The Rangerette powerlifting team returned to the state meet as the defending state champions. Perryton entered the meet with 13 lifters competing in the various weight classes. Several of the girls were seniors lifting in their last school meet.
A United States Marine from Perryton who was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 will be buried in the Ochiltree County Cemetery in April.
Pvt. Waldean Black served on the battleship USS Oklahoma.
Perryton and Ochiltree County received another welcome dose of rain on Monday and Tuesday, along with some more snow.
High winds also plagued the area, with wind speeds around 25-35 miles per hour with gusts to almost 50 mph.
The Ochiltree County Hospital District’s Board of Directors met on Monday.
Among other items on the agenda, the board directed Condray Design Group, an architectural and interior design firm from Lubbock, to begin work on preliminary floor plans and blueprints for a new clinic.
Local volunteers for Snack Pak 4 Kids got together on Monday evening at Williams Intermediate Elementary School to pack snacks for hungry kids. Volunteers meet every few weeks to pack snack bags with nutritious food to help food-insecure students stave off hunger.
Blood drive set at FPC
Coffee Memorial Blood Center will hold a community blood drive on Tuesday, April 5, from 1-6 p.m. at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus. Photo identification will be required.
RIBBON CUTTING AT NEW MIKEY’S LIQUOR LOCATION—Members of the Perryton Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce, along with plenty of well-wishers, were on hand to celebrate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new location of Mikey’s Liquor Store at 1014 S. Main Street, in the old Dairy Queen restaurant...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has clarified the definition of a spot market sale and hog eligibility under the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP), which assists producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale from April 16, 2020, through Sept. 1, 2020.