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The announcement of the impending closure of the Kmart store in Tucumcari has local officials scrambling to find replacement retail option for residents. "The closure of the Kmart was not due to the lack of local support," said Patrick Vanderpool, executive director of the Tucumcari Greater Economic Development Corp. Vanderpool spoke Monday during the Quay County Commission meeting about the store closure. He said the local retail store showed sales of more than $4 million. However, the sales...
While New Mexico Department of Tourism officials marveled at the passion they saw in the owners of businesses and volunteer leaders they met Monday as they toured Tucumcari and Quay County, Tucumcari officials who hosted them countered that local residents complain there's nothing going on in Quay County. The tourism department officials got a day-long tour of Tucumcari and Quay County, hosted by city officials and other community leaders. Tucumcari City Manager Jared Langenegger drove the...
A request by 10th Judicial District Court Judge Albert Mitchell for increased security measures for the county courthouse building was denied Monday by County Commissioners. “I did some research, and our current security is no different than the other counties in the state where the courthouse shares a building with county offices,” said Franklin McCasland, Commission chair. In November, Mitchell and Quay County Sheriff Russell Shafer aired their desires during a regular meeting to implement increased security at the courthouse. One of the...
January 1970 • The Tucumcari Police Department started a fund raiser for fellow officer Sgt. Marvin Hennig. Sgt. Hennig was fighting an illness and had used up all of his sick leave and members of the department started to collect money to help their fellow officer with expenses • Three Tucumcari students attended the New Mexico Committee on Children and Youth held in Santa Fe. The three students were Jolene Broce, Karren Hennig and Cindy Coughenour • New Mexico State Police officer Dwain Johnston of Tucumcari was named Officer of the Year...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Jan. 5-8: • James Cordova, 39, battery on a household member • Victor Rivera, 49, warrant • Baxton Bridges, 23, warrant • Kelly Casteel, 40, warrant • Amanda Garcia, 32, warrant • Leon Holbrook, 42, warrant • Matthew Howell, 27, warrant • Brandi Johnson, 35, warrant • Jacob Trujillo, 19, driving under the influence The following individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center Jan. 5-8: • Caroline Bailey, 50, bond • Amanda Garcia, 32, bond • Christophe...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through Jan. 17: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Pork chop, black-eyed-peas, cooked cabbage, peach cobbler Friday: Beef enchiladas, pinto beans, crackers, chocolate pudding Monday: Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day Tuesday: Hamburger steak, brown gravy with mushrooms, mashed potatoes, green beans with onions, whole wheat roll, margarine, pineapple chunks Wednesday: Spaghetti, salad with...
I received the following at a meeting late last year. The person distributing it couldn’t recall the source, but I suspect it’s one of those forwarded emails. It’s entitled, “’They’ is You and Me.” “God is just. It’s his character, who He is, and it’s something He wants us to pursue. “Justice seeks to make wrong things right. It is us working throughout our lives to fix injustices in the world around us. Every time we see something that’s wrong, our first response should be to pray about it. Our second response should be to ask ourselves, ‘W...
Everyone gripes about air travel. The complaints are universal: bare-it-all security checks; shoving matches over cabin bin space; economy seats increasingly reminiscent of a miniature medieval torture cell maliciously called the “little ease.” Oh, for those glamorous jet-set days of yesteryear, when fliers were treated like royalty starting at airport curbside. Can modern air travel really be called an improvement? Yes, in the starkest and most critical terms: You’ll get there in one piece. Year’s-end reports show 2017 was the safest year fo...
Tucumcari’s Kmart store, which survived numerous announcements of Sears and Kmart store shutdowns over the past several years, finally got its death notice last week. It will shut down in early April, according to Sears Holdings, which owns or controls Sears and Kmart stores throughout the U.S. This means Tucumcari and Quay County no longer have a “big box” store. ALCO, the other big box store, shut down in early 2015, due to the bankruptcy of its parent company. By comparison, waiting for the closing of the Kmart has been like getting pecke...
Much has been written about President Trump’s first year. Allow me to add my critique. For starters, we should remember that calls to impeach Donald Trump began prior to his becoming President Donald Trump. Stalwart Democrats refused to attend his inauguration because he was not a “legitimate” president. In November of 2016, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman wrote in the “New York Times,” “It really does look like ‘President Donald Trump’ and markets are plunging. If the question is when markets...
The Tucumcari Rattlers have a tough challenge Friday playing against a Pecos team that averages more than 60 points per game this season, said John Span, boys head basketball coach. "We need to be ready for the press and take care of the ball," Span said. "The Panthers are one of the top teams in the state and they like to put up points." The Rattlers, (7-7) will travel Friday to Pecos to take on the Panthers (12-2). Span said the Rattlers have been showing a lot of progress, with their strongest team play during their Jan. 6 win at Santa Fe...
PORTALES - For much of Saturday night's EPAC girls basketball championship game at Greyhound Arena, the Texico players seemed to be battling two opponents - themselves and a formidable Logan team. Missed opportunity after missed opportunity, easy shot attempt after easy shot attempt that didn't go down, punctuated the first half and some of the second for the Lady Wolverines. But, once they limited their opposition to just the Logan Longhorns and played with more confidence, it was just enough...
The Tucumcari Rattlers varsity wrestling teams improves to 3-0 in district standing and ends the weekend in third place at the Al Salazar Memorial at Santa Fe. “These athletes are at a level higher both mentally and physically than they have every been before,” said Eddie Encinias, Rattlers head wrestling coach. Encinias said the Rattlers finished just 20 points behind Cobre, one of the best teams in the state. He said along with placing third out of 14 teams at the tournament, the Rattlers won 64-18 over Pojoaque Valley and 57-29 over Sai...
he following are the candidate filings for the upcoming March 6 municipal elections throughout Quay County. All terms are for four years unless otherwise marked. Filing was 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday at Tucumcari City Hall, Logan, San Jon and House Village Offices Candidates will be certified by city and village clerks on Wednesday and the certified list of candidates will be released on Thursday. Absentee voting will begin Jan. 30 and early voting will begin Feb. 14 at city and village offices. Village of House Two Counselor positions (at large)...
Tucumcari City Manager Jared Langenegger has resigned from his post, effective April 11. Langenegger made the announcement at Thursday's city commission meeting. After an executive session following the meeting, the commission, all expressing reluctance, accepted Langenegger's resignation. District 1 Commissioner Ralph Moya, smiling, voted "no" on accepting the resignation. Moya, as did the other commissioners, expressed gratitude to Langenegger for his service and regrets at his leaving. "You'v...