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Newspaper
Quay County Sun
Location
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2014
Page
1
The Quay County Sun lists a 6 p.m. City Commission meeting at City Hall and 5:15 p.m. Library Advisory Board at the Public Library on Tuesday. Also a 10 a.m. City Finance Board at City Hall with office hours noted.
Obituaries note the deaths of Martha Clark Nancy E Hawkins and Anthony Lopez. Memorial details and surviving relatives are listed in the notices.
Police from Tucumcari, Quay County, and New Mexico State Police captured Gilbert Felix Romero of Denver, an escaped mental patient linked to assaults on Ray Garcia and E N Roberson on August 7. Romero had evaded authorities for 17 months after fleeing a Pueblo hospital. Also listed are four Tucumcari High School graduates heading to Lackland AFB and Donna Kinkead crowned World Champion All Around Cowgirl.
Tony Day, 15, received the maximum sentence under New Mexico law after pleading guilty to two counts of first degree murder for killing his adoptive mother Sue Day and her daughter Sherry Folts on November 26, 2012. Judge Albert Mitchell ruled Day would be treated as a juvenile for treatment purposes while incarcerated. Family members expressed outrage as statements were read in court.
Tucumcari Education Association leaders protested the use of value-added models for teacher evaluations. Superintendent Aaron McKinney and district administrators joined in questioning the opaque formula. The public debate notes the state education department's adoption and a related federal lawsuit in Texas, highlighting concerns over due process and score interpretation.
Vanderpool of the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation defended the EDC's record to the Tucumcari City Commission after a TV report depicted the group as operating in the shadows. County Commissioner Sue Dowell questioned the county's 50 000 annual contribution and sought regular reports, with attorney Warren Frost to draft an agreement. Vanderpool pledged to be more active in telling the EDC's story while noting the private non profit status allows some confidentiality.
New Mexico State Police officer Isaac Vigil, on duty during the incident, faced a $15,000 appearance bond and remained on paid leave as internal investigators pursue felony child abuse and misdemeanor domestic violence charges. Tucumcari officers responded to a domestic violence call at a residence on Escuela Avenue on August 14.
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