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The governor’s stay-at-home order and skyrocketing coronavirus cases continued to create ripple effects in Quay County with closed schools, city offices and businesses, plus at least one cease-and-desist order of a business owner that tried to stay open. Tucumcari Public Schools superintendent Aaron McKinney announced in a news release Saturday the district would switch entirely to remote learning starting Monday because of the “unfortunate” rise of COVID-19 cases in Quay County. The district announced the previous day it would go to all-r...
The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday reported the fifth death from COVID-19 in Quay County, along with a record-high 17 confirmed cases. According to an email from the agency, the latest death was a man in his 60s who was hospitalized and had underlying conditions. Another death in the county was reported Friday with a woman in her 60s who had underlying conditions. It was the third death in Quay County in November. Fifteen of the cases reported Monday were in the Tucumcari ZIP code, with one in House and one in Nara Visa. The age...
The New Mexico Department of Health on Sunday reported four confirmed cases of coronavirus in Quay County, all in the Tucumcari ZIP code. The age breakdown of the latest cases in the county one age 20 to 29, two age 30 to 39 and one age 50 to 59. Two men and two women were infected. A total of 123 cases have been reported in the county in November – more than half of the pandemic's total. The total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began rose to 230, with four deaths. A total of 80 people have been deemed by the state as recovere...
The New Mexico Department of Health on Saturday reported seven confirmed cases of coronavirus in Quay County. Five of the cases in the county were reported in the Tucumcari ZIP code, with one each in House and San Jon. The age breakdown of the latest cases in the county was one age 9 and younger, three age 30 to 39, one age 40 to 49, one age 60 to 69 and one age 70 to 79. A total of 119 cases have been reported in the county in November alone – more than half since the pandemic began in March. The total number of cases in the county since t...
SANTA FE — The state will relax many of its public health restrictions on Wednesday, but details of a county-based COVID-19 risk system show reopening will be a slow process. The office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced its first phase of reopening following a two-week period that closed non-essential business and severely limited the capacity for businesses that were open. Beginning Wednesday, counties will enter one of three zones for COVID-19 risk levels. Green, yellow and red levels depend on whether a county has reached gating crite...
The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday reported the fourth death in Quay County from COVID-19. According to an email Friday from the agency, the latest death was a woman in her 60s who had underlying conditions. It was the second death in Quay County this month; the previous was reported Nov. 18. The Quay County death occurred the same day a record 35 deaths were reported in the state, raising the total to more than 1,500 since the pandemic began. One new coronavirus case was reported Friday in the county – a woman age 50 to 59 in the Tu...
The state Department of Health on Thanksgiving reported one confirmed case of coronavirus in Quay County. A woman age 20 to 29 was the latest case, according to the state’s website. It wasn’t clear in what ZIP code she lives. A total of 111 cases have been reported in the county in November alone. The total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began rose to 218, with three deaths. A total of 77 people have been deemed by the state as recovered from the virus. The latest breakdown by ZIP code since the pandemic began is 155 in Tuc...
Six more confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported Wednesday in Quay County, all in the Tucumcari area. Four males and two females in the county were reported as the new cases Wednesday. The age breakdown was one age 9 and younger, one age 10 to 20, three age 40 to 49 and one age 50 to 59. A total of 110 cases have been reported in the county in November alone. The total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began rose to 217, with three deaths. A total of 77 people have been deemed by the state as recovered from the virus. The...
Two more confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported Tuesday in Quay County. One case was in the Tucumcari ZIP code, and the other was in the House ZIP code. The age breakdown was one age 70 to 79 and one age 80 to 89. A total of 104 cases have been reported in the county in November alone. The total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began rose to 211, with three deaths. A total of 77 people have been deemed as recovered from the virus. The breakdown by ZIP code since the pandemic began is 149 in Tucumcari, 45 in Logan, five in...
Quay County saw a record-breaking 15 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, and it recorded its third death from the disease last week. The county’s total broke the previous mark of nine, set Friday. It was the third consecutive day the county had broken or tied the record. A total of 102 cases have been reported in the county in November alone. According to the New Mexico Department of Health, the latest Quay County death, reported Wednesday, was a woman in her 60s who had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. Eleven more cases were r...
Two principals who are producing "Bands of Enchantment" spent two days in Tucumcari last week to scout possible film locations and gather promotional footage for the planned music television series. Ken C. Peterson and Tyson Chavez of Elkhorn Entertainment said they toured the Tucumcari Convention Center, the historic railroad depot and other possible spots that could be used for performances by New Mexican and Americana music acts. Elkhorn's principals have envisioned the show as a New Mexico...
The New Mexico Activities Association again has delayed high-school sports — this time to at least February — because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tucumcari High School athletic director Wayne Ferguson passed along the news at the district’s school board meeting last week about another delay of prep sports amid skyrocketing cases of the coronavirus in New Mexico and many other states. “Nothing will happen in January,” he said during a follow-up interview last week. “The earliest it will happen is February.” The NMAA initially announced in October...
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center remain closed to the public indefinitely but will deliver meals to those who qualify. Those interested in meal deliveries should call the Tucumcari facility at 461-2307 and the Logan facility at 487-2287 for more information. Some area schools are using a hybrid model of online and/or in-person teaching. Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Tamale, pinto beans, tortilla, mandarin oranges. Thursday — Closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Friday — Closed for Thanksgiving holiday. Monday — Green c...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Thursday — First Baptist Church Thanksgiving Drive-Thru Dinner. The annual dinner will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. drive-through style in the alley at the church at 321 E. Center St. The church also will deliver meals to shut-ins. • Monday — Virtual Christmas Cash Mob at Blue Swallow Motel. Tucumcari MainStreet is partnering with the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce and local businesses as part of Very Merry Tucumcari festivities to bring fun and boost local s...
On this date ... 1970: A Tucumcari gas station, Joe Long Shell, signed an agreement with the New Mexico attorney general that its owner and employees will not violate the terms of the Unfair Practices Act. The station was fined $250 after the state’s Consumer Protection Division found violations of the law after an investigation. • President Richard Nixon signed a proclamation for the Thanksgiving holiday. “Although some may see division, we give thanks that ours is one Nation, of many diverse people, living in unity under the precept of E. Pl...
To promote the city's new logo, the Tucumcari City Commission voted to spend $5,000 in lodgers tax funds to help produce promotional items sporting the city's new emblem. The logo is the product of a branding effort that included city government, the city's Lodgers Tax Advisory Board and Tucumcari MainStreet. District 1 Commissioner Ralph Moya reminded the commission and those watching or listening to the meeting that lodgers tax funds are reserved for promotional activities. Lodgers taxes are...
Because of the pandemic, this Thanksgiving will be different than most, but it will still include many familial and national traditions. The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, provides an opportunity for you to test your knowledge of the Thanksgiving holiday in American history and culture. 1. What was the primary food that the Wampanoag, the Native American tribe that participated in the first Thanksgiving, contributed to the feast? A. Turkey B. Ham C. Venison D. Lobster 2. Writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale, author...
The last time our election results were as fraught as they are today was in 1877, when a candidate who lost the popular vote in 1876 won the election quite literally by an act of Congress. Of the four candidates involved in the 1876 and 2020 races, three were honorable. It's sad to note that the exception is currently sitting in the White House with the apparent intent of occupying it in the same sense that Occupy Wall Street wanted to overturn the corporate world, without adequate popular support and, it seemed, by any means fair or foul. Acco...
Californians have suffered greatly in our crazy war against the China virus. Our economy is a wreck. Restaurants are dying off by the hundreds. Schools are half closed. Disneyland is a ghost town. And now things have gotten worse. Because cases of new positive infections and hospitalizations have jumped lately, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pulled the “emergency brake” on reopening the state’s economy, imposed a new limited “stay-at-home order” through Dec. 21 and issued a bunch of idiotic rules to ruin Thanksgiving and Christmas for 40 million p...
Instead of the annual Parade of Lights, the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce instead is hosting a drive-through Christmas Community Light Display the evening of Dec. 12 in the parking lot of the Tucumcari Convention Center. The change was prompted with the ongoing restrictions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The display will occur from 6 to 8 p.m. that night. “It’s going to be a stationary parade,” chamber director Carmen Runyan said. “Some people call it a reverse parade, but it just so that it’s clear this isn’t going to be moving...
Fresh Express has issued a recall of expired Express Kit Caesar Supreme 10.5-ounce packages because of potential health risk. The packages come with a use-by date of Nov. 8 and product code S296. The food is being recalled because of a possible contamination with E. coli bacteria. The salad kit was distributed to many Western and Southwestern states, including New Mexico. No illnesses are reported, and no consumer complaints have been received by the Fresh Express Consumer Response Center in association with the recall. No other Fresh Express...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21: • Brandi Marie Johnson, 38, Tucumcari, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. • Miguel Castillo, 29, Glendale, Arizona, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle (over $2,500). • Charlene Lunt, 49, Albuquerque, driving while under the influence of drugs (sixth offense) and failure to maintain traffic lane. • Carlos Garcia, 41, Albuquerque, warrant from other counties or states. These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from No...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22: Monday • 7:16 a.m.: Fraud in 200 block of North Seventh Street, San Jon. • 10:45 a.m.: Theft in 900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. • 3:07 p.m.: Accident with injuries in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 3:59 p.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1300 block of East Turner Avenue, Tucumcari. • 5:31 p.m.: Accident in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. Tuesday • 10:27 a.m.: Property damage in 200 block of Eas...
Tucumcari Public Schools’ assistant superintendent, citing the state’s education chief, said during the school board’s meeting last week about 12,000 children in New Mexico, or nearly 4% of the total, are unaccounted for during the school year as many districts struggle to maintain enrollment numbers in remote-learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, assistant superintendent David Johnson said in follow-up interview that Tucumcari has only three to four such unaccounted-for pupils, or well under 1% of the total of about...
Two area lawmakers said replenishing the state’s depleted unemployment insurance fund would be a high priority during this week’s special session of the New Mexico Legislature. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham last week announced her calling of the special session for what she hopes is a $300 million coronavirus aid package for small business grants, housing assistance and jobless benefits. The special session was scheduled to begin Tuesday, which is after the Quay County Sun’s deadlines. State Sen. Pat Woods (R-Broadview), whose District 7 encom...