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Newspaper
Quay County Sun
Location
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2023
Page
1
UMa Quay County 4 H members excel at the state conference with strong participation and notable results. Mesalands Community College eyes future opportunities as the institution outlines plans and prospects for growth and collaboration.
Classified note lists Senior Writer Ron Warnick with telephone 575 461 1952 and email rwarnick thenews dot email for contact.
Matthew Dimas, 38, died after a Quay County Sheriff's deputy shot him while responding to a domestic dispute in Logan New Mexico. Dimas ignored commands to drop his firearm and was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. The deputy is on paid administrative leave pending investigation by state police.
In August 1933 two separate Quay County disasters killed twelve and injured forty two after a severe storm. A Transcontinental Western airplane crashed near Tucumcari due to a heavy thunderstorm while a Golden State Limited train was washed into Pajarito Creek by flash floods. Continuous rain overwhelmed highways and fields, with reports noting the heaviest rainfall in years and sheets of rain obscuring vision.
J D Knapp was sworn in by Tucumcari Magistrate Judge Noreen Hendrickson to represent District 5 after Bo Wallace resigned. The board voted in July to fill Wallace's term through December and held officer elections with current officers expected to stay in place until a future decision.
Staff photo shows John J D Knapp taking the oath of office from Magistrate Judge Noreen Hendrickson at the start of the Tucumcari Public Schools board meeting on July 17.
Quay County posted a 4.4 percent rise in matched taxable gross receipts to 50.4 million for the January through March quarter, tracking statewide gains. Retail led with 28 percent of receipts, while construction rose 49 percent year over year, lifting the county’s total above the eight-quarter average and 2022 level.
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