Tucumcari man files suit over body-slam arrest
A Tucumcari man filed a lawsuit against the city, police department and two officers over his being body-slammed during a 2021 arrest that was captured by a bystander’s video. Pete Apodaca filed a...
House superintendent put on paid leave
HOUSE - House Muncipal Schools Superintendent Bonnie Lightfoot was placed on paid administrative leave last Tuesday by the school board. Parents said...
Dog-attack suspect arrested on unrelated case
One of the suspects in a fatal dog-attack case in Tucumcari landed back in jail last week on an unrelated case in Curry County. Kristopher Jaquarias Morris, 27, of Tucumcari, was booked into the...
Area to get $1.8 million in capital outlay
Quay County entities are in line to receive $1.84 million in capital-outlay allocations from the just-completed session of the New Mexico Legislature, including more than $1 million to the City of...
Quay County's mapper hired as assessor
Quay County commissioners apparently couldn’t resist the prospect of a 2-for-1 situation in hiring an assessor. Commissioners on March 13 unanimously chose the county’s geographic information...
Jail log - March 22
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 13 to March 15: — Daniel Edward Lott, 57, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Edwin Rodriguez, 58, Phoenix, felony...
Earlier start set for next school year at Logan
The Logan Municipal School board approved a calendar for the 2023-2024 school year that’s largely the same as in previous years but complies with an expanded-instruction bill expected to become...
MCC approves Moss as interim president
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees on Thursday approved making Allen Moss the college's interim president, effective immediately,...
Mesalands president Busch resigns
Embattled Mesalands Community College President Gregory Busch last week submitted a formal resignation letter, effective March 10. Busch’s three-page resignation letter, which stated it was sent...
Arch Hurley board votes to not allocate water
The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors voted last week to not allocate water into its irrigation canals for now but remained hopeful they might do so after rainier weather this...
THS cheer squad finishes sixth at state
The Tucumcari High School cheerleading squad finished sixth overall in Class 3A at the New Mexico Activities Association’s spirit championships Saturday at The Pit in Albuquerque. The Rattlers...
THS girls, Logan boys win Rattler Relays
The Tucumcari girls and Logan boys captured team titles Saturday during the season-opening, 23-team Rattler Relays track and field meet at...
Two area players earn second-team all-state honors
Two area basketball players earned second-team all-state honors form the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Three others were honorable mentions. Tucumcari senior point guard Alexus...
Rattlers sweep twin bill from Yellowjackets
The Tucumcari baseball team swept a doubleheader Friday from visiting Clayton, including a come-from-behind 8-7 victory in the second game. The Rattlers, taking advantage of a nine-run first inning,...
THS softball runner-up at Santa Rosa Invite
Tucumcari’s fielding errors proved costly during a 19-13 softball loss Saturday to Estancia in the championship game of the Santa Rosa Invitational. The Lady Rattlers committed five errors against...
Ute Pipeline: In search of common sense
I am against the Ute Pipeline project. In fact, I am convinced that if it goes on as planned it will be the biggest waste of taxpayer money in New Mexico history. When you realize that I am a Logan...
Our Captain cannot be stopped
As a volunteer pastor, I’ve come to believe that the No. 1 threat to my congregation is fear. As it turns out, though, I’m not their only preacher. The other ones are broadcast at them....
Carlson, Fox News dangerous fakes
What is going on with Tucker Carlson? In private messages unearthed by lawsuits against Fox News, the fiery host was a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, even as he continued to praise...
Biden administration destroying banking
Banking must have been next on the to-do list of the things the Biden administration is planning to destroy. In two years, President Biden and the wrecking crew of crazies, wokesters and career...
Transparency is key corruption deterrent in our governments
Public officials and employees love transparency in the abstract. In reality: not so much. Transparency in government is a crowd-pleasing election promise that gets set aside in practice. It happens...