CHOW TIME IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

Hundreds of residents from Perryton and Ochiltree County attended the annual Block Party at the Ochiltree County Courthouse lawn and on Main Street as part of the Wheatheart of the Nation Celebration.

Unemployment benefits taxable

With millions of Americans now receiving taxable unemployment compensation, many of them for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service reminds people receiving unemployment compensation that they can have tax withheld from their benefits now to help avoid owing taxes on this income when they...

Take us back... Larry McLain

Larry McLain has a long and productive history with the city of Perryton. He and his wife, Louise, quietly work to improve the lives of the people in our town. They are a kind and generous couple who spread joy and grace wherever they go.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Aug. 19, 2020, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Pricillia Shae Vela, white female. Date of birth, May 23, 2001. Height, 4’11”, weight, 109 pounds. Brown eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Vehicles vandalized

Several criminal mischief incidents and more missing license plates were investigated by police. A vehicle at the City of Perryton warehouse, 2 S. Amherst, was vandalized. A passenger side window was damaged.

SAFER VISITS

Residents at Senior Village have gotten a new way to visit with friends and family, as new plexiglass shields have been set up outdoors. The shields will let residents visit with family with a reduced risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other diseases.

Local Briefs

Library announces adjusted hours Perry Memorial Library has announced new hours. The library will be open from 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

YOU ALWAYS NEED BOOKS

Perry Memorial Library is open for longer hours now, which means more local residents are stopping in to pick up something to read. Pictured are, from left, Gayle Butler getting some new books checked out by library director Sandra Sears.

Active COVID-19 cases drop to 20

The number of total COVID-19 cases in Ochiltree County is holding steady at 100, but the number of current active cases has fallen from 24 to 20.