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News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
ARC-PLC signup deadline nears The deadline for the 2022 ARC-PLC program signup with the Ochiltree County Farm Service Agency is coming up on March 15. Please call 806-435-6597, ext. 2 to check your application status or to sign up.

State shows increase of COVID-19 cases in county

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
The Texas Department of State Health Services is recording an increase in COVID-19 cases in Ochiltree County. According to data from TDSHS, the county has had 71 new cases of the virus in the last 14 days, an increase of 92% over the prior 14 days.

City’s February sales tax payment up 27% for month

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
The City of Perryton is starting off 2022 with a bang, sales tax wise, with another large increase in its monthly payment. The city received a check for $348,053 in February, an increase of over 27% from February 2021. For the year so far, it has received $619,480 in payments, up 40% from 2021.

Early voting starts Monday in March 1 primary election

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
Early voting in the March 1 Republican primary election begins this Monday, Feb. 14. The early voting period runs through Friday, Feb. 25. Early voting is conducted at the County Clerk’s office in the Ochiltree County Courthouse, first floor, south office.
SLIDING INTO JOY

SLIDING INTO JOY

SLIDING INTO JOY

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
After too much icy weather, local residents have been very happy to enjoy much milder temperatures this week. It’s a perfect time for sports, outdoor work, and play, and a great time to take kids to the playground.
RAMSEY SPEAKS AT LEADERSHIP PERRYTON

RAMSEY SPEAKS AT LEADERSHIP PERRYTON

RAMSEY SPEAKS AT LEADERSHIP PERRYTON

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
Courtney Ramsey of Dallas was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. She spoke on “They Drive Me Crazy: The Generation Story You’ve Never Heard” at the Frank Phillips College Allen Campus on Thursday evening.

Local man dies after vehicle accident

News Staff
Friday, February 11, 2022
A local man has died after being struck by a bus. Daniel Slaughter, 61, died at the scene of the accident on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 8. The accident occurred around 7:15 p.m. on State Highway 15, approximately 2.75 miles northwest of Perryton.

Rosales rites set

News Staff
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Juan De La Paz Rosales, 80, of Booker, died Feb. 5, 2022. Funeral mass will be Thursday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Booker with Father Cesar Gomez officiating. Burial will follow in Heart Cemetery.
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