...
Three Quay County high school teams have advanced to the quarterfinal rounds of the 1A, 2A and 3A state basketball tournaments this week in Albuquerque. The 9-seed San Jon Coyotes (13-8) will take on the top seed Quemado Eagles (26-2) at 1:15 p.m. today at Bernalillo High School. The Coyotes advanced to the quarter finals of the boys 1A state basketball tournament with a 68-60 win Saturday over the 8-seed Coronado Leopards. Game time: 1:15 p.m. today at Bernalillo. - The Logan Lady Longhorns com...
Three area youths will represent Quay County when they compete at the Regional Elks Hoopshoot in Dallas, Texas. Keenan Daughtery of Logan and Dustin Bryant and Chantzee Elliott of San Jon will compete March 17-18 in a free throw basketball competition against student athletes from four other states. “It feels really good to represent the Tucumcari and San Jon area in this contest,” Bryant said. The three Quay County children are three of six children from New Mexico competing in the regional competition. Bryant said this is his fourth year com...
Quay County government should consider paying more to receive ambulance services from the city of Tucumcari, according to city officials, who debated the issue with Quay County commissioners Thursday in a joint work session. City Manager Jared Langenegger showed ambulance service statistics indicating that 17 percent of city ambulance calls are from outside the city. While ambulance services were originally designed to be self-sustaining, Langenegger said, large infusions of money from the city’s general fund have been necessary to keep the s...
The following are the menus for the schools in Quay County for today through March 15: House Thursday Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, cereal, yogurt, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Steak fingers with country gravy, corn, roll, fruit, milk Monday Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage, cereal, yogurt, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Beef stew, cornbread, fruit, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Breakfast bar, cereal, yogurt, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Hot dog or chili dog, green beans, fruit, milk Wednesday Breakfast: Ham and cheese croissant, hash br...