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The Quay County commission on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the county’s 911 dispatchers as first responders. County Sheriff Russell Shafer and Jamie Luaders, director of the Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center, requested approval of the resolution during the commission’s meeting Thursday, rescheduled from Jan. 27 because commissioners were in Santa Fe to meet with state lawmakers before the start of a 30-day session. Three other dispatchers attended Thursday’s meeting. The Tucumcari/Quay Regio...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board on Monday unanimously voted to recommend the city commission not renew its contract with an Albuquerque marketing firm for its regional tourism efforts, citing long-simmering dissatisfaction with the company. The board also unanimously recommended the city not put out a request for proposals for a new marketing firm. Instead, board Chairman Larry Smith suggested the formation of a local tourism committee that would report to the board and city commission. The committee, Smith said, would “get back to b...
A house fire Friday afternoon apparently claimed the lives of a Tucumcari couple preparing to move to their son’s home in Clovis later this month. Richard Urioste Sr., 75, and Ann Urioste, 74, were found dead in a blaze that gutted their home at 1910 S. Rock Island St. on Friday afternoon, said their son, Richard Urioste Jr. of Clovis. He was at the remains of the house Saturday afternoon to retrieve his parents’ personal papers and other belongings. Quay County Sheriff Russell Shafer on Fri...
Tucumcari Elementary School's Nyoka Marimba Band recently performed at the New Mexico Music Educators All-State Music Festival and In-Service Conference in Albuquerque. The band's instructor, Andrew Kesten, said the Tucumcari group represented the state as a general music honor ensemble after being selected by three out-of-state judges in June. "The concert was attended by hundreds of music educators and high school all-state musicians," Kesten stated in an email. "The performance was well-recei...
A Tucumcari man faces seven felony charges after he and four juveniles were accused of breaking into a house, trying to steal items and slashing the tire of a van parked there. Adrian Rivas, 20, was booked into the Quay County Detention Center on Jan. 27 on complaints of residential burglary, conspiracy to commit residential burglary, larceny (over $500 but less than $2,500), injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle (cutting and marking) and four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The burglary count is a third-degree...
• March 8-14 —22nd Iron Pour. Mesalands Community College will host its 22nd annual Iron Pour workshop. Meet sculpture artists and make your own creation from molten metal. The actual iron pour will take place Friday, March 13. For more information, call (575) 461-4413, Ext. 138. Building D, 911 S. 10th St., Tucumcari. • April 24-26 — 20th annual Chuck Wagon Cook Off. Chuck wagons will cook a meal in Dutch Ovens over hot wood coals. Meal consists of chicken fried steak, potatoes, beans, bread and fresh apple cobbler. Meal tickets are $15. Ut...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Ham and egg biscuit sandwich, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Beef taco meat, round tortilla chips, shredded cheese, American harvest salad, lettuce salad, fresh tomatoes, pinto beans, salsa, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Mini cinnis, ultimate breakfast round, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, ranch potato wedges, green leaf lettuce, fresh tomatoes, dill pickle chip, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, fruit, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Maple pancakes, assor...
The Tucumcari Farmers Market will be honored Thursday as the Farmers Market of the Year during the eighth annual New Mexico Food & Farms Day and School Nutrition Day Awards in Santa Fe. The ceremony recognizes contributions to and participation in New Mexico's local food and farm to school programs. It will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday in the rotunda of the state Capitol. The Tucumcari market beat out four other nominees for the award. According to a news release from the New Mexico Department...
Some New Mexico lawmakers are supporting a proposed “red flag” law they hope will protect us from crazy people. No, thank you. The idea that government can protect us from anything is crazy enough. Senate Bill 5 — which is being debated in the Legislature this month — would allow law enforcement to obtain a court order to take guns from people who might be dangerous. It would allow close acquaintances and law enforcement to seek a court order to temporarily take weapons and ammunition from somebody making violent threats. “It would secure ou...
For your consideration, a little speculative fiction: It is 2030. The president is Sophia Borodin, a fifth-generation descendant of Russian immigrants who came to the U.S. in the 19th Century, narrowly escaping a death sentence from the czar for their advocacy of socialism. President Borodin is an avowed socialist who has been able to mesmerize audiences with her confidence, eloquence and charisma. As her constituents look on approvingly, she has created a $10 trillion government deficit by forgiving all college loans, making college free at...
It doesn’t matter whether the impeachment trial of President Trump is already over by the time you read this, or it drags on for months. Two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is never going to find the president guilty of the House Democrats’ vague and bogus charges of abuse of power and obstructing Congress. Everyone’s always known that’s how it will end, even the deranged Democrats. But Adam Schiff and his supporting cast still wasted several days of the country’s time in the Senate this past week declaring over and over that President Trump mus...
Estimates show New Mexico's utilized pecan production in 2019 reached a record high of 96.6 million pounds, up 6% from 91.1 million pounds in 2018. New Mexico has become the No. 1 pecan-producing state in the United States. The estimated value of 2019 New Mexico pecan production was $170.02 million. The preliminary data was included in the Jan. 23 Pecan Production report released by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. The pecan harvest will...
Stickers, like goatheads and sandburs, can get on shoes and clothing and be brought inside buildings, such as homes, where they can cause problems for us or others. They can even be transferred to couch cushions where they affect our backsides – Ouch! (Been there!) Our church goes to a place each month where, if you step off the sidewalk, you’ll get sandburs on your shoes. Recently, after entering that building, one of our members was observed to have something on his shoe that turned out to be a cluster of sandburs. He was teased for hav...
Two House High School students recently brought home awards from a state journalism competition. Evelyn Garrett, a junior, won first place in newspaper photojournalism, and Gilbert Swaim, a sophomore, finished third place in sportswriting at the New Mexico Activities Association/New Mexico Scholastic Press Association State Scholastic Publications Competition on Jan. 25 in Albuquerque, according to a news release. Garrett presented three photographs that had run in the school newspaper, the...
On this date ... 1970: Workers from Currell Lumber Co. were installing new exterior decorative panels during construction of Tucumcari’s new post office at First and Aber streets. • Josephine Kirkpatrick, a Tucumcari native, filed for her candidacy for District I on the Quay County Commission. She was running on the Democratic ticket. • Tucumcari Television Co., noting the 21st anniversary of the cable industry, was offering one month’s service for 21 cents with its Installation Plus package. • The Tucumcari High School boys basketbal...
Portales' Taris Rippee scored just before the final buzzer after an offensive rebound to hand the Tucumcari girls basketball team a 60-58 overtime loss Friday at the Snake Pit. Rippee led her team with 23 points. Tucumcari center Jasmine Jones scored a game-high 26 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Jones scored a total of 49 points in losses to Portales and Goddard, both state-ranked teams, during the week. Despite the mixed outcome, the topsy-turvy game Saturday may prove beneficial...
LOGAN - A key element in Logan's 63-60 district win Thursday over area rival Grady/San Jon was the Longhorns' star player was on the court in the final minutes of the game, and the Bronchos' star player wasn't. Grady/San Jon power forward Chisum Rush, who tied for the team lead with 14 points and grabbed at least a dozen rebounds, was whistled for a technical foul - his fifth foul of the game overall - midway through the fourth quarter. Bronchos coach Jonathan Langan said Rush had turned to a re...
LOGAN - The Grady/San Jon girls basketball team knew it might have a tough night Thursday against the No. 1-ranked team in Class 1A. It was made tougher by an illness to Lady Bronchos coach Alicia Rush, who couldn't yell instructions to her players on the floor during a 57-12 loss. "We're better than what we did tonight, but I'm sick and they can't hear me," a hoarse Rush said in a near-whisper after the game. "If I can't direct traffic, they're not (as good)." Teryn Foote led the Lady Bronchos...
West Las Vegas and Robertson dashed the Tucumcari wrestling team's hopes for a district team title Saturday by defeating the Rattlers 60-18 and 44-33 respectively at the Snake Pit. Tucumcari, which fell to 13-7 in dual meets this season, fell behind the eight-ball before matches began when Isaiah Lopez failed to make weight at 132 pounds, costing the team at least a few points in each match. Tucumcari stalwarts such as Joe Martinez at 170 pounds, Colt Garcia at 182 and Dyson Clark at 220 did as...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2: Monday • 6:40 a.m.: Traffic accident with damage at milepost 60, Highway 209, Tucumcari. • 9:30 a.m.: Hit-and-run with property damage in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. • 2:22 p.m.: Theft in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 3:30 p.m.: Juvenile problem in 1100 block of South Seventh Street, Tucumcari. • 4:53 p.m.: Arrest warrant in 200 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. • 5:47 p.m.: Arrest warrant in...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 27 to Jan. 28: • Albert Santiago Lucero, 31, Tucumcari, charge not listed. • Arthur Martinez, 56, Tucumcari, three counts of contempt of court. • Louis Engel, 36, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. • Carl Joseph Gomez, 37, Durango, Colorado, attempt to commit a felony (burglary of a vehicle) and disorderly conduct. • Chaz Sherwood, 31, San Jon, encouraging violation of probation, parole or bail. • Joey J. Trujillo, 36, Tucumcari, disorderly conduct. Th...