Indoor dining makes a return
February 17, 2021

Ron Warnick
Pow Wow Restaurant waitress Melissa Martinez brings meals to customers Anthony Carroll and his wife Jackie, both of Tucumcari, on Wednesday evening. In the background are murals by local artist Doug Quarles of the restaurant's longtime customers. Quay County landed in the yellow zone for COVID-19 risk on Wednesday, allowing restaurants to bring back indoor dining for the first time in more than three months.
Barely two hours after Quay County went from red to yellow in the state's bimonthly COVID-19 risk assessment Wednesday afternoon, a waitress at the Pow Wow Restaurant in Tucumcari was arranging silverware and placemats on tables inside.
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