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The race for the Quay County Commission’s District 3 seat is one of the very few local contested races in next month’s general election. The race pits Republican nominee Brian Fortner, 63, a retired teacher, coach, broadcaster and rancher who lives in rural Tucumcari, versus Democratic nominee Tommy Wallace, 62, a third-generation rancher who lives near Grady. Fortner prevailed in a five-way race in the Republican primary election earlier this summer. Wallace was unopposed in his primary election. The winner will replace Franklin McCasland, a R...
The Fast TV Network announced during a news conference Wednesday it will move from Albuquerque into the vacant Kmart building in Tucumcari that will be home to a television and movie production facility and a New Mexico Route 66 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 briefing inside the Tucumcari Railroad Depot. Lee said his company is...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases fell to just two last week, and New Mexico’s governor rescinded six executive orders related to the pandemic but not the public health emergency order. COVID-19 cases totaled seven and 10 during the previous two weeks, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The COVID Act Now website maintained Quay County’s risk rating for community spread at “low.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell to 48.5 cases per 100,000 people last week, compared to 121.2 cases the previous week. The t...
The New Mexico Activities Association last week gave Ace Whitson, a freshman at Logan High School, the organization's inaugural Spirit of Sport Award for his comeback after an accident that forced the partial amputation of one leg. The Spirit of Sport Award was created by the association "to recognize those individuals who exemplify the ideals of the spirit of sport that represent the core mission of education-based athletics," according to a news release. The Spirit of Sport Award was presented...
Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desire of your heart.” The word “delight” puzzled me, as I dug into the original Hebrew of the text. When it’s used as a noun, as in when you might say that something is a delight, the word means “feminine.” In other places in the Old Testament it describes women who appreciate sophisticated, luxurious things. She recoils from setting her bare foot on the ground, because she doesn’t want to get dirty: that’s the picture. Now, how you take a noun that like, which refer...
I need to hire a kid. STAT! I had the bright idea to get smart watches for us after seeing a news story about a woman whose watch alerted her to a dangerous medical condition. The watch detected an unusual heart rhythm and periods of an alarmingly high pulse rate. She ended up in an ER, and then ICU where doctors were able to address an undiagnosed heart condition. The same story talked about the different types of “things” a smart watch would show, like stress levels, steps walked, fitness levels, blood pressure, sleep rates, to name but a f...
CLOVIS — The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority board officially socked away a nearly $672.4 million agreement during a special meeting Sept. 29 that guarantees 75% of the funds needed for completion of the Ute Lake Water Project. “It’s a milestone day,” Mike Morris, the mayor of Clovis and chairman of the ENMWUA’s board said as he called for the vote on the agreement between the water utility and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that finalizes funding arrangements for the remainder of the Ute Lake project. The agreement locks in the fe...
The Logan Senior Center offers 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, orange juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Turkey BLT wrap, barbecued pork riblet hoagie, corn on the cob, cucumber, ranch dressing, strawberries, skim, chocolate skim, 1% or strawberry milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Sausage breakfast pizza, cinni mini, apple juice, orange juice, skim or 1% milk; Lun...
On this date ... 1972: The Tucumcari Retail Merchants Committee is planning an annual Moonlight Madness Sale from 7 to 9 p.m. in mid-October. Clerks and store managers will be dressed in night apparel, such as pajamas and nightgowns. The Tucumcari News planned to offer prizes for the best costumes. • Tucumcari tax preparer Anna Hunt pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque for filing false tax returns for a local couple. She originally was indicted on 32 counts. • The local branch of New Mexico State Police welcomed two new officers: form...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Friday-Saturday — First Presbyterian Church rummage sale. The biannual sale runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day at 306 E. Aber St. in Tucumcari. • Friday-Saturday — Mesalands Community College Grand Canyon Region Intercollegiate Rodeo. The 14th annual event will feature a performance by professional rodeo clown and barrelman Dustin “The Jester” Jenkins. Ticket prices at 6 p.m. each night are $10 for adults, $5 for youth age 12 and older and free for children younger than 12. Qu...
Brace yourself. Election season is picking up momentum, and citizens can expect at least another month’s worth of robocalls from campaign phone banks and blaring TV ads. You may have also found another alarming symptom of midterm fever: mysterious mailers warning that you may not be properly registered to vote. If they look suspicious to you — you are right. Two of these official-looking letters landed in my post office box, warning, “Someone at this address may not be registered to vote.” For a citizen who is passionate about partici...
It’s easy to focus on our problems; on what’s going wrong. It’s harder to notice what’s not going wrong right now. It’s good to find a balance between the two. I’m thankful we didn’t have a devastating hurricane blow through this area last week. I’m also glad we aren’t in the middle of a violent war, trying to defend our homes from the military of an invading government from a neighboring country. Not everyone in the world can say the same. Shouldn’t we be grateful for the problems we don’t have? Nothing is perfect. If you look hard enough...
Maybe you’ve read my brother Don’s column, something I run weekly in my Guadalupe County News because, well, he loaned me money. That’s why we call his weekly column “The One Percenter,” because that’s about how much of my newspaper he “owns,” although we are now locked in a pitched battle over an additional 1%, which he thinks he has earned by bringing in “at least a million” readers, a figure he arrived at using a mathematical formula he made up. Who says numbers don’t lie? Fortunately, my brother doesn’t make his living off math. He’s a...
State-ranked Ruidoso cruised to an unsurprising 45-0 victory over a young and winless Tucumcari squad, but the Rattlers’ coach saw encouraging signs from his squad. The Warriors, which improved to 6-1 overall, led 21-0 after the first quarter and 35-0 at halftime. Ruidoso is ranked fourth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Ruidoso totaled nearly 400 yards of offense. Quarterback Cooper Pritchett was 9-for-12 passing for 212 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for another TD. Kaden Sago ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns in just eight carries. T...
The Tucumcari High School girls volleyball continued to roll, earning three-set victories over Pecos and Estancia last week. The two wins improved the Lady Rattlers' record to 12-4 overall, and they again were ranked seventh in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. Tucumcari has won seven of its last nine matches. On Saturday, Tucumcari traveled to Pecos and prevailed 25-23, 25-14, 27-25. Cambree Benavidez led the Lady Rattlers with 13 kills, and Haisley Huffman added nine. Caylee Benavidez totaled 28...
LOGAN - The Longhorns' high-octane offense continued to excel, but it was their defense that saved the day during their district opener against a strong Clayton team on Friday. With Logan clinging to a 36-30 lead at halftime, its defense stopped the Yellowjackets on five straight possessions in the second half while the Longhorns scored four touchdowns en route to a 66-36 victory. Logan quarterback Brock Burns completed 10 of 20 passes for 170 yards and three touchdowns, and he ran for another...
Mesalands Community College will host its 14th annual Grand Canyon Region rodeo on Friday and Saturday at the Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Tucumcari. Stampede coach Matt Hughes said he’s optimistic this weekend’s event will give his team a chance to overcome a slow start. His men’s and women’s teams each were in fourth place in the regional standings through Sept. 26 after competitions at Dine College and Cochise College, both in Arizona. Hughes said Andy Guzman and Marco Juarez, who both previously have qualified for the National Col...
Logan Municipal Schools superintendent Dennis Roch recently received a Distinguished Service Award from the New Mexico Activities Association. Roch, Josh McCurdy and Neil Swapp received the annual award on Sept. 26 during the NMAA and NMADA fall leadership conference in Albuquerque. The honorees "have all contributed significantly toward the good of the Association in one form or another" and have "supported interscholastic activities for numerous years," according to a news release. Roch grew u...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1: — Hector Gonzales, 26, no address listed, criminal damage to property (over $1,000) and battery against a household member. — Francisco Galvan, 48, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Joe Ray Montano, 47, Tucumcari, battery against a household member and charge not listed. — Guadalupe Delilah Silva, 31, Tucumcari, child abuse – negligently cause (no death or great bodily harm) and attempt to commit a felony to wit: tampering with evidence (capital...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2: Monday — 11:10 a.m.: Threat in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 12:05 p.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. — 1:11 p.m.: Vehicle theft in 200 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. — 1:31 p.m.: Threat in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 2:38 p.m.: Breaking and entering in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 6:46 p.m.: Runaway juvenile in 900 block of Garcia Street, Logan. — 8:4...