Articles from the November 8, 2023 edition
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DA declines charges in shooting by deputy
The local district’s attorney announced his office will not file charges against a Quay County sheriff’s deputy over the July shooting of an armed Tucumcari man during a domestic dispute. Deputy...
Tucumcari voters oust 2 commissioners
In a sign that Tucumcari voters desired change, two incumbent city commissioners - including its mayor - lost decisively during local elections...
Lodgers board rejects $20,000 request for cannabis event
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board rejected a $20,000 funding request from a cannabis-themed Smoke Currency Tour scheduled to make a stop in the city next month. After hearing a presentation...
County files lawsuit over bridge
Quay County government has filed a lawsuit against the contractor, architect and state insurance authority over the lack of insurance on a new,...
Mountain lions sighted in Logan
The Logan Police Department has confirmed at least one incident of a mountain lion attacking a domestic cat and of numerous reports of the big cats wandering throughout the village. The department...
Princess Theatre remediation to cost less than expected
Because the presence of asbestos in the long-closed Princess Theatre was less than expected, it likely will free up more money for facade improvements on the historic venue. During the monthly...
Falling back, falling away, falling apart and falling together
Well, over the past two weeks, we’ve had Halloween’s spookiness, the idiocy of falling back to end daylight savings time and local elections. While, as I write this, the outcome of the election is...
Pages past - Nov. 8
On this date ... 1973: President Richard Nixon asked Americans to voluntarily to drive slower and lower home thermostats to stave off what he called the worst fuel shortage since World War II. Nixon...
Menus - Nov. 8
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese breakfast burrito, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fresh banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken...
Calendar - Oct. 8
• Friday — Helping Hands Hospice annual enchilada dinner. Dinners include enchiladas, beans, rice, chips and salsa for $12. The annual quilt drawing also will take place. Dinner sill be served fro...
Extension service to host applicators workshop
The Quay County Extension Service will be hosting its annual private pesticide and herbicide applicators workshop on Nov. 21 at the Quay County Fairgrounds in Tucumcari. The program begins at 8:30 a.m...
Jail log - Nov. 8
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3: — Dennessa L. Bland, 53, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Daniel Edward Lott, 58, Tucumcari, criminal...
Time to address China supremacy of vital minerals
At the close of World War II, the United States revealed one of the secrets to the Allied success. It was the discovery in 1942 of a large tungsten deposit in the hills outside of Yellow Pine, Idaho....
Don't be confused: Government has no rights
When government clearly goes too far, someone may ask whether or not government has the right to do what it did. The honest answer is always “no.” Government has no rights. It’s not that...
Numerous unknowns before us
Some years ago, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld wrote that there were known/knowns, known/unknowns and unknown/unknowns. Think about it. That’s...
Runners from Tucumcari and San Jon qualify for state
Tucumcari High School’s Alex Bueno De La O was the school’s lone runner to qualify for the state cross-country meet during Friday’s district event at Socorro. Also, San Jon runner Rayna Sena...
Lady Rattlers win 11th in a row
Tucumcari's volleyball team ran its winning streak to 11 and tightened its grip on first place in its district with a 25-11, 25-22, 25-15 victory...
Melrose advances to finals with 50-14 win over Ft. Sumner
MELROSE – It's not like Melrose expected to run roughshod over Fort Sumner on Friday night, as the Buffaloes had done two weeks earlier in district...
Police blotter - Nov. 8
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Oct. 30 to Nov. 5: Monday — 7:30 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 313, U.S. 54, Tucumcari. — 8:42...
