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The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday approved a contract for a new city manager who is a resident and a longtime local public servant. Commissioners approved a three-year deal for Paula Chacon,...

Quay County coronavirus cases spiked again Quay County, with 67 confirmed infections reported by the state’s Department of Health the week as the region became a hotspot for the disease. According...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 8 to Aug. 14: — Jesseka Martinez, 48, Tucumcari, reckless driving and expired registration plate. — Tiffany A....

Tucumcari city commissioners on Thursday at long last approved the donation of city land to Tucumcari Public Schools for the latter’s ballpark redevelopment plan. Interim city manager Mark...

A Dexter man died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday near the intersection of U.S. 54 and Airport Road northeast of Tucumcari. According to a report from New Mexico State Police, the rollover accident...

The board for Logan Municipal Schools approved a resolution and lease-purchase agreement of $335,000 worth of education technology equipment after a brief special meeting on Aug. 8. Participating in...

Conchas Lake finally is rising, but not enough for the Arch Hurley Conservancy District board to vote to discharge water into its irrigation canals. District manager Franklin McCasland said during...

People occasionally get the best of me and, recently, I was bested big-time by a teenager. Another teen was holding a younger child and said, in jest, she was going to kidnap her, likely because the...

Have you realized yet that the U.S. federal government is waging a one-sided war against you? The IRS plans to hire around 87,000 new armed IRS employees -- the exact number is disputed; what they...

With the country’s current struggles — inflation, a lingering pandemic, a possible housing crisis — parents are struggling. Add school supplies, new shoes, and lunch money for their kids, and...

Heroes are easy to find but hard to keep. Especially when we’re young, we need our heroes, or positive role models if you prefer, as examples of what courage, sacrifice and success are all about....

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