Local Briefs

FSA’s small grains deadline set for Jan. 18 The deadline to report fall-seeded small grains to the Ochiltree County Farm Service Agency is Tuesday, Jan. 18. Please call with any questions or to make an appointment at 806-435-6597, ext. 2.

Does COVID-19 omicron variant affect pets?

With the holiday season over, COVID-19 cases are spiking across the country. As pet owners quarantine, questions of pet safety against this disease and the quickly spreading omicron variant continue to arise as well. Drs.

Pre-plant producer meeting set for Jan. 25 in Canyon

The Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service in Randall County will conduct the annual Pre-Plant Producer Conference from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Kuhlman Extension Center, 200 N. Brown Road, Canyon. Experts speaking at a Jan. 25 meeting will help area producers with preplant considerations.

Candidate filing opens Wednesday for city, school, hospital board

Candidate filing begins this Wednesday, Jan. 19, for several positions on the Perryton School Board, Perryton City Council and Ochiltree Hospital District Board. The filing period will run through Friday, Feb. 18. The general election will be held on Saturday, May 7.

County’s COVID cases tumble again

Active cases of COVID-19 in Ochiltree County are down sharply from the middle of this week. According to data from According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Ochiltree County’s estimated active cases of COVID-19 dropped to 57, down from 67 on Tuesday afternoon.

ALLEN-MANNING SPEAKS AT LEADERSHIP PERRYTON SERIES

Betsy Allen-Manning was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. She spoke on “DNA or High Achievers - Develop the Mindset, Discipline and Game Plan” at the Frank Phillips College Allen Campus on Thursday evening. The seminar was sponsored by FirstBank Southwest and Harvey’s Electric.

City sees whopping 61% increase in its sales tax payment for January

The City of Perryton got some great news to start off 2022. Its January sales tax payment was 61% higher than the previous January. The city received $271,427 to start off the year.

WILLIAMS INTERMEDIATE HONOR ROLL

Williams Intermediate School has listed the students making the honor roll for the third six weeks.

Second round of vaccine funding begins

A second round of funding for the state’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach program has begun. Organizations can apply for grants ranging from $50,000 to $1 million “to engage in vaccine education and outreach with the goal of increasing the number of fully vaccinated Texans against COVID-19.