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Newspaper
Quay County Sun
Location
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 2015
Page
1
The Quay County Sun notes office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and lunch closure. A 1:30 p.m. session on the 2014 Farm Bill and crop commodity programs is scheduled at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
Last week's poll asks whether residents agree with Gov. Martinez’s appointment. Forty nine percent say yes while fifty eight percent say no and six percent have no opinion.
Community poll prompts readers to vote on whether the 60 day legislative session in New Mexico is too long too short or just right. The vote appears at gesunonline.com alongside a brief obituary notice for Vicente Sandova Page.
In 1974 William Harvey Baker of Fort Worth Texas tried to escape police after a traffic stop in Tucumcari. He veered across the median and shot himself with a .357 revolver while three hitchhikers watched. The car struck a railroad embankment at about 40 mph. Baker's wife in Fort Worth said she had not seen him since Saturday.
State Rep. Dennis Roch and state Sen. Pat Woods addressed local leaders at a Tucumcari breakfast, focusing on jobs, education, and natural resources as the 2105 New Mexico Legislature nears. Roch discussed three bills to boost business growth, including a right to work measure and a proposal to deny workers compensation for on the job injuries caused by substance use.
The New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously up held Gov. Susana Martinez’s re appointment of Judge Albert Mitchell to the Tenth Judicial District. The decision affirmed that a nominating commission may consider a qualified applicant despite prior non retention and includes Quay DeBaca and Harding counties. Mitchell welcomed the ruling and eyed work in the district.
New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey 2013 indicates fewer teens in Quay County engage in fighting weapon carrying smoking alcohol and drug use and soda consumption since 2007 and 2003 though drug abuse remains high compared with national levels. Sexual activity rates exceed state averages with 34 percent sexually active and 51 percent ever had sex. condom use rose from 38 percent in 2009 to 63 percent in 2013. Obesity rate among Quay County high school students stands near 19 percent.
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