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The state on Thursday announced new guidelines that would allow family members to have outdoor visits this week with residents of long-term care facilities in 21 counties, including Quay. Earlier...

The scheduled start of classes Monday at Logan Municipal Schools likely will be delayed after a staff member tested positive this week for COVID-19 and two other staff members are showing symptoms of...

The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday reported four more confirmed cases of coronavirus in Quay County, with three in the Logan ZIP code. A total of six cases have been reported in Logan in...

The New Mexico Department of Health on Wednesday reported three confirmed cases of coronavirus in Quay County, all in the Logan ZIP code. According to the DOH website, the latest cases are two males...

Ute Lake State Park in Logan closed Wednesday after several employees displayed coronavirus-like symptoms. New Mexico State Parks posted Tuesday night on its Facebook page the park would be...

The Tucumcari Lodgers Tax Advisory board and city officials on Wednesday discussed future tourism initiatives that included securing more billboards, erecting banners on the city’s light poles,...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Wednesday-Saturday — Quay County Expo. Young exhibitors from across the county and beyond will gather to show livestock. Quay County...

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: Vickie Helker, 16, of Forrest won the National All-Around High School Champion Cowgirl title at the National High School Rodeo in Fargo, North Dakota. She gave much credit to...

New Mexico saw the average number of confirmed coronavirus cases drop sharply in the past week, averaging below the 200 mark. On Monday, the total number of cases was 132, bringing the total to 22,444...

The New Mexico Supreme Court last week ruled the governor is authorized to impose stiff fines for violations of the state’s public health order during the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous...

The New Mexico Human Services Department, Behavioral Health Services Division and the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line announced a campaign last week to raise awareness about the availability of a...

Tucumcari Public Schools recently posted its reopening plan for when the school year begins Aug. 17. Classes would begin remotely only on Monday because of the state’s coronavirus restrictions. The...

Quay County’s clerk gave the county commission an update Monday on general election procedures, including a political action committee’s mass mailing that has sparked confusion among many voters....

Vickie Gutierrez was named Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital’s new hospital chief executive effective Aug. 5. Gutierrez served most recently as the hospital’s chief nurse executive and associate...

A member of the U.S. Naval Reserves who died in a 1951 plane crash near Tucumcari likely will have a baseball field in Marlborough, Massachusetts, named after him. The Marlborough City Council’s...

Students in House Municipal Schools will begin the school year Monday with remote learning only except for students in kindergarten through third grade whose parents opt to have their children start...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 4 to Aug. 9: • Larry Hinsley, 64, McAlister, battery upon a healthcare worker. • Charlene Lunt, 49, Albuquerque,...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Aug. 3 to Aug. 9: Monday • 2:25 a.m.: Noise complaint at North Side Park, Tucumcari. • 8:54 a.m.: Civil...

The Quay County 4-H/FFA Expo scheduled to begin in Tucumcari today has been postponed indefinitely after a fair board member tested positive for COVID-19. Fair board Chairman Justin Knight said during...

This month’s coronavirus regulations will be like last month’s. New Mexico's governor on Thursday extended the current health order through Aug. 28 with the hope the number of cases would fall....

The state announced new guidelines that would allow family members to have outdoor visits with residents of long-term care facilities in 21 counties, including Quay, as soon as next week. Earlier in...