Forum airs water issues at Quay County fair
A public forum at the Quay County Fair Barn explored land and water rights, with Blair Dunn Matthew McQueen and Beth Mills discussing protective uses and non consumptive rights. About 30 attended including state legislators farmers ranchers and local officials. They highlighted conflicts over water access in Otero County and a Canadian River rights application tied to habitat protections and the Arkansas River shiner.
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Blair Dunn
Western Agriculture, Resource and Businesses
Quay County Fair
Dunn
Matthew McQueen
Beth Mills
New Mexico
Otero County
U.S. Forest Service
Agua Chiquita
Quay County
Ute Lake Dam
Tom Sidwell
Interstate Stream Commission
State Engineer
Revuelto Creek
Ute Lake
Texas State Line
ISC
Canadian River
Graduation prep and community input drive local paper discussion
Residents share hardest parts of senior graduation while a local drive collects Lowe's receipts to fund school supplies at Tucumcari Elementary. The effort invites comments and notes the need to shop local and support area students.
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Tgarcia
Tucumcari
Lowe's
Thomas Edleon
Thomas Garcia
Last week's poll on watching the NFL Draft
A poll question asked if readers watched the entire NFL Draft with 1 Yes and 0 percent watching the first two days. The message also includes a phone number 575-461-1952 and ends with an exclamatory marker.
Comedians Bring Laughter at Tucumcari Latin Comedy Jam
More than 100 fans attended the Latin Comedy Jam at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Omar Tarango of El Paso said crowd energy matters more than size as Javi Luna of Corpus Christi noted his return after shedding 185 pounds and divorce. Iggy Samaniego of El Paso closed the show with personal stories about resilience and growth.
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Tucumcani Convention Center
Omar Tarango
el Paso
Texas
Tarango
Tucumcari
Corpus Christi
Javi Luna
Quay County
Luna
Tucumecan
Iggy Samaniego
Samaniego
Gangsta” Roaches
Tucumcari Convention Center
Forensics Awaited in Tucumcari Teen Shooting Case
Investigators with the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau await DNA and crime scene analysis from the state lab in a six month plus probe of a shooting on Oct 1 2015 in the 700 block of South Seventh Street Tucumcari that killed 17 year old Patrick Gonzales and injured a 15 year old. No arrests have been made and details remain sealed as the case proceeds.
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New Mexico
Lil Pat
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Garcia
Ute Reservoir
Quay County Fair Barn
Eeeear
State Lab
Quay County Sun
Elizabeth Armijo
Public Information
Armijo
Tenth District Attorney's Office
Molly Kenyon
Sunrise Medical
3Rd Street
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