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Filling a months-long vacancy for District 3 on the Tucumcari City Commission will take a while longer. Because of what he characterized as a “misunderstanding,” Mayor Ralph Moya said during a special commission meeting last Wednesday the city again would take applications for the open seat through 4 p.m. May 17 and advertise it in the Quay County Sun. After that, Moya said the commission would place filling the vacancy on its May 25 meeting agenda. Moya said even those who submitted applications for the position earlier this year must re-...
At least two Tucumcari city commissioners said during a work session last Wednesday they wanted to give at least $1-an-hour raises to employees during the next fiscal year. Commissioners held the session to discuss the fiscal-year 2024 budget. The commission scheduled another work session for 3:30 p.m. May 23, which is when city manager Paula Chacon said she would have more solid financial data after meeting with all city department heads. City finance director Rachelle Arias told commissioners the city’s coffers were looking “pretty favorable...
On the afternoon in April 21, Donnie and Lora Goode were in their rural Tucumcari trailer when they heard a loud bang. The Goodes found a large hole in the back window of their residence he knew came from a firearm projectile. They called the Quay County Sheriff's Office, and they found seven holes in their trailer caused by a shotgun discharge. "Once inside, she pointed out a line of travel of the projectile they dislodge prior to my arrival," wrote sheriff's Sgt. Rudy Vallejo in his report....
Quay County commissioners asked the county manager to draw up a possible contract for the Hull Consulting of Albuquerque and obtain quotes from two other lobbying firms for action at its next meeting on May 22. Commissioners chatted with and asked questions of the principals of Hull Consulting — Art Hull and Kim Legant — during their regular meeting Monday after Commissioner Jerri Rush requested a personal meeting with them during a previous meeting. The county’s attorney, Warren Frost of Logan, previously recommended hiring the Hull firm...
On this date ... 1973: A Tucumcari man died instantly when the car he was driving struck the second trailer of a large Transcom truck near the Y Truck Stop. Moses Aaron Griego, 26, was declared dead at the scene. City police reported the Griego vehicle was going east while the Transcom truck was pulling out of the West Fina Truck Stop. Griego’s car hit the back of the trailer, went under it, sheared off a light pole and struck a parked car. — Milton Terry, a Quay County commissioner and resident of San Jon, was elected president of the New Mex...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Plain bagel, strawberry cream cheese, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh mixed fruit, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, chicken nuggets, french fries, baby carrots, ranch dressing, fresh mixed fruit, skim, chocolate skim, 1% or strawberry milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh mixed fruit, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Turkey and cheese hoagie, shredded barbecued pork, french fries, b...
• June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature team roping events, a ranch rodeo, gun show and target-shoot competition, stickhorse races, arts and crafts show, Old Route 66 car and motorcycle show, a parade, fishing derby, a 5K and 10K footrace, chuckwagon displays, cowboy church, golf tournament and a New Mexico Longhorn Breeders Association show. More information can be found at tucumcarirawhidedays.com. • June 24 — Down at the Depot. Bring your lawn chairs and join Tucumcari M...
Springtime has arrived as indicated leaves on the mesquites, which also means that it’s planting time for summer crops. After the great flood, God promised that as long as the Earth endures, seedtime and harvest would continue (Genesis 8:22). For that to come about, God provides all we need to grow crops, including sunshine, rain, the seed and even the agricultural knowledge (Matthew 5:45; Deuteronomy 11:10-16; 2 Corinthians 9:10; Isaiah 28:23-29). No matter how busy we get, we must never forget God’s providence and generate a return on tha...
CLOVIS - In the words of Patrick Kircher, the agriculture agent for Roosevelt County: "They are really obnoxious and troublesome." And it's likely you have some in your house right now. The flutterbugs that are invading eastern New Mexico are called army cutworms. In their adult stage, they're more commonly known as miller moths. "Cutworms have been early season pests in New Mexico, becoming active when soil temperatures are above 40 ... The adult moth lays eggs in elongated clusters of 60 to...
About 60 students participated in Mesalands Community College's spring graduation ceremony Friday at Tucumcari High School's Rattler Gymnasium. Mesalands Interim President Allen Moss, noting it was the college's first in-person graduation in four years because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, said it was "a time for celebration." In addition to recognizing graduates, Moss also lauded Mesalands' faculty and family members who provided support. In addition to those who receive associate's...
A Texas man died in a crash last week on Interstate 40 east of Tucumcari. Diego Ignacio Castro Serrito, 18, of Fort Worth was declared dead at the scene by the Office of Medical Examiner. According to a news release from New Mexico State Police, the accident occurred at milepost 354 of the interstate about 9:30 p.m. May 1. Serrito was driving west on I-40 in an International box truck. “For unknown reasons, the International left the roadway and collided with the rear of a 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer parked on the shoulder,” the release sta...
I’m told ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that can answer questions. So I gave it a try. Me: Who is David Stevens, publisher of The Eastern New Mexico News? ChatGPT: David Stevens is a journalist and the publisher of the Eastern New Mexico News, a daily newspaper based in Clovis, New Mexico. He has been with the newspaper since 1998 and has served as publisher since 2011. Fact check: The Eastern New Mexico News is not a daily paper. It publishes twice a week. I started working here in 2001, not 1998. I became publisher in November 2...
In the campaign commercial President Joe Biden released to announce his re-election campaign, there was one individual who was prominently displayed – Kamala Harris. Since the moment Biden selected her as his running mate in July 2020, there has been no shortage of commentary about Harris and her role as vice president. No honest person can dismiss the fact that being a woman of color has been a political handicap for her. As a woman of color and a biracial one at that, Harris has to deal with the twin evils of “Jim Crow and Jane Crow.” The ter...
Haven’t we seen this never-ending story before? It’s just that the politics have flipped. When we had Democrats in power in the House, all we heard were bad stories about Donald Trump. All we heard from Democrats and their parrots in the major media was how Trump supposedly broke a bunch of laws and should be impeached, imprisoned or hanged for things like colluding with the Russians, dodging his taxes and golfing too much. One by one, those fake stories would fizzle out and nothing would happen. Then congressman Adam Schiff – my representative...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board heard four requests for funds but tabled decisions on them until they could get more solid numbers on the fiscal-year 2024 budget from the city manager. The board during its regular meeting Wednesday looked over applications for $3,873 for Rattler Reunion, $10,500 for Wheels on Fire 100 bicycle race, $4,000 for a charity golf tournament for the Mesalands Community College Foundation and $115,000 for Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course for new equipment. Addressing fiscal concerns from board Chairman Matt...
Local police detained a Tucumcari woman on felony charges after she was accused of letting three young girls roam on a roadway unsupervised. Judy K. Cochran, 74, was charged with three counts of abuse of a child (first offense; placed in a dangerous situation). The complaint states the children’s guardian was asleep inside and “the defendant knew or should have known of the danger involved and acted with reckless disregard to the child’s safety or health.” The charges each are third-degree felonies that can lead up to three years in prison...
The opening last week of Las Chaparritas Mexican Restaurant in downtown Tucumcari represents sizable growth from its food-truck origins just a few years ago. Owner Artemio Vazquez and his wife Maria first started the Las Chapparitas Food Truck three years ago that was parked along East Tucumcari Boulevard and, later, in the parking lot at the closed Kmart building. Last Monday, Las Chaparritas Mexican Restaurant held its grand opening, complete with a ribbon-cutting ceremony organized by the...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 1 to May 5: — Mario Baudillo Armijo, 52, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (deadly weapon), breaking and entering and probation violation. — Juanita Rodriguez, 19, Tucumcari, shoplifting (over $500) and conspiracy to commit shoplifting (over $500). — Seth A. Chavez, 35, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Jarod Neil Hyslop, 28, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Dylan Hendren, 21, no address listed, contempt of court, tampering with evidence (capital crime or...
ALBUQUERQUE - Haisley Huffman became the first Tucumcari girls athlete to win multiple events at a state meet in more than 20 years. The junior used a clutch final attempt to repeat as Class 3A champion in the long jump on Friday. The next day, she broke a school record by winning the triple jump - an event she began practicing for only a few weeks ago. Tucumcari track coach and athletic director Wayne Ferguson said it had been at least two decades since a Lady Rattler had won two individual...
The Tucumcari softball team earned a No. 9 seed in the Class 3A tournament and will take on West Las Vegas in a single-elimination play-in game on Wednesday. The Lady Rattlers (10-13) will play the eighth-seeded Lady Dons (9-12) at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cleveland High School in Albuquerque. The winner of that game will play top-seeded Santa Fe Indian (22-1) at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Cleveland. Tucumcari and West Las Vegas didn’t play each other during the regular season. Santa Fe Indian defeated Tucumcari 10-0 during an early-season tournament. W...
ALBUQUERQUE - Thanks in part to Haden Judd winning four events in record fashion, the Logan boys captured their first team title since 2016 during the Class 1A-3A Track & Field Championships on Saturday. The Longhorns finished with 93 points, well ahead of district rival and state runner-up Melrose's 74 1/2 points for the Class 1A trophy. Fort Sumner finished third with 62 points. The Logan girls finished runner-up during the state meet at the UNM Track-Soccer Complex, finishing behind only...
The Logan softball team ended its season last Monday with a 17-10 district loss at Clayton. Logan’s Marilyn Moreno went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a triple, with two RBI and two runs scored. Bella Coronado also hit a double and a triple. The Lady Longhorns finished with a 7-15 record overall and 0-9 in district play. They did not qualify for the Class 1A/2A playoffs. Logan went 1-20 the previous year, with its only victory against Clayton. “We improved quite a bit from last year,” Logan coach Dustin Robertson said. “I thought we made st...
Logan’s No. 1-ranked and unbeaten baseball team will face Mesilla Valley Christian in the Class 1A semifinals at 10 a.m. Friday in Albuquerque. That game and other Class 1A tournament matchups will be played at the Jennifer Riordan Spark Kindness Sports Complex in west Albuquerque. Mesilla Valley (11-4), a fourth-seed, trounced fifth-seeded Gateway Christian 18-8 on Wednesday in Las Cruces. The SonBlazers stormed to a 12-1 lead in three innings. It was the first time since 2018 that Gateway had failed to advance to the title game. The winner o...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 1 to May 7: Monday — 1:57 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 326, U.S. 54, Logan. — 7:19 a.m.: Weapons offense in 3700 block of Quay Road 64.5, Tucumcari. — 8:22 a.m.: Code enforcement in 500 block of South Rock Island Street, Tucumcari. — 8:28 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 900 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 10:05 a.m.: Code enforcement in 1200 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 10:20 a.m.: Search warrant in 6300 block of Qua...