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Rangers lose close contest to Estacado Matadors, 26-20

Rangers lose close contest to Estacado Matadors, 26-20

150 POINT AWARDS

Ochiltree County 4-H held their annual awards ceremony Oct. 12 at the Expo Center.
OUTSTANDING LEADERS

OUTSTANDING LEADERS

OUTSTANDING LEADERS

Ochiltree County 4-H held its annual awards ceremony Oct. 11 at the Expo Center. Winners of the Outstanding Leader awards, recognizing adult leaders who have volunteered their time to organize and lead projects and activities, were, from left, Tina Staggs and Myranda Newcomb.

Local Briefs

FBC sets Truck or Treat on Halloween night First Baptist Church will hold a Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the church parking lot at 415 S. Baylor. Everyone is welcome. PHS set to honor local veterans Perryton High School will honor area veterans on Wednesday, Nov.

COVID-19 cases crawling upwards

Ochiltree County’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, and while they’re rising more slowly than in previous weeks, they haven’t yet started to decline.

Choir students earn honors

Members of Perryton High School’s Choirs participated in virtual auditions for the first round of the Texas Small School All State Choir last week. The top 32 singers in each section are named to the District Choir.
PHS STUDENTS NAMED TO REGION CHOIR

PHS STUDENTS NAMED TO REGION CHOIR

PHS STUDENTS NAMED TO REGION CHOIR

Members of Perryton High School Choirs participated in virtual auditions for the first round of the Texas Small School All State Choir, with a number of students making the cut for District and Region Choirs.

United Way drive tops 42% so goal

The Ochiltree United Way’s donations for the 2021 fund drive continued to climb last week. By last Friday, the drive had raised $38,195 in contributions, which is 42% of the $90,000 goal. Two new 100% Companies were also added, bringing the total to six.

Perryton ISD to suspend remote learning Nov. 10

The Perryton School Board, at its meeting Tuesday evening, decided to discontinue remote learning, citing the benefits of “face to face” learning. Superintendent James Mireles said there are many reasons to go back to the classroom.

Early voting has been steady for Nov. 3 election

Early voting in the Nov. 3 general election has been heavy so far, a little over a week into the three week period. As of early Wednesday afternoon, 1,242 people had cast early ballots in person, with an additional 200 ballot by mail requests.
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SEASON OF THE WITCH

Halloween will be here in just a week and a half, and many Perryton residents are already getting into the spirit of the holiday — including this mature beauty hanging out on the front porch of Ricky and Melodee Rogers at 1905 Texas.