Man pleads guilty in Tucumcari beating death case
Dennis J. Hendren, 36, pleaded guilty in the Tenth Judicial District to two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of conspiracy to tamper with evidence in the July 9 2011 homicide of Shirley Pacheco. A jury was set to hear the trial before the deal. Pacheco was found dead at her Arapahoe Street home in Tucumcari. Her brother Jason Pacheco was slain in 2007.
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Matt Chandler
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Scott Douglas Jones Witt
Roswell
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Ninth Judicial District
Curry
Roosevelt Counties
New Mexico
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Arapahoe Street
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Jason Pacheco
Olympics hopeful Amber Campbell urges Tucumcari youth
Former Tucumcari resident Amber Campbell, 31, trains in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, before departing Aug. 3 for London to compete in the women's hammer throw. The qualifier is Aug. 8 and finals Aug. 10. Campbell aims for a gold medal and says she is ready to push beyond her personal best and build on maturity. She lived in Tucumcari from 1983 to 1995 and hopes her story inspires other small towns to pursue their goals.
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London
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Myrtle Beach
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Water bearers drill wells in Haiti for clean water aid
Harvey and Tesla Morris of Tucumcari join Healing Hands International in Port au Prince to drill wells and install hand pumps. They note polluted water and local safety concerns. The first day yields two pumps with eager children and a community well drawing smiles from locals.
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Tella Morris
Haiti
Harvey
Tesla Morris
Tucumcari
Portou-Prince
Healing Hands International
Jean Morency
Morency
Tesla
Morris
Baxter Black Benefit and Fiesta at Tucumcari Quay County events
Friends of Tucumcari Animal Hospital host Baxter Black for a benefit at the Quay County Fair Barn with dinner and dancing, VIP and regular admission tickets on sale at local shops. Also St Anne's Fiesta at the Tucumcari Convention Center features reverse-draw tickets with escalating prizes up to 500 and a 4H rodeo and horse show at the fairgrounds. Local contact numbers are provided for information.
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Baxter Black
Tucumcari Animal Hospital
Quay County Fair
Friends of Tucumcari Animal Hospital
Bob's Budget Pharmacy
Shipley Radio Shack
Pajarito Interiors
St Anne’s Catholic Church
Tucumcari Convention Center
Yolanda Aragon
Lorinda Garcia
Quay County
Quay County Fairgrounds
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Olympian
Tucumcari Federal Savings and Loan
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South First St
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St. Anne's School Yard
Hammond Hall
Artie Molinas
Clara Rey
Carrol M. Hardesty
W.H
Bill Scott
Scott
Jim Stull
Smith Street
Ray Johnson Garcia
Linde Reid
Tucumcari Florantry
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