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La Cita Restaurant in Tucumcari last week earned a $50,000 grant from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Program administered through the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express. A total of 50 restaurants across the United States were awarded the grants. Funds are designed to help "rejuvenate, innovate and expand their legacies, ensuring their cherished legacies endure." According to the National Trust, at least $40,000 of each grant must be used for exterior...
West Texas A&M University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America won its first-ever Star Chapter Award from its national organization. The award recognizes the chapter’s commitment to the society’s “highest standards,” according to the society. A member of the university’s chapter includes Jenna Lopez, a senior public relations, advertising and applied communications major from Tucumcari. To qualify, the chapter had to fulfill at least eight of 11 categories of contributions to the society, including high school outreach, c...
A Texan man died and three others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision Friday night south of San Jon. Anthony Gonzales, 53, of Hereford, Texas, was declared dead at the scene by the Office of Medical Examiner. According to New Mexico State Police public information officer Lt. Philip Vargas, Gonzales was driving his pickup truck north at milepost 23 of Highway 469 about 9:20 p.m. Friday when it inexplicably crossed the center line. Gonzales’ truck collided with a southbound pickup truck carrying three occupants. The three injured people...
On this date ... 1974: President Richard M. Nixon was under extreme pressure to resign from office, much of it coming from his party and friends. Privately, many in Congress predicted Nixon would be out of office — the first president to resign from office — within a short time. Congressmen also stated their unwillingness to grant Nixon immunity from criminal prosecution if he resigned. U.S. Rep. Manual Lujan Jr., once one of Nixon’s staunchest supporters, said he would vote to impeach the president because the evidence gave him no other choic...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Eggs, pancakes, maple syrup, sausage, potatoes and onions, vegetable juice, berries. Thursday — Tuna noodle casserole, Italian beans, wheat roll with margarine. Friday — Scalloped potato casserole with ham, stewed tomatoes, wheat roll with margarine, fruit salad with chopped walnuts. Monday — Lasagna, spinach salad with egg, Italian vegetables, wheat roll with margarine, tropical fruit. Tuesday — Chicken penne Alfredo, tossed salad with dressing, seasoned spinach, wheat roll with margarine, banana pudding w...
Wednesday-Saturday — Quay County Fair. The annual event at the Quay County Fairgrounds in Tucumcari will feature all sorts of livestock shows, plus fine arts and home arts competitions in the exposition center. The fair concludes with the annual Junior Livestock Auction on Saturday night. To add an item to the calendar, email [email protected]...
The avian flu apparently stayed away, but the chickens and rabbits arrived in larger-than-usual numbers last Thursday in an earlier and abbreviated version of the Quay County Fair. The rest of the Quay County Fair that features beef, swine, sheep, goats, home arts, crafts and other shows is scheduled for Wednesday through Saturday this week. The poultry and rabbit shows were moved to Aug. 1 for precautionary reasons after an avian influenza outbreak in neighboring Roosevelt County and in the...
New Mexico State Police lifted a Silver Alert for a Tucumcari-area man after he was found last week in the Oklahoma City region. NMSP issued the Silver Alert in early July for Carmel Cresenciano Jasper, 76, who had been last seen on May 30 at the Circle K convenience store on South First Street near Interstate 40 in Tucumcari. Quay County Sheriff Dennis Garcia said Oklahoma City police found Jasper in that city in good health. Garcia said he wasn't sure how Jasper ended up in Oklahoma City or...
More than 600 voters registered in Quay County may need to update their voter-registration information before the general election in November. According to a news release from the Quay County Clerk’s Office, the New Mexico Secretary of State will send a voter-address confirmation postcard to 680 voters in the county who have been identified as having possibly moved and did not update their registrations. The postcards would be sent no later than Aug. 7. State law requires the Secretary of State to send a notice to possibly relocated voters b...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from July 29 to Aug. 4: July 29 — 12:08 a.m.: Assault and battery in 1100 block of East Smith Avenue, Tucumcari. — 4:48 a.m.: Domestic disturbance at South Seventh Street and West Nobles Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:28 a.m.: Accident in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. — 11:18 a.m.: Disturbance in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 5 p.m.: Intoxicated subject at East Evans Avenue and South Second Street, Tucumcari. — 5:45 p.m.: Vandalism in 14...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 29 to Aug. 2: — Damian Rodriguez, 42, Tucumcari, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (refusal) and open container. — Michael Paul Chacon, 45, San Jon, charge not listed. — James Pero, 71, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Ethan Mullins, 27, Clovis, contempt of court. — Pancha Rivas, 21, Tucumcari, probation violation. — Rachell M. Gotschall, 30, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Larry Steven Pierce, 71, Tucumcari, contempt of c...
A woman and her son awaiting trial this fall for their alleged roles in a 2023 fatal dog attack in Tucumcari are back in jail. This time they’re accused of felony child abuse. Mary Montoya, 52, and her son Kristopher J. Morris, 28, both of Tucumcari, were arrested on warrants and charged on Thursday on one count each of intentional child abuse (no great bodily harm). The charge is a third-degree felony that could result in three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Magistrate Judge Noreen Hendrickson ordered Montoya and Morris to be held without...
An officer for the Rattler Reunion is expecting about 400 people to descend upon Tucumcari when the big annual event begins on Thursday. Kathy Segura, treasurer of the Rattler Reunion, said in a phone interview last Friday that 150 people already had registered for the 52nd event. Segura said she expected another 200 to 300 people to register by Friday, the reunion’s first big day. “We’re excited,” she said. Registration begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Tucumcari Convention Center, with a meet-and-greet catered that night by Del’s Restauran...
Tucumcari city commissioners by a 4-1 vote approved a lease for new laptops for the police department but delayed the purchase of vehicles for police and animal control until city finances are clarified. Tucumcari Police Sgt. Lorenzo Emillio recommended a three-year lease with Enchanted Technology Solutions of Albuquerque for 16 laptops that will be installed in squad cars for a total cost of about $44,000 for the first year and $36,000 for each of the subsequent two years. Emillio said TPD could opt to buy the laptops outright for $108,000,...
The ballot for Quay County treasurer for November's election is blank at least temporarily after the unopposed Republican candidate suddenly withdrew last week. Quay County deputy treasurer Albenita R. Rael on July 24 officially withdrew her uncontested candidacy as the Republican candidate for treasurer for the Nov. 5 election. She was uncontested in the June primary election. No Democratic candidate filed for the position in the county, which means the ballot for that position would be blank...
On this date ... 1974: The U.S. House Judiciary Committee called for the impeachment, trial and removal from office of President Richard Nixon for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors against the government. The committee recommended against impeachment on two other grounds — secretly bombing Cambodia and underpaying his taxes by more than $432,000. Nixon, through an order by the U.S. Supreme Court, also surrendered the first 20 of the 64 audiotapes. John Ehrlichman, Nixon’s top domestic affairs adviser, was sentenced to prison from 20 mon...
Thursday-Sunday — Rattler Reunion. This annual event will include a parade, dances, gatherings and the Saturday night banquet. For more information, go to rattlerreunion.com. Thursday, Aug. 7-10 — Quay County Fair. The annual event at the Quay County Fairgrounds in Tucumcari will feature all sorts of livestock shows, plus fine arts and home arts competitions in the exposition center. The fair concludes with the annual Junior Livestock Auction on Saturday night. The rabbit and poultry show was moved to Thursday due to avian flu precautions. To...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Albondigas soup, tossed salad with dressing, beets, whole-wheat crackers, fruit salad. Thursday — Barbecued pork sandwich, herb-roasted potatoes, tomato and onion salad, oatmeal cookie, cantaloupe. Friday — Red chile cheese enchiladas with lettuce and tomato, pinto beans, Mediterranean blend vegetables, orange. Monday — Beef stew, squash, cornbread, banana. Tuesday — Green chile chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, pinto beans, tossed salad with dressing, plums....
The New Mexico Activities Association on Thursday inducted longtime Tucumcari High School coach and administrator Wayne Ferguson into the NMAA Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place during the second annual New Mexico High School Sports Award Show and Dinner at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Ferguson's selection to the NMAA Hall of Fame was announced in March. He is the 116th inductee into the Hall. Ferguson's NMAA Hall of Fame video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/veTeNW0qyxI. In it,...
The Rev. Cameron Degani a few months ago was assigned to preside over St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. He said he likes what he sees from his congregation and community in his first-ever stint as a priest. Degani, 29, a Roswell native who moved to Albuquerque as a teen and attended the University of New Mexico before becoming a priest, received the Tucumcari assignment after the archbishop of the Santa Fe Archdiocese offered it to him. "It was a great honor," he said during a recent...
New Mexico State University's annual field day at the Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari will be on Aug. 6. It will cover topics such as forage sorghum, alternate cropping system and cattle genetic testing. This event is free. Registration for the event begins at 4:30 p.m. at the science center, located three miles northeast of Tucumcari on U.S. 54. One also can go to https://rsvp.nmsu.edu/rsvp/tucumcari to register. NMSU Associate Dean and Director of the Agricultural...
Customers of New Mexico Gas Co. will see an average increase of 7% in their bills this fall after state regulators approved a rate-hike increase from the company, which serves Tucumcari. According to a news release from the company, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously approved the change in the natural gas company’s rates, effective on Oct. 1. The company stated the average month residential bill will rise by 7.1%. Residential customers’ fixed monthly access fee will remain unchanged at $12.40. “For a residential customer wh...
The Quay County Commission last week approved the hiring of a information technology company that will serve the county and the regional emergency dispatch center. Park Place Technologies will be paid $55,020 a year, plus a onetime $4,000 onboarding fee, to supply IT service for the county and 911 center, according to county documents. The two entities will split the cost. The 911 board during a meeting the previous week recommended approval of the split. The county’s 911 service had budgeted $15,000 a year for IT service, but county manager D...
Youth in New Mexico are the second-worst at risk in the United States in 2024, according to a new study. According to WalletHub.com, it compared all 50 dates and the District of Columbia across 15 key indicators of youth risk, ranging from the share of disconnected youth, labor force participation and poverty rates. New Mexico ranked in these areas: — Fifth in percentage of disconnected youth; — First in percentage of youth without a high school diploma; — Fourth in percentage of overweight or obese youth; — Eighth in percentage of youth d...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 22 to July 29: — Trini Georgiana Encinias, 49, Amarillo, Texas, contempt of court. — Marcus Gonzales, 26, Tucumcari, disorderly conduct. — Kristopher Jaquarias Morris, 28, Tucumcari, intentional child abuse (no death or great bodily harm). — Mary Olimpia Montoya, 52, Tucumcari, Tucumcari, intentional child abuse (no death or great bodily harm). — Aleea R. Talvitie, 21, Tucumcari, battery against a household member. — Tyler Miguel Castillo, 19, Tucumcari, battery aga...