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The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a so-called Hospital Story Map website that aims to inform the public and stop “misinformation” about the county’s bid to build a new hospital in Tucumcari. Dana Leonard, the county’s mapping technician, and county manager Daniel Zamora developed a draft of the story map. Zamora said the website would contain a summary of a feasibility study for a new hospital to replace the nearly 60-year-old Trigg Memorial Hospital, the justifications for a new facility and frequently answered questions about it....
A former chair of the Republican Party of Quay County took a non-U.S. citizen to try to register to vote during the last week of early voting of the just-completed general election. Quay County Clerk Ellen White said the attempt to register the non-citizen was unsuccessful. Ann Hall said during a phone interview Monday morning she took a Mexican immigrant to the county courthouse to register. “He’s doing stucco at my house,” Hall said. “He has got his visa, his Social Security number, his driver’s license, even his tax ID number for work … he...
Republican candidate Brian Fortner breezed to an easy victory over Democratic challenger Tommy Wallace for the Quay County District 3 commission seat during Election Day on Tuesday. Fortner, 63, a retired schoolteacher, broadcaster and rancher from rural Tucumcari, won by a nearly 2-to-1 margin. In unofficial totals, he gained 1,982 votes compared to 997 for Wallace, 62, a third-generation rancher near Grady. Fortner prevailed in every precinct in the county. Wallace stood nearby Tuesday night...
*signifies overall winner County commissioner at large Position 3 Tommy Wallace (D) 995 Brian Fortner (R)* 1,980 County sheriff Dennis Garcia (R)* 2,567 County assessor Janie Hoffman (R)* 2,462 Magistrate judge Noreen Hendrickson (R)* 2,355 Probate judge Christina Wilson (R)* 2,312 Governor and lieutenant governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and Howie Morales (D)* 802 Mark Ronchetti and Ant Thornton (R) 2,100 Karen Bedonie and Efren Gallardo Jr. (L) 120 Secretary of state Maggie Toulouse Oliver (D)* 868 Audrey Trujillo (R) 2,033 Mayna Erika Myers (L...
The Bible says a lot about prayer. Many other books have been written, talking about what the Bible says about prayer. Space would fail me here to scratch the surface of the topic. I’m not even going to break out my fancy googling machine to tell you how many verses in the Bible mention it. You can do that or get a grandkid to do it for you. For me, though, some of the simplest, most important instruction comes from Jesus in Luke 11. Having been asked by his disciples to teach them how to pray, he hands them a lot of really great i...
Tucumcari officials came up with a rough plan of action Thursday to begin restoration of murals throughout the city. Any sort of plan for the long-closed Princess Theatre in downtown will be a lot more complex - and expensive. Scott Crotzer, director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, organized two meetings Thursday regarding the murals and the theater with Emily Bates, tourism development coordinator for the state. Doug Quarles, who has painted most of the 30-plus murals in town,...
On this date ... 1972: Members of the Tucumcari School Board talked about the possibility of building vocational school for the area and approved a feasibility study to look into the matter. Among those discussing the proposal with the board were Mayor King Aitken, City Commissioner John Crespin, First National Bank President Wilbur Jones, Larry Harvill of the city’s industrial board and Frances Olsen of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce. Ken Rasmussen, director of High Plains Area Technical Vocational School in Clovis, said that s...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Dec. 3 — Glow on 66 Christmas Light Parade. The annual parade on Second Street and Route 66 will include a $500 prize for best float. Those who wish to enter should call (575) 404-6480, (575) 461-1694 or email [email protected]. • Dec. 9-10 — Christmas Carriage Rides. Tucumcari Rawhide Days is presenting this event with dinner, music and horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Tucumcari. Tickets will be on sale soon. To submit items for the calendar, call 575-461...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Bacon and cheese frittata cup, toast, assorted cereal, graham crackers, apple juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Turkey roast, turkey gravy, dinner roll, cornbread stuffing, seasoned corn, skim, chocolate skim, 1% or strawberry milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Sausage bagel sandwich, assorted cereal, graham crackers, apple juice, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and egg chef salad, cheeseburger, french fries, coleslaw, romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, dill pickle chip, fresh mix...
New Mexico State Police last week identified a Clovis man as the second person killed in a car-train accident that occurred on Nov. 4 between Tucumcari and Logan. Abraham Riquiac-Gonzalez, 30, of Clovis, was the driver of the Toyota Camry car that was struck by a Union Pacific train at a County Road Ad crossing, just off U.S. 54, according to an email Friday from a state police public information officer. State police three days after the accident identified Pedro Jimon, 38, also of Clovis, as a passenger in the car. The Camry was going north...
There is no love lost between Anthony Fauci and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA repeatedly objected to the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) foolish funding of pointless tests on animals. Those tests include poisoning tests on beagles and decades of vicious HIV experiments on monkeys, some of which involved whole-body irradiation of the animals, that have not yielded an effective, marketable vaccine. But now we must focus on the future. Fauci’s announcement that he will step dow...
After the election, I saw a few bitter Republicans on social media blaming the failure of Republican candidates to get elected -- the fizzled “red wave” -- on libertarians. It’s a silly complaint. Libertarian candidates don’t take votes from Republicans any more than they take votes from Democrats. Most people who vote for Libertarians aren’t going to vote for any of the other candidates no matter what. If I were a voter and I only had a choice between a Republican and a Democrat -- and both advocated policies I couldn’t tolerate -- I wouldn...
Did America’s fever just break? Last week’s general election provided strong evidence that democracy remains strong in our nation, as just about all those who lost their respective elections admitted defeat, with some even graciously conceding to their opponent. If only for a moment, the political rhetoric has cooled. That’s typical of all our post-election cycles. Hyperbole, smears, fearmongering and us-against-them mantras all reach their peak in the height of a campaign season, followed by a more conciliatory mood in the days follo...
RIO RANCHO - Logan's volleyball team surged to a double-digit lead in the first set of its match Friday against Legacy Academy and seemed poised for a victory and a semifinal berth in the Class 1A tournament. Then the roof fell in. The Lady Longhorns blew that lead, then another sizable one in the third set, during a 25-27, 13-25, 25-27 loss at Rio Rancho High School, knocking them out of the tournament. Sixth-seeded Logan finished 18-9 overall. Albuquerque-based Legacy, a fourth seed, fell in...
RIO RANCHO - One of the most successful seasons in Lady Rattler volleyball history ended Thursday with successive losses to Bosque and Santa Fe Indian in the first day of the Class 3A tournament. In the nightcap match of the double-elimination tourney at the Rio Rancho Events Center, the fourth-seeded SFIS Lady Braves used their front line to pound their way past 11th-seed Tucumcari in a 25-13, 26-24, 25-23 victory. Santa Fe Indian totaled 41 kills to Tucumcari's 21, with three Lady Braves...
Tucumcari senior Alexus Lafferty was named to the Small School Green All-Star volleyball team by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Lafferty, a libero who was a four-year starter for the Lady Rattlers, totaled 426 digs, 707 serve receptions and 94 serving aces this season. The Lady Rattlers finished 16-9 this season and qualified for the state tournament for the third time in four years. The Red vs. Green All-Star Volleyball Event is scheduled for noon Nov. 19 at West Mesa High School in Albuquerque. Other players on the Green Team...
Conchas Lake experienced a minimal rise in water levels in the past month, reported the manager of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District. Manager Franklin McCasland informed the district’s board of directors during its Nov. 8 meeting the lake received 2,057 acre-feet of inflow in October, with 1,355 acre-feet in evaporation and other losses. The morning of the meeting, Conchas Lake’s water elevation stood at 4,163.3 feet, which was 0.1 feet higher than the previous month. A year ago, the elevation was 4,162.3 feet. The district recently com...
Quay County’s number of confirmed coronavirus cases remained stable last week as infections and hospitalizations continued to rise in New Mexico. The number of COVID-19 cases in the county last week totaled seven for the second straight week. The county’s weekly cases had dropped to as low as two in early October. The COVID Act Now website on Friday increased Quay County’s risk rating for community spread of the disease from “low” to “medium.” Quay County’s rate of new cases fell somewhat, to 92.9 cases per 100,000 people last week, from 121....
Mesalands Community College recently was awarded $5,000 from the Educational Credit Management Corporation Emergency Aid Program to help students in financial emergencies. Mesalands maintains an emergency aid fund for students. Unforeseen financial emergencies such as vehicle maintenance, transportation needs or other unexpected costs may cause a student to withdraw. Mesalands created an emergency fund for students. In the event of an unforeseen emergency that may make attendance impossible, the college provides students with resources to...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13: Monday — 8:17 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 800 block of East Rankin Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:39 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 11:37 a.m.: Threat in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 1:20 p.m.: Civil dispute in 100 block of U.S. 54, Logan. — 1:38 p.m.: Noise complaint in 1600 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 2:05 p.m.: Reckless driving at South First Street and East Tucumcari B...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Nov. 8 to Nov. 13: — Teresa Russell, 34, Tucumcari, trespassing, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and three counts of battery upon a peace officer. — Jesse Ray Lunn, 34, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. No individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from Nov. 8 to Nov. 13....