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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
August birthdays: Elbre Hickerson, Tom Butler, Donnie Dendy, Marcia Hale, Jerry Parvin, Al Hayden, Phil Sell, Pat Bilson, Louise McLain, Janet Blasingame, Tanya Pribble, Charlotte Hale, Kay Cartwright, Don Copper, Toni Boren, Cara Wilkens and Chris Samples.
Morales chosen as

Morales chosen as

Morales chosen as PPW Young Careerist

Veronica Morales
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Veronica Morales has been chosen as the PPW Club’s Young Careerist for July. She is married to Jorge Morales, and they have three children, Aron, Luis and Emmanuel, as well as two daughters-in-law and a two year old granddaughter.

Nearly 64,000 Texans to have student loans forgiven

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Texas Tribune reported that nearly 64,000 Texans will have their federal student loans forgiven because they qualified for an existing forgiveness program that was poorly administered. A total of $3.1 billion will be forgiven for Texas borrowers, an average of $48,500 per borrower.

Local Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Lunch and Learn seminar set at OGH Ochiltree General Hospital will host a free Lunch and Learn seminar on Thursday, Aug. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. at the conference center at OGH. The Area Agency on Aging of the Panhandle will present a program on Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage.

Rainstorm brings brief break from summer heat

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Perryton and Ochiltree County have been hit by punishing high temperatures for the past few weeks, but short rainstorm late last week brought a brief break from extreme heat. Mary Dudley in the central part of Perryton reported 2.50 inches of rain.

City gives recovery update

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Officials with the City of Perryton and Ochiltree County Emergency Management released a tornado recovery update last Friday. City of Perryton staff will host a question-and-answer aession on Thursday, July 27, 7 p.m. at Frank Phillips College, 314 S. Jefferson.

Commissioners approve new weather system for the airport

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning at the Ochiltree County Courthouse. Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved the purchase of new Automated Weather Observing System weather equipment for the Perryton Ochiltree County Airport.
A BAD YEAR FOR WHEAT In a year that brought extreme drought followed by extreme rainfall, it was hard for area wheat producers to catch a break. Dryland fields were almost completely wiped out, with irrigated fields bringing in less wheat than normal. Pictured is Javier Sigala offloading a load of wheat at the Farnsworth Equity elevator in Farnsworth.

A BAD YEAR FOR WHEAT In a year that brought extreme drought followed by extreme rainfall, it was hard for area wheat producers to catch a break. Dryland fields were almost completely wiped out, with irrigated fields bringing in less wheat than normal. Pictured is Javier Sigala offloading a load of wheat at the Farnsworth Equity elevator in Farnsworth.

Wheat harvest is about as bad as it could get this year

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The 2022-23 wheat harvest in Ochiltree County left a lot to be desired, with yields significantly below average.
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