Quay County Sun - Serving the High Plains

On this date ... 1973: “Tucumcari will fly again,” declared Mayor King Aitken. The U.S. Navy hydrofoil boat bearing the city’s name will be repaired and will “fly again” in about six...

A Tucumcari woman was arrested on a warrant last week after being accused of mailing narcotics to an inmate in the county jail last fall. Ashley Nolan, 40, is charged with distribution of a controlled...

Just one COVID-19 case was reported in Quay County last week, according to data kept by the New Mexico Department of Health. That continued a downward trend in February — from three cases last week...

The superintendent of Logan Municipal Schools informed school board members last week of bills in the New Mexico Legislature that may affect school districts, including one that could lengthen the...

Arch Hurley Conservancy District’s manager seemed resigned that a minimum-wage bill in the New Mexico Legislature would be enacted, thus increasing the district’s cost at least $50,000 to $60,000...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 13 to Feb. 17: — Jonathan Rashaud Coleman, 31, Denver, possession of a stolen vehicle. — William Holmes, 38, no...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19: Monday — 8:02 a.m.: Accident in 2600 block of South First Street, Tucumcari. — 10:16...

Two Tucumcari people made their first appearances in magistrate court Friday after they were criminally charged in the death of another resident who was attacked and killed last week by a pack of...

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees appointed an acting interim president Tuesday night, but not without testy opposition from the executive staff who labeled the move as...

New Mexico State Police is investigating an aggravated battery in Logan that has left the victim in critical condition. Early Tuesday, a victim was found with severe injuries consistent with an...

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees, acting without its embattled president, approved a solvency plan that imposes progressively deeper pay cuts for higher-earning employees and cuts...

The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday accepted a $216,803 state grant to repair the city’s municipal swimming pool that the city manager said she hopes to reopen by summer. The city last month r...

Quay County Assessor Janie Hoffman is stepping down later this year after a total of 14 years in the position. Hoffman announced during a closed executive session with Quay County commissioners on...

On this date ... 1973: Construction began this week on the main security vault for the new First National Bank building on First Street in Tucumcari, across from the post office. The walls of the...

Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Bacon and cheese frittata wrap, toast, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fresh banana, orange juice, skim or 1% milk; Lunch: Turkey BLT wrap, barbecued pork...

• Monday, March 5 — Little League field cleanup day. Show your support for Quay County Little League players by lending a hand and helping clean up the field to get it ready for the upcoming...

Quay County’s risk of community spread of COVID-19 dropped back to the “low” level after a two-week spike. The COVID Act Now website that tracks the disease on Friday dropped Quay County’s...

Four reports of shots-fired incidents in Tucumcari last Tuesday night led to a brief lockdown of Rattler Gymnasium after a boys basketball game. Interim Tucumcari Police Chief Patricia Lopez said...

Executive staff for financially troubled Mesalands Community College and representatives from its faculty and staff senates during a special board of trustees meeting Thursday issued scathing...

A Tucumcari teen who died in a Jeep accident last month at Five Mile Park was hanging out the vehicle’s window and wasn’t belted into his passenger-side seat when the crash occurred. The driver...

Pieces of wire brush found in mashed potatoes during lunch Wednesday at Tucumcari Public Schools prompted the district to pull the product off its shelves and alert the manufacturer. Superintendent...

These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Feb. 6 to Feb. 12: Monday — 6:05 a.m.: Theft in 700 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. — 6:42 a.m.:...

These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Feb. 3 to Feb. 13: — Lucrecia Kimberly Ulibarri, 21, Tucumcari, two counts of contempt of court. — Fred A. Chavez, 60,...

The Mesalands Community College board of trustees during a special meeting Thursday night approved an insolvency plan that imposes progressively deeper pay cuts for higher-earning employees and cuts...