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FUN IN THE FOAM For the last session of Perry Memorial Library’s annual Summer Reading program, kids got to celebrate with a special foam party on last Thursday afternoon. Kids broke out their swimsuits, sunglasses, and flip-flops to dance and play in torrents of biodegradable, hypo-allergenic, soap-like foam shot out of a large foam cannon.

FUN IN THE FOAM For the last session of Perry Memorial Library’s annual Summer Reading program, kids got to celebrate with a special foam party on last Thursday afternoon. Kids broke out their swimsuits, sunglasses, and flip-flops to dance and play in torrents of biodegradable, hypo-allergenic, soap-like foam shot out of a large foam cannon.

Oil Patch Golf Tournament is set for this weekend

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Area golfers are looking forward to this weekend’s 52nd annual Oil Patch Golf Tournament.The tournament, hosted by the Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12, at the Perryton Golf Course to honor the oil and gas industry in the Perryton area.

Local Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Parent, student meeting set for Ranger Band Perryton High School’s Ranger Band will hold a meeting for parents and students on Friday, July 24, at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The meeting is mandatory for parents and students, including color guard.
GIANT DINOSAURS IN THE PARK— Perryton saw a gigantic celebration on July 4 at Leatherman Park. In addition to a car show, farmers market, multiple contests and concerts, food trucks, and fireworks, Kites in the Field over Texas brought the spectacle to the celebration with gigantic inflatable kites, including this tremendous floating dinosaur.

GIANT DINOSAURS IN THE PARK— Perryton saw a gigantic celebration on July 4 at Leatherman Park. In addition to a car show, farmers market, multiple contests and concerts, food trucks, and fireworks, Kites in the Field over Texas brought the spectacle to the celebration with gigantic inflatable kites, including this tremendous floating dinosaur.

Grimes County residents question proposed chip facility

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Elon Musk’s bid to build what he calls the world’s largest computer chip manufacturing facility in Grimes County, southeast of College Station, is drawing opposition from some residents, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Musk is seeking tax breaks to build the facility, dubbed Terafab.

Local Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Rifle and Pistol Club sets monthly meeting The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 2, at 7 p.m. at the indoor range south of the Ochiltree County Expo Building. The club will be discussing new and ongoing projects.

‘Fast Cash’

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
(www.perrytoncs.org)On July 1, 2026, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Christopher Jimmy Don Sustaita, white male. Date of birth, Aug. 8, 1986. Height, 5’7”, weight, 160 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Texas GOP elephant lacked mandatory permit

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
When Paige the elephant made an appearance at the recent GOP state convention in Houston, its owner did not acquire the required city permit to bring wild animals into the city,The Dallas Morning Newsreported.
PPW Young Careerist Marci Kirklin, center, and PPW members Susie Najera, left, and Frances Aston

PPW Young Careerist Marci Kirklin, center, and PPW members Susie Najera, left, and Frances Aston

Kirklin named Young Careerist

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Marci Kirklin has been named the Young Careerist of the Month for June by the Panhandle Professional Women’s Club. She and her husband, Tyler, have three children: Corie, 9, and Cal and Hayes, 6.She is a first grade teacher at Wright Elementary.
Exercise helps improve health for everyone, both young and old, so Ochiltree County Senior Center holds an exercise class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 11 a.m. The exercise program is low impact and low pressure, perfect for those new to workouts as well as long-time pros. For more information, contact Senior Center at 806-435-9909.

Exercise helps improve health for everyone, both young and old, so Ochiltree County Senior Center holds an exercise class every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday starting at 11 a.m. The exercise program is low impact and low pressure, perfect for those new to workouts as well as long-time pros. For more information, contact Senior Center at 806-435-9909.

WORKING OUT

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Local man is arrested for capital murder

News Staff
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
A Perryton man has been arrested for capital murder.According to Perryton Police Chief Rafael Gonzalez, his office called the Texas Rangers on April 25 to assist with a murder investigation.On Thursday, Terrell Leon, 26, was arrested in Texas County, Oklahoma.
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