Quay County Turns to State Aid After FEMA Disaster Rejection
Quay County officials announced FEMA declined disaster relief for May hail and flash flooding damage. State estimates exceed 5 million dollars, with early July figures reaching about 8.7 million, while FEMA valued damage at 200 thousand. County plans to seek state disaster aid and fund 25 percent of costs, prompting tough repair decisions.
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Daniel Zamora
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA
Stephen Salas
U.S
Rattler Gymnasium hosts funeral for THS teen
Officials at Rattler Gymnasium oversee a funeral service for a THS student. The brief notice notes school involvement and community attendance, with emphasis on local school support and regional coverage.
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Rattler Gymnasium
Index Calendar and Classifieds Update
Local notices and sections listed include Index Calendar 2A Classified 2A 3 4B Commentary 4A Obituaries 2B SPOMS and contact details for Senior Writer Ron Warnick with a phone number and email for reader inquiries.
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Thenews
Fired Up festival car show boosts Tucumcari event
Hundreds watched a revived car show on Main Street near the VFW parking lot as low riders jumped eight feet on hydraulics during a Saturday car hop. Joe Castillo’s Bloody Carlo won Fiery Favorite and Best of Show while Steven Roybal organized the event for Tucumcari Main Street with 70 entries and plans to repeat.
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Odd-Lab
VFW Post
Tucumcari Railroad Plaza Festival
Joe Castillo
Paul Garrison
Ron Warnick
Kyle Redus
Wichita
Kansas
Candidate for Tucumcari city commission arrested
Tommy Snapp a 52 year old candidate for Tucumcari City Commission was jailed on a petty misdemeanor battery warrant. He was arraigned and released the same day with a pretrial hearing set for Oct 4. A civil dispute over a rent eviction led to the incident at 1000 East Main Street.
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Tommy Snapp
Quay County
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Tucumcari
Robert Moore
East Main Street
4 Corners
Moore
Tommy
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San Jon extends superintendent contract amid enrollment goals
San Jon Municipal Schools board approved a one year contract extension for Superintendent Alan Umbholtz with a 6 percent state mandated pay raise raising his salary to about 123000 dollars annually. The extension runs to June 2025 following a 40 minute executive session. Umbholtz aims to raise total district enrollment to 150 and notes secondary students now outnumber elementary for the first time. He also plans more sports offerings and cites a projected November bond and potential 22 million dollar state grant for a new school if a 250000 dollar bond issue passes.
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San Jon Municipal
Alan Umbholtz
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Janet Glady
Illinois
Clayton Municipal Schools
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