APPRECIATING LOCAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS

APPRECIATING LOCAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS—FirstBank Southwest in Perryton donated about 30 dozen doughnuts to staff at Ochiltree General Hospital and local clinics to thank health care staff for the sacrifices they’ve made to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gas in a car won’t stay fresh forever

The outbreak of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on drivers. With many people staying at home,working from home and not traveling, drivers end up spending less time on the road and less money at the gas station. But what about the gas they did purchase? Can gas go bad?

Local Briefs

Crop Profitability Conference set All Northeast Panhandle area crop producers are invited to a virtual online crop budgeting and market outlook meeting to start at 9 a.m. on the Zoom videoconference application on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialists Dr.

High Plains landowners can apply for fuel breaks

Texas A&M Forest Service is now accepting grant applications from landowners in the High Plains region of Texas who construct vegetative fuel breaks on their property. The Vegetative Fuel Break Grant applications are open through Jan.

WINTER WEEK AT WRIGHT

Students at Wright Elementary School got to celebrate their last week of 2020 classes with Winter Week, with students encouraged to wear fun holiday-themed outfits. Wednesday was Polar Express Day, when students got to wear their pajamas to school.

THE GIFT OF SONG

Students from Perryton High School’s choirs went caroling at the home of Brenda Schnabel this week. Schnabel is the accompanist for the choirs and has been ill at home since Thanksgiving.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

On Dec. 16, 2020, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Maximiliano Fernandez, white male. Date of birth, May 29, 1975. Height, 5’11”, weight, 200 pounds. Brown eyes, gray hair. Last known address was Perryton.