Articles from the December 14, 2022 edition
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Departing county chairman applauded
Quay County Commission Chairman Franklin McCasland heard a steady stream of praise from fellow commissioners and other officials during his last...
Cantata will be last for director
The Quay County Community Choir’s annual Christmas-season performance this Friday will be the finale for the choir’s first and only director, Harold Sloan. Sloan announced to members at their...
Flu and RSV strain hospitals
Quay County and New Mexico continued to deal with spikes of flu and RSV cases, in addition to coronavirus. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari still was seeing a high number of cases of influenza....
Pages past - Dec. 14
On this date ... 1972: The Tucumcari City Commission approved city manager Alan Morris’ alternative plan for a youth recreation center. Area youth would get a skating rink along with facilities for...
Menus - Dec. 14
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Bacon and cheese frittata cup, toast, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh strawberries, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg che...
Calendar - Dec. 14
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Friday — Quay Community Choir cantata. The free annual performance at Center Street United Methodist Church is back after a hiatus...
Christmas hymns a great blessing
I grew up singing the old Christmas carols. I was stuck in the children’s choir at church when I was that age, and we learned these hymns by heart. I’d stand there, in front of the congregation...
Wrongful death suit filed against county
A woman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Quay County commissioners, alleging the sheriff and deputies failed to detain a Florida man who was visibly intoxicated by drugs and later caused a...
Health council to host seasonal sadness workshops
The Quay County Health Council’s Intimate Partner Violence Task Force and the United Way of Eastern New Mexico are hosting holiday communication workshops to explain how to deal with different...
One-game suspension doesn't match gravity of shooting incident
A one-game suspension. Really? That’s what New Mexico State University officials determined was the proper discipline for three basketball players who broke curfew early Nov. 19 to take possession...
Outside views worth listening to
Ever wonder how other nations view us? For New Mexicans, the first thing a foreigner might think is that we’re a part of our neighbor to the south. If they knew Billy the Kid became famous as a...
Political goggles make things worse
Have you ever heard the term “beer goggles,” where the more you drink, the more attractive someone looks? Politics works the opposite. The more you see things politically, the worse everything...
Lady Rattlers' defense leads to win over Texico
The Tucumcari girls basketball team didn't turn in its best performance against regional rival Texico, but it was good enough for a 37-24 victory...
Shooting slumps doom Rattlers
Two shooting slumps proved decisive for the Rattlers during a 57-50 loss to Texico in Tucumcari's home opener Dec. 6 at the Snake Pit. The Rattlers...
Tucumcari setter earns all-state honors
Tucumcari sophomore setter Caylee Benavidez earned first-team all-state honors in Class 3A when teams were announced Saturday by the New Mexico High...
Longhorns win title of Elida Tourney
For the second straight Saturday, Logan faced Dora in the championship of a tournament. This time, the Longhorns took the title of the Elida Tournament by downing the Coyotes 54-49. During a critical...
Lady Longhorns trounce Estancia
The Logan girls basketball team improved to 3-1 overall with a 71-28 pasting of non-district host Estancia on Thursday night. Lizzy Horner scored 18 points to lead the Lady Longhorns. “The girls...
Two Rattlers finish runner-up at Al Salazar Invite
Two Tucumcari wrestlers finished runner-up and two placed third Saturday at the Al Salazar Invitational at St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe. Josh Pacheco, wrestling at 145 pounds, and Xzander...
Lodgers tax board OKs reimbursements for 3 events
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Board on Wednesday approved reimbursements of expenses for the Down at the Depot, Fired Up and Tucumcari Rawhide Days events after hearing required final reports from each of...
License renewal notices mailed out
Notices to renew occupational licenses in Quay County have bene mailed to businesses that purchased them last year. According to a news release last week from the Quay County Clerk’s Office, any...
Man accused of setting 25 Swift truck fires
Federal authorities recently arrested a suspect in Michigan on suspicion of a two-year string of 25 semi-truck trailer arson cases along Interstate 40, including in Tucumcari. Arrested was Viorel...
Police blotter - Dec. 14
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11: Monday — 8:57 a.m.: Theft in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 9:40...
Jail log - Dec. 14
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 5 to Dec. 10: — Alexis Diorio, 27, Williamsburg, contempt of court. — Santiago Romero, 28, Tucumcari, disorderly...