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A showdown over parts of Tucumcari’s nuisance ordinance was at least postponed Thursday as the Tucumcari City Commission tabled a public hearing and final vote on eliminating language involving mesquite and dangerous buildings. Without detail, the proposed changes also include repealing of “conflicting prior ordinances” and “all ordinances or parts of ordinances previously enacted and in conflict” with the current nuisance ordinance. The ordinance was given a first reading on June 10. District 1 Commissioner Ralph Moya, who proposed the chang...
The Table Top Food Cooperative that aims to mentor novice farmers and produce more local food appears to be bearing more fruit this year. David White, owner of La Casa Verde Floral and Nursery in Tucumcari and president of the cooperative, said organization now has a half-dozen farmers "who now are successful and growing." "This year, we should see a significant increase of vendors at the (Tucumcari) farmers market," White said. "We are cultivating the next generation of food farmers." Table...
The Quay County Health Council is launching a gun-lock campaign to reduce immediate access to firearms in an effort to reduce suicide deaths in the region. Quay County has seen an increase in the number of suicides over the past few years, and gunshots are the most common means of suicide deaths in Quay County and New Mexico. Suicide by gunshot is almost always lethal. Other types of suicide attempts have a better chance of someone intervening and preventing the death. "Most people are only...
The current race debate highlights the issue of generational guilt. Does it really exist? What should be done about it? One side is sure it exists, and wants the government to get involved in redressing past sins. The other side thinks the whole notion is fundamentally unjust from the get-go. Can a generation bear responsibility for the sins of a previous generation of its ancestors? From a biblical standpoint, the answer is, “Yes,” with some stipulations. Clearly, generational guilt is a rea...
The Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce building would double as a visitor center in a proposal the chamber’s director sketched out generally Tuesday to the city’s Lodgers Tax Advisory Board. Scott Crotzer, the chamber’s director, seeks to remodel chamber headquarters into a tourist center with displays, maps and other features, including distribution of the city’s visitor guide and its mural map. “The idea is to keep them here a few hours longer,” Crotzer said. Crotzer said his plan is to offer a friendly atmosphere to welcome visitors and to add...
Three public officials, including Quay County’s assessor, completed the New Mexico Certified Public Management Program and were recognized at a virtual graduation last month. New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service administers the nationally accredited program, NM EDGE, which stands for Education Designed to Generate Excellence in the public sector. “NM EDGE serves as a program of New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service to find and fill educational gaps in the public sector with classes that are afforda...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Friday — Fired Up Friday. The Quay County Health Council will host a chalk art contest. Food trucks will operated from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. or until the food runs out. Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza at Second and Main streets. • July 30-31 — Quay County 4-H Rodeo. Competition begins at 5 p.m. daily. This event remains Quay County 4-H’s biggest fundraiser. Quay County Fairgrounds, Tucumcari. • Aug. 5-7 — Rattler Reunion. The committee plans to hold annual events for Tucumcari Hig...
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center remain closed to the public indefinitely but will deliver meals to those who qualify. Those interested in meal deliveries should call the Tucumcari facility at 461-2307 or the Logan facility at 487-2287 for more information. Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Lasagna, honey glazed carrots, garlic bread, peaches, apple cobbler. Thursday — Frito pie with lettuce, tomato and onion, pinto beans, angel food cake. Friday — Salmon patty, hominy, spinach, whole-wheat bread, vanilla pudding. Monday ...
On this date ... 1971: Telephone workers nationwide, including CWA representatives in Tucumcari with the Bell Telephone System, were striking for better retirement benefits, wages and working conditions. The five men on strike in front of the Bell building in Tucumcari said they were asking for a 25% pay increase over the next three years. • A thief broke into the Sun Dance Market at the Nara Visa tourism center and stole more than $200 worth of jewelry and a typewriter. Quay County sheriff’s deputies were investigating. • Big O Tires in Tucum...
Work on the results of the decennial census in New Mexico has gotten off to a rocky start, and the members of the newly appointed Citizen Redistricting Committee missed a golden opportunity to boost its legitimacy by demonstrating they are not afraid to be open about how they intend to represent all corners of the state. After committee members were named, criticism came quickly from people with various points of view as well as those who live in the far-flung reaches of the state. It was apparent this group was not going to represent gender, g...
I spent the best part of last week in Clovis, where I am taking on temporary editing duties for Clovis Media, the company that owns the Quay County Sun. I live in Tucumcari and the contrast between the two communities is fascinating. I am staying in one of the motels that line Mabry Drive on the east side of Clovis. There is a steady stream of traffic on Mabry before, during and after regular business hours. Mabry is part of U.S. highways 60 and 84, which split at Texico, next to the Texas border. Most of the traffic seems to be coming from or...
When hammer-thrower Gwen Berry turned her back on the American flag at the Olympic Trials, it made me think of Sgt. William Carney. Berry probably doesn’t know who Carney was. Neither, I bet, do the Black Lives Matter activists who spent last summer blindly tearing down statues of historical figures to protest the racist origins of America and the systemic racism they claim exists today. Thanks to the lousy way history is taught in our schools, most Americans — of every color — have never heard of William Carney. But who he was, what brave...
CLOVIS — Lakes in central eastern New Mexico have been looking less thirsty as the region has enjoyed a reawakening of the monsoon season. The level rise at Conchas Lake, about 30 miles northwest of Tucumcari, was just short of a foot from June 30 to July 7, according to information from the U.S. Geological Survey, which tracks water depth and lake volume daily. The new water in Conchas was enough to reopen some boat ramps that had been shut down this summer because of low water level, according to Toby Velasquez, deputy director of New Mexico...
The Quay County Health Council next week is offering free training on how to use Narcan to revive those who have overdosed on opioids. The council is offering the training at 3 p.m. July 19 at the Extension Office at 216 E Center St. in Tucumcari. The training will last about 45 minutes and include how to identify an opioid overdose, how to use Narcan and follow-up care of an overdose victim. Narcan kits will be provided to participants. One also may participate in the training over Zoom by contacting the Health Council at q...
A Quay County ranch has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2021 New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award. Given in honor of conservationist Aldo Leopold, the award recognizes farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who inspire others with their dedication to land, water and wildlife habitat management on private, working lands. The Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust give the Leopold Award to private landowners in 22 states for achievement in voluntary conserva...
Quay County on Thursday experienced its first confirmed cases of coronavirus in more than two weeks, with two in the San Jon ZIP code. No cases were reported in the county on Friday. The county's previously confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported on June 21. The county's overall case total rose to 539, with 11 deaths, since the pandemic began in spring 2020. The breakdown of COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 373 in Tucumcari, 106 in Logan, 26 in San Jon, 11 in House, nine in McAlister, five in Nara Visa, five in Grady...
The New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension in Quay County will bring a risk management and empowerment program for women in agriculture starting in January. Farm and ranch women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of farm and ranch families across the country. Through Annie’s Project courses at the extension service, women in agriculture become empowered to be full and successful partners on the farm or ranch. Annie’s Project is a six-week course tha...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 2 to July 8: • Devin William Apodaca, 18, no address listed, speeding (over 11-15 mph), no evidence of registration and no proof of insurance. • Latoya Tanea French, 39, Tucumcari, probation violation. • Ulises Lopez, 23, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Michael T. Lowe, 46, Flagstaff, Texas, two warrants from other counties or states. • Anthony Arthur Molina, 28, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Anthony Nike Ramirez, 24, Tucumcari, probation violation, tampering w...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 28 to July 11: June 28 • 12:31 a.m.: Fireworks at East Center and South Monroe streets, Tucumcari. • 6:51 a.m.: Vandalism at milepost 333, Interstate 40, Tucumcari. • 8:38 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 100 block of East Main Street, Tucumcari. • 9:09 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 100 block of West Aber Street, Tucumcari. • 9:36 a.m.: Theft in 1100 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. • 10:04 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1100 block of South Adams Street, Tuc...