Tucumcari News

Plans for a casino and race track in Quay County are moving forward. An application has been filed with state agencies to obtain the license needed to operate the Coronado Park Casino and Race Track in ... via KVII-TV Amarillo

“This is our chance to begin to make sure that good paying jobs land right here in New Mexico by taking advantage of that thin air”

Renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar and biomass, offer the state an opportunity to diversify its economy and provide "green collar jobs, said Lt. via Quay County Sun

Hoyt Skabelund has been named the new hospital administrator for Dr. Dan. C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari, in addition to his continuing role as administrator of Plains Regional Medical Center in ... via Clovis News-Journal

“We're hoping to open an antique shop”

John Cullum had just spent $400 for some land, but he wasn't sure exactly what he had bought. via Quay County Sun

“The New Mexico State Land Office sponsored research by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources that ultimately stimulated higher bid prices at auction in a 'mega sale' in 2003”

Now in its 16th year, the NAPE Oil and Gas Expo continues to provide an incomparable networking venue for E&P players. via AAPG Explorer

“Are there any real Clovis fans out there?”

Gary and Jaccie Kraner e-mailed to ask about construction next to Pizza Hut on Prince Street. via Clovis News Journal

“Neither one of the bullet wounds are life-threatening”

A Tucumcari man with gunshot wounds was found lying in the middle of Laughlin Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets early Wednesday morning, police said. via Quay County Sun

“Our sales were up and it is a softer market than it was last year”

The top-seller at the Tucumcari Bull Test sale on Friday was Charolais 7-1 from Grau Charolais Cattle of Grady. via Quay County Sun

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque is recruiting SKYWARN Spotters in its County Warning and Forecast Area, which includes Quay County, according to a release from the NWS. via Quay County Sun

“We need you to take care of us”

An alleyway closed to traffic behind the fire-ravaged Sands-Dorsey building needs to be re-opened for delivery trucks and access to businesses, said businessowner Ruth Nelson. via Quay County Sun

About 130 members from the Benevolent Patriotic Order, or BPO, Does organizations from three states are expected to be in Tucumcari from Thursday through Saturday. via Quay County Sun

“I was thinking I could be without a job”

San Jon's police officer Ben Gates still has a job -- for now. But a pink slip could still be on his horizon if San Jon doesn't figure out a way to cover his $33,900 annual salary without "busting its budget," ... via Quay County Sun

“Orders for water can be placed now. But with only an inch allocated, people would have to pay both halves of their water assessment to get that one inch of water.”

The Arch Hurley Conservancy District allocated one inch of water for 2008 at its Tuesday board meeting. via Quay County Sun

“With horses being a major industry in New Mexico, many horse owners are faced with pastures that require significant care and rejuvenation.”

New Mexico horse owners: Do you struggle to understand what to look for when buying hay? Do you know what alternatives to hay can be used when hay is in short supply? Do you know how to raise the best hay for ... via The Horse

Tucumcari's City commissioners Mayor pro tem Jim Witcher, Robert Lumpkin, Jimmy Sandoval and Mayor Antonio Apodaca took the oath of office on Friday before Municipal Court Judge Joe Dominguez. via Quay County Sun

The most recent snowstorm to strike the state has left roads slippery and schools closed across the northern and eastern parts of the state. via KOB-TV

“It was uncovered by accident when students were removing a rock from around another fossil we were preparing to bring back to the lab.”

Axel Hungerbuehler, Dinosaur Museum curator, contrasts the rare hip bone with a museum exhibit of an early dinosaur, the Coelophysis. via Quay County Sun

A geology class field trip in the Tucumcari, New Mexico, area has turned up a hip bone from an unidentified Triassic period creature that walked what is now New Mexico some 200 million years ago. via KVII-TV Amarillo

“Sergeant Shaw has a nose for detecting criminal activity and this seizure has put another dent in the drug traffic going through our community”

Tucumcari police said they took $205,950 in cash for safekeeping Wednesday following a routine traffic stop near Love's truck stop at Mountain Road and Interstate 40. via Clovis News-Journal

Quay County Commissioners expressed concern over the financial health of rural hospitals, if they lose funds to a proposed statewide health care plan. via Quay County Sun