Contract rejected by Arch Hurley Board
By Chelle Delaney: QCS Staff A contract to allow property owner Skip Vernon to have some of the water from the Tucumcari canal was rejected by the board of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District on...
View ArticleCity taps new manager
By Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun John R. Sutherland, Jr., of Flagstaff, Ariz., was selected as the new city manager on Thursday by the Tucumcari City Commission. Sutherland, 58, is slated to start...
View ArticleCity Agrees: Signs need facelift
By Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun The Tucumcari “Welcomes you” signs will be getting a facelift and new makeup, the City Commission agreed on Thursday night. The two welcoming signs at the east and...
View ArticleLand donation for feed yard up for approval
By Thomas Garcia: Quay County Sun A contract for land for a feedlot will be up for review by City Commissioners on Thursday at a regular meeting. The contract is to call for the donation 218 acres of...
View ArticleCounty names top five priorities for legislative grant
By Thomas Garcia: Quay County Sun The Quay County Commissioners approved a proposal for the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan. A legislative proposal for grant money through the ICIP was...
View ArticleSchool board OKs raise for superintendent
By Chelle Delaney: QCS Associate Editor The six-figure salary of Tucumcari Schools Superintendent Aaron McKinney inched up a little higher Monday night. The majority of Tucumcari School Board members...
View ArticleRattlers begin search for new football coach
By Chelle Delaney: Quay County Sun In the fall, the Rattlers are expected to have a new football coach calling the plays. Rattlers football coach Dub Smith’s contract was not renewed for the 2008-2009...
View ArticleCounty approves contract to update detention center
Thomas Garcia The Quay County Commissioners approved a $284,788 contract with Sierra Detention Systems of Colorado for upgrades at the Quay County Detention Center. The contract will be for upgrades to...
View ArticleSutherland says he was surpised by commission’s contract termination
Chelle Delaney Former Tucumcari City Manager John Sutherland said Friday he was surprised by the City Commission’s 3-2 vote to terminate his contract at Thursday night’s meeting. “It’s the give and...
View ArticleSutherland tapped for Luna County manager
By QCS Staff Former Tucumcari city manager, John Sutherland, was selected over three other applicants to become the county manager of Luna County, according to a report by The Deming Headlight. The...
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