Articles from the September 20, 2023 edition
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City commissioner Arias resigns
Christopher Arias, a District 4 representative for the Tucumcari City Commission, turned in his resignation Thursday, citing personal reasons. Arias...
Boy detained after stabbing another outside Rattler Stadium
A juvenile was in custody after he was accused of stabbing another teen outside of Rattler Stadium on Thursday night during a lightning delay of the football team’s annual Homecoming game....
Dispensary opens in Glenrio
GLENRIO - In this border town in far eastern Quay County, a sign for a long-closed spot along Route 66 once proclaimed it as the "First Motel in Texas...
MCC wants $3.4M for program expansions
Mesalands Community College will request more than $3.4 million in state funding to expand its nursing, commercial driver’s license and wind-energy programs, including an upgrade to its iconic wind...
NMSU: 'Not a good time' to pursue MCC merger
The interim president of New Mexico State University wrote to a state senator “it is not a good time” for his institution to consider a merger with financially troubled Mesalands Community...
Calendar - Sept. 20
• Saturday — Teeing Up for United Way golf tournament at 12 Shores Golf Club at Ute Lake. The first tee time is 7:30 a.m. The event benefits the United Way of Eastern New Mexico. The $125 ticket...
Menus - Sept. 20
Tucumcari Schools Wednesday — Teriyaki chicken, brown rice, ham and egg chef salad, steamed broccoli, fresh baby carrots, buttermilk ranch dressing, mandarin oranges, 1%, strawberry skim, chocolate...
Pages past - Sept. 20
On this date … 1973: Dan Barks, the city’s parks and recreation director, will attempt to walk for 50 consecutive hours starting on Oct. 1 in and between Tucumcari’s parks. Barks’ endeavor wil...
Objective reality confirmed as God's creation
In the first line of the book, we find out that God created the heavens and the earth in the beginning. It’s a pretty big book, and a lot of stuff follows that. None of it could happen, though, if t...
Two arrested on child solicitation sting
Two out-of-state men were arrested and briefly jailed in Tucumcari on felony child enticement charges after a sting operation earlier this month. Lawrence Loy, 54, of Denver, and Arif Tanai, 26, of...
Publisher's journal: This David Stevens not the Rocketeer
Have you ever Googled yourself? Mostly you don’t find yourself. David Stevens has over 35 years of experience in the mortgage banking industry. David Stevens is an American politician and a former...
Black women deserve better
Malcolm X said it best in a 1962 speech: “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the black woman. The most neglected person in America...
Left's information blackout not new
Thank God for Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana. I wish every major television and radio network in the country had covered what the smart and colorful Republican did in the Senate last week. As part of...
Lions overwhelm Rattlers 40-0
SANTA ROSA - The prospect of facing Santa Rosa's vaunted single-wing offense is a challenge for most high-school football defenses. But for a...
Mesilla Valley downs Logan 44-28
Trailing 36-28 with about five minutes left, Logan had a chance for a game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion if it made a defensive stop on Mesilla Valley Christian and got the ball back. That...
THS spikers have easier time in Raton rematch
Tucumcari’s volleyball team had an easier time with Raton on Thursday than during its last non-district matchup, winning 26-24, 25-21, 25-17 on the Tigers’ home court. The Lady Rattlers (6-3), ran...
THS runner finishes 16th at NMMI Invite
Tucumcari junior Alex Bueno De La O finished 16th overall at the New Mexico Military Institute Invitational in cross-country action Saturday. Full results were not available, but Tucumcari coach Tim C...
Arch Hurley board reluctant to allocate more water
Several members of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors expressed reluctance last week to allocate more water into its irrigation canals until spring. The board in July allocated...
Jail log - Sept. 20
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 12 to Sept. 17: — Adrianna Noel Apodaca, 35, Tucumcari, criminal damage to property (under $1,000). — Bernice...
Logan OKs senior class trip to Alaska
The Logan School Board last week unanimously approved a senior class trip to Alaska in June, but not without some reservations and some stipulations for those graduates. The Class of 2024’s journey... Full story
Nara Visa cattle operation named Ranch Family of the Year
A cattle company based near the northeastern Quay County village of Nara Visa was honored by the New Mexico State Fair and New Mexico Department of Agriculture as the New Mexico Ranch Family of the...
Group repairs some Route 66 neon signs
Volunteers and members of the New Mexico Route 66 Association last week reinstalled neon tubing for businesses along Tucumcari’s Route 66 corridor to replace those broken by a May hailstorm. Fast...
NM Gas requests 11% rate increase
New Mexico Gas Co., which serves Tucumcari, requested from state regulators a rate increase of 11% that would take effect next fall. The proposed rate hike was submitted to the New Mexico Public Regul...
Police blotter - Sept. 20
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Sept. 11 to Sept. 17: Monday — 2:30 a.m.: Prowler in 1100 block of South Fourth Street, Tucumcari. — 7:13...
San Jon teacher lands Teach Plus Fellowship
Teach Plus, a national teacher leadership organization, chose a San Jon educator as one of 15 “demonstrably effective teachers and school leaders from around New Mexico” for its first Alumni...
