Articles written by Ron Warnick
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 275
By 
Tucumcari man jailed in stabbing
Police officers arrested and jailed a Tucumcari man on a felony complaint after he was accused of stabbing another man in the lower back, upper shoulder and face. Adrian J. Andrade, 25, was booked on...
Budget increase resolutions approved
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a series of six resolutions to increase its budget on its soon-to-close 2018-2019 fiscal year. The resolutions were presented by county finance director C...
Logan approves alcohol sales
LOGAN - Voters in Logan approved by a 5-to-1 margin a mail-in ballot question on whether to approve the sale of beer and wine at restaurants there. A...
Four headed to national finals
Four athletes from Mesalands Community College are competing in this week's College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming, and their coach is...
Tucumcari man gets five years in prison
A Tucumcari man was sentenced in district court May 28 to five years in prison and other conditions for his role in a violent and armed home invasion in October that hospitalized an elderly man. Riley...
Festival chair optimistic
Just under 400 people attended the headlining acts of the third annual New Mexico Music Showcase inside the Tucumcari Convention Center, which was...
BBC crew spends some time in Tucumcari
A crew from the British Broadcasting Corp. spent about 12 hours in Tucumcari last week filming at two Route 66 restaurants for a pair of longtime...
Man apprehended in shooting
A Tucumcari man accused of pulling a gun on another man and firing as he drove away down a street was apprehended after being at large for a month. Quay County Crime Stoppers had offered up to a...
Museum celebrates in sunshine
Vastly improved weather conditions made all the difference with attendance Saturday during the 50th anniversary of the Tucumcari Historical Museum.... Full story
Girls wrestling may become official
The New Mexico Activities Association is poised to make girls wrestling an officially sanctioned sport, and Tucumcari's wrestling coach is all for... Full story
Parade joins Music Showcase lineup
For the first time, the New Mexico Music Showcase will feature a parade Saturday morning down Tucumcari’s Route 66. Benji Torres, treasurer of the Tucumcari Columbus Club that helps organize the...
Contract extension tabled again
For a second time, the Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday tabled a possible contract extension with an Albuquerque marketing firm until it hears from the city’s Lodgers Tax Advisory Board next...
Mesalands approves project request
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees approved a capital project request to extensively renovate its main building to make it more welcoming to current and prospective students. The board...
Student athletes recognized at banquet
More than 300 people attended the annual Tucumcari Athletic Awards Banquet put on May 20 by the Diamondback Booster Club at the Tucumcari Convention...
Tucumcari board delays action on contract
An extension of Tucumcari Public Schools superintendent Aaron McKinney’s contract was on the agenda, but school board members during their May 20 meeting instead delayed action on it. Board members...
Museum celebrating 50th anniversary with 'Western Days'
The “Western Days” special-event day Saturday at the Tucumcari Historical Museum will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and it also will serve as a tribute to the man who largely made the museum...
Logan man jailed on felony complaint
A Logan man was jailed last week on a felony complaint after he was accused of dragging a woman by the hair, throwing her down a set of stairs and kicking her. Santiago Romero, 24, was booked into...
Two still jailed after standoff
Two suspects from Colorado remained in the county jail after they were accused last week of crashing a car in Tucumcari after a high-speed police... Full story
Proposed air park plat meets approval
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a preliminary plat of the proposed Air Park at Ute Lake subdivision near Logan that combines... Full story
Commission mum on sixth license
The New Mexico Racing Commission didn’t give any signals about how it leaned regarding a sixth license during its latest meeting Thursday, but a key member of a group wanting to build a racetrack... Full story
Quay County experiencing cell tower issues
Disabled Tucumcari resident Derrick Matthews endures muscular dystrophy, diabetes and heart problems that require him to make frequent phone calls to...
Tucumcari loses baseball coach
Tucumcari baseball coach Dwayne Roberts is leaving to take a position at his high school alma mater as coach of Logan's eight-man football program.... Full story
No objections heard to proposed subdivision
Quay County commissioners heard no objections Monday to a proposed subdivision on the south side of Ute Lake near Logan that combines housing and plane hangars with two airport runways for residents...
Suspect in shooting remains at large
A Tucumcari man remains at large after being accused of shooting at another man from a moving vehicle. Quay County Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for information leading to his arrest. Jacob...
Logan girls take title
ALBUQUERQUE - The Logan girls track team continued its season-long dominance, easily winning the Class 1A team title Saturday during the NMAA Track...
