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STUDENTS DESIGN NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT BADGE

The Perryton Police Department, Lions Club, Kiwanis Club, and FirstBank Southwest sponsored a contest recently for artists from Perryton Hight School to design a new badge for the Police Department.

Children’s fishing tournament set for June at Lake Fryer

The Wolf Creek Improvement Board will host its annual Children’s Fishing Tournament next month.The tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, at Lake Fryer in Wolf Creek Park.Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the Pavilion east of the Lobo Restaurant.

Local Briefs

Memorial Day ceremony set at cemetery The American Legion will host a Memorial Day ceremony at the Ochiltree County Cemetery on Monday, May 25, beginning at 10 a.m. Carter Vanosdol will be the speaker. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, contact J.W. Brown at 806-202-0066.

Hospital board approves ultrasound machine purchase

The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors met on Monday evening in the conference center at Ochiltree General Hospital.Among other items on the agenda, the hospital board approved the purchase of a new ultrasound machine.

Sales tax holiday for energy, water efficiency set for this weekend

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock is reminding families and businesses that they can save on the purchase of certain products during the state’s Water-Efficient Products and ENERGY STARsales tax holidays.

Gas power plant planned in Texas

One of the nation’s largest energy projects is coming to East Texas, according toThe News. It is part of a $550 billion investment package that Japan pledged last October and will be built in Anderson County in East Texas.