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The Logan school board last week approved a process to find a replacement for member Scott Osborn, who resigned from his position after nearly a decade. The board will solicit applications for the vacancy through Sept. 29, then will hold a special meeting Oct. 3 to review them. A replacement may be chosen during that special meeting or during the board's regular meeting on Oct. 10. Osborn submitted in his formal resignation letter on Sept. 12. "I make the announcement with a heavy heart, as I...
In a basketball gymnasium of what was National Guard armory, Paulita's New Mexico began packaging green chile seasoning and other spices about six weeks ago, and it will began jarring its other food products later this month. Paulita's recently completed its move from Rio Rancho to Tucumcari, where it is manufacturing its New Mexico-based foods in a temporary facility in the armory, now owned by Mesalands Community College, before it builds or finds a permanent facility in the area. One of the...
Light the torches. Tucumcari MainStreet's Fired Up festival returns Saturday after a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic. MainStreet director Connie Loveland stated in an email Friday she was excited to get the free festival going again. The festival runs from 4 to 9 p.m. in the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza and adjacent streets downtown. "While we did scale down the event slightly, it's still packed with fiery family fun," Loveland said. The festival also returns its...
Bestcare Pharmacy in Tucumcari closed on Sept. 10 after the store could not find another pharmacist to replace one who recently moved from the area. The closing leaves the city with one drugstore — the former Wellborn Pharmacy that recently moved from its longtime South Second Street location near downtown to a bigger building on South First Street. Wellborn also changed its name to Mesa Winds Healthmart Pharmacy. Papers taped to the doors and windows of the Bestcare building at 511 S. Second St. stated: “We regret to inform you you the Bes...
On this date ... 1972: Fourteen motorcycle enthusiasts gathered for a meeting at the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce to form a local club. They planned to organize an outing in front of the Elks Lodge on Sept. 24 for a one-hour scenic ride, then a dutch treat breakfast at Del’s Restaurant. • Robin Powell, a former Tucumcari resident living in Albuquerque, won a New Mexico high-points saddle for her performance in the age 12-14 division during American Quarter Horse Youth Activities at the New Mexico State Fair. She also finished won...
The Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call 575-487-2287 for more information. Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Bacon and cheese frittata cup, toast, assorted cereal, graham crackers, banana, apple juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich, cheeseburger, french fries, baked beans, romaine lettuce, tomatoes, pickle chip, apple, strawberry, 1%, chocolate skim or skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, egg potatoc cheese breakfast scramble, who...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Saturday — Fired Up festival. The free annual event will feature art and food booths, fiery entertainment by Odd Lab, car show, fireworks, Prince Tocum and Princess Kari contest and more at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza near Second and Main streets from 4 to 9 p.m. • Oct. 1 — Free Fun Run. Participate in a 5-kilometer run or walk from Kvols Park in Tucumcari. Registration begins at the park at 7:30 a.m., with the starting gun at 8 a.m. • Oct. 7-8 — Mesalands Community C...
Who is the master of your conscience? Or, who gets to define for you what is right and what is wrong? Who has the authority to tell you what you must believe to be true? If you could answer those questions in my hearing, you’d be telling me who your god is. And, let’s not get it twisted, as the kids say: If you named a human person, even one in your church, that human is your god. If you answered those questions with Me, Myself, and I, then we also know who your god really is. One of the outgrowths of the Bible’s teaching about our consc...
Those on social media might have noticed the company that produced the “Bands of Enchantment” music television series in Tucumcari about 18 months ago has resumed production in Albuquerque for its second season. Elkhorn Entertainment began shooting 10 national music acts’ performances at Albuquerque Rail Yards Market earlier this month and is scheduled to wrap production next week. During the first-season production of “Bands of Enchantment” in the spring of 2021, the City of Tucumcari gave Elkhorn $120,000 in lodgers tax funds to help defr...
Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory has won a number of awards over the years, but a recent one held a lot of significance to its owner. The company’s Ithaki feta cheese earned third-place during the recent World Championship Cheese Contest in Milwaukee, with a score of 99.595. Owner Charles Krause, who has a picture of himself holding the plaque, only half-joked last week it was the only time he’d worn a suit and tie. “This one was the most special award in my life,” Krause said. “I’m pretty damned proud of it, and we’ve been doing this fo...
Quay County’s number of new coronavirus cases dropped by nearly half last week, and a website that tracks the disease improved the county’s rating to “low” risk of community spread. COVID-19 cases totaled 10 last week, compared to the 19 last week reported by the New Mexico Department of Health. The COVID Act Now website on Friday dropped Quay County’s risk rating for community spread from “medium” to “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases dropped sharply to 121.2 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 218.1 the previous week. All...
Despite increases to Conchas Lake’s levels in the last two months, the Arch Hurley Conservancy District during its regular meeting last week again voted to not allocate water. The district is ending its second straight growing season without diverting lake water into its irrigation canals because of drought. District manager Franklin McCasland reported the lake received 15,309 acre-feet of water in August with just 2,181 acre-feet of evaporation and other losses. He said Conchas Lake’s elevation rose 3.68 feet during the month. Despite tha...
The deadline for Quay County and New Mexico residents to vote in the November general election is Tuesday, Oct. 11. Early voting also begins on that day, according to a news release from the Quay County Clerk’s Office. Voter registration forms are available at the clerk’s office or online at NMvote.org. Also, anyone who is a new resident to Quay County or needs to update his or her registration from not previously establishing affiliation with a major political party may do so through the same-day registration portal that will be available dur...
The best way for the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve its legitimacy is to ignore public opinion. This month, Chief Justice John Roberts made remarks defending the institution of the Supreme Court. It was his first public address since the Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade. “Simply because people disagree with an opinion is not a basis for criticizing the legitimacy of the court,” he said at an event in Colorado. He added, “You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is. And you don’t want public opinion to be the...
It seems it should be obvious to everyone by now: those who seek positions of political power can’t even run their own lives; they certainly shouldn’t be allowed to run yours. No one is less qualified to do so. Just look at the news. Locally, nationally, and internationally -- those with political power are drawn to criminal behavior like Junebugs to porch lights. They are not better than you. They are not smarter or wiser, more moral, or more expert. They aren’t entitled to decide how you should live your life. They shouldn’t have power o...
The other day, I heard a pundit call New Mexico “purple,” as in a balanced mix of “blue” Democrats and “red” Republicans. If that’s the case, we must have some closeted Republicans holding office, because these days the Democrats control the political landscape. Republicans, however, aren’t that far removed from power. Not only do they control some conservative areas around New Mexico, it was only four years ago when a Republican was governor, so maybe a little purple is part of the equation after all. The fact is, New Mexico is a unique sta...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team on Saturday took home its second first-place trophy this season after winning its bracket at the Lady Braves Pink Classic tournament at Santa Fe Indian School. After splitting three two-set matches during pool play Friday, the Lady Rattlers were assigned to the Bronze Bracket, one of four at the tourney. There, Tucumcari defeated Zuni 25-9, 25-21, 25-15 in the opener and downed Mora 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 in the finale. Against Mora, Caylee Benavidez led the Lady Rattlers with 11 kills, while Haisley...
Tucumcari's football faced a tall order Friday in slowing a Santa Rosa team that was beginning to click with its offense amid its flurry of fakes and misdirection plays. That tough task was made in impossible by penalties, bad snaps and other mistakes during a 54-0 non-district loss at Rattler Stadium. The game was halted early in the fourth quarter by the mercy rule. The Lions (3-2), who struggled early in the season, racked up almost 500 yards of offense against an often bewildered Rattler...
LOGAN - The Logan volleyball team looked out of sorts, trailed 17-10 in the first set and seem destined to lose to Santa Rosa for a third time this season. Then the Lady Longhorns began making blocks. Logan blocked three shots in a row at one point, ultimately rallying the team to win the set and setting the tone in a 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 25-15 non-district victory Thursday. The Lady Longhorns dominated the net, making 11 blocks to the Lady Lions' two. Logan also made 41 kills to Santa Rosa's...
The Logan football team bounced back after a tough road loss the previous week with a 56-6 non-district victory Friday over visiting Mesilla Valley Christian in eight-man football action. The Longhorns (4-1) raced to a 14-0 lead after one quarter and commanded a 34-6 advantage over the SonBlazers (1-3) at halftime. The game was halted early in the third quarter due to the mercy rule after the Longhorns scored three quick touchdowns. The Longhorns were looking for a better performance after a slew of turnovers led to a 32-20 non-district loss...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15: — Jerry Ingram, 26, Tucumcari, failure to register as a sex offender and contempt of court. — Crystal Lynn Cochran, 34, Tucumcari, two felony counts of contempt of court. — Benny Sisneros, 57, Santa Rosa, breaking and entering, criminal damage to property (under $1,000) and criminal trespass (unposted). These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15: — Roberto Nelson Rivas Jr., 46, Tucumcari, to elec...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Sept. 12 to Sept. 18: Monday — 12:58 a.m.: Vandalism in 1800 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 1:04 a.m.: Noise complaint in 900 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 1:01 p.m.: Theft in 100 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 4:32 p.m.: Scam in 500 block of South Rock Island Street, Tucumcari. — 6:03 p.m.: Breaking and entering in 1600 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. — 9:07 p.m.: Fire in 500 block of East High Street...