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The historic but long-closed Conchas Lodge at Conchas Lake State Park northwest of Tucumcari eventually will be torn down due to its dilapidated state and hazardous materials in the structure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a virtual public hearing Wednesday to discuss the lodge's future. The corps several years ago had considered at least a partial renovation of the site, but they determined in recent months that it was not economically feasible. Conchas Lodge contains asbestos and lead...
The city has spent a lot of time and money improving the Tucumcari Recreation Center this year, and it decided last week to show it off the the public. The city hosted an open house on Dec. 9 at the revamped facility - a former New Mexico National Guard armory - at 900 E. Laughlin Ave. The city received a $2 million state recreation grant earlier this year and spent over half that renovating the building, city manager Paula Chacon said. Funds also were used to renovate the Little League fields....
The president for Mesalands Community College said the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor would continue to perform audits for the financially distressed college through at least the 2025 fiscal year. President Allen Moss told the board of trustees during its Dec. 10 meeting he talked with State Auditor James Maestas about future audits. Moss said state-performed audits on the college would be more expensive than an independent auditor, but such reports would have more consistency. State auditors have performed the college’s audits for fisc...
The manager of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District last week said he would consider a tentative water allocation in January because of the highest levels at Conchas Lake in years. Robert Evans attended the Dec. 10 board of directors meeting and asked whether it could allocate water that month so he and other farmers could make plans for the spring growing season. Larry Perkins, serving as chairman for the absent Robert Lopez, said the board probably would allocate water in February. District manager Franklin McCasland said the board might...
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is being hailed by many as a hero. There’s something profoundly wrong with that. From the time of Thompson’s murder on a Manhattan street caught in surveillance camera photos, to snippets of Mangione’s alleged movements while on the run, online praise for Mangione has run neck and neck with vitriol for health insurers. Google removed a flood of negative McDonald’s reviews after a fast-food employee in an Altoona, Pa., location reported Mangione to police and he was arr...
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I grew up on them. They were the first thing I learned to make in the kitchen. That and a glass of milk. Microwaves hadn’t been invented yet. Playing basketball on a dirt patch in our back yard. That’s where I learned to dribble and shoot with one hand. And football in our front yard. When no one else was around, I’d take the hike from an imaginary center, drop back and throw to the trees, believing that I was the star quarterback in a universe I could only imagine. Those were simpler times, when telev...
The biggest stories in the national media of late both came from the mad streets of New York. The manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the young man who accidentally killed a crazed homeless man on the subway, and the cold-blooded assassination of a healthcare CEO on the sidewalks of Manhattan both deserved the saturation coverage and commentary they received. But the way in which the stories were spun by the left-liberal news media shows what a sick, upside-down mentality exists in the U.S. In the case of Penny, it’s safe to say Fox News and c...
Simply put, Tucumcari didn't have an answer for Logan's big guys. The Longhorns' big men of 6-foot-7 Hayden Bruhn and 6-foot-5 Mason Wallin combined for 39 points and a truckload of rebounds during a 73-44 victory Saturday in the annual Quay County bragging rights battle at Rattler Gymnasium. Wallin scored many of his game-high 22 points after offensive rebounds. In addition to being another big presence inside, Bruhn made two 3-point shots and slammed home a dunk during a fastbreak during the...
For the second time in less than a week, Tucumcari senior Caylee Benavidez's free-throw shooting helped preserve a victory - this time, a 42-39 nail-biter over Quay County rival Logan on Saturday at Rattler Gymnasium. With the Lady Rattlers clinging to a 40-39 lead, Benavidez made both foul-shot attempts with 10.8 seconds left to give her team more of a cushion. In the final seconds, the Lady Longhorns attempted two shots - including what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer - but both...
State-champion Logan corralled a total of 11 positions in first-team all-state voting for six-man football. The Longhorns also collected four more positions for second-team all-state. The selections were announced Thursday by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. On the first team from Logan were: - Aydin Kotara, quarterback and outside linebacker - Haden Judd, running back and defensive secondary - Mason Wallin, offensive line, tight end and defensive end - Payson Nials, inside...
Tucumcari High School wrestler Josh Pacheco, competing at 152 pounds, won all six of his matches at the Hiroshi Memorial Battle for Honor tournament Friday at Gallup. Pacheco, who hasn’t lost a bout this season, defeated five opponents by pin less than two minutes into the match. His sixth victory was by forfeit. Teammates Fernando Ureste, at 139 pounds, and Josiah Sanchez, at 145, won all four of the matches they competed in Friday. THS coach Tim Clark said Ureste looked “really good” against tough competition from New Mexico and Arizo...
SAN JON — San Jon High School won’t host basketball games at the Ed Lee Activities Complex for a few more weeks because of problems with its gym floor — again. Athletic director Bobby Kandel told the school board during its Dec. 9 meeting that cupping in one corner of the floor worsened after heavy rains hit the region starting in late October. It is believed that water intruded underneath the floor in that area. Kandel said that same corner of the gym has experienced problems before. The affected area involves about 500 square feet. Kande...
Saturday — American Legion Post 20 Children’s Christmas Party. Come have fun with the Grinch and Max, with a visit from Santa Claus. Breakfast will go from 8 to 10 a.m., with Grinch and Max present from noon to 4 p.m. Santa will be there from 2 to 4 p.m., and kids karaoke will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday — Kids Christmas Choir. The First Baptist Church in Tucumcari is hosting a children’s Christmas choir performance at 10:45 a.m. To add an item to the calendar, email [email protected]...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Egg, sausage and cheese biscuit sandwich, blueberry overnight oats, pear, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken patty sandwich, buffalo chicken wrap, potato wedge fries, seasoned peas, fresh broccoli, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, strawberry skim or chocolate skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Whole-grain donut ring, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Beef and bean Frito pie, ham and cheese sandwich, gre...
My Dec. 4 column in the Quay County Sun was about how the original “Star Trek” star, William Shatner, had actually gone into “the final frontier” and wrote a Variety magazine article about it. The original idea for my article was the concept of going where no man had gone before, but it didn’t go where I thought it would and became largely based on Shatner’s article. Today’s column will continue my thoughts from the Variety article and conclude with my original concept about Christmas. Space disappointed Shatner because it wasn’t as glo...
On this date ... 1974: New Mexico State Police confiscated more than 800,000 amphetamine tablets during a traffic stop one mile west of Tucumcari on Interstate 40. Police arrested the driver from Scottsdale, Arizona, who once lived in Oklahoma City. The pills were found in 29 sacks inside a suitcase. Officers estimated the pills had a street value of $435,000. The suspect was booked into the county jail on $12,500 bond for a felony drug-distribution charge. — The City of Tucumcari again was experiencing problems at its power plant. A valve coll...
Quay County 4-H celebrated all its members' accomplishments in 2024 at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet earlier this month at the Quay County Fairgrounds. This event honors community members, volunteers, leaders and 4-H members who assisted the program throughout the year. 4-H members who completed a record book also were eligible for awards. Almost 100 members and their families attended. The Tumbleweeds Club hosted the event, and the theme was "Ride for the Brand." Members, parents and...
A Colorado man received a suspended prison sentence and must register as a sex offender after being accused of sex acts with a child in Quay and Curry counties a decade ago. Isaac F. Bibbs, 39, of Merino, Colorado, pleaded no contest in a Tucumcari court on Thursday to two counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, a third-degree felony, in a plea deal reached by prosecutors. Two counts criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13 years old and one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor were dismissed under the plea agreement, cour...
A Tucumcari woman was issued a criminal summons Friday on a felony count of embezzlement after she was accused of stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise from a store where she worked. Betty Lee Henson, 58, was charged Friday with embezzlement of over $500 but less than $2,500, a fourth-degree felony that can lead up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. In the summons, Henson was ordered to appear in magistrate court on Jan. 13 to make a plea on the charge, according to court documents. According to the complaint filed by a Quay...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15: Dec. 9 — 1:36 a.m.: Disturbance at South Rock Island Street and East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 3:54 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 350, Interstate 40, San Jon. — 7:52 a.m.: Juvenile problem in 300 block of Highway 231, Grady. — 8:13 a.m.: Property damage at South Jackson and East Aber streets, Tucumcari. — 9:15 a.m.: Property damage at milepost 321, Interstate 40, Tucumcari. — 9:22 a.m.: Trespassing in 2300 block of So...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 9 to Dec. 14: — Kayla Calbert, 26, Tucumcari, criminal damage to property (under $1,000). — Toby Jarmillo, 68, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked. — Pete Anthony Martinez, 56, Tucumcari, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. — Tony Chavez, 33, Tucumcari, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug). — Jose Maestas, 35, Tucumcari, disorderly conduct....