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Be it a senator or a representative, Republican or Democrat, representatives of Quay County assured their constituents the challenges faced in Tucumcari were the same challenges in pretty much every city they represent. The populations are dwindling and aging, but the population that remains needs upgraded infrastructure and adequately funded schools. A key, Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, said at Thursday's legislator forum at the Tucumcari Convention Center, was for the communities of rural...
Police officers arrested and jailed a Tucumcari man on a felony complaint after he was accused of stabbing another man in the lower back, upper shoulder and face. Adrian J. Andrade, 25, was booked on a complaint of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a third-degree felony that can lead up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. According to a complaint filed by Tucumcari patrolman Tyler Davis, officers were sent to the 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard the afternoon of June 1 to investigate a stabbing. A Quay County sheriff’s d...
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a series of six resolutions to increase its budget on its soon-to-close 2018-2019 fiscal year. The resolutions were presented by county finance director Cheryl Simpson described the resolutions as “housekeeping” items to square its budget for the fiscal year that ends June 30. The budget increases unanimously approved by commissioners were: • A $263 increase to the Safety Net Care Pool Fund for “activity not contemplated at the time the final budget was adopted”; • A $37,000 increase to the Hospital...
LOGAN - Voters in Logan approved by a 5-to-1 margin a mail-in ballot question on whether to approve the sale of beer and wine at restaurants there. A total of 331 voters, or 84%, approved the June 4 special-election ballot question that read: "Shall the issuance of restaurant license for the sale of beer and wine be allowed within the local option district in the Village of Logan?" Only 63 voted against the measure. Turnout for Logan's first-ever mail-in election was the highest in recent...
• Friday — Groundwater Workshop. The Ute Creek and Mesa Soil and Water Conservation District will host speakers and field demonstrations on how residents of the region can measure static well-water levels. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with lunch provided. Mosquero Schools Multipurpose Room, Mosquero. • Monday — Quay County Democratic Party meeting. The organization meets the third Monday of each month at noon at the Pow Wow Restaurant meeting room. Meetings are open to the public, and it encourages anyone who is interested to join in. Pow Wow Restaur...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chile relleno with cheese, tossed salad with dressing, Spanish rice, crackers, fruit. Thursday — Oven-baked chicken, rice pilaf, broccoli with margarine, French bread with margarine, cherry cobbler, vanilla ice cream. Friday — Kraut dog, California vegetables, baked French fries, strawberries and bananas. Monday — Chicken breast, egg noodles with Alfredo, carrots with margarine, whole-wheat roll with margarine, orange. Tuesday — Tamale, vegetable salad, pinto beans, tortilla, mandarin oranges. Logan Sen...
On this date ... 1969: A 12-year-old girl from Tucumcari was badly cut on the leg as she walked home from a ballgame with friends. A person in a passing white automobile threw a bottle, injuring the girl and requiring hospitalization. The incident occurred about 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of West Gaynell Avenue (aka Route 66). • Gene Richardson was named the new pastor of Center Street Methodist Church in Tucumcari. He is described as being “not new” to the area, as he once pastored a Methodist church in San Jon. He and his wife have...
I don't get out to Tucumcari as much as I would like. Nearly every time I've been there, it was for a work related reason, and we have staff in Tucumcari far more competent than me to handle Quay County news. But I have good memories of the time I was interim managing editor there for four months while we searched for a long-term editor. The Rattler basketball team made the state tournament for the first time in more than a decade, the police chief wore his Atlanta Braves gear on casual Fridays...
For Teresa Todd, kindness was a crime. Todd, the Jeff Davis County attorney and mother of four, was driving one February evening in West Texas when three young migrants flagged her down. Seeing that one appeared ill, she invited them to come into her car out of the cold. As she was texting friends for advice, a sheriff’s deputy stopped and asked her to step out of the car. Todd spent almost an hour in a holding cell that night before she was released and became the subject of an ongoing federal investigation. The question of whether to aid ille...
There’s a lot of talk these days about “intellectual humility,” which most consider a virtue. It means you will occasionally admit when you’re wrong. It also means you’re open to new ideas, even from those who you think are wrong and learn from the experiences of people you disagree with. I try. President Donald Trump, the ultimate practitioner of intellectual arrogance, has a few ideas I actually agree with, even though, having never met the man, I hold him in deep disdain. I like the fact that he’s treating China like an enemy. I wish he’d t...
If I had to assign a genre to Rudolfo Anaya’s latest book, “Chupacabra Meets Billy The Kid,” I’d say it’s of the Western / science fiction / fantasy / Chicano literature / historical fiction genre, as if there’s such a thing. Maybe “unique” is a better description, because that’s certainly the way this outside-the-box tale reads. And to the contrary, I’d describe its Guadalupe and Lincoln county settings as realistically descriptive … well, except for the wormhole along the Pecos. Anaya, best known for his groundbreaking book, “Bless Me, Ulti...
This Friday, June 14, is National Flag Day (usflag.org/history/flagday.html). The American flag is a symbol of unity with reminders for the present (a star for each of the current 50 states) and our origin (a stripe for each of the original 13 colonies who declared their/our independence from tyranny and who developed the Constitution of the United States by which we have existed as a nation and probably only by which we can continue to do so). Although no official declaration has been made about the colors except the specific colors...
Four athletes from Mesalands Community College are competing in this week's College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, and their coach is confident one of them can emerge as a national champion. ESPN3 will broadcast the rodeo's performances Wednesday through Saturday. In addition to cable television, ESPN3 is available through a variety of online devices and platforms for those with a cable subscription. Levi Gray, Roy Jackson and Vinell Mariano each will be competing in bull riding and...
Two Tucumcari football players participated in the annual small-school North-South all-star game, with the North suffering a 19-3 loss Saturday at Nusenda Community Stadium in Albuquerque. Rattler senior Kaleb Hayes started the entire game at strong-side offensive tackle for the North squad, and fellow senior Seth Martinez, a halfback for the Rattlers during the regular season, played at wingback for the North. Rattlers coach Wayne Ferguson watched the game and said both “played well.” Ferguson said Martinez “didn’t get many opportu...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 28 to June 9: May 28 • 2:44 a.m.: Threat in 600 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. • 10:52 a.m.: Fraud in 500 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 12:55 p.m.: Theft in 900 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. • 2:10 p.m.: Arrest in 100 block of East Main Street, Tucumcari. • 3:08 p.m.: Fire in 700 block of South Adams Street, Tucumcari. • 4:37 p.m.: Juvenile problem in 1200 block of South Jackson Street, Tucumcari. • 7:52 p.m.: Il...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 3 to June 8: • Matthew Howell, 28, Tucumcari, possession of drug paraphernalia and attempt to commit a felony, to wit: tampering with evidence. • Carmel Christopher Jasper, 71, Tucumcari, warrant from other counties or states. • Stephen Smith, 27, Tucumcari, abuse of glue or aerosol spray. • Marc Hazelton, 39, Tucumcari, warrant from other counties or states. • Matthew Braziel, 32, Tucumcari, three counts of contempt of court. • Amanda N. Garcia, 33, Tucumcari,...