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Fifty years ago this month, the uniquely designed First National Bank of Tucumcari at 302 S. First St. opened for business. The architect of the bank, now owned by Wells Fargo, wants it designated to the National Register of Historic Places. But he says Wells Fargo is resisting. Save for its "Wells Fargo" sign and other minor modifications, the bank building is little changed since it first opened to the public on Sept. 3, 1974. A Wells Fargo employee wouldn't permit photos of the interior last...
Tucumcari Public Schools faces the prospect of having the state Public Education Department chief choose its next District 1 representative if it cannot break a deadlock between two candidates. The four board members during a special meeting Monday split their votes between Carlos Romero and Andrea Madrid after they interviewed them and a third applicant, Carmen Maria Gonzalez. The board will vote on the candidates again during its next regular meeting on Sept. 16 and possibly if a special meeting is scheduled for Sept. 23. If it cannot settle...
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Thursday for a new, full-service bank to be built in Tucumcari, though the actual construction began a little less than a week before. The Bank of Tucumcari, a division of The Bank of Clovis, will be built in the 1600 block of South First Street. Randy Harris, chairman and CEO of The Bank of Clovis, said it purchased the vacant lot from the Ronald and Gail Sanders Trust on Aug. 29 and began clearing it the next day. Officials from the bank, the city, the...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board recommended approval of a marketing contract with a company affiliated with News Channel 10 in Amarillo to help publicize Tucumcari tourism before Route 66’s centennial in 2026. The Tucumcari City Commission likely will take action on the recommendation of hiring Gray Digital Media during its regular meeting on Sept. 12. The cost would be $58,582.50 for a nine-month contract, with a $7,250 media asset production cost waived. Brent McClure, vice president and general manager of the station, with John E...
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved property tax rates for 2024 that showed “minuscule” changes from the previous year, according to its assessor. County Assessor Dana Leonard said his office’s role is to assess property values only. He said the local property tax rates are supplied by the state after the county sets its annual budget. “The assessor’s office doesn’t have control of the rates,” he said, contrary to some residents’ opinions. Describing the changes in property tax rates as “minuscule,” Leonard said no parts of the cou...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Sept. 2 to Sept. 8: Sept. 2 — 11:21 a.m.: Arrest warrant at South Seventh Street and West Gamble Avenue, Tucumcari. — 1 p.m.: Sex assault in 300 block of East Miel de Luna Avenue, Tucumcari. — 1:38 p.m.: Arrest warrant in 1000 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 3:11 p.m.: Accident with injuries in 600 block of Highway 540 Loop, Logan. — 6:09 p.m.: Trespassing in 2200 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 7:44 p.m.: Domestic disturbance...
Thursday night's volleyball match was technically a non-district and regular season matchup. But its play and atmosphere resembled more of a postseason clash: West Las Vegas, ranked No. 2 in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com, versus host Tucumcari, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A. In the end, the Lady Dons (5-1) made fewer mistakes late in the match and prevailed 20-25, 25-17, 22-25, 25-15, 16-14 over the Lady Rattlers (7-1), who suffered their first loss of the season at a raucous Rattler Gymnasium. Alexis...
Friday — Dedication of the America 250 marker by the Tucumcari chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at Tucumcari Convention Center, 1500 W. Route 66. Saturday — Fired Up festival. Tucumcari MainStreet will host its annual festival at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza. The event will include live performances, a fireworks show, a car show, Prince Tocum and Princess Kari contest, food trucks and craft booths. For more information, go to tucumcarimainstreet.org/fired-up. Saturday — Rotar...
Tucumcari boasted the top individual boys runner and Logan boasted the top boys team Saturday at the Raton/Maxwell Invitational cross-country meet. Official results from the meet weren’t available before deadline. THS senior Alex Bueno De La O finished the 3 miles on the Raton Golf Course in about 18 minutes, 50 seconds, according to his coach, Tim Clark. His teammate, Fernando Ureste, finished seventh overall with a time of about 19:20. Other Rattlers competing were Bryson Klinger, Patric Szaloy, Jaythen Urioste and Paxton Smith. The T...
Last year's Fired Up festival was enough of a success, Tucumcari MainStreet Executive Director Connie Loveland saw no need to make big changes for this year's event on Saturday. Back will be the perennially popular Odd-Lab group with its fire-based performance after dusk. Back will be the the Roller Only car club, with several low rider vehicles anticipated with the car show. Last year's show drew nearly 70 entries. And again, the festival will host about 60 vendors around the Tucumcari...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9: — Lupita G. Vargas, 48, Tucumcari, assault (battery). — Ryan Draper, 32, no address listed, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug) and shoplifting ($100 or less). — Christopher Anaya, 36, Clovis, possession of marijuana (one ounce or less). — Ordelia Renee Jaynes, 39, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Latoya Tenea French, 42, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Gary Dewayne Butler, 40, Amarillo, Texas, warrant from other counties or...
GRADY - Logan quarterback Aydin Kotara connected with Marshall Ortega for a 16-yard touchdown pass in overtime to secure a 32-26 victory Friday night over Grady in a key district matchup in six-man football. That pass brought redemption for Kotara, who had lost three fumbles against an intense Grady pass rush. He finished with 97 yards passing and two TDs - the other a 33-yarder to Mason Wallin in the first quarter. "He ran for his life all night," Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said of Kotara. "He...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Breakfast banana split, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, seasoned breadstick, buffalo chicken wrap, seasoned Italian veggies, fresh broccoli, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cherry frudel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, apple, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Loaded fries, ham and cheese san...
On this date in 1974: The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office announced it received a letter from former Magistrate Judge Jess Goldston that confirmed his resignation from office and his removal from the ballot. District Judge Stanley Frost suspended Goldston the previous month after he was arraigned on four counts of embezzlement and released on $10,000 bond. He was set to go to trial in October. A shortage of $11,000 had been found in Goldston’s office. Goldston later pleaded guilty to one count and was sentenced to one to five years in...
Down by three touchdowns, Tucumcari’s football team roared back in the second half and came within a two-point conversion of tying it in the fourth quarter before succumbing 50-42 Saturday at McCurdy. Rattlers receiver Luis Archuleta played a big role in Tucumcari’s near-comeback, catching six passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns. Daymion Urioste scored two touchdowns for the Rattlers. Eric Acosta and emergency backup quarterback Alijah Martinez also scored TDs. Despite the Rattlers falling to 0-3, head coach Doug South said he saw enc...
I had prepared another article for today's Quay County Sun, but when I realized the issue's date, I decided to write about terrorism despite having written about Patriot Day last year. This article is biblically based, but it's also heavily editorial, and I had to rush to meet the deadline. It seems that since shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, we'd made fairly good headway against global terrorism and, for a brief period, could actually be at some ease knowing our country was being well-protected against it. Now, terrorism has reared its ugly head...
America’s free press is in crisis. Local journalism, necessary to maintaining an informed and active citizenry, is struggling to survive as Big Tech companies — namely Meta and Google — have used their power to manipulate news and magazine publishers for their own financial gain. They set the rules for how, where and when we see news content online and how much revenue is made. By not negotiating with local news publishers on usage terms and refusing to pay them fairly — or at all — for their work, Big Tech has driven many local outlets o...
I heard a report the other day that the St. James Hotel in Cimarron is closing. Another Wild West landmark goes down. The St. James is where I got the best steak I’ve ever eaten, but that wasn’t so long ago, when its owners’ focus was more on fine dining than cowboy accommodations. Back in the day, it was a rough and rowdy place, to say the least. Lots of shoot-em-ups, dozens of killings — one estimate I read had the total at 26 dead. Traveling lawmen and notorious outlaws frequented the place, and stories have been passed down about visits...
“He was on our radar.” How many times have we heard that after a mass shooting at a high school or a shopping mall? We heard it for the umpteenth time again last week after a disturbed 14-year-old kid in Georgia took a rifle to school and killed two students, two teachers, and injured nine others. “He was on our watch list,” the local police said to no one’s surprise. A year ago, after the FBI’s radar picked up Colt Gray reportedly making threats online that he was going to “shoot up a middle school tomorrow,” the feds tipped off the county she...