Social Security Matters

Dear Rusty: I have reached my full retirement age (66 plus 8 months) and plan to apply for Social Security this month, but I’ve seen articles which say that when I apply, I must also take Medicare Part A.

Pet Talk

All families want their pets to maintain a happy, healthy quality of life through their senior years. Listed below are some simple daily changes that owners can implement at home to ensure this is the case, according to Julia Spade, DVM, cVMA, CHPV, CPEV Medical Director at BluePearl Pet Hospice.Dr.

Library Lines ...

Icy conditions prompted the cancellation of Dimmitt Book Club’s February meeting last week. The group will convene on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in the meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library. (At least that’s the intention, but as the adage goes, “man plans, God laughs.

Bail reform package heads to Senate floor

by Richard Lee The Senate Criminal Justice Committee last Wednesday unanimously passed a package of bills aimed at reforming the state’s bail bond system, specifi cally giving judges more latitude to deny bail to offenders they think pose a threat to the public.

God is the God of 100%

Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Ephesians 3:20 “I was preaching the good news of the healing power of God when a lady shouted out from the back of the church, ‘I can see! I can see!’.

Registration underway for Panhandle Food Summit

by Jim Steiert Ogallala Commons and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are conducting the Texas Panhandle Local Food Summit on Tuesday, March 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Swisher County Activities Association Barnin Tulia.Registration is $35 per person.

Senate confirms Kennedy to lead HHS

The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services last Thursday 52-48, with all Democrats and a single Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell opposing him.

Gullible Gert’s Regret

Don’t believe everything you hear or read. Gullible Gert lived to regret her decisions. The wisdom of the Proverbs writer touches on gullibility.“The inexperienced believe anything, but the sensible watch their steps (Proverbs 14:15 HCSB).”Show me the Scripture to back up your belief.

Bill introduced to penalize illegal aliens who flee apprehension

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (RTexas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act to make it a crime to flee from agents or officers in the performance of their duties.Named in honor of Border Patrol Agent Raul Gonzalez, Jr.

Rollins confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Brooke Rollins was confi rmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, by a vote of 72-28.Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman of the U.S.