Castro County Sheriff's Office Report

CASTRO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Persons Arrested & Booked into Jail Oct. 12 to Oct. 25 All information of persons arrested and booked into the Castro County Jail are open records: Oct.

Sheriff presents report to commissioners

Sheriff Sal Rivera presented his September report of calls, jail population and racial profiling during Commissioners Court this past Monday.

Castro 4-H places well in Grilling Games

Four Castro County 4-H members competed in the second annual United Supermarkets District 2 4-H Grilling Games held at Wolfforth Patterson Park on Oct. 16. Forty-nine 4-H members from Castro, Crosby, Lubbock, swisher, Lamb, Mitchel and Floyd counties competed in the Grilling Games.

WTAMU scores high in national rankings in multiple fields

West Texas A&M University has earned high marks in several top fields in recent rankings, burnishing its reputation as the Panhandle’s University.

Seliger opts out of re-election run

State Senator Kel Seliger announced last Thursday he will not seek re-election. Seliger has represented Texas Senate District 31 since 2004.

Castro County Farm Bureau holds convention

Castro County Farm Bureau hosted their annual County Convention on Oct. 18 with speakers and announcements, and the election of 2022 officers. The meeting was held at the Castro County Expo Building.

Representing Castro County

Castro County Farm Bureau Board of Directors: Zach Smith, Jason Wooten, Dale Wilhelm, Matt Gfeller, Rodney Hunter, Codi Cleavinger and Coby Summers. (left) Josh Winegamer, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, spoke at the convention. (right) Kaci Morris, from U.S. Rep.