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Logan Schools Superintendent and State Rep. Dennis Roch agree with portions of a report released by Think New Mexico stating New Mexico school districts are spending too much on administration and too little in the classroom, but feels budgeting should be made at the local level. According to the report released in Oct., only 57 cents of every dollar spent on education goes to instruction statewide. The remainder is used to pay administrative costs such as school boards, superintendents and various expenses that don’t directly impact s...
I stopped at "hub-jumping." I was wearing the harness and could secure one of its life-line lanyards to the safety rail with a "lobster claw," but my brain would not let me crawl down the hub. That's the nose-cone in front of the turbine blades of Mesalands Community College's wind turbine generator. It would have involved looking directly down to the miniaturized desert landscape 254 feet below. I wasn't about to stand up, either. My rational brain said I was tied down and secure, but the part...
When all was said and done, City Manager Jared Langenegger received a 2-percent raise in his pay Thursday at the hands of the Tucumcari City Commission. On a 4-to-1 vote, the commission decided to award the raise. Fourth District Commissioner Robert Lumpkin was the lone holdout. Earlier in the meeting, Lumpkin had asked the commission to hold another executive session before awarding Langenegger the raise. He made this request despite an executive session to discuss Langenegger that was held at the Oct. 12 commission meeting. “I heard some c...
The following books are available from The Tucumcari Public Library. For more information please call 575-461-0295. Fiction • "Sleeping Beauties," by Stephen King and Owen King. Women who fall asleep become shrouded in mysterious cocoons while the men battle one another. • "A Column of Fire," by Ken Follett. A pair of lovers find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict while Queen Elizabeth fights to maintain her throne. • "The Girl Who Takes An Eye for An Eye," by David Lagercrantz. Stieg Larsson’s character Lisbeth Salander seeks to unco...
The following are the menus for the schools in Quay County for today through Nov. 8: Quay County Schools Logan Thursday Breakfast: Quesadilla, cereal, milk, juice Lunch: Spaghetti, breadsticks, salad, fruit, milk Monday Breakfast: Mini Waffles, cereal, milk, juice Lunch: Barbecue pork on a bun, potato salad, baked beans, salad, fruit, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Biscuits with gravy, cereal, milk, juice Lunch: Lasagna, Texas toast, green beans, spinach, salad, fruit, milk Wednesday Breakfast: Uncrustable, cereal, milk, juice Lunch: Frito pie,...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Oct. 21-27: • Martha Pacheco, 58, warrant • Teresa Russell, 29, warrant • Joseph Aragon, 32, child abuse • Randy Gillenwater, 33, warrant • Dino Arellano, 42, violation of a restraining order prohibiting domestic violence • Dennis Hendren, 42, attempt to commit felony, trafficking by manufacturing • Michael Martinez, 46, possession of a controlled substance • Christopher Murray, 40, receiving stolen property • June Ysco, 35, warrant • Joshua Linker, 27, warrant • Tessa...
November 1971 • Tucumcari High School students Janet Batie and Mary Helen Betts won their fifth first place award for their duet baton twirling routine at the southern district marching band contest in Hobbs. • Bill Aten of Tucumcari was promoted to the rank of Lt. Junior Grade. Aten had been in the United States Navy for 17 years. • The Tucumcari state police received three new black-and-white patrol units. The three officers to get the vehicles were officers Joe Wagers of Tucumcari, Caldwell of Logan and Olsen of San Jon. • Tucumcari city ma...
Should the constitutional amendment that voters overwhelmingly approved last year to reform the bail bond system in New Mexico be repealed and replaced as advocated by Gov. Susana Martinez and others? No. Should the system that has been put in place to implement that amendment be modified so that in practice it does a better job of keeping dangerous defendants in jail pending trial? Absolutely. Unless changes are made, public confidence will erode and we could find ourselves reverting to the old “money for freedom” arrangement that made the...
As Congress, whether controlled by Democrats or Republicans, considers tax reforms, it pays for individual wage earners to keep their hands on their wallets and their eyes on the news. With his usual self-effacing modesty, President Donald Trump has announced we will get the “biggest tax cut in history.” Everybody? I don’t think so. The Republicans want to cut the corporate tax rate, but the jury is out on the impact that will have on government revenues or on relief to other taxpayers. Corporations stand to have their maximum tax rates reduc...
Uranium One is a mining company that controlled one fifth of the U.S. uranium extraction capacity. Russian interests gained a controlling interest in Uranium One. How could this happen? To do this they had to acquire the approval of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as well as the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS). CFIUS is a committee of the U.S. government that reviews the national security implications of foreign investments in the U.S. The nine...
Two area teams will compete in state football tournament action, while one is looking for a win to close out a district run for a post season bid. A 48-0 rout of the Roy Longhorns Saturday secured the defending six-man football champions San Jon/Grady Coyotes a semifinals match against the Reserve Mountaineers. The third-seeded Coyotes (5-2, 2-1) will play 1 p.m., Saturday against the No. 2 seed Mountaineers (6-1, 2-1) at Reserve. "We need to keep playing with intensity every minute we are out...
Coaches from six schools expressed enthusiasm over the course, as more than 130 cross country runners took part in the district meet Saturday at the Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course. The fairways became thruways for the runners of Districts 4,5 and 6, including the Rattlers and Lady Rattlers cross country teams who raced for a chance to compete at state. "We had a lot of positive feedback about the course," said Gary Hittson, cross country head coach. "Unfortunately we narrowly missed the cut."...
One area high school volleyball team prepares to host a district championship, while two will be on the road looking for a win to extend their seasons. The Logan Lady Longhorns beat Fort Sumner in three sets Saturday at the Snake Pit earning them the top spot in the District 6-2A tournament. Saturday’s playoff game was a battle the Lady Longhorns (17-3, 6-1) had to win, said Kaylee Foote, Logan outside hitter. “We were tired of having to go four or five sets against Fort Sumner,” Foote said. “We have the ability, the confidence in each other, t...
GRADY — The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has a busy couple of months ahead, as it seeks both to secure state and federal funds and to select a new executive director from dozens of applicants. The authority is in a “holding pattern” regarding federal funds, consultant John Ryan said in a presentation Thursday afternoon at the ENMWUA regular meeting in Grady. More information on the amount of available funds for fiscal year 2018 and the remainder of FY17 will be available in mid-December, he said, while recommending the autho...