HARD WORK IN ROUGH CONDITIONS

Work crews from the City of Perryton responded to a water leak at the corner 9th Street and Main on Tuesday. The leak affected two businesses and a residence. Crews from the city got the leak repaired and the street patched up in less than a day, despite frigid, snowy conditions.

Commissioners approve final law enforcement center billings

The Ochiltree County Commissioners’ Court met Monday at the Ochiltree County Courthouse. Among other items on the agenda, the commissioners met with Jeff Heffelfinger, lead architect at Southwest Architecture in Fort Worth, the firm that designed the new Ochiltree County Law Enforcement Center.

Pre-K Breakfast Menu

Monday, Dec. 14: Waffles, bacon, fruit, white milk. Tuesday, Dec. 15: Sausage, egg and cheese biscuit, fruit, white milk. Wednesday, Dec. 16: Breakfast pizza, fruit, white milk. Thursday, Dec. 17: Breakfast cracker, cheese stick, fruit, white milk.

PISD Menu

Breakfast Menus for Grades K-12 Lunch Menus for All Grades Unless Noted Otherwise At PJH and PHS Students Have a Choice of Salad Entree, Fruit & Milk for Lunch Each Day Monday, Dec. 14: Breakfast: Waffles and bacon or cereal and toast, fruit, fruit juice, milk.

Drilling permits down in November

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 382 original drilling permits in November 2020 compared to 958 in November 2019. The November 2020 total includes 321 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, three to re-enter plugged well bores, and 36 for recompletions of existing well bores.

DPS reminds Texans to prepare ahead of coming winter weather

With another round of winter weather predicted to make its way to parts of Texas this weekend, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind Texans to make preparations now for potentially hazardous weather still to come this season.

Where are they now?...Lindsay Dyer Roberts

When you try to find a pair of sisters who have had a great deal of athletic and academic success at Perryton High School, it’s hard to top the Dyer sisters. Lindsay Dyer Roberts graduated from Perryton High school in 2002.

Local Briefs

Angel Tree donations wanted for needy kids Panhandle Crisis Center’s Angel Trees have been set up at Lowe’s, Family Dollar, Walls, and Radio Shack. To donate, simply remove an angel ornament from the tree. ON the back of each ornament, you’ll find the gender, age, and size of a specific child.

Grant funds available for landowners constructing vegetative 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.

City’s sales tax payments down over 17% in 2020

The City of Perryton’s sales tax allocation took another big hit in December. The city’s payment of $197,159 was down 26.3% from December 2019. The total payments in 2020 were a little over $2.65 million, down 17.3%, or $55,040 from 2019.