Conditions ideal for wildfires

Sheriff Sal Rivera is urging Castro County residents to heed conditions that could likely create the perfect wildfire storm.

Editor’s Message

A passport is a document that allows one to enter a foreign country. A FOREIGN COUNTY. We don’t in fact need permission to leave our own country; one can go up in a plane or a balloon, one can sail the ocean blue, as far from home as one wants. If you build a rocket ship you can go to the moon.

Landers to retire from DSEC

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative announced the retirement of Steve Landers after more than 43 years with the cooperative. His retirement was celebrated at come and go reception this past Friday.

Newspaper mailers face dramatic postage increases

The U.S. Postal Service today announced it would hike Periodicals postage rates an average of 8.5% for Periodicals on July 10, 2022, disappointing publishers who expected passage of the Postal Service Reform Act to moderate the price increases.

Naz Robotics bound for World

Nazareth Robotics 16617 won the state title after coming through with an outstanding performance at the Division 1A-4A UIL State Championship contest this past weekend.

Bobbies fall to Lady Mustangs

The Dimmitt Bobbies dropped a game to the Denver City Lady Mustangs, 30-7, this last Saturday. Denver City got the jump on the Bobbies in the first inning with 11 runs. The Bobbies came in with four runs, leaving them trailing, 11-4.