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The chairman of the Mesalands Community College board of trustees stepped down last week after serving for 31 years as a member, citing the college’s financial turmoil. Jim Streetman stated in his...

A letter from the leader of the New Mexico Higher Education Department to the state’s attorney general and auditor detailed concerns that officials at Mesalands Community College may have broken...

New Mexico’s governor announced Friday she would let her COVID-19 executive order expire at the end of the month — ending three years of such orders since the pandemic began in early 2020. “Whil... Full story

The director of the local chamber of commerce was hired last year to organize three events, but he said he was having difficulty organizing even one because of an inability to book musical acts....

In Acts 16:1-12 we have the story of Paul and Silas on a missionary journey. Compared to the rest of Acts, this narrative seems a little dull. There are no shocking miracles; no devilish opposition;...

New Mexico-based Presbyterian Healthcare Services and Iowa-based health system UnityPoint Health announced last week they have signed a letter of intent to explore the formation of a new healthcare...

The City of Tucumcari’s recently released audit for fiscal-year 2022 contained five findings — two fewer than the seven in the FY2021 audit. The New Mexico State Auditor publicly released the...

On this date ... 1973: Gene Klaverwelden’s team sold the most tickets for the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce’s banquet and were awarded steak dinners at the Sheraton Inn. However,...

• April 1 — Easter egg hunt at Dunn Park, Tucumcari. This free event from 10 to noon will be for children from kindergarten through fifth grade only. The Pure Elegance Car Club and Tucumcari Disc...

Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Biscuit with sausage gravy, graham crackers, reduced sugar Cinnamon Toast Crunch, red grapes, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Turkey and...

The saga of the comic strip “Dilbert” and the racist rants of its creator, Scott Adams, isn’t the out-of-control cancel culture that Twitter boss Elon Musk and others on the right claim. It’s...

John Fetterman’s announcement that he has checked himself into a hospital was met with bipartisan praise. Far right politicians from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz to fellow Pennsylvania centrist Rep. Susan...

The poor Democrats trapped in the bloody and broken city of Chicago finally came to their senses. In their primary election for mayor last week they gave the boot to their goofy and dangerously woke...

A Tucumcari man was jailed last week on a felony count of aggravated battery after he was accused of choking a woman to the point of unconsciousness. Jordan Salas, 32, was charged with aggravated...

Tucumcari was named the 41st-favorite small town to visit in the United States by FamilyDestinationsGuide.com. The website surveyed 3,000 families to find the top 150 small towns across the country...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 27 to March 2: — David Michael Sparling, 63, Mesa, Arizona, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and contempt of...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 27 to March 5: Monday — 6:52 a.m.: Disturbance in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 7:51...

The 16th-seeded Tucumcari boys basketball team was hanging tough against top-seeded St. Michael’s during its first-round playoff game Saturday at Santa Fe, with the Rattlers trailing just 13-11 at... Full story

The ninth-seeded Logan girls basketball team’s comeback bid at eighth-seeded Springer fell short during a 54-53 loss Friday in the first round of the Class 1A tournament. The Red Devils’ 16-8...