Articles from the April 12, 2023 edition
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Ex-county manager tapped for MCC seat
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees during a special meeting Thursday appointed former Quay County manager Richard Primrose to fill an open District 1 seat created by the resignation...
County OKs resolution for higher pay for elected officials
The Quay County Commission on Monday unanimously approved a resolution establishing salaries of the county’s elected officials for the 2025 fiscal year. The resolution states that “salaries be...
Moya: Senator wants more funds for Princess Theatre
Now that Tucumcari's long-closed Princess Theatre will receive $250,000 in state capital outlay funds, Mayor Ralph Moya said during a meeting...
Lodgers tax board urges funds for three entities
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board on Wednesday recommended approval of motel tax fund requests for three entities this year, including for a new co-ed softball tournament in June. The board...
Calendar - April 12
• 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...
Some Bible 4:12 verses in context
I use all kinds of things as the bases for my articles. While considering this one, to be published on April 12, I heard Acts 4:12 read, making me wonder what the other Bible books had for chapter 4,...
Pages past - April 12
On this date ... 1973: A Quay County jury of three men and nine women deliberated for five hours and convicted Tucumcari resident Jose “Henry” Quintana, 26, of second-degree murder. Quintana was...
Menus - April 12
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh mixed fruit, apple juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad,...
Presbyterian Healthcare to modify mask policy on April 16
Several of New Mexico’s top healthcare services, including Presbyterian Healthcare Services, recently announced they will change their mask policies next week. Presbyterian operates Dr. Dan C....
Those magical dancing chickens need protection
What I remember most about that dark early morning of crouching on the prairie is the rhythmic sound of pounding. It was so loud, I wondered if someone had put a microphone near the skinny legs of the...
Mugshots may be out of date tool
Do we have the right to see Donald Trump’s mug shot? Do we have the right to see anybody’s mug shot if they haven’t had their day in court yet? The second question came up during this year’s...
Trump charges for political points
Everyone knows the felony charges against Donald Trump for paying hush-money to a porn star are ridiculous. Everyone knows that charging Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records was just a...
Governor signs tax rebates, shelves rest of reform
ROSWELL — Voicing concerns about the long-term consequences it could have on the state’s budget, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wielded her veto pen, removing large swaths of an omnibus tax package...
Santa Rosa HR director files complaint against mayor
SANTA ROSA — The city’s human resources director has filed for a restraining order against Mayor Nelson Kotiar, alleging he has “created a hostile work environment” by allowing sexual...
Federal grant to expand high-speed internet access
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and New Mexico U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan announced the agency is spending $40 million to provide high-speed internet access for people in rural...
Logan baseball team improves to 9-0
The defending Class 1A champion Logan baseball team improved to 9-0 on the season after a commanding doubleheader sweep Friday at Clayton. In the first game, Logan scored 14 runs in the third inning...
Lady Rattler breaks school record in javelin throw
Tucumcari senior Alexus Lafferty broke her own school record in the javelin throw Thursday at the 12-team George Love Invitational in Portales. Lafferty hurled the javelin a distance of 111 feet, 9...
Rattlers take tough loss to No. 1 NMMI
LOGAN - The pitching of Josh Griego on Saturday brought Tucumcari tantalizingly close to its first district win in almost five years - against the No....
Logan softball earns first victories of season
The Logan softball team earned its first victories of the season with a doubleheader sweep Friday at San Jon. The Lady Longhorns (2-6) prevailed by scores of 21-4 and 24-2. In the first game for Logan...
THS softball drops opener at Ruidoso
The Tucumcari softball team dropped its district opener Friday with a 15-4 home loss in five innings against Ruidoso. The Warriors, which scored in every inning, surged to a 7-1 lead in the top of...
Brown breaks 100 in Lovington golf tourney
Kaden Brown was the top golfer for Tucumcari High School during the eight-team Lovington Invitational on Thursday. Brown shot a 97 at the par-71 Lovington Country Club course and finished 41st...
THS grad named Airman of Year
William Sandoval, a Tucumcari High School graduate, recently received the Airman of the Year award from the Silver Knights AMU Guardians of Flight. Sandoval, a senior airman, is stationed at Joint...
Kix on 66 reopens with new owners
Two days after Kix on 66 in Tucumcari reopened last week, the restaurant was on the verge of running out of food. “We’ve been so busy, I had to call in an emergency truckload,” co-owner Donna...
Coyotes will not be listed as endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied a request by environmental and conservation groups to list the coyote as endangered in the territory that overlaps with the Mexican wolves. The groups said...
Jail log - April 12
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from April 5 to April 7: — Joe Ray Montano, 47, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Michael Cullen, 67, no address listed, criminal...
