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LOGAN - Like a rough stock rider, sometimes you're going to go on some unexpected rides, but those rides will give you the experience to get better and succeed, according to 2017 Logan High School Salutatorian Kaylee Bruhn. Bruhn used her experience as a rodeo competitor as part of her speech Saturday during the commencement ceremony at Logan High School. Bruhn said the teachers and staff of Logan schools have given the seniors a strong foundation to succeed. She said even with all of the...
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday it is abandoning a test meant to determine whether nuclear waste can be buried far underground. That’s because of changes in budget priorities, the agency said. But the plan’s critics and supporters, at least in Quay County, all say the battle is far from over. The Trump administration sent Congress a federal spending plan that seeks $120 million to revive the mothballed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. The repository was closed in 2012 after heavy opposition by former Democratic Sen. Har...
The following were actions taken by Tucumcari city commissioners Thursday at their meeting: • Approved a reduced allocation for the city’s senior citizen services from the North Central New Mexico Area Agency on Aging. The amount was reduced from $219,598 to $207,188, reflecting state budget reductions, Tucumcari Senior Citizens Center Director Clara Rey told the commission. She said the city will not cut services to seniors, which include meals at the Tucumcari Senior Citizens Center, home-delivered meals and transportation, but some off...
ELIDA — The federal government has set aside $46.5 million for rural water projects across the country. Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority officials are hoping some of that money will flow their way. Consultant John Ryan said he and others met with federal officials last week in Washington, D.C., to make a pitch for funding. Ryan said at Thursday’s ENMWUA meeting in Elida that any federal allocation would be decided within 20 days from Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Ryan, along with ENMWUA Executive Director Justin How...
Thursday-Sunday • Rockabilly on the Route: All day, Tucumcari Convention Center Tuesday Senior Advisory Board: 9 a.m., Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday • Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board: 10 a.m., Tucumcari City Hall June 8 • City Commission Work Shop: 5 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall June 12 • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse June 13 • Village of Logan Council Meeting: 4:30 p.m., Village Office Thursday June 21 • Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communication Board: 10 a.m., Tucumc...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 20 through May 25: • Courtney Mason, 27, interference with communications • Michael Chacon, 38, warrant • Connie Garcia, 46, battery against a household member • Marissa Garcia, 18, battery against a household member • Elias Lopez, 21, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Juan Lucero, 21, aggravated assault • Andrew McKinney, 35, warrant • Danielle Sandoval, 28, indecent exposure • Robin Shankles, 27, warrant • Stefan Smyer, 25, warrant The followi...
May 1971 • Former Tucumcari student Thomas S. Wheeler received an Air Force Association Award from the 505 Air Force ROTC cadet program at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Wheeler, the commander of the 505 cadet group, was chosen because of his superior officer potential and being in the top 10 percent of his graduating class. • Helen Hutchens was presented a plaque for 15 years of faithful service as fair board member and 4-H leader. Hutchens received the plaque from Russell Harris, president of the Quay County Fair Association. • T...
There’s nothing like spending 62 days on the public’s dime kicking a can down the road. That’s what Santa Fe did in the regular 2017 session, and it’s what it did in the two days of special session last week. As Senate Majority Whip Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, said Thursday when lawmakers adjourned for the long holiday weekend, “If you feel like you’re watching a movie for the second time, you’d be correct.” Rather than reform what by all accounts everyone agrees is an abysmal gross-receipts tax system filled with loopholes and disparities...
A Wall Street Journal story over the weekend headlined “Rural America is the New Inner City” concludes that rural America, not central cities, is now the focus of poverty and despair. In short, America’s breadbasket is now also its basket case. Quay County is a textbook example, as are surrounding counties. I learned this recently by summarizing statistics for the East Central New Mexico Stronger Economies Together initiative that involves Quay, Guadalupe, De Baca and Torrance counties. We’re getting help from U.S. Department of Agricul...
Washington journalists and analysts like to pontificate regularly that the president of the United States is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces. The really informed correspondents will shorten up the title to CINC. At the same time, the media will pretend the president has no control over any other department in the executive branch of government. President Obama worked hard to help reporters in furthering this fantasy by regularly stating, “I learned about that on the news this m...
The fifth annual and final Rockabilly on the Route will begin Thursday with an expected crowd of more than 5,000 set to visit Tucumcari for the four-day music festival. Rockabilly on the Route will feature the music of 25 bands from across the country and unique contests and events all aimed at celebrating Route 66 and classic Americana. The contest will include the Beard and Mustache competition that was won last year by Logan resident Edwin Bruhn. The 2017 Miss Rockabilly on the Route Pin-up,...
PORTALES — New Mexico Department of Agriculture officials visited Portales on Tuesday to tell ag producers they will be charged an additional fee for becoming organic certified. NMDA Marketing and Development Division Director David Lucero referenced a meeting with locals in August 2016 to discuss with them the possibilities for NMDA’s organic program. In August, Lucero had told ranchers and dairy operators that program fees were not offering enough financing to keep the self-sustaining program operational, and they needed suggestions of wha...
Quay County youth ranging from 6 to 18 years old spent two weeks competing in their 4-H county contests. Cloverbuds are under the age of 9, novice 9 to 11, juniors 12 and 13 and seniors are 14 and older. The majority of the contests were held on May 20 with an awards program to finish the day. Novices and juniors will go on to district contests in Roswell in June, and seniors will go on to state in Las Cruces in July. The following are the contest winners. Cloverbud All cloverbuds received first place awards for the following contests. • Aaron...
The women's slow pitch softball league registration will end on Thursday. The league will begin on Tuesday with games at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The cost is $25 per team per night. Age limit is 14 years and older. Registration for the co-ed slow pitch softball league will end on Thursday with games beginning on June 8. Games will be played at 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays. The cost is $250 per team. Age limit is 14 years and older. Men's slow pitch softball pick up league will begin on June 9 with games starting at 7:30...