Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

The attorney representing the Village of Logan has asked the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to order a halt to construction of a proposed water pipeline to Ute Lake because it would violate the...

Tucumcari Public Schools has canceled Friday night’s football game against McCurdy after a TPS student died Saturday night. The district was sending five or six counselors to school to help...

The Tucumcari City Commission during a special meeting last week approved its Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan for the fiscal years 2025 to 2029, with upgrades to basic services taking up the l...

One day, the disciples asked Jesus who was the greatest in the kingdom. These were motivated dudes, after all, wanting to know how to advance, how to climb that ladder. Jesus pointed to a child and...

PORTALES — A 14-year-old boy recently was charged with criminal damage to the Portales Islamic Center, District Attorney Quentin Ray said recently. The boy told authorities he participated in only...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 15 to Aug. 20: — Cosmoe Kareem Hurd, 39, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Fred A. Chavez, 60, Tucumcari, two counts of...

On this date ... 1973: The Tucumcari News was told the waters of the Municipal Pool at Five Mile Park, after being in “deplorable” condition, were “crystal clear and very inviting” — the...

• Sept. 9 — Fired Up Festival. This year’s Tucumcari MainStreet event will feature a stop by the Platinum Hop Tour low-riders. The festival in the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Plaza will run...

Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Soft beef tacos, chuckwagon vegetables, winter-blend vegetables, cilantro-lime brown rice, diced mango. Thursday — Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and gravy, beet...

Next Tuesday, Aug. 29, will be filing day at the Quay County Courthouse for those running in the November election for local seats. The Quay County Clerk’s Office at 300 S. Third St. in Tucumcari...

You’ve probably heard the story by now. A small-town Kansas newspaper on Aug. 11 was raided by police who seized the paper’s computers and other electronic equipment. Newspaper officials claim the...

Voracious popular culture connoisseur that I am, I have been avidly following the drama surrounding pop icon Lizzo. As an academic who teaches race, gender and sexuality studies, the story has all...

Another week, another lame Trump indictment. Another week, another slimy Hunter Biden report. Another week, another smash-and-grab at a California mall. You can’t get away from this crummy stuff...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20: Monday — 4:20 a.m.: Theft in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 6:17... Full story

Junior Market Goat Class 1 1. Peyton Merrill; 2. Kaitlyn Hall ; 3. Hunter Moore; 4. Stetson Cates; 5. Kree Cates; 6. Connor Moore; 7. Macee Stone; 8. Hunter Moore; 9. Kylee Black; 10. Liam Evens....

San Jon’s volleyball team dropped its match 11-25, 15-25, 25-22, 15-25 on Saturday to a taller Roy-Mosquero squad, but the Lady Coyotes’ coach saw encouraging signs with his team. Sarah Archuleta...