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Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Blueberry overnight oats, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, pear, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken Alfredo with broccoli pasta bake, ham and cheese stacker, breadstick, seasoned peas, fresh broccoli, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Whole-grain doughnut ring, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, banana, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, ham and che...
Sept. 3 — Piano concert and recital. Luca Marenzio Conservatory of Brescia rofessor Siro Saracino of Italy is retiring to Tucumcari and chosen to give a free concert and recital by his student Giulia Varga. The concert will be at 7 p.m. in the Tucumcari High School auditorium. Sept. 14 — Fired Up festival. Tucumcari MainStreet will host its annual festival at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza. The event will include live performances, a fireworks show, a car show, food trucks and craft booths. For more information, call to tuc...
La Casa Verde plant nursery and produce market in Tucumcari has been put on the market, though one of the co-owners filed a civil complaint to potentially block the sale. David White, majority owner of La Casa Verde, on Aug. 2 listed the property at 724 E. Main St. on Trousdale Real Estate for $165,000. The minority owner, Steve Farmer, three days later filed a civil complaint in Quay County court, stating White is unable to comply with the terms of his contract with the property and requests...
If one of the darkened but vividly decorated rooms at Tucumcari Elementary School looks like a good place to chill, you wouldn't be wrong. The former classroom contains a trampoline, a sensory swing, a tunnel, an interactive light board, a crash pad bed and plenty of colored LED lights. Flooring even is sensory-minded. It's all part of the school's first-ever sensory room for students, said Heidi McEwen, the school's occupational therapist assistant. It is the first such room in the region. The...
As National Preparedness Month begins in September, Quay County’s emergency manager urges residents to take proactive steps to ensure they are ready for emergencies. Bill Kardokus, the county’s emergency manager, stressed raising awareness and encouraging action. “Preparedness isn’t just about reacting to emergencies; it’s about being ready before they happen,” Kardokus said in a news release. “Having a plan in place can make all the difference when minutes matter.” Kardokus said residents should sign up for Nixle, a service that provides c...
It took two tries, but the Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors eventually voted last Tuesday to allocate another 1 inch of water per acre. Heavy rain in the Canadian River watershed the previous weekend caused Conchas Lake — the source of the Arch Hurley irrigation system — to rise almost 2 feet before the meeting. That prompted 10 area farmers to attend the meeting to request more water for crops. The board during its July meeting had allocated an additional 1 inch of water per acre, with the option of revisiting the issue dur...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 13 to Aug. 18: — Joseph Dockery, 29, Nara Visa, burglary of a vehicle, tampering with evidence (third- or fourth-degree felony), receiving stolen property (receive; $250 or less), injuring or tampering with a motor vehicle and contempt of court. — Bertha Holman, 45, Nara Visa, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug), possession of drug paraphernalia and intentional child abuse (no death or great bodily harm). — Joseph Ray Lisabelle, 44, Tucum...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 12 to Aug. 18: Aug. 12 — 1:31 a.m.: Fire in 300 block of West Campbell Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9 a.m.: Property damage in 700 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 10:38 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 400 block of West Washington Avenue, Tucumcari. — 11:19 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 4200 block of Quay Road 44, Tucumcari. — 12:50 p.m.: Disturbance in 500 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 1:28 p.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1300 block...
Two suspects in a fatal dog attack in Tucumcari last year pleaded guilty to one felony count each in plea agreements filed last week. Mary Montoya, 52, and her son Kristopher J. Morris, 28, both of Tucumcari, initially were charged with involuntary manslaughter (reckless) and dangerous dog (death of a person) after a pack of dogs attacked and killed Tucumcari resident. Stanley Hartt, 64, was killed on Feb. 1, 2023, on a street near Mesalands Community College. Under the agreements, Montoya and Morris each pleaded guilty to the dangerous dog...
C. Renee Hayoz, District 4 commissioner of Tucumcari, resigned after she applied for — and won — the assistant city manager position. Hayoz, who had been commissioner since November, submitted her letter of resignation on July 25 after the commission’s previous regular meeting. The commission late last year appointed Hayoz to fill the rest of Christopher Arias’ term through 2025. Arias was elected to a four-year term in 2021, but he resigned for personal reasons in September 2023. In a phone interview, Hayoz said she stepped down as commissione...
Sixteen-year-old Addie Lafferty of San Jon admits she's had other good years at the Quay County Fair. But it would be difficult to top this one. Lafferty, a senior at San Jon High School this fall, showed both the grand champion and reserve champion steers and earned the Senior Showmanship prize in the beef category. She also showed the grand champion hog at the fair. Lafferty said she put a lot of effort in particular during the showmanship competition. "I'm really intense," she said. "When it...
The Tucumcari Rotary Club is proposing spending $1,500 of its own money to convert at least part of George Molinas Memorial Park into a dog-friendly park. Bobby Hockaday of the club made the proposal during a work session Thursday of the Tucumcari City Commission. The estimated budget for the conversion is $1,000 to repair fencing and add a double-gate entry, plus $500 for waste stations, a water station and signs that dictate rules of the park. Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Lopez expressed concern about...
On this date ... 1974: District Judge Stanley Frost dismissed one charge of battery against Tucumcari City Commissioner John Crespin and deferred a sentence on the other charge of tampering with public records by attempting to remove a police incident. In court, witnesses testified they saw Crespin push city manager Alan Morris during an argument at City Hall, prompting an office staffer to call police. Police officers later testified that Crespin came into the police department, requested an examination of the incident report, then folded it...
Tucumcari school Wednesday — No school. Thursday — No school. Monday — Breakfast; Turkey sausage breakfast pizza, Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, apple, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, turkey and cheese deluxe hoagie, seasoned baked whole-grain roll, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, cucumber, garden side salad, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Tuesday — Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, orange, orange juice, 1%, skim or...
Sept. 14 — Fired Up festival. Tucumcari MainStreet will host its annual festival at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza. The event will include live performances, a fireworks show, a car show, food trucks and craft booths. For more information, call to tucumcarimainstreet.org/fired-up. To add an item to the calendar, email [email protected]...
The forthcoming Eastern New Mexico Behavioral Health Facility in Clovis will include a Crisis Triage Center of 12 short-term beds in the first phase of the project. Kate Bailey, a partner for the Denver-based Initium Health consulting firm, gave details about the facility to the Quay County Commission during a virtual presentation on Monday. The behavioral health facility near Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis would serve five eastern New Mexico counties, including Quay. Bailey said...
Members of the Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board greeted with enthusiasm the prospect of a drag-racing event on east Route 66 during the highway's centennial in 2026. Doug Woodward and Bill Delaney told the board they want to organize a Tucumcari version of the annual Kingman Route 66 Street Drags in Kingman, Arizona, in September or October 2026, which would be during the 100th anniversary of Route 66. Woodward said the Tucumcari event would take place on Route 66 east of the vacant Kmart...
Agriculture remains an important economic component in nine northeast New Mexico counties that include Quay County. Dovetailing from that, agriculture research centers are important, too. Jay Lillywhite, associate dean of New Mexico State University's Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Services and director of its agriculture experiment stations, made that pitch during a keynote speech during the annual field day last Tuesday at the Rex E. Kirksey Agriculture Science Center in Tucumcari....
Tucumcari city manager Paula Chacon during a city commission meeting Thursday chided Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Lopez and a District 3 Commissioner CJ Oglesby, namely for “overstepping their boundaries” in talks with state transportation officials. During her manager’s report, Chacon said: “I need this to be on the record: I do want to talk to you all about commissioners overstepping their boundaries.” She said the commission serves on the legislative level and that the manager serves at the administrative level. She said the New Mexico Departmen...
New Mexico Gas Co., which serves Tucumcari, has been sold to a private equity management firm that pledges to increase the utility’s workforce by up to 70 people. Emera Inc., based in Canada, announced the sale last week of New Mexico Gas to Bernhard Capital Partners for $1.252 billion, including about $500 million in debt. The sale is subject to approval by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission. The sale is expected to close in late 2025. Jeff Jenkins, founder and partner of Bernhard Capital Partners, stated in a news release he c...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11: Aug. 5 — 1:52 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1500 block of South Seventh Street, Tucumcari. — 6:20 a.m.: Theft in 4000 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 6:24 a.m.: Accident in 31900 block of U.S. 54, Logan. — 7:32 a.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 10:16 a.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 10:17 a.m.: Civil dispute in 100 block of U.S. 54, Logan....
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11: — Raymond Carl Holliday, 35, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Thomas Tietjen, 60, Tucumcari, careless driving (full time and attention) and no driver’s license. — Gabriel Wesley Jones, 33, Tucumcari, aggravated battery against a household member (deadly weapon), false imprisonment and interference with communications. — Rodney Hodges, 49, Tucumcari, criminal trespass (unposted). — Sergio Guadalupe Chavez, 34, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (no great bodil...
A rural Tucumcari man fatally shot during a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies this spring was legally drunk, according to investigative reports from state police. The local district attorney also determined weeks later that Sheriff Dennis Garcia would not be charged for killing 77-year-old Aubrey James Osteen during the May 14 shootout, stating the use of force by the sheriff “was reasonable and necessary to preserve life” and was justified in defending himself and others. Those details were revealed in 64 pages of reports by New Mexic...
About a dozen people attended a workshop Wednesday at the Quay County Fairgrounds to discuss ideas and fine-tune an update to the county government’s comprehensive plan, including possibly using Tucumcari’s soon-to-close old hospital as a nursing home or residential complex. Facilitators from Albuquerque-based Sites Southwest presided over the workshop. Sites Southwest also is helping the City of Tucumcari update its comprehensive plan, as well. All three of Quay County’s commissioners sat at a table to discuss ideas for updating the plan....
More than 400 Tucumcari High School alumni attended the 52nd edition of the Rattler Reunion, its largest attendance in several years. Rattler Reunion treasurer Kathy Segura said a total of 390 meals were catered for the Saturday night banquet, with THS alums still being registered at the Tucumcari Convention Center minutes before the ceremony. Segura said the estimated total crowd was over 400. "This place has been packed," Segura said. "It's been a very, very good year." Segura said crowds...