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State health officials reported three more confirmed deaths of COVID-19 in Quay County last week, bringing the total to 17 since the pandemic began last spring. The New Mexico Department of Health...

Two candidates are facing off against each other for District 3 in the Tucumcari school board in the Nov. 2 election. Cassie Huffman, 40, a mental health counselor, and Robert Lucero, 62, a retiree,...

A sitting member of the Logan school board is facing a challenger in the Nov. 2 election. Position 5 incumbent Tom Humble, 57, a signal maintainer for the Union Pacific Railroad, is being opposed by...

A homicide suspect from South Carolina was apprehended early Friday after being the subject of a search for several hours near San Jon. Arrested was David Banacek Tracy, 45, on South Carolina charges... Full story

A woman with Tucumcari ties recently earned a commendation medal from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps for meritorious conduct during COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Kristen Earle, a 2010 graduate of...

Trigg Memorial Hospital will hold a drive-through flu-shot clinic Saturday morning for everyone age 12 and older at the Quay County fairgrounds in Tucumcari. The free clinic will be from 8 to 10:30...

Logan returned to its winning ways with a 52-22 district victory Friday at Mesilla Valley Christian School in eight-man football action in Las Cruces. The Longhorns blew open a close game that was...

The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a memorandum of agreement with a Federal Emergency Management Agency program that would send alerts to every cellphone, television and radio in the...

Three candidates are competing for the open Tucumcari municipal judge position in the Nov. 2 election. Early voting began this week. The previous municipal judge, Noreen Hendrickson, was appointed by...

Quay County experienced 47 more confirmed cases of coronavirus — but no deaths — last week, including five cases reported Friday. The county had reported deaths in each of the previous two weeks.... Full story

Two more New Mexico colleges, including Mesalands Community College, last week announced an interest in joining the Collaborative for Higher Education Shared Services, or CHESS. Mesalands and Luna...

The Mesalands Community College men’s rodeo team captured first place and the women finished fourth during a meet Sept. 23 in Cochise, Arizona. Cooper Felipek won the bareback riding competition,...

The New Mexico Public Education Department is urging all schools to test students this fall to establish a reliable baseline to combat any learning gaps that may have occurred and to guide...

Ashton Smith of Quay County earned three first-place ribbons, including Best of Breed and champion, in the poultry show at the recent Youth Small Animal Expo. Smith had the champion egg layer pen in...

Quay County saw its 14th confirmed death from coronavirus last week and its second in a week as the region saw a marked increase in cases. According to an email Thursday from the New Mexico...

A Quay County sheriff’s deputy will contest a ticket issued to him after being involved in a traffic accident earlier this month in Tucumcari that knocked the city’s only well-running ambulance...

A law firm representing Lowe’s Market in Tucumcari filed a response to a Quay County woman’s lawsuit against the grocery store after she alleged a faulty carpet caused a fall that injured her...

Suiting up only 17 players due to COVID-19 quarantines and injuries, Tucumcari found itself overwhelmed by a state-ranked Robertson squad during a 56-6 football loss Thursday at Las Vegas. The game, r... Full story

Undefeated Logan stormed to a 46-0 first-quarter lead at host Cloudcroft en route to a 60-0 victory Thursday in an eight-man football game. The game ended at halftime due to the mercy rule. Haden...

Tucumcari High School volleyball experienced two weeks of cancellations or postponements due to a COVID-19 exposure that has the team under quarantine. Wiped off the schedule were Santa Rosa at...

Quay County saw its 13th confirmed death from coronavirus last week, and Tucumcari’s mayor fears more deaths will be reported in the coming days. According to an email Thursday from the New Mexico...

The Logan Board of Education last week approved a resolution to the New Mexico Public Education Department that demands more local decision-making by school districts, but not before the board faced...

The Tucumcari City Commission during a brief special meeting Wednesday approved a mediation settlement that will add more than $75,000 to its coffers. City manager Mark Martinez explained the New...