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The city's Lodgers Tax Advisory Board heard a funding proposal from Rotary Club of Tucumcari to refurbish the big "T" on Tucumcari Mountain so it's brighter at night and stands out more during the day. Robert Hockaday and his son, Bobby, made a formal presentation about the "T" project during a board work session that also considered presentations from events and entities requesting financial assistance of motel tax funds during the 2023 fiscal year. The Rotary Club in late 2020 relighted the "T...
The era of legal recreational marijuana began Friday morning in Tucumcari, but not without a few hiccups due to supply shortages and one business' computer-system issues. Only one of an estimated eight retail cannabis businesses that are set up in Tucumcari opened Friday morning for New Mexico's first day of legal recreational cannabis sales. And the one business that opened on Friday, Buds n' More on South First Street near the Interstate 40 exit, didn't conduct hardly any cannabis sales due...
An engineer explained to county commissioners three options on dealing with an aging Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari - building a new facility, renovating it or using a hybrid of the two. Either way, it's going to cost at least $19 million and likely more. Mike Williams, a healthcare planner and principal at Stantec Architecture in Phoenix, talked by videoconference about those options from a feasibility study for the hospital during a Quay County Commission meeting Thursday....
The lone Democratic candidate for Quay County sheriff withdrew from the primary election race last week. Reyes Gonzales, a Tucumcari police officer who made a previous unsuccessful run for sheriff on the Democratic ticket in 2018, filed paperwork on March 28 to officially withdraw from the race, Quay County Clerk Ellen White said. White said Gonzales did not give his reason for withdrawing. An email and text to him requesting comment were not answered. Gonzales’ withdrawal leaves the Democratic Party with no candidate for that office for the J...
On this date ... 1972: Fourteen striking workers at the Tucumcari Power Plant went back to work following a two-day walkout after the Power Board and city commissioners heard their complaints. Several workers complained the plant’s new superintendent had split work shifts and that workers began painting the plant when they should have been doing maintenance on engines to prepare for the coming summer months. The superintendent denied reports he would lay off the plant’s older workers but admitted he was training younger employees so they cou...
In Christian circles, we have a tendency to develop “jargon,” a technical short-hand way of speaking. We use words, and we just assume everybody knows what we mean. They don’t, however, and the irony is that we ourselves forget. The jargon substitutes for actually thinking about what we’re saying. We do this with words like “faith,” “saved,” “born again” and “holiness.” A friend suggested that we’ve done this with the word, “trust.” What’s the word actually mean? We throw it around a lot. Do you trust in God? Trust Jesus! Trust the promises...
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Quay County have slowed to a trickle. Only two cases of COVID-19 were reported last week in the county by the New Mexico Department of Health, continuing a weeks-long decline of the disease. The total number of the county’s confirmed cases the previous week was five. The total number of cases rose to 1,994 since the pandemic began in spring 2020. According to state epidemiology reports, Quay County’s COVID-19 case rate declined to at 6.8 new cases per 100,000 people from March 15 to March 28. That compares to 11....
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at 575-487-2287 for more information. Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pork sausage biscuit sandwich, strawberries, apple juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Ham and cheese chef salad, teriyaki chicken, brown rice, oven-roasted broccoli, baby carrots, pineapple chunks, skim, 1% or chocolate skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Apple frudel, pear, ora...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Saturday — Quay County Little League opening ceremonies. The 70th anniversary of Quay County Little League will take start at 10 a.m. at the Little League field on South 14th Street with the national anthem. Free food for the players will be provided. • April 13 — Culpepper & Merriweather Circus. Performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m.; tickets will be available at Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, 404 W. Route 66 Blvd., Tucumcari Historical Museum, 416 S. Adams St., and Tucumca...
Mesalands Community College announced Thursday it has joined the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services, or CHESS. CHESS, a nonprofit organization, will expand access to Mesalands’ programs to students elsewhere while opening more education possibilities for its local students. Mesalands joins these CHESS colleges: Central New Mexico Community College, Clovis Community College, Northern New Mexico College, San Juan College, and Santa Fe Community College. Together, the colleges are designing an enterprise resource planning and s...
Just weeks after two right-wing extremists verbally assaulted and appeared to threaten violence against Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and his wife at a restaurant in Las Vegas, a left-wing radical unleashed a vile tirade against Republican gubernatorial candidate Joe Lombardo during a public appearance late last month. In both cases the tactics were similar — the public figure is asked to come in close to the assailant under the pretext of taking a selfie and then, once within easy reach of the assailant — and potentially vulnerable to vio...
An excellent measure of whether a “law” is good or bad is to see if it prohibits something that isn’t prohibited elsewhere -- especially, right next door. If something is clearly bad enough for there to be unanimous agreement it should be prohibited, I might give the argument in favor of prohibition some thought. Otherwise, the law is trash, unworthy of a moment’s consideration or my support. By this measure, Texas’ marijuana laws fail. Hard. The Eastern New Mexico News reported last week that Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Johnny Bures...
It’s starting to feel more and more like summer, a time that’s ripe for weekend getaways. And if you’re like me and enjoy the “hidden treasures” of our state, here’s one you might enjoy: Mills Canyon in Harding County. It’s tucked away in the grasslands of northeastern New Mexico, in the most sparsely populated county in the state. The park is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and includes one of the most rugged stretches of the Canadian River in northeastern New Mexico. It’s within the Kiowa National Grasslands, where the Canadian River...
The Tucumcari baseball team notched its first win of the season last week and snapped a 41-game losing streak that dated to 2019. The Rattlers won the first game of a March 29 doubleheader at Clayton by an 18-11 score and were leading the second game 3-1 until it was canceled due to darkness. Tucumcari first-year coach George Montano — the third Rattlers coach since the skid began — acknowledged the victory produced “a lot of emotions from the coaches and the boys.” “The game should have ended soon than it did,” he added. “We need to learn...
The Logan girls basketball team that advanced to the Class 1A semifinals saw two players named to the New Mexico High School Coaches Association’s all-state first team. A House student who played for 1A champion Fort Sumner also was named to the first team. One Tucumcari player made the second team in Class 3A’s all-state selections. For the Lady Longhorns, senior guards Kyra Conway and Reece Goldston each made the Class 1A first team. Logan finished with a 23-7 record and advanced to the state semifinals before being defeated by eventual cha...
LOGAN - Gateway Christian and Logan's baseball teams may face each other again later this spring during the Class 1A playoffs, including a possible rematch of last year's title game. For now, the Warriors have bragging rights against the defending 1A champ. Gateway Christian scored the go-ahead run in extra innings, then retired Logan in order for secure a 4-3 victory on March 28. That gave the Warriors (3-3) two wins in three games against the Longhorns (4-2) this season. Gateway quickly recove...
The Logan boys and girls track teams looked strong Saturday, but district rival Melrose looked stronger at the Wolverines Relays in Texico. The Buffaloes prevailed over the Longhorns 106-89 in points at the 10-team meet. The Lady Buffs also won easily over the runner-up Lady Longhorns 116-84 at the event. The Tucumcari girls team finished fourth and the Rattler boys sixth at the meet. Other teams compiling points were Texico, Des Moines, Clayton, Dora, Grady, Clovis Christian, Floyd and Hagerman. For the Longhorns, freshman Haden Judd won four...
Pecos swept a doubleheader Friday from the visiting Logan softball team by scores of 19-4 and 7-6. In the first game, Lizzy Horner had a single and two RBI for the Lady Longhorns. In the nightcap, Logan was leading 6-4 going into the final half-inning but gave up three runs, including the game-winner with two out. Bella Coronado hit a three-run, inside-the-park home run in that game. Pecos improved to 5-4 overall. Logan, which practically is rebuilding its program after a two-year hiatus, fell to 0-6. Dora 17, Logan 2 Dora 16, Logan 1 Dora...
The Tucumcari boys golf team struggled with nerves and wind during its season-opening meet March 29 at the New Mexico Military Institute Golf Course in Roswell. The Rattlers finished last of seven teams with a cumulative score of 554. Clovis Christian won the meet with a score of 347. “I think they were a little bit nervous because it was their first meet of the season,” Tucumcari coach Justin Garcia said, “and it was severely windy that day.” According to National Weather Service data, gusts that afternoon reached 54 mph, with 25-35 mph sus...
Multiple law-enforcement agencies were involved in the apprehension last week of a wanted Tucumcari man who hid from police in a residence. Michael Anthony Romero Jr., 30, was charged last week with burglary of a vehicle, criminal damage to the property of a household member, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and larceny after his arrest the afternoon of March 28. Tucumcari Police Sgt. Shaun Slate wrote in his complaint he was sent to the 1600 block of South Rock Island Street about Romero breaking vehicle windows there, then...
The Quay County Health Council is taking part in the 2022 New Mexico Community Survey that’s offering a gift card for selected participants. The survey lets the people have a say in the data about substance misuse in Quay County. The survey will help the health council know more about the factors that influence behavior around substance misuse. The results of the survey will help Quay County get prevention and other services and help focus efforts for maximum benefit. The more surveys collected, the better picture of substance misuse in Quay C...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 28 to April 3: Monday — 4:52 a.m.: Reckless driving at milepost 310, U.S. 54, Tucumcari. — 7:35 a.m.: Theft in 2300 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 10:35 a.m.: Disturbance in 200 block of South U.S. 54, Logan. — 11:14 a.m.: Accident in 300 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. — 11:30 a.m.: Missing person reported in 1600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 1:03 p.m.: Arrest warrant at South First and East High streets, Tu...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 28 to April 2: — Danford Cross Jr., 36, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Michael Anthony Romero Jr., 30, Tucumcari, felony contempt of court and battery against a household member. — Patrick Michael Rivera Sr., 49, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Ricardo Chavez, 44, Tucumcari, possession of a controlled substance (misdemeanor). — Seth A. Chavez, 34, Tucumcari, public nuisance. — Danae Samitra Hurd, 30, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — David Sandoval Jr.,...