Articles from the May 10, 2023 edition
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District 3 choice will take a while longer
Filling a months-long vacancy for District 3 on the Tucumcari City Commission will take a while longer. Because of what he characterized as a “misunderstanding,” Mayor Ralph Moya said during a...
Pay raises likely for city workers
At least two Tucumcari city commissioners said during a work session last Wednesday they wanted to give at least $1-an-hour raises to employees during the next fiscal year. Commissioners held the sess...
Shotgun pellets damage couple's home
On the afternoon in April 21, Donnie and Lora Goode were in their rural Tucumcari trailer when they heard a loud bang. The Goodes found a large hole...
County may hire new lobbyist at next meeting
Quay County commissioners asked the county manager to draw up a possible contract for the Hull Consulting of Albuquerque and obtain quotes from two other lobbying firms for action at its next meeting...
Pages past - May 10
On this date ... 1973: A Tucumcari man died instantly when the car he was driving struck the second trailer of a large Transcom truck near the Y Truck Stop. Moses Aaron Griego, 26, was declared dead...
Menus - May 10
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Plain bagel, strawberry cream cheese, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh mixed fruit, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef...
Calendar - May 10
• June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature team roping events, a ranch rodeo, gun show and target-shoot competition, stickhorse...
Planting the seeds of the gospels
Springtime has arrived as indicated leaves on the mesquites, which also means that it’s planting time for summer crops. After the great flood, God promised that as long as the Earth endures,...
Miller moth season won't last much longer
CLOVIS - In the words of Patrick Kircher, the agriculture agent for Roosevelt County: "They are really obnoxious and troublesome." And it's likely...
Mesalands holds in-person graduation
About 60 students participated in Mesalands Community College's spring graduation ceremony Friday at Tucumcari High School's Rattler Gymnasium....
Texas man dies in I-40 crash near Tucumcari
A Texas man died in a crash last week on Interstate 40 east of Tucumcari. Diego Ignacio Castro Serrito, 18, of Fort Worth was declared dead at the scene by the Office of Medical Examiner. According...
Publisher's journal: Dear ChatGPT: You need to hire more fact checkers
I’m told ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that can answer questions. So I gave it a try. Me: Who is David Stevens, publisher of The Eastern New Mexico News? ChatGPT: David Stevens is a...
Harris needs persuasive argument
In the campaign commercial President Joe Biden released to announce his re-election campaign, there was one individual who was prominently displayed – Kamala Harris. Since the moment Biden selected...
Bigger issues at hand than Bidens
Haven’t we seen this never-ending story before? It’s just that the politics have flipped. When we had Democrats in power in the House, all we heard were bad stories about Donald Trump. All we hear...
Lodgers tax board hears, tables four requests for funds
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board heard four requests for funds but tabled decisions on them until they could get more solid numbers on the fiscal-year 2024 budget from the city manager. The...
Woman charged with three felonies
Local police detained a Tucumcari woman on felony charges after she was accused of letting three young girls roam on a roadway unsupervised. Judy K. Cochran, 74, was charged with three counts of...
Las Chaparritas goes from food truck to sit-down cafe
The opening last week of Las Chaparritas Mexican Restaurant in downtown Tucumcari represents sizable growth from its food-truck origins just a few...
Jail log - May 10
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 1 to May 5: — Mario Baudillo Armijo, 52, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (deadly weapon), breaking and entering and...
Huffman wins two state titles for THS
ALBUQUERQUE - Haisley Huffman became the first Tucumcari girls athlete to win multiple events at a state meet in more than 20 years. The junior used...
Tucumcari softball plays WLV in playoffs
The Tucumcari softball team earned a No. 9 seed in the Class 3A tournament and will take on West Las Vegas in a single-elimination play-in game on Wednesday. The Lady Rattlers (10-13) will play the...
Longhorns nab 1A track title
ALBUQUERQUE - Thanks in part to Haden Judd winning four events in record fashion, the Logan boys captured their first team title since 2016 during...
Logan softball team ends season with loss at Clayton
The Logan softball team ended its season last Monday with a 17-10 district loss at Clayton. Logan’s Marilyn Moreno went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a triple, with two RBI and two runs scored....
Logan faces Mesilla Valley Christian in semifinals
Logan’s No. 1-ranked and unbeaten baseball team will face Mesilla Valley Christian in the Class 1A semifinals at 10 a.m. Friday in Albuquerque. That game and other Class 1A tournament matchups will...
Police blotter - May 10
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 1 to May 7: Monday — 1:57 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 326, U.S. 54, Logan. — 7:19 a.m.: W...
