State’s COVID-19 numbers for county show sharp drop in numbers

The Texas Department of State Health Services is recording much lower numbers for COVID-19 in Ochiltree County. According to data from TDSHS, the county has had only three new cases of the virus in the last 14 days, a decrease of 99% over the prior 14 days.

Five Rangerettes make All District

Five Rangerettes have been named to this year’s All District 4-4A Basketball team. Tapped for the All District team were Erin Merkel and Tanya Navarrete. Earning honorable mention honors were Rangerettes Samantha Ramirez, Mackenzi Stokes, and Emma Martinez.

City sales tax payment up 20%

The City of Perryton’s monthly sales tax allocation continued to show a healthy increase in April. The city received $207,017, up 20% from last year. For the year so far, it has received $1.06 million, an increase of almost 34% from 2021.

PISD board has meeting on personnel

In a special session on Friday, April 8, at noon, the Perryton School Board heard the resignations of several personnel, and hired several more.

USDA to give payments to producers impacted by drought, wildfire

The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe drought or wildfire in 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments for increases in supplemental feed...

Deadline near to get refunds from 2018

In 2018, over a million taxpayers didn’t file their federal return, leaving $1.5 billion in unclaimed refund money. It’s not too late for people to file and get their refund, but the deadline is soon. Taxpayers have until April 18, 2022, to file their 2018 return and get their refund.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On April 6, 2022, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Shery Lynn Kelly, white female. Date of birth, June 16, 1964. Height, 5’, weight, 130 pounds. Hazel eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

It’s Deep

A fathom is six feet deep.

Managing wildlife damage webinar set

The Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service will present the webinar, “Integrated Wildlife Damage Management,” at noon on April 7 as part of its ongoing Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, RWFM, Stewardship Series.