KEEPING THE BEAT

Members of the Pride of Perryton Ranger Band drumline were hard at work, along with the rest of the band, during marching drills on Wednesday morning at Perryton High School. The Ranger Band can be seen working to raise spirit and entertain the crowds at every Perryton Rangers football game.

OGH officials stressing importance of vaccines

Test results by Ochiltree General Hospital indicate that most of the patients requiring hospitalization from COVID-19 symptoms had been infected with the Delta variant of the virus.

Active COVID-19 cases in county are down again

Ochiltree County’s active COVID-19 cases have fallen back to their level from last week. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Ochiltree County’s estimated active cases of COVID-19 have fallen to 34, down from 37 on Tuesday afternoon.

City sales tax payment for September is up over 14%

The City of Perryton notched another increase, a nice one, in its monthly sales tax payment. For September, the city received $225,009, up over 14% from last September. For the year so far, the payments of $1.99 million are just 1% lower than in 2020.