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City council approves new building code changes

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Perryton City Council approved changes to the building code and denied an exception to the city’s sex offender ordinance, among other things, at its meeting Tuesday evening.The council held the second reading on proposed amendments to the city’s building code of ordinances.
FCCLA STUDENTS EARM SILVER

FCCLA STUDENTS EARM SILVER

FCCLA STUDENTS EARM SILVER

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Two students in Perryton High School’s chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) were named as silver medalists at the national FCCLA conference in Orlando, FL, in July.
DE SANTIAGO NAMED OUTSTANDING PERFORMER

DE SANTIAGO NAMED OUTSTANDING PERFORMER

DE SANTIAGO NAMED OUTSTANDING PERFORMER

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Samuel De Santiago, an incoming senior at Perryton High School, was named as an Outstanding Performer at the 2025 Texas State UIL Solo-Ensemble Contest. De Santiago, a baritone, performed Franz Schubert’s “Der Lindenbaum” at the contest.

Commissioners okay donations, discuss proposed budget

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning at the Ochiltree County Courthouse.Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved accepting donations for two different offices.The first donations included money and labor to paint the County Constable’s office.

Local Briefs

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Museum sets chicken painting workshop The Museum of the Plains at 1200 N. Main in Perryton will host an acrylic painting workshop on Saturday, July 26, from 1-4 p.m. Participants will create a painting of a chicken with any wild colors you want. Cost is $15.

Perry wants to build nuclear complex in West Texas

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Former Gov. Rick Perry has co-founded a company he says plans to build the country’s largest nuclear complex on nearly 6,000 acres owned by Texas Tech University, according tothe Houston Chronicle. Perry is promoting the Advanced Energy and Artificial Intelligence Center.
NEW PLAYGROUND UNDER CONSTRUCTION— The City of Perryton is in the midst of installing a new playground at Murphy Park, with a goal of having the site completed by next week. City staff, members of the Parks Advisory Board, and members of the Perryton City Council turned out Tuesday afternoon to check out the playground site. Pictured are, from left, Brady Burdick, J Aston, Kerry Symons, Brad Herring, Mary Dudley, Lynette Fossand, Brad Kile and Brandan Knapp.

NEW PLAYGROUND UNDER CONSTRUCTION— The City of Perryton is in the midst of installing a new playground at Murphy Park, with a goal of having the site completed by next week. City staff, members of the Parks Advisory Board, and members of the Perryton City Council turned out Tuesday afternoon to check out the playground site. Pictured are, from left, Brady Burdick, J Aston, Kerry Symons, Brad Herring, Mary Dudley, Lynette Fossand, Brad Kile and Brandan Knapp.

NEW PLAYGROUND UNDER CONSTRUCTION

News Staff
Thursday, July 17, 2025
NEW PLAYGROUND UNDER CONSTRUCTION

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

News Staff
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
(www.perrytoncs.org)On July 9, 2025, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Jose Antonio Beltran, white male. Date of birth, Aug. 6, 1985. Height, 5’8”, weight, 180 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Texas New World screwworm response team is formed

News Staff
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are forming a joint response team to coordinate efforts in combating New World screwworm (NWS) prior to its arrival in Texas, following a directive from Governor Greg Abbott.
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