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On this date ... 1974: President Richard Nixon, cheered by 600 attendees of the Young Republican Leadership Conference in Washington, predicted the GOP would remain in the White House through 1984. Nixon predicted there would be a Republican in the Oval Office “for the next three years and eight years after that, because we’re going to be there for a long time.” Nixon, racked by the Watergate scandal, would resign from office in August. A Democrat, Jimmy Carter, would be elected president two years later. — A slew of thefts was reporte...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Macaroni and cheese, turkey and cheese hoagie, steamed seasoned corn, fresh broccoli, ranch dressing, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese breakfast burrito, whole-grain doughnut ring, fruit cocktail, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, ham and cheese sandwich, gar...
• Saturday — Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration. This event by the Tucumcari Public Library to celebrate the children’s book author will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quay County Fairgrounds. It will include door prizes, prizes for children who create the best birthday card and a scavenger hunt. For more information, call the library at (575) 461-0295. • March 23 — Second annual Chess Tournament. Preliminary rounds will be in the east room of the Tucumcari Railroad Museum, with the finals in Jackalope Coffee Haus. Beginner, intermedi...
The New Mexico Environment Department hosted a climate action engagement meeting Thursday in Tucumcari, including discussing the possibility of a renewable energy hub being implemented in the city. The meeting was at the North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College. The meeting sought community input on the state’s climate action plan. Claudia Borchert, climate change policy coordinator at the Environment Department, said Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has ordered a cut in greenhouse gas emissions. “The env...
After more than a year without one, the Village of Logan has a bank again. Plateau Telecommunications announced last week it purchased the former New Mexico Bank & Trust building along U.S. 54 in Logan and opened The Bank of Logan and a Plateau store there on Feb. 20. The Bank of Logan is a division of The Bank of Clovis. According to its website, The Bank of Clovis was founded as a state-chartered bank in 2000 and is insured by the FDIC. Rodney Paris, administrator for the village, said the...
The chairman of the local emergency communications board advocated using cash reserves to pay for a building for the 911 center, freeing up money for the center’s moving expenses. Rodney Paris, chairman of the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Board, said during the board’s Feb. 21 meeting he didn’t like the payoff terms of a proposed New Mexico Finance Authority loan for the 911 center’s move into a former pharmacy building on South Second Street. He advocated using the county’s cash on hand to pay about $190,000 for the forme...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22: — Isaac Able Diaz, 31, Tucumcari, receiving or transferring stolen motor vehicles (first offense) and criminal damage to property (over $1,000). — Henry Joseph Salaz, 51, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked. — Daniel Edward Lott, 58, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Stephine Talarico, 29, Tucumcari, criminal damage to property (under $1,000). These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 19 to Feb. 22...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 19 to Feb. 25: Feb. 19 — 12:17 a.m.: Disturbance in 1200 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 12:19 a.m.: Shots fired at East Hines Avenue and South Choctaw Street, Tucumcari. — 1:31 a.m.: Disturbance in 700 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 7:57 a.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 8:02 a.m.: Juvenile problem ion 1700 block of South Ninth Street, Tucumcari. — 8:05 a.m.: Property damage in 5...
A $10 million allocation to help build a new Tucumcari hospital made it through the New Mexico Legislature as it concluded its 30-day session Thursday, plus more than $2 million in capital outlay projects throughout Quay County. All projects are subject to a possible line-item veto from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham through March 6. Kimberly Legant, a principal with Hull Consulting of Albuquerque, which is Quay County government’s lobbyist, said the $10 million in funding “for the construction of a hospital in Tucumcari-Quay County” was inser...
SAN JON — The superintendent of San Jon Municipal Schools said he recently learned the state waived a local match requirement to design a new school, saving the district more than $1.2 million. Superintendent Alan Umholtz said during the school board’s meeting last Wednesday the New Mexico Public Schools Capital Outlay Council board approved an award of $4.14 million to pay for a design for a new school at San Jon. The action included the waiver of a 31% local match, or more than $1.28 million, from the district. Umholtz said he ant...
A felony suspect who barricaded himself in a van in the middle of the busy South First Street corridor in Tucumcari after a low-speed chase Friday was apprehended by police nearly five hours later. After two flash grenades detonated near the suspect's van had no apparent effect, a New Mexico State Police robot rolled up to the vehicle and held a canister containing a teargas variant into its driver's side window. The suspect crawled out of the window, where he was grabbed and detained by a slew...
The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory Board unanimously approved a recommendation to amend the city’s contract with the chamber of commerce that would give a part-time worker more hours at the visitors center through June. The recommendation goes on to the city commission, which can amend, approve or reject it at a future meeting. Kristine Olsen, representing the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, told the board during its Feb. 14 meeting the chamber’s existing contract allows $1,000 a month, or 15 hours a week, for a part-time worker to...
The Tucumcari Senior Center will hold a meeting on Feb. 27 to let people enroll in the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. The senior center will hold its enrollment from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. that day. The program gives participants fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and honey from local farmers markets, farm stores or farm roadside stands. Participants can also receive healthful recipes and receive food-health awareness tips. People who are non-native Americans age 60 and over, Native Americans age 55 and older and senior...
On this date ... 1974: Another tape from the Symbionese Liberation Army was delivered to the parents of Patricia Hearst, reporters were told at the Hearsts’ home in Hillsborough, California. A reporter acting as a liaison between the family and media said the tape, received by the Rev. Cecil Williams, did not contain the voice of the 20-year-old kidnapped heiress. Williams telephoned Hearst’s father, newspaper publisher Randolph A. Hearst, and played the tape for him. The tape contained a ransom demand of $4 million. Patricia Hearst later was f...
• March 2 — Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration. This event by the Tucumcari Public Library to celebrate the children’s book author will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quay County Fairgrounds. It will include door prizes, prizes for children who create the best birthday card and a scavenger hunt. For more information, call the library at (575) 461-0295. • March 23 — Second annual Chess Tournament. Preliminary rounds will be in the east room of the Tucumcari Railroad Museum, with the finals in Jackalope Coffee Haus. Beginner, intermedi...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Blueberry and yogurt parfait, assorted cereal, graham crackers, banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Corndog, ham and egg chef salad, tater tots, steamed broccoli, baby carrots, ranch dressing, mandarin oranges, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cherry frudel, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk. Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, ham and cheese sandwich, baby carrots, garden side salad, ranch...
Contrary to rumors, the Arch Hurley Conservancy District board last week did not allocate water for the upcoming spring season. A water allocation wasn’t even on the board’s agenda for its regular Feb. 13 meeting. Board member Larry Perkins said he’d received three phone calls from people hearing the board would allocate water during the meeting. He surmised it was a misunderstanding regarding a photo on social media of the district replacing a radial gate. Last summer, the district allocated water to farmers through its canals for the first...
A Harding County man filed a complaint for damages against a truck driver, a trucking firm and its insurer over injuries he suffered in an accident near Logan in 2021, alleging the trucker was incompetent. The plaintiff, Nathan Eggart, asserts that Iowa-based CRST International shouldn’t have employed driver William Llewellyn of North Carolina, citing his previous traffic violations. Eggart filed the lawsuit in district court in Tucumcari on Feb. 9 against Llewellyn, CRST and Ace American Insurance. The Roybal-Mack & Cordova law film in A...
The Tucumcari-based TableTop Cooperative recently learned it will receive a nearly $25,000 grant to buy a walk-in cooler and other equipment so it can set up a food hub in the region. The New Mexico Economic Development Department last week announced a total of 21 Healthy Food Financing Awards worth $950,000 to help increase food security in the state and in underserved communities. The state agency stated the TableTop food hub “will enhance processing and storage capabilities, facilitating improved community food access and fostering a...
Members of the Princess Theatre Task Force said Thursday they likely would use new capital outlay funds for facade improvements and renovating the offices of the long-closed venue. The organization met shortly after the New Mexico Legislature ended its 30-day session. The city-owned downtown theater on Main Street is due to receive $135,000 in new capital outlay funds if it survives a line-item veto from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The original capital outlay request was $1.5 million. City manager Paula Chacon said if the Princess’ front offic...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 12 to Feb. 15: — Jason Roberts, 35, Tucumcari, battery against a household member and criminal damage to property of a household member (under $1,000). — Victor L. Rivera, 54, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Gabriel Anthony Perez, 25, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Robert Jennings, 65, Tucumcari, driving under the influence of liquor (impaired; second offense). — Michael Paul Chacon, 45, San Jon, trafficking controlled substances (distribu...
The Logan Municipal Schools board last week approved a five-year facilities master plan that details about $2.03 million in priorities, including security improvements. Paul Aguilar of Consolidated School Support Services went over the 61-page plan with the board during its Feb. 12 meeting. It was written after input from teachers, district staff and community members. The approved plan, which serves as a guide for the school district to obtain capital outlay and other funding through 2029, was sent to the New Mexico Public School Facilities...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 12 to Feb. 18: Feb. 12 — 1:41 a.m.: Noise complaint in 1700 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 6:45 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 7:07 a.m.: Trespassing in 200 block of U.S. 54, Logan. — 11:26 a.m.: Arrest warrant at South Fourth Street and West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 2:22 p.m.: Theft at unlisted block of Montoya. — 6:29 p.m.: Brush fire in 6400 block of Quay Road AL4, Tucumcari....
Quay County manager said a bill in the New Mexico Legislature contains $10 million to help build a new Dr. Daniel C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. Daniel Zamora told commissioners during their meeting Monday if the bill passes this week with the hospital funding intact, he will apply for a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would complete funding for the project. The Legislature’s session ends Thursday. During a break in the meeting, Zamora said he was hopeful ground would be broken for the new hospital by s...
A man who barricaded himself in a van in the middle of South First Street in Tucumcari was apprehended by police nearly five hours later Friday afternoon. After two flash grenades detonated near the suspect's van had no apparent effect, a New Mexico State Police robot rolled up to the vehicle and held a canister containing a teargas variant into its window. The suspect crawled out of the driver's side window, where he was grabbed by a slew of officers in tactical gear. TPD Chief Patti Lopez...