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The newest member of the Tucumcari Public Schools board was sworn into office a few minutes earlier than anticipated before its regular meeting on Oct. 21. Because two members were absent, the board would have lacked a quorum to do business. The swearing-in ceremony for new District 1 board member Carlos Romero had been scheduled as the third item on the board's agenda. But because of the lack of a quorum, Quay County Clerk Ellen White administered the oath of office to Romero a few minutes...
Tucumcari now has a visual plan for its proposed Hometown Heroes Park, and all it needs is about another $13,000 to begin construction on it. Connie Loveland, executive director of Tucumcari MainStreet, and Anthony Kent, who proposed the Hometown Heroes Park more than two years ago, in early October received renderings of the proposed park from Anthropopulus Design & Planning of Albuquerque. Anthropopulus formerly is Groundwork Studio, which facilitated the city's wayfinding plan. The...
When Donna Garcia of the New Mexico Children, Youth & Families office in Tucumcari received word from the governor she wanted Garcia's office to participate in a statewide beautification program, she called a local organization that essentially are experts on such efforts. Garcia, a social worker at CYFD, contacted Tucumcari Tuesdays, a volunteer group that has conducted weekly cleanups in various parts of the city since May. "There's power in numbers, and so we contacted Tucumcari Tuesdays,"...
Quay County’s road superintendent told county commissioners Monday that repairs on a flood-damaged, eight-mile stretch of Quay Road M may begin as soon as early November. Road superintendent Stephen Salas said $750,000 in state disaster funds earmarked for the May 2023 flash floods recently were approved. Salas said the forthcoming work by Pacheco Construction of Tucumcari would use up most of that money. Quay Road M runs from north of Bard to the caprock in the southern part of the county. Salas said he would request another $750,000 in s...
The bride-price is a common feature of the Bible’s stories. Jacob famously put in 14 years of hard labor for Rachel. David paid King Saul a bride-price of 100 foreskins of the hated Philistines. For a family to give up a daughter in marriage represented a financial burden, as most of them lived a hand-to-mouth agrarian lifestyle, and all the women helped keep it going. To lose a young woman was to lose an important worker. So, the payment of a bride-price was meant to help compensate for that l...
On this date ... 1974: Tucumcari Recreation Director Dan Barks was honored by friends during a dinner at the Sheraton Inn. Despite pain in his knees during his trek, Barks had recently completed a 75-hour walk to help raise funds for improvements to city parks. A total of $1,400 had been raised, with more money coming in. The Tucumcari Jaycees added another $150 to the fund, and more money was being collected during the dinner. — Muhammad Ali knocked out titleholder George Foreman in the eighth round in Zaire. Ali became only the second h...
Thursday — St. Anne Catholic Parish Trunk or Treat. This event will be held at Hammond Hall at 450 S. Fifth St. at 7 p.m. Call the parish office at (575) 461-2515 for more information. Nov. 11 — Veterans Day ceremony. The annual ceremony will beat Veterans Park in downtown Tucumcari at 11 a.m. If weather conditions are bad, the ceremony will be moved to the VFW Post 2528 at 105 E. Main St. The post will offer coffee and doughnuts from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., with a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 13 — Native American Heritage Day. This event from...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Blueberry and yogurt parfait, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Homestyle macaroni and cheese, turkey and cheese stacker, seasoned corn, fresh broccoli, garden side salad, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Whole grain donut ring, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, pear, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, ham and...
A Logan man was arrested and charged with a felony after being accused of shooting at a car parked near the school’s football field. Christopher Robbins, 56, was charged with shooting at or from a motor vehicle and negligent use of a deadly weapon (intoxication). The shooting charge is a fourth-degree felony that could lead up to 18 months in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The negligent-use charge is a petty misdemeanor that would lead up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $500. According to an affidavit written by Logan Police Chief S...
Two Tucumcari police officers were uninjured when someone began shooting at them as they investigated an apparent arson early Thursday. Sgt. Lorenzo Emillio and Patrolman Jesse Ray were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard about midnight Wednesday to check on a report of property being burned across from the Tucumcari Convention Center. While working the scene, an unknown person began shooting at them, Police Chief Patti Lopez said. The officers didn’t return fire because the shooter couldn’t be seen. “They heard (the bulle...
Here we are, on the cusp of one of the most consequential elections in American history, with the choices for president as different as night and day. Three big questions remain: Who will win the presidency? Which political party will win control of the U.S. Senate and House? And what will the losers do after the winners emerge? Polls and pundits tell us it’s too close to call in the presidential election. I expect Kamala Harris to win the overall popular vote, just as the Democratic candidate has in every presidential election since 2004, b...
Donald Trump’s public appearances follow a typical direction. He has a speech in mind he intends to deliver with the help of a teleprompter, but instead he resorts to rambling and discussing odd, bizarre thoughts about all sorts of topics. To put it bluntly, the former president has increasingly spouted rhetoric that is nonsensical and incoherent. MSNBC columnist Zeeshan Aleem convincingly stated that, “Trump has been embedded in the public consciousness as a rule-breaker for so long that it can be easy to forget how far he is from ful...
The amateurs running the Kamala Harris campaign have finally hit bottom. They tried dealing the “Trump is Crazy” card, the “Trump is Exhausted” card and the “Trump is a Threat to Democracy” card. But Harris’ poll numbers just kept sinking and Trump’s only kept getting stronger. The upward turn of fortune for Trump that has Democrats in a panic is not because he was shot or because he suddenly transformed himself into Mitt Romney 2.0 or Mister Rogers. It’s because the whole country has been getting a better look at Kamala – and has seen what a...
LOGAN - The Longhorns completed an undefeated regular season, won a district title and nabbed the No. 1 seed in the six-man football playoffs with a 54-0 victory Friday over New Mexico School for the Deaf. The game ended in the third quarter due to the mercy rule. While pleased with the district crown and the top seed in the postseason, Logan coach Dwayne Roberts wasn't about to rest on his team's accomplishments. "It's been a great season, but we're still not where we want to be," he said....
Tucumcari proved to be no match to an unbeaten and No. 3-ranked Legacy Academy football squad during a 54-0 district loss Saturday afternoon in Bernalillo. The Silverbacks totaled nearly 400 yards in offense while holding the Rattlers to just 110 yards of offense. The game ended in the third quarter by the mercy rule. “They dominated us,” THS coach Doug South said. “It was obvious they were the No. 3 team in the state.” Tucumcari quarterback Nick Romero went 4-for-10 passing for 60 yards and one interception. Eighth-grade running back Robert...
Tucumcari's volleyball team dispatched of a depleted Estancia squad on Thursday by a score of 27-25, 25-14, 25-16, all but eliminating the Lady Bears from district contention. The Lady Rattlers dominated the Lady Bears 34-21 in kills during their annual Think Pink game where the players wore specially made black-and-pink jerseys. Sophomore Cambree Benavidez, celebrating her 16th birthday that day, led THS with 12 kills. July Lafferty, apparently recovered from an ankle injury in mid-September,...
Tucumcari senior Alex Bueno De La O finished fourth overall Saturday at the 21-team City of Natural Lakes invitational at Santa Rosa. Bueno De La O finished the 5,000-meter course on city parks near the Blue Hole in 18 minutes, 2 seconds, which was less than a minute behind the winner. As good as it sounds, Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said the senior can do better. “He had a bad start,” Clark said. “He wants to hang back so he can set up his pace. But he needs to figure out a way to get closer to the front.” Bueno De La O also was without...
The Village of Logan received news Friday it is receiving nearly $400,000 from the state to buy a new ambulance The village was among 37 public entities in New Mexico that received a total of $57.8 million in matching grants for 57 projects from the state’s Department of Finance and Administration, leveraging more than $200 million in federal funds. Logan received $289,000 in federal funding and $96,000 in contingent funds to boost its ambulance service. Village Administrator Rodney Paris said the money would be used to buy a new ambulance. T...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27: Oct. 21 — 10:23 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1000 block of East Heman Avenue, Tucumcari. — 12:17 p.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 2:25 p.m.: Vehicle fire at milepost 368, Interstate 40, Bard. — 4:06 p.m.: Harassment in 7000 block of Quay Road Y, Tucumcari. — 6:30 p.m.: Property damage in 1400 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 10:54 p.m.: Robbery in 2400 block of South First Stree...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 21 to Oct. 25: — Kendall James Callison, 21, Tucumcari, battery on a household member (third offense). — Troy D. Cooper, 44, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Christopher Robbins, 56, Logan, shooting at or from a motor vehicle (no great bodily harm) and negligent use of a deadly weapon (intoxication). — Marc Hazelton, 45, Tucumcari, felony contempt of court. These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 21 to Oct. 25: — S...