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TPS board supports dress code changes
All members of the Tucumcari Public Schools board during a meeting June 20 voiced willingness to make changes to the district’s dress code before the school year begins in August. The board...
Shootings loom large in bullying discussions
The school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and a teen’s possible threat that prompted a cancellation of classes in Tucumcari loomed large during another discussion about bullying in last week’s school...
Large black bear shot west of city
New Mexico Game & Fish earlier in June warned that bears might roam from the woodlands in the northern part of the state due to drought. About tha...
Roe v. Wade overturned, hundreds take to streets
ALBUQUERQUE - Hundreds of community members gathered to express their outrage on the evening of June 24 over the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to reverse...
Pages past - June 29
On this date ... 1972: Gov. Bruce King appointed several new members of the New Mexico American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, including Frances Olsen, president of the Tucumcari/Quay County...
Calendar - June 29
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • July 1 — Route 66 Car Show at Del’s Restaurant. The restaurant will hold a celebration of its 66th year with a car show and live...
Menus - June 29
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at 575-...
Audit of Roosevelt County ballots election conducted
PORTALES — About 20 people united by a mistrust in how voting machines record election results gathered last Wednesday morning in a basement hallway of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Their...
County COVID-19 cases appear to stabilize at low level
New COVID-19 cases in Quay County appeared to stabilize at a relatively low level for a second straight week. A total of 10 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the county last week — a slight...
Flying J donates $10,000 to TPS district
Pilot / Flying J last week presented a $10,000 donation to Tucumcari Public Schools to commemorate renovations of its Flying J store on South Mountain Road in Tucumcari. Flying J Travel Center...
San Jon board picks interim superintendent
SAN JON — The board for San Jon Municipal Schools during a special meeting Wednesday approved the hiring of an interim superintendent to replace outgoing superintendent Janet Gladu. The board...
Police blotter - June 29
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 20 to June 26: Monday — 11:34 a.m.: Found property in 300 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. — 5:0...
Jail log - June 29
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 15 to June 25: — Pancha Rivas, 18, no address listed, charge not listed. — Bobby Garcia, 28, Tucumcari, charge not...
County rejects speed-hump plan for East Maple
Tucumcari resident Joe Szaloy on Monday finally got his request to help pay for speed humps on East Maple Avenue on the Quay County commission’s agenda, only for it to be rejected. Commissioners...
Location led to Carlson Coffee Co.
To hear Michael Carlson tell it, it was the building itself that inspired him and his wife to open Carlson Coffee Company on Saturday near the...
Ballfields project to begin no later than July
Construction on a long-delayed ballfields redevelopment project will begin in earnest no later than late July after surveyors reportedly have finally completed their work. During the Tucumcari Public...
Clovis man puts together analog studio
CLOVIS - For Jay Fisher, cobbling together an analog recording studio is a labor of love, his own technical skills and nostalgia for the time when he...
City taps lodgers funds for fireworks
The Tucumcari City Commission authorized the use of about $9,600 in lodgers tax executive funds to help pay for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display at the Elks Lodge, but it didn’t pass a...
Health council receives grant
The Quay County Health Council last week was awarded an $85,000 grant from the New Mexico Department of Health’s Better Together program to help area young people combat misinformation on social med...
Two eyesores draw no takers
The Quay County Treasurer's Office last week held its biggest auction in at least a decade for tax-delinquent properties, selling more than one-third...
County's coronavirus cases plunge
Quay County’s new cases of COVID-19 plunged last week as much as they skyrocketed the previous week. A total of eight confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Quay County last week — a big...
Former Tucumcari police dog dies
Aries, a retired Belgian Malinois dog that worked for the Tucumcari Police Department for more than six years, died on June 12 at the age of 8. Logan...
Arch Hurley board votes not to allocate water
The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board again voted last week to not allocate water to its irrigation canals as Conchas Lake continued to shrink due to summer heat and a prolonged drought....
Pages past - June 22
On this date ... 1972: Tucumcari school officials opened bids to build a new high school cafeteria to replace one destroyed by fire. Among the seven bidders, Forrest Currell Co. of Tucumcari...
Calendar - June 22
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Saturday — Down at the Depot. This event will feature live music, food trucks and arts and crafts booths in the Tucumcari Historic...
