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Newspaper
Quay County Sun
Location
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2013
Page
1
Tucumcari City Commission approved 28000 in Lodgers' Tax funds for the Chamber of Commerce and tabled 10450 in other Lodgers' Tax requests. Rejected items included 2500 for Fired Up! Sept 28 and 5950 for Rockabilly on the Route plus 2000 for ENM Bluegrass Music Festival.
A three day soaking through Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday storms pushed rainfall to 4 to 5 inches in parts of Quay County. Conchas Lake rose nine feet since Tuesday and remains 30 feet below the floodgates while Ute Lake gained almost 4 feet. N M 252 near House closed due to washouts and damaged culverts. Local officials report widespread flooding with spectators watching the creek floodplain near Tucumcari and residents recalling historic high water levels.
Quay County voters overwhelmingly approved continuing the Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital gross receipts tax for six more years. The measure drew 488 for and 36 against with 11.5 percent turnout, supporting about $200,000 annually for the 25 bed Tucumcari facility. County officials stressed the tax funds hospital operations and upgrades.
The Quay County Sun outlines a 2:30 p.m. health care seminar at Wind Energy Auditorium and a 4:30 p.m. volleyball game Logan Lady Longhorns vs San Jon Lady Coyotes with a 6 p.m. community seminar on health coverage options. The paper also weighs removing or reducing TV listings due to costs and online availability while inviting reader feedback. A poll asks which NFL Week 2 display impressed most, with options including the Broncos offense, Seahawks defense, or something else.
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