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The historic but long-closed Conchas Lodge at Conchas Lake State Park northwest of Tucumcari eventually will be torn down due to its dilapidated state and hazardous materials in the structure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a virtual public hearing Wednesday to discuss the lodge's future. The corps several years ago had considered at least a partial renovation of the site, but they determined in recent months that it was not economically feasible. Conchas Lodge contains asbestos and lead...
The city has spent a lot of time and money improving the Tucumcari Recreation Center this year, and it decided last week to show it off the the public. The city hosted an open house on Dec. 9 at the revamped facility - a former New Mexico National Guard armory - at 900 E. Laughlin Ave. The city received a $2 million state recreation grant earlier this year and spent over half that renovating the building, city manager Paula Chacon said. Funds also were used to renovate the Little League fields....
The president for Mesalands Community College said the New Mexico Office of the State Auditor would continue to perform audits for the financially distressed college through at least the 2025 fiscal year. President Allen Moss told the board of trustees during its Dec. 10 meeting he talked with State Auditor James Maestas about future audits. Moss said state-performed audits on the college would be more expensive than an independent auditor, but such reports would have more consistency. State auditors have performed the college’s audits for fisc...
The manager of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District last week said he would consider a tentative water allocation in January because of the highest levels at Conchas Lake in years. Robert Evans attended the Dec. 10 board of directors meeting and asked whether it could allocate water that month so he and other farmers could make plans for the spring growing season. Larry Perkins, serving as chairman for the absent Robert Lopez, said the board probably would allocate water in February. District manager Franklin McCasland said the board might...
SAN JON — San Jon High School won’t host basketball games at the Ed Lee Activities Complex for a few more weeks because of problems with its gym floor — again. Athletic director Bobby Kandel told the school board during its Dec. 9 meeting that cupping in one corner of the floor worsened after heavy rains hit the region starting in late October. It is believed that water intruded underneath the floor in that area. Kandel said that same corner of the gym has experienced problems before. The affected area involves about 500 square feet. Kande...
Saturday — American Legion Post 20 Children’s Christmas Party. Come have fun with the Grinch and Max, with a visit from Santa Claus. Breakfast will go from 8 to 10 a.m., with Grinch and Max present from noon to 4 p.m. Santa will be there from 2 to 4 p.m., and kids karaoke will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday — Kids Christmas Choir. The First Baptist Church in Tucumcari is hosting a children’s Christmas choir performance at 10:45 a.m. To add an item to the calendar, email [email protected]...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Egg, sausage and cheese biscuit sandwich, blueberry overnight oats, pear, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken patty sandwich, buffalo chicken wrap, potato wedge fries, seasoned peas, fresh broccoli, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, strawberry skim or chocolate skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Whole-grain donut ring, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Beef and bean Frito pie, ham and cheese sandwich, gre...
On this date ... 1974: New Mexico State Police confiscated more than 800,000 amphetamine tablets during a traffic stop one mile west of Tucumcari on Interstate 40. Police arrested the driver from Scottsdale, Arizona, who once lived in Oklahoma City. The pills were found in 29 sacks inside a suitcase. Officers estimated the pills had a street value of $435,000. The suspect was booked into the county jail on $12,500 bond for a felony drug-distribution charge. — The City of Tucumcari again was experiencing problems at its power plant. A valve coll...
Quay County 4-H celebrated all its members' accomplishments in 2024 at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet earlier this month at the Quay County Fairgrounds. This event honors community members, volunteers, leaders and 4-H members who assisted the program throughout the year. 4-H members who completed a record book also were eligible for awards. Almost 100 members and their families attended. The Tumbleweeds Club hosted the event, and the theme was "Ride for the Brand." Members, parents and...
A Colorado man received a suspended prison sentence and must register as a sex offender after being accused of sex acts with a child in Quay and Curry counties a decade ago. Isaac F. Bibbs, 39, of Merino, Colorado, pleaded no contest in a Tucumcari court on Thursday to two counts of criminal sexual contact with a child, a third-degree felony, in a plea deal reached by prosecutors. Two counts criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13 years old and one count of criminal sexual contact of a minor were dismissed under the plea agreement, cour...
A Tucumcari woman was issued a criminal summons Friday on a felony count of embezzlement after she was accused of stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise from a store where she worked. Betty Lee Henson, 58, was charged Friday with embezzlement of over $500 but less than $2,500, a fourth-degree felony that can lead up to 18 months in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. In the summons, Henson was ordered to appear in magistrate court on Jan. 13 to make a plea on the charge, according to court documents. According to the complaint filed by a Quay...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 9 to Dec. 15: Dec. 9 — 1:36 a.m.: Disturbance at South Rock Island Street and East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 3:54 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 350, Interstate 40, San Jon. — 7:52 a.m.: Juvenile problem in 300 block of Highway 231, Grady. — 8:13 a.m.: Property damage at South Jackson and East Aber streets, Tucumcari. — 9:15 a.m.: Property damage at milepost 321, Interstate 40, Tucumcari. — 9:22 a.m.: Trespassing in 2300 block of So...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 9 to Dec. 14: — Kayla Calbert, 26, Tucumcari, criminal damage to property (under $1,000). — Toby Jarmillo, 68, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked. — Pete Anthony Martinez, 56, Tucumcari, failure to appear on a misdemeanor charge. — Tony Chavez, 33, Tucumcari, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug). — Jose Maestas, 35, Tucumcari, disorderly conduct....
Quay County Commissioners on Monday approved a fee proposal to finish the final 10% of the design for a new Dr. Daniel C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. The proposal from Arizona-based Stantec Engineering would cover drawings, permits and bidding to replace the nearly 60-year-old hospital. According to county documents, the total cost would about $1.855 million. County manager Daniel Zamora said he would use $1.1 million in federal American Rescue Act coronavirus relief funds for the...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board on Wednesday discussed with the city's tourism marketer possible designs for banners that would be placed on Main Street, First Street and the Route 66 corridor. John Echols, account executive of Gray Digital Media in Amarillo, brought three mockups of potential banners that would be hung from light poles along those streets. Each of the banners mention Route 66's upcoming centennial in 2026. One banner, stating "Celebrating 100 Years" of Route 66, was...
A Tucumcari man will spend nearly five years in prison for his role in a local man’s fatal mauling by a pack of dogs last year. San Miguel County District Judge Abigail Aragon on Dec. 2 sentenced Kristopher Jaquarias Morris, 29, to six years in prison with credit for 134 days served in the Quay County Detention Center after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of prohibited acts (dangerous dog; death of a person). Aragon classified the conviction as a violent felony, which means Morris must serve 85% of his sentence. Minus credit for his incarc...
On this date ... 1974: About 30 homeowners and 10 business owners along First and Second streets in Tucumcari were part of a 30-day trial project for garbage collection services. Each 3-cubic-yard steel garbage container was being shared by four homes. Each container was expected to last 15 years. The containers were emptied by a 30-yard packer truck with an attachment that hooks on to the container, lifts it, empties it and returns it. The truck could serve up to 800 homes a day. EMCO’s system was one of several garbage-collection options t...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Frosted cinnamon rolls, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, seasoned breadstick, buffalo chicken wrap, seasoned Italian veggies, fresh broccoli, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cherry frudel, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cinnamon graham cracker, apple, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Hamburger, French fries, ham and cheese san...
Friday - Quay Community Choir Christmas Cantata. The annual free performance will be at 7 p.m. at the Center Street Methodist Church at 406 E. Center St. Saturday - Mariachi Christmas. The Tucumcari Zia Club is presenting free performances by Dance Divas and Mariachi Euphoria at the Tucumcari High School auditorium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., with the performances at 1. Dec. 22 - Kids Christmas Choir. The First Baptist Church in Tucumcari is hosting a children's Christmas choir performance at...
The board for Logan Municipal Schools will have two candidates to consider for interim superintendent, including a former superintendent of House Municipal Schools. The candidates are former House superintendent Bonnie Lightfoot of Tucumcari and former Texline principal Ross Perschbacher of Amistad. Candidates were required to apply before noon Dec. 5. Lightfoot was superintendent at House in southern Quay County from 2017 to 2023. In March 2023, the House school board placed Lightfoot on paid administrative leave. Parents there said that was...
Tucumcari MainStreet has received a $1.7 million grant from the New Mexico Economic Development Department and New Mexico MainStreet for Phase 2 of construction on the Great Blocks on MainStreet project. Connie Loveland, executive director of Tucumcari MainStreet, said the grant would be used to create new sidewalks, light poles and landscaping on Main Street between First and Second Streets. Loveland said she was excited to receive the full $1.7 million her organization requested. “We didn’t expect to get quite that much. It was a pleasant sur...
The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday approved a nearly $2 million construction agreement for a new fuel farm at Tucumcari Municipal Airport. Project manager Ralph Lopez urged approval of the pact, or else about $1 million in state funding for it would be rescinded in about five months. Lopez said the city is short about $55,000 to cover the total cost of $1.97 million. He said the New Mexico Department of Transportation has pledged to cover that shortfall. The commissioners’ approval of the contract is contingent on the state coming up w...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 2 to Dec. 7: — Patsy R. Rains, 66, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Manuel Isidro Trujillo, 51, Logan, felony contempt of court. — Jazmine Lyn Holweg, 27, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Jose Adame, 44, Albuquerque, felony contempt of court. — Matthew Braziel, 37, Tucumcari, felony contempt of court. — Desorey Nichol Borg, 32, Albuquerque, failure to appear on a felony charge. — Celia Marie Portillo, 38, Tucumcari, failure to appear on misdemeanor c...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8: Dec. 2 - 1:05 a.m.: Accident with injuries at milepost 335, Interstate 40, Tucumcari. - 2:08 p.m.: Disturbance in 400 block of U.S. 54, Logan. - 4:54 p.m.: Animal bite in 600 block of Lake Road, Logan. Dec. 3 - 7:41 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 100 block of North Third Street, Logan. - 8:45 a.m.: Arrest warrant in 100 block of West Center Street, Tucumcari. - 1:42 p.m.: Fraud in 4200 block of Q...
Quay County, the Village of Logan and 19 other parties filed a lawsuit last week to halt construction of a long-controversial water pipeline from Ute Lake. Logan attorney Warren Frost on Nov. 26 filed an eight-page complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority, which seeks to build a 130-mile pipeline from the lake to Clovis, Portales and other nearby towns. In addition to the county and village, other plaintiffs are Quay County landowners who would be affected by the pipeline: Cox River...