Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

Tommy Wallace is hopeful his ranch in southern Quay County sits amid a substantial field of oil, natural gas and helium that could produce dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of well-paying jobs. Wallace...

The Quay County Courthouse in Tucumcari soon will have an improved and more sophisticated security-camera system. The county commissioners on Monday unanimously approved spending about $61,000 to...

An apparent paperwork oversight prevented Tucumcari city commissioners on Thursday from approving a resolution for $319,000 in state capital outlay funds slated for street improvements. The inaction...

The board of trustees for Mesalands Community College came to a consensus it was too early to commit to pursuing additional partnerships or a merger with a four-year institution, including possibly...

This year’s flying by, with Labor Day being next Monday. While shopping recently, I saw the store I was in already had Halloween candy for sale, which made me wonder when the Christmas candy and ads...

Tucumcari Public Schools is seeing a significant rise in enrollment this fall, according to its superintendent and principals. Superintendent Aaron McKinney told the school board during its regular...

On this date ... 1973: Special prosecutor Archibald Cox won his first battle in his efforts to obtain President Richard Nixon’s secret Watergate tape recordings, moving the case a step closer to a...

• 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 schools Wednesday — Lunch: Macaroni and cheese, turkey and cheese hoagie, steamed seasoned corn, fresh broccoli, buttermilk ranch dressing, fruit cocktail, skim, chocolate skim, 1% or skim...

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

Before he played the bouncer in “Road House” … before he was the focus in the documentary “Beyond the Mat” … before he was elected to five wrestling hall of fames … before he retired...

New Mexico should be in crisis mode. Our K-12 education system is certainly facing a crisis. Problems abound: recent reports highlight serious school attendance issues, the NAEP (known as the...

As usual, there was too much cross-talk and chaos on stage. And there was way too much partisan cheering and hooting by the audience. But the first Republican presidential primary debate on Fox News...

Two freakish lapses in special teams during the second half proved decisive in Tucumcari’s 20-6 non-district football loss Friday at Thoreau. Leading off the second half, Thoreau’s line-drive...

Logan took a big first-half lead and largely dominated during a 44-12 victory over non-district foe Questa during eight-man football action on Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns (2-0) led 36-6 at...

For once, Tucumcari won’t be the only team competing in cross country in Quay County. San Jon has joined the fray this fall. Tucumcari and San Jon are scheduled to meet at the Amarillo ISD...

The San Jon volleyball team earned its first victory of the season last week with a 25-13, 25-22, 25-16 decision over district foe Clovis Christian. San Jon improved to 1-1. It was Clovis...

CLOVIS — Embattled Clovis City Commissioner David Bryant on Wednesday submitted his resignation, effective immediately. “It is with heavy heart I regret to inform you that I will no longer be able...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27: — Jonathan Juarez, 31, Santa Ana, California, aggravated driving while under the influence of...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 21 to Aug. 27: Monday — 10:30 a.m.: Theft in 500 block of East Laughlin Avenue, Tucumcari. — 12:43...