Articles from the February 1, 2023 edition
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Teen's death mourned
A Tucumcari High School freshman died in a one-vehicle accident last week, touching off spasms of grief from the student body and gestures of support...
City commission appointee to step down after lawsuit
Matt Bednorz, who the Tucumcari City Commission appointed to fill the term of recently retired District 3 commissioner Ruth Ann Litchfield, said Friday he would step down after District 4...
Dogs kill Tucumcari man
A pack of roaming dogs attacked and killed a Tucumcari man as he was walking near Mesalands Community College on Wednesday night. Five mixed-breed dogs attacked Stanley Hartt, 64, as he was walking...
Commissioner doesn't live in district
The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday voted 3-1 to appoint Matt Bednorz to fill in as District 3 commissioner for the rest of the year, though he...
Tucumcari's chief of police fired
The City of Tucumcari is without a police chief after he was fired Thursday. City manager Paula Chacon confirmed in her office after the city commission’s regular meeting Thursday night that Police...
It's Ground-Dwelling Animal Day
Groundhog Day is tomorrow, or today, if your Quay County Sun comes in the mail and you live fairly locally. Groundhog Day is celebrated in the U.S. and Canada, based on European traditions about...
Still enjoying the moment with our tree
Our Christmas tree is still up. Neither one of us is in any great hurry to take it apart and put it in the duct-taped box. Clearly, since it’s February. In the wee hours each morning, I open the...
Confirmed COVID-19 cases remain stable
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quay County remained stable last week, though a website that tracks community spread of the virus downgraded the region to high risk of community spread of the disease....
Pages past - Feb. 1
On this date ... 1973: The Tucumcari Draw Watershed project, aka Tucumcari Lake, that hit a snag and seemingly was at a standstill appears to be on the go again. Howard Shanks, conservationist with...
Calendar - Feb. 1
• Feb. 11 — Valentine’s Shrimp Boil. This Valentine’s feast from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Logan Civic Center benefits the Friends of Ute Lake State Park. Tickets are limited. For more information,...
Menus - Feb. 1
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Sausage breakfast pizza, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh apple, orange juice, strawberry, 1% or skim milk; Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich, grilled...
Jail log - Feb. 1
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29: — Travion Chavez, 23, Tucumcari, contempt of court and felony contempt of court. — Gerald B. Baca, 27,...
Retaining leaders, teachers may require thinking outside box
Recent headlines have brought news of declining student performance in reading and math across the country. We could see it coming. Student outcome scores have been plateauing over the last decade....
DeSantis endearing self to MAGA crowd
In his ongoing attacks on what he describes as “woke politics,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has denied permission for an African American history course to be taught in Florida public high schools....
Biden handling of Ukraine clueless
It’s a stretch, but I think I know the real reason the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago. We’ve been told for months that the DOJ ordered a search of Donald Trump’s home in Florida because he was not...
Change order for landfill project passes 3-1
The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday voted 3-1 to approve a change order for construction of a new cell at the landfill, but not without grumbling from the dissenting commissioner. The cost to...
Judge allows Tucumcari racino case to proceed
An Albuquerque district judge last week rejected arguments by the New Mexico Racing Commission to dismiss a lawsuit by Coronado Partners, setting up a legal showdown this spring whether to issue a...
County OKs use of fairgrounds for Rawhide Days
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a rental agreement with Rawhide Days LLC to use the county fairgrounds on June 16-18 — about five weeks later than its usual schedule in early May....
Death prompts delayed, canceled THS games
Tucumcari High School boys and girls basketball games last week were canceled or postponed in the wake of a player’s death in a vehicular accident. Jayden Gloms, a freshman on the boys junior varsit...
Logan girls notch key district win
LOGAN - Logan freshman guard Desta Rose sank a long 3-point shot with about 42 seconds left to help lift her team to a 43-40 victory Saturday in a key...
Foxes use scoring run to conquer Longhorns
LOGAN - A highly touted Fort Sumner-House boys basketball team didn't have its best shooting night. But a scoring run in the third quarter was all it...
Rattlers score mat wins over Academy, Volcano Vista
The Tucumcari boys wrestling team scored dual-meet victories Thursday over Class 5A school Volcano Vista and district foe Academy at Albuquerque. “The boys did excellent, excellent, excellent,...
Police blotter - Feb. 1
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29: Monday — 8:30 a.m.: Theft in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:29 a.m.:...
