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The fishing report has been generated from the best information available from Department of Game and Fish officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was slow with just a few catfish caught by anglers using liver and night crawlers. Clayton Lake: Fishing was fair using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout. We had no other reports. Fishing pressure was light. Due to low water conditions, the...
The season came to an end June 28 for the Quay County All-Star minor little league team with a loss to Roosevelt County in Tucumcari. "This is a learning experience for the kids, they played great," said Cole Wallin, QC head coach. The QC All-Stars lost 24-7, their second loss to the Roosevelt County team in three days. Wallin said the Roosevelt All-Stars came up with some big hits, they were able to get on base and bring in their runners. He said Roosevelt's older players came up with two home...
Today • Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board: 10 a.m., Tucumcari City Hall Friday • Museum Advisory Board: 9 a.m., Tucumcari Historical Museum Tuesday • Village of Logan Council Meeting: 4:30 p.m., village Office July 10 • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse July 13 • City Commission Work Shop: 5 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall July 19 • Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communication Board: 10 a.m., Tucumcari City Hall July 24 • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse • Libr...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 24 through June 30: • Matthew Arias, 35, court ordered • Monico Barajas, 45, warrant • Ivan Gutierrez, 27, battery on a household member • Joshua Kinkel, 39, driving under the influence • Donny Maldonado, 28, warrant • Theodoro Padilla, 53, aggravated battery • Richard Persinger, 57, driving under the influence • Trenton Towsend, 50, aggravated assault • Matthew Ward, 31, driving under the influence • Nicolas Garcia, 28, parole violation • Nicholas Marks, 3...
Meth trafficker sentenced to five years in prison An Oklahoma man was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised probation in federal court in Albuquerque on Tuesday. Ruben Fuentes, Jr., 38, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was charged with trafficking 13.45 pounds of methamphetamine near Tucumcari in 2016 after more than 13 pounds of methamphetamine were seized by New Mexico State Police during a traffic stop on March 10, 2016, on Interstate 40 in Quay County. Fuentes was charged with possession of methamphetamine...
July 1959 • Vernon Hines won the inaugural Horseshoe Pitching Contest sponsored by the Daily News. He defeated Art Ward, 21-8, in the final round. • Tucumcari Police Chief Paul Velasco warned parents to alert their children about the dangers of rattlesnakes after C.M. Suggs killed a 3-foot rattlesnake in the yard of his residence on the 1600 block of South Rock Island Street. • Coopers Market had "booming" Fourth of July specials: Six bottles of Coca-Cola at $.25, three meat pies for $.59,...
Regional law enforcement officials do not believe a recently adopted strategy approaching opioid addiction as a disease rather than a crime will be effective in rural New Mexico. The new approach, called “do no harm”, has been adopted by multiple larger municipalities across the nation. Taking a different stance to opioid use, this new initiative invites drug users to approach police officers with their problem to get assistance. This approach is being favored over treating opioid use as a criminal offense. “I have yet to have one addict appro...
Quay County is one of many counties across New Mexico that will be receiving more than $38.5 million through the 2017 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program. “Funding for this year's PILT program was provided in the bipartisan budget agreement to fund the government through September as part of the Interior Department's Fiscal Year 2017 budget,” according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Tom Udall’s office. “PILT provides federal payments to local governments because of non-taxable federal land within their boundaries, such as Bureau of Land...
Recently while attending a friend’s memorial service, I had the chance to visit with people I have not seen since I was a child. No one likes a funeral, but they always bring people together. At this particular memorial service we were saying goodbye to our friend John Cammack. I remember no matter where I was, if I saw John he would come over, shake my hand, ask how I was doing and inquire about my parents and sister. John’s passing was sudden and unexpected. That might be hard to believe considering he was 74, but he was not one to be slo...
Christian apologist Sye Ten Bruggencate has a quick, memorable way to deal with skeptics. Whether they are atheists, agnostics, or merely sour cynics, his “Two Move Checkmate” can go a long way toward shifting the argument in favor of the simple believer. Your first move is this. You’re in a conversation with an unbeliever who is seeking to put you on the defensive. When he says something contrary to the teaching of the Bible, you simply say, “That’s not what the Bible says.” You’re done...
Despite triple-digit temperatures, officials in eastern New Mexico are not worried about running out of water this summer. City of Portales Public Works Director John DeSha said Portales residents and entities have done such a good job with conservation efforts in the last few years that Portales is in a much better position with water now than it has been in years with a steady decline in water consumption — it has dropped about 20 percent in the last few years. DeSha said the city usually starts seeing water consumption increase at the end o...
There was increased participation in the activities at this year's Fourth of July celebration in Logan, according to Logan/Ute Lake Chamber of Commerce officials. The highlight of the event was the awarding of the raffle prize. The winner, Mark Romero, of Tucumcari has his choice of prizes: $10,000 cash, an $11,000 remodeling package by Bryan Roach Custom Builders LLC and a vacation package worth up to $11,000. Romero could not be reached for comment. There were more than 800 people served at...
Roger John Weidemier Roger John Weidemier, 82, of Logan, died Friday, June, 30, 2017, at his home in Logan. He was born Sept. 1, 1934, in Orland, California. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date. Information: 575-762-4435...
The following were actions taken by Quay County commissioners Monday at their regular meeting: • Approved a resolution for county compliance with the required conditions for participating and using funds from the Community Development Block Grant program. • Approved the LDWI grant agreement to receive $21,000 for the county’s DWI Compliance program. County Manager Richard Primrose said a request was made for $26,000. He said last year’s allocation was only $1,600. • Approved the memorandum of understanding between the Quay County Detention...