Articles from the May 4, 2022 edition
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Tucumcari considers bond issue for city pool
A resident's complaint about the city's swimming pool remaining closed and a commissioner's response prompted the Tucumcari City Commission and its...
Wildfire threatens village of House
A grass fire estimated at more than 5,000 acres burned to the edge of the southern Quay County village of House on Friday, causing numerous residents to flee and prompting the school to delay its...
Rawhide still rollin'
It was like Tucumcari Rawhide Days never went away. The annual festival that pays tribute to western lifestyles and the "Rawhide" television drama of...
Rockin' Route 66 canceled again
The Rockin’ Route 66 festival in Tucumcari, usually scheduled in late June, has been canceled for a third straight year. The announcement of the cancellation was posted on the music festival’s...
Pages past - May 4
On this date ... 1972: Two escaped prisoners from Kansas arrested in connection with the abduction and shooting of Quay County sheriff’s deputy Travis Haynes of Ragland were arraigned before...
Calendar - May 4
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Friday-Saturday — First Presbyterian Church Rummage Sale. The fellowship hall next to the church will be open for the sale from 9...
Menus - May 4
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at...
Farmers Electric names new CEO
The Farmers’ Electric Cooperative board of trustees recently selected Antonio Sanchez Jr. as the cooperative’s new CEO. Sanchez was selected from more than 30 candidates and will report to the...
Socialism absent from book of Acts
“Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.” — Acts 4:32...
Airport gets $1.3M grant
Tucumcari Municipal Airport will receive a $1.3 million grant from the state Department of Transportation to increase its refueling capacity for airplanes. The funds will be used to build new fuel...
Best to face bad economic news, not ignore it
U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970s stagflation, a nightmarish c...
Musk may help end liberal narrative
My Twitter account was shut down during the dark days of censorship, but I made a new account a month or so ago. Just in time to see all the fun and drama over Elon Musk’s buyout of the platform....
Musk unlikely to mend political divide
If Elon Musk is going to take over Twitter, I hope he reads a recent article in The Atlantic magazine by Jonathan Haidt, about the impact social media is having on our democracy and what we can do abo...
13 Logan entrants win district titles
Logan’s track teams captured 13 district titles and qualified 27 athletes to this week’s state meet at the District 6/A meet Saturday at Fort Sumner. Melrose took home both boys and girls team...
Tucumcari track boasts 7 district champs
Tucumcari High School's track teams crowned seven district champions during the District 4AAA championships in Tucumcari, including one notable...
Second-grader finishes 8th at Hoop Shoot finals
A Tucumcari second-grader finished eighth in her age bracket at the national finals of the Elks Hoop Shoot contest in Chicago. Trinity Gonzales, sponsored by Tucumcari Elks Lodge 1172, made 17 of 25...
Lack of clutch hitting hurts Lady Rattlers
Because of a lack of hitting in the bottom half of the order, a winnable district softball game for Tucumcari against Dexter was lost last Tuesday....
Clayton edges hot-hitting Lady Longhorns
The Logan softball team got its bats going, but it still was searching for its first win of the season after a 16-11 non-district loss Friday at Clayton. Marilyn Cortez Moreno blasted a three-run...
Sandia Prep stifles Tucumcari 7-1
The state-ranked Sandia Prep baseball team appeared to sew up a district title with a 7-1 victory Thursday over visiting Tucumcari. The Sundevils, ranked second in the latest Class 3A ratings by MaxPr...
Logan, Melrose split district twinbill
The Logan baseball team split a doubleheader Friday and suffered its first district loss of the season against visiting Melrose. The Longhorns fell to 14-3 overall but remained in first place in...
Man accused of fleeing police at 90 mph on streets
A Tucumcari man stands accused of leading police on a chase at speeds of over 90 mph on city streets and striking a parked vehicle before he was arrested at gunpoint by city police. Adam Manuel...
K-Bob's making return to Tucumcari
K-Bob’s Steakhouse is returning to its old location in Tucumcari after a three-year absence. K-Bob’s conducted a job fair Thursday at the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce office. John Rin...
MCC chief to pursue a Union County Learning Center
The Mesalands Community College board of directors on Thursday authorized its president, Gregg Busch, to collaborate with Clayton-area officials to establish a college-level Union County Learning...
Tuesday is deadline to register to vote for primary
Next Tuesday is the deadline for New Mexico residents to register to vote for the June 7 primary election. That also is the day that early voting begins for the primary, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Early...
State approves cloud seeding in region
As all of New Mexico is experiencing some level of drought, cloud seeding may help bring water to Quay County and other areas of the eastern part of the state. The Interstate Stream Commission...
