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SAN JON - It's been more than 35 years since Jean Simmons Abla's mysterious death. With help from cold-case investigators, Abla's daughter has recently inspired renewed interest in trying to find out what happened to her. Though technically never closed, the case was cleared soon after a convicted serial killer confessed to her slaying in June 1983. Henry Lee Lucas told authorities he picked her up from a San Jon truck stop. He allegedly even told them about a scar Abla had from a Caesarean...
Carrying on a tradition that goes back as far as anyone can remember, Tucumcari Elementary School third-grade through fifth-grade students teamed up and faced off Friday for the school's annual Track and Field Day at Tucumcari High's Rattler Stadium. The recognition consisted mainly of winners knowing they had won. The students competed in individual events that included the 100-yard dash, shot-put and long jump contests, said their physical education teacher Gary Hittson, who coordinated the...
For a graduation class of eight students, San Jon High School's Class of 2018 walked away with a big share of financial aid for higher education. At Friday evening's graduation ceremony, the biggest scholarship announced was a $12,000 "starter" scholarship from Eastern New Mexico University, which went to Brevin Stoner, the class valedictorian. Stoner plans to study biochemistry at ENMU, San Jon Schools Superintendent Colin Taylor, who acted as master of ceremonies, said to people attending...
May 1976 • Jim Philley San Jon’s Chamber of Commerce president said about 1,800 people attended the bicentennial May Day Celebration held in San Jon. U.S. Senator Joe Montoya was a guest speaker at the celebration. • Don Alexander hospital administrator for the Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital received a United States Flag from Ladies V.F.W. Auxiliary president Lupe Marquez in preparation for National Hospital Week. • Carol Ann Wright of Tucumcari received an award for Distinguished Student in Agriculture from Philip J. Leyendecker, Dean and dir...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers in Quay County for today through May 30: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Tucumcari Thursday: Chicken pot pie, green beans with mushrooms, salad with dressing, dinner roll, fruit salad Friday: Steak and stuff, spinach, parmesan potato rounds, whole wheat roll, margarine, lemon bar Monday: Closed in observance of Memorial Day Tuesday: Beef fajitas, pinto beans with green chile, salsa, oatmeal cookie, apricots Wednesday: Beef stew, beets, cornbread, Jell-O...
CLOVIS — Accused library shooter Nathaniel Jouett is receiving initial evaluations and psychiatric therapy from Mental Health Resources. It’s a process occupying much of his defense attorney’s energy and manifesting in minor incidents at the Juvenile Detention Center, as discussed at a status conference Monday afternoon. Jouett, 17, has had a few “behavioral outbursts” in local custody as his mental health treatment continues in early phases. Those incidents were not detailed in court, but they were anticipated with the therapy and they’re bein...
Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” (Mark 12:17) If I had a nickel for every time a Christian has quoted this as a way of telling me that I am preaching wrongly against government, well, they’d want me to hand over all those nickels to the IRS. Christ’s statement was a trick answer to a trick question. If we don’t comprehend that much (which is clear from the text) we have no hope of applying it to our lives. We see that t...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center May 15-21: • Latoya French, 36, warrant • Devyn Sisneros, 26, warrant • Thalia Twins, 52, warrant • Donie Lucero, 53, warrant • Jamie Rivas, 19, warrant • Amanda Romero, 35, warrant • Olen Yocom, 51, warrant • Andres Apodaca, 31, warrant • Adrian Rivas, 18, warrant • Andrew Brito, 19, warrant • Matthew Howell, 27, breaking and entering • Sara Roybal, 41, possession of a controlled substance • Desiree Taylor, 27, warrant The following individuals were released...
This is the undocumented immigrant our nation should welcome: the Lawrence, Kansas, chemist whom immigration officials attempted to deport this year, much to the dismay of his family, neighbors and even strangers who came to know the story of Syed Jamal. This immigrant’s presence should be questioned: a man who was deported multiple times and who kept re-entering the country. He now stands accused of randomly shooting two people in Kansas City’s Northland, and he has emerged as the possible culprit in the shooting death of tattoo artist Rus...
“Heeeeeee-wack!” That was the sound of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner’s circular bed in rotation as described by Tom Wolfe, who died last week at the age of 88. Wolfe was one of the pioneers who in the 1960s combined fiction and journalism into a new form that was and still is called “the New Journalism.” He wore ostentatiously white suits, a style he called “neo-pretentious” and wrote like a 12-year-old super-genius, describing the contemporary world with all the energy, imagination and exclamation points an excited child can bring to a story. Co...
Selected to play North-South Tucumcari senior Josh Walker has been selected to the North-South Baseball All-Star series for Classes 1A-4A. The teams were released Monday by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. The senior-only games will be played as a best-of-three June 8-9 at the University of New Mexico. The series will begin 7 p.m. Friday, with the second game 10 a.m. Saturday and the third game, if necessary, at 1 p.m. In all, four players from Tucumcari's district were selected....