Articles from the February 8, 2023 edition
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Pack of dogs kills Tucumcari man
A pack of roaming dogs attacked and killed a Tucumcari man as he was walking near Mesalands Community College on Wednesday night, state police said....
Cuts in salaries, programs part of MCC insolvency plan
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees during a special meeting Thursday night approved an insolvency plan that imposes progressively deeper pay cuts for higher-earning employees and cuts...
Two residents charged in fatal dog attack
Two Tucumcari people have been criminally charged in the death of another resident who was attacked and killed last week by a pack of dogs and face a court date Friday. Mary Montoya, 50, and...
Shots-fired calls prompt Rattler Gym lockdown
Four reports of shots-fired incidents in Tucumcari on Tuesday night led to a brief lockdown of Rattler Gymnasium after a boys basketball game and officers searching to find the suspects. Interim...
President given no confidence vote at MCC
Executive staff of Mesalands Community College on Sunday unanimously passed a vote of no confidence against President Gregg Busch, according to a...
Rattler Gym hosts teen's funeral
Coaches, family members and a classmate bared emotions, told stories and even shared a few laughs about a Tucumcari teenager during his funeral Saturd...
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 Frida...
Calendar - Feb. 8
• Saturday — Valentine’s Shrimp Boil. This 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, call (575)...
Pages past - Feb. 8
On the shelves ... 1973: Members of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce had an unusual incentive to sell tickets to the chamber’s Feb. 20 banquet. Two teams of ticket-sellers chaired by Ge...
Menus - Feb. 8
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Sausage breakfast pizza, assorted cereal, graham crackers, red grapes, apple juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich,...
Say same things that Jesus says
Jesus said in Matthew 10:32, “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.” This seems like a pretty big deal. If you want Jesus...
No hard feelings by fired TPD chief
Former Tucumcari police chief Pete Rivera says he holds no hard feelings from his firing last month. Rivera said in a phone interview last week he was relieved to no longer be in law enforcement. “O...
San Jon man jailed on vehicular homicide warrant
A San Jon man wanted in a Bernalillo County vehicular homicide case was apprehended during a recent Curry County traffic stop. Curry County Adult Detention Center Administrator Mark Gallegos said...
2 people in cab won't improve railroad safety
A strike that would have recently broken the supply chain, shaken an already shaky economy at a cost of nearly $2 billion a day, and damaged the rail industry was fortunately avoided. But the track...
Tyranny 'for own good' still tyranny
Almost all of us want the same thing: to live in peace with what we need to survive and enjoy life, free to follow our interests. Problems arise when some of us think we can get there through...
New tax rule only hurts little people
The IRS is so kind. Our most beloved federal agency has delayed until next year a new income-reporting law it has carefully designed to squeeze the last drops of tax revenue out of many of us. The...
COVID spread risk drops after one-week spike
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Quay County remained stable for a third straight week, and a website that tracks community spread of the virus reported the region’s risk had declined. The county’s...
Odeon's co-owner wants city to buy it
The co-owner of the Odeon Theater on Thursday told a gathering of people interested in renovating and reopening the Princess Theatre she wanted the...
Lodgers board suggests changes to aid application
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board approved a suggestion of several changes to its application form for requesting funds, including requiring a final report within 90 days after a tax-supported...
Rattlers win first district mat title in 30+ years
The Tucumcari boys wrestling team captured its first district championship in more than 30 years after dispatching of Del Norte and Valley last week...
THS girl wrestlers qualify for state
Two Tucumcari High School girls wrestlers qualified for the state tournament — including one who medaled — during Saturday’s Region 2 tournament at Del Norte in Albuquerque. MiKayla Klinger...
Lady Coyotes blazed a trail
SAN JON - Fifty years ago this month, San Jon High School won the first New Mexico Activities Association championship in girls basketball, despite be...
Lady Rattlers blast NMMI in district opener
The Tucumcari girls basketball team opened district play Thursday with a resounding 59-13 victory over New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell. The Lady Rattlers stormed to leads of 7-0 and 21-2 in...
Dry spells lead to Rattlers loss at NMMI
A sluggish offense at the beginning and the end proved decisive for the Tucumcari boys basketball team in its 37-35 district-opening loss Thursday against New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell....
Logan comeback bid at Melrose falls short
The Logan boys basketball team fell short in its comeback bid with a 50-48 district loss Thursday at Melrose. The Longhorns fell behind by as many as 15 points in the third quarter and still were...
