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The new year brings new leadership in the City of Tucumcari, as one female city manager will be replaced by another female city manager. Paula Chacon a few months ago decided to retire as city manager at the end of 2024 after about 2 1/4 years at the helm. Assistant city manager and former District 4 commissioner Renee Hayoz assumes Chacon's position on Jan. 1. Chacon and Hayoz sat down in city commission chambers for a joint interview with the Quay County Sun before Christmas to discuss a varie...
The dominant story in Quay County and arguably the state during the first half of 2024 was the slaying of a locally based New Mexico State Police officer and the hunt for his killer. NMSP patrolman Justin Hare, 35, a Logan resident, was shot fatally on Interstate 40 west of Tucumcari on March 15 when he stopped to help the driver of a disabled vehicle. The driver shoved over the mortally wounded Hare, drove away in his squad car, then dumped him by the side of the road and crashed his vehicle a...
Ralph Moya, a longtime Tucumcari city commissioner and behavioral health counselor in northeast New Mexico, died at his home on Christmas Day. He was 74. Moya was a member of Tucumcari city government for over 20 years. He first served as District 1 commissioner from 1980 to 1994, then again from 2016 to 2023. During his first stint in city government, he served two terms as mayor, becoming the youngest mayor in New Mexico at the time. He also was mayor his last two years in office. Moya describ...
On this date ... 1975: The three most powerful men in former president Richard Nixon’s administration were convicted by a jury of conspiring to cover up their involvement in the Watergate, closing a chapter on America’s worst political scandal. John Mitchell, Nixon’s attorney general and campaign manager; H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, who ran the White House during Nixon’s tenure, were convicted of conspiracy. Also convicted was Robert Mardian, former assistant attorney general and campaign aide. All said they would appeal. Neither...
Today is Jan. 1, and I decided to write about historic events taking place on that date. For information, I used several websites based on a Google search. Otherwise, the Bible is cited to support my comments, and you ought to read the passages as cited. Several changes in government took place on New Year’s Day. In 1804, Haiti declared independence from France to become the second country founded in the New World and the first established by slaves to become a slavery-free nation. In 1959, Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled a pending r...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Holiday break; no school. Thursday — Holiday break; no school. Monday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese biscuit sandwich, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, orange, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Teriyaki chicken, turkey and cheese deluxe hoagie, brown rice, garden side salad, steamed broccoli, baby carrots, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Tuesday — Breakfast: Mini-bagel with cinnamon cream cheese, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cinnamon graham cracker...
Feb. 1 — Jump Rope Challenge. The Quay County Health Council is hosting this event for all age groups from 10 a.m. to noon at the Quay County Fairgrounds Expo Center. Each participant will jump in two, 30-second rounds to determine his or her average. Register for the event by Jan. 20 to receive a free professional jump rope. Register at forms.gle/LLb4DDXFVosvc4Uu7 or text (575) 815-4575 for the link. To add an item to the calendar, email [email protected]...
Weeks after a severe storm damaged Nara Visa's historic community center, its board discovered the building was underinsured and will have to raise additional funds to repair it. Making matters worse, heavy rainstorms in October and November led to more water damage in the building. The storm on Sept. 17 ripped off about one-third of the roof of the Nara Visa Community Center - formerly the Nara Visa School built in 1921 that was designated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983....
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 23 to Dec. 30: — Samantha Alexis Montano, 31, Tucumcari, felony contempt of court. — Jazmine Lyn Holweg, 27, Tucumcari, contempt of court, possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence. — Jason Randall Bogin, 38, no address listed, felony contempt of court. — Leigh-Anna Szaloy, 35, Tucumcari, shoplifting ($100 or less). — Virginia Jane Martinez, 73, Tucumcari, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug) and possession of drug paraphern...
Noah, Camila, Mia and Liam were the top names given to newborns in New Mexico in 2024, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. The agency’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics released its provisional list of the top baby names of 2024 as of Dec. 18. Other trends in New Mexico baby names: — Eight each of the top 10 names for boys and girls have stayed on the top 10 for three consecutive years. — Levi and Oliver rejoined the boys’ list, replacing Josiah and Julian. Levi last appeared in 2021 and Oliver in 2022. — Aurora an...
The election, crime and the climate. I think those are the three biggest stories to come out of New Mexico in 2024. There weren’t any real surprises in the state’s own elections, with all incumbents winning at the federal level and Democrats easily hanging on to power in Santa Fe. But the impact Donald Trump’s election will have on New Mexico will be unmistakable for a border state such as ours. The president-elect’s promise of mass deportations and tighter border security will hit New Mexico families hard, since many have relations south o...
Brandon Granger, the son of Texas Republican Rep. Kay Granger, informed the Dallas Express his mother has been battling “some dementia issues late in the year” and had been residing in an assisted-care facility for the last half year. The most recent vote she cast on the House floor was in July, and she has been absent for more than 300 votes since then. While this is certainly alarming news to hear, Granger is hardly an anomaly The median age of senators in the incoming 119th Congress will be 64 years old. In the House, the average age is 59....
Will somebody please tell Donald Trump he won? I’m sure he’s seen the official results by now. I’m sure he knows he’ll be moving back into the White House on Jan. 20. But he’s still acting like he’s on the campaign trail. He’s firing off tweets, trolling his opponents and talking about the United States buying Greenland, retaking control of the Panama Canal and making jokes that he wants Canada to become the 51st state. It’s weird, what Trump’s doing. It’s the Christmas holidays. It’s a time for families, not politics. It’s a time for shopping,...
Four players from Logan’s Class 1A runner-up volleyball team earned first-team or second-team all-state honors from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Meanwhile for Tucumcari, the Benavidez sisters each earned second-team all-state honors from the Lady Rattlers squad, which went deep into the Class 2A tournament. The coaches association announced the all-state picks for all enrollment classifications last week. For the Lady Longhorns,middle blocker Haylie Bidegan, junior outside hitter Desta Rose and sophomore defensive s...
In New Mexico's northeast corner, residents have only one healthcare option, for everything from medical emergencies to annual physical exams: Union County General Hospital, a full-service facility in Clayton, the tiny county seat. It faced the prospect of possibly being forced to close its doors for good. The hospital faces many of the same pressures that are straining rural hospitals throughout New Mexico and across the country. Declining populations and low reimbursement rates for Medicaid...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 23 to Dec. 29: Dec. 23 — 3:28 a.m.: Juvenile problem at South First Street and East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 7:15 a.m.: Disturbance in 1400 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 8:09 a.m.: Fire in 200 block of West Center Street, Tucumcari. — 8:31 a.m.: Fire in 1400 block of South Sixth Street, Tucumcari. — 9:06 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 10:33 a.m.: Utility problem in 300 block of Ea...
A Tucumcari man was jailed on attempted murder charges Monday. Police say Anthony Ray Kent, 56, shot at a man at least 15 times and wounded him in front of the Quay County Family Health Center. Kent was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shooting at or from a motor vehicle (no great bodily harm). The attempted-murder charge is a second-degree felony that could lead up to nine years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. The other charges also are felonies. Kent is being held at the Quay County...
Police were on the scene of a shooting Monday afternoon at the Quay County Family Health Center in Tucumcari. A suspect was in custody. Tucumcari Police Sgt. Lorenzo Emillio said a report about someone being shot first came in about 4 p.m. Monday. He said the victim was in stable condition and was being transported by ambulance to Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. Emillio said the suspect was in custody. He did not identify the victim or the suspect. He said he wasn’t sure whether the s...