Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

Tucumcari City commissioners last week tabled a first reading on an ordinance that would change its regular meeting schedule for the first time in more than two decades. Commissioners voted 4-1, with...

New coronavirus cases in Quay County continued to glide downward to a relatively low level. A total of seven confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in the county last week — a decrease from 10 recor...

The Tucumcari Farmers Market will ring the opening bell of its season at 10 a.m. Saturday at Wailes Park. The market now will meet twice a week at the east-side park at South Date Street and East Tucu...

Quay County 4-H was well-represented at the Eastern District Contests in Alamogordo recently. Contests included a broad range of topics; see aces.nmsu.edu/4h/contests/sedistrict/index.html for more...

Patchie, a beautiful white and black heeler, is our resident grouch. We’ve had her almost 10 years and she was probably about 2, give or take, when we found each other. Like so many past and...

On this date ... 1972: Tucumcari’s Independence Day fireworks display originally scheduled for July 3 was postponed because of rain. It was rescheduled to 9:30 p.m. July 5, but the Burkett...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • July 29-30 — Quay County 4-H Rodeo. Events start each day at 5 p.m. at the Quay County Fairgrounds arena in Tucumcari. Concessions...

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 575-...

San Jon resident Robyn Haylea Evans was named to the Dean’s Honor Roll at the University of Central Oklahoma during the spring semester. To make the honor roll, a student must record a 3.5...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 27 to July 3: Monday — 9:13 a.m.: Property damage at milepost 327, U.S. 54, Logan. — 11:47 a.m.:...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from June 29 to July 1: — Laura Duffy, 74, Woodstock, New York, contempt of court. — Frances Sena, 49, Las Vegas, felony...

Before she was elected governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham acknowledged the state’s system of allocating elk licenses was unfair to N.M.’s resident hunters. But instead of empowering the New Mexico...

If you are worried about the next few years, I can relate. Supply chain problems, inflation, the ongoing drought, and the possibility of political violence seem like they are closing in on us. An...

It’s being declared often these days. There’s even a book pushing the notion in its title: “America is a Christian nation.” To which I ask: Which Christian? Which version of Christianity are...

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees approved the college’s use of an online platform it hopes will improve enrollment, student retention and satisfaction. The board approved Mesalands...