Articles from the February 26, 2013 edition
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Letter to the editor - Feb. 27
Ute water plans make no sense What Clovis is doing to Logan and Ute Lake, not to mention Quay County, is a crime. It has decided the water we all enjoy belongs to others and is out to get it, no...
Wrestlers finish season with two-time state champion
The Tucumcari Rattlers finished their season with a two-time state champion and four additional wrestlers placed at 3A state title matches Saturday in Albuquerque. QCS Photo: Thomas Garcia The Tucumca...
Advance action helps area weather blizzard
Advance action by police and other emergency agencies and citizens heeding numerous warnings to stay off the roads helped many weather the worst blizzard in a decade, officials said. QCS Photo:... Full story
Reader-submitted content: Vietnam vet remembered
Editor's note: Canuto Montano, a highly decorated Vietnam vet, died Feb. 27 in Clovis. The following tribute recounts some of his many accomplishments: Kenneth Joseph (Canuto) Montano moved to...
Mother, daughter selected for all-state academic team
Mother and daughter Julie Keck and Megan Williamson have been selected to the 2013 All-State New Mexico Academic Team, according to Mesalands Community College. Courtesy photo: Mesalands Community... Full story
Commissioners approve grievance board decision
Quay County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved a grievance board decision regarding termination of a Quay County Detention Center employee. Barbara Jimenez was terminated in October 2012,...
Library hosting Seuss birthday party
The Tucumcari Public Library will be hosting the annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration on 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Tucumcari Convention Center. There will be storytellers, door prizes and...
Where does the white goes when the snow melts?
Ah, we're snowed in today, and I love it! I am a snow man, no doubt about it. Not the abominable kind, I hope. Just the very ordinary kind. ("Snow person" might have been clearer, but that would be... Full story
Comments from the canyons: With age goes fleeting memory
Although I don't read nearly as much as I used to, I still like to leaf through books to try to find a few words that express thoughts and feelings. Of course, poetry is a major source of those though... Full story
Notes from the church lady: Despite man's efforts, God in control
"To every thing there is ... a time to every purpose under the heaven." — Ecclesiastes 3:3 One of the weaknesses of man is his desire to be in control of everything. It is disconcerting when... Full story
Menus - Feb. 27
The following are the menus for schools and senior citizens in Quay County for Feb. 21 - Feb. 27: Tucumcari Thursday Breakfast: Cinnamon toast, fruit, milk Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, spinach salad, dress...
Business workshop focuses on veterans
Area veterans attended a business-counseling workshop Thursday hosted by the New Mexico Veterans Business Outreach Center at Mesalands Community College. QCS Photo: Thomas Garcia Several local...
Police blotter - Feb. 27
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department: Friday At 12:46 p.m. a man reported an unwanted subject n the 2000... Full story