Articles from the April 21, 2021 edition
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Logan schools close campus for two weeks
Logan Municipal Schools on Thursday closed its campus for two weeks after at least one employee or student tested positive for COVID-19. “Because of the possibility of widespread exposure, our distr...
Parts of Logan schools to reopen Monday
Parts of Logan Municipal Schools will reopen to in-person classes sooner than expected after at least two COVID-19 cases were reported there. School superintendent Dennis Roch wrote in a letter posted...
County barely stays in turquoise zone
Quay County stayed in the turquoise zone during the latest two-week COVID-19 risk assessment announced Wednesday but by a much less comfortable margin. The county recorded 6.8 daily cases per 100,000...
Arch Hurley board declines to allocate irrigation water
Facing a persistent drought, the Arch Hurley Conservancy District’s board of directors on April 13 voted to not allocate any irrigation water to area farmers for the time being. It was the first...
Tax board recommends money for ads, guide
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board during a special meeting Wednesday recommended allocating $25,000 to pay for magazine advertisements and a visitors guide for the city. The board also...
Ancient Israel was open to migrants
In my last column, I said the Bible’s attitude toward the “alien” or immigrant is univocal. We are to love him as ourselves, and treat him as a...
Quay records two confirmed cases
Quay County on Friday recorded two confirmed coronavirus case in the Logan ZIP code. However, it appeared the county might remain in the turquoise zone when COVID-19 risk assessments are announced...
Health providers administer fewer than 100 vaccines last week
Quay County health providers administered fewer than 100 people with COVID-19 vaccines last week, though rates remained at a high level statewide despite a pause with the single-shot Johnson &...
Pages past - April 21
On this date ... 1971: Tucumcari was preparing to host the 42nd annual state convention of the New Mexico Elks Association. Glenn R. Miller of Logansport, Indiana, who is the Grand Exalted Ruler of...
Menus - April 21
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center remain closed to the public indefinitely but will deliver meals to those who qualify. Those interested in meal deliveries should call the Tucumcari...
Calendar - April 21
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Sept. 25 — Fired Up Festival. A variety of booths, live entertainment and a fireworks show are on tap at the Historic Railroad Depot...
San Jon board approves extended-learning calendar
SAN JON — The San Jon Municipal Schools board of trustees last week unanimously approved a 2021-2022 extended-learning calendar that adds eight more instructional days and six more in-service days...
Self-defense demonstrations being hosted
The Intimate Partner Violence Task Force is hosting self-defense demonstrations at noon Friday or 4 p.m. Sunday for women and girls. Each session is limited to 10 and they will be in person sessions...
Capitol Police reforms require bipartisan look
It long has been clear that Capitol Police were woefully unprepared for the Jan. 6 assault on Congress by rampaging supporters of then-President Donald Trump, who were bent on overturning the results...
Removing cost devalues college
Beyond basic skills and exposure to the required amount of shared knowledge in history and citizenship, education should be something worked for and prized. Making it free, I think, reduces its...
DeSantis: what post-Trump GOP should be
If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ever sets up a presidential exploratory committee, it should have to disclose an enormous in-kind contribution from CBS News. The recent “60 Minutes” segment alleging...
Wrestling district meet rescheduled
In the space of a single day Thursday, Tucumcari’s wrestling team was put through an emotional wringer when New Mexico suspended the sport, then reinstated it hours later. The whipsaw event also...
Tucumcari falls to Dexter
The Tucumcari boys basketball team missed a 3-point shot at the buzzer that would have given the Rattlers a district victory over Dexter and their...
Lady Rattlers take district loss
A shooting slump in the second half proved fatal to the Tucumcari girls basketball team during a 34-23 district loss Thursday to New Mexico Military...
Young Tucumcari baseball team resumes play
Tucumcari baseball was scheduled to resume Tuesday after nearly the entire 2020 season was wiped out by COVID-19. The Rattlers played only two games...
Logan Longhorns triumph over San Jon
The Logan boys basketball team mauled San Jon 86-33 during a district game April 13 before the Longhorns’ season was paused later that week because of at least one COVID-19 case in the school distri...
Lady Longhorns hand San Jon district loss before season pause
The Logan girls basketball team handled San Jon 68-29 during a district game April 13 before the Lady Longhorns’ season was paused later that week due to at least one coronavirus case in the...
Logan school board approves levy question
The Logan Municipal Schools board of trustees last week unanimously approved a resolution for a November ballot question that would renew the district’s two-mill property tax levy. “The proceeds...
Bookmobiles returned to road last week
The state’s three bookmobiles, including one in Tucumcari, under the state’s Rural Services Program returned to the road last week. Based in Tucumcari, Cimarron and Los Lunas, the three...
Jail log - April 21
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from April 14 to April 18: • Nicholas Davis, 23, Fort Sumner, parole violation and warrant from other counties or states. ...
