Articles from the May 26, 2021 edition
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County approves preliminary budget for year
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a preliminary budget of $15.08 million for the upcoming fiscal year that includes $1-an-hour pay increases for county employees. The budget for the...
Mesalands president highlights activities
Gregory Todd Busch presided over his first regular meeting of the Mesalands Community College board of trustees on May 18, less than three weeks after he took over as president of the institution....
Area students cross stage
A crowd estimated at more than 900 people gathered at Rattler Stadium on Friday morning to see 43 Tucumcari High School students walk across a...
Quay in danger of falling out of turquoise
Quay County would have tumbled from the turquoise to the red zone if state COVID-19 risk assessments had occurred in the county in mid-May, New Mexico Human Services Secretary David Scrase said...
Pages past - May 26
On this date ... 1971: “Breath of Life,” a 10-minute film dealing with the art of life-saving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, was screened during the Noon Lions Club meeting at the Ramada Inn in...
Menus - May 26
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 - May 26
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • June 18 — Fired Up Friday. An Open Mic Night will be held for poets and entertainers. Food trucks will operate from 11 a.m. to 8...
Dog's death leaves trauma, hard feelings
There's an adage in journalism: "When dog bites man, that's not news. When man bites dog, that's news." When a report came over that a local man had...
Become a living memorial to God's love
Well, school’s out, and next Monday is Memorial Day, which often is associated with the beginning of the summer vacation season. First, congratulations graduates! The junior and senior years of...
Cybergangs need to be treated as threat they are
“Wake-up call” is perhaps one of the most over-used phrases in the English language. And one of the most ignored. The recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline because of hackers, apparently a...
Events need separate investigations
Yes, a special commission should be to set up to probe what happened before and during the Jan. 6 attempt by rioters supporting former President Donald Trump to usurp the proper functioning of the...
Foster system scandalous failure
Most of the country has seen video of the tragic death of Ma’Khia Bryant. She’s the 16-year-old girl from Columbus, Ohio, who was shot four times on April 20 by a police officer as she was about...
'Bands' producers announce air dates
The producers behind the "Bands of Enchantment" music television series that was shot in Tucumcari on Friday announced dates when episodes will air...
Clovis motorcyclist dies in accident
A Clovis motorcyclist died in a one-vehicle accident May 12 on Highway 469 south of San Jon. According to a news release Monday from the Quay County Sheriff Russell Shafer, the accident occurred betwe...
County vaccination numbers creep up
Quay County’s full vaccination numbers against coronavirus continued to creep up last week, but about 20 percentage points behind the statewide pace. According to state Department of Health data, Qu...
Nyoka Marimba Band holds public performance
The Nyoka Marimba Band at Tucumcari Elementary School recently held its first public performances in more than a year after being sidelined by the...
Police blotter - May 26
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 17 to May 23: Monday • 9:53 a.m.: Arrest at South Sixth Street and West Gamble Avenue, Tucumcari. ...
Jail log - May 26
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 17 to May 23: • Charles Camerino, 31, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Daniel Edward Lott, 55, Tucumcari, aggravated...
Tucumcari wrestler captures 1-3A title
Tucumcari 220-pound senior wrestler Dyson Clark stunned the defending heavyweight champion from St. Michael’s to capture the District 1-3A title Wednesday and earn an automatic berth to this week...
Logan boys, girls win titles
LOGAN - Quickly filling out to midseason form, Logan boys and girls track teams each won titles at their 12-team meet Saturday. The meet also included...
THS golfers show improvement
The Tucumcari High School boys golf team finished third of three teams but showed vast improvement during its only home meet this season May 17 at...
Logan students named to all-state teams
Logan’s Kaden Riggs was named to the Class 1A boys basketball all-state team last week. Riggs, a senior, averaged 14.8 points and 9.5 rebound per game for the Longhorns (4-2). Other first-team...
Logan continues dominance
The Logan baseball team continued its early-season dominance with a lopsided doubleheader sweep Friday at Clayton, including another no-hitter. The Longhorns (5-0) blanked the Yellow Jackets 15-0 in...
Santa Rosa defeats Tucumcari
Little went right for Tucumcari, including the weather, during a 34-0 loss May 17 at Santa Rosa. The start of the game was delayed for about an hour because of a storm system rolling through the...
Robertson victorious over Lady Rattlers
Tucumcari proved to be no match for a highly touted Robertson team and its starting pitcher, Taylor Quintana, during a 33-0 loss May 18 at Robertson. Quintana, an eighth-grader, threw a no-hitter...
