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Leadership Perryton participates in Reality Day

Members of Leadership Perryton XXIII participated in Reality Day, a poverty simulation, on Wednesday, March 5, learning about some of the realities and challenges faced by lowincome families.The project was originally created by the Missouri Association for Community Action, with the goal to...
PHS art students compete in VASE contest

PHS art students compete in VASE contest

PHS art students compete in VASE contest

Perryton High School art students competed last month in the Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) contest in Amarillo, with one qualifying for state.Senior Coda Dettmann qualified for state, as voted by all the judges at the event, and will compete in San Marcos on April 26.More than 30 PHS students...

Rotary pie contest winners named

The annual Rotary Pie Contest was held on Saturday, Feb. 22, with over 90 delicious pies and desserts entered into the competition.Bruce Roberson of Perryton was named the grand prize winner and was awarded $100.Roberson also won first place in the men’s division, while Lorenda Watson took first...

OGH board discusses PISD sponsorship

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 a proposal from Mike Castanon to help sponsor a new LED scoreboard for boys and girls basketball and girls...

Local Briefs

CorrectionIn an article about the County Commissioners’ meeting on Feb. 10, the Herald erroneously said that the commissioners decided to drop liability insurance coverage on vehicles older than 10 years old.

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org)On Feb. 26, 2025, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Joshua Anthony Anaya, white male. Date of birth, July 26, 1992. Height, 5’5”, weight, 140 pounds. Brown eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.

PISD board election has another candidate

At the end of the candidate filing period for the May 3 general election, the Perryton School Board race added another candidate, and the Perryton City Council election drew only the incumbents.The school board election will have three candidates vying for two positions up on the board.They are...

County commissioners discuss airport repairs

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning at the Ochiltree County Courthouse.Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved repairs by DeWitt Roofing at a maintenance shop at the county airport.Airport manager Bear Knox told the commissioners there had been water...