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The Logan Municipal Schools board last week unanimously appointed a new member last week who is a familiar face. The board during an Oct. 3 special meeting appointed Tom Humble, who served on the board for 12 years before losing re-election last year, to replace the recently resigned Scott Osborn. Two candidates sent letters of interest to the board to fill the seat, but superintendent Dennis Roch stated in an email the other applicant withdrew hours before the meeting. As a result, Roch said last Monday’s meeting lasted less than a minute. ...
The Quay County Commission on Monday voted to vacate a section of land in the border town of Glenrio so a developer could build a recreational marijuana dispensary and other projects there. Gabrielle Tuschak, managing partner of Amarillo-based Glenrio Properties, requested during a videoconference that the county vacate land on the village’s First Street and an alley because her company was struggling to obtain permits for infrastructure work. Tuschak said her company wants to set up a dispensary. It would be just feet from the Texas border w...
The empty Kmart building in Tucumcari soon will be empty no more. Principals from the Fast TV Network announced at a news conference last week it will move from Albuquerque into the vacant Kmart and convert it into a television and movie production facility, plus a New Mexico Route 66 Association museum and welcome center. In all, the $8 million project eventually will create between 30 and 70 jobs after its soft opening on July 1, 2023, said Mike Lee, Fast TV's president and CEO, during the...
Quay County Clerk Ellen White and her longtime voting machine technician took a few hours last week to certify Dominion vote tabulators for next month's general election. They put the machines through their paces with a small mock election to ensure they are working properly. It took about three hours for White and Danny Wallace, the county's voting-machine technician since 1981, to test and certify eight machines that New Mexico has used for almost a decade. A number of Republican Party...
On this date ... 1972: Beth Martinez, a senior at Tucumcari High School, was named Homecoming queen and will reign over the Rattlers’ Homecoming football game on Friday night. She is a cheerleader, the president of the Spanish Club and a member of Sub Deb. She, along with Jody Watson and Nadine Beck, were chosen to represent their class. Escorting Martinez will be Martin Romero, student body president. • City police officers arrested three men after receiving a call from the Holiday Inn about a bad credit card used there. They had been in a c...
My pocket calendar says today (Oct. 12) is a Mexican holiday called, “Day of the Race.” Having no clue what it was, I looked it up on the internet and found it’s called by various names in various countries, including “Columbus Day.” In Mexico and other Spanish countries and communities, it’s celebrated as the fusion of the Spanish and indigenous American cultures.” The website states that, although there’s some controversy over the events surrounding the European colonization of the Western Hemisphere, the holiday is festively celebrated. In...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Saturday — Altrusa International of Tucumcari’s Holiday Party. This event at Elks Lodge 1172 will include dinner, a dance and the chance to win $15,000 in cash and other prizes. The dinner begins at 6 p.m., with the dance at 8:30 p.m. featuring Limited Edition. Tickets are $100 for two people; contact an Altrusa member to buy one. Sales go to support Altrusa community projects. • Saturday — Christmas in October. The Tucumcari Historical Museum at 416 S. Adams St. is hosting i...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Sausage breakfast pizza, assorted cereal, graham crackers, orange, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, chicken nuggets, breadstick, garlic mashed potatoes, country gravy, broccoli, baby carrots, ranch dressing, pineapple, skim, chocolate skim, 1% or strawberry milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Egg, cheese and potato breakfast burrito, Cocoa Puffs cereal bar, apple juice, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, cheese pizza, pepperoni piz...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases remained at a low level, with just three reported by state health officials last week. COVID-19 cases totaled two in the county the previous week, according to New Mexico Department of Health data. The COVID Act Now website kept Quay County’s risk rating for community spread of the disease at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 36.4 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 48.5 the previous week. The total number of coronavirus cases in Quay County since the pandemic began in...
Another month, another record for Tucumcari cannabis sales. Tucumcari in September set its third straight record for legal marijuana sales, with more than $369,000 in recreational and medical sales, according to a news release Friday from the Cannabis Control Division of the Regulation and Licensing Department. That edged the city’s previous record of $356,000 in sales in August. Tucumcari recorded just short of $306,000 in recreational sales and over $63,000 in medical sales in September. Tucumcari recently saw the opening of its 10th c...
With midterm elections fast approaching, we should be doing everything we can to help the people of New Mexico participate in our democracy and have their voices heard at the ballot box. That’s why the Center for Voter Information (CVI) was disappointed to see the op-ed published in the Eastern New Mexico News and Quay County Sun -- “Register to vote -- and watch out for mailers,” on Oct. 4. The op-ed has the potential to create distrust about the important work that civic engagement organizations do to empower voters in New Mexico. CVI and o...
Being political leads to unfortunate outcomes. Politics never makes people act smart. I don’t think federal agents -- FBI or anyone else -- have any business digging for things over which to prosecute Hunter Biden. I don’t find federal agents credible. When someone is targeted for political reasons, whether Donald Trump or Hunter Biden, it makes those targeting them look unintelligent and corrupt. Maybe because they are unintelligent and corrupt -- as bad as their target, or worse. All politically connected people have done things truly wro...
This is altogether anecdotal, so I won’t pretend it’s based on scientific observation, but I’ve noticed something in my annual trips to Arkansas for a Thanksgiving get-together in the Ozark Mountains. The autumn leaves seem to be peaking earlier. October is the best time to see a brilliant display of colors in the Ozark Plateau. It’s as if God painted the mountains just for our viewing pleasure. But by the end of November, when I take my trip, the fiery splash of the red, orange, yellow and green broadleaf colors have all but disappe...
LOGAN - Down by one touchdown early in the second half, the host Longhorns moved the ball past midfield and were poised to tie their game against No. 1-ranked Fort Sumner-House. Instead, Foxes defender Clay Norman read Brock Burns' pass, stepped in front of the intended receiver and dove to catch the low throw for an interception. Fort Sumner scored off that turnover and its next possession to seize control of the district game during a 40-20 victory in eight-man football action on Friday. Logan...
The Snake Pit arena at Tucumcari High School contains dozens of banners commemorating various titles its teams have won over the decades. On the south wall of the gym, one stands out. It is a blown-up team photo of the 2002 football team. Amid the identifying text is a line in yellow script: "New Mexico State Champions." Twenty years ago, the Rattlers were in the middle of an eventual run for a state title. The team suffered setbacks and didn't even win their district. But the Rattlers...
The Tucumcari High School volleyball team ended up on the wrong end of a five-set, non-district loss Saturday at Clayton. The Yellowjackets prevailed 12-25, 25-19, 13-25, 25-22, 15-11 over the Lady Rattlers (12-5). “We played really hard, and the team showed great hustle on every play,” Tucumcari coach Dana Benavidez said. “Clayton had a couple of good/tall blockers that came up with big plays at key points in the game.” Benavidez praised back-row players Alexus Lafferty, Alexis Ramirez and Haisley Huffman for a number of hustle saves. Cambree...
A Mesalands Community College saddle bronc rider won an individual title during the finals Saturday of the college's 14th annual Grand Canyon Region Intercollegiate Rodeo at the Quay County Fairgrounds arena. As importantly for Mesalands coach Matt Hughes, he fielded a full roster during the weekend, enabling his team to likely move up in the regional standings. Final points totals weren't available from the event. Bryan Tyler Huey of Mesalands rode his mount during the Saturday finals for a 71...
Tucumcari’s city manager said she was exploring an idea of using lodgers tax funds to help pay for new lighting for Tucumcari Public Schools’ ballpark redevelopment project. Paula Chacon said during the city’s Lodgers Tax Advisory Board meeting Wednesday the city has been cultivating a more cooperative relationship with the school district. She said aiding the district with new lights for the new high-school baseball and softball fields that soon would be built would be “an investment that’s beneficial to the city.” However, she said she could...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9: — Anthony D. Montano, 26, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Steven P. Sandoval, 42, Tucumcari, probation violation, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug), battery upon a police officer and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer (arrest). — Benito Salas, 32, Tucumcari, contempt of court and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. — Roberto Nelson Rivas Jr., 46, Tucumcari, escape from a community custody release program...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9: Monday — 8:41 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 9:07 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 9:21 a.m.: Trespassing in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:58 a.m.: Threat in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. — 10:24 a.m.: Recovered vehicle in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. — 10:39 a.m.: Shots fired in 800 block of West Hancock Avenue, Tuc...