Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

Quay County reported its second death from coronavirus, according to a daily report Friday from the New Mexico Department of Health. The agency stated the death was a man in his 80s who had...

New Mexico's governor announced Thursday that museums with static displays can reopen Saturday for the first time in more than five months at 25% capacity under an amended health order. The state's...

New Mexico’s governor announced in a news release Wednesday morning she would relax COVID-19 restrictions for restaurants, churches and breweries effective Saturday. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham...

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon unanimously rejected a temporary restraining order from an Eddy County judge that sought to stop enforcement of the state’s indoor-dining ban for...

Initial enrollment last week at Tucumcari Elementary School saw an 11% drop compared to last spring while enrollments at the middle and high schools were stable or slightly higher, according to...

Improving internet broadband infrastructure and emergency radio coverage prompted the most discussion Monday during the Quay County Commission’s public hearing for its proposed infrastructure/capita...

Quay County saw the highest per-capita number of coronavirus cases in New Mexico during the past week, according to a website that tracks such data. Quay County’s rate Monday was 24.2 cases per...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $2.1 million from CARES Act funds to housing authorities in New Mexico, including more than $11,000 to the Tucumcari Housing...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Sept. 25-27 — Nara Visa Cowboy Gathering. Hear cowboy poetry and songs in the Nara Visa Community Center. Activities also include a...

The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center remain closed to the public indefinitely but will deliver meals to those who qualify. Those interested in meal deliveries should call the Tucumcari...

On this date ... 1970: A tornado came through the San Jon area, starting very close to the A.E. Roberts home. Though no buildings were damaged, all but two telephone polls during a one-mile stretch...

There’s good reason why New Mexico Educational Retirement Board policies don’t give staff the authority to pick and choose stocks from market-determined index funds. Index mutual funds are...

In their convention last week, the Democratic Party strongly signaled a return to American politics as usual. At least one party has gone back to the “big tent” concept, which tries to unite...

I know you’ve been busy binging the exciting coverage of the Democrat National Convention. But have you heard the latest bit of horrible news from the once golden state of California? I don’t...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 17 to Aug. 23: Monday • 7:29 a.m.: Theft in 600 block of South Fourth Street, Tucumcari. • 8:17 a.m.:...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 17 to Aug. 22: • Pete John Apodaca, 42, Tucumcari, criminal damage to property (under $1,000). • Billy Jack Baca, 41,...