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The governor’s stay-at-home order and skyrocketing coronavirus cases continued to create ripple effects in Quay County with closed schools, city offices and businesses, plus at least one...

SANTA FE — The state will relax many of its public health restrictions on Wednesday, but details of a county-based COVID-19 risk system show reopening will be a slow process. The office of Gov. Mich... Full story

The New Mexico Department of Health on Friday reported the fourth death in Quay County from COVID-19. According to an email Friday from the agency, the latest death was a woman in her 60s who had unde... Full story

The state Department of Health on Thanksgiving reported one confirmed case of coronavirus in Quay County. A woman age 20 to 29 was the latest case, according to the state’s website. It wasn’t... Full story

Six more confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported Wednesday in Quay County, all in the Tucumcari area. Four males and two females in the county were reported as the new cases Wednesday. The age...

Two more confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported Tuesday in Quay County. One case was in the Tucumcari ZIP code, and the other was in the House ZIP code. The age breakdown was one age 70 to 79...

Quay County saw a record-breaking 15 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, and it recorded its third death from the disease last week. The county’s total broke the previous mark of nine, set...

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...

Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Thursday — First Baptist Church Thanksgiving Drive-Thru Dinner. The annual dinner will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m....

On this date ... 1970: A Tucumcari gas station, Joe Long Shell, signed an agreement with the New Mexico attorney general that its owner and employees will not violate the terms of the Unfair...

Instead of the annual Parade of Lights, the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce instead is hosting a drive-through Christmas Community Light Display the evening of Dec. 12 in the parking lot of...

Fresh Express has issued a recall of expired Express Kit Caesar Supreme 10.5-ounce packages because of potential health risk. The packages come with a use-by date of Nov. 8 and product code S296. The...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21: • Brandi Marie Johnson, 38, Tucumcari, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. • Miguel Castillo, 29,...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Nov. 16 to Nov. 22: Monday • 7:16 a.m.: Fraud in 200 block of North Seventh Street, San Jon. • 10:45 a.m.:...

Tucumcari Public Schools’ assistant superintendent, citing the state’s education chief, said during the school board’s meeting last week about 12,000 children in New Mexico, or nearly 4% of the...

Two area lawmakers said replenishing the state’s depleted unemployment insurance fund would be a high priority during this week’s special session of the New Mexico Legislature. Gov. Michelle...

A consultant recommended that Mesalands Community College rejigger future course offerings for in-demand trades that include building construction, early childhood education, automobile repair and...

Enrollment at Mesalands Community College dropped by nearly one-fifth during the previous school year, according to an annual report presented during the board of trustees’ Nov. 17 meeting. Aaron...

New Mexico on Monday began a two-week “reset” of coronavirus restrictions amid skyrocketing rates of the disease. The curbs recalled those ordered by the governor in March. Gov. Michelle Lujan...

Eleven more confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported Monday in Quay County, all in the Tucumcari ZIP code. Six females and five males were infected. The age breakdown was one age 9 and under, thre...

Five more cases of coronavirus were reported Sunday in Quay County as New Mexico reported a record-breaking number of deaths in one day. For the latest cases in the county, the breakdown by ZIP code...

The New Mexico Department of Health on Saturday reported a record-breaking 15 new cases of coronavirus in Quay County. The county’s total broke the previous mark of nine, set Friday. It was the thir...

Nine confirmed cases of coronavirus, a record, were reported Friday in Quay County. The county’s total broke the previous mark of eight, set Nov. 11 and Thursday. A total of 71 cases have been... Full story