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TUCUMCARI - The New Mexico Supreme Court suspended Tucumcari Municipal Judge Joe Dominguez without pay Thursday pending the criminal proceeding of his recent arrest and driving while intoxicated charge. Dominguez, 71, was arrested Feb. 4 by the New Mexico State Police after he failed a field sobriety test. Dominguez was charged and booked for DWI following a subsequent breath test determined his breath alcohol content was .09. The New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission filed a petition in the...
Mesalands Community College has begun the process of searching for a new president after accepting the resignation of Thomas Newsom, who served as head of the institute for five years. "I want to thank the board of trustees for giving me the opportunity to serve as Mesalands president," Newsom said. "It has been a pleasure working with the faculty and staff to provide a quality education to the students." Newsom said the board of trustees accepted his resignation Feb. 20, with his last official...
More than 40 artist from across the country, residents and local fine art students will take part in the 20th Annual Iron Pour March 4-10 at Mesalands Community College. "It seems like just yesterday, we were trying to get this event going; now here we are 20 years later," said D'Jean Jawrunner, event coordinator. Jawrunner said this year's event not only marks two decades of success. It will also commemorate the dedication of the newly renovated Fine Arts classroom and Foundry building at...
Tension between District 1 Commissioner Ralph Moya and City Manager Jared Langenegger Thursday resulted in the Tucumcari City Commission suspending its “Items from Commissioners” segment and adjourning on a 3-2 vote. The vote came at the end of a meeting in which Moya and Langenegger quarreled about two incidents in which Langenegger said the city would not pay to correct situations Moya had brought to the commission’s attention. Distict 2 Commissioner Amy Gutierrez called for the suspension of “Items from Commissioners,” in which commissio...
The following are Q&A’s for candidates on the Logan Village Council. Russell D. Feerer and Dave Shivers are running for a two-year term on the council’s Position 2. Russell D. Feerer What qualifies you as the best candidate for the office you are seeking? My experience in the Village Council for the past 10 years, this last year serving at the interim mayor. With the experience I have a much better understanding of the duties on both the administrative and council responsibilities. “This has also given me a chance to see the employees in action...
Feb. 1963 • Leo Rorabaugh, owner of LeDeane Studio, was one of the featured speakers at the 12th annual covention of Professional Photographers Association of New Mexico held at the Cole Hotel in Albuquerque. • The Tucumcari chapter of Future Farmers of America took first place honors in parliamentary procedure district contest. Members were Stanley Wallis, advisor, Don Shiplett, vice president, Dale Wells, sentinel, Donnie McKinney, secretary, Larry Breen, treasurer, Gerald Floeck, reporter, Conny Parker president. • Members of the San Jon a...
The following were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Feb. 20-26: • Jesus Favela, 26, criminal damage to property • Ricky Lankford, 58, warrant • Johnny Miller, 44, battery against a household member • Larry Miller, 44, criminal damage to the property of a household member • Cosmoe Hurd, 34, warrant • Lorenzo Marquez, 50, driving under the influence • Antoinette Molinas, 35, warrant • Nikki Newman, 30, warrant • Amanda Romero, 35, possession of drug paraphernalia • Jessica Vest, 24, possession of Marijuana • Terry Halloway, 40, resist...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through March 7: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Hamburger steak with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans with onions, whole wheat roll, margarine, pineapple chunks Friday: Chile relleno with cheese sauce, salad, pinto beans, crackers, fruit cocktail Monday: Meatloaf, augratin potatoes, brussell sprouts, roll, margarine, cantaloupe Tuesday: Pork butt roast, black-eyed-peas, tomatoes with green...
At their Feb. 26 meeting, Quay County commissioners took the following actions: Commission Chair Franklin McCasland was not present during this meeting. • A public hearing was held for the closing of Quay Road 56, blocks 275-500. There was no objection to the closure by the residents neighboring the road. The hearing was closed and in regular session the commission approved the road closure. • Presbyterian Medical Services Administrator C. Renee Hayoz gave the monthly Rural Primary Health Care Act report for the local clinics. • Quay Count...
We must arm our teachers. We’ll have to train them, of course. And they’ll need to be paid extra ... ... is the dumbest idea yet for making our schools safer. There are no easy answers for preventing more Columbines, Sandy Hooks, Parklands, etc. But we can help focus this conversation on more realistic solutions by eliminating the most ridiculous ideas that seem to have traction. Yes, we live in a fast-paced world that requires multi-tasking, doing more with less and spending hard-earned dollars responsibly. But the concept of teachers dou...
TUCUMCARI — To make schools safer, we should consider locking doors, installing security cameras, tightening procedures and protocols, planning and drilling for active shooters, and maybe even hiring armed security guards. Please, do not arm teachers. Having taught for a year at Tucumcari High School and a year at the Guadalupe County Correctional facility, I am speaking from experience — only a year of it, but from experience. Teachers have a hard enough time maintaining working relationships with students without students knowing the tea...
Four area high school basketball teams will participate in the 2018 state basketball tournaments, with three having a first round home game. The Logan Lady Longhorns (19-5, 7-0) and the Tucumcari Lady Rattlers (24-4, 3-3) will host home games at 6 p.m., Friday. Coming off a District 6-2A tournament championship win over Fort Sumner/House, the Lady Longhorns enter the Class 2A girls tournament with the top seed. The Lady Longhorns beat the Vixens 59-50 Friday at Logan. Against the Vixens the...
The Tucumcari Rattlers wrestling season ended with one state champion, a top-five team finish and an exciting outlook for the future of the program. “It feels good to go out on top,” said Isaiah Valverde, who won the 285-pound division. Valverde said his success through his years as a Rattler wrestler in large part due to the support of his coach, family and teammates. He said he would not have had half of the drive out on the mats if it wasn’t for those who supported him along the way. “Dedication got me their half of the way; their belief...
After past tragedies, I’ve written here about a biblical view of suffering; the basic human right to self-defense; and, the foolishness of treating government like a god. Here we are again, though, after the horror in Florida, with a child killing children at school. American society responds with a volley of partisan talking points. The best ideas are only of the band-aid sort, to plug holes in existing laws. If we can just tweek the wording of the civil codes, and get it perfect, no one w...
The following are Q&A’s with candidates Logan mayoral candidates David Babb and Tommy Smith. Both candidates were asked the same questions on the spot. The municipal election is scheduled for 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Logan Civic Center, 901 Martinez. David Babb What qualifies you as the best candidate for the office you are seeking? I am running because, I feel I could make a difference. I have 11 years of experience as the former mayor. What are your community’s two or three biggest issues? We have the same issues as smaller com...