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Infrastructure needs and funding for a new hospital were the primary concerns from city and county officials in a discussion session last Tuesday with U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and two of his staff members at Tucumcari City Hall. City manager Paula Chacon said a developer wants to do something with the long-closed Tucumcari Truck Terminal site on the city's west side, but it will need several miles of new sewer pipe and lift stations to replace those that have gone bad from disuse. Chacon also...
Two local students recently attained positions in the higher echelons of FFA. Maddie Kenyon, who will be a junior this fall at House High School, learned last week she will be an FFA in the USA reporter for the national organization. Also, MiKayla Klinger, who will be a senior at Tucumcari, was elected vice president of New Mexico FFA and president of its District II, which includes much of the northeast part of the state. Kenyon will begin training for the FFA in the USA reporter position in mid-July, after which she will submit a minimum of...
A Melrose man died during a motorcycle crash near San Jon. Dustin Vineyard, 51, was traveling south on Highway 469 near milepost 17 the afternoon of June 23. “For an unknown reason, the motorcycle left the roadway and hit a highway sign,” New Mexico State Police public information officer Silver Wilson said. “Vineyard was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Office of the Medical Examiner.” Wilson said Vineyard did not wear a helmet at the time of the crash. According to dispatcher call logs, the acciden...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 25 to June 30: — Nathan Donald Sims, 39, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Daniel Edward Lott, 58, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Jose David Urioste, 35, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Timothy Lloyd Clem, 34, Wichita, Kansas, contempt of court. — Pete Eric Baca, 60, Tucumcari, assault (unlawful acts, threats or conduct). — Marc Hazelton, 44, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Loren Neztsosie, 50, Ganado, Arizona, aggravated driving while...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 24 to June 30: June 24 — 5:31 a.m.: Accident at milepost 370, Interstate 40, Bard. — 6:44 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 700 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 9:35 a.m.: Theft in 400 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. — 10:16 a.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 11:56 a.m.: Order of protection in 700 block of Martinez Street, Logan. — 12:29 p.m.: Assault and battery in 300 block of East Miel de Lun...
Tucumcari Middle School remains on the chopping block as part of a proposed five-year strategic plan. However, skeptical Tucumcari Public Schools officials still are considering an option to renovate at least part of the middle school and were scheduled to present that idea to state officials as an alternative. Members of the school board last Monday heard by teleconference a final proposal for the five-year plan from Kerrianne Wolf, senior director of strategic consulting for Woolpert. The...
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees last Tuesday announced five finalists for president of the college, including its current interim president. The announcement came after a closed executive session of almost an hour. Allen Moss, appointed by the board as Mesalands’ temporary acting president in February 2023, was among the finalists. He previously was senior executive director of concurrent enrollment and academic outreach at Mesalands. The board appointed Moss as president after the departure of his predecessor, Gregg Busch, f...
Tucumcari residents and officials received their first look at a proposed wayfinding plan to help direct travelers in the city. About a dozen people at City Hall watched the presentation last Monday from Groundwork Studio of Albuquerque and Leighton Moon of Alamogordo, contractors for New Mexico MainStreet that will fund the proposal. Groundwork helped develop other signage for Santa Rosa, Raton, Lovington, Taos, Truth or Consequences, Corrales and Ruidoso. Leighton Moon designed the city's...
The Tucumcari City Commission during a special meeting last Tuesday voted to consolidate its bank reconciliations so it could complete its fiscal year 2023 audit and not endanger capital outlay funds due from the state. The move came after the recommendation of Michael Steininger, a budget and finance analyst to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration. Steininger said by videoconference that consolidating the city’s bank reconciliations “does have shortcomings.” But he said if the city’s audit for FY2023 were not complet...
On this date ... 1974: A brown leather briefcase containing a grand jury’s basis for wanting to name President Richard Nixon an unindicted co-conspirator in the Watergate cover-up will be opened for the public by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. The committee voted to release 7,200 pages of impeachment evidence to the public, but the expletives deleted from the edited version of Nixon’s Watergate conservations may still stay out. The briefcase, which contains the testimony which led to the grand jury to its 19-0 vote, was driven to the com...
Friday — Down at the Depot. This 6 p.m. event at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza will feature music by Bakersfield Twang, plus a variety of vendors. This is presented by Tucumcari MainStreet. July 4 — Tucumcari Fourth of July Parade. The Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce is organizing this event, set for 10 a.m. on Route 66 from Lake Street to the Tucumcari Convention Center. Entries are for floats, cars, ATVs, motorcycles, bicycles, walking groups and individuals. Entry forms are at the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Com...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken salad, mixed greens, wheat crackers, cherries in cobbler. Thursday — Lemon herb tilapia, tartar sauce, wild rice with mushrooms, California vegetables, coleslaw, cornbread, spiced apples. Friday — Green Chile chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomato and onion, Sun chips, peas and carrots, broccoli salad, strawberries. Monday — Chicken taco with lettuce, tomato and salsa, corn and red bell pepper, Spanish rice, fresh pear. Tuesday — Frito pie, pinto beans, vegetable medley, sliced apples. Logan Senior Ce...
A total of 630 deer licenses leftover from the 2024-2025 big-game draw will go on sale at 10 a.m. June 26 through the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish’s online license system. The first-come, first-served sale will only be open to New Mexico residents during the first 24 hours. If any licenses remain after the first 24 hours, the sale will be opened to non-residents at 10 a.m. June 27. Important note for youth hunters: Because these are draw licenses, purchasing a license will render youth hunters ineligible to purchase a youth encouragemen...
Quay County 4-H members traveled to Lea County to compete in the annual Southeast District Contest on June 17-19. Rebecca Madrid won a district title in the novice fashion review competition with her gathered skirt. Eight novice and junior members from Quay County spent the first two days competing in judging contests such as agronomy, horticulture, entomology, wildlife, horse and livestock judging and fashion review. On the third day, members competed in shooting sports disciplines such as air rifle, smallbore .22 rifle, and compound and recur...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 17 to June 23: — Dvine Joshua Nubine, 25, Albuquerque, criminal trespass (unposted), concealing identity and felony contempt of court. — Joseph James Aragon, 38, Tucumcari, battery upon a household member (third offense). — Bobbie Ann Dimas, 39, Tucumcari, battery. — Bernice Eskeets, 44, Tucumcari, battery. — Timothy Lloyd Clem, 34, Wichita, Kansas, contempt of court. — Ricardo Chavez, 46, Tucumcari, adult probation sanction order. — Yoandri Farías-Vaya,...
The City of Tucumcari last Tuesday sent a trailer containing 200 cots and blankets to Roswell to help Ruidoso-area residents displaced by wildfires. City manager Paula Chacon said the cots and blankets will stay in Roswell until they’re no longer needed. The cots and blankets typically are kept in storage by the Tucumcari Fire & Rescue Department. They typically are deployed for motorists stranded in Tucumcari during blizzards that close Interstate 40. Chacon said dispatching the aid trailer to evacuation stations in Roswell was a joint e...
New Mexico State Parks presented a revised proposed fee schedule after receiving pushback from an earlier plan in the spring. An earlier proposal to eliminate the day-use fee of $5 per vehicle has been placed under review by the state. Also, an earlier proposal to eliminate fees for annual passes was changed. The new plan would impose substantial increases for those passes: — Annual day-use passes for New Mexico residents would be $75 (up from the current $40); — Annual day-use passes for non-residents would be $150 (up from the current $40...
Award-winning cowboy singer and songwriter R.W. Hampton will bring his music to Amistad at 7 p.m. MST July 20 to raise funds to help preserve the historic Amistad Gymnasium. The benefit is being organized by Circle The Wagons, an offshoot of the nonprofit Amistad Association, and it will take place inside the gym. While the concert is not a ticketed event, organizers hope to raise funds for the gym's repairs through donations. Hampton in 2013 was named among the "Top 50 Best Singers of Country a...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 17 to June 23: June 17 — 5:12 a.m.: Disturbance in 500 block of East Aber Street, Tucumcari. — 8:33 a.m.: Accident in 2600 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 12:05 p.m.: Fight in 500 block of East Aber Street, Tucumcari. — 12:29 p.m.: Disturbance in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 3:22 p.m.: Disturbance in 500 block of East Aber Street, Tucumcari. — 4 p.m.: Theft in 200 block of West McGee Avenue, Tucumcari. — 4:05 p.m.: Found pro...
A New Mexico State Police report shows an unnamed Santa Rosa dispatcher refused to send an ambulance to aid a dying New Mexico State Police officer on March 15 because the location was “out of their jurisdiction.” The director of communications for Santa Rosa Dispatch denied the allegation. The allegation was made by NMSP Officer Nathan Schwebach in state police reports obtained by the Quay County Sun. Schwebach is stationed out of Santa Rosa in Guadalupe County. NMSP Patrol Officer Justin Hare died in Tucumcari’s hospital about 2 1/2 hours...
A Tucumcari man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trying to engage in sexual conduct with two fictitious minor children during an undercover FBI operation. According to court documents, the investigation of Joseph Gadman, 42, began in December 2022, when an undercover FBI agent engaged him on a social networking website known to be a hub for child sexual abuse. Using the screen name “Gadmanj40,” Gadman contacted the undercover agent and expressed interest in engaging in sexual acts with the undercover agent’s fictitious child...
It was not by choice, but Tucumcari Rawhide Days showed it could keep rollin', rollin', rollin' without its signature Texas Longhorn cattle. The festival, which salutes the "Rawhide" television show shot in the Tucumcari area in the late 1950s and early 1960s, had set up a pen for the cattle a half-block west of the Tucumcari Historical Museum so festival-goers could get an up-close look at the animals. However, one local rancher who planned to bring the Longhorns had a family emergency,...
Questions from Tucumcari’s mayor about the legality of a professional services agreement with Tucumcari MainStreet prompted the city commission to delay action on approving it last Tuesday. A lodgers tax aid request from the Logan-Ute Lake Chamber of Commerce for its July 6 fireworks show was delayed for similar reasons. Before the sticking point surfaced with MainStreet, the commission approved a resolution supporting a public-private economic development project, a biannual memorandum of understanding and a 2023 service delivery report f...
June 28 — Down at the Depot. This 6 p.m. event at the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza will feature music by Bakersfield Twang, plus a variety of vendors. This is presented by Tucumcari MainStreet. July 4 — Tucumcari Fourth of July Parade. The Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce is organizing this event, set for 10 a.m. on Route 66 from Lake Street to the Tucumcari Convention Center. The annual fireworks display over the Elks Lodge will be at dusk. July 6 — Red, White and Ute. The Ute Lake Fourth of July Celebration in Logan inclu...
On this date ... 1974: The New Mexico Highway Commission was scheduled to hold its regular meeting at Tucumcari City Hall. Tucumcari and Quay County also would host the highway commission for a dinner at the Pow Wow Inn. Among the items on the commission’s agenda was a resolution regarding a highway access point nine miles east of Tucumcari and abandonment of a U.S. 66 right of way near Santa Rosa. The commission also was scheduled to discuss setting speed zones on its highway system and removing illegal billboards. — Some members of the U.S. H...