Articles from the September 6, 2023 edition
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MCC won't consider merger 'at this time'
Mesalands Community College stated in a letter to a state senator the financially troubled college was not “at this time” considering the option of becoming a branch of a four-year university....
Candidate for city commissioner arrested
A candidate for Tucumcari City Commission was arrested and jailed Thursday on a battery charge less than 10 days after filing for the office. Tommy Snapp, 52, was booked Thursday afternoon into the...
2 commissioners face challengers
Two incumbent Tucumcari city commissioners will face challengers in the Nov. 7 election, including the mayor. Mayor Ralph Moya, who represents...
Low-rider car show coming to Fired Up
The principal organizer of Tucumcari's annual Fired Up festival, slated for Saturday, is feeling fired up herself with the addition of a low-rider...
Suffering no argument against God
The brilliant man in the video was asked whether he believed in God. He said the amount of suffering he sees in the world makes it hard for him to believe in a God who is good and loving. This is a...
We don't always end up where we think we will
We don’t always end up where we think we’ll be when we start out on our journey. For some, the journey is straightforward. I think about the people in my life who knew what they wanted to do and...
Coronado Partners appeals racino license ruling
Coronado Partners’ efforts to prod the New Mexico Racing Commission to issue a license for a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari aren’t dead yet. Warren Frost, a Logan attorney and...
Pages past - Sept. 6
On this date ... 1973: The City of Tucumcari was busy preparing for the annual Piñata Festival. Miss Rodeo USA, Sandra Garnett, was scheduled to fly into Tucumcari to participate in Saturday’s...
Calendar - Sept. 6
• Saturday — Fired Up Festival. This year’s Tucumcari MainStreet event will feature a care show by dozens of low-riders. The festival in the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza will run from noon...
Menus - Sept. 6
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, mixed vegetables, roll with margarine, iced oatmeal cookie. Thursday — Chicken sandwich, potato salad, whipped Jell-O with...
Former governor Bill Richardson dies
Former New Mexico governor, congressman and diplomat Bill Richardson died Saturday, according to the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. Richardson was 75. According to a statement Saturday from...
Extension office offering free workforce assessments
The Northeast Economic Development Organization-New Mexico is organizing an ACT WorkKeys Assessment on Sept. 22 at the Quay County Extension Office in Tucumcari. The free assessment can determine...
Publisher's journal: Bill Richardson: Honorary resident of our community
In May 2005, a federal committee charged with reducing the nation’s military installations recommended that Cannon Air Force Base be closed. Local, state and federal lawmakers joined the community...
Song places blame where it belongs
After whipping themselves into a frenzy, conservatives have tried to do a rapid U-turn of their embrace of YouTube sensation Oliver Anthony and his hit song, “Rich Men North of Richmond.” The...
Elderly, addled need to step down
Seriously folks. Maybe we Republicans better stop banging on Old Joe Biden for the serious cognitive issues he obviously has. Unless we hold the players on our own team responsible for their...
Extension office offering free workforce assessments
The Northeast Economic Development Organization-New Mexico is organizing an ACT WorkKeys Assessment on Sept. 22 at the Quay County Extension Office in Tucumcari. The free assessment can determine...
Task force offers empowerment group for trauma victims
The Quay County Health Council’s Intimate Partner Violence Task Force is bringing an adult empowerment group to the region. The group is for adults who have experienced trauma or violence during...
Police blotter - Sept. 6
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3: Monday — 9:05 a.m.: Threat in 400 block of East Main Street, Tucumcari. — 2 p.m.:...
Jail log - Sept. 6
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 28 to Aug. 31: — Justin Daniel Martinez, 36, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Matthew Trujillo, 22, Tucumcari, two...
Quay County Fair results
These are results from the poultry and rabbit shows at the Quay County Fair. Rabbit and poultry results Junior Egg Layer Class 1 1. Lily Nials; 2. MiKayla Klinger; 3. Ashton Smith; 4. Payson Nials...
Rattlers still coping with teammate's death
Tucumcari’s head football coach said his players still were coping with the death of a teammate, which prompted the cancellation of a non-district home game Friday against McCurdy. Javion Martinez,...
Menaul rallies over Logan in second half
Menaul scored 18 unanswered points in the second half to surge to a 24-6 non-district victory over visiting Logan in eight-man football action Friday. The Longhorns committed six turnovers during the...
Lady Longhorns win again
Logan's volleyball team on Saturday captured its second tournament title in as many weeks - this time, defeating host Tucumcari in the championship ma...
THS runner finishes 22nd at Clovis meet
Alex Bueno De La O was Tucumcari High School’s top runner at the season-opening Clovis Invitational cross-country meet Friday, finishing 22nd overall. The junior finished the 5,000-meter course at...
San Jon's third win equals last season's
The San Jon volleyball team prevailed Thursday in a five-set battle at non-district foe Dora, equaling the number of wins the Lady Coyotes compiled all of last season. Down 2-1 in sets, San Jon...
