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TPS board approves November bond vote
The Tucumcari Public Schools board last week approved a resolution to pursue a $3 million bond referendum in November to pay for various district improvements. Regina Gaysina, director of the...
TPS favors grant bid for school officer
Tucumcari Public School’s superintendent and school board members voiced support for the city police chief’s proposal to seek a federal grant that would help pay for a school resource officer. Dis...
County approves preliminary budget
The Quay County Commission with little discussion approved its 2023-2024 preliminary budget that includes raises for most of the county’s 79 employees. Many of the budget’s details were...
Rotary gives Tucumcari Mountain a brighter 'T'
Tucumcari residents may have noticed a brighter lighted "T" on the north face of Tucumcari Mountain last week after the sun went down. That's because...
Lodgers board recommends funds for events
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board at a special meeting Wednesday voted to recommend approval of all requests for financial aid as submitted from events and entities for the 2023-2024 fiscal...
More than 330 attend athletic banquet
More than 330 people attended the annual Diamondback Booster Club Athletic Banquet last Monday, but two who were not present were on the minds of...
City manager hopeful in reopening pool soon
Tucumcari city manager Paula Chacon said repairs on the city’s closed municipal pool were continuing and didn’t dismiss the possibility it would reopen in time for its traditional Memorial Day...
$2-an-hour raises suggested for deputies, road workers
Quay County’s manager suggested $1-an-hour raises for most employees and $2-an-hour pay hikes for sheriff’s deputies and road workers during a budget work session Monday for the forthcoming...
Conchas Lake levels rise only slightly
Conchas Lake saw a mild increase in its levels during the past month, but not enough for the Arch Hurley Conservancy District’s board of directors to allocate water. District manager Franklin...
Melrose stuns Logan in title game
ALBUQUERQUE - For once, it wasn't the Longhorns' day. District rival Melrose - especially starting pitcher Dathan Yeary - dashed Logan's dreams for a...
District 3 choice will take a while longer
Filling a months-long vacancy for District 3 on the Tucumcari City Commission will take a while longer. Because of what he characterized as a “misunderstanding,” Mayor Ralph Moya said during a...
Pay raises likely for city workers
At least two Tucumcari city commissioners said during a work session last Wednesday they wanted to give at least $1-an-hour raises to employees during the next fiscal year. Commissioners held the sess...
Shotgun pellets damage couple's home
On the afternoon in April 21, Donnie and Lora Goode were in their rural Tucumcari trailer when they heard a loud bang. The Goodes found a large hole...
County may hire new lobbyist at next meeting
Quay County commissioners asked the county manager to draw up a possible contract for the Hull Consulting of Albuquerque and obtain quotes from two other lobbying firms for action at its next meeting...
Lodgers tax board hears, tables four requests for funds
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board heard four requests for funds but tabled decisions on them until they could get more solid numbers on the fiscal-year 2024 budget from the city manager. The...
Huffman wins two state titles for THS
ALBUQUERQUE - Haisley Huffman became the first Tucumcari girls athlete to win multiple events at a state meet in more than 20 years. The junior used...
Longhorns nab 1A track title
ALBUQUERQUE - Thanks in part to Haden Judd winning four events in record fashion, the Logan boys captured their first team title since 2016 during...
Primrose elected chair of MCC board
Former Quay County manager Richard Primrose attended his first meeting Thursday as a member of the Mesalands Community College board of trustees,...
Number of findings jump in FY21 MCC audit
The number of findings in a fiscal-year 2021 audit for financially troubled Mesalands Community College more than tripled compared to the previous year, and the findings were more serious. The...
Tucumcari hosts second film fest
The second annual Tucumcari Film Festival likely will have a repeat competitor when the event returns next April. That would be Brandon Martinez, a...
THS softball notches first district win
Tucumcari's softball team finally notched its first district win of the season Wednesday largely because its pitcher's bat. Senior Juli Rivera hit a...
Attorney wants county to get new lobbyist
Quay County government’s attorney, alleging a conflict of interest with its current lobbyist, on Monday suggested to commissioners the county share the cost of another lobbying firm being...
Tucumcari Elementary to begin classes 5 minutes earlier
School for Tucumcari Elementary students will begin five minutes earlier this fall due to additional, state-mandated instruction time. The Tucumcari Public Schools board approved a calendar for the...
Oversight of biz startup funds questioned
The director of the Tucumcari’s economic development arm said during a city commission work session Thursday that no reports on a state grant program for small businesses have been produced since...
Route 66 association awards chamber
The New Mexico Route 66 Association on Friday presented the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce and executive director Scott Crotzer its annual...