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GRAND CHAMPION SWINE

GRAND CHAMPION SWINE

GRAND CHAMPION SWINE

GRAND CHAMPION SWINE—At the Ochiltree County Junior Livestock Show and Sale on Jan. 21-22, Avery Swenhaugen took home the award for Grand Champion Swine. Her animal was purchased by the Ochiltree County Farm Bureau. Pictured are, from left, Avery Swenhaugen, David Peckenpaugh, and Brady Schwalk.

Local Briefs

PARSPA to meet Feb. 7 The Perryton Area Retired School Personnel Association (PARSPA) will meet Monday, Feb. 7, at noon at the Senior Citizen Center. Members are invited to eat at 11:30am at the center for $10.
PHS ART STUDENTS WIN IN WOODWARD

PHS ART STUDENTS WIN IN WOODWARD

PHS ART STUDENTS WIN IN WOODWARD

PHS ART STUDENTS WIN IN WOODWARD—Perryton High School art students participated in the Paul Laune Memorial Student Art Competition at the Plains Indians and Pioneers Museum in Woodward, OK, in January, with fi ve students earning awards. The juried show exhibited 32 artworks from PHS students.

UIL realignment announced Feb. 3

The UIL released the new district realignments for 2022-24 on Thursday. While Ranger football fans will see a little travel relief, fans in all other sports saw their district increase by two schools. For football only, District 2, 4A, Division 2, Perryton, Borger, Levelland and Seminole remain.

No new candidates file for May election

No new candidates have filed in over a week for positions up for election in the May 7 general election. There are two weeks left in the candidate filing period, which ends on Friday, Feb. 18.
SNOW DAY

SNOW DAY

SNOW DAY

Plenty of area residents took the opportunity to play in the snow that blanketed us this week, despite frigid temperatures with wind chills near zero. Rylan, Cade & Kyler Cowan met up with Carson and Macee Haberthur to go sliding around on an old car hood.

OGH records 50 positive COVID cases

Ochiltree General Hospital announced on Wednesday that they had recorded over 50 positive cases of COVID-19 in the last week. According to Chief Nursing Officer Jyme Kinnard, RN, OGH completed 101 total COVID-19 tests in the last seven days, with 51 of those tests turning out positive.
SNOW FUN (FOR MOST)

SNOW FUN (FOR MOST)

SNOW FUN (FOR MOST)

The wintry weather last week was fun for many, but work for others. Kids enjoying the snow day are, from left, Bodacious Broome, the son of Daniel and Kat Broome, and Zoey & Zach Valdez, daughter and son of Jimmy and Amy Valdez.