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Mesalands won't consider merger 'at this time'
TUCUMCARI -- Mesalands Community College stated in a letter to a state senator the financially troubled college was not “at this time” considering the option of becoming a branch of a four-year university. State Sen. George... — Updated 9/5/2023
'Substantial' oil, gas strike predicted
Tommy Wallace is hopeful his ranch in southern Quay County sits amid a substantial field of oil, natural gas and helium that could produce dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of well-paying jobs. Wallace said in a phone interview last... — Updated 8/29/2023
State senator urges college partnership
A state senator is urging Eastern New Mexico University and financially troubled Mesalands Community College to consider a partnership or make the Tucumcari school a branch campus of ENMU. One area lawmaker said he would oppose... — Updated 8/12/2023
Dog attack victim died from blood loss
TUCUMCARI -- A jogger encountered the pack of five dogs shortly before they fatally mauled a Tucumcari man in February, and two men approached the bloody scene when the victim still was alive. That’s according to a state police... — Updated 5/30/2023
Two charged in Tucumcari fatal dog attack
TUCUMCARI -- Two Tucumcari people were criminally charged in the death of another resident who was attacked and killed last week by a pack of dogs. Mary Olimpia Montoya, 50, and... — Updated 2/9/2023
Tucumcari dog attack 'never should have happened'
TUCUMCARI -- An animal rescue worker said a pack of dogs had been roaming Tucumcari for weeks prior to the dog attack that killed a man last Wednesday. City officials said they... — Updated 2/7/2023
Judge allows Tucumcari racino case to proceed
An Albuquerque district judge last week rejected arguments by the New Mexico Racing Commission to dismiss a lawsuit by Coronado Partners, setting up a legal showdown this spring whether to issue a sixth and final license to build... — Updated 2/4/2023
Tucumcari man dies in dog attack
TUCUMCARI -- A pack of roaming dogs attacked and killed a Tucumcari man as he was walking near Mesalands Community College on Wednesday night, police said. Five mixed-breed dogs attacked Stanley Hartt, 64, as he was walking down... — Updated 2/4/2023
Dog recovered after two years missing
An Albuquerque woman recovered her dog Saturday after it went missing almost two years ago, thanks to a microchip implanted in the animal and a Quay County sheriff's deputy who pick... — Updated 1/24/2023
Judge signals she'll grant appeal of racino decision
An Albuquerque district judge indicated during a hearing last week she would grant an appeal by Coronado Partners to contest the New Mexico Racing Commission’s rejection of an application to build a horse-racing track and casino... — Updated 12/20/2022
Quay takes steps toward new hospital
TUCUMCARI — The Quay County commission on June 13 took several significant steps to building a new hospital to replace aging Trigg Memorial Hospital, including unanimously approving a nearly $1 million design service fee with an... — Updated 6/21/2022
Racing commission defers action on Coronado proposal
The New Mexico Racing Commission apparently will decide later whether to approve or reject Coronado Partners’ application for a sixth license that would allow it to build a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari. The... — Updated 6/21/2022
Commission ordered to act
An Albuquerque judge ordered the New Mexico Racing Commission to act within 90 days on whether to accept or reject Coronado Partners’ request for a racing license so it could build a track and casino in Tucumcari. District Court... — Updated 6/11/2022
Melrose girls advance to title game
BERNALILLO – The Melrose girls basketball team looked as if it was in trouble during the first half Friday, but it wore down To'hajiilee, outscoring the Lady Warriors by 20 points... — Updated 3/12/2022
Teachers may get raises as soon as April
LOGAN - New Mexico's top education chief said many teachers in the state likely will see a pay raise as soon as April. New Mexico Education Secretary Kurt Steinhaus provided... — Updated 3/1/2022
Better than 'Hoosiers'
The 1986 hit movie "Hoosiers" depicted a small-school Indiana basketball team that improbably won the state championship, defeating bigger-enrollment schools along the way. Forrest... — Updated 12/28/2021
Lady Buffs storm to crown
RIO RANCHO - Melrose captured its second Class 1A volleyball championship in seven months on Saturday with a 25-13, 25-17, 26-24 victory over Gateway Christian at Rio Rancho Events... — Updated 11/16/2021
Tucumcari man faces eight felony charges
TUCUMCARI — A Tucumcari man faces eight felony criminal charges after he was accused of shooting at city police officers Thursday following an attempted traffic stop. Records show the man ordered the driver to keep evading... — Updated 11/16/2021
Remembering a record field goal
RAGLAND - On the edge of the caprock, a father and his teenage son built a makeshift set of goalposts that doubled as a pasture gate behind the village's general store. It was here... — Updated 10/16/2021
Complaints lead to fines, regulations
A Tucumcari woman’s complaints about a driver’s “extreme and bizarre” conduct prompted state regulators to issue five-figure fines to two nonemergency medical transportation companies and impose new regulations on the... — Updated 10/5/2021
Police officer cleared in bodyslamming incident
A Tucumcari police officer who was shown last month on a video posted to social media body-slamming a suspect has been cleared after an internal investigation, and he was returned to his job. That didn’t satisfy the suspect’s... — Updated 8/17/2021
Tucumcari officer videoed body slamming suspect
The actions of two Tucumcari police officers will undergo an internal review after one was seen on video picking up and slamming a suspect to the ground during an arrest Saturday at a grocery store parking lot. The Tucumcari... — Updated 7/19/2021
Tucumcari farmers cooperative bearing fruit
The Table Top Food Cooperative that aims to mentor novice farmers and produce more local food appears to be bearing more fruit this year. David White, owner of La Casa Verde Floral and Nursery in Tucumcari and president of the... — Updated 7/13/2021
Logan whistleblower suit ends in mistrial
A Quay County jury failed to reach verdict Friday afternoon with a former Logan Municipal Schools teacher’s whistleblower and retaliation lawsuit against the district’s superintendent, resulting in a mistrial. Logan lawyer... — Updated 5/4/2021
Colorado mayor offers cannabis advice
Legalized recreational marijuana likely is coming to eastern New Mexico. The mayor of Trinidad, Colo., passed along some advice to the region after the experiencing the effects of legal weed in his community. “Be very careful... — Updated 4/20/2021
