Glenn Hegar visits Amarillo on broadband listening tour

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar was joined by Amarillo Mayor Ginger Nelson March 24 on the Texas Panhandle stop of his Texas Broadband Listening Tour. The visit was to get insights about internet access and collect input to develop the state’s first broadband plan.

IRS frequently asked questions

These frequently asked questions (FAQs) are released to the public in Fact Sheet 2022-06 PDF, January 31, 2022. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) for tax year 2021 only.

CLOUD SCIENCE IN A JAR

Students at Williams Intermediate have been getting acquainted with the new Williams science Lab at the school. Ashley Busch’s fourth grade class recently ran experiments with water, shaving cream, and food coloring to study clouds and the formation of rain. Pictured are, from left, Mrs.

Chamber decides to discontinue forums

The Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce and its legislative affairs committee, has decided to discontinue holding the local candidate forums.

State’s COVID numbers for county on rise

The Texas Department of State Health Services is recording higher numbers for COVID-19 in Ochiltree County. According to data from TDSHS, the county has had 212 new cases of the virus in the last 14 days, an increase of 63% over the prior 14 days.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’ (www.perrytoncs.org)

On March 23, 2022, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: David Rueben Dunlap, white male. Date of birth, March 6, 1987. Height, 5’8”, weight, 160 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Beaver, OK.

Fresh Water

The Amazon River pours out so much fresh water into the Atlantic Ocean, that more than 100 miles out at sea from the river’s mouth, the water is still fresh.

Insomniacs

Ants don’t sleep.