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City’s sales tax payment up 3.5%

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The City of Perryton received some good news last week, with the monthly sales tax payment increasing slightly in July. The city received $263,564, a 3.5% increase over last July. For the year, however, its payments to date of $1.7 million are down 7% from 2022.

OGH board approves contracts

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors met on Monday evening at the conference center in Ochiltree General Hospital. Among other items on the agenda, the board reviewed and passed contracts for the hospital’s certified nurse anesthetists.
A tractor pulling a tandem disc plow accidentally caused a power outage across much of Perryton on Tuesday morning after its extended wings became tangled in power lines on SW 24th Avenue near Western Equipment. The tractor pulled a number of electric lines down and snapped a power pole. Electric service was out for several hundred homes for less than two hours before Xcel Energy crews were able to restore power.

A tractor pulling a tandem disc plow accidentally caused a power outage across much of Perryton on Tuesday morning after its extended wings became tangled in power lines on SW 24th Avenue near Western Equipment. The tractor pulled a number of electric lines down and snapped a power pole. Electric service was out for several hundred homes for less than two hours before Xcel Energy crews were able to restore power.

TRACTOR ACCIDENT KNOCKS OUT POWER IN PERRYTON

News Staff
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Local Briefs

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Library re-opened Perry Memorial Library has re-opened. Regular hours are again in effect. Parkinson’s support group to meet The Perryton Area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet Friday July14, at noon at New Hope Fellowship, 2821 S. Ash in Perryton. Lunch will be provided.

New area code proposed for Houston area

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The four area codes serving the greater Houston area — 281, 346, 713, and 832 — will run out of available numbers in about two years, prompting the Public Utility Commission of Texas to take public comments regarding a proposal for a fifth area code to be added by the NorthAmerican Planning...

‘Fast Cash’

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
(www.perrytoncs.org) On July 12, 2023, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Anthony Peretti, white male. Date of birth, Sept. 29, 1989. Height, 5’11”, weight, 200 pounds. Brown eyes, red hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Commissioners pass interlocal agreements

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met on Monday morning at the Ochiltree County Courthouse. Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Perryton to occupy the former Ochiltree County Jail facility.

SeniorNews

News Staff
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Because it’s relatively quiet around the center this coming week, I thought I could share a few “did you know” interesting facts about our little hidden gem.
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