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Early voting in Nov. 5 election begins Oct. 21

Early voting in the Nov. 5 general election will begin in a little over two weeks.The early voting period will begin on Monday, Oct. 21, and run through Friday, Nov. 1.Early voting for all precincts will be in the Ochiltree County Courthouse, first floor, south office.
Jennie June Club to hold annual library book sale

Jennie June Club to hold annual library book sale

Jennie June Club to hold annual library book sale

The Jennie June Club of Perryton will hold its fall Book Sale for 2024 at Perry Memorial Library during the month of October.Patrons can buy used books and videos at a bargain price, one dollar for hardbacks, 50 cents for paperbacks and $1 for videos, during the month.
Summer Jelinek

Summer Jelinek

Jelinek kicks off speaker series in Perryton Oct. 10

Summer Jelinek of the Dallas area will begin the Leadership Perryton XXIII speaker series on Thursday, Oct. 10, at the Frank Phillips College Allen Campus.Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., and the seminar will start at 6 p.m.There is no charge to attend.
PHS HOMECOMING QUEEN

PHS HOMECOMING QUEEN

PHS HOMECOMING QUEEN

Natalie Estrada was crowned the 2024 Football Homecoming Queen, and was introduced during the Rangers-Harvesters football game. Pictured with her is her father, Carlos Estrada, who was her escort.

Local Briefs

Rifle and Pistol Club sets monthly meeting The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. at the indoor range south of the Ochiltree County Expo Building. The club will be discussing new and ongoing projects.
SENIOR NEWS

SENIOR NEWS

SENIOR NEWS

We did it again, set the bar higher than we could have ever imagined. This Fall Fundraiser knocked our socks off. Thank goodness the rain didn’t stop you party peeps from attending. It was a great crowd.

PUC urged to more closely vet plant loan applicants

The Public Utility Commission has drawn criticism after initially approving a power plant project in the Rio Grande Valley for a company whose CEO was convicted of embezzlement seven years earlier.The application has since been canceled, theT exas Standardreported.

‘Fast Cash’

On Sept. 25, 2024, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Stephany Fonseca-Pantoja, white female. Date of birth, March 27, 1994. Height, 5’5”, weight, 140 pounds. Brown eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.
PARADE WINNERS RECOGNIZED— The winners of the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration parade in August were honored by the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration Committee earlier this month. Among the winners recognized were, from left, front row, Jerra Lowrey, Idalia Gonzalez, Reyna Mendoza, and Ana Becerril, all from Ochiltree General Hospital; and back row, Bianca Peregrino from North Plains Electric Cooperative, Shannon Jines and Barbara Ledbetter from OGH, and Michelle Cabrera from Interstate Bank.

PARADE WINNERS RECOGNIZED— The winners of the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration parade in August were honored by the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration Committee earlier this month. Among the winners recognized were, from left, front row, Jerra Lowrey, Idalia Gonzalez, Reyna Mendoza, and Ana Becerril, all from Ochiltree General Hospital; and back row, Bianca Peregrino from North Plains Electric Cooperative, Shannon Jines and Barbara Ledbetter from OGH, and Michelle Cabrera from Interstate Bank.

PARADE WINNERS RECOGNIZED—