Tucumcari County Commission Advances Budgets and Local Projects
The commission approved a $250,000 quarterly mill levy and gross receipts tax payment to Trigg Memorial Hospital while hearing reports on clinic staffing shortages and a drop in infusion and ultrasound use. Updates covered the Quay County Family Health Center visits, COVID-19 booster effort, tourism figures, and Chamber funding requests. Officials discussed the Dawson rail line trail and property easements, plus Teacher Appreciation Week plans and a push for speed controls on East Maple Avenue.
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USS
New Mexico
Trigg Memorial Hospital
Tucumcari
Vickie Gutierrez
Trigg
C. Renee Hayez
Quay County Family Health Center
Presbyterian Medical Services Network
Hayez
Scott Crotzer
Quay County
Chamber
Crotzer
Patrick Vanderpool
Greater
Janie Hoffman
Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza
Daniel Zamora
Joe Szaley
East Maple Avenue
City Manager Martinez to Leave for Texas Position
Lusk announced his departure from the city manager post to take a similar job in Texas. Martinez had served as interim city manager in 2018 and faced calls for an assistant to handle duties. Mayor Ruth Ann Litchfield and others noted his dedication and heavy workload with plans to accept resumes through May 20.
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Lusk
Texas
Martinez
Ruth Ann Litchfield
Ralph
Moya
Commission
Tucumcari Rawhide Days adapts with film festival shift
Hockaday reports the Odeon closure forces a delayed late May reopening while a film festival gains scope with 40 submissions from the U S and abroad. The Quay County Fairgrounds hosts Tales from the Chuckwagon and a larger outside-interest lineup shapes Tucumcari Rawhide Days amid venue moves and new events.
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Ally Clean
Spain
Australia
Tanzania
Hockaday
Connie Loveland
Tucumcari Main Street
Clint Eastwood
Tucumcari
Paul Brinegar
Tucumcari Convention Center
Railroad Plaza
Alarcon
Loveland
Quay County Fairgrounds
Tucumcari Historical Museum
Fairgrounds
Hidalgo County Opposes Redistricting Map Adopted by Legislature
Hidalgo County Commission adopted a resolution at its April meeting opposing the congressional redistricting map signed into law by the governor. The measure cites CRC recommendations ignored and claims the new districts merge Hidalgo with part of Albuquerque, accusing gerrymandering aimed at silencing southwest New Mexico and calling the map unconstitutional.
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Lordsburg
Hidalgo County
New Mexico
Islature
Citizens Redistricting Committee
CRC
Albuquerque
Paulitas New Mexico Eyes Growth in Quay County Move
Paulita's New Mexico plans production in the Me salands armory space for at least three years while seeking a permanent site. Porter cites eastward market focus, a worker training program, and ties to Portales and Ute Lake as key factors in relocating Paulita's to Tucumcari.
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Tucumcari
Paulita
Arizona
California
Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Kansas
Porter
Paulita’s
New York State
New Mexico
Mesalands
Quay County
Portales
Logan
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Jo Ellen Goldston
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Hidalgo County Herald
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Church of Christ
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