City council okays increase for tapping fees

The Perryton City Council adopted an ordinance increasing gas and water meter tap fees, and called for the May general election at its meeting Tuesday. Public Works Director Brandan Knapp went over the new fees with the council. He said the last time the fees were increased was four years ago.

SCHOLLENBARGER NAMED TO ALL-STATE CHOIR

Perryton High School senior Jacob Schollenbarger has been named to the Texas All-State Choir. This is Schollenbarger’s second time to be named to the state choir. He was named second chair bass in the Texas All State Small School Choir at the Area Audition on Saturday, Jan. 16.

Next weekend’s stock show to spotlight over 100 animals

The 83 rd annual Ochiltree County Junior Livestock Show and Sale is slated for next weekend, Jan. 22-23, with preliminary activities beginning at mid-week. The Perryton High School FFA and the Ochiltree County 4- H members will be showing 126 animals.

December weather typical; year yields over 20 inches of moisture

The weather in December was fairly typical for the month, although with some unusually warm days, according to official weather records from KEYE Radio. The average high temperature for December was 49 degrees. The warmest high was on Dec. 8, Dec. 9 and Dec. 22, when it was a pleasant 66 degrees.

Active COVID-19 cases down

The number of active COVID-19 cases have gone down this week. According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, Ochiltree County’s estimated active cases of COVID-19 stand at 82, down from 92 on Tuesday afternoon.