Articles from the November 15, 2023 edition
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Hayoz chosen as District 4 commissioner
The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday unanimously voted to appoint C. Renee Hayoz as District 4 commissioner to serve the rest of Christopher...
School bond issues and hospital tax pass muster
Voters last week approved tax questions at all four of Quay County’s public schools, including one that would lead to a new school at San Jon. A renewal of a gross receipts tax to support Trigg...
Tucumcari voters oust 2 commissioners
In a sign that Tucumcari voters desired change, two incumbent city commissioners - including the mayor - lost decisively during local elections last...
Election results
Nov. 7 election results in Quay County Asterisk (*) indicates winner Tucumcari City Commission District 1 *Jerry Joe Lopez 85 Maria Carmen Gonzalez 44 Rafael Leonardo Moya 27 Tommy L. Snapp 4 Tucumcar...
Definition of self is important
It can be cataclysmic when God’s plan for us forces a change in the whole way we’ve lived our lives up to that point. I’ve seen it happen several times since I was called to serve as a pastor....
Seminar will show how to manage diabetes during holidays
The Quay County Health Council next week will offer a presentation by a doctor on how diabetes patients can manage their condition during the upcoming holidays. The presentation by Dr. Lisa Taylor of...
911 center poised to move into former pharmacy
It appears the region’s emergency dispatch system will relocate into the former Bob’s Budget Pharmacy in Tucumcari after a purchase agreement is finalized. The Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency...
Pages past - Nov. 15
On this date ... 1973: It took 2 hours, 15 minutes for telegraph operator Bobbie Whiting to send a telegram with a list of 852 names of those who wished to state their support to embattled President...
Menus - Nov. 15
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese burrito, Cocoa Puffs, cinnamon graham cracker, diced pears, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Green Frito pie, ham and...
Calendar - Nov. 15
• Nov. 23 — First Baptist Church Thanksgiving Day Lunch. This sit-down meal at the fellowship hall at 321 E. Center St. will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call (575) 461-2724 before Nov....
Jail log - Nov. 15
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9: — Francine M. Galvan, 25, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Pete Romero Sr., 75, contempt of court. ...
Crime-fighters need help from state lawmakers
In a state often lacking statesmanship, two crime-fighters are emerging who are giving us hope. Listening to Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman and Attorney General Raúl Torrez talk abou...
Campuses becoming battleground
Debates over free speech have deeply immersed themselves into the fabric of our culture over the past few years. Wild and sharp finger-pointing has gone in both directions. This month, a Cornell...
Republican debate shows weakness
You know how sometimes when you’re going 70 mph and suddenly a stupid fly in the car starts bothering the hell out you? You know how it keeps buzzing around your head, landing on your windshield, an...
Tucumcari ranchers win conservation award
Tom and Mimi Sidwell of the JX Ranch south of Tucumcari recently won the Leopold Conservation Award for New Mexico. The $10,000 award honors...
Xcel officials hear complaints about May outage
Officials from Xcel Energy got an earful from Tucumcari officials and residents dissatisfied with the utility’s response to a 19-hour power outage in May. Three Xcel officials attended a city...
County jail may go to scaled-down model
The administrator for the Quay County Detention Center and county manager said the jail likely will be converted to a scaled-down model that will lower the county’s costs. Jail administrator Johnny...
San Jon AD wants standard Coyotes logo
SAN JON — San Jon Municipal Schools’ athletic director told the school board during its regular meeting Wednesday he wants a standardized Coyotes logo for its sports teams. Bobby Kandel, who also...
Coming strip mall includes a Subway
A local investment group is planning a 66 Strip Mall along South First Street that includes a Subway restaurant among its first tenants. The strip mall will be in the 2400 block of South First...
Logan edges Melrose, wins district
LOGAN - The Lady Longhorns defeated top-ranked Melrose for the first time in two years and notched their first district championship since 2018, thoug...
Lady Rattlers win district
Tucumcari's volleyball team won its second district title in three years Thursday night, and they did it at home this time. The Lady Rattlers...
THS spikers get fifth seed; Logan seeded No. 2
Tucumcari’s volleyball team landed the No. 5 seed in this week’s Class 3A tournament and will face a familiar foe — Ruidoso — in the first round on Thursday morning. Logan earned a No. 2 seed...
Tucumcari, San Jon runners compete at state meet
Runners from Tucumcari and San Jon competed Saturday in the state cross-country championships, with the lone Rattler representative finishing in the top half of his field. Tucumcari’s Alex Bueno De...
Police blotter - Nov. 15
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Nov. 6 to Nov. 12: Monday — 9:01 a.m.: Theft in 6300 block of Quay Road AT, Tucumcari. — 9:52 a.m.:...
