Tucumcari restricts fireworks sales amid drought risks
Tucumcari City Commissioners voted to prohibit most airborne fireworks and ground devices, citing dry conditions and a governor backed fire danger. The ordinance excludes the Elks Lodge display and follows a May 12 state request to restrict sales 20 days before holidays. A June 12 public hearing featured Roy Dumas as the sole speaker.
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Tucumcari
Susana Martinez
Scott Jaynes
Elks Lodge
Robert Lumpkin
New Mexico
Roy Dumas
Tucumcari Considers New Sirens After Tornado Warnings
Tucumcari city commissioners weigh replacing unreliable sirens with state of the art units funded by potential USDA grants. Mayor Lumpkin eyes grant options while dispatch chief Jaynes notes three sirens could cover most areas except eastern motels. Commissioner Haymaker urges removal if sirens fail to work, citing false security.
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Quay County
Robert Lumpkin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Scot Jaynes
Quay
Harding
Tucumcari
First District
Rick Haymaker
Severe storm hits Tucumcari with 70 mph gusts and rain
A Friday storm in Tucumcari brought winds up to 70 mph, around 0.85 inch of rain at the Science Experiment Station and 0.76 inches at the airport. City crews cleared uprooted trees and branches blocking streets for about two and a half hours after the damage to a house and a car.
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South Fourth Street
Tucumcari
National Weather Service
Albuquerque
House
Amanda Martin
Weather Service
New Mexico State University
Alex Arias
Arias
Quay County Health Survey Finds Health Care Top Priority
The Quay County Health Council announced survey results showing health care as the top priority at 32 percent, followed by substance abuse 26 percent and prenatal care 18 percent. Respondents allocated $1000 to health concerns and highlighted needs for more doctors and specialty services.
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Quay County
Quay County Health Council
Health Council
Alicia Brown
Brown
Tucumcari Quay County Events and Polls Highlight Week
City Hall hosts a regional emergency board meeting Saturday from 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m. Welcome Summer Fiesta at Tucumcari Ranch Supply Monday at 9 a m. Quay County Commission meets at the courthouse. The Quay County Sun hours are 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m with lunch. Web poll results show last week’s Rockabilly on the Route festival split 50 50 from 26 votes. This week asks opinions on fireworks sale limits. Obituaries: Shakes R Franklin and Donald Jevon Jackson.
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Tucumcari
Quay Regional Emergency Communication Board
City Hall
Quay County Commission
Quay County
Al G. Kelley Miller Bros Circus Plays Two Shows Near Tucumcari
In June 1957 the second largest circus in the nation performed two shows beside Route 66 just east of town. Killingsworth Construction began Tucumcari’s first alley paving project.
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al G. Kelley-Miller Bros. Circus
Route 66
Killingsworth Construction
Tucumcari
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