Flooring stolen

A burglary and thefts were investigated by police during the week. Several packages of flooring and padding were stolen from 22 S. Fordham. They were valued at $2,000.

Cobb Salad

In 1926, when a Los Angeles Restaurant owner with the all-American name of Bob Cobb was looking for a way to use up leftovers, he threw together avocado, celery, tomato, chives, watercress, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, bacon and Roquefort cheese and named it after himself: Cobb salad.

Results listed for Loaded Chamber event

Target shooting enthusiasts traveled to Ochiltree County Saturday to compete in the Loaded Chamber shooting clays competition. The competition, sponsored by the Perryton Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce, attracted 68 entrants to the Chuck Waller Range, across from Wolf Creek Park.

Worker Classification 101: employee or independent contractor

A business might pay an independent contractor and an employee for the same or similar work, but there are key legal differences between the two. It is critical for business owners to correctly determine whether the people providing services are employees or independent contractors.

Local Briefs

American Legion to host Poker Run The American Legion Post 254 will hold the Seth Huston Memorial Poker Run on Saturday, Aug. 13. The run will start at the Museum of the Plains with registration at 11 a.m. First bike out will be at noon, with the last bike in planned at 4 p.m.

Drive or fly?

People planning a trip may be considering whether to drive or fly and wondering which is the better value. Each mode of travel has its pluses and minuses and associated costs. When gauging whether to drive or fly, think of the outright and ancillary costs of each type of travel.

AgriLife develops new bioremediation material to clean up ‘forever chemicals’

A novel bioremediation technology for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemical pollutants that threaten human health and ecosystem sustainability, has been developed by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers.

City council previews tax rate options

The Perryton City Council met Tuesday evening for a brief open session regarding upcoming fiscal year tax rates, and also met in executive session.