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On this date ... 1973: The board of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce voted during a special meeting to support a special mill levy to establish a branch community college in Tucumcari. The levy, if approved, would permit the financial support of the school at a rate of $100 per full-time equivalent academic student and $400 per full-time equivalent vocational student. The proposed college would offer courses to residents of the Tucumcari school district and allow them to participate in courses offered at High Plains Vocational...
• Thursday-Sunday — Rattler Reunion. The annual gathering of Tucumcari High School alumni will include a golf tournament, barbecue dinner, pancake breakfast, Golden Rattler Luncheon and the traditional Saturday night gathering at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Email [email protected] or go to rattlerreunion.com for more information. • Aug. 9-12 — Quay County Fair. The annual fair featuring all sorts of livestock and home contests will take place at the Quay County fairgrounds in west Tucumcari. The fair on Saturday will offer an itty...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Barbecued brisket, baked beans, roasted tomatoes, cornbread, watermelon. Thursday — Chicken stir fry, brown rice, mandarin oranges. Friday — Meatloaf, roasted Brussels sprouts, garden salad with Italian dressing, baked potato, whole-wheat roll with margarine, cherry cobbler. Monday — Hamburger macaroni, green beans, corn, apricots. Tuesday — Green chile lasagna, tossed salad, Italian vegetables, steamed cabbage, whole-wheat dinner roll, mixed fruit....
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 24 to July 28: — Gilbert Leroy Romero, 56, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Dillon Dwayne Carmichael, 23, Tucumcari, battery. — Cecilia D. Maestas, 35, Tucumcari, battery against a household member and charge not listed. — Melissa Danielle Martinez, 32, Tucumcari, contempt of court. These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from July 24 to July 28: — Wendy Ann Chick, 51, no address listed, bail or bond....
The former superintendent of House Municipal Schools was honored as New Mexico Schools Superintendent of the Year just a few months after the school district ousted her. About the same time Bonnie Lightfoot was honored by the New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders, a petition was filed in district court where the House school board would pay her $180,000 in a settlement agreement. During a New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders conference in Albuquerque in mid-July, Lightfoot was...
The Quay County Clerk’s Office stated in a recent news release that potential candidates for local offices in the Nov. 7 election will have to update their voter-registration information, if necessary, by Aug. 9 before filing for candidacy later this month. The office stated that potential candidates cannot make changes to their voter-registration affidavits after the state on Aug. 9 issues its proclamation that calls for a November election. Any prospective candidates with questions should call the office at (575) 461-0510. The official f...
The Pow Wow restaurant in Tucumcari reopened Friday after being closed for several months, and Carlson Coffee Co. several days earlier moved to a higher-traffic location along the city’s Route 66 corridor. The Pow Wow Restaurant and Lizard Lounge at 801 W. Tucumcari Blvd., a fixture in the city for decades, was rechristened as the Pow Wow Lounge with a scaled-down menu to complement its bar. Christopher Arias, a city commissioner, and his wife Tori bought the Pow Wow in late June. “The first few days have gone pretty good,” Arias said after...
A Quay County sheriff's deputy received a Life Saving Award for his acts on an injured person involved in an accident on Interstate 40. Sheriff Dennis Garcia presented the award to deputy Mario Chavez-Thicc'ums during a Quay County Commission meeting on July 24. The accident occurred the afternoon of July 7. Deputies were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash at mile marker 360 of Interstate 40 east of Tucumcari. Dispatchers informed law enforcement a four-door vehicle involved in the crash had le...
The Odeon Theatre in downtown Tucumcari later this month will host a screening of the documentary “Route 66: The Untold Story of Women on the Mother Road” and a panel discussion after the showing. The screening will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 13 at the historic theater at 123 S. Second St. The event is free, but the organizers are asking attendees to register at shorturl.at/yEQU7. The film explores how women overcame segregation and gender discrimination to build fulfilling lives for themselves and generations to come on “America’s most beloved road....
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from July 17 to July 30: July 17 — 5:47 a.m.: Disturbance in 600 block of East McGee Avenue, Tucumcari. — 6:35 a.m.: Accident at milepost 324, U.S. 54, Logan. — 8:19 a.m.: Harassment in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. — 9:01 a.m.: Threat in 1000 block of East Whitmore Avenue, Tucumcari. — 10:16 a.m.: Juvenile problem at South Fifth and East Center streets, Tucumcari. — 11:27 a.m.: Missing person reported in 200 block of East Center Street, Tuc...
Jehu "J.D." Knapp was sworn as Tucumcari Public Schools' newest board member at the start of the board's regular meeting last Monday. Tucumcari Magistrate Judge Noreen Hendrickson administered the oath of office to Knapp, who will represent District 5 after predecessor and board Vice President Bo Wallace resigned in early June. District 5 lies in the southeast part of the school district. The board during its July meeting chose Knapp to serve the rest of Wallace's term through December. During...
Ninety years ago, Quay County experienced two disasters in just a few hours that killed at least a dozen people and injured more than 40 more. The cause of both calamities could be traced to one thing - a severe storm system. Early Aug. 29, 1933, a Transcontinental-Western Air plane, with its pilot apparently disoriented by a heavy thunderstorm, slammed into the side of Mesa Redonda south of Tucumcari. That fiery crash killed all five people aboard, including the two pilots. Early the same day,...
LOGAN -- A Tucumcari man was shot to death early Wednesday by a Quay County Sheriff’s deputy while police were responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Logan, according to a news release from New Mexico State Police. Matthew Dimas, 38, died at an area hospital after a sheriff’s deputy fired at least one shot that struck Dimas, the news release stated. Sheriff’s deputies and state police responded to a call from dispatchers at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday that a man had fired two shots from the back yard of a Logan home and was threatening to hurt...
Quay County saw spending growth during the January-to-March quarter, largely matching what was observed statewide by the New Mexico Economic Development Department. The county’s matched taxable gross receipts increased 4.4%, or $2.3 million, compared to the previous quarter, according to the department’s quarterly economic summary that was released earlier this month. Quay County’s total of $50.4 million in gross receipts during the January-to-March quarter was 10% more, or $4.7 million, than the county’s eight-quarter average and an 8% incr...
• Friday-Saturday — Quay County Rodeo. 4-H youth from all over the county will test their rodeo skills at the Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Tucumcari. Competition begins each day at 5 p.m. • Aug. 3-6 — Rattler Reunion. The annual gathering of Tucumcari High School alumni will include a golf tournament, barbecue dinner, pancake breakfast, Golden Rattler Luncheon and the traditional Saturday night gathering at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Email [email protected] or go to rattlerreunion.com for more information. • Aug. 9-12...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Baked pork chop, scalloped potatoes, Capri blend vegetables, whole-wheat roll with margarine, baked apple slices. Thursday — Beef stew, whole-wheat roll with margarine, tapioca pudding. Friday — Pulled pork sandwich, vegetables, Sun chips, apricots. Monday — Cheeseburger, potato wedges, pasta salad, tropical fruit salad. Tuesday — Chicken tacos, calabacitas with green chile, pinto beans, diced mango. Logan Senior Center Wednesday — Barbecued chicken, potato salad, ranch beans, roll with margarine,...
CLOVIS — One month after Clovis’ mayor accused him of lying about attending a taxpayer-funded training session in Santa Fe, Clovis City Commissioner David Bryant has responded to the allegations. “Yes,” Bryant wrote in a Facebook message to The News, “I attended” the seminar hosted June 5-7 by the New Mexico Municipal League. Bryant also suggested he is looking into legal action regarding the mayor’s accusation. “I’ve contacted legal with the City and outside legal as well on the matter,” he wrote in his statement. “I’ve been downgrad...
Virtual fencing for cattle, alternate crops and conserving soil carbon are among the topics to be discussed at this year's free field day on Tuesday at New Mexico State University's Rex E. Kirksey Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari. The event will begin with registration at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at the science center, located three miles northeast of Tucumcari off U.S. 54. The event is free and open to the public. The keynote presentation and dinner, catered by a Quay County 4-H club as a...
The Quay County Clerk’s Office last week gave notice that a voter registration update or cancellation initiative is underway in New Mexico and in many adjoining States. All 33 counties in New Mexico are sending notices to individuals who are registered but have addresses verified through other agencies that show they may be receiving mail and/or live somewhere else other than what is on file with their county clerk regarding voter registration. Notices are being sent to give voters the opportunity to update their current registration and s...
Two Quay County 4-H members earned high-point honors during the 100th annual New Mexico State 4-H Conference at Las Cruces. Two Quay County teams also finished in the top five at the recent competition at New Mexico State University. MiKayla Klinger earned high-point individual honors in the impromptu public speaking competition, and Ashton Smith was the high-point individual in agronomy. Both received buckles for their strong overall finishes. Klinger also finished fourth in prepared public...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from July 18 to July 23: -- Jose Martell, 33, Albuquerque, receiving or transferring stolen motor vehicles (third or subsequent offense). -- Joseph Marcus White, 25, Ruidoso, criminal damage to property (over $1,000). -- Joshua Max Wishon, 38, Tucumcari, two counts of breaking and entering, criminal damage to property (under $1,000) and conspiracy to commit non-residential burglary. -- Matthew Riley Belcher, 25, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Samantha Alexis Montano, 29, T...
On this date ... 1973: Dr. James Saltz was hailed for forming a fueling contract that would keep Tucumcari Municipal Airport operating and save the jobs of about 22 people there. The airport’s operators saw their fuel cut off from Phillips Petroleum after failing to pay about $12,000 in bills. As a result, pilots were bypassing the Tucumcari airport. Saltz presented a new fueling contract that the city approved, and it was anticipated the airport would reopen to planes within 24 to 48 hours. — President Richard Nixon refused to comply with sub...
The Tucumcari City Commission finally funded the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce after months of wrangling, but not before losing the chamber’s director. City manager Paula Chacon told city commissioners during their Thursday meeting she received word several days before from chamber Vice President Lee Judd that the chamber’s executive director, Scott Crotzer, had resigned. Commissioners ultimately settled on using $27,000 in lodgers tax funds to fund the chamber during the current fiscal year — $12,000 to pay a part-time emplo...
Tucumcari city manager Paula Chacon told city commissioners Thursday at least eight of its buildings will need a full roof replacements after a hailstorm on May 25 ravaged the region. Those are the Tucumcari Convention Center, Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course pro shop, Tucumcari Senior Center, Tucumcari Community Development office, Del Norte Community Center, Tucumcari Recreation Center and the trailer office at the landfill. Chacon said the cost to replace the convention center’s roof will be about $...
A somewhat divided Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors last week allocated three inches of water per acre — the first time it had authorized the release of water from Conchas Lake in over three years. The vote during the board’s regular meeting July 11 was 3-1, with board member Debra Mitchell casting the only dissenting vote after a long pause when she visibly agonized over her decision. Board member John Griffiths made the motion to allocate water, and Larry Perkins seconded. Board member Jason Box was absent. Mitchell and sev...