Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

Tucumcari saw more than $35,000 in cannabis sales during the first week of legal recreational marijuana in New Mexico. According to data supplied by the state’s Cannabis Control Division, the city...

The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Board last week recommended using nearly $70,000 in promotional motel tax funds for festivals or tourism entities in the 2023 fiscal year, plus another $23,200 in executive m...

On this date ... 1972: A Texas couple and two of their small children sustained serious burns when a lantern caught their tent on fire at the KOA campground near Tucumcari. The 22-month-old child,...

The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Wednesday — Culpepper & Merriweather Circus. Performances at 5 and 7:30 p.m.; tickets will be available at Tucumcari/Quay County...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about waking up in the dark due to the time change. The Bible says a lot about light, especially pertaining to God being the light at the beginning and end of this dark world...

Only three cases of COVID-19 were reported last week in Quay County by the New Mexico Department of Health, continuing a weeks-long trend of single-digit numbers in the region. The total number of...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from April 4 to April 8: • Clayton John Martinez, 46, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Adam Apodaca, 24, Tucumcari, aggravated...

Many families struggle with a loved one facing encroaching cognitive impairments – and the decision points serve as heartbreaking reminders of life’s fragility. More than simply taking the keys...

Liberty, as a principle, will always prove true. Respecting liberty always works, violating it always hurts. The truth doesn’t care whether you like this or not. Government’s very existence violat...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court got me to thinking about other African-American women who have made their mark on American history. There are many, including...

The Logan girls track team finished runner-up Friday at the 16-team Mario Martinez Qualifier event at Fort Sumner. Melrose won an area invitational event for the second straight week, totaling 103 poi...

The Logan baseball team took a 10-1 lead after three innings and coasted to a 21-2 non-district victory over Questa on April 4. Aydin Kotara earned the win for Logan, striking out nine and allowing...

Logan proved to be no match for a strong Santa Rosa club, with the visiting Lady Lions sweeping a doubleheader by 19-0 and 20-1 scores on April 4. Kassie Padilla pitched a no-hitter in the first...

Tucumcari High School’s boys golf coach said he saw improvement with his two athletes who made the trip Thursday to Roswell for the Dexter Invitational at New Mexico Military Institute’s course....

Four public regulation commissioners Wednesday scolded a fellow commissioner from Tucumcari for sending an energy-related survey that inaccurately connected them to it. Jefferson Byrd said he would...

The Quay County Health Council will receive $55,000 from a so-called “junior bill” approved by the New Mexico Legislature during a one-day special session last week. The 71-page bill states the...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from April 4 to April 10: Monday – 2:03 a.m.: Threat in 2300 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. – 2:46...