Randall County Ag Day, Crops Tour set Aug. 29

The 46th annual Randall County Ag Day and Crops Tour, hosted by theT exas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is set for Aug. 29 at the Kuhlman Extension Center, 200 N. Brown Road, Canyon. The program will run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and include a free lunch. An RSVP is requested by Aug.

Weekend rainfall brings welcome break from heat

Brief but noisy rainstorms this weekend brought more moisture to the county’s rain gauges as well as dropping temperatures in the brutal summer heat wave. KEYE Radio’s official rainfall total was .73 of an inch.

DPS issues reminders for drivers, offers resources ahead of new school year

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds drivers to use extra caution in-and-around school zones and neighborhoods asthe new school year begins. This includes knowing state laws about driving near stopped school buses and not using cell phones when you’re behind the wheel.

Xcel Energy offers payment options, help with high customers’ summer bills

An extended streak of record-setting temperatures in Xcel Energy’s Texas-New Mexico service area has driven up electricity usage and billing costs, following a trend seen across many parts of the country.

PISD Menu

Breakfast Menus for Grades K-12 Lunch Menus for All Grades Unless Noted Otherwise At PJH and PHS Students Have a Choice of Salad Entree, Fruit & Milk for Lunch Each Day Monday, Aug. 21: Breakfast: Cinnamon roll and bacon or cereal and toast, fruit, fruit juice, milk.

Pre-K Breakfast Menu

Monday, Aug. 21: Cereal, toast, fruit, white milk. Tuesday, Aug. 22: Cheese omelet, toast, fruit, white milk. Wednesday, Aug. 23: Power breakfast (biscuit, gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon), fruit, white milk. Thursday, Aug. 24: Breakfast pizza, fruit, white milk. Friday, Aug.

Commissioners approve TikTok ban

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning. Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved an amendment to the county employee handbook to ban TikTok on county-owned devices.

School board sells some bonds

The Perryton School Board held two special meetings last week. At the Aug. 8 meeting, board president Wes Beal talked about the bond sale.