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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, inter...
Our belated and weak response to the missile attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea by Houthi militants has been embarrassing. But that’s what happens when there’s no strong leader in the White House. Watching Joe Biden and his inept state department screw up everything they try to do in Ukraine and the Middle East reminds me of something I saw my father do in his first year in office. In 1981 the Bad Boy of the Middle East was the late Muammar Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya who was funding deadly terrorist groups in Palestine, Syria and els...
A possible live grenade was confiscated last week during a multi-agency drug bust on Tucumcari's west side. Raul Diaz-Villalobos, 39, was charged with trafficking a controlled substance in a school zone (by possession with intent to distribute) and possession of explosive or incendiary device, both felonies, after the operation. The trafficking charge, the most serious, could lead to up to 18 years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000. Quay County Sheriff Dennis Garcia said Diaz-Villalobos...
A sonic boom over Quay County and other parts of the region earlier this month occurred during a training exercise, public affairs officials from two Air Force bases in New Mexico said. The boom on the evening of Jan. 19 shook windows at residents’ homes and prompted calls to local emergency dispatchers. It was felt as far away as Conchas and Amarillo. No damage was reported. Jaclyn Pienkowski, public affairs chief at Cannon Air Force Base, stated in an email last week the Melrose Air Force Range had hosted an air integration training exercise...
A local contractor’s lawsuit against a company that owns and operates a recreational marijuana dispensary in Glenrio was dismissed earlier this month. Pacheco Construction & Trucking’s complaint against Glenrio Properties was dismissed with prejudice on Jan. 17, which means the suit cannot be refiled in that court. Randy Knudson of Portales, the attorney for Pacheco Construction, confirmed in an email last week the case had been settled. He did not elaborate on the terms. Pacheco Construction of Tucumcari filed a money judgment complaint and...
The Quay County 4-H parliamentary procedure team recently won a championship at the state 4-H conference in Las Cruces. The team of Charmaynn Hall, MiKayla Klinger, Maddie Kenyon, Ashton Smith, Greyson Bollinger, and Paxton Smith finished first at the contest. Each team is given a set of problems they must work through using correct parliamentary procedure. The Quay County team will represent New Mexico at the National Western Roundup in Denver in January. Also, Klinger finished fourth in the...
For the third straight year, Tucumcari High School was among the winners of the New Mexico Governor's STEM Challenge. The THS team, which proposed a system for Native Americans to have better internet access, was among 40 that received $500 prize from one of the contest sponsors, Intel. The Tucumcari team's sponsors and mentors are Tommy and Morisa Evans. "The students had to overcome a bit of adversity since they prepared their speech expecting everyone to be there," Tommy Evans stated in an...
A Tucumcari hotel was briefly evacuated Thursday morning when a possible fire was reported there. Tucumcari Fire Chief Garrett Nash said smoke was reported about 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Holiday Inn at 2624 S. Adams St. He said a handful of guests were evacuated. Nash said a malfunctioning heating unit was believed to be the cause. Nearly all the firefighters departed from the scene less than an hour later. No injuries were reported, and little damage was apparent. Tim Martinez, the hotel’s manager, said Friday a heating unit c...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Jan. 22 to Jan. 28: Jan. 22 — 12:15 a.m.: Prowler in 1100 block of South Fourth Street, Tucumcari. — 5:09 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1100 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 9:59 a.m.: Theft in 800 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 9:59 a.m.: Trespassing in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 11:34 a.m.: Fraud in 100 block of U.S. 54, Logan. — 12:54 p.m.: Assault and battery in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari....
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Jan. 22 to Jan. 28: — Matthew Lopez, 24, Tucumcari, battery against a household member, interference with communications and criminal trespass (unposted). — Johnathan James Martinez, 30, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Ralph Earl Wayne Fletcher, 34, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — William Holmes, 39, Tucumcari, obedience to signal indicating approach of train. — Manuel Isidro Trujillo, 51, Logan, aggravated stalking (violation of a protection order) and violation...
Mesalands Community College added almost $14 million to the region’s economy and supported nearly 250 jobs during the 2021-2022 fiscal year, a report stated. The economic impact report by Lightcast, a global labor market analysis firm, was presented during the college’s board of trustees meeting on Jan. 16 by Joel Kiser, vice president of academic affairs. Kiser said the New Mexico Independent Community Colleges organization wanted economic studies of all its members, and the state’s Higher Education Department said the data would be benef...
On Feb. 29, Judge Albert J. Mitchell Jr., the only jurist in the sprawling 10th Judicial District, will hang up his robe for the final time after 15 years on the bench. Mitchell sent a one-page letter on Jan. 10 to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico Supreme Court Chief Justice Shannon Bacon, stating he would resign effective March 1. "I am privileged to work with fine people in the Tenth Judicial District, as well as my judicial colleagues statewide," Mitchell wrote. "In addition, the...
Classrooms at Tucumcari Elementary School might not be suitable as a temporary home for the Early Head Start program. However, a wing at the school district’s unit office might be considered. Interim superintendent Dave Johnson said during the school board’s Jan. 15 meeting the state may deem empty classrooms at TES as unsuitable for Early Head Start because they lack bathrooms and have window issues. Instead, Early Head Start might consider a wing of the district’s unit office at West Amarosa Avenue. That space is being rented by the New M...
The superintendent for Logan Municipal Schools told his board last week the state superintendents association was prepared to file a lawsuit to block the state education department from implementing a five-day school week. Logan superintendent Dennis Roch, a member of the New Mexico School Superintendents’ Association, said the proposed rule by the state’s Public Education Department to raise instruction to 180 days a year conflicts with state law. The proposal would force many rural schools, including all four in Quay County, to go from a fou...
A former Tucumcari police officer and onetime candidate for sheriff was arrested and briefly jailed last week after being accused of using force on a city cop and menacing another. Herman Isidro Martinez, 50, of Tucumcari was detained on a warrant Thursday on charges of battery upon a peace officer and assault upon a peace officer. The battery charge is a fourth-degree felony that can lead up to 18 months in prison and up to a $5,000 fine. The assault charge is a misdemeanor. According to the criminal complaint, Tucumcari Police Cpl. Nemie...
An apparent sonic boom from military aircraft shook a wide swath of the region Friday afternoon. Dozens of residents in Quay County and beyond reported to authorities and on social media about rattling windows and shaking homes, making several think it was an explosion. The boom was felt in Conchas to the north and as far east as Amarillo. Quay County Sheriff Dennis Garcia said he received no reports of damage. He said he was informed by dispatchers that military aircraft from an Air Force base were in the region at the time. A public affairs o...
Thursday — Table Top Co-op Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program. This program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Quay County Extension Office in Tucumcari will provide an introduction and give information on water rights and irrigation. Please RSVP by today by calling (575) 461-0562 or email [email protected]. April 26-27 — Tucumcari Film Festival. The annual event, themed “Visions of Frontier,” will feature films of adventure, drama and high stakes. For more information, go to filmfreeway.com/tucumcarifilmfest. Aug. 1-4 — Rattler Reunion. This annual ev...
On this date ... 1973: Two state police officers stopped a vehicle 19 miles west of Tucumcari during a routine check and found 21 kilograms of marijuana. Arrested was a 24-year-old driver from Vermont, who was jailed on $5,000 bond on a possession charge. The marijuana’s estimated street value was $21,500. It was the second large pot bust in the area in a week. — A tire broke loose from a westbound truck from Arkansas and smashed through a window at Sylvia Anthony’s Cafe on East Tucumcari Boulevard. It damaged several tables, chairs, glass...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Blueberry and yogurt parfait, assorted cereal, graham crackers, banana, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Teriyaki chicken, brown rice, ham and egg chef salad, 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: Cheeseburger, ham and cheese sandwich, French fries, baby carrots, fru...
These students at Tucumcari Elementary School made the honor roll for the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year. Third-grade “A” Honor Roll: Alejandra Preciado, Isadora Bennett, James Haller, Jordan Garcia and Raven Martinez. Third-grade “A/B” Honor Roll: Alejandro Apodaca, Anayi Martinez, Arabelle Holguin, Bently Henderson, Cooper Wood, Gabriella Lopez, Gwen Albrecht, Isabella Huntley, Jared Collins, Julianna Lucero, Legend Jaramillo, Lily Lucero, Lucas Najera, Rheanna Romero, Ryan Marano, Sysney Perez Bugarin, William Mosteller and Zay...
Wastewater at all four public high schools in Quay County tested positive for opioids or stimulants in recent months. High schools at the Tucumcari, Logan, San Jon and House districts tested positive for the drugs in November or December in an initiative by the governor’s office and New Mexico Environment Department. According to the data, Tucumcari High School’s wastewater tested positive for the opioids of norfentanyl, hydromorphone and hydrocodone and the stimulants of methamphetamine and amphetamine on Nov. 28. “We are not really surpr...
Christa Strong, a seventh-grader at Logan, was crowned champion during the annual district spelling bee that included competitors from Tucumcari and Logan. Strong successfully spelled the word "disclaimer" to win the event at the Tucumcari Public Schools Central Office on Wednesday. Strong will advance to the state spelling bee on Feb. 28. Runner-up in the competition was Massiah Alderete, a fifth-grader from Tucumcari....
The Tucumcari Convention Center’s Liberty Room will host guest service and hospitality training sessions on Jan. 31. The free sessions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 2 to 5 p.m. will help participants develop customer service skills and assist them in answering a commonly asked question: “What is there to do here?” The sessions are is open to all who work in hotels, restaurants, retail or tourism-related industries. Sessions will include: — What is hospitality — Aspects of guest services — Employability skills and personal responsibil...
The New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority is offering direct home rehabilitation services in eight counties, including Quay County, that do not have a service provider for its Home Rehabilitation Program. The authority's program provides repairs to bring homes up to code, makes essential improvements that are non-luxury in nature, including roof and mobile home replacement, and performs accessibility modifications to homeowners who lack the resources to do so. The authority contracts with six se...
The City of Tucumcari likely will issue a request for proposals for facade improvements and an economic viability study for the long-closed Princess Theatre. The theater soon will undergo removal of hazardous asbestos and lead paint by a Rio Rancho firm for about $200,000. The city last year received a $250,000 capital outlay award from the New Mexico Legislature for the theater. Nearly $50,000 of the remaining capital outlay funds will go to the winning bidder of the forthcoming RFP. Matt Monahan, a member of the Princess Theatre task force,...