Articles from the June 8, 2022 edition
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Judge: State must act on racino request
An Albuquerque judge ordered the New Mexico Racing Commission to act within 90 days on whether to accept or reject Coronado Partners’ request for a racing license so it could build a track and...
Garcia, Fortner win local GOP races
Undersheriff Dennis Garcia easily won the Republican nomination for Quay County sheriff, and Brian Dale Fortner prevailed in a five-way race for the GOP nod in the District 3 county commissioner race...
More charges filed against murder suspect
The suspect in a fatal shooting following a spat at a Tucumcari graduation party faced additional charges, including another felony, as he made his fi...
It's a hit
Not bad for just five weeks of planning. A steady stream of people Saturday checked out the festivities of the Pinata Fiesta in the Tucumcari...
Pandemic allows Iron Pour to add new twists
The year off that Mesalands Community College's Iron Pour took in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic gave the organizers a chance to rejigger the...
Thoughts about the concept of hope
New Mexico’s primary election will be over by the time this article is published but, while the outcome isn’t known as I write, the results have likely been widely reported on radio, television...
Quay County extension agent heads to Santa Rosa
SANTA ROSA — Guadalupe County finally has a new extension agent. Susann Mikkelson’s first day on the job was June 1. A New Mexico native, Mikkelson comes to town by way of Tucumcari and Quay Count...
Possible threat prompts class cancellation
A teenager’s possible threat on social media prompted Tucumcari Public Schools to cancel summer school for the day on Friday. According to a news release from New Mexico State Police, local law...
Pages past - June 8
On this date ... 1972: Three serious traffic accidents were reported in the region. A Memphis, Tennessee, man died in a crash two miles west of San Jon that also hospitalized his wife. Another man fro...
Calendar - June 8
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Through Friday — Mesalands Iron Pour. The annual Iron Pour returns to Mesalands Community College after a coronavirus hiatus. Dozens...
Menus - June 8
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...
Study: Lockdowns cause more harm than good overall
An analysis of studies of the effects of lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality has just been released by a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, and their conclusion is depressing. “Our study...
People's rights are not negotiable
Politicians speak most passionately about things they understand the least, like guns. This is especially dangerous when they talk about what they believe your rights are. President Biden has...
Found classics among cassettes
We Americans like to accumulate stuff through most of our lives, then somewhere around old age we start trying to get rid of it. At least that’s true for me. I’ve been working to downsize my...
Logan eighth-grader to compete at rodeo nationals
A Logan eighth-grader will be one of New Mexico's representatives at a national rodeo competition in Georgia later this month. Rylan Montoya, a...
Superintendent departing San Jon schools
The superintendent of San Jon Municipal Schools is taking a position at another unnamed school district, according to the school board’s president. Board President Frank Gibson said superintendent...
Tucumcari sees growth in cannabis sales in May
Cannabis sales in Tucumcari continued to show robust growth in May compared to April, the latter which was the first month recreational marijuana could be legally sold in New Mexico. Total cannabis...
County's COVID-19 cases drop; rates still high
Quay County saw its number of COVID-19 cases decline last week, but most of the state’s counties, including Quay, landed in the red zone for risk of the disease spreading. Ten confirmed COVID-19...
Man avoids jail in animal cruelty case
A former Tucumcari resident accused of extreme animal cruelty and felony drug charges avoided jail time but must pay fines of $7,000 and is forbidden from owning pets for three years in his...
Police blotter - June 8
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 23 to June 5: May 23 — 1:10 a.m.: Noise complaint in 800 block of East Rankin Avenue, Tucumcari. ...
Jail log - June 8
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 28 to June 3: — Charles Camerino, 32, Tucumcari, three counts of felony contempt of court. — Travion Chavez, 22,...
