Articles from the May 17, 2023 edition
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City manager hopeful in reopening pool soon
Tucumcari city manager Paula Chacon said repairs on the city’s closed municipal pool were continuing and didn’t dismiss the possibility it would reopen in time for its traditional Memorial Day...
Former employees sue MCC
Four former employees of Mesalands Community College filed lawsuits last week against the college’s board of trustees after they said they were fired from their positions. Natalie Gillard, former...
$2-an-hour raises suggested for deputies, road workers
Quay County’s manager suggested $1-an-hour raises for most employees and $2-an-hour pay hikes for sheriff’s deputies and road workers during a budget work session Monday for the forthcoming...
Second dog-attack suspect bound over for trial
The second suspect charged in a fatal dog attack in Tucumcari recently waived his right to a preliminary hearing last week and was bound over for trial. Kristopher Jaquaris Morris, 27, of Tucumcari,...
Pastor: Gender theory illogical
I’m continuing from my last column, examining modern transgender ideology. At the outset, let me stress that I’m not attacking individuals. As far as I’m concerned, you do you. I wish you the...
Pages past - May 17
On this date ... 1973: Tucumcari Mayor King Aitken declared May 18 as Miss Bertha Parker Day in commemoration for her 40 years of teaching in the Tucumcari School System. Parker was nominated as...
Calendar - May 17
• June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature roping events, rodeos, gun show and target-shoot competition, stickhorse races, mutton...
Menus - May 17
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Meat loaf, mashed potatoes with gravy, carrots, whole-wheat roll with margarine, cherry cobbler. Thursday — Pork carnitas with lettuce and tomatoes, Capri...
Man files malpractice suit against Trigg, PRMC
A Tucumcari man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Clovis hospital and Dr. Daniel C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari after he suffered two hip injuries. Mario Barreras filed the suit o...
Tucumcari MainStreet earns national accreditation
Tucumcari MainStreet recently was designated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous performance standards. Tucumcari MainStreet Executive Director Connie Loveland also laid...
Publisher's journal: Grid coach, lawyer will be remembered as fierce competitor
We lost a legend last week. Bill Kelly, one of our region’s best offensive-minded college football coaches of all time, died Saturday. The Amarillo Globe-News reported Kelly, 75, died in Amarillo...
Letter to the editor - May 17
Ute Pipeline not a long-term solution I have analyzed the effects that the Ute Lake pipeline would have had on the water available in Ute Lake using the actual historical daily United States Geologica...
Climate activists have too much power
AOC and her Green New Deal buddies in the Biden government are not just winning their crusade against fossil fuels. They’re also wrecking the country – appliance by appliance. Our washing...
Logan board OKs priorities in facility master plan
The Logan school board approved lightly modified list of priorities for the district’s five-year facility master plan, with security upgrades as the most important. According to the document...
Conchas Lake levels rise only slightly
Conchas Lake saw a mild increase in its levels during the past month, but not enough for the Arch Hurley Conservancy District’s board of directors to allocate water. District manager Franklin...
4-H hunting team finishes runner-up in state
Quay County 4-H teams finished second in hunting and fourth in archery at the New Mexico Shooting Sports Championship in Raton earlier this month....
Police step up presence after social media threat
Tucumcari’s police chief requested more law-enforcement presence last week in the wake of a social-media threat that targeted numerous schools in New Mexico, including Tucumcari’s. Chief Patti...
Melrose stuns Logan in title game
ALBUQUERQUE - For once, it wasn't the Longhorns' day. District rival Melrose - especially starting pitcher Dathan Yeary - dashed Logan's dreams for a...
Lady Dons oust Lady Rattlers from 3A playoffs
RIO RANCHO — West Las Vegas made the Tucumcari softball team’s postseason a short one during the Lady Ratters’ 15-0 loss on Wednesday. The ninth-seeded Lady Rattlers faced the eighth-seeded...
Three Lady Rattlers earn all-district
Three members of Tucumcari's softball team earned all-district honors during voting results announced after the state tournament this past weekend....
Logan's Stoner voted district Player of Year
Logan's Class 1A runner-up baseball team boasted six all-district players this season, including the Player of the Year. Longhorns junior pitcher and...
THS senior 30th at state golf tourney
Jade Duplantis was the lone Tucumcari representative at last week's Class A-3A girls state golf championships. Duplantis, a senior, shot a total of...
Police blotter - May 17
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 8 to May 14: Monday — 4:30 a.m.: Disturbance at North Fifth Street and West Turner Avenue, Tucumcari....
Jail log - May 17
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 9 to May 12: — Tiffany R. Uresti, 29, Tucumcari, warrant from other counties or states. — Danny Joe Gutierrez, 64,...
