Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

Mesalands Community College received word last week it will receive a $2 million endowment for the college’s forthcoming nursing program. Shannon Fries, the college’s director of nursing, told...

New Mexico State Police officers are investigating a teen’s drowning at Ute Lake in Logan. According to a news release, state police were sent at 9:53 a.m. Monday to Ute Lake for a 17-year-old boy...

Required financial audits of the City of Tucumcari and Mesalands Community College are more than eight months late, landing both on the state auditor’s at-risk list and the possibility of a loss of...

Congressional Democrats are demanding that social media companies do a better job of policing threats against the FBI in the wake of the agency’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida...

Is it my imagination, or do many people run from responsibility as fast as they can? If you cause harm to a person’s life, liberty, or property you need to take responsibility. Don’t wait for...

In the Great American Culture Wars of our time, two different worldviews, science and religion, continue to do battle, even though it doesn’t have to be that way. Science has reshaped our world in...

The first meet of the season for Tucumcari High School cross-country runners was a learning experience not just for its athletes, but the coach. Virtually all of the Rattler runners this year are...

The Quay County Health Council announced Monday how it will use its recently received Better Together grant to help young people combat misinformation on social media about vaccines. Better Together...

The New Mexico Racing Commission on Thursday declined to take action on Coronado Partners’ application for a horse-racing license, but there was no urgency to do so because both sides recently agree...

Monday is Labor Day, the last summer holiday, although most schools, including colleges and universities, already have started classes. So be careful of young people walking, running and playing on...

Quay County On the Move is inviting residents to spend an afternoon exploring Tucumcari’s four museums from 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 as part of a scavenger hunt with prizes offered. Participating are...

The City of Tucumcari announced it would impose a crackdown on stray dogs for a two-week period starting Sept. 15 after several children were bitten by the roaming animals. | Any dog without the...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Friday — Logan Labor Day Weekend Street Dance. Gate opens at 7:30 p.m., with music by Ryan Culwell and The Damn Quails at 8. The...

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...

Quay County’s new cases of coronavirus appear to have declined to a low and stable level, prompting a lowering of the risk of its spread by a prominent website that tracks the disease. The...

2022 Quay County Fair results LIVESTOCK RESULTS Junior Market Swine Show Class 1 – Hampshire 1. Braeden Lightfoot 2. Addie Lafferty 3. Jace Allen Class 2 – Hampshire 1. Addie Lafferty 2. Zelina...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28: — Raymond Carl Holliday, 33, Tucumcari, criminal trespass (unposted). — Nickolas Anson Fragale, 19,...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28: Monday — 8:30 a.m.: Trespassing in 600 block of South Rock Island Street, Tucumcari....

A Nevada teen died in a one-vehicle accident Thursday on Interstate 40 east of San Jon. According to a news release from New Mexico State Police, officers responded to a rollover accident on...