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A 31-year-old lieutenant has been missing from Cannon Air Force Base for one week, according to base officials. Lt. Scott W. Lee was last seen at 11 a.m. March 12 at his apartment in Clovis. He was scheduled to report for duty at Cannon on March 13 but never reported. A Cannon press release said the lieutenant was last seen in a black Toyota Tacoma but has no immediate family in the area. The release said Lee has not contacted anyone and his cellular phone is turned off. He is considered to be on Absent WithOut Leave (AWOL) status. Sgt. Gloria...
CMI staff A 31-year-old lieutenant has been missing from Cannon Air Force Base for one week, according to base officials. Lt. Scott W. Lee was last seen at 11 a.m. March 12 at his apartment in Clovis. He was scheduled to report for duty at Cannon on March 13 but never reported. A Cannon press release said the lieutenant was last seen in a black Toyota Tacoma but has no immediate family in the area. The release said Lee has not contacted anyone and his cellular phone is turned off. He is considered to be on Absent WithOut Leave (AWOL) status....
A Clovis couple won a top prize playing a New Mexico Lottery Scratcher game, according to a press release. According to the New Mexico Lottery press release: - Troy and Tiffany Vancleave won $50,000 playing the lottery's "Crossword Deluxe" Scratcher. "I fell to my knees and cried," Tiffany Vancleave told lottery officials in Albuquerque. The couple said they plan to save the prize money. Tiffany Vancleave purchased the $5 game in Eunice at Allsup's Store at 929 Main St. - Other recent local Scratcher winners include Brittany Anson, who won...
Col. David Piech of Cannon Air Force Base gave Roosevelt County commissioners an update on Cannon activity at the Tuesday county commission meeting. The following is what he reported: - The base will be changing its vice wing commander and flight medicine commander later this year. - One new aircraft a month will continue arriving at the base for the entire year. Piech showed pictures of several types of aircraft, including the Predator and the Reaper. - The base has more than 5,600 personnel and is expected to have almost 6,200 in the next... Full story
CNJ staff A Clovis couple won a top prize playing a New Mexico Lottery Scratcher game, according to a press release. According to the New Mexico Lottery press release: • Troy and Tiffany Vancleave won $50,000 playing the lottery's “Crossword Deluxe” Scratcher. “I fell to my knees and cried,” Tiffany Vancleave told lottery officials in Albuquerque. The couple said they plan to save the prize money. Tiffany Vancleave purchased the $5 game in Eunice at Allsup's Store at 929 Main St. • Other recent local Scratcher winners include Brittan... Full story
Col. David Piech of Cannon Air Force Base gave Roosevelt County commissioners an update on Cannon activity at the Tuesday county commission meeting. The following is what he reported: • The base will be changing its vice wing commander and flight medicine commander later this year. • One new aircraft a month will continue arriving at the base for the entire year. Piech showed pictures of several types of aircraft, including the Predator and the Reaper. • The base has more than 5,600 personnel and is expected to have almost 6,200...
Aragon Miranda Apodaca and Nicholas Aragon of Tucumcari would like to announce the birth of their son, David Joseph Aragon “Baby D.J.” Baby D.J. was born at 9:24 p.m. on March 1, 2012, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He weighed 6 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long. Baby D.J.'s grandparents are, Valentin and Maria Dolores Leyba, David Apodaca and Florencio Aragon Jr. all of Tucumcari and Carlos and Sarah Marquez of Logan. His great grandparents are Carmen and Florencio Aragon of Tucumcari, the late Candido "Candy" Garcia, Mary Riv...
Aragon Miranda Apodaca and Nicholas Aragon of Tucumcari would like to announce the birth of their son, David Joseph Aragon "Baby D.J." Baby D.J. was born at 9:24 p.m. on March 1, 2012, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. He weighed 6 pounds and was 19 1/2 inches long. Baby D.J.'s grandparents are, Valentin and Maria Dolores Leyba, David Apodaca and Florencio Aragon Jr. all of Tucumcari and Carlos and Sarah Marquez of Logan. His great grandparents are Carmen and Florencio Aragon of Tucumcari, the late Candido "Candy" Garcia, Mary...
Logan Seniors A honor roll Tait Avent Khaeden Cox Angelica Gonzales Ashley Lubera Holly Raines-Baxter Anastasia Schmitt Nicole Collins Cori Gore Zachary Perry Mikinze Remling A/B honor roll Jonathan Earle William Humble Katlyn Usrey Cassandra Evans Zane Slater Juniors A honor roll Whitney Cordova Jordan Egerton Marissa Miller A/B honor roll Kathryn Bowen Anthony Egerton Sophomore A honor roll Leah Taylor A/B honor roll Genae Cone James Egerton Matthew Garcia Tyler Mehl Christopher Roberts Brea Valentine Dennis Earle Sierra Evans Angel Martinez...
Spring started this past Tuesday and the local schools are on spring break this week. There are certain things that happen each spring; some of them due to man’s timing, like spring break, and some, like the spring equinox, because God set the schedule (Genesis 1:14-19). Sometimes God allows us to set the schedule and sometimes he doesn’t and when we try to override his timing, things don’t work out. In trying deliver Israel from Egyptian oppression, Moses ran ahead of God’s plan and was set back 40 years (Acts 7:23-34). The Israeli...
Logan Seniors A honor roll Tait Avent Khaeden Cox Angelica Gonzales Ashley Lubera Holly Raines-Baxter Anastasia Schmitt Nicole Collins Cori Gore Zachary Perry Mikinze Remling...
Spring started this past Tuesday and the local schools are on spring break this week. There are certain things that happen each spring; some of them due to man's timing, like spring break, and some, like the spring equinox, because God set the schedule (Genesis 1:14-19). Sometimes God allows us to set the schedule and sometimes he doesn't and when we try to override his timing, things don't work out. In trying deliver Israel from Egyptian oppression, Moses ran ahead of God's plan and was set back 40 years (Acts 7:23-34). The Israelites, on the...
Tuesday was the official filing day for New Mexico’s primary election. Political blogger Joe Monahan tells us the state Legislature is “poised for its most dramatic facelift in two decades.” He also reports the lawmaking game is not as much fun as it used to be and writes: “The bull market days of an overflowing state treasury are gone, the Republican governor and Democratic Legislature fight with each other constantly, nothing gets passed and there are a lot fewer lobbyist parties being thrown for the disgruntled lawmakers.” We’re fine with l...
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County. House Monday Breakfast: Sausage biscuits, gravy, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Corn dog, French fries, corn, salad bar, peaches, peanut butter and jelly, milk. Tuesday Breakfast: French toast sticks, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, green beans, French fries, pears, salad bar, peanut butter and jelly, milk. Wednesday Breakfast: Quesadillas, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Tuna casserole, peas,...
Tuesday was the official filing day for New Mexico's primary election. Political blogger Joe Monahan tells us the state Legislature is "poised for its most dramatic facelift in two decades." He also reports the lawmaking game is not as much fun as it used to be and writes: "The bull market days of an overflowing state treasury are gone, the Republican governor and Democratic Legislature fight with each other constantly, nothing gets passed and there are a lot fewer lobbyist parties being thrown for the disgruntled lawmakers." We're fine with... Full story
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County....
Special to QCS The Mesalands Community College Foundation will host its annual Shrimp Boil and “All That Jazz” fundraiser 6:30 p.m. April 13 at the Tucumcari Convention Center. “This year we have made some positive changes to the Shrimp Boil fundraiser, in order to encourage the entire Tucumcari community and Quay County to assist us in raising money for scholarships for Mesalands students,” said Mildred Lovato, President of Mesalands Community College. “We also want to thank the community for their continued support of the College.... Full story
After 12 years of serving as the Tenth Judicial District Attorney Ron Reeves, has announced he will not seek re-election as district attorney and will retire at the end of his term in December. "I feel good about my decision to retire, particularly in light of the fact that the District Attorney's office will be in good hands with Chief Deputy District Attorney Tim Rose," Reeves said. Reeves began practicing law in 1991 and was elected district attorney for the Tenth Judicial District, covering Quay, DeBaca and Harding counties, in 2000.... Full story
The Mesalands Community College Foundation will host its annual Shrimp Boil and "All That Jazz" fundraiser 6:30 p.m. April 13 at the Tucumcari Convention Center. "This year we have made some positive changes to the Shrimp Boil fundraiser, in order to encourage the entire Tucumcari community and Quay County to assist us in raising money for scholarships for Mesalands students," said Mildred Lovato, President of Mesalands Community College. "We also want to thank the community for their continued support of the College." This year a silent art...
QCS staff QCS staff After 12 years of serving as the Tenth Judicial District Attorney Ron Reeves, has announced he will not seek re-election as district attorney and will retire at the end of his term in December. “I feel good about my decision to retire, particularly in light of the fact that the District Attorney’s office will be in good hands with Chief Deputy District Attorney Tim Rose,” Reeves said. Reeves began practicing law in 1991 and was elected district attorney for the Tenth Judicial District, covering Quay, DeBaca and Hardi... Full story
QCS staff County Clerk Ellen White said a change of voting centers should result in $6,000 savings for the county. A change of location for the voting centers in Tucumcari for the 2012 primary election will save $6,000 said Quay County clerk Ellen White. White said citizens who live in Precincts 6-12 will all vote at the Tucumcari Convention Center. “This voter convenience center will save the county on each election,” White said, noting a reduction of election workers, printed ballots and voting machines. Voters in precincts 1-5 and 13-14 wil...
County Clerk Ellen White said a change of voting centers should result in $6,000 savings for the county. A change of location for the voting centers in Tucumcari for the 2012 primary election will save $6,000 said Quay County clerk Ellen White. White said citizens who live in Precincts 6-12 will all vote at the Tucumcari Convention Center. "This voter convenience center will save the county on each election," White said, noting a reduction of election workers, printed ballots and voting machines. Voters in precincts 1-5 and 13-14 will cast... Full story
Quay County voters will have a pair of contested primary elections, and nothing contested in the November general elections. Tuesday was the lone day to file for elections at the Secretary of State's Office in Santa Fe and at county courthouses for the June 5 primaries. There will be a race for Senate District 7 and the 10th Judicial District. Here are the people who filed Tuesday: - Senate, District 7: The only open seat in the region is a three-person race, with all three candidates running in the Republican primary. Mark Myers runs a...
QCS staff Quay County schools will have a pair of Child Find preschool screening clinics. The free clinics are scheduled for 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 29 at Logan Schools and 9 a.m.-11 a.m. May 21 at House Schools. The clinics are for children 5 and younger. A representative from ENMRSH and Clovis MECA Therapies will be present at each clinic, which serves to locate, identify, and refer as early as possible all young children with disabilities and their families who are in need of special programs or education. For information on the Logan... Full story
QCS staff Quay County voters will have a pair of contested primary elections, and nothing contested in the November general elections. Tuesday was the lone day to file for elections at the Secretary of State’s Office in Santa Fe and at county courthouses for the June 5 primaries. There will be a race for Senate District 7 and the 10th Judicial District. Here are the people who filed Tuesday: •...