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An Albuquerque man is accused of shooting another man and committing a carjacking in Tucumcari, and he remained at large two days after the attack. According to a news release Sunday from New Mexico State Police, the shooter was identified as Alex Gutierrez, 24. An arrest warrant was issued for Gutierrez on charges of first-degree attempted murder, kidnapping and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. As of midday Monday, he still had not been apprehended. About 12:20 p.m. Satu...
NARA VISA - A severe storm last Tuesday struck this northern Quay County village, knocking down trees and causing widespread property damage, including to its historic community center. No injuries were reported. The storm the afternoon of Sept. 17 ripped away about one-third of the roof from the Nara Visa Community Center - formerly the Nara Visa School built in 1921 and designated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Though the school closed in 1968, the building continues to...
The former Republican candidate for Quay County treasurer and former deputy treasurer was charged Friday with two felonies and jailed after being accused of altering county records so a property she owned wouldn't be placed in a state delinquent-tax list. A no-bond arrest warrant was issued shortly after noon Friday for Albenita Rene Rael, 50, of Tucumcari after she was charged with tampering with public records and fraud, both felonies. She was booked into the Quay County Detention Center...
The Tucumcari Public Schools board deadlocked again last Monday in selecting a representative for its vacant District 1 seat, sending the decision to the state’s Public Education Department chief. Board President Heather Gonzales and fellow board member JD Knapp voted for Carlos Romero, a former board president until declined to run for re-election in 2019. Board members Jerry Lopez and Robert Lucero favored Andrea Madrid. That was the same result as during the board’s special meeting on Sept. 9 after members interviewed applicants Romero, Mad...
I have great respect for those talented in other languages. My father was a second-generation missionary in South America who became a Bible translator, developed a written language for a Peruvian tribe and wrote down their folklore so they could learn to read, after which he translated the New Testament for them. I also have great respect for those who’ve figured out how to communicate with people who cannot see, speak and/or hear. However, as proud as I am that we can communicate by various means, a recent event concerned me. I passed s...
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved an ordinance and two resolutions regarding the regulation of wireless telecommunications facilities. The measures were facilitated in recent months by Wireless Tower Solutions, which has an office in Albuquerque. One resolution set fees for wireless facilities, which will be split between Wireless Tower Solutions and the county. Fees would range from $1,500 for updates to cellular towers to $17,500 for a new tower. Fees for small wireless facilities would range from $100 to $750 for each site. Anoth...
CLOVIS - Quay County attorney Warren Frost asked to speak to Clovis city commissioners on Thursday, reporting he had "new and alarming information" about the Ute Water Pipeline. Permission denied. "You don't have new and alarming information to this commission; this commission is informed. I don't see you as qualified to lecture us," Clovis Mayor Mike Morris told Frost. Frost and others opposed to building the 100-mile pipeline have stated in recent weeks that costs for a necessary water...
On this date ... 1974: A federal judge, citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling dealing with former President Nixon and the Watergate tapes, overturned the My Lai murder conviction of former Army Lt. William Calley. Calley had been sentenced to life in prison in 1971 by a court-martial board, but his sentence had been reduced to 20 years by a military appeals board and then to 10 years by Army Secretary Howard Callaway. Judge J. Robert Elliott overturned the conviction on grounds of massive pretrial publicity, denial of Calley’s rights to c...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Breakfast banana split, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, apple, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Cheesy chicken and rice casserole, buffalo chicken wrap, seasoned Italian vegetables, garden side salad, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, strawberry skim or chocolate skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cherry frudel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, apple, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Hamburger, ham and cheese sandwich, Fre...
Saturday — Quay County On the Move annual fun run / walk. The free event departs from Kvols Park at 8 a.m., with registration from 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. All finishers receive a T-shirt. Saturday — Law Enforcement Appreciation Spaghetti Dinner. The Republican Party of Quay County event will be at 6 p.m. at the Quay County Fairgrounds in Tucumcari and include a dessert auction. Half of the proceeds will go to the family of fallen New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare. For ticket information, call TJ Riddle at (575) 403-7274 or Marcy Willis at...
Like clockwork, every presidential election we see a new set of attacks on the Electoral College. The Electoral College is the system by which the United States has elected every president since the Founding. As you may be aware, the Electoral College was the result of compromise among the Founding Fathers to resolve conflicting interests among the colonies that ultimately agreed to adopt the U.S. Constitution, thus becoming the first 13 American states under the Constitution. While the Electoral College has several components, the most...
Every two years New Mexico voters get the chance to make changes to our state constitution. Some years they’re big, fundamental changes, like scrapping the old state Board of Education in favor of a secretary appointed by the governor or ending the cash bail system. Some years they are just tinkering around the edges. This is one of those years. Voters will have four constitutional amendments on the ballot this year. Two of them will increase state support for disabled veterans and all veterans who have been honorably discharged. I don’t know h...
It’s usually good to be a purist, but not in politics. Purism in politics is not feasible. The Republicans in the House proved that for the millionth time last week when they tried to pass the Save Act by attaching it to a CR – a continuing resolution that extends the funding of the federal government and prevents a government shutdown. CRs are what have to happen almost every year when Congress fails to pass its annual budget to fund the government — something that it’s constitutionally required to do by Oct. 1. In other words, if Congres...
One decision change late in the first half of Tucumcari's game against Cuba proved critical in the Rattlers' 29-14 victory on Friday. THS coach Doug South thought he would let his quarterback take a knee with one second left in the half and go into the locker room at Rattler Stadium with a 14-14 tie. "My coaching staff talked me out of it," South said after the game. "'What does it hurt if we just throw it up and the clock runs out?' And it worked." Quarterback Nick Goen found Luis Archuleta...
The Logan volleyball team went 2-1 during the rugged Anna Archuleta Memorial Volleyball Tournament in Cimarron on Friday and Saturday, losing only to Class 3A foe Santa Fe Prep in the final. The Lady Longhorns (9-3), ranked No. 1 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, conquered Quemado and Raton during the tournament, both which were ranked in the top 10 of their respective divisions. Santa Fe Prep emerged victorious in the championship by defeating Logan 26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23. Logan’s Haylie Bidegain, who was named to the all-tournament team, t...
Two Tucumcari cross-country runners finished in the top 10 on Saturday at the Amarillo ISD Invitational. Alex Bueno De La O finished fourth overall on the 5,000-meter course at Rick Klein Park in Amarillo in a time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds. His teammate, Fernando Ureste, finished sixth in a time of 17:16, said THS coach Tim Clark. “For Alex and Fernando to be near the top, they were smokin’,” Clark said. “Everyone ran well. They all improved their personal records.” Full results from the meet weren’t available. Nearly 30 teams competed. C...
What appeared to be an even matchup on paper turned into a dominating 50-0 victory by Logan over visiting district foe Elida on Friday in six-man football. Elida and Logan both were 4-0 overall and 2-0 in district play going into the game. Elida had outscored its opponents 246-46 before Friday. But the Longhorns grabbed a 16-0 lead after one quarter and held a 30-0 advantage at intermission. Logan ended the game by the mercy rule midway through the fourth quarter. “The boys played a great game,” Logan coach Dwayne Roberts said. “We had a few p...
One person was hospitalized and at least six vehicles were overturned during a severe storm last Tuesday afternoon that hit Interstate 40 west of San Jon and closed the freeway for nearly 3 1/2 hours. According to a New Mexico State Police public information officer, high winds rolled over five semi-tractor trailers and a camper near mile marker 348 of the interstate about 3 p.m. Sept. 17. I-40 was shut down from 3:20 to 6:45 p.m., NMSP stated. Traffic was re-routed to Old Route 66. One person...
One of the vice presidents for Mesalands Community College reported a substantial increase in student enrollment compared to a year ago. Josh McVey, vice president of student affairs, reported to the board of trustees last Tuesday that total enrollment was 553 as of Sept. 11. He said that was a 14% increase compared to the same time in the fall semester of 2023. “There are more enrollments coming in,” McVey added in his written report to the board. “That’s great,” board of trustees Chairman Richard Primrose said, noting the state’s Higher Educa...
A Union County company has filed a civil-rights complaint against the Village of Logan over its rejection of a cannabis dispensary license. The complaint, filed in Quay County district court, demands a six-person jury trial. According to the complaint, KD’s Dispensary, a company owned by Kirk and Debbi Jesko in Union County, applied for a cannabis dispensary license in Logan in March. The Jeskos received a letter from the village informing them the license had been denied, stating all cannabis businesses must be at least 200 feet away from a...
The Quay County Clerk’s Office is reminding voters of deadlines and upcoming procedures related to the Nov. 5 election. Absentee ballots are available at the clerk’s office at 300 S. Third St. in Tucumcari or online at NMVote.org. A voter may request to be a permanent absentee by marking the appropriate box on the form. The last day an absentee ballot application can be processed is Oct. 22. Voters who need to update or make changes to registrations must do so at the clerk’s office or at NMVote.org before the end of the day on Oct. 8. New voter...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 16 to Sept. 22: — Derrell Davis, 27, Altadena, California, windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers. — Daniel Estrada, 61, Tucumcari, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (0.16 or above) and open container (possession; second offense). — Mariah Meier, 32, Clovis, contempt of court and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. — Alonso Gallegos, 23, Tucumcari, selling or giving alcoholic beverag...