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An Xcel Energy crew and a sporadically used power generator on the city’s north side on Thursday afternoon effectively ended Tucumcari’s power outage after about 19 hours. Shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, a severe storm 17 miles north-northwest of Clovis in Curry County knocked out 20 H-shaped structures that carried a main electrical line from Clovis to Tucumcari, reported Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for that area shortly before the outage. Flooding in the afflicted area hampered Xcel workers...
One of the two suspects in a fatal dog-mauling case in Tucumcari pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in district court Wednesday. Mary Olimpia Montoya, 51, appeared by phone in front of District Judge Albert Mitchell Jr. during an arraignment by videoconference. Montoya’s public defender, Anna Aragon of Las Vegas, entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf. Aragon said she had spoken with District Attorney Tim Rose and that she was not ready to contemplate a plea deal. Mitchell scheduled status hearings for July 25 and Aug. 22 in the c...
A group of women based in Forrest recently gave a Quilt of Valor to a San Jon native for his long service in the U.S. Air Force. The Forrest Everybody's Club, affiliated with the Quay County Extension Service, is a group of woman that has been meeting continually since the 1930s. This year, they made a Quilt of Valor for Col. J. Corey Reed, who grew up in San Jon and graduated from New Mexico State University. Quilts of Valor is a national organization that presents quilts, usually in a...
On this date ... 1973: The newspaper interviewed two men who are believed to be the last blacksmiths in Quay County. Reporter Darrell Roberts talked to John Mansfield, 80, and Art Blakely, 75, who still perform blacksmithing work at Quay County Farm Center on Lake Street for customers from as far away as Las Vegas. Mansfield, a Texas native, previously was a blacksmith in a McAlister shop before working for 27 years with the highway department. Blakely, an Arkansas native, once worked in the coal mines in Dawson before taking up the...
• June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature roping events, rodeos, gun show, target-shoot competition, stickhorse races, mutton busting, arts and crafts show, a car show, a parade, fishing derby, a 5K and 10K run, cowboy church and a dance. More information can be found at tucumcarirawhidedays.com. • June 17 — Spring Community Dance, Nara Visa Community Center. Come join us to mark the end of branding season. Limited snacks and drinks will be provided, but feel free to bring your...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken spaghetti, corn, green beans, garlic bread, Jell-O with orange. Thursday — Frito pie, Mexican slaw, light vanilla ice cream. Friday — Baked chicken nuggets, country gravy, baked French fries, cucumber and tomato salad, cornbread, applesauce. Monday — Chicken pot pie, tossed salad with dressing, whole-wheat roll with margarine, peaches. Tuesday — Lemon pepper fish, tartar sauce, wild rice, California blend vegetables, canned pears. Logan Senior Center Wednesday — Meatloaf, garden salad with dressi...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from May 22 to May 28: Monday — 9:47 a.m.: Disturbance in 400 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 10:41 a.m.: Shots fired in 100 block of Yuma Street, Logan. — 12:27 p.m.: Disturbance in 2000 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. — 1 p.m.: Child abuse at East Main and North Monroe streets, Tucumcari. — 2:32 p.m.: Shots fired in 100 block of Yuma Street, Logan. — 3:37 p.m.: Theft in 500 block of South College Street, Tucumcari. — 5:01 p.m.: Ar...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 22 to May 25: — Victor Gregory, 52, no address listed, criminal trespass (unposted), resisting, evading or obstructing an officer (arrest), public nuisance, assault (battery) and littering (private property). — Joe Ray Montano, 48, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Damien Robles, 23, Albuquerque, receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, tampering with evidence (third- or fourth-degree felony) and injuring or tampe...
Mesalands Community College delayed approving its 2023-2024 fiscal year budget and latest budget-adjustment requests on request of its interim president. Allen Moss was granted a special board of trustees meeting for 5:30 p.m. May 31 to approve those items. He said there “still is a little work to be done” with Mesalands chief financial officer Blanca Pauliukevicius on next year’s budget and budget adjustments before they are approved. Moss stated in his written report about the budget: “We will have the best we can manage at his point with he...
An Albuquerque man was detained last week after being accused of stealing a vehicle from a Logan store and trying to flee from Tucumcari police and other law enforcement personnel. Damien Robles, 23, was charged with receiving or transferring stolen vehicle or motor vehicle (first offense), aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, tampering with evidence (third- or fourth-degree felony) and injuring or tampering with a vehicle (scratching or damaging). Three of the charges are fourth-degree felonies, which can lead up to 18 months in...
The New Mexico Supreme Court, in the wake of a case involving an Albuquerque man accused of murder, issued an opinion last week that provides guidance to district courts in deciding pretrial detention requests from prosecutors. The justices clarified the analysis that courts should follow in determining whether legal requirements have been met for a person charged with a felony should be held in jail while awaiting trial. Under state law, a felony defendant may be detained if prosecutors file a motion and prove in district court the suspect is...
A Hobbs man died and five others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on Highway 39 near Logan. According to a release from New Mexico State Police, the deceased was identified as Cesar Gomez Lucio, 35. The crash occurred about 1 a.m. on milepost 32 of the highway, northwest of Logan. “The initial investigation indicated that a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe (driven by Lucio) was traveling south on State Road 39,” the release stated. “For unknown reasons, the Tahoe crossed the center line into opposing traffic and collided head-on with a 2014...
The Tucumcari Public Schools board last week approved a resolution to pursue a $3 million bond referendum in November to pay for various district improvements. Regina Gaysina, director of the municipal finance department at RBC Capital Markets in Albuquerque, said during the board’s May 15 meeting she recommended the district call a two-mill and general-obligation bond election. Paired with the issuance later this year of a education technology note estimated at $700,000, Gaysina said that would stabilize the district’s property tax rate of...
Daylight on Friday showed the widespread damage from a severe hailstorm and heavy rain that caused flooding late Thursday. The Tucumcari Convention Center, and the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce building both were closed indefinitely after hailstones broke through and allowed water from torrential rains to pour into those buildings. In the convention center's case, hailstones broke four skylights. The center's accompanying New Mexico Route 66 Museum also was closed due to several inches of water in portions of the building. Tucumcari Police Chie...
Xcel work crews began restoring power in Tucumcari in phases about 2 p.m. today using a big generator in the city, and a spokesman said all homes in the city should have electricity within two hours or so. Xcel workers from Amarillo began to arrive at the Quay County Generating Station in north Tucumcari about 1 a.m. today – about six hours after a severe storm south of Grady knocked out power to the city. Company spokesman Wes Reeves said workers anticipated being able to turn on the generator shortly after arrival but ran into issues. Once t...
Tucumcari Public School’s superintendent and school board members voiced support for the city police chief’s proposal to seek a federal grant that would help pay for a school resource officer. District superintendent Aaron McKinney said during the board’s May 15 meeting that Tucumcari Police Chief Patti Lopez is seeking a $125,000 grant that would cover 50% of the cost of a school officer for three years. The district’s share of the cost would be 25%, or about $62,000, during that period, with the city covering the other 25%. McKinney said the...
The Quay County Commission with little discussion approved its 2023-2024 preliminary budget that includes raises for most of the county’s 79 employees. Many of the budget’s details were recommended by county manager Daniel Zamora before Monday’s meeting, including during a work session the week before. The budget anticipates $15.7 million in expenditures and an ending cash balance of a little over $7 million. Finance director Cheryl Simpson said payroll will see a big increase, with employees receiving a raise of at least $1 an hour, plus...
The San Jon Municipal Schools board of trustees last week approved a 2023-2024 budget that reflects state-mandated 6% raises for its teachers and staff. The district’s operating budget in the next fiscal year will be about $2.77 million. Superintendent Alan Umholtz said in addition to raises, the budget total rose because of higher health insurance costs. Umholtz said the district’s projected cash balance at the end of the fiscal year will be about $300,000, which he described as “very good.” In other business from the meeting: — The board appr...
On this date ... 1973: Residents of Conchas Dam gave up on the idea of leaving San Miguel County for Quay County during a meeting at the Conchas Lodge. Noting Conchas Dam was 32 miles from Tucumcari and 75 miles from Las Vegas, residents had felt they were too far from San Miguel County’s seat for effective governance. Moving the town to another county would have required the unlikely approval of San Miguel County voters. Members of 150 people in a local group called Citizens Committee for Better Government had wanted the change, but the i...
• Saturday — Wheatland School Reunion. This event will be at Lodge Hall in Grady, across from the post office, starting at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alumni of the school should bring a covered dish. • Monday — Memorial Day ceremony at Tucumcari Memorial Park. VFW Post 2528 will host its annual commemoration at 11 a.m. at the cemetery. The post also will plant flags at veterans’ graves starting at 8 a.m. Friday; volunteers will be welcome. • June 16-18 — Tucumcari Rawhide Days. The annual event that salutes the “Rawhide” TV show will feature roping ev...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken tenders, french fries, Mediterranean blend vegetables, whole-wheat roll with margarine, mandarin oranges. Thursday — Lasagna, spinach, salad with dressing, pears with cottage cheese, peanut butter cookie. Friday — Chicken Alfredo, Italian blend vegetables, tossed salad with dressing, garlic bread, pineapple chunks. Monday — Closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday — Fish sticks, tater tots, mixed veggies, bread with margarine, tropical fruit. Logan schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Quesadillas, cereal, fru...
Tucumcari residents may have noticed a brighter lighted "T" on the north face of Tucumcari Mountain last week after the sun went down. That's because five members of the Rotary Club Tucumcari last Tuesday replaced 34 solar-powered lights that outline the "T" on the mesa. The effort took about three hours. Robert Hockaday, who led the club's previous installation of the lights in December 2020, said last week they were due for replacement because their lithium-ion batteries wear out after about...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board at a special meeting Wednesday voted to recommend approval of all requests for financial aid as submitted from events and entities for the 2023-2024 fiscal year. The recommendations will go on to the city commission, which can accept, reject or modify them. The board scheduled the special meeting to hear from city officials about the upcoming budget before making a decision on funding. Board members in general were swayed by information from city finance director Rachelle Arias, who pointed out the...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from May 15 to May 18: — David Royce Shivers, 37, Logan, failure to pay tax, remit proceeds to municipality or county. — Daniel Salas, 38, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Michael Sena, 19, Logan, shooting at or from a motor vehicle (no great bodily harm), aggravated stalking (deadly weapon) and contempt of court. — Mark Douglus Padilla, 48, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Leigh-Anna Szaloy, 34, no address listed, contempt of court. — Kenneth Lamb, 37, Nara Visa, contempt of...
Altrusa International of Tucumcari announced its annual scholarship winners for most Quay County’s school districts and its one college. Each of those students received $600 to the college or trade school of their choice, plus alternates were chosen, as well: — Tucumcari: Jade Duplantis, alternate D’Naylia Rivera; — Logan: Skyler DeLuca, alternate Jayden Stewart; — House: Cole Sultemaer; — Mesalands Community College: Wyollah Moses, alternate Nicholas Moreno. No application was received from San Jon High School. Scholarships were awarded bas...