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A Tucumcari man was fatally shot by a Quay County sheriff's deputy during a hostage situation June 19 in Tucumcari. Robert Roybal, 55, was killed by a single shot fired just after 4:50 a.m. A release from the New Mexico State Police said Roybal had spent more than an hour holding a knife to the throat of another man in the residence on the 1300 block of South Seventh Street. According to the release: • Tucumcari Police officers first arrived on the scene around 3:30 a.m. to find Roybal holding the male victim hostage, and the man had been s...
The Fourth of July Fireworks display planned for Saturday at Ute Lake State Park will be held in honor of one of the Logan Bass Clubs own, Ellis 'Ray' Gorman. "Ray was a member of the Logan Bass Club and helped each year to set off the display," said Christina Liles, volunteer. Liles said the LBC holds a tournament at the beginning of May, the proceeds from that tournament along with donations pay for the fireworks display. "The club wanted to honor Ray for all of his hard work and service,"...
Local fire officials are asking residents to be cautious, exercise good judgment when setting off fireworks to prevent wild and structure fires. “We know everyone is excited about the Fourth of July, we just ask that people use some common sense,” said John Hinze, District 1 fire chief. Hinze said there has already been one fire in the county as a result of fireworks. He said on Friday firefighters responded to the report of a grass fire at a residence on State Highway 104 north of Tucumcari. “It was fortunate that police officers arrived on th...
Thursday • Housing Authority Board: 5 p.m., City Hall • City Commission: 6 p.m., City Hall Friday • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse Service clubs Wednesday • All city, county, village officies and banks will be closed in observance of the Fourth of July • Altrusa Club of Tucumcari: Noon, first and third Wednesday of each month, Pow Wow Restaurant, 801 W. Route 66. Call 575-461-1377. Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous unity group: 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays,1704 S. Fourth St. • Alcoholics An...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center June 19-25: • Jesus Favela, 26, warrant • Braxton Bridges, 23, warrant • Raymond Holliday, 29, warrant • Joseph Lisabelle, 38, warrant • Desiree Martinez, 22, assault • Christopher Murray, 41, warrant • Michael Romero, 28, warrant • Christina Shorty, 26, warrant • Gloria Osborne, 29, warrant • Jeramy Weaver, 37, disorderly conduct • June Ysco, 35, warrant The following individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center June 19-25: • Jose Munoz, 74, bond ...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers in Quay County for today through Friday. Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday:Ham, broccoli with cheese, roll, margarine, pineapple upside-down cake Friday: Pepper steak, baked potato, margarine, oriental vegetables, roll, sugar cookie Tucumcari Thursday: Chicken with rice, broccoli, peas with carrots, potluck roll, margarine, oatmeal cookie Friday: Sloppy Joe, pickles, onions, French fries, California vegetables, pineapple chun...
June 1967 • Tucumcari has recently raised its population to five more persons when Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hoffman and three children came to make their home here last April. Hoffman, who has always been in the automobile business, is the new owner of La Mesa Motors. • Royce C McCauley of Tucumcari, has been appointed by Drew Cloud, State Director of the Farmers Home Administration, as a member of the three-man Quay County FHA Committee. The agencie’s County Supervisor, Royce W. Jones, announced this week. • Mrs. Phillip Bidegain of Montoya will br...
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led the short-lived national embarrassment that was President Donald Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity, suffered his own dual major embarrassment last week: A federal judge threw out a 2013 Kansas law championed by Kobach that requires voters to prove citizenship before casting a ballot. Judge Julie Robinson also ordered Kobach to complete six hours of remedial legal education because he so badly botched the rules of civil procedure in presenting his case. Kobach may appeal, but Robinson’s rul...
It would be useless to add my voice to the protests against the unconscionable separating of parents and children at the U.S. border in the name of cracking down on illegal immigration. With that sentence, of course, I have added a voice, but a more radical idea has been proposed by both conservative and liberal thinkers in recent months. They are proposing that we ease up on immigration enforcement. There are several reasons for this. Some are humanitarian. One is that currently, widening areas of Central American countries are ruled by...
A cancer survivor crossing the country with a unique homage will depart Tucumcari today en route to Boston to raise awareness and money for child cancer and oncology camps. "I'm walking from California to Boston with an IV (intravenous) stand symbolizing a burden that all cancer patients, survivors have bore," said Kevin Fern. Fern, a 30 year childhood cancer survivor, said he knows the burden, struggle that comes with the IV during cancer treatment. He said the technology has advanced over the...
CLOVIS — Back in 2017, the people organizing the Draggin’ Main Music Festival and the people organizing the Clovis Music Festival thought they could be better together. “That was a huge test for both sides,” Draggin’ Main co-founder Gene Porter said of last June’s festivities. “What we discovered is it was a great marriage.” Now, in 2018, that’s exactly what it is, as they plan everything together and share the same name. There’s plenty to do during the anniversary party, with three concerts, tours throughout city landmarks and classic drive-i...
Mesalands Community College's Board of Trustees unanimously approved the submission of a contract to John D. Groesbeck to become the next president of the institution. "A contract will be drawn up and submitted to Dr. Groesbeck and contingent on him signing, we are one step closer to having a new president," said Jim Streetman, trustee chair. The board of trustees approved the submission of the contract today, following an executive session during a special meeting at Mesalands. Groesbeck, of...