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A Tucumcari man charged with aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer will remain in custody at the Quay County Detention Center with no bond following Monday's detention hearing. Antonio Sandoval, 29, appeared before 10th Judicial District Judge Albert J. Mitchell on a motion for detention filed by 10th Judicial District Attorney Tim Rose. According to court officials the motion was not ruled on as Sandoval has not been appointed a public defender or hired legal counsel, he remains in custo...
The governing policies for the various departments under the purview of the Quay County Commissioners will be reviewed in upcoming regular meetings. “In the five years I have been sitting at this table, we have not pulled out county policy for us to review as a commission,” said Sue Dowell, District 1 commissioner. Dowell said these policies need to be reviewed, amended for the most efficient use and actively followed by county employees and commissioners. “It should be the charge of the county manager, commissioners and department heads to ma...
More than 300 costumed residents enjoyed a haunted evening including dinner, dance and $15,000 drawing during the 'spooktacular' theme Altrusa Cash Party at the Tucumcari Convention Center. "The event was a success with double the attendance of the previous year," said Ellen White, co-event chair. White said this year's event featured a new system for the drawing, door prizes, all designed to streamline the event. She said in previous years the event took hours to complete. "We were able to get...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through Oct. 31: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Tamale, vegetable salad, pinto beans, tortilla, mandarin oranges Friday: Stuffed bell peppers, pork and beans, carrots, biscuit, tropical fruit Monday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, whole wheat bread, banana pudding, vanilla wafer Tuesday: Glazed ham, baked sweet potatoes, brussel sprouts, whole wheat margarine,...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 14 - Oct. 20: • Gerardo Hernandez, 42, driving under the influence • Maria Ortiz, 51, warrant • Antonio Sandoval, 29, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer • Nick Womack, 28, driving while license suspended or revoked • Eugene Gonzales, 52, warrant • Linda Chacon, 43, attempted burglary of a vehicle • Andrew McKinney, 36, larceny • Kelly Biggers, 26, child abuse • Christopher Kelly, 23, warrant The following individuals were released from the Quay Cou...
The following books are available from The Tucumcari Public Library. For more information please call 575-461-0295. Fiction • “First Born,” by Tosca Lee. Face-to-face with her past, Audra Ellison now knows the secret she gave up everything—including her memory—to protect. • “The Unquiet Grave,” by Sharyn McCrumb. In nineteenth-century West Virginia, based on the true story of one of the strangest murder trials in American history – the case of the Greenbrier Ghost. • “The Woman Who Couldn’t Scream,” by Christina Dodd. Kateri Kwinault, the newl...
October 1957 • The First National Bank gave the Tucumcari Public Library an oil painting of an Indian waving, which was hung in the library room. •Ernest Copeland of Nara Visa posed with a prize-winner, Dandy named reserve grand champion in the medium heaviest class in the State Fair big Junior Fat Calf Show. Copeland, 17, was a member of the Nara Visa 4-H Club. • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Conchas Dam reported inflow of 3,749 acre-feet of water into the reservoir. • Wayne Owen of San Jon accepted the local chairmanship of the Friends...
Quay County Commission At their Oct. 23 meeting, Quay County commissioners took the following actions: • Quay County Manager, Richard Primrose, introduced the new DWI Compliance Director Andrea Shafer. Shafer is replacing Bryan Rinestine following his retirement announced in September. • Shafer presented the DWI quarterly report to the commission: • July - Sept. there were 17 arrests for DWI, and seven for aggravated DWI. The average age of offender was 33, with the age range 21 to 51. Of the arrests, 13 were male and four female. • Quay County...
New Mexicans have a little extra incentive to tune in to World Series between the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s not often we get to watch a couple of hometown boys play on baseball’s biggest stage. Two key members of the American League champion Astros, Alex Bregman and Ken Giles, hail from Albuquerque and played high school baseball throughout the state. Giles graduated from Rio Grande High School and has been the Astros’ “closer” this year, racking up 34 saves in 38 chances. Giles struck out 83 batters while giving up 44 hit...
The 2016 presidential election showcased both major political parties with an unyielding narrative. This is the second of a two-part series that attempts to connect some political dots to arrive at how and why we are in our current state of affairs. This is the Republican story. Hillary Clinton was going to be the presidential nominee for the Democrats and Republicans smelled blood in the water. There was no way Hillary could win an election when you considered the Obama administration’s f...
A website called Quora allows users to ask questions and have them answered by their peers. Usually the questions are undergraduate queries like, “If Darth Vader were your father, how would you get away with staying out past midnight?” The other day, someone posed the question “What’s the difference between a liberal and a conservative?” That one is interesting. I didn’t see any of the responses, but that won’t stop me from coming up with one of my own. My first distinction is this: Liberals don’t mind if the government taps your wallet but...
Tucumcari The Tucumcari Rattlers will need to play sound technical defense to stop the Santa Rosa Lions Friday to gain their second District 3-3A win at Rattler Stadium, said Wayne Ferguson, Tucumcari head coach. “We need to have the same defensive effort that we had during the 27-0 win at Clayton,” Ferguson said. The Rattlers (2-6, 1-1) limited the Yellowjackets (1-8, 1-2) to just 94 yards of total offense. On offense the Rattlers ground attack yielded 269 yards, the back field was led by Xavier Garcia, full back, with 152-yards and Seth Mar...
Several area high school volleyball teams will wrap up the regular season against district opponents, with outcomes certain to effect their seeding in the upcoming district tournaments. A win over the Lady Yellowjackets Thursday at Clayton should put the Lady Rattlers in position to enter the District 5-3A tournament, said Dana Benavidez, Tucumcari head coach. Benavidez said the Lady Rattlers (4-17, 0-4) played well in their 3-0 loss Saturday at Santa Rosa. She said the service pass game of the...
After events like the Las Vegas shooting, the most predictable thing in the world is the resulting argument about gun control. This is understandable. The horrifying contempt for human life requires a response. We were made in God’s image, and part of that image is the demand for justice. So, arguments start flying as soon as the expended shell casings stop bouncing around. That’s how society works. As Christians, though, we need to make sure we’re asking the right question: What guidance does...