City council reviews proposed hotel-motel fund allocations

The Perryton City Council reviewed the 2021-22 proposed hotel-motel occupancy tax allocations on Tuesday. The fund received a total of 13 applications, totaling $307,125. A total of $173,000 was available for funding, less the required 10% that must be placed in the fund’s contingency.

Ultimate Bullfighters slated August 6-7 in Ochiltree County

Ochiltree County residents will get the opportunity to see an entirely different spin on bullfighting next month during the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration. The Perryton Rodeo Association will sponsor a demonstration by the Ultimate Bullfighters on Saturday, Aug.

Texas prepaid tuition newborn enrollment deadline is July 31

Texas families have through July 31 to enroll their newborns in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund ® and pay this academic year’s rates for all or some future tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities, excluding medical and dental institutions.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

Marcus Camarillo, no personal information was available. Last known address was Perryton. There is one misdemeanor warrant for Camarillo for issuance of bad checks. Cesar Carbajal, white male. Date of birth, Sept. 21, 1990. Height, 6’4”, weight, 200 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair.

National Day of the Cowboy

Keep your saddle oiled and your gun greased because the “National Day of the Cowboy” – the fourth Saturday in July – is finally here. This day celebrates the lasting legacies of the cowboys that pioneered the American West as they worked cattle, beginning after the Civil War in the heart of Texas.

County gets a little more rain from weekend storm

Perryton and Ochiltree County received a bit more precipitation after a blustery thunderstorm blew through the area over the weekend. KEYE Radio’s official rainfall total was .55 of an inch of moisture. In Waka, Ron Stinson reported 1.31 inches of rain over the weekend period.

Theft, burglary are reported to police

Reports of stolen property were reported to police during the week. Patrick Otto, 10 S. Date, reported a large storage shed on the property had been burglarized. Taken were several tools and a laptop computer. Sharon Cramer, 414 S.