The 2016 Clown Panic ... a fool’s errand

In the long, storied history of Texas panics, (like finding an affordable generator in November of 1999, or being able to purchase toilet paper and hand sanitizer almost twenty years later), none was as inexplicable or inane as The Great Murder Clown Panic of 2016.

Sing a Song of Christmas Sunday at 4 p.m.

Vickie Jennings, Merton Knightly, Libby Cleveland, Ricky Kuntz, Diane Sanders, Karron Smith and Jerry Frazier, representing Castro County’s Interfaith Singers, invite you to join them Sunday, December 14 at 4 p.m. at The Gathering Place (West Texas Coffee) in Dimmitt for a Christmas cantata.

Peoples Bank Recognized Among ICBA Independent Banker’s 2025 Best Community Banks to Work for Honors

Independent Banker magazine, the award-winning publication of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), has named Peoples Bank as a 2025 Best Community Banks to Work For honoree. The $1.

PARADE OF LIGHTS

This year’s winners of the light parade were: Best Overall- Western Equipment’s Elf Service Shining Star- the Lopez Family Most Creative- Simply Grace Aesthetics & Wellness Special thanks goes to the Dimmitt Police Department for guiding traffic, parade judges Jennifer Sullivan, Jason Hamlin, and...

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

Now that we have gathered our wits about us here at Rhoads Memorial Library following Thanksgiving’s turkey-induced coma, we are making plans for our second Adult Winter Reading Program.

Joe D. Rogers: POW camp saved lives, shortened WWII

Joe D. Rogers, speaking from years of study, made some penetrating observations about the POW camp outside of Hereford and just within Castro County that housed Italian Prisoners of War from 1942 to 1946 during World War II.“There are more than two sides to any story.

It is Halloween Night

It is Halloween night.It is cold and dark, and I am lurking.Not far from me, to my right, is Mark Powell, invisible in the gloom.

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Hopefully you have visited us here at Rhoads Memorial Library and procured your holiday reads since we will be closed for Thanksgiving a few days.When we re-open at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, we will offer several newly-released books for your pleasure.