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An update to the City of Tucumcari's comprehensive plan took shape during a second hearing at the convention center, but the city manager insisted on one particular thing to emphasize. Late in the hearing Wednesday, city manager Paula Chacon implored that improving Tucumcari's infrastructure, especially on the city's west side, had to be high priority within the 20-year plan. Chacon said without improvements to the city's aging infrastructure, it would be more difficult to draw new businesses an...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from April 1 to April 7: April 1 — 4:02 a.m.: Disturbance in 2600 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 4:45 a.m.: Burglary from vehicle in 100 block of North Seventh Street, Tucumcari. — 5:56 a.m.: Vehicle theft in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. — 6:26 a.m.: Noise complaint in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 9:25 a.m.: Vehicle theft in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. — 11:46 a.m.: Vehicle fire inn 35300 block of Int...
The attorney for Tucumcari city manager Paula Chacon stated in a letter to the city commission written on her behalf that she would rescind her earlier offer to resign. The letter accused Mayor Pro Tem Jerry Lopez of harassment, a hostile work environment and a conflict of interest. Copies of the letter were distributed to the commission before its regular meeting Thursday. During the public comment portion of the meeting, eight people — including several city department heads — voiced their support for Chacon, prompting applause from the cro...
Two applicants for the Tucumcari Public Schools superintendent position were criminally charged years ago but not convicted. Several more have been named in lawsuits against their respective school districts, and two resigned under pressure from their boards. Eight people have applied for the position to replace Aaron McKinney, who retired on Jan. 1 after 18 years at the helm. At least two of the applicants have strong links to Tucumcari, including one who is a TPS administrator. The Quay County Sun examined the applications through an open-rec...
Though the funeral was more than 160 miles away, Jeri Herrera of Tucumcari stood as she watched a livestream of law enforcement officers carrying away the cremains of fallen New Mexico State Police officer Justin Hare of Logan. An estimated 2,000 people attended Hare's funeral Wednesday at Legacy Church-Central Campus in Albuquerque. At least another 800 people, such as Herrera, watched online. Legacy Church in Tucumcari offered to show the livestream on one of its large video screens. About 15...
It’s official — Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory makes the best feta cheese in the United States. The company earned a second-place finish in March in the World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wisconsin. That was an improvement from its third-place finish in the world in 2022. The competition is held every two years. The only entry in the feta cheese division to top Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory was Team Krusa from Arla Foods Krusa of Denmark, which finished runner-up in 2022. Team Krusa earned a score of 99.4 points, ahead of Tucu...
On this date ... 1974: High winds wreaked havoc on the region, leading to property damage and brush fires. A big gust knocked over the press box of Rattler Stadium onto the reserved seating section. The stadium’s public-address system and some bleachers also were damaged. Firefighters were called to put out a brush fire four miles south on Norton Road. A brush fire also was reported in a hay stack behind the Sheraton Inn in Tucumcari. Winds gusted up to 67 mph. — A total of 18 candidates filed for county offices. James Knight, Becky Bry...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Peach and yogurt parfait, Cocoa Puffs cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Green Frito pie, chef salad, pinto beans, shredded romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, salsa, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Blueberry muffin, string cheese, Lucky Charms cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit cocktail, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, turkey with cheese wrap,...
Saturday — Six-week dog training class. Tucumcari Dog Training and Tucumcari MainStreet are sponsoring a dog obedience class on Saturdays from April 6 through May 11 at the Tucumcari Railroad Museum. Cost is $50 for the class and includes a free clicker and training log. Proceeds from fees will go to Paws and Claws animal rescue and the museum. This course will cover dog safety, basic obedience commands and solutions to common canine behavior issues. Advance registration required; visit tucumcaridogtraining.com/obedience-lessons to sign up. F...
The Quay County Health Council is offering free Narcan training at 5:30 p.m. April 9 at the Tucumcari Middle School Library. The training will last about an hour and will show how to identify an opioid overdose, the laws that protect citizens who are trying to save a life, how to use Narcan and and follow-up care for overdose victims. Free Narcan tests — a $140 value — will be provided to each participant. The health council also will offer free lockboxes to safety store medications or edibles in the home to keep those substances away from chi...
The Quay County Health Council will host a suicide-prevention program from noon to 1 p.m. April 10 at the San Jon Senior Center. The council has two contractors training in suicide prevention called QPR, or question, persuade and refer. The free program provides information to participants on questions to ask, appropriate response and resources available when they have friends or family members showing signs of self-harm. Death rates by suicide from 2015 to 2020 in Quay County were among the highest in New Mexico....
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 27 to March 31: — Kathleen Dotson, 19, no address listed, protective custody. — Troy D. Cooper, 44, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Joseph A. Lucero Jr., 39, Tucumcari, receiving stolen property (over $250). — Santos Preciado, 32, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Michael S. Morgan, 39, Barlow, Kentucky, charge not listed. These individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center from March 27 to March 29: — Raul Antonio Villaloboz, 39, Tucumcari,...
The board for the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation on Wednesday extended the contract of its interim director through December as it tries to straighten out its books and nonprofit status in the meantime. Kristine Olsen, interim director for the EDC and placeholder director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, will be paid $20 an hour, plus a $4 service fee. Her hours are capped at 80 per month. Olsen had been budgeted at 20 hours per week, but she asked for 80 a month. She said there were some weeks where she...
New Mexico’s elections recently were ranked best in the nation by the Elections Performance Index, a project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Election Data and Science Lab described as “a non-partisan, objective measure of U.S. election administration.” The news comes as county clerks in the state are preparing for the June 4 primary election. Early voting in the primary begins May 7. The rankings, released in late March and based on the 2022 midterm elections, use a variety of performance indicators measuring aspects of electio...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 25 to March 31: March 25 — 6:45 a.m.: Vehicle theft in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. — 8:46 a.m.: Harassment in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 9:29 a.m.: Theft in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. — 9:56 a.m.: Threat at South Third Street and West Evans Avenue, Tucumcari. — 11:03 a.m.: Trespassing in 400 block of North First Street, Tucumcari. — 11:51 a.m.: Theft in 2300 block of South First Street, Tuc...
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham chose current District Attorney Timothy Rose to be the new judge in the 10th Judicial District, starting next month. Rose is replacing Albert “Scooter” Mitchell Jr., who retired in February after 15 years on the bench. The 10th Judicial District covers Quay, Harding and De Baca counties. Rose will be sworn in by 9th District Judge Donna Mowrer during a public ceremony at the Quay County Courthouse in Tucumcari at 1:30 p.m. April 1. Rose, who sat for an interview Sunday in a side room of the district attorney’s office...
Federal charges were filed Friday against a South Carolina suspect accused of fatally shooting a New Mexico State Police officer from Logan. If convicted of the more serious charge, the suspect faces up to life in prison or the death penalty. More details about the killing and the suspect’s capture also were revealed during the news conference and a federal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Albuquerque. Jaremy Smith, 33, was federally charged with carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm during and in rel...
An estimated 500 people on Wednesday evening shared memories and mourned a slain New Mexico State Police officer from Logan. The vigil drew officers from as far away as Hobbs paying their respects to NMSP patrolman Justin Hare, who was gunned down on March 15 west of Tucumcari while stopping to assist a motorist with a flat tire. The suspect, Jaremy Smith of South Carolina, was captured in Albuquerque two days later after being shot by police during a foot pursuit. Federal charges were filed...
A motorist who struck and killed a woman on a scooter in Tucumcari last week was driving with a revoked license. Jennifer Tackett of Tucumcari died of her injuries at Trigg Memorial Hospital after she was struck on her scooter at South Third Street and Route 66 Boulevard about 6:30 p.m. March 18, according to a report by Tucumcari Police Department officer Tyler Davis. The GMC Sonata pickup that struck Tackett and her scooter was driven by Dennis Christopher Benavidez, 32, of Tucumcari. (Online court documents also list an address in Portales f...
On this date ... 1974: Carolyn French of Nara Visa will become of the second woman to earn a civil engineering degree from New Mexico State University. If French, who graduated from Logan High School, elects to attend one more semester at NMSU, she will graduate with a double major — the other field being economics. French also pledged to the Chi Epsilon fraternity, which requires engineering studies to become a member. — Traffic deaths in the U.S. had fallen by one-third to a half so far this year, which officials attributed to the newly imp...
April 6 — Six-week dog training class. Tucumcari Dog Training and Tucumcari MainStreet are sponsoring a dog obedience class on Saturdays from April 6 through May 11 at the Tucumcari Railroad Museum. Cost is $50 for the class and includes a free clicker and training log. Proceeds from fees will go to Paws and Claws animal rescue and the museum. This course will cover dog safety, basic obedience commands and solutions to common canine behavior issues. Advance registration required; visit tucumcaridogtraining.com/obedience-lessons to sign up. F...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pancake sausage tin a stick, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Macaroni and cheese, turkey and cheese hoagie, steamed seasoned corn, fresh broccoli, ranch dressing, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Egg and cheese breakfast burrito, whole-grain doughnut ring, fruit cocktail, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, ham and cheese sandwich, gar...
About 60 people - many of them Impact Wind employees or students - attended a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Wednesday to celebrate Mesalands Community College's partnership with the Houston-based company. The ceremony took place in the college's wind-energy building in front of a wind-turbine nacelle used for training future turbine technicians. Mesalands and Impact announced the collaboration last month to train technicians through the Global Wind Organization certification program. The...
The Quay County Commission on Monday unanimously approved a resolution supporting Luna Count in its opposition to a proposed Mimbres Peak National Monument. The commission heard the proposal from Commissioner Jerri Rush at an earlier meeting but tabled action because commission Chairman Robert Lopez was absent due to an illness. Rush said the federal government wants to designate over 245,000 acres near Deming. Rush said ranchers who have been in the area for generations would lose grazing privileges on what currently is U.S. Bureau of Land...
Tucumcari MainStreet last week hosted its first hearing on a wayfinding plan to eventually develop better signs for travelers in Tucumcari. About 20 people attended the hearing at City Hall. Representatives from Groundwork Studio in Albuquerque and Leighton Moon of Alamogordo, who are contractors for New Mexico MainStreet, directed the session on March 18. Leighton Moon developed the city's logo several years ago. Amy Bell of Groundworks said they helped develop other way finding plans in Santa...
