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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...
Classes at Tucumcari Elementary School were canceled at least one day this week because a vandal knocked out natural gas service to the facility. Veronica Hernandez, administrative assistant at the school district, said a motorist rammed an outdoor regulator that serves the building, causing a leak. Gas service was halted to stop the leak, but the building has no heating. School officials decided to cancel school Monday after temperatures were forecast to only be in the 30s. Hernandez said a contractor has been hired to repair the regulator,...
Recent leadership turmoil in the New Mexico Route 66 Association has prompted the removal of a museum from a multimillion-dollar project planned in Tucumcari by the Fast TV Network. Principals from the Fast TV Network announced in October 2022 it would move from Albuquerque into the vacant Kmart building in Tucumcari and convert it into an $8 million television and movie production facility, plus a New Mexico Route 66 Association museum and welcome center. During the news conference to announce the project, Fast TV said it would hold a soft...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from March 18 to March 24: March 18 — 2:47 a.m.: Prowler in 1100 block of South Fourth Street, Tucumcari. — 10:02 a.m.: Accident in 200 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 10:14 a.m.: Trespassing in 200 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 11:13 a.m.: Theft in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 11:44 a.m.: Shots fired in 800 block of West Hancock Avenue, Tucumcari. — 2:33 p.m.: Brush fire at milepost 31, Highway 278...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 18 to March 24: — Joshua Neal, 34, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (great bodily harm) and criminal trespass (posted). — Daniel Edward Lott, 58, Tucumcari, battery against a household member and probation violation. — Dennis C. Benavidez, 32, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked and improper left turn at intersection. — Donovan J. Oldham, 22, Tucumcari, criminal trespass (damage), battery against a household member, aggravated assault (with intent...
The suspect in the killing of a New Mexico State Police officer from Logan was charged with federal crimes today. Jaremy Smith, 33, of South Carolina was federally charged with carjacking resulting in death and discharge of a firearm during an relation to a crime of violence. Smith is accused of fatally shooting NMSP officer Justin Hare, 35, of Logan on March 15 when he stopped behind the vehicle that Smith was driving that had a flat tire west of Tucumcari on Interstate 40. Smith was arrested two days later in Albuquerque after Bernalillo...
The suspect was caught after a two-day manhunt, but many residents in Quay County and the law enforcement community still were grieving a New Mexico State Police officer from Logan who was shot and killed Friday morning west of Tucumcari. NMSP patrolman Justin Hare, 35, a member of the force since 2018, was shot fatally on Interstate 40 when he stopped to help the driver of a disabled vehicle. The suspect, Jaremy Alexander Smith, 33, of South Carolina was apprehended in Albuquerque on Sunday mor...
A Tucumcari woman remains in the county jail after being accused of fatally shooting a local man in the back of the head at Five Mile Park. Ashley Danielle Hall, 22, is charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. The murder charge is a capital felony that requires a sentence of life in prison if she is convicted. Hall is accused of shooting Ernest Arguello, 32, also of Tucumcari, during an argument on March 11 at the park on the city’s west side. According to the criminal complaint and affidavit filed by New Mexico State P...
The prospect of Tucumcari Public Schools going from a four-days-a-week of instruction to five days in the next school year dominated discussion at the board’s meeting last Monday — including having to submit two different budgets and school calendars for those schedules. Interim superintendent Dave Johnson said TPS likely would go from about 157 days of instruction to 185 or 187 in the 2024-2025 school year, based on a new plan by the state’s Public Education Department. Johnson said it remained uncertain whether the 180-day plan would inclu...
On this date ... 1974: President Richard Nixon brushed aside a plea from a previously staunch Republican ally that he resign from office, vowing he will “stand and fight.” Sen. James L. Buckley of New York urged Nixon to resign “as an extraordinary act of statesmanship and courage” so the country could emerge from “the Watergate swamp.” Nixon refused again to turn over 42 audiotapes to the House Judiciary Committee that the panel wants for its impeachment inquiry. Nixon would step down from office in August. — The House school gymnasium was...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — No school; spring break. Thursday — No school; spring break. Monday — Breakfast: Turkey sausage breakfast pizza, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fresh pear, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, turkey and cheese deluxe hoagie, mashed potatoes, cucumber, garden side salad, watermelon, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Tuesday — Breakfast: Veggie breakfast bowl, biscuit, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, cantaloupe, apple juice, 1%, skim or strawbe...
