Articles from the January 6, 2021 edition
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Year in review: Pandemic impacts still more
Though state-mandated COVID-19 restrictions had affected all corners Quay County the first month of the year, the virus itself made a big impact in 20...
Six more coronavirus cases reported Saturday
Six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 also were reported in the county Saturday by the New Mexico Department of Health. Four of the cases were reported in the Tucumcari ZIP code, with one each in Logan...
Eighth COVID-19 death reported in county
The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday reported the eighth COVID-19 death in Quay County since the pandemic began. Eight new confirmed cases of the virus also were reported in the county...
Conchas Lake State Park closes boat ramps
Conchas Lake State Park has closed access to all boat ramps due to dropping water levels, resulting in safety concerns, and to prevent property damage during launching and loading of boats. Low...
Five COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday in county
The New Mexico Department of Health on Tuesday reported five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quay County. Three of the cases were reported in the Tucumcari ZIP code, and two others came from the...
Clinic receives vaccine shipment
The rollout of COVID-19 inoculations continued last week when the Quay County Family Health Center in Tucumcari received a shipment of the new...
Vaccine website updated
The New Mexico Department of Health announced Monday that its vaccination website at vaccinenm.org now enables users to complete their comprehensive personal profiles. These profiles — which...
First baby of 2021 born at PRMC
CLOVIS - Alijah Jasper was scheduled to come into the world Jan. 4 through a C-section delivery at Plains Regional Medical Center. He had other...
Why Jesus was born in a stable
On Dec. 20, our preacher spoke about “wonderful” as it’s related to Jesus based on Isaiah 9:6, including that Jesus’ birth was wonderful in his because of the simple location, which we...
Charges dismissed in high-speed chase case
A Tucumcari man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase in town in August had charges against him dismissed last week because time expired for his preliminary examination in court due to...
Quay remains in red with latest evaluations
Quay County remained in the red zone in the latest evaluations last week on the statewide COVID-19 map, but it landed on the shortlist of greatest improvement in its per-capita and test-positivity...
Execution may be death knell for death penalty
All year long in her cell in Texas, Lisa Montgomery crochets angels and Christmas tree ornaments and elaborate nativity scenes overrun with more angels. On Christmas Eve, her attorneys called her to...
2020 instructive if not productive
This week, we gleefully put behind us a year of closings, cancellations and isolation, and enter a year that gives us hope that at least some social life will return as we chip away at the COVID-19...
Hard to feel optimistic about 2021
What a difference a terrible year makes. Last year at this time, my wife, Colleen the travel agent, and I were getting ready to take 40 of her clients on a 15-day cruise out of Dubai to India and back...
Quay's seventh COVID-19 death reported
The New Mexico Department of Health last week reported the seventh death in Quay County because of COVID-19. According to a news release Wednesday, the latest victim was a man in his 70s who was...
Lawsuit filed against assessor
The Quay Apartments in Tucumcari last week filed a lawsuit against Quay County Assessor Janie Hoffman, claiming a wrong assessment is causing it to pay thousands of dollars more in taxes. Quay...
2020 condemned to flames
The owner of a Tucumcari motel torched an effigy of a much-maligned 2020 and mementos of people's misfortunes that year in a bonfire broadcast live...
County spends entirety of CARES Act allotment
Quay County government spent all its $152,000 allotment in federal CARES Act funds to cover expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic before last week’s deadline. Meanwhile, the county earlier last...
Firm representing MCC issues allegation denials
The law firm representing Mesalands Community College last week issued multiple denials to allegations from by the college’s former president in his whistleblower and retaliation lawsuit against...
Jail log - Jan. 6
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3: • Danica Rachelle Hogue, 43, Clovis, contempt of court. • Bernie Palomino, 33, Tucumcari, driving under...
Police blotter - Jan. 6
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 14 to Dec. 19: Monday • 10:15 a.m.: Fraud at South Sixth Street and West Tucumcari Boulevard,...
