Head guard Arleen Silva supervises new lifeguard trainees at the Perryton Municipal Water Park as they practice treading water during training. Lifeguards have to be able to tread water without using their hands, in case they need to hold a swimmer above the water. The pool will open for the summer... + continue reading
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Ochiltree General Hospital’s official count of Coronavirus cases held steady at 52 positive cases this week, unchanged from last weekend.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been only two deaths connected to the virus pandemic, with 30 patients – up from 18 – who have fully recovered.
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The Perryton City Council heard a report on various COVID-19 issues, including a grant, at its meeting Tuesday evening.
City Manager David Landis related information about he Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, including the Coronavirus Relief Fund for governmental agencies.
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The Perryton Color Guard, Post 254, posted the colors during Monday’s Memorial Day program at the Ochiltree County Cemetery. Pictured from left are Dempsey Malaney, Charlie Ludi, J.W. Brown, Chase Allison, J.W. Hardy, Kyle Admire, Nikki Green, and Ray Broadbent.
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Meals on Wheels volunteers are still working hard to bring elderly and handicapped residents their meals, but the coronavirus epidemic is forcing a few changes, including face masks, to help keep both deliverers and deliverees safe. Pictured from left are Senn Slemmons, Lou Ann Slemmons, Donna Mann... + continue reading
The coronavirus pandemic made this year’s PHS Spring Art Show a little more difficult for Perryton High School’s art students, but not impossible, as the annual show was moved online with a virtual art gallery on the PHS website and on YouTube.
The art gallery/video can be found at https://phs.... + continue reading
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I’ve always been a sucker for the sappy, plot-easilyfollowed kind of “flick” that ends happily. Take Mr. Holland’s Opus—and others like it—where moviegoers had best take multiple hankies.
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Proclamation allows more services, activities to resume
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on May 26 issued a proclamation giving the green light to more services and activities in a second phase of the... + continue reading
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As winter gave way to spring, nature did not give any signs in relation to what the people of the world were going through. As trees and flowers bloomed just like they do every spring, the people... + continue reading
