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 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

Area to get $1.8 million in capital outlay

Quay County entities are in line to receive $1.84 million in capital-outlay allocations from the just-completed session of the New Mexico Legislature, including more than $1 million to the City of...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

Mesalands president Busch resigns

Embattled Mesalands Community College President Gregory Busch last week submitted a formal resignation letter, effective March 10. Busch’s three-page resignation letter, which stated it was sent...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 22, 2023 

MCC approves Moss as interim president

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees on Thursday approved making Allen Moss the college's interim president, effective immediately,...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 22, 2023 

Quay County's mapper hired as assessor

Quay County commissioners apparently couldn’t resist the prospect of a 2-for-1 situation in hiring an assessor. Commissioners on March 13 unanimously chose the county’s geographic information...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

Earlier start set for next school year at Logan

The Logan Municipal School board approved a calendar for the 2023-2024 school year that’s largely the same as in previous years but complies with an expanded-instruction bill expected to become...

 
 News    March 22, 2023 

Pages past - March 22

On this date ... 1972: Firefighters were called to extinguish a blaze in the east wing of the Sheraton Inn motel in Tucumcari. The fire, believed to be electrical in origin, started in a utility room...

 
 News    March 22, 2023 

Calendar - March 22

• Saturday — Fish fry for Tucumcari STEM Club. This 6:30 p.m. event at the Tucumcari Elks Lodge will help defray the team’s travel expenses for the MIT robotics competition in Boston. The $14 pl...

 
 News    March 22, 2023 

Menus - March 22

Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Closed for spring break. Thursday — Closed for spring break. Monday — Breakfast: Cinni mini, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh apple, orange juice, skim, 1%...

 
 By Steve Hansen    News    March 22, 2023 

House superintendent put on paid leave

HOUSE - House Muncipal Schools Superintendent Bonnie Lightfoot was placed on paid administrative leave last Tuesday by the school board. Parents said...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 22, 2023 

Arch Hurley board votes to not allocate water

The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors voted last week to not allocate water into its irrigation canals for now but remained hopeful they might do so after rainier weather this...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 22, 2023 

State grant will help TPS write facilities master plan

The Tucumcari Public Schools board last week accepted a state grant of up to $34,303.96 to help the district form a five-year facilities master plan. The district’s share of the plan would be...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

Tucumcari man files suit over body-slam arrest

A Tucumcari man filed a lawsuit against the city, police department and two officers over his being body-slammed during a 2021 arrest that was captured by a bystander’s video. Pete Apodaca filed a...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

County's new COVID-19 cases total one

Just one confirmed case of coronavirus was reported in Quay County last week, down from three during the previous week. Last week’s sole case brought the total number of coronavirus cases in Quay...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 22, 2023 

Dog-attack suspect arrested on unrelated case

One of the suspects in a fatal dog-attack case in Tucumcari landed back in jail last week on an unrelated case in Curry County. Kristopher Jaquarias Morris, 27, of Tucumcari, was booked into the Quay...

 
 News    March 22, 2023 

Police blotter - March 22

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 13 to March 19: Monday — 6:14 a.m.: Trespassing at U.S. 54 and Quay Road K, Logan. — 8:22 a.m.:...

 
 News    March 22, 2023 

Jail log - March 22

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 13 to March 15: — Daniel Edward Lott, 57, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Edwin Rodriguez, 58, Phoenix, felony...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 15, 2023

Senior center multipurpose site proposed

Tucumcari city commissioners during a work session Thursday seemed receptive to a long-range proposal by the city’s senior center director to plan for a multipurpose building that would include a...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 15, 2023

Busch submits resignation to MCC

Embattled and absent Mesalands Community College President Gregory Busch submitted a formal resignation letter, effective March 10, according to a news release this afternoon from the college....

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 15, 2023

MCC chief clarifies possible future of college

The acting president of Mesalands Community College clarified to Tucumcari city commissioners on Thursday what he hoped to see in the near future for the financially distressed college. Allen Moss,...

 
 By Ron Warnick    News    March 15, 2023

County opposes listing of LPC as endangered

Quay County commissioners on Monday approved a resolution opposing a federal listing of the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species, fearing the economic impact. County manager Daniel Zamora s...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 15, 2023

Tucumcari ranks No. 1 in state for home affordability

Tucumcari ranked No. 1 in New Mexico for being the most affordable place to buy a home, according to a recent analysis by SmartAsset.com. Tucumcari scored an affordability index of 76.31,...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 15, 2023

Mesalands hosts KidWind competition

Three schools, including one from Tucumcari, participated recently in the KidWind Challenge at the North American Wind Research and Training Center at...

 
 By Staff report    News    March 15, 2023

COVID-19 cases drop by half in county

Three COVID-19 cases were reported by state officials in Quay county last week, dropping the number by half from the previous week. Quay County has reported weekly single-digit numbers of COVID-19 for...

 

Pages past - March 15

On this date ... 1973: Winds gusting to 60 mph caused the cinderblock walls of Cooper’s Cleaners on Second Street near downtown Tucumcari to collapse. City police also said Jerry Gardner reported a...

 

Menus - March 15

Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pork sausage biscuit sandwich, assorted cereal, graham crackers, red grapes, orange juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, bean and cheese...

 

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