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SAN JON - Members of the San Jon Municipal Schools board appeared to lean in favor of building two new gymnasiums for the forthcoming new school instead of preserving the current ones. Board members had initially wanted to keep the Ed Lee Activities Complex, aka the Ed Lee Gymnasium, and a 1960 gym that's used for plays and the annual carnival. But during a board work session last Monday with architects, project manager Ian Harmon cautioned about the downsides of trying to renovate an old...
A Tucumcari restaurant will be competing in next week’s annual Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque. Del’s Restaurant, which has operated along Route 66 in Tucumcari since 1956, is among 10 contestants in the event that will begin at noon on Sept. 9 in the fairgrounds’ Agriculture Building Courtyard. Other green chile cheeseburger competitors will hail from Albuquerque, Belen, Questa, Rio Rancho, Hatch and Ruidoso. Competitors will prepare their burgers on-site before they’re given to the judges....
Tucumcari residents will recognize many places in the film "On the Run" that recently debuted exclusively on Tubi TV. A production team from MarVista Entertainment earlier this year spent three weeks in Tucumcari and Quay County shooting the crime drama, which at the time had a title of "Unprotected." "On the Run," directed by the award-winning Traci Hays, is the tale of two sisters who learn of their family's involvement in a witness-protection program and go on the run from deadly members of...
The Tucumcari Public Schools board received three candidates, including a former board president, to fill a vacant seat in District 1. Superintendent Carl Marano said the board has scheduled a 6 p.m. Sept. 9 special meeting to interview the candidates. He said it is likely the board will chose the new District 1 representative that night. The candidates are: — Carlos Romero, previously a board member who served as president when he declined to run for re-election in 2019; — Maria Carmen Gonzalez, a city code enforcement officer who ran unsucces...
Mark’s Gospel records this teaching: “And Jesus called them to him and said to them, ‘You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’” (Mark 10:42-45) The Greek word translated “great ones” there is megas, fro...
The death of an elderly Bernalillo County woman has been connected to a multistate outbreak of Listeria caused by Boar’s Head brand deli meats. Dozens of the brand’s varieties were ordered pulled from public sale nationwide by federal health officials last month. Listeria is a bacterial infection from contaminated foods that can cause intestinal illness. “In most cases, people exposed may experience no more than mild gastrointestinal illness,” said Dr. Miranda Durham, chief medical officer of the New Mexico Department of Health. “Howeve...
SAN JON — More than 30 people chose career technical education as the highest priority for San Jon Municipal Schools when it updates its five-year strategic plan. The school district held a community needs assessment meeting last Wednesday at the San Jon Community Center to hear input on updating the plan. David Chavez, CEO of Cooperative Educational Services, presided over the two-hour session. Chavez let attendees sound off on nearly 30 ideas to improve academics and other conditions at San Jon schools. They then were placed into groups of st...
Tucumcari’s police chief confirmed last Wednesday a Snapchat video showing police officers with a significant amount of cash is the subject of a police investigation. One of the captions with the video stated: “This is what we do with the drug money we confiscate.” At one point in the video, the money is tossed into the air. But TPD Chief Patti Lopez said the cash wasn’t confiscated from an arrest. Instead, she said, it was money that one of the officers won while gambling at a casino. Lopez described the video as “officers making poor choi...
On this date ... 1974: The inaugural Diaper Derby at Tucumcari’s Piñata Festival sparked more interest than expected and has become the biggest event scheduled this year. Among the infants newly entered in the contest were Ramona Garcia, Kenneth John Baeza, Johnnie Curtis Welch, Rebecca Navarro, Kimberly Renee Ortiz, Sabrina Harrison, Heather Ann Gray, Diana Christine Valverde and Scott Lee McCorkill. The Tucumcari News noted more entries had been received for the Diaper Derby, and more photos of the children would be published in future ed...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Blueberry overnight oats, 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 che...
Sept. 14 — Fired Up festival. Tucumcari MainStreet will host its annual festival at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza. The event will include live performances, a fireworks show, a car show, Prince Tocum and Princess Kari contest, food trucks and craft booths. For more information, go to tucumcarimainstreet.org/fired-up. Sept. 14 — Rotary Golf Tourney. The four-person scramble at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course includes lunch. Check-in is at 10 a.m., with lunch at noon. The ball-drop contest gives a chance to win up to $2,000. Fee is $50...
More than 650,000 Americans experienced homelessness on any given night in 2023 -- a 12% increase since 2022. Chronic homelessness is also worsening, with over 143,000 people homeless for at least a year in 2023 -- an all-time high. I’ve been the mayor of Aurora, Colo. for five years. In my first term, I went undercover and lived among people experiencing homelessness in Aurora and Denver for a week. I wanted to understand why Colorado’s homeless community was growing and how my city could best help. The leading policy approach to hom...
My best friend Kelly and I frequently had loud, boisterous arguments over politics that led folks to believe that we disagreed about everything. They were mistaken. His views were influenced by watching Fox News, and mine are influenced by watching CNN, so that’s where the arguments would start. But they didn’t end there. It usually didn’t take long for both of us to call BS on the TV talking points and get to the heart of the matter. That didn’t always lead to an agreement, but it almost always led to a common understanding. Of course,...
Hollywood can’t always be trusted to accurately portray reality or history, to say the least. But I fully enjoyed watching the facts go by in the premier of “Reagan,” which I saw last week at the famous Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard. “Reagan,” which stars Dennis Quaid as my father, covers my father’s career from Illinois lifeguard to the American president who set out to bankrupt the Soviet Union – and did it. It took an international team of freedom fighters like Maggie Thatcher and Pope John Paul II to bring down the USSR and end...
The Tucumcari girls volleyball team on Saturday captured its second tournament trophy in as many weeks, rallying from a two-set deficit to win 14-25, 20-25, 25-9, 25-22, 15-7 over Raton in the title game of the Tucumcari Invitational. Lady Rattlers named to the all-tournament team were hitters Kyla Lopez, July Lafferty, Cambree Benavidez and libber Nevaeh Montoya. Setter Caylee Benavidez, a four-year starter at THS, was named Most Valuable Player. Tucumcari, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A by...
A slow start and penalties led the Tucumcari High School team falling behind early and losing a 35-23 non-district road game Saturday afternoon to Hozho Academy. The Wolves scored two quick touchdowns in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. Meanwhile, a slew a penalties — including three straight holding calls — hampered the Rattlers. Tucumcari got on the scoreboard later in the period with a safety when Hozho’s quarterback threw the ball away from his end zone. The referees ruled it was intentional grounding, giving two points to the Rattl...
LOGAN - The Mustangs made it interesting for about 1 1/2 quarters, trailing only 20-19. But Logan's speed and hard-hitting defense wore down Mountainair, allowing the Longhorns to score 53 unanswered points during a 73-19 home-opening victory Friday in six-man football action. The game ended midway through the fourth quarter by the mercy rule. Haden Judd totaled 247 yards receiving and rushing with four touchdowns for the Longhorns (2-0). Mason Wallin also scored four touchdowns - two receiving...
The Logan boys cross-country team finished eighth Saturday at the 15-team ATC Invitational in Santa Fe. The Longhorns finished with 263 team points. Taos won the meet with 43 points, while Pecos was runner-up with 78 points. Kale Griffiths was the top runner for the Longhorns, finishing 41st on the 3-mile course in a time of 20 minutes, 44 seconds. Other runners for Logan were Mitchell Wall (45th, 20:56), Chris Lucero (54th, 21:49), Mason Barnhart (61st, 22:05), Bill DeLuca (62nd, 22:06), Devin Kotara (63rd, 22:14) and Payson Nials (71st,...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 25 to Aug. 29: — Kye Tillmon, 38, Tucumcari, criminal trespass (unposted). — Gabriel Coronado, 20, Tucumcari, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug), possession of drug paraphernalia and probation violation. — Juan Martinez, 35, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Amanda Jane Romero, 41, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Johnnie Looney, 51, Tucumcari, leaving the scene of an accident (no great bodily harm). — Juan Jose Martinez, 35, Tucumcari,...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1: Aug. 26 — 2:28 a.m.: Theft in 2600 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 3:43 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 800 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 9:16 a.m.: Theft in 1400 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 9:59 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 400 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. — 10:07 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 800 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 10:55 a.m.: Reckless driving at Exit 333, I...