Local Briefs

DAR to honor Vietnam vets The Wolf Creek Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is seeking information about veterans who served between November 1955 and April 1975 and who have not yet received a Vietnam Veteran pin from DAR.

Operation Lone Star effort

Operation Lone Star, the state’s border initiative, recently marked its third anniversary. According to Abbott’s office, the multiagency effort has led to apprehension of more than a half-million people believed to be here illegally.

PIONEER AWARD PRESENTED AT CHAMBER BANQUET

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On March 19, 2024, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Luis Miguel Morales, white male. Date of birth, Sept. 26, 1989. Height, 5’11”, weight, 210 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

SeniorNews

website:www.perrytonseniors.org Just in time for your Easter baking, or in this case no baking – OCSCA is holding a Bake Sale on Wednesday. Come in and grab some goodies for your family get together. There will be pies, cakes, cookies and other yummy treats.

PJH students compete in robotics tourney in Liberal

Students from Perryton Junior High’s robotics program competed in the First Lego League Greater Southwest Regional Tournament in Liberal, KS. Competitors in the tournament came from the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles, southeast Colorado, and southwest Kansas.

Hospital board accepts energy conservation grant

The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors met on Monday evening in the conference center at Ochiltree General Hospital.

Local Briefs

Expo to host Dryland Crops Conference Texas A&M AgriLife Extension in Ochiltree, Lipscomb, and Hansford Counties will host the Northeast Panhandle Beef Cow Symposium at the Wolf Creek Heritage Museum in Lipscomb.