Articles from the April 5, 2023 edition
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City to try again to seat District 3
A somewhat divided Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday voted to re-advertise its opening for District 3 after accepting a letter of removal of an appointee who didn’t live within the district....
TPD chief requests raises for officers
Tucumcari’s new police chief requested $3-an-hour pay raises and bonuses for officers in her department during a work session Thursday with city commissioners. Patti Lopez, who had been interim...
Interim superintendent chosen in House
HOUSE — A former Farwell, Texas, high school principal and former superintendent of Chillicothe, Texas, schools has been chosen to be the interim superintendent of House Municipal Schools. Coby...
Green day: One year later
It's apparent one year after New Mexico allowed the sale of recreational marijuana on April 1, 2022, that it led to dramatic effects on Tucumcari....
Calendar - April 5
• April 22 — Tucumcari Rotary Club’s Surf and Turf Dinner. The event includes a dinner at the Tucumcari Elks Lodge from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and a dance featuring Limited Edition. Tickets are $40 and...
Menus - April 5
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with ham, whole-wheat toast, mini-bagels with strawberry cream cheese, banana, apple juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Cobb salad,...
Pages past - April 5
On this date ... 1973: Gov. Bruce King said he would ask for a federal disaster declaration for 11 northeastern counties after a huge winter storm. During an airplane tour, King said he saw dying...
Scatter seeds like wishes, and love will grow
I love spring. I’m antsy to clean up garden areas, and plant things. There are green blobs already sprouting in various tubs throughout the yards. Could be weeds. Could be flowers. Could be one of...
'Experts,' too, will be standing in line on final day
I’m sick of being told what the experts say. Specifically, I’ve had it with experts who take it upon themselves to tell us how the world needs to change (and right now, mister) or else. I can’t...
Area woman settles lawsuit against Lowe's
A Quay County woman’s 2021 lawsuit against Lowe’s Market in Tucumcari after she said she tripped and was injured there was dismissed last month after both parties reached a compromise and...
Trans individuals statistically unlikely to be mass shooters
It was entirely predictable, but still despicable, that right-wing demagogues like Sen. Josh Hawley are trying to spin the Nashville school shooting into an indictment of transgender Americans...
Expectations for session were too high
I had hoped that legislators would take advantage of the unprecedented $9.4 billion budget this year to begin the transition away from an economy that is dependent on oil and gas revenue, but I...
Reagan foresaw sports gender madness
We know the whole world has gone crazy. Nowhere has it become more insane than what’s been going on in women’s collegiate and high school sports. Biological males have been allowed to compete...
State's courts lift mask, distancing requirements
In another sign the coronavirus pandemic likely was winding down, masks and physical distancing were no longer be required as of March 31 for any person inside a New Mexico courtroom or jury assembly...
NMDA taking Healthy Soil grant applications
The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is accepting grant applications for its Healthy Soil Program from April 11 through May 17. Eligible entities are defined in the 2019 Healthy Soil Act as...
Jail log - April 5
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 27 to April 1: — Bryan Sloan, 37, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Daisy Acosta, 27, Tucumcari, contempt of court....
Logan's Judd nabs state title in powerlifting
Logan sophomore Haden Judd captured an individual state championship at the Class 1A-3A boys powerlifting championships Friday at Rio Rancho. Logan...
Logan, Texico tie for title at Fort Sumner
The Logan boys track team tied for first place with Texico on Saturday at the 15-team Mario Martinez Qualifier meet at Fort Sumner. Haden Judd, the top boys athlete at the meet, won two individual...
Lady Rattlers sweep Raton in home opener
Alexus Lafferty hit a game-winning RBI double in extra innings, capping the Tucumcari softball team's 11-10 comeback victory over Raton in its home...
Longhorns improve to 5-0 in baseball
The Logan baseball team improved to 5-0 on the season after a 15-5 non-district victory Thursday at Questa. Though the Longhorns briefly trailed 3-2, they scored in every inning, including six runs...
San Jon High fields first-ever girls softball team
SAN JON - A new era began last week when San Jon Municipal Schools fielded its first-ever prep girls softball team and played a doubleheader against...
Rattler baseball team drops three district games
Tucumcari’s baseball team endured a tough district doubleheader Saturday, losing by scores of 16-4 and 10-4 to Sandia Prep. In the first game, Sandia Prep jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first inning...
Dora girls take doubleheader from Logan
Dora swept another doubleheader last Monday against the host Lady Longhorns by 20-8 and 25-8 scores. In the first game, Logan’s Brookel Smith drove in two runs, stole two bases and scored two runs....
Police blotter - April 5
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 27 to April 2: Monday — 1:40 a.m.: Burglary in 1200 block of East Main Street, Tucumcari. — 8:13...
