Articles from the March 15, 2023 edition
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Senior center multipurpose site proposed
Tucumcari city commissioners during a work session Thursday seemed receptive to a long-range proposal by the city’s senior center director to plan for a multipurpose building that would include a...
Busch submits resignation to MCC
Embattled and absent Mesalands Community College President Gregory Busch submitted a formal resignation letter, effective March 10, according to a news release this afternoon from the college....
MCC chief clarifies possible future of college
The acting president of Mesalands Community College clarified to Tucumcari city commissioners on Thursday what he hoped to see in the near future for the financially distressed college. Allen Moss,...
County opposes listing of LPC as endangered
Quay County commissioners on Monday approved a resolution opposing a federal listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species, fearing the economic impact. County manager Daniel Zamora s...
Tucumcari ranks No. 1 in state for home affordability
Tucumcari ranked No. 1 in New Mexico for being the most affordable place to buy a home, according to a recent analysis by SmartAsset.com. Tucumcari scored an affordability index of 76.31,... Full story
Have you chosen the Rock or the hard place?
We sprang our clocks forward of this past weekend to start Mountain Daylight Savings Time, and spring begins at 3:24 pm MDST this coming Monday. So we’re between the springing forward and the spring...
Mesalands hosts KidWind competition
Three schools, including one from Tucumcari, participated recently in the KidWind Challenge at the North American Wind Research and Training Center at...
COVID-19 cases drop by half in county
Three COVID-19 cases were reported by state officials in Quay county last week, dropping the number by half from the previous week. Quay County has reported weekly single-digit numbers of COVID-19 for...
Pages past - March 15
On this date ... 1973: Winds gusting to 60 mph caused the cinderblock walls of Cooper’s Cleaners on Second Street near downtown Tucumcari to collapse. City police also said Jerry Gardner reported a...
Menus - March 15
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pork sausage biscuit sandwich, assorted cereal, graham crackers, red grapes, orange juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, bean and cheese...
Calendar - March 15
• Saturday — 12th annual Un-Conchas Polar Plunge. American Legion Post 19 is hosting this event at Conchas Lake’s south-side boat ramp with a gathering at 1 p.m. and the plunge at 2 p.m. Prizes...
Governments should compete for residents, not for businesses
Amazon.com Inc.’s pause of its plans to expand its second headquarters in Northern Virginia reflects some deep underlying trends — not just for metropolitan Washington, where I live, but for...
With free speech comes responsibility
It’s been a few weeks since Dilbert creator Scott Adams was canceled by hundreds of newspapers across the nation, as well as Canada, for racist tirades he unleashed on his own YouTube show. Adams,...
Interest rate cap study warning to NM
Elected officials who use the power of government to “help” people often fail to account for the possible unintended consequences of their actions. Even the noblest of intentions can...
Cannon AFB to host first airshow since 2018
Cannon AFB will host its first airshow since 2018 next month. The airshow, "Wings Over Cannon," is scheduled for April 22. Gates will open at 9 a.m....
More federal money coming for Ute Water Project
CLOVIS — More federal dollars are on their way for the Ute Water Project. The Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority has received notice from the United States Bureau of Reclamation regarding...
Rural house fire injures one person
A fire Thursday morning heavily damaged a home northwest of Tucumcari and slightly injured a resident there. District 1 firefighters received the call about the blaze about 10:30 a.m. Thursday, said...
Eventual champ Tohatchi ends Lady Rattlers' run
In the end, Tohatchi was just too tall. The fifth-seeded Tucumcari girls basketball team struggled mightily against fourth-seeded and eventual state champion Tohatchi’s height and length during a...
Magdalena overwhelms Longhorns in quarterfinals
Magdalena was the only undefeated boys basketball team left in New Mexico, and it often played like it during a 68-39 victory over Logan in the Class 1A quarterfinals. The top-seeded and two-time...
Tucumcari triumphs at Estancia
Tucumcari's baseball team notched a victory on its first weekend of the season, matching the wins it totaled last season. One day after an 11-5 loss...
Three Rattlers make all-district
Three players from the Tucumcari boys basketball team earned first-team all-district honors. For Logan, three players made the first team in their rugged district. Tucumcari senior point guard Curtis...
Four Lady Rattlers named all-district
The district-champion Tucumcari girls basketball team boasted four players on the all-district team and three honorable mentions. Three players from Logan earned all district honors in District A-6. M...
Tucumcari guard makes all-star team
Tucumcari senior point guard Curtis Gonzales was chosen as a selection for the New Mexico High School Coaches Association’s 3A/4A Red All-Star Team and also was an honorable mention all-state...
Police blotter - March 15
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 6 to March 12: Monday — 2:06 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 700 block of South Eighth Street, Tucumcari. ...
Jail log - March 15
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 6 to March 9: — John Caruso, 18, Tucumcari, failure to appear on misdemeanor charge. — Daniel Salas, 38, Tucumcari, b...
