Retirement and taxes: Understanding IRAs

Individual Retirement Arrangements, or IRAs, provide tax incentives for people to make investments that can provide financial security for their retirement. These accounts can be set up with a bank or other financial institution, a life insurance company, mutual fund or stockbroker.

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Music courses can have a profound impact on students, potentially helping them perform better in other subjects.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Aug. 18, 2021, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Amber Danielle Lawson, white female. Date of birth, Aug. 1, 1983. Height, 5’3”, weight, 190 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

READY, AIM...

READY, AIM...—The Perryton Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce’s annual Loaded Chamber sporting clays event brought in more than 80 shooting competitors from as far away as Lubbock. Among the shooters was Tim Smith of Amarillo, pictured drawing a bead as he prepares to knock down another target.

Texans with disablities eligible for ‘ABLE’ savings program

August is “ABLE to Save” Month, and Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is promoting awareness of the program that helps provide financial security for Texans with disabilities.

TxDOT asks everyone to keep children safe in school zones

Despite much lower traffic levels around Texas schools due to the pandemic, there were still hundreds of crashes in school zones last year.

Mayer named new TxDOT area engineer

Zachary Mayer, P.E. has been named as the new area engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Pampa Area Office, effective Aug. 9, 2021. TxDOT’s Amarillo District has three area offices – Amarillo, Dumas, and Pampa.

AC unit reported stolen

Theft and damage topped activity for the week. Lynda Capps reported a burglary at 118 S. Drake. The suspect or suspects took an air conditioner unit from the residence. Viviana Gonzalez, 1521 S. Harvard, reported someone had damaged her door latch and frame. Damage was estimated at $100.

MARCHING AND MUSIC

MARCHING AND MUSIC—The Pride of Perryton Ranger Band held a March-a-Thon on Saturday morning as they took a three-mile march in neighborhoods near the high school and junior high. The event helped raise funds for the band’s spring trip and to help offset the costs of this year’s marching show.