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Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series reviewing Quay County's 2018. Next week's edition will include a report of May through August. The beginning of 2018 began with a gut-punch to Tucumcari, when the foundering Kmart chain announced it was closing its store in the city in April. The closure led to the loss of dozens of jobs. Tucumcari's municipal judge was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, eventually costing him his job. Tucumcari's city manager announced...
ALBUQUERQUE - With a request for an injunction still pending in a courtroom, the New Mexico Racing Commission on Friday refrained, as expected, from awarding a coveted sixth horse-racing license to applicants in Clovis, Tucumcari or Lordsburg. Commissioners, however, passed a resolution by a 3-1 vote Friday that stated the commission is "committed" to awarding a sixth license "once we get the attorney general's office approval or the judge grants or denies the petition," Commission Chairman Ray...
The Tucumcari school board during its regular meeting Dec. 17 honored three schoolteachers who earned “exemplary” evaluations. Board members and administrators applauded and presented plaques to Teri Dunlap, a middle-school math teacher; Sharon LaTouf, a high-school math teacher; and Danica Arguello, a middle-school language-arts teacher. Schools superintendent Aaron McKinney said the exemplary grade came from tests, student evaluations, principal evaluations, teacher attendance and more. Math and science teachers who receive the exemplary rat...
Ken's Ice Cream and More, a fixture along Tucumcari's Route 66 for decades, abruptly closed last week. The Facebook page for the restaurant at 1804 E. Route 66 Blvd. posted this message Thursday: "We have closed Ken's. Want to say thank you to everyone who has supported us. We will miss the great customers and wonderful friend(s) we have made in Tucumcari. You will be greatly missed." A check of the restaurant at lunchtime Thursday showed the building was locked with stools stacked on the...
On this date ... 1968: A Wheatland man, Frank D. Frost, 77, died instantly Christmas Day when his car was struck by a train three miles east of Tucumcari near U.S. 66. Witnesses and state police said Frost drove his car around a lowered railroad crossing barrier and struck the other barrier, turning his vehicle onto the track, where it was slammed by an eastbound Rock Island railroad train. • The newspaper ran a photo page of images from big U.S. and world news events of 1968: the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., ong...
Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, California vegetables, biscuit and margarine, strawberries and bananas. Thursday — Baked fish, tarter sauce, tater tots, coleslaw, dinner roll with margarine, apricots. Friday — Chalupa, lettuce and tomato, fiesta salad, salsa, fruit cocktail. Monday — Ham and cheese sandwich, lettuce and tomato, potato chips, orange. (Note: Lunch will be at 11 a.m.; center will close at noon). Tuesday — Closed. Logan Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken strips, mashed potatoes an...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 17 to Dec. 21: • Tami L. Davis, 45, Turkey, Texas, felony contempt of court and municipal charge (not listed). • Ariel Fernandez-Hernandez, 45, Miami, Florida, shoplifting ($100 or less). • Anthony Lawrence, 39, Logan, failure to comply with specific requirements. • Arthur Ezekiel Gutierrez, 41, Tucumcari, contempt of court, disorderly conduct and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer. • Manuel Nelson Ramirez, 29, Logan, felony contempt of court and misdemean...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 17-21: Monday • 7:05 a.m.: Domestic violence with no weapon in 6300 block of Cherokee Street, Tucumcari. • 9:14 a.m.: Breaking and entering in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. • 11:50 a.m.: Traffic accident with damage at Rock Island Street and Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 2:23 p.m.: Burglary from motor vehicle in 1500 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. • 2:26 p.m.: Theft in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. • 4:21 p....
Billboards will continue to inform eastbound and westbound drivers on Interstate 40 about the attractions of Tucumcari, after the city commission approved three-year contracts with the respective leasing companies Thursday. The three commissioners who attended the Thursday meeting unanimously approved the following deals: • An annual $18,720 deal with Lamar Advertising for billboards visible to westbound drivers coming from the Amarillo area. Documents indicate the billboards are in Amarillo, Wildorado and Adrian, Texas. • An annual $27...
Merry Christmas, Vladimir! As much as I’d like my column this week to reflect the holiday spirit, events of last week, the week before Christmas, I think demand some urgent attention Last week, President Donald Trump gave Russia’s Vladimir Putin a vast gift — Syria. Trump said U.S. troops are leaving, defending this move with the palpable lie that ISIS has been defeated. Russia praised the move almost before the words were out of Trump’s mouth. With the Mueller and New York prosecutor’s probes seeming to close in on the president, it seems tha...
SANTA ROSA — Could it be that Time magazine is abandoning the “great man” perspective on history, one in which larger-than-life individuals shape world events, for a “people’s history” narrative in which common people have the greater impact? That would explain why the magazine has chosen a group of people, rather than individuals, as its “Person of the Year” for three of the last five years. Or maybe it’s because the magazine is just catching up with the realization that people, collectively, have a bigger influence over world events than...
Several days ago, a group of teens and supporters led by River Johnson, 17, zip-tied handwritten, laminated notes of care along the Río Grande Gorge Bridge in hopes that someone on the verge of suicide would reconsider and choose life instead. Within a few hours, the state highway department had taken the notes down. One man who saw officials taking down the notes called the newspaper, angry. “They shouldn’t do that. Those notes might help keep someone alive,” he said. This is not the first group to place notes of love and hope on the bridge...
Picture this: A man pushing a bicycle through the library. Yes, that actually happened and right here in Tucumcari! A bystander asserted it must be a first. I can’t verify it as a first for all time, but it probably was a first for those of us present. As we approach Jan. 1, I wonder how many people actually will keep their resolutions. I suspect if any do, it’d be a first — at least for some of them. I haven’t made many New Year’s resolutions. Some I’ve made, I still keep; others, I’ve rethought and resolved to never make again. Most promises...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team finished fourth at the rugged Citizens Bank Tournament in Texico after losing 73-52 to Farwell in the third-place game Saturday. Farwell (20-2) came into the tournament ranked sixth in Class 2A in Texas by MaxPreps.com and played up to its billing, draining 15 3-point shots and handing the Lady Rattlers (6-3) their worst loss of the young season. "The girls never gave up and played with a lot of heart," Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said. "This tournament will...
With the myriad problems wracking the Tucumcari boys basketball team, it was a wonder it kept the game close at all during a 42-36 loss against Robertson on Dec. 18 at the Snake Pit. The Rattlers found themselves hampered by poor free-throw shooting, dry spells on offense and the benching of one of their top scorers after a technical foul. In spite of those things, Tucumcari briefly took a lead midway through the fourth quarter before the Cardinals (3-4) rallied. Jesus Ramos led the Rattlers...
The Tucumcari wrestling team gained the upper hand in district competition with two dual victories Wednesday on the road against host St. Michael’s and Wingate. The Rattlers defeated St. Michael’s 53-28 and Wingate 60-30 in team points to move to a district-leading 3-0 record. The Rattlers are 7-2 overall on the season. Tucumcari wrestlers who won both of their individual matches including Rod Dunlap (wrestling at 145 pounds), Joe Martine (160), Kaleb Hayes (220), Dyson Clark (195), Ricky Montano (113) and Caleb White (138). Dunlap remains und...
The Logan boys basketball team used two big scoring runs in the middle of the game to prevail 49-33 on Saturday over Boise City, Oklahoma. Dyson Day led the Longhorns (8-1) with 12 points, while Chase Earle added 11. Logan was trailing 9-6 at the end of the first quarter but went on a 14-0 run to start the second to take a 20-9 lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Longhorns also went on a 12-0 run to start the third period to effectively put the game away. “Both teams had a hard time scoring in the first half,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “On...
The Logan girls basketball team won its seventh game in a row with a 51-43 victory Saturday at home over Boise City, Oklahoma. The Lady Longhorns improved to 9-1 overall, while the Wildcats dropped to 9-2 overall. Logan's only loss so far this season was to state-ranked Tatum. Logan coach Glynna Strand said her team is “starting to gel more as a team since getting our injured girls back and came out ready to play today.” Harlie Roach led Logan with 18 points, and Karli Webb added 13. Logan 51, Des Moines 32 Logan went on the road Friday and...
