PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS

The deadline to enroll in the Pathways scholarship program is approaching quickly, and students at Perryton High School are working to get their applications in before Thursday, Sept. 30. Pathways is open to PHS freshmen and eligible sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

OGH board adops budget, tax rate

The Ochiltree County Hospital District Board of Directors met for their monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 20, in the Ochiltree General Hospital Conference Center.

Bushland takes game 31-6

Despite a few big plays, the Rangers couldn’t get much going on offense, and struggled at times on defense, to give the Bushland Falcons a 31-6 Friday night at Falcon Stadium. Perryton had the ball first to open the game.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Sept. 22, 2021, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Melanie Walker, white female. Date of birth, March 13, 1970. Height, 5’3”, weight, 140 pounds. Blue eyes, blonde hair. Last known address was Dalhart.

Child Passenger Safety Week to be observed Sept. 19-25

Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 19-25, and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind the public that having your children properly secured in a car seat is crucial in reducing their risk of injury and death in a vehicle crash.

Two men arrested after businesses burglarized

Two men have been arrested in connection with a couple of business burglaries last weekend. James Brandon Lewis, 43, and Shawn Damon Aylor, 47, were each charged with multiple felony offenses in connection with the case.

Local Briefs

Youth basketball registration begins Registration has begun for Perryton Activity Center Youth Basketball leagues. Divisions are: Pre-K/K, first and second grades, third and fourth grades, and fifth and sixth grades; Pre-K/K will be co-ed, and all others will have separate boys and girls leagues.

How to prepare pets for evacuation

When a disaster strikes, there’s often not much time to prepare yourself, let alone your pets, to evacuate to a safe location, and the stress of the situation only compounds the likelihood of forgetting something important.

SPEAKING UP FOR SOCCER

About 150 students, parents, and others attended Tuesday evening’s community meeting at the Perryton High School auditorium to discuss the possibility of adding a high school soccer program.