Local Briefs

First Baptist schedules VBS First Baptist Church at 415 S. Baylor in Perryton has set this summer’s Vacation Bible School for July 25-29 from 6-8:30 p.m. for children ranging from age four up to completing sixth grade. The event is free for all kids.

4B MEATS RIBBON CUTTING

4B MEATS RIBBON CUTTING—Members of the Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 4B Meats, located inside the Watonga Cheese Factory at 2018 S. Main Street.

Motorists reminded to slow down for emergency vehicles stopped on roadside

Drivers traveling for the July Fourth holiday should remember that state law requires them to slow down or move over when tow trucks and other emergency vehicles – police, fire, EMS and highway response trucks – are stopped on the side of the road with their lights activated.

Still no active COVID-19 cases in the county

Ochiltree County’s active COVID-19 cases are still holding steady at zero this week. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Ochiltree County’s estimated active cases of COVID-19 stands at zero, unchanged from Tuesday afternoon.

BEATING THE HEAT

Perry Memorial Library celebrated the last week of their 2021 Texas Reading Club with Watermelon Week, featuring a watermelon feast and a chance for kids in the program to blow off some steam with water balloon races, water balloon fi ghts, and plenty of time splashing around in a bunch of kiddie...

July 4 fireworks show set

Ochiltree County residents will get to celebrate Independence Day as they have for years, with the Perryton Lions Club hosting its Annual Fourth of July Fireworks at Lake Fryer in Wolf Creek Park on Sunday, July 4. The display will begin just after dusk, about 9:30-9:45 p.m.

Prevent Blindness designates July as Dry Eye Awareness Month

Nearly 16 million Americans have dry eye, according to the National Eye Institute (NEI). Dry eye occurs when there is not enough tear film produced, the tear film Is not draining properly from the eye, or the tear film is not the quality needed to maintain the health of the eye.