Articles from the May 27, 2020 edition
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Governor says state 'on track'
New Mexico's governor signaled during a briefing last week the state is meeting or close to meeting several criteria and was “on track” to reopen dine-in restaurants, salons, gyms and malls June 1...
New order allows limited outdoor dining Wednesday
New Mexico's governor announced Tuesday afternoon that dine-in restaurants can offer limited outdoor seating starting Wednesday and that the state remains on-track to partially reopen indoor dining...
THS to host virtual graduation
Though this year’s Tucumcari High School graduation will forgo many of its traditions because of coronavirus restrictions, it will add a few new wrinkles that should make it memorable — including...
Mesalands approves COVID-19 reopening plan
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees approved a COVID-19 reopening plan adopted from a proposal by the New Mexico Higher Education Department that includes multiple phases and a mix of...
Connected in the body and to the head
During homeschooling due to COVID-19, I recalled “The Skeleton Song” used for teaching children the parts of the body. Here’s how it goes: “The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone. The...
Groups planning certification program
Two prominent tourism groups are planning a New Mexico Safe certification program in an effort to bring visitors back to the Land of Enchantment during the COVID-19 era. The New Mexico Tourism...
Pages past - May 27
On this date ... 1970: The newspaper saluted 121 seniors who were about to graduate from Tucumcari High School. Nearly 75 businesses in the region...
Calendar - May 27
• June 18-20 — Asavet Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic. Cost for each surgery is $40. Applications are available at Best Care Pharmacy, Tucumcari Subway, Logan Subway and the Paws and Clubs Animal...
Menus - May 27
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also will be closed to the public indefinitely but will deliver meals to those who qualify. Those interested in meal deliveries should call the...
FIrst human West Nile case of year reported
The New Mexico Department of Health last week reported the first human case of West Nile virus infection in the state this year. The patient was a San Juan County man in his 50s. He was diagnosed...
Ratcliffe should be given fair chance to serve
During the long national struggle that is coronavirus, the grinding wheels of Washington have moved that much more slowly — something that in normal times we might mark as a good thing under the...
Wear the darn mask, Mr. President
Wear the darn mask, Mr. President. You are not above the law, and no, you are not the law, as much as you want to be. It’s not manly to go maskless in public. It’s dumb. You are an obviously...
Hoping for return of simple pleasures
Don’t tell the people in charge, but my friend’s wife is a member of the L.A. resistance. She’s been regularly going out into the underground economy to get her hair done. She’s been meeting...
Police blotter - May 27
Monday • 1:22 a.m.: Noise complaint in 300 block of East High Street, Tucumcari. • 2:14 a.m.: Noise complaint in 200 block of Aztec Drive, Logan. • 3:27 a.m.: Noise complaint in 700 block of...
Jail log - May 27
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 18 to May 21: • Emilio Casteneda, 32, Tucumcari, municipal charge (not listed). • Daniel V. Evans, 38, address not...
School board discusses Tucumcari grad plans
When and how Tucumcari High School would hold a graduation ceremony amid COVID-19 restrictions became a hot topic of discussion among school board members during its regular meeting May 18. Later in...
Loretta's Burrito Hut moving east
The owner of Loretta's Burrito Hut anticipates she'll reopen her restaurant about a half-mile east of her current location in the Joe's Back in the Da...
State to begin next reopening phase Monday
Starting Monday, New Mexico will begin its next phase of reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. A public health order effective at the beginning of June allows for the reopening of dine-in... Full story
