Ogallala Quilt Festival Big Success

Texas Senate bill bars mask, vaccine mandates

The Texas Senate passed the bipartisan Senate Bill 29 banning Covid-19 mandates, authored by State Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury. The bill will now go the House. Lt. Gov.

Senate bill bans gender affirming care, surgeries

A senate bill banning sex change surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to minors passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday SB 14 would ban common ‘gender-affirming’ health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries, for minors under age 18.

Bobcats clinch win over Mules, 13-8

The Dimmitt Bobcats came through with win over the Muleshoe Mules last Tuesday, 13-8. The game was tied at eight with Dimmitt batting in the bottom of the sixth when Oscar Rodriguez singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

Avoiding hand, foot and mouth disease

With some reports surfacing of hand, foot and mouth disease, it is critical for parents to be on the look out and also avoid the spread should their child contract it.

Looking Back: The Middle Ages

I’ve been reading old articles we’ve had around the house since the 1980s. I keep a file folder near my desk that holds newspaper and magazine clippings. Some days I read about things that happened last year.

Castro County Community Calendar

Regular Meetings/Continuing Events Check for cancellations before attending Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous. Wednesdays at 6 p.m at Rhoads Memorial Library. AL-ANON Castro County Serenity Group. Tuesday afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Rhoads Memorial Library Meeting Room. Dimmitt Book Club.

Pet Talk

Whether or not dogs dream isn’t known with scientific certainty, but it sure is difficult to imagine that they don’t. We’ve all watched our dogs demonstrate behaviors in their sleep that resemble what they do in a fully awake state.

Library Lines ...

Encountering people who come from all walks of life and a variety of backgrounds is a real perk of working in a public library.