County At Large Voting Backed by Quay County Board
Quay County Commission defends at large voting for county commissioners as broad access to choices and overall county representation. Chair Franklin McCasland cites state statute allowing the change and states every elector has a vote for the candidate best serving the whole county. District resident Daniel Garcia disputes at large voting calling it institutional racism and vows to continue the issue. The board also criticizes cuts to New Mexico DOT DWI funds and discusses a proposed county fireworks burn ban, with no action taken. The meeting included approvals of a DWI grant, a Rural Primary Health Care Act memorandum, and a DWI program professional services contract.
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McCasland
Daniel Garcia
District 1
Garcia
Stay cool ideas and school receipts drive help
Summer heat prompts tips to beat the heat and a call for reader submissions. Tucumcari Elementary collects Lowe's receipts for school supplies, asking locals to drop receipts at the South A office on South Ninth Street.
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Gcsunonline
Tucumcari
Lowe's
South Ninth Street
Dowell and Mitchell win Quay County primary races
Canvass confirms incumbent Sue Dowell as District 1 commissioner winner and Albert J. Mitchell as 10th Judicial District judge winner. Eight provisional ballots were reviewed, four counted. turnout reached about 2,000 of 4,883 eligible voters. Mitchell defeated Donald C. Schutte. Dowell praised by supporters.
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Quay County Commission
Sue Dowell
Quay County
Albert J. Mitchell
Veronica Marez
Ellen White
White
Therr
Marez
Daniel Garcia
Garcia
Dowell
Doyle Frasier
Frasier
10Th Judicial District
Donald C. Schutte
Quay, DeBaca
Harding Counties
Mitchell
Quay, Harding and
DeBaca
Schutte
Web Poll Recap From Last Week on 2016 Primary Voting
The poll asks if readers voted in the 2016 Primary. Results show Yes 58 percent, early voting 24 percent, wait for General Election 8 percent, No 11 percent. Contact QCS Senior Writer Thomas Garcia at 575-461-1952.
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QCS
Thomas Garcia
Logan police kill black bear in public safety move
Logan officers shot and killed a two year old black bear in a tree in the Perch and Sunfish area near Ute Lake State Park after several unsuccessful tries to locate it. New Mexico Game and Fish advised putting the animal down citing habitual human food consumption and frequent residential sightings.
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Bob Gore Gore
Ute Lake State Park
Gore
New Mexico
Dan Williams
Game and Fish
Williams
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