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Hansen gives program to Jennie Junes

The Jennie June Club met Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Perry Memorial Library. Hostesses were Barbara Johnson, Kris Erickson and Diana Wooster. The program was give by Mette Hansen, owner of The Flower Pot. She, her husband and their children immigrated to the United States 16 years ago from Denmark.

More than a third of state agencies using AI

More than one third of state agencies are using some form of artificial intelligence, according to a 2022 report from the Texas Department of Information Resources. TheT exas Tribunereported agencies such as the Texas Workforce Commission are using chatbots to serve patrons.
The Idle American

The Idle American

The Idle American

When this weekly piece first saw the light of day in February, 2003, I promised to share stories worthy of belly laughs—or at least chuckles. I also vowed to offer occasional gems of wisdom. I wanted these “gems” to be worthy of comparison to the precious pearls of Majorca.

Wildlife conference is rescheduled in Lubbock

The Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment(TPWD), the Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University and the Texas Wildlife Association have rescheduled the Panhandle Wildlife Conference for Feb. 1-2, at Texas Tech University’s National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock.

City’s sales tax payment ticks down in January

The City of Perryton’s sales tax payments for 2024 started on a down note so far. The city received a payment of $248,411 for the month, down around 5.7% from January 2023. Most of the cities around the area did see increases for the month. Amarillo’s payment of $8.6 million was up 5.

Council accepts resignation of Howard

In a brief meeting Tuesday, the Perryton City Council took care of one item. The council voted unanimously to accept the resignation of council member Shirley Howard. Howard, who was present at the meeting, was elected to the council last May.