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COOLING OFF It’s been brutally hot in Perryton and Ochiltree County, and that’s made the Perryton Municipal Water Park a very popular place to be, with the splash pad offering a great way for younger kids to get completely soaked. This is the last week the pool will be open for the season, with Sunday set as the pool’s last day ‘til next summer.

COOLING OFF It’s been brutally hot in Perryton and Ochiltree County, and that’s made the Perryton Municipal Water Park a very popular place to be, with the splash pad offering a great way for younger kids to get completely soaked. This is the last week the pool will be open for the season, with Sunday set as the pool’s last day ‘til next summer.

Wheatheart Celebration events to start in August

News Staff
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
It’s already been a chaotic summer, but this year’s Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration is still set to begin in August. The Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce has put the final touches on their schedule for this year’s festival.

Breast cancer highly treatable

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer mainly occurs in middle-aged or older women. In fact, the median age at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis is 62.

Local Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Tax assessor-collector’s office open The Ochiltree County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Offi ce is now open.

‘Fast Cash’

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
(www.perrytoncs.org) On July 19, 2023, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Diego Soto, white male. Date of birth, Dec. 19, 1980. Height, 5’3”, weight, 195 pounds. Brown eye, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Senior News

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Our nominating committee met on Wednesday to come up with a list of members to join our board of directors. This year we will be losing Doug Wilkens, Kerry Symons and Kay Allison. That is a hard pill to swallow because each of them has been such strong leaders for OCSCA.
HARMON JOINS OGH— Logan Harmon, a speech pathologist, has joined Ochiltree General Hospital’s physical therapy team. Harmon will offer a variety of speech therapy options for patients in Ochiltree County.

HARMON JOINS OGH— Logan Harmon, a speech pathologist, has joined Ochiltree General Hospital’s physical therapy team. Harmon will offer a variety of speech therapy options for patients in Ochiltree County.

Ochiltree General Hospital starts speech pathology program

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Ochiltree General Hospital has opened a speech pathology program as part of the hospital’s physical therapy team. Logan Harmon, MS CCC-SLP, will offer a variety of speech therapy options for patients in Ochiltree County and surrounding counties.
Radio to the Rescue…

Radio to the Rescue…

Radio to the Rescue…

Dr. Don Newbury
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
When one enjoys a musical comedy as much as we did recently on a trip to our hometown of Brownwood, mass laughter was a tonic. There’d been an almost sold-out crowd of some 300 at the Lyric Theatre, and the experience made the 140mile drive commencing at 11 p.m. seems less daunting.

School board officially hires superintendent

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The Perryton School Board held two special meetings recently. At the July 13 meeting, the board officially hired Greg Brown, the lone finalist, as the new superintendent for the Perryton ISD. His first day was July 17. The board also thanked James Mireles for his service as superintendent.
Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo held a blood drive on Tuesday afternoon at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus. The drive had a goal of 19 donations, but only had a total of 12 successful donations. Pictured are, from left, Andy Anderson, who is working toward his own goal of donating nine gallons of blood, phlebotomist Ashley Norman, and in back, Sid Tanner.

Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo held a blood drive on Tuesday afternoon at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus. The drive had a goal of 19 donations, but only had a total of 12 successful donations. Pictured are, from left, Andy Anderson, who is working toward his own goal of donating nine gallons of blood, phlebotomist Ashley Norman, and in back, Sid Tanner.

DONATING BLOOD IN A TIME OF CRISIS

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
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