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Thanks to recent rainfall portions of Quay County are experiencing the second wettest season in history, attributing to what would be the first release of water from the Ute Lake Reservoir dam down stream to Texas since 2006. The normal rainfall for Quay County during the first nine months is 14.22 inches of rain; this year, a total of 19.86 inches has been recorded, said Brian Guyer, meteorologist for the National Weather Service Albuquerque. "Significant rainfall most over the past 15 days...
Former Tucumcari Fire Chief Shane Warner, 41, is facing eight felony counts, including allegations of sexual penetration in commission of a felony, Quay County magistrate court records show. Warner is also charged with two counts of intent to distribute controlled substances, three counts of tampering with evidence, one count of extortion and one count of embezzling more than $2,500 but less than $20,000. Tenth Judicial District Attorney Tim Rose declined to comment on Warner's case. Attempts to...
Two Tucumcari churches were burglarized over the weekend, and one was heavily vandalized with graffiti and enchilada sauce, among other things. Musical and electronic equipment were stolen from both churches, according to church representatives. The First Presbyterian Church at East Aber and Adams streets was burglarized either Saturday night or Sunday morning. A brick shattered a window and damaged a carpet in the church sanctuary, pastor Amy Popsichal said. A computer and wide-screen television were taken out of a church office, Popsichal...
Oct. 1969 • Pam Reid of Tucumcari was crowned the Pinata Queen as part of the Fourth Annual Pinata Festival. • Mayor Kenneth Schlientz proclaimed Oct. 5-11 to be observed as National Pharmacy Week. • Mr. and Mrs. Barney Miller are presented a gold Cadillac they won from the Elks club of Tucumcari by Exalted Ruler Bob Sanders. • San Jon schools hosted the District 9 FHA convention 160 members from San Jon, Santa Rosa, Logan, Fort Sumner, Melrose, Grady, and Tucumcari. — Compiled by QCS Staff...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through Oct. 18: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Grilled turkey sandwich, sauteed potatoes, vegetable soup, tapioca pudding Friday: Taco, Spanish rice, salsa corn, gelatin Monday: Beef tips, egg noodles, salad with dressing, peas, carrots, pears, oatmeal cookie Tuesday: Pork ribs, baked potato, margarine, salad with dressing, potluck roll, strawberries, bananas Wednesday: Hidden chicken legs, sauteed...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Sept. 30 - Oct. 6: • Billy Cone, 27, warrant • Robert Marroquin, 26, warrant • Caroline Bailey, 49, warrant • Shane Bursie, 30, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building • Angelo Galvan, 21, warrant • Janeen Garcia, 37, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building • Shane Warner, 41, criminal sexual penetration in the second degree The following individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center Sept. 30 - Oct. 6: • Seth Chavez, 29, bond • Robert Tippy,...
Two wind energy projects scheduled for Quay County with maximum value of $157.6 million will receive tax benefits through New Mexico industrial revenue bonds (IRB) as a result of ordinances the Quay County Commission approved Monday. Both projects are on NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, wind energy sites located near House. County government and the House school district will share in “payment in lieu of taxes“(PILOT) payments that NextEra will make to replace taxes. According to the texts of the ordinances, the county will receive $261,090 per y...
CLOVIS — Do you need to sign up for health insurance but you don’t know where to go? Do you want to know if your premiums are increasing next year? Do you have no idea how the health care system works? All of those questions and more will be answered when the state’s third annual Health Insurance Road Show comes to Clovis on Oct. 19. Put on by the Office of Superintendent of Insurance (OSI) and beWellnm, the state’s health insurance marketplace, the event will provide information to health care providers and consumers about changes to the mar...
It’s important that Congress come to terms on a meaningful tax-cut package that also simplifies the system. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are calling for a package of tax cuts that are, in fact, needed to make America more competitive and actually give us a long-term chance of taming the deficit. And Trump is hardly the first. John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all championed tax cuts of one kind or another with positive results. To be sure, there will be lots of haggling over details. But the proposal t...
Community groups united in a big way to make the Sept. 30 Wheels on Fire 100 bicycle race succeed, but the activity centered around one guy. That was Brandon Goldston, a first-rate cyclist in his own right, who is also a heck of an organizer. I know he won’t want me to brag on his behalf, but I’m going to anyway. He got some help from David Brenner, another dedicated cyclist, and me, but the day belonged to Goldston. He arranged and directed volunteer participation and police assistance. He also ordered the prizes and other promotional mat...
According to Wikipedia, “Harvey Weinstein is an American film producer and film studio executive. He is best known as co-founder of Miramax, which produced several popular independent films including ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Clerks,’ ‘The Crying Game,’ and ‘Sex, Lies, and Videotape.’” Weinstein is in the news lately, but not for any major new film releases. The New York Times broke the story that Weinstein is a serial abuser of women. In his defense, he appears to be a serial abuser of everybody, but wo...
A Tucumcari man and woman were arrested Oct. 3 after a fight led to gunshots that struck a residence on the 500 block of South Monroe Street in Tucumcari. Shane Bursie, 30, and Janeen Garcia, 37, were both booked into the Quay County Detention Center charged with one count of shooting at a dwelling or occupied building and shooting at or from a motor vehicle. Bursie was also charged with aggravated assault. They remained in the QCDC on no bond. It was not known if either had an attorney....
Members of the leadership staff of Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital spent time with the fifth-grade students of Tucumcari Elementary Thursday to teach them how much fun it can be to stay active and eat healthfully. For the sixth year in a row, Presbyterian Healthcare Services held a day of service where more than 450 leaders across the state visited schools across New Mexico, as well as food pantries and health fairs, said Amanda Schoenberg, PHS spokesperson. The purpose of this event is to...
The Tucumcari Rattlers will have a bye week to help them prepare for their second District 3-3A opponent the Clayton Yellowjackets. Following Friday's 20-13 loss to the Raton Tigers at the Snake Pit, the Rattlers (1-6, 0-1) need to focus on executing their assignments, said Wayne Ferguson. Ferguson said Friday's loss was a hard one for the coaches and the players. "We had several opportunities present themselves and could not take advantage of them or made mistakes to negate them," Ferguson...
PORTALES — What looked like a blowout early for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds ultimately turned into a down-to-the-wire affair in last Saturday’s homecoming game against UT-Permian Basin. The Hounds got out to a 17-0 first-half lead, only to see the Falcons line up for a potential game-tying field goal with just 39 seconds left. Trailing 20-17, following a strong second-half push, UT-Permian Basin (1-5, 1-3 Lone Star Conference) put together a five play, 51 yard drive to position themselves for a possible game-tying 47-yard field goal, wit...
A man came to me after church and said wistfully, “Imagine how much better off we’d be if everyone kept asking, ‘What would Jesus do?’ Wouldn’t that be a great thing?” I didn’t have the heart to tell him that nothing would change at all. But maybe he’ll read this and hear me out. First, I need to tell a little story. I met a man when I was in the Navy, who had recently become a Christian. I asked him how that happened. He told me he picked up a Bible (as an unbeliever) and began to read the New...