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Tucumcari Mayor Ruth Ann Litchfield unexpectedly announced her immediate resignation, citing health reasons, at the end of Thursday night’s city commission meeting. Litchfield, 76, who represents...

An Albuquerque district judge indicated during a hearing last week she would grant an appeal by Coronado Partners to contest the New Mexico Racing Commission’s rejection of an application to build...

SAN JON — Members of the San Jon Municipal Schools board heard from its bond adviser how a new, $28 million school could be built with relatively low amounts of district funds but require a four-yea...

This Sunday is Christmas (in case you missed that). Although you’ve probably heard or read the accounts of Jesus’ birth multiple times recently, read them again because you might learn something...

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees approved a $2 million endowment and another $700,000 for supplemental faculty salaries and equipment — both for its forthcoming nursing program....

The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board of directors appointed an interim municipal board member after a second applicant for the position unexpectedly dropped out of consideration. The board...

On this date ... 1972: Tucumcari Student Council members were conducting a one-day, safe-holiday roadblock on Tucumcari Boulevard. Motorists were invited to stop inside the Tucumcari Information...

Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Mini bagels with strawberry cream cheese, assorted cereal, graham crackers, apple juice, orange juice, skim, 1% or strawberry milk; Lunch: Ham and cheese...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Jan. 7 — Basic dog obedience lessons. Tucumcari MainStreet is hosting a six-week course on how to train a dog. Classes will meet...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 12 to Dec. 16: — Brian Nyameigo Mokaga, 31, McKinney, Texas, warrant from other counties or states. — Douglas C....

Incoming president of Northern New Mexico College, outgoing Attorney General Hector Balderas, will be paid more than his three predecessors. His incoming salary has been set by the college’s board o...

I’ve realized most people don’t understand freedom of speech. Not even experts. Having freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can force anyone to listen. It doesn’t mean you’ll escape consequenc...

Every year about this time I get to be Santa’s editor helper. I clean up letters that children in Santa Rosa, Vaughn and Anton Chico write to him, for publication in my newspaper’s Letters to...

Quay County will miss McCasland This month marked the last Quay County Commission meeting for Chairman Franklin McCasland, who has served on the commission for 16 of the last 20 years. He is term...

The Tucumcari boys basketball team finished a disappointing 1-2 during the Citizens Bank Classic tournament at Texico but salvaged the weekend with a 56-45 win Saturday over Tatum. The finale ended a...

Logan inside linebacker Park Strong and defensive end Brock Burns each earned first-team honors when all-state selections in eight-man football were announced over the weekend by the New Mexico High...

The Logan boys basketball team won its sixth straight with a dominating 88-53 non-district victory Saturday over visiting Des Moines. The Longhorns (8-1) “came out on fire” in the first quarter,...

Desta Rose scored 19 points to power the Logan girls basketball team to a 67-35 non-district victory Saturday over visiting Des Moines. Camryn Cantrell added 15 points for the Lady Longhorns, and...

The total number of new COVID-19 cases in Quay County last week declined to 10 on Friday, compared to 15 during the previous week. The state of New Mexico also was seeing significant decreases in new...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 12 to Dec. 18: Monday — 7:59 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 500 block of South Second Street,...