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DONATIONS FOR A GOOD CAUSE The Panhandle Crisis Center is holding a food drive through Friday, Feb. 14, with pickup locations all over town, including the Senior Citizen Center, Frank Phillips College, Key Heights Baptist Church, the Perryton Activity Center, Perry Memorial Library, and United Supermarket. They are accepting canned and nonperishable food, including dried goods, pasta, cereal, dried fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, crackers, spices, and more for the center’s pantry. Pictured with the do

DONATIONS FOR A GOOD CAUSE The Panhandle Crisis Center is holding a food drive through Friday, Feb. 14, with pickup locations all over town, including the Senior Citizen Center, Frank Phillips College, Key Heights Baptist Church, the Perryton Activity Center, Perry Memorial Library, and United Supermarket. They are accepting canned and nonperishable food, including dried goods, pasta, cereal, dried fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, crackers, spices, and more for the center’s pantry. Pictured with the do

DONATIONS FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Jody Holland of Amarillo was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. He spoke on “Story Selling” at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus last Thursday evening. The seminar was sponsored by Harvey’s Electric and North Plains Electric Cooperative. Pictured are, from left, Leadership Perryton planning committee member Brenda Austin, Holland, and committee member Geralyn Graver.

Jody Holland of Amarillo was the latest speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. He spoke on “Story Selling” at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus last Thursday evening. The seminar was sponsored by Harvey’s Electric and North Plains Electric Cooperative. Pictured are, from left, Leadership Perryton planning committee member Brenda Austin, Holland, and committee member Geralyn Graver.

Local Briefs

Holland to speak here ThursdayJody Holland of Amarillo will continue the Leadership Perryton XXIII speaker series, coming to Perryton on Thursday, Feb. 6. His session, “Story Selling” will be at Frank Phillips College Allen Campus in Perryton. Registration begins at 6 p.m.

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org)On Feb. 5, 2025, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Cesar Diaz, white male. Date of birth, Dec. 5, 1982. Height, 5’6”, weight, 190 pounds. Brown eyes, black hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Wildfire prepardness meeting is set Feb.13 in Hemphill County

Local ranchers, landowners, and community leaders are invited to join the Hemphill/Roberts Counties Wildfire Preparedness Meeting, hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, to strengthen wildfire mitigation and emergency readiness. The meeting will take place onThursday. Feb.

Campbell to headline annual Chamber Banquet

The Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet and silent auction on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Ochiltree County Expo Center.The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for patrons to bid on numerous silent auction items. Dinner will be at 6 p.m.

No new candidates file for May 3 election

There is a little over a week left for candidates to file for one of the offices up for election on May 3.The candidate filing period opened on Jan. 15, and will continue through Friday, Feb. 14.There are three positions up for election on the Perryton City Council.