Vehicles vandalized

Several cases of vandalism and a burglary were investigated by law enforcement during the week. Juan Herrera, 1617 S. Drake, reported two rifles, scopes and loaded magazines inside a Palmetto State Armory rifle bag had been stolen from his vehicle. Total value was estimated at around $800.

BUA RIBBON CUTTING

BUA RIBBON CUTTING—Members of the Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce gathered onThursday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at BUA Investments at 514 S. Main in the Ragsdale Building.

Want pumpkins this fall? Time to get planting

Raising your own pumpkin patch, whether it is for decorations or pies, can be a fun a way to introduce gardening for your family. Even though pumpkin season is several months away, it’s important to know the prime pumpkin-planting time is now.

Jobless rate decreases

The Texas Workforce Commission on June 19 announced that in the month of May, the Lone Star State’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 13.0%, the first decrease recorded since March, when COVID-19 sent a robust economy on a downward trajectory.

Local Briefs

Rifle and Pistol Club sets monthly meeting The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 2, at 7 p.m. at the indoor range south of the Ochiltree County Expo Center. Members will discuss upcoming matches and events due to the coronavirus restrictions.

June 21-27 is Mosquito Awareness Week

Did you know there are 85 species of mosquitoes in Texas that have been identified by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Ser-vice’s agricultural and environmental safety unit personnel? That’s a lot of itch-inducing painful pests to worry about.

OLD-FASHIONED GARDENING

After excavations at the Buried City on Wolf Creek revealed that Native Americans in the area had been farmers, Courson Archaeological Research Lab southeast of Perryton began a long-running experiment to grow and cultivate their own Indian Garden.