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A major Union Pacific Railroad track maintenance project through Quay and Guadalupe counties was just finishing up, a UP spokesperson said Wednesday. The project, which began in February, involves 100 miles of track between Tucumcari and Vaughn, Jeff DeGraff, media relations director for UP's Southern Division said. The Southern Division includes the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, according to the railroad's website. The railroad spent $19 million on the project,...
CLOVIS — As the state starts accepting applications for its sixth racino license, eastern New Mexico will have at least two horses in the race. Projects proposed for Tucumcari and Clovis will be among those competing for the state’s last available racino license, with an award selection expected by the end of 2018. The New Mexico Racing Commission on Monday began accepting applications for the state’s sixth and final horse racing and casino license, a process expected to last at least through the summer. Applications are due by July 30, and p...
More than 3,000 people took part in the western heritage activities during the third annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days Festival in Tucumcari. "The parade was shorter than those held in the past but it still was one of the unique events," said Karen Alarcon, event coordinator, founder. The festival, held Friday through Sunday, held the main events on Saturday at the Tucumcari Convention Center and Quay County Fairgrounds. "Overall the event was a success," Alarcon said. "There are so many people I...
• Tucumcari citizens got a chance to look at a U.S. Army Huey Cobra attack helicopter. The helicopter was displayed in front of the National Guard Armory. • Larry Ingram of Tucumcari was elected as a director of the Tucumcari Chamber of Commerce. The position was left vacant after mayor King Aitken resigned. • Horace Wood was appointed as the new superintendent of Tucumcari Schools and Don Herron was appointed as the new assistant superintendent. • Gilbert Hunnicutt with the New Mexico State P...
By Thomas Garcia QCS Staff Writer [email protected] Three years had passed since the last time U.S. Marine veteran Wesley Roy Brady Jr. passed through Tucumcari on a cross country trek to raise awareness for combat-wounded veterans. "I am continuing my crusade to raise awareness about the issues facing our veterans and their families all across the nation," Brady said. Brady, a 22-year Marine veteran, has seen first-hand the effect of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through May 16: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Tucumcari Thursday: Pork asada, buttered new potatoes, hominy, flour tortilla, strawberry shortcake Friday: Green chile hamburger, pork and beans, apple sauce Monday: Green chile chicken enchiladas, pinto beans, sweet potato, crackers, cottage cheese, pears Tuesday: Spaghetti, salad with dressing, spinach, garlic bread, peach cobbler Wednesday: Chile relleno, salad, pinto...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center May 1-7: • Andrew McKinney, 36, warrant • Valentina McArthur, 19, aggravated battery against a household member • Jade Terrell, 25, criminal solicitation to commit fraud • Bobby Vandiver, 31, battery against a household member • Michael Armijo, 28, warrant • Patrick Carbajal, 43, warrant • David Garcia, 27, warrant • Walter Grant, 44, aggravated battery • Raymond Holliday, 28, warrant • Stanley Ingram, 47, warrant • Ricky Lankford, 58, warrant • Hector Ledezma, 22, dri...
The Tucumcari City Commission has approved a $5.6 million project to divert treated wastewater from the city’s sewage treatment plant to irrigate nearby property. The city adopted this project on April 30 as a way to comply with federal and state “zero discharge” environmental regulations that prohibit dumping the water into a nearby pond. The project includes an option to purchase more than 300 acres of farmland next to the treatment plant from Jack Smith, and installing water lines and a sprinkler system for irrigation, according to Vicki Str...
More than 40 county and city officials from across eastern New Mexico learned about the House Bill 98 that will consolidate all elections through county clerk offices. This will go into effect July 1, repealing all municipal election code with the state’s election code, said Sen. Daniel Ivy-Soto. Soto spoke to the county clerks, city clerks and the deputy clerks during a presentation on May 2 at the Quay County Fairgrounds. Counties and cities attending included Tucumcari, Quay County, Clayton, Harding County, Union County, Santa Rosa and Q...
The Navajo Nation is commemorating an important milestone this year, the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of 1868 and the return of the Diné people to their ancestral homeland. From 1863 through 1866, more than 11,500 Navajos were marched to Bosque Redondo near Fort Sumner, a distance of 350 to 400 miles. It became known as The Long Walk. The Navajo people weren’t allowed to leave internment at Fort Sumner and return to their ancestral homeland until Navajo leaders signed a treaty with the United States on June 1, 1868. Of the more than 11...
I’ve got to admit that as much as I dislike having Donald Trump as my president, some good is likely to come out of his presidency. He just might pull off a real settlement with Kim Jong Un that will significantly lessen hostilities with North Korea, or at least keep Kim from issuing empty threats and ending the childish playground shouting between Kim and Trump. Trump’s corporate-friendly tax code, too, might bring more jobs back to America, or at least more corporate profits to be taxed. It doesn’t matter to me that a corporation gets more...
Decades ago, I was involved with a movement called, The March for Jesus. The idea was that Christians across the nation would gather locally and march around important buildings in their towns, like schools. We all marched at the same time on the same day, and sang the very same songs in unison. That was the whole plan. We had some idea that it was being done in imitation of Joshua’s march around Jericho. (Except, Israel annihilated Jericho with its strategy, and we were only aiming for m...
Quay County Rabies Clinics will be held Saturday throughout the county at the following locations (all times Mountain unless otherwise noted): • Nara Visa 10 a.m.,-11:30 a.m., CDT at the Fire Station • Logan 1 p.m.,-3 p.m. at the Village Warehouse. City licenses will be available. • San Jon 4 p.m.,-5 p.m. at the old fire station. City licenses will be available. • Tucumcari 9 a.m.,-noon and 1 p.m.,-4 p.m. at the City Warehouse located at 302 West Center Street. City licenses will be available. Rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats are $8 each...
The Tucumcari Rattlers will compete today in the second round of the 3A state baseball tournament against the second-seeded Estancia Bears at Cleveland High School in Albuquerque. “We have to play aggressively from the very start,” said Isaac Arias, Rattlers junior. “It will be important to for us to have the mentality focused on the intent to win.” The key to beating the Bears is for the guys to be mentally focused on executing the fundamentals and avoiding errors, said Dwayne Roberts, Rattlers head coach. Roberts said the team will have to...
