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The Mesalands Community College board of trustees last week essentially repealed the college’s new COVID-19 vaccination mandate in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on the matter. The board during its Jan. 18 videoconference meeting also gave Mesalands President Gregg Busch the authority to make immediate changes to COVID-19 policies if the state imposes its own vaccination mandate. The high court, Busch said, allowed states to set their own mandates, but not at the federal level except for health-care workers. Busch sai...
Two more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Quay County last week as the state continued to see case numbers at or near record-highs. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the latest deaths in the county were: • A woman in her 90s who had underlying conditions; • A man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. The total number of deaths since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 37. More than three-quarters of the county’s deaths have occurred since late May. A total of 89 confirmed cases of the virus were...
SAN JON - After more than a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Jon Municipal Schools and the Missoula Children's Theatre hosted their annual stage production - this year, a musical/comedy version of "The Emperor's New Clothes" - on Friday night. Guided by two co-directors or actors from the Missoula group, nearly 60 San Jon students ranging in age from kindergarten through high school performed in or assisted in directing the one-hour play. San Jon has hosted Missoula Children's...
The ancient pagans had a circular view of history, where patterns and cycles repeat endlessly. One side-effect of this view is that there is no room for any lasting progress or change. Whatever you might build today will be demolished tomorrow, because that’s how the cycle works. We can’t make real change, because the cycle is coming back around and we’ll be starting over soon. You can see how they got this. Seasons come and go, predictably. Sunrise leads to sunset, and midnight, and then sunrise again. Harvest follows planting, and then plant...
A Tucumcari man was sentenced to about 100 more days in the county jail and five years of probation after injuring two people with a shotgun blast last spring during a neighborhood spat. District Judge Albert Mitchell Jr. also ordered Juan Rubio, 41, to complete an alcohol treatment program at the Four Winds Recovery Center in Farmington and anger-management classes. In total, Mitchell sentenced Rubio to six years of incarceration, with five of those suspended. Rubio pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon and two counts of...
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at 575-487-2287 for more information. Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Mini maple waffles, fresh apple, grape juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Ham and cheese wrap, chicken tenders, mashed potatoes, country gravy, biscuit, steamed broccoli, fresh strawberries, skim, 1% or chocolate skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Apple frudel, fresh pear, ora...
On this date ... 1972: District Judge J.V. Gallegos sentenced three juvenile defendants from Oklahoma for their roles in the burglary of Cromers Grocery in Logan and stealing a pickup truck there belonging to James C. Price. The three received sentences ranging from 50 to 100 days in the juvenile ward and were ordered to pay restitution for the victims. • King Aitken Jr., recent past president of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, announced he would run for Tucumcari City Commission. • The Tucumcari Rattler wrestling team fin...
Potter County, Texas, has issued an arrest warrant for a volunteer firefighter and EMT in Logan accused of groping a 17-year-old girl in an Amarillo hotel room last summer. The alleged victim also filed an order of protection in Quay County against him that doesn’t expire until August. Brian Cox, 38, of Logan is wanted on a charge of indecent assault, a misdemeanor, after an investigation by Amarillo police in July. Potter County issued the warrant on Dec. 3, court records show. Cox said Thursday he was unaware of the Texas warrant. ...
One year into Joe Biden’s first term as president, it’s safe to say the Democrat’s performance has not met lofty expectations. His average approval rating, at 49% according to Gallup, is better than Republican Donald Trump’s was at this point, but that’s not saying much. Trump’s 38% was the lowest first-year approval rating of any president post World War II, and all other presidents since then — except Biden — have averaged 57% or higher. Of course, those presidents didn’t start off in year two of a pandemic that not only has wreaked havoc...
As I write this I am wrapping up my own adventure with COVID-19. It didn’t feel good, but it was nothing worth destroying the economy over. It was not worth any mandates, shutdowns, or other government overreaches. When I think back on the worst illnesses or injuries in my life, this doesn’t even make the top 100 list. Even those experiences in the top 10 wouldn’t convince me to violate your liberty in the tiniest degree to avoid them. If they could even be avoided by violating you, which is unlikely. Your liberty and your natural rights matte...
This nation has been divided over the “facts” for some time now, but does that mean we’re divided over telling the truth, too? Used to be, Americans valued honesty, even if we didn’t always practice it so well. We said things like, “Honesty is the best policy,” “A man’s word is his bond,” and “If you always tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.” But that was then, and this is now. Used to be, politicians and used car salesmen were among the least respected professions, because of their perceived lack of honesty. Now, decepti...
Quay County commissioners on Monday approved the county manager’s request to switch its internet technology master services agreement to Clovis-based Plateau from an Albuquerque firm. County manager Daniel Zamora said Plateau would cost more, but he favored a local provider. He said the county also would receive better service and better protection from ransomware attacks that recently crippled the computer systems of Albuquerque Public Schools and Bernalillo County. Zamora said the switch to Plateau also would make the county eligible for u...
Several members of the Tucumcari Public Schools board discussed loosening its two-year-old policy regarding public comment at meetings. The board in November 2019 changed its policy regarding public participation in board meetings. Those who wish to comment before the board must complete a Request to Address Board form and give it to the superintendent before the meeting. The board president may set a time limit of three minutes per speaker or 30 minutes for a presentation. The policy also states “only items on the current agenda will be p...
Robert Young was honored for his 38 years in coaching - including 10 at Logan - with his induction Saturday into the New Mexico High School Track and Cross-Country Coaches Association's Hall of Fame at Albuquerque. In his decade at Logan, Young's girls track teams have won three state championships (including the last two seasons) and tw with the boys track squads. Logan's boys have won 27 individual state championships during Young's tenure and the Lady Longhorns have captured 19 individual...
The Tucumcari boys wrestling team finished third in its district after a loss Thursday to eventual champion and host West Las Vegas and wins over district foes Fort Wingate and (Shiprock) Northwest. The shorthanded Rattlers, which forfeited three weight classes, lost to West Las Vegas 48-30. The Dons went on to edge Roberson, which finished runner-up, for the District 1 championship. “Against West, I think we looked pretty good,” Tucumcari coach Eddie Encinias said. “We made some mistakes in matches that could have gone either way. We want to g...
Tucumcari's scoring drought in the second quarter was all Clayton needed during its 59-50 victory Thursday in the Rattlers' annual Homecoming game at the Snake Pit. Tucumcari's problems with inconsistent play and missing point-blank shots persisted, and coach John Span said time is running out for his team to remedy those before district play begins on Feb. 1 at Dexter. Span insisted his team is better than its 5-12 record, and Thursday's loss inspired a litany of laments - especially after...
Lizzy Horner hit two 3-pointers during a critical stretch to help lift the Logan girls basketball team to a 35-34 win over host Melrose in an important district-opening game Thursday. Horner led the Lady Longhorns with 12 points, and Desta Rose added 11. Logan coach Glynna Strand said her team overcame early obstacles for the win. “We came out super slow and got down 13-2 in the first half and didn’t start playing decent until the second half and crawled our way back in,” she said. For Melrose, Sorrell Allen, Isabelle Sena and Graci Odom each...
Playing without its chief ball-handler and top scorer, the Tucumcari girls basketball team fell to a talented Clayton squad 44-28 Thursday at the Snake Pit during Tucumcari's annual Homecoming night. Junior guard Alexus Lafferty had been in close contract with a confirmed COVID-19 case last week, requiring her to quarantine for five days. To make matters worse, freshman guard July Lafferty banged up her knee midway through the third quarter when it appeared the Lady Rattlers might make a run,...
The New Mexico Activities Association last week made a few changes to its wrestling and basketball championships. Boys athletes in the A-3A and 4A wrestling classifications will compete on Friday only, Feb. 18, with 5A athletes, teams and all girls will compete Saturday, Feb. 19. State wrestling at the Rio Rancho Events Center traditionally has been a two-day event. “It’s going to start a little bit later in the morning on those days so that schools can determine whether they want to travel in the day before and whether they want to spend the...
The young Logan boys basketball team lost two games last week, including a 66-39 non-district decision Saturday at Texico. The Wolverines outscored the Longhorns 25-8 in the second quarter to seize control. “We came out pretty flat and never really got going the entire game,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. Brock Burns led the Longhorns with 13 points, which fell to 4-12 overall. Texico improved to 7-5 overall. Melrose 63, Logan 47 Melrose turned a close game into a comfortable district win by outscoring Logan 19-6 in the fourth period Thursda...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Jan. 17 to Jan. 23: Monday — 8:54 a.m.: Fraud in 1800 block of Cemetery Road, Logan. — 12:30 p.m.: Civil dispute in 3600 block of Quay Road 63, Tucumcari. — 2:14 p.m.: Accident in 1300 block of East Main Street, Tucumcari. — 3:41 p.m.: Brush fire in 300 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. — 3:53 p.m.: Arrest warrant in 400 block of South Jackson Street, Tucumcari. — 9:22 p.m.: Disturbance in 1000 block of East Heman Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:33 p.m.: Tr...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 18 to Jan. 23: — David Rosales, 26, Asheboro, North Carolina, criminal damage to property (over $1,000). — Devin William Apodaca, 19, no address listed, criminal damage to property (under $1,000) and assault (unlawful acts, threats or conduct). — Eugene A. Gonzales, 57, Tucumcari, two counts of public nuisance. — Alijah Anthony Jimenez, 19, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Amber Rae Lucero, 20, Tucumcari, battery against a household member, criminal damage to proper...
