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All members of the Tucumcari Public Schools board during a meeting June 20 voiced willingness to make changes to the district’s dress code before the school year begins in August. The board discussed a June 9 handout, titled “Proposal to Update TPS Dress Code Regulations,” that detailed the proposal and a survey about the plan. Board members took no action during the meeting because it was not an action item on the agenda but signaled they would adopt the new policy, with possible minor changes, at their next meeting in July. A summary page...
The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and a teen’s possible threat that prompted a cancellation of classes in Tucumcari loomed large during another discussion about bullying in last week’s school board meeting. A teenager using an AR-15 rifle killed 19 children and two teachers in an Uvalde elementary school on May 24. The subsequent investigation has focused on security and police failures during the shootings. On June 3, Tucumcari Public Schools canceled summer classes that day as a precaution after a 16-year-old posted a possible threat on I...
New Mexico Game & Fish earlier in June warned that bears might roam from the woodlands in the northern part of the state due to drought. About that time, that apparently happened just west of Tucumcari. A rural Tucumcari man's daughter and her boyfriend shot and killed an unusually large black bear on June 18 after the animal broke into the man's chicken coop and ate one of the birds. Andrew Swapp, a department chair at Mesalands Community College's wind-energy center, lives off Quay Road AT wes...
I enjoy listening to podcasts. One of my favorites is from a retired, long-time veteran of professional wrestling. I’m not a wrestling fan so much, but this guy is genuinely entertaining and funny. He’s a great, natural story teller. He also happens to be an atheist. His religious faith, or lack thereof, makes an occasional appearance on the show. He’s decided that everyone who actually believes in God is at best brainwashed, and at worst insane. He also takes long moments at the beginning of shows, depending on the headlines of the day, to co...
ALBUQUERQUE - Hundreds of community members gathered to express their outrage on the evening of June 24 over the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to reverse Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, overturning the constitutional right to abortion and making it possible for states to ban abortions outright. The march was organized by grassroots groups including New Mexico Women's March, Planned Parenthood, the New Mexico Black Central Organizing Committee, Indigenous Women Rising and the New Mexico...
On this date ... 1972: Gov. Bruce King appointed several new members of the New Mexico American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, including Frances Olsen, president of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce. Last week, the National Bicentennial Commission announced a $45,000 grant to the state to begin setting up programs to mark the country’s 200th anniversary in 1976. One plan, which hinges on congressional funding, calls for a permanent Centennial Park to be built in each state. Proposals for such a park in New Mexico have been s...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • July 1 — Route 66 Car Show at Del’s Restaurant. The restaurant will hold a celebration of its 66th year with a car show and live music from 5 to 8 p.m. Call Chase at (575) 461-1740 to enter a car in the show. 1202 E. Route 66 Blvd., Tucumcari. • July 2 — Red, White and Ute Fourth of July Celebration in Logan. The event will include the annual downtown parade at 10 a.m. and fireworks over Ute Lake at dusk. Register for the parade before 9:30 a.m. behind the Old Country Inn motel. It...
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 Senior Center Wednesday — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole-wheat bread with margarine, mixed fruit. Thursday — Frito pie, mixed vegetables, carrot raisin salad, tropical fruit. Friday — Green chile rellano, buttered mixed vegetables, refried beans, Spanish rice, mixed fruit. Mo...
PORTALES — About 20 people united by a mistrust in how voting machines record election results gathered last Wednesday morning in a basement hallway of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Their mission was to scan copies of all 6,627 ballots cast by Roosevelt County voters in the 2020 election to be used for an unofficial audit of the 2020 election results. The ballots, obtained through the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act, were in plain cardboard boxes stacked to about shoulder height on one end of the hallway. Roosevelt County Clerk Man...
New COVID-19 cases in Quay County appeared to stabilize at a relatively low level for a second straight week. A total of 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the county last week — a slight increase from the eight cases recorded the previous week. Earlier in June, the county saw a one-week spike of 43 cases. Save for that one outlier, Quay County’s case numbers were in the low double-digits range. The total number of coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,093. The breakdown of total COVID-19 ca...
Pilot / Flying J last week presented a $10,000 donation to Tucumcari Public Schools to commemorate renovations of its Flying J store on South Mountain Road in Tucumcari. Flying J Travel Center workers presented the check Thursday to several Tucumcari school district employees. Three other school districts in Kentucky, Georgia and Indiana with Pilot or Flying J stores in their area also received donations. The remodeling of the Tucumcari Flying J was among the first of the Tennessee-based company’s three-year, $1 billion New Horizons i...
An 85-page U.S. Forest Service review of the origins of the Hermits Peak Fire suggests the biggest wildfire in state history was caused in large part by a breakdown in protocols. But the review also revealed a troubling culture problem within the service. The review conducted by the Forest Service itself said a local team faced pressure to “accomplish the mission,” possibly leading to the crew to take greater risks in a rush to catch up on prescribed burns after postponements in many burn projects due to the COVID-19 pandemic and litigation. Th...
To those of you who are mad at the Supreme Court over two of its most recent rulings, let me agree with you. To a point. I also agree -- to a point -- with those who celebrate those rulings. I don’t consider the Supreme Court to be credible, and haven’t for years. Not since I recovered from the brainwashing I endured as an inmate in “public” schools. The Supreme Court stole for themselves the power to be the final say on what the Constitution means back in 1803 -- this power wasn’t theirs to exercise, but belonged to the people. They didn’t li...
Our institutions are taking a beating in the world of public opinion, and I think I know why. By institutions I mean those organizations that provide a measure of stability and security in our lives — our governing bodies, established religions, businesses and industries, news media and the internet, and other established bodies that we used to trust. There are a host of reasons why we no longer believe in them, and I’m convinced there is one root cause for our disillusionment — the lack of truth in what they tell us. I’m talking about the har...
SAN JON — The board for San Jon Municipal Schools during a special meeting Wednesday approved the hiring of an interim superintendent to replace outgoing superintendent Janet Gladu. The board tapped Dane Kennon of Hanover, New Mexico, for $100 an hour, plus expenses that include boarding and gasoline. The agreement takes effect July 1, though Kennon probably won’t assume any superintendent duties until July 5, after the Independence Day holiday. Kennon’s teaching experience includes Silver City, Cobre, Cliff, Deming and Las Cruces. He also...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 20 to June 26: Monday — 11:34 a.m.: Found property in 300 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. — 5:07 p.m.: Accident with injuries at Route 66 and Quay Road A, Bard. — 6:26 p.m.: Attempted suicide in 1900 block of South 10th Street, Tucumcari. — 7:44 p.m.: Brush fire in 500 block of East Smith Avenue, Tucumcari. — 11:29 p.m.: Disturbance in 1100 block of South Seventh Street, Tucumcari. Tuesday — 9:47 a.m.: Trespassing in 700 block of West Sunset Ave...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 15 to June 25: — Pancha Rivas, 18, no address listed, charge not listed. — Bobby Garcia, 28, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Joey J. Trujillo, 39, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Johnathan James Martinez, 29, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Fatima Rivas, 45, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Joseph L. Montano, 65, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Jacob Konstantin, 29, no address listed, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge. — Terry Lee Reck, 64, Tucumcari, no e...
Tucumcari resident Joe Szaloy on Monday finally got his request to help pay for speed humps on East Maple Avenue on the Quay County commission’s agenda, only for it to be rejected. Commissioners voted 3-0 to not place anything on the roadway, which has seen an upswing in traffic and speeding in the north Tucumcari neighborhood just a few feet beyond city limits. During previous county meetings, Szaloy had offered to pay for speed hump materials for the road. He said several families with children had moved to East Maple Avenue, and he feared a...
A former Tucumcari High School girls basketball star is returning to eastern New Mexico. Ashley Shipley has transferred from Texas A&M-Commerce to Eastern New Mexico University, reported ENMU women's basketball coach Meghan De los Reyes in a news release Wednesday. "Ashley provides instant energy," De los Reyes said. "She takes pride in doing all of the little things and brings us toughness. Ashley takes charges, sprints hard both ways and is a total gym rat who will do whatever it takes to win...
To hear Michael Carlson tell it, it was the building itself that inspired him and his wife to open Carlson Coffee Company on Saturday near the historic Tucumcari railroad depot. The nearly century-old structure at 115 E. Smith Ave., with its Streamline Moderne curves and flat roof, once housed Lena's Cafe, the Tri-Angle Cafe and Danford Dan's Music Shop. Carlson said he also heard from former Tucumcari Daily News photographer James Crocker the building was a house of prostitution for railroad...
Construction on a long-delayed ballfields redevelopment project will begin in earnest no later than late July after surveyors reportedly have finally completed their work. During the Tucumcari Public Schools board meeting June 20, assistant superintendent Dave Johnson said tracts for the baseball and softball fields have been plotted, and the Tucumcari city commission will pass a resolution donating those fields to the school district by late June or late July. City Manager Mark Martinez also mentioned during a June 16 city commission meeting...
CLOVIS - For Jay Fisher, cobbling together an analog recording studio is a labor of love, his own technical skills and nostalgia for the time when he could lay claim to being an extended member of the Norman and Vi Petty family, whose legendary studio became one of the birthplaces of rock 'n' roll. The Pettys had no children of their own, but since they were good friends with Jerry Fisher, Jay Fisher's dad, Jay Fisher, and his twin sisters Lynne and Lynda were often entertained as kids at the Pe...