Articles from the February 12, 2020 edition
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Farmers market recognized for award at county meeting
Quay County Commission Chairman Franklin McCasland during the commission's meeting Monday congratulated and recognized the Tucumcari Farmers Market...
Tucumcari city manager announces he's resigning
Tucumcari city manager Britt Lusk on Thursday evening announced his resignation from the city manager's post and gave the city commission his 60-day notice at a regular meeting of the commission....
Bridge may be open by summer
LOGAN - Construction of a new U.S. 54 bridge over the Canadian River at Logan that began in late 2018 probably will be finished and opened to traffic...
'Boot Hill' still in service
BARD - Cemeteries named Boot Hill conjure up an indelible image of the Old West, where gun-toting cowboys too slow on the draw wound up buried "with...
Calendar - Feb. 12
• March 8-14 — 22nd Iron Pour. Mesalands Community College will host its 22nd annual Iron Pour workshop. Meet sculpture artists and make your own creation from molten metal. The actual iron pour...
Pages past - Feb. 12
On this date ... 1970: The New Mexico Senate Public Affairs Committee in Santa Fe waded through a storm of protests from religious groups to hand a 6-5 recommendation to pass a bill that would allow...
Take action to preserve signage
Thursday at the Tucumcari City Commission meeting, the Historic Route 66 sign ordinance will be the subject of a public hearing and a vote by the commissioners. This ordinance is in response to the...
Kingdom includes more than our hearts
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” I would guess this line is repeated in prayer about a billion times a day, all...
Menus - Feb. 12
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese muffinwich, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Walking beef tacos, ham and cheese chef salad, pinto beans,...
Raising gas tax unnecessary financial burden
Not only would a bill moving through the state House nearly triple New Mexico’s gasoline tax — despite the billions pouring into state coffers from the Permian Basin oil boom — it would...
Democrats finally ready to fight
Last week marked a turning point in the already strained (an understatement) relations between Democrats and Republicans. After the Republicans in the Senate ignored the Democrats’ thorough...
Busy week leaves Trump on top
It started Sunday night with an exciting and hard-fought Super Bowl game, which I was happy to see end with the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers. Then the next day came the Iowa...
Police blotter - Feb. 12
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9: Monday • 8:22 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 400 block of South Eighth Street, Tucumcari....
Jail log - Feb. 12
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 27 to Feb. 9: • David Moses Garcia, 29, Tucumcari, charge not listed. • Ruben D. Hobby, 26, Roswell, driving while...
Tularosa takes victory at Snake Pit
The Tucumcari boys basketball team's chances for a come-from-behind district victory Friday against Tularosa essentially evaporated when the...
Lady Rattlers fall 46-45 to Tularosa
Shaky free-throw shooting, foul trouble and a scoring drought in the second half kept the Tucumcari girls basketball team from notching an upset as it fell 46-45 at No. 2-ranked Tularosa on Saturday....
Melrose triumphs over Logan
MELROSE - Making the ordinary plays was what got the Melrose Buffaloes an early lead against Logan on Thursday night. Hot shooting and hustle for...
Lady Longhorns rally to claim 51-49 victory
MELROSE - The Melrose and Logan girls basketball teams expect to see each other multiple times between Thursday and the conclusion of the season, and...